Submit a proposal for a business memo analyzing a current legal issue of your choice that impacts health care. The proposal can be 1-page . The proposal should state how you would write the memo. The memo should be written to your hypothetical department head, governing board, congressman, etc., laying out the context/background, the issue(s) to be resolved (i.e., you could hypothetically say you are the manager of XYZ hospitals XYZ department or health plan and talk to how you need to adhere to the stated law based on recent events), state of the law(s), including any relevant case law, an analysis of the impact on the all relevant stakeholders (your organization, employees, patients, etc.) based on current state and plausible outcomes, and industry and/or personal suggestions for resolution (how to address the regulation in your organization policies, training, etc. and maybe advocate to lobby to have the law revised if you think it should be). You have wide latitude to choose an issue, but I ask that you submit a proposal to me in advance for approval. The proposal should explain briefly (in a few paragraphs):

Your hypothetical organization, factual background, including an outline of the legal issue, and

How the issue currently does and/or will impact your organization and other stakeholders.

While you have broad latitude, note that you need to choose a topic/issue that has concrete law/regulations tied to it. You need to identify a law or laws that impact your issue/topic and hypothetical organization in some way. The memo should provide a background of the issue(s) in the context of your company, a breakdown of the law with citations, the impact on your organization, and finally suggestions to your boss, Board, etc. on how to address the law to ensure compliance.

IMPORTANT: Write the memo in the shoes of the position you hold and to the audience you are writing to. For example, you dont need to tell the Board who your hospital is, or a Chief Information Officer what HIPAA is they already know this. Be thoughtful and logical.