Healthcare
Health care policy
Policies guide structure and ensure organizational compliance. In a broader context, national and state health care policies exist to direct organizations and populations.
Select a national or state health care policy that is currently in effect. This policy will be used to complete your research paper in the final week of the course. In preparation for your final research paper, you will complete weekly tasks that are related to the policy you have chosen.
Pre-approved research topics are available below. pick from one of the following approved topics.
HIPAA was deployed in 1990 to protect patient privacy. The question posted may be: What affect did HIPAA legislation have on patient quality of care?
What affect did ERISA 1974 have on health plan options?
What was the effect of OBRA 1987 on skilled nursing facilities?
How has the EMTALA 1986 legislation affected hospitals?
What has been the effect of the PPACA on healthcare organizations as an employer?
What has been the effect of the PPACA on healthcare organizations as a provider?
How has the prospective payment system (PPS) affected the delivery of services in an acute care hospital?
How has the fee for service system affected the delivery of services in a clinic
Healthcare Institutional Organization and Management
Instructions: Please answer using your own words in a minimum of 250, maximum 300 words (2-3 paragraphs). PER QUESTION 6 in total. Referenced with two (3) peer-reviewed journal articles or qualified text publish within the past five years and follow APA Manual 6th or 7th editions scholarly writing guidelines. APA in-text Citation formatting is required. When writing replies, please provide your experiences, new ideas, add probing questions to engage readers and new literature on the topic to enhance the learning opportunity.
Lecture: Your ability to demonstrate critical thought, in discussions and in all papers, is essential.
To avoid debate about which model is best, we will be using Bloom’s Taxonomy Revised for this course:
Please read the course material (grading rubric) and if you have further questions please do more research using your browser/library.
Discuss:
What are the pros and cons to this approach to learning about healthcare?
Is this consistent with how you’ve learned in the past?
Have you used other models of critical thinking?
Although you are here as a student, the role of healthcare executive includes mentoring and teaching.
Aligning Motivations: Possible Approaches to a Better System
We must create learning environments that let students draw on the internal resources that brought them to college in the first place. As instructors, we must focus our attention on creating an environment where students can gain knowledge and skills in critical thinking and problem solving in their chosen areas of learning
Questions:
Disease and health practices
Review a historic situation where our understanding of disease and health practices grew out of occupational health concerns. Choose your own topic, or select one from the learning activities readings, and be sure to include original research or a review of the original research that led to the discovery of negative health outcomes due to the environment’s influences.
Here are some topics which might be of interest, which are examples of how occupational health has led to a greater understanding of disease and better health practices:
Milk Maids (cow pox and Edward Jenner)
Waterbury Clock Company (the Radon/Radium Girls)
Marine Hospital Service (Public Health Service)
Legal Aspects of Health Care Administration
Instructions: Please answer using your own words in a minimum of 400, maximum 550 words (2.5-3 paragraphs). PER QUESTION 3 in total. Referenced with Three (3) peer-reviewed journal articles or qualified text publish within the past five years and follow APA Manual 6th or 7th editions scholarly writing guidelines. APA in-text Citation formatting is required. When writing replies, please provide your experiences, new ideas, add probing questions to engage readers and new literature on the topic to enhance the learning opportunity.
Questions 1. Federal and State Regulation
Part 1: Critical Analysis of the Law
Address (Answer) ALL questions in part 1 in a minimum of 400, maximum 550 words
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) created a number of legal requirements. Review preventive service requirements at https://www.healthcare.gov/coverage/preventive-care-benefits/
Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the current coverage of preventive services. Give reasons to support your discussion.
Birth control benefits and regulations have been controversial and have changed several times since the ACA was put in place. Evaluate the impact of current requirements on individuals, health care providers, health insurers, and religious employers. Support your conclusions with solid reasons.
Part 2: Strategic Application of the Law
Electroconvulsive Therapy
Posts to demonstrate quality and critical thinking as noted per the syllabus must be no less than 300 words (not including references). Failure to meet the criteria will result in 0 points being awarded.
Per APA and graduate studies standards, all references must be 5 years or newer and posts are required to have in-text citations and refernces (1 point will be deducted from each post that do not meet the standards). At least 3 references peer review articles within 5 years of publication in the United States of America.
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