Governmental policies related to the health and/or safety

• Explain how governmental policies related to the health and/or safety of the community affect the coordination of care.
o Provide examples of a specific policy affecting the organization or group.
o Refer to the assessment resources for help in locating relevant policies.
o Be sure influential policies include the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA).
• Identify national, state, and local policy provisions that raise ethical questions or dilemmas for care coordination.
o What are the implications and consequences of specific policy provisions?
o What evidence do you have to support your conclusions?
• Assess the impact of the code of ethics for nurses on the coordination and continuum of care.
o Consider the factors that contribute to health, health disparities, and access to services.
o Consider the social determinants of health identified in Healthy People 2020 as a framework for your assessment.
o Provide evidence to support your conclusions.
• Communicate key ethical and policy issues in a presentation affecting the coordination and continuum of care for a selected community organization or support group. Either speaker notes or audio voice-over are included for a proficient score; both speaker notes and the audio voice over are included for a distinguished score.
o Present a concise overview.
o Support your main points and conclusions with relevant and credible evidence.