Resource: University Library

Write a 1,400- to 1,750-word paper on a current health care situation. For example, common issues might include one of the following: physician or employee with a conflict of interest, health care fraud and abuse, medical error, quality of care issues, aging in America, privacy issues—selling names, losing patient information, or health care coverage for indigent or noncitizens.

Evaluate the effect of organizational structure and governance, culture, and social responsibility focus on what happened in your chosen situation. Recommend how you would change the organization to prevent this situation in the future. Include the following components:

• Identify and describe a health care news situation that affects a health care organization such as a hospital, clinic, or insurance company.
• Examine and evaluate how organizational structure and governance, culture and focus (or lack of focus) on social responsibility affected or influenced what happened.
• Recommend what resources will be allocated to prevent this situation in the future and what ethical issues may be tied to this decision.
• Recommend how you would change the structure, governance, culture, or focus on social responsibility to prevent this situation in the future.

Include at least three references.

 

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines. Use an APA running head, 1st level headings, in-text citations, a title page, reference page, etc.

Grading Criteria

 

Current Health Care Situation Paper

 

This assignment is due in Week Five.

 

Content60 Percent	Points Available9	Points EarnedX/9	Additional Comments:
Describes a health news situation that affects a health care organization Examines and evaluation corporate structure and governance, culture, and focus on social responsibility Recommends what resources will be allocated to prevent this situation in the future and what ethical issues may be tied to this decision Recommends changes to structure, governance, culture, focus on social responsibility to prevent problem in the future
Organization/Development20 Percent	Points Available3	Points EarnedX/3	Additional Comments:
The paper is 1,400 to 1,750 words in length. The introduction provides sufficient background on the topic and previews major points. The conclusion is logical, flows, and reviews the major points.
Mechanics20 Percent	Points Available3	Points EarnedX/3	Additional Comments:
The paper—including the title page, reference page, tables, and any appendixes—is consistent with APA guidelines as directed by the facilitator. The paper is laid out with effective use of headings, font styles, and white space. Rules of grammar, usage, and punctuation are followed; spelling is correct. Paper includes three references
	Total Available	Total Earned
	15