Carlos Albizu Healthcare Regulatory Compliance and Accreditation Discussion

Week 5

Healthcare Regulatory Compliance and Accreditation APA Style Question

Part 1

Discussion Prompt 1-3 Paragraphs (Case Study Attached)

Complete your Week 5 required discussion prompt.

After you read the assigned chapters and complete the interactive lesson and compliance officer scenario for this week, address the following:

To minimize mistakes and reduce the chances that an audit will be conducted by The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) under the federal Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), a voluntary compliance program is necessary that includes staff training. Describe in detail an item you would train your staff on if you were a hospital compliance officer. Describe the reasons why staff should be educated about reporting noncompliance. Justify your response.

Be sure to correctly cite and reference your responses.

Part 2 (Please Separate this part to a different Word Document)

Week 5 Assignment: Motivating Your Audience Educational Brochure

Objective: To understand how to motivate and educate a segment of the community

Instructions:

After reading the chapters assigned this week, access the National Center for Health Statistics (2017) link at https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus16.pdf

Scroll down to page xi to Summary List of Trend Tables by Topic.

Click Determinants and Measure of Health.

Choose one of the topics from the list and review statistical information about your chosen topic from Determinants and Measure of Health.

Create a motivational educational brochure on one of the following topics:

• Cigarette smoking
• Dental caries
• Diabetes
• Hypertension
• Prescription drugs

The audience for your brochure is your local community (including your employees).

Be creative with your brochure. This is not a paper or an essay. Include images, graphs, charts, or any other design element of your choosing. You can use your choice of software to create the brochure. For example, you can complete the brochure as a PDF, a Word document, an infographic, or any other visual that works for the content of this assignment. A few examples of free software that can help you are Adobe Spark, Canva, Flipbuilder, and Lucidpress. You do not have to use any of these tools; rather, they are meant to provide you with options for creating your brochure.

The finished product should be converted and turned in as a PDF or Word file for grading purposes.