Select a healthcare facility or service (e.g., hospital, physician practice, long-term care facility, ambulance service, pharmacy, or skilled nursing facility). 1. Create an outline for
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Select a healthcare facility or service (e.g., hospital, physician practice, long-term care facility, ambulance service, pharmacy, or skilled nursing facility).
1. Create an outline for a policies and procedures manual appropriate to the facility you select.
Include the following sections in your outline, what are the sub-sections?
- Organizational structure
- Compliance reporting structure
- Code of conduct
- Risk analysis
- Medical necessity
- Billing
- Compliance with federal regulation
- Marketing
- Retention of records
- Compliance as an element of performance appraisal
- Violations
2. Write a brief description of each policy and procedure outlined.
Include the following components for each policy/procedure brief you write:
- Policy number (fictional)
- Effective and revised dates (fictional)
- Policy title
- Purpose statement
- List of statutes, regulations, state board policies, executive orders, or other relevant authorities governing the policy
- To whom or what does the policy apply
- Policy statement
- Procedure steps
Cite 3 reputable references to support your assignment (e.g., trade or industry publications, government or agency websites, scholarly works, or other sources of similar quality).
Format your citations according to APA guidelines.
Submit your policies and procedures outline and a brief description of each component assignment.