Health Care Policies Worksheet

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Health Care Policies

HCS/468 v2

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Health Care Policies

Research and select 1 health care law and 1 health care policy provided below. You may select 1 health care law and 1 health care policy not included in the list and submit to your faculty for approval 3 days prior to the assignment due date.

Healthcare Laws

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)

Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH)

Privacy Act of 1974

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA)—pertains to human testing/research

Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP)

Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)

Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act (PSQIA) of 2005

Affordable Care Act of 2010

Healthcare Policies

Home health agency policies

Hospital policies

Human testing and research policies

Complete the following table:

Prompts	Health Care Law	Health Care Policy
State the health care law and health policy selected or approved by your faculty.
Summarize the health care law and health policy selected (20 to 45 words).
Explain what makes them a law or a policy (20 to 45 words).
Explain how each is regulated (45 to 90 words).

Cite any reputable references used to complete your chart. Reputable references include trade or industry publications, government or agency websites, scholarly works, a textbook, or other sources of similar quality.

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Format your references section and references used in your chart according to APA guidelines.

Submit your assignment.

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