Assignment: Analyzing the Regulatory Impacts of Health Care Reform
Health care reform is bringing about tremendous changes in how health care operates. Regulatory oversight will see significant changes. In this short written assignment, you will explore regulatory changes on a health care service sector of your choosing.
Choose from one of the following health service sectors and write an essay based on the questions that follow.
• Hospital
• Long term care facility
• Radiology or laboratory services
• Outpatient practice
• Home health care or hospice/palliative care
• Public health agency
• State/local health department
• Veterans Administration facility
Respond to the following questions in essay format:
1. In no more than 2-3 sentences, describe the service sector you have chosen.
2. Which oversight entities have the most impact or influence on this type of health care organization's structure, service delivery, and day-to-day operations? Be sure to include both governmental/funding and accrediting regulatory bodies.
3. Describe, at least 2 regulatory impacts that health care reform will have on your chosen sector. These do not have to be associated with The Affordable Care Act; any health care reform law / policy changes are acceptable.
4. Briefly describe any ethical considerations to the impacts you have described.
5. Choose one of the impacts you are focusing on and discuss how health care managers can assist organizations in preparing for implementation.
Your APA formatted assignment must be 2 to 4 pages long not including your cover or reference pages. You must reference course readings and credible resources from primarily and reputable Internet sources secondarily. Your work must be in essay (paragraph) format, scholarly, and critically thought out. All references should be cited using APA 6 formatting.