Health Care Policies

Research and select 1 health care law and 1 health care policy provided below. You may select 1 health care law and 1 health care policy not included in the list and submit to your faculty for approval 3 days prior to the assignment due date.

Healthcare Laws

·        Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)

·        Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH)

·        Privacy Act of 1974

·        Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA)—pertains to human testing/research

·        Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP)

·        Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)

·        Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act (PSQIA) of 2005

·        Affordable Care Act of 2010

Healthcare Policies

·        Home health agency policies

·        Hospital policies

·        Human testing and research policies

Complete the following table:

Prompts

Health
Care Law

Health
Care Policy

State the
health care law and health policy selected or approved by your faculty.

Summarize the
health care law and health policy selected (20 to 45 words).

Explain what
makes them a law or a policy (20 to 45 words).

Explain how
each is regulated (45 to 90 words).

Cite any reputable references used to complete your chart. Reputable references include trade or industry publications, government or agency websites, scholarly works, a textbook, or other sources of similar quality.

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Format your references section and references used in your chart according to APA guidelines.

Submit your assignment.