Adapting Internal Policies And Practices
Adapting Internal Policies And Practices
. Competency Discussion
Discussion Topic
For your Competency Discussion, consider the importance of transparency, accountability, and compliance training in a healthcare facility. Where you work or one with which you are familiar. Then think about how healthcare administrators fulfill this important training need within their organizations. Finally, if available to you, interview a leader (at the director or vice president, managerial, or supervisory level) in a healthcare facility to get his or her insight on the purpose and importance of transparency, accountability, and compliance training. Be sure to download the interview guide as an aid to working on this discussion.
To begin this Competency and meet your required engagement. Lost in the Discussion area a brief description of how healthcare administrators at a facility with which you are familiar fulfill the training needs related to transparency, accountability, and compliance. Then explain the purpose and importance of these training issues.
If the option of conducting an interview was available to you, describe role of the healthcare administrator you selected for the interview. Then, explain any insights you gained from the interview and whether your opinion about the importance of transparency, accountability, and compliance has changed based on what you learned in the interview.
2. Module 1 Pre-Assessment Submission
Assessment Submission
Adapting Internal Policies And Practices
| Note: Although this formative pre-assessment is not graded, a submission is required before you can advance to your summative assessment. |
The Module Pre-Assessment is your opportunity to practice applying module content before submitting the final Competency Assessment. In the Final Assessment. You will be asked to develop a report that describes the key elements of the Medicare Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) established in the Affordable Care Act.And identifies factors from a statistical report on unplanned readmission rates that contribute to the risk of failing to meet the HRRP criteria. You will also be asked to describe three programs or activities based on SMART goals you create that would help increase reimbursement under HRRP by reducing readmission rates.
For this Module Pre-Assessment, create an outline that reflects the key elements of HRRP and the factors at Brooklyn Presbyterian Hospital based on the statistical report of unplanned readmission rates that contribute to the risk of failing to meet the HRRP criteria. Your outline should also include the five SMART goals you created to help Brooklyn Presbyterian Hospital earn the maximum reimbursement by following the HRRP criteria and the three programs or activities you would recommend to help the hospital increase reimbursement under HRRP by reducing readmission rates.
Note that you do not have to resubmit your Pre-Assessment to address feedback.
3. Module 3 Pre-Assessment Submission
Assessment Submission
Adapting Internal Policies And Practices
| Note: Although this formative pre-assessment is not graded, a submission is required before you can advance to your summative assessment. |
The Module Pre-Assessment is your opportunity to practice applying module content before submitting the final Competency Assessment. In the Final Assessment. You will be asked to develop an action plan in a slide presentation that maximizes reimbursements and adapts to change.
To prepare for your Final Assessment, consider what strategies you might use in your action plan to maximize reimbursement under HRRP. Reflect on what behavior changes you could recommend for providers. And patients to achieve maximum reimbursement. Finally, think about what resources you can secure to put your plan into action.
For this Module Pre-Assessment, create an outline of your slide presentation. Suggestions for your outline include the headings for each slide. The strategies you might use to maximize reimbursement under HRRP. The behavior changes you recommend for providers and patients to achieve maximum reimbursement and what resources you can secure to put your plan into action. You do not need to complete slide presentation for this pre-assessment. Only an initial outline is required.
