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1. Health Care Laws
Examination of Health Care LawsIntroductionThe health law field currently has undergone,
and will continue to undergo, enormous change. Among the multitude of challenges are
legal implications that come with electronic health records (EHRs), payments based on
patient outcomes, mergers, fraud, insurance disbursements, and antitrust laws—just to
name few. In addition, disruptive medical innovations, such as biotechnology and treatment
research, have created new concerns over ethics and privacy.To perform proficiently as a
health care administrator, the current environment requires that you have an
understanding of key health care laws such as the following:Stark Law.HIPAA for
Professionals.HITECH Act Enforcement Interim Final Rule.Emergency Medical Treatment &
Labor Act (EMTALA).A Roadmap for New Physicians: Fraud & Abuse Laws; Anti-Kickback
Statute.The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008.InstructionsIn this
assignment, imagine you work as an administrator in a hospital or health care organization.
You are being considered for a promotion and are being asked to prepare a report for senior
leadership that demonstrates your knowledge and interpretation of one of the above-
mentioned health care laws.To complete this report, select a court case where one of these
health care laws was violated. Write an analysis of the law and the selected case following
the SESC formula: State, Explain, Support, and Conclude. Be sure to also address how
organizational leadership in the selected court case could move forward to ensure that the
health care law isn’t violated again in the future.Your report should be at least five pages
long and should include a title page and references for a total of 7–8 pages.Strayer Writing
StandardsThis course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards. For assistance and
information, please refer to the Strayer Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your
course.Grading CriteriaThe grading criteria for this report is as follows. It must include the
elements listed below, so be sure to address each point. You may also want to review the
performance-level descriptions for each criterion in the scoring guide to see how your work
will be assessed:Analyze a court case where a health care law violation occurred.Analyze
the health care law that was violated in the selected case.Evaluate the implications of the
selected law on the health care system.Recommend how the hospital should protect against
another violation.Support your thesis statement following the SESC formula (State, Explain,
Support, and Conclude).Use at least three peer-reviewed articles less than five years
old.Provide appropriate in-text citations and reference section.Meet clarity, writing
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