Assignment 1 HSA 515: Legal Aspects of U.S. Health Care System Administration Due Week 4

Assignment
1: Legal Aspects of U.S. Health Care System Administration
Due
Week 4 and worth 100 points

Prevailing
wisdom reinforces the fact that working in U.S.health care administration in
the 21stCentury requires knowledge of the various aspects of health laws as
they apply to dealing with medical professionals. Further, because U.S. health
care administrators have to potentially interact with many levels of
professionals beyond the medical profession, it is prudent that they are aware
of any federal, state, and local laws that may be applicable to their
organizations. Thus, their conduct is also subject to the letter of the law. They
must evaluate the quality of their professional interactions and be mindful of the
implications and ramifications of their decisions.

You
are employed as a top health administrator at the hypothetical Well Care
Hospital in Happy Town. When you were hired, your pre-employment screening
involved background checks into any violation of hospital medical misconduct
during the last five (5) years. The results showed that you were in good
standing with the hospital administration community. During the past year, you
had to undergo training in personnel conduct, as well as in inter-employee
conduct with medical staff, nurses, technologists, etc. During the past six (6)
months, the hospital has been under scrutiny for breach of medical
compliance.

Note: You may
create and/or make all necessary assumptions needed for the completion of this
assignment.

Write
a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:

Articulate
your position as the top administrator concerned about the importance of
professional conduct within the health care setting. Justify your
position.
Ascertain
the major ramifications of having professional staff compromise the
boundaries of ethics and medical conduct.
Analyze
the four (4) elements required of a plaintiff to prove medical negligence.
Discuss
the overarching duties of the health care governing board in mitigating
the effects of medical non-compliance, as they apply to the rules of
practice set forth in the Well Care Hospital governing board’s manifesto.

5.
Use at
least five (5) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note:Wikipedia
and other Websites do not quality as academic resources.

Your
assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

Be
typed, double-spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch
margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or
school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional
instructions.
Include
a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name,
the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and
the reference page are not included in the required assignment page
length.

The
specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Describe
the sources of law in America, the relative legal procedure, and the
related court system.
Examine
the various applications of the law within the health care system.

Use
technology and information resources to research issues in health care policy,
law, and