In a 4-page research paper, address the following: Identify the impact of health care provider errors on patient safety. Discuss measures to ensure patient safety. Discuss the role of health care organizations in ensuring patient safety. Identify regulatory agencies and how they influence the functioning of health care organizations. Discuss the effects of liability litigation risks on health care organizations. Consider the following health care related laws: Medical malpractice. Medical misconduct. Medical equipment procedures. Medical paternalism. Consult the course library guide that was created specifically for this course to help direct your research. It is also recommended that you do some personal keyword research in the Capella library on topics such as health care boards and decision making. Additional Requirements Written communication: Written communication should be free of errors that detract from the overall message. APA formatting: References and citations should be formatted according to APA (6th edition) style and formatting. Resources: Use a minimum of 4 references. Paper length: Your assessment should be 4–5 typed, double-spaced pages. Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12-point. paper 2 Part 1 When writing this part of your assessment, include the following elements: Regulatory compliance in health care organizations. Instances of noncompliance in health care organizations. Measures to remedy instances of noncompliance in health care organizations. Patients’ rights and a health care organization’s obligations toward patient contracts. The importance of patients’ rights regarding contracts. The ethical responsibility of health care organizations toward patient contracts. Part 2 In preparation for this part of your assessment, read Flanders, Kaufman, Saint, and Parekh’s 2009 article, “Hospitals as Emerging Leaders in Patient Safety: Lessons Learned and Future Directions,” which is linked in the Resources. Then, address the following: Has patient safety in America improved over the past few decades? What are the major patient safety issues in America’s hospitals? How does patient safety in America compare with that of similar nations? What can policy makers and health managers do to improve patient safety? Consult the library guide that was created specifically for this course (linked in the Resources) to help direct your research. It is also recommended that you do some personal keyword research in the Capella library on topics such as bioethics. Additional Requirements Written communication: Written communication should be free of errors that detract from the overall message. APA formatting: References and citations should be formatted according to APA (6th edition) style and formatting. Resources: Use a minimum of 4 references. Paper length: Your assessment should be 4–5 typed, double-spaced pages. Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12-point. pper 3 Imagine you are a health care administrator and you are assessing risk and liability for your health care organization (or, if you do not work in health care, an organization you have an interest in). In a 4–5-page paper, complete the following: Discuss what strategies and policies you could implement to efficiently protect your organization from liability. Include compliance and risk reduction in your analysis. Identify and describe the following elements: Responsibilities of a health care manager in maintaining compliance and preventing litigation. Strategies to minimize liability. Litigation risks faced by a health care organization. Address who in your organization you could partner with and how you would identify clinical and administrative problems and potential solutions. What industry resources are available to you? Consult the library guide that was created specifically for this course (linked in the Resources) to help direct your research. It is also recommended that you do some personal keyword research in the Capella library on topics such as joint commission and health care leadership. Additional Requirements Written communication: Written communication should be free of errors that detract from the overall message. APA formatting: References and citations should be formatted according to APA (6th edition) style and formatting. Resources: Use a minimum of 4 references. Paper length: Your assessment should be 4–5 typed, double-spaced pages. Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12-point
