1.Research and select a health care organization in which you locate the mission statement, its code of ethics, and core values.
Possible health care organizations:
- American Red Cross
- U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- American Heart Association
- A nonprofit health care organization
- UnitedHealthcare
- Johnson & Johnson
- Stryker Corp.
- Verizon Health
- GE Healthcare
Write a 1,000-word paper in which you discuss ethics in a health care organization. Include the following:
- Describe the organization selected.
- What are the organization’s goals? How are they tied to its ethical principles? Describe the role and importance of the organization’s ethical values.
- Is there a social responsibility for the organization in the community? Explain and provide examples.
Include at least 3 sources in your paper.
Format your assignment according to APA guidelines.
2.Review the story at the link below
Rau, J. (2015). Half of nation’s hospitals fail again to escape Medicare’s readmission penalties. Kaiser Health News. Retrieved from http://khn.org/news/half-of-nations-hospitals-fail-again-to-escape-medicares-readmission-penalties/
(Links to an external site.)
Links to an external site.
After you have finished, consider how you would respond to the following situation:
Your local hospital has received notice from CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid) regarding their readmission rates.
As a BSN prepared nurse, you have been asked to serve as a consultant to suggest a new Quality (Performance) Improvement process for ONE of the areas of deficiency. Write some brief steps (suggestions) for improvement as you contemplate accepting the consulting opportunity.
Share practice improvements utilized from your own clinical nursing experiences that have led to enhanced patient outcomes.