Write a a-S-page research paper on regulatory compliance and patient safety in health care administration.

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and
assessment criteria:

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Competency 2: Analyze the application of the law to a health organization.

Identify issues surrounding current trends in patient safety.

Identify regulatory compliance in health care organizations.

Identify instances of noncompliance in health care organizations.

Competency 3: Address the legal responsibility of a health organization.

Analyze solutions to patient safety problems in health care organizations.

Discuss patients’ rights and a health ca re organization’s obligations toward patient contracts.

Discuss the importance of patients’ rights regarding contracts.

Competency a: Address the legal aspects of common health care contracts.

Discuss measures to remedy instances of noncompliance in health care organizations.

Discuss the ethical responsibility of health ca re organizations toward patient contracts.

Competency 5: Analyze the implications of the regulatory environment on practice.

Assess the role of a health manager in maintaining compliance and reducing litigation risk.

Part 2

In preparation for this part ofyour assessment, read Flanders, Kaufman, Saint, and Parekh’s 2009 article, “Hospitals as
Emerging Leaders in Patient Safety: Lessons Learned and Future Directions,” which is linked in the Resources. Then, address
the following:

Has patient safety in America improved over the past few decades?

What are the major patient safety issues in America’s hospitals?

How does patient safety in America compare with that of similar nations?

What can policy makers and health managers do to improve patient safety?

Consult the library guide that was created specifically for this course (linked in the Resources) to help direct your research. It is
also recommended that you do some personal keyword research in the Capella library on topics such as bioethics.