HSA 405 –  Assignments and Rubrics

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Assignment 1: Health Policy and Law Basics

Due Week 3 and worth 150 points

As a chief operating officer of a hospital, you have been tasked with opening a new ambulatory care center in your city.

Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:

1. Specify whether you would utilize the professional autonomy, social contract, or free market perspective as the paradigm to design the structure of your new center. Debate at least two (2) advantages and two (2) disadvantages of your chosen perspective. Provide at least two (2) examples of your perspective in action to support your response.
2. Analyze the key components of three (3) sources of law related to the effects that each source

could potentially have on your healthcare organization’s new initiative.

3. Use at least two (2) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Describe the evolution of hospitals and sources of law.
• Examine tort law and the criminal aspects of health care.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in healthcare policy and law.
• Write clearly and concisely about healthcare policy and law using proper writing mechanics.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and

language and writing skills, using the following rubric.

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NOTE:  At least one or two of this sources must be used.

Required Resources

Teitelbaum, J. B., & Wilensky, S. E. (2013). Essentials of health policy and law (2nd ed.). Burlington, MA:

Jones & Bartlett Learning.

Supplemental Resources

American Psychological Association. (2009). Publication Manual of the American Psychological

Association (6th ed.).

Butorff, C., Tunis, S., & Weiner, J. (2013). Encouraging value-based insurance designs in state health insurance exchanges. American Journal of Managed Care, 19(7), 593-600.

Contandriopoulos, D., & Brouselle, A. (2010). Reliable in their failure: An analysis of healthcare reform policies in public systems. Health Policy 95(2/3), 144-152.

Goldstein, M., & Rosenbaum, S. (2013). From EPSDT to EHBs: the future of pediatric coverage design under government financed health insurance. Pediatrics, 131, S142-148.

Kessler, D. (2011). Evaluating the medical malpractice system and options for reform. Journal of

Economic Perspective. 25(2), 93-110.

Toth, F. (2010). Healthcare policies over the last 20 years: Reforms and counter-reforms. Health Policy

95(1), 82-89.