Financial Reporting Practices and Ethics in Healthcare Jeanette Jordan 03/07/16 HCS-405 Prof. Adrian Parker Abstract Financial management is a vital part of organizational effectiveness, it is a discipline with a long and respected history. Health care service delivery is a business, and the concept of financial management assists in balancing the inflows and outflows that are a part of the business. The managers within a health care organization will generally have one of three views the
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Legal, Safety, and Regulatory Requirements in the Workplace Deborah L. Schindler HCS/341 August 22, 2013 Teresa Sumlin, BSW, MBA/HRM Legal, Safety, and Regulatory Requirements in the Workplace The statement, “ Common sense and compassion in the workplace has been replaced by litigation” has been offered for comment along with the question of whether or not we agree with this statement and why. For the most part, I agree. Corporate America has been forced to withdraw much of the compassion
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Administrative Ethics Heather Holcomb University of Phoenix Ethics: Health Care and Social Responsibility HCS 335 Deborah Laughon February 5, 2012 Administrative Ethics Abstract of Article: Administrative Ethics and Confidentiality/Privacy Issues This article presents a case study highlighting the conflict between an individual’s right to privacy and the rights of patients and staff to know when a professional standard has been breached. The process by which the administrator determines
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Reporting Practices and Ethics xxxxxxxxx HCS/490 – Health Care Consumer: Trends and Marketing June 21, 2016 Professor Jack Heinen Financial management is a critical part of running and operating any business, and the health care industry is no different. In order for any health care industry to remain profitable and financially organized, it is extremely important for them to have someone designated to make sure that the finances are always
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reduce patient harm and errors. Each policy and protocol is specifically designed for each individual facility. Medication Management is the focus area in which I chose to discuss the existing compliance of the organization. The Joint Commission’s ethics for medication management address the critical processes involved and support compliance with the National Patient Safety Goals. “The medication management standards are geared to allow assessment of the organization’s eight essential medication processes”
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Administrative Ethics HCS/335 August 13, 2012 Administrative Ethics The code of ethics for health care administrator outlines how they must behave when it comes to their professional relationship with colleagues, employees, and patients. They state that the administrator must always be respectful and honest, follow all rules and regulations, never exploit any professional relationship, and never discriminate or allow discrimination against patients ("American Academy of Medical Administrators"
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Lillian Bentley Administrative Ethics Paper HCS/335 June 2, 2014 Professor Beryl Keegan Administrative Ethics It is important that each person working in the health care field knows their role and the functions of their job title. In some cases, employees may be tasked with extra job function, but it is important that they are properly trained for the role they are tasked with, because patient privacy can be at risk. Many times if the employee was not properly trained management can
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Administrative Ethic Paper Maria Garza HCS/335 February 4, 2013 Gail Garren The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) were signed into law by President Bill Clinton in August 1996. (Physicians Billing Associates International, 2006). Bill Clinton decided to sign this law to protect the right and privacy of the patients. Before 1996 there were many issues that has rise the concerning of patient privacy. The HIPPA Act includes “Health insurance portability, fraud and
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Analysis of an Ethical Topic Bincy Mathew Grand Canyon University NRS-437V Ethical Decision Making in HC November 5, 2011 Introduction Nurses make decisions every day that must take into account laws and ethical standards. In order to make appropriate decisions, nurses require an understanding of how laws, ethics, and nursing interface. Nursing is a profession that deals with the most personal and private aspects of people’s lives. It is through the intimacy and trust
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Financial Management Financial Management of Health Care Organizations Michele R. Belton HCS/405 1/16/2012 Joseph M. Shin Financial management requires four elements in financial accounting reporting. These elements are thought of as a set. These elements include a balance sheet, a statement of revenue and expense sheet, a statement of fund balance or net worth and the statement of cash flows. A balance sheet keeps record of what a company owns, what the company owes and what the company
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