Why do we have such costly health care, and is this commensurate with the value received?
1-Why do we have such costly health care, and is this commensurate with the value received? What drives our health care costs and how can we control or reduce them while maintaining or increasing value? 2-What are the advantages and the disadvantages of comparative effectiveness research (CER)? Should the US implement a CE effort? How […]
Specify four main features in health care organizations that can be used to design a successful quality improvement plan
Imagine that you are a hospital administrator at the Sunlight Hospital in California. The main complaint among the patients is the quality of care. Your job is to understand the state of the hospital, create value, increase efficiency, and turn the facility into a local hospital of choice. Whenever you are making visits in various […]
Define intraprofessional collaboration and communication.
Select and discuss a leadership theory and/or change model that the master’s prepared nurse can apply to the selected healthcare delivery situation. Develop a proposed plan for change the master’s prepared nurse could initiate to address the selected healthcare delivery situation, provide rationale. Discuss strategies the master’s prepared nurse can utilize to initiate change and […]
Describe the healthcare financing from the perspective of the consumer
Discuss examples of ways in which healthcare services are financed in your area: 1. Describe the healthcare financing from the perspective of the consumer, 2. Explain financing from perspective of the healthcare administration, and 3. Identify how the lack of financing for healthcare for underserved populations in the community may affect the local economy.
Examine the future of health care in the United States.
Examine three key elements of the act that you believe will be the most positive for the American country. Examine the future of health care in the United States.
Explain the role it provides in providing healthcare services to individuals in a community
Four types of healthcare were covered in last week’s course materials: ambulatory healthcare; hospitals; long-term care; and mental and behavioral health. For each of these types of healthcare: 1. Explain the role it provides in providing healthcare services to individuals in a community, 2. Describe its strengths and weaknesses, and 3. Give examples of economic […]
How does charging higher premiums or denying coverage to the sickest patients in the healthcare system seem ethical to you?
1. How does charging higher premiums or denying coverage to the sickest patients in the healthcare system seem ethical to you? Why or why not? Answer from an insurance company’s perspective and also from the government’s perspective. 2.The explicit costs of healthcare include premiums, costs for medications, procedures and access to medical professionals. Are there […]
Describe the historical background and influence on healthcare delivery including benchmark events
Cost, quality and access to care have been identified as significant contributing factors to the U.S. healthcare system overall. Choose one of these factors and write a two page paper addressing the following: Describe the historical background and influence on healthcare delivery including benchmark events. Examine the impact of current healthcare reform, such as the […]
How do providers influence the decisions that patients make?
Write an additional 4–5 pages in response to the following: How do providers influence the decisions that patients make? What type of decisions do patients make as a natural consequence of the influence from providers and physicians?Consider the provider setting, treatment type, and method of reimbursement when formulating a response.How are insurance plans (including government […]
identify the actions the organization is taking, or identify three action-item issues to be addressed by health care organizations in general. What actions should the health care organization take regarding each of these NPSGs, and why?
The Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs) address patient safety issues within health care organizations. First, review the current NSPGs at http://www.jointcommission.org/standards_information/npsgs.aspx. Next, determine three patient safety issues that are being addressed by your health care organization (or health care organizations in general). Lastly, identify the actions the organization is taking, or identify three […]
How the facility’s educational risk management program addresses key professional issues, such as prevention of negligence, malpractice litigation, and vicarious liability.
Select a health care organization in your community to conduct an interview with an appropriate risk management employee. The organization can be your current employer, or a different health care facility in your community. Acute care, urgent care, large multi-provider private medical clinics, assisted living facilities, and community/public health clinical facilities are all ideal options […]
Explain the difference between accreditation and licensure
Define accreditation Explain the difference between accreditation and licensure Describe the history of accreditation in the United States