If you were given the task to add another policy recommendation what would it be and why?

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The Diversity Movement

The diversity movement suggests that there is strength in our differences and that our differences enhance each other. At the same time, the movement insists that our differences should not have economic, social, or political consequences. We are entitled to the same access to resources and opportunities regardless of our differences. The human suffering from Hurricane Katrina and the images of victims has stimulated the debate about differential access to resources.

Read the report Women in the Wake of the Storm: Examining the Post-Katrina Realities of the Women of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. On the basis of your reading, create a report, answering the following:

  • Discuss the prominent dimensions of diversity revealed as a result of the Hurricane Katrina disaster.
  • Discuss factors that specifically influenced women’s vulnerability to Hurricane Katrina. While answering, consider the primary dimensions mentioned in the lectures as well as the secondary dimensions such as parental and marital status, income, educational level, military experience, geographic location, work background, and religious beliefs.
  • Describe the implications for healthcare organizations as a result of the disaster.
  • Discuss at least of two of the policy implications that are outlined in the report. If you were given the task to add another policy recommendation what would it be and why?

Make your report in a 4- to 5-page Microsoft Word document.

Support your responses with examples.

Cite any sources in APA format.

How do these stereotypes contribute to the poor being held responsible for their health status?

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Determinants of Health

Although inequalities in income and education underlie many health disparities, the poor are sometimes held responsible for their health status. For instance, Dr. Ichiro Kawachi, a Harvard University professor and social epidemiologist, reports that the ability to avoid negative health behaviors like smoking and eating unhealthy foods depends on access to “income, education, and the social determinants of health.” On the basis of your knowledge of the health of the poor, answer the following questions:

  • Should the poor be held responsible for their health disparities? Why or why not?
  • What are some common stereotypes of the poor? How do these stereotypes contribute to the poor being held responsible for their health status?
  • What conditions in your community promote or hinder healthy choices?
  • In addition to the above, consider the input that research on women has lagged behind research on men. Many health treatments that address health risks for women are based on research conducted on men. With reference to your understanding of the healthcare system, mention the factors that determine whether the health treatments based on research on men will be successful with women.

Describe at least two policies or strategies that can be implemented to improve access to healthcare services as they relate to the articles you reviewed.

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Access to Health Services

According to HealthyPeople.gov, access to comprehensive quality healthcare services is important for the achievement of health equity and for increasing the quality of a healthy life for everyone. Healthy People 2020 focuses on four components of access to care: coverage, services, timeliness, and workforce.

Create a 3- to 4-page Microsoft Word document that addresses the following:

 

  • Explain the Healthy People 2020 components of access to care pertaining to
    • Coverage
    • Services
    • Timeliness
    • Workforce
  • Identify at least one consequence that a lack of access to healthcare has on women and girls.
  • Explain why access to care issues will need to be monitored even more closely within the U.S. healthcare system beginning 2014.
  • Find at least two scholarly journal articles that discuss all or at least one of the topic areas related to access to care as defined by Healthy People 2020. Provide a synopsis of each article.
  • Explain what type of barrier(s) (structural, financial, or socio-cultural) each article examines? Describe at least two policies or strategies that can be implemented to improve access to healthcare services as they relate to the articles you reviewed.

Support your responses with examples.

Cite any sources in APA format.

Evaluate what impact local, state, and federal laws have on the health care industry.

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HCS/430 – LEGAL ISSUES IN HEALTH CARE: REGULATION AND COMPLIANCE

 

Signature Assignment: Laws and Regulations in Health Care

 

  • Use the health care regulation you selected in Week Three to complete this assignment. (HIPAA Privacy Rule)

Imagine you are a guest speaker at the Health Care Administrators conference. You have been asked to give a presentation that discusses what impact laws, regulatory agencies, and the use of technology have on the health care industry.

Create a 10- to 12-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation that addresses the following:

  • Evaluate what impact local, state, and federal laws have on the health care industry.
  • Analyze the role of accreditation and regulatory agencies in the health care industry.
  • Evaluate what impact legal and regulatory requirements have on the development of organizational health care policies.
    • Analyze the regulatory issues and trends that have an impact on the health care industry.

Format your assignment according to APA guidelines. Include a title slide, an introduction slide, and detailed speaker notes with in-text citations to support your information as fact and give credit to your sources, a conclusion slide, and a reference slide.

 

Cite 3 peer-reviewed, scholarly, or similar references.