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 […]
What does it mean to say that human beings are susceptible to principles of reason?
Name your file: Paper Two Last Name, i.e. Paper Two Jones Put your name on the actual document you are submitting. Write out and answer the question. Check all spelling and grammar in MLA format. Cite all sources, direct quotes or indirect ideas using elliptic giving author AND page numbers, i.e. (Soccio 26). Failure here […]
Select one character from the play. What does he or she want? What is the conflict this character encounters? How does he or she attempt to get this desire? What prevents him or her from achieving it? What is the resolution by the end of the play for this character?
Your instructor will assign a play for the class to read and will post the information as a Week 3 Announcement (i.e., The Glass Menagerie, A Doll’s House, or Trifles). Directions Select one of the topics from the list below. Use the questions to develop a short essay of at least three paragraphs and 500 […]
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 […]
Summarize how a nurse would handle physical assessments, examinations, education, and communication differently with children versus adults.
In this assignment, you will be exploring actual and potential health problems in the childhood years using a functional health assessment and Erickson’s Stages of Child Development. To complete this assignment, do the following: 1.Using the textbook, complete the “Children’s Functional Health Pattern Assessment.” Follow the instructions in the resource for completing the assignment. 2.Cite […]
Relations Between Inductive Reasoning and Deductive Reasoning
Prior to beginning work on this discussion, please read the following required articles: “Relations Between Inductive Reasoning and Deductive Reasoning” “The Effect of the Environment (Real and Virtual) and The Personality on the Speed of Decision Making” “Decision-Making Theories and Models: A Discussion of Rational and Psychological Decision-Making Theories and Models: The Search for a […]
Reflective Statement
1. Reflective Statement (3-4 pages): This essay will reflect on the progress you have made as a writer and thinker in the class. Specifically, you will need to identify one or more critical concepts and ideas that have informed both your writing and thinking during the course of the semester. You will then need to […]
Test and measurements
Compare and contrast three standardized tests related to your specialization based on Elements 1–4 of the Code of Fair Testing Practices in Education. Record findings, references, and a robust rationale on a worksheet. Select one test for further analysis in Assessments 2–4. Note: Synthesizing the evaluation of test materials and procedures requires specific steps that […]
Discuss the importance of HMIS both within and across health care organizations
For the Information Systems Integration Project – Part One assignment individual students are required to interview at least one health care IT professional regarding the integration of a health management information system (HMIS) into an existing facility. (AHLTA) After completing your individual interview(s), compose a 1,000-1,250 word paper that includes the following: 1. Describe the […]