HSA 3191- 6 - HSA 3191-002: Technology in Health Care Organizations PDF

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HSA 3191-002: Technology in Health Care Organizations...

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employment - the process of providing work, engaging services or labor, and paying for the work performed.

employers - persons, businesses, or organizations that provide the work, engage the services or labor, and pay for the work performed

employee - is an individual hired by another, such as a business firm, to work for wages or a salary

regular employee - sometimes referred to as a common law employee, is one who has a continuing relationship with the employer. It is not necessary for the work to be performed on a daily basis; rather, the work must be performed according to some frequency - for example, several days per month.

Employees are generally classified as _________ if they work 30 hours per week or more. - full-time

Employees are generally classified as _________ if they work less than 30 hours per week. - part-time

Lease employees - sometimes referred to as temporary employees, are employed by a service firm and are assigned to work at a business or an organization.

independent contractor - an individual who agrees to perform certain work according to her own means, manner, and methods of performance.

statutory employee - one who has been designated by specific laws as subject to the tax-withholding requirements imposed upon employers but who might not otherwise be considered an employee.

staffing - is the process of assigning workers to all positions in an organization. This process includes recruiting, selecting, training, orienting, and compensating members of an organization's workforce. Also includes retaining and terminating employees.

recruitment - is the process of finding employees for an organization.

selection - is the process an organization engages in to choose who it will employ.

reference check - involves contacting a candidate's prior employers and others listed by the candidate to obtain information.

Interviews - are important in the selection process because they allow the employer to assess the candidate beyond what is listed on paper, and because they allow the candidate to express her attitude toward the organization and the job in particular.

Background checks - can take various forms, including examining a candidate's criminal or credit history and comparing it to the hiring standards that the organization maintains. Some are more extensive, involving fingerprint, name, and tax checks.

Compensation - refers to the wages, salaries, incentives, and supplemental benefits provided to staff. It is a key factor in employee retention.

As a general rule, the term _____ refers to an hourly rate of pay and is the basis used for many bluecollar workers. - wages

Salary - refers to a rate of pay given on a weekly, monthly, or yearly schedule and is the basis used for white-collar workers.

Incentives - refer to the additional compensation an employee receives beyond the base salary or wage. For example commissions, bonuses, or stock options.

Supplemental benefits - are services and programs offered to employees beyond the base salary or wage. They include legally required benefits, such as social security and workers' compensation payments, and optional benefits, such as pensions and health insurance.

Orientation - is a program designed to help acclimate new employees to an organization and allow for a productive beginning on the job.

Training - refers to those experiences designed to further the learning of behaviors that contribute to the organizations' goals.

Retention - refers to the ability of an organization to retain employees.

Recognition programs - provide formal acknowledgment and approval of an employee's efforts and accomplishments.

Reward programs - provide formal compensation in return for an employee's service or merit.

The process of ending employment is referred to as __________. - separation

At-will employment - is an employment arrangement that allows the employer to terminate the employee at any time and allows the employee to leave the employer at any time.

Executive orders gain the effect of law after they are published in the _______ ________, in the case of the federal system, or in a comparable publication on the state level. - Federal Register

Discrimination - may be based on gender or marital status; race or color; religion or national origin; age; or disability or physical handicap.

Discrimination base of gender or marital status is commonly referred to as ___ ______________. - sex discrimination

substantially equal - jobs performed under similar working conditions and require equal skill, effort, and responsibility.

Sexual harassment - refers to unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature made in return for job benefits, promotions, or continued employment.

This type of sexual harassment is considered ____ ___ ___ sexual harassment, or "this for that." - quid pro quo

In a _______ ____ __________, the unwelcome sexual conduct must be sufficiently pervasive or severe enough to alter the terms or conditions of employment. - hostile work environment

A _______ ______ _________ is any injury, illness, impairment, or physical or mental condition requiring either inpatient care at a hospital, hospice, or residential medical care facility, or continuing treatment by a health care provider. - serious health condition

Racial Discrimination - discrimination based on race or color. It constitutes unlawful discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. Immutable characteristics of race, such as skin color, hair texture, or certain facial features, cannot be used by an employer to consider job applicants or current employees in any stage, term, condition, or privilege of employment.

Religious discrimination - discrimination against a person because of his or her religion or religious practices.

National Origin Discrimination - employment discrimination against a person based on national origin, including birthplace, ancestry, culture, or linguistic characteristics common to a specific ethnic group.

Age Discrimination - when an employer penalizes an employee in a job or as a job applicant for being over the age of 40.

Disability Discrimination - discrimination based on a disability, the perception of a disability, or a past record of impairment, such as an illness that has been cured, controlled, or is in remission.

Disability - refers to a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of an employee; a record of such an impairment; or being regarded as having such an impairment....