QUALITY HEALTH CARE

QUALITY HEALTH CARE

Week 3 Discussions

Absolutely no plagiarism, must be original and very thorough. Please make sure everything is followed in the question and the grading rubric. Assigned articles are attached, please also use at least one other outside academic resource for each question. Must include in-text citations. Must include specific real-life application (current events, work or personal experience, prior coursework, etc.) and/or other peer-reviewed research to support key points. No cover page needed but the questions should be separate with their own references. Please provide short but thorough sentences.

Supporting material: Attached

Allegations of compromised care at Albuquerque VA. (2014). NBC Nightly News. Retrieved from NBC Learn.

Bellamy, J. (2014). Telemedicine: Click and the doctor will see you now. Science-Based Medicine. Retrieved from https://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/telemedicine-…

Question #1:

The Board of Directors of Oxford Hospital has just named you as the hospital’s first Compliance Officer. One of your responsibilities is to attend board meetings quarterly. In your first week on the job, you suspect fraud and abuse in some of the hospital practices. You have just begun an investigation when you must attend your first board meeting.

How will you approach the board with this issue and what questions will you ask of the board members?

What remedial measures will be their responsibility?

What new practices would you like to see throughout the organization?

Question #2:

As the Compliance Officer at Oxford Hospital, you are concerned about the level of care provided to patients because of lack of adequate staffing. Hotline reports indicate dissatisfaction from both patients and employees. A nearby hospital has begun offering some patient appointments through video communication.

Discuss the risks and rewards that you see with implementing this service for patients.

What compliance and ethics issues do you see with this new practice?

What oversight measure would you institute?

Question #3:

Supporting material:

PACE mySPH (2012). Quantitative vs. qualitative data [Video file]. Retrieved from

As you progress through the phases of your project, you will be gathering data through your research. As you discovered in this week’s reading, both qualitative and quantitative data are useful when conducting research. The integration of quantitative and qualitative data provides the researcher with potential to strengthen the rigor and enrich the analysis and findings of a project.

What are the differences between qualitative and quantitative data and how will you use these types of data in your project? Be specific in your definitions. (I’ll upload my project blueprint once I choose a tutor)

Please see grading rubric below. This assignment should be at least 4-5 paragraphs each and very thorough. Make sure you integrate real-life applications to support key points.

Case Discussion Rubric (2016)

Case Discussion Rubric (2016)
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Quality of Initial Posting
Initial response displays an excellent understanding of the assigned case, the course readings, and the underlying concepts and includes the correct use of relevant terminology. Initial response additionally integrates specific real-life application (current events, work or personal experience, prior coursework, etc.) and/or other peer-reviewed research to support key points. Initial response is clear, concise, and compelling.
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Mechanics
Entirely free of mechanical errors. These include: grammar, punctuation, spelling, and formatting (font style and size).

These attachments are for questions 1 & 2.

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I will create an understanding and perspective approach to the board of directors on the issue. I will ensure my communication style and the overall approach fits well with each of the directors on the board. If I feel my style of attitude is not good enough, I will provide the facts to support my concern and agency of the matter. As I explain every detail I found of interest; I also ensure they understand and get every point I am passing through so that I don’t get miss understood. Then, I will ask the board some questions to find out if my findings had something to do with the management.

I will then inquire if there are processes established to ensure investigation of allegations and complaints from employees exclusively. This scenario will tell if past problems of the same were sorted or neglected. Next, I will ask if those processes followed by the individuals needs attention and investigations or were only suggestions. Again, I will ask the board of members if the organizations have the mechanisms…

(1200 words)

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