Law In Health Care

Assignment Details

 

The Medical Staff Coordinator has again called upon your expertise in the area of health care law. You have been asked to provide a written discussion of the basic fundamentals of law. The Coordinator has asked you to provide the information outlined below and to use research (at least 2 sources) to substantiate your discussion. 

 

Discuss 1 of the following Acts, and use the questions below to guide your response: 

 

  • Privacy Act 
  • Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act 
  • Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act 
  • Health Care Quality Improvement Act 
  • Ethics in Patient Referral Act 
  • Patient Self-Determination Act 
  • Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

 

The following questions are to guide your response: 

 

  • What is the date of enactment of this Act? 
  • What led to the enactment of this Act? 
  • What are the criminal penalties, if any, for violation of this Act? 
  • Who is governed by this Act? 
  • What are some of the key provisions of this Act? 
  • Discuss the impact the Act has had on health care since it was implemented.

 

Use APA formatting and citation standards. Use at least 2 scholarly references published within the last 5 years to substantiate your work.

 

Deliverable Length:  3 pages