Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to other students.
You watched the “What is a Life Worth?” segment of The Future of Health Care: Meeting of the Minds from this week’s University Library Readings.
Do you agree with Milken’s view and his argument that a life is priceless? Why or why not? Support your position by citing professional literature or examples from your experience.
Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to other students.
What limitations and benefits to quality and patient care do you see from your experience?
Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to other students.
What is the relationship between patient advocacy and controlling costs? Can you do both? Support your position by citing professional literature or examples from your experience.
SN476 Healthcare Policy And Financial Management
Week 4 Discussion
Capitalism in Health Care
Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to other students.
This week, you watched the “Capitalism and Health Care” segment from The Future of Health Care: Meeting of the Minds from the Wk 1 University Library Readings.
Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:
Do you believe there is a failure or success of capitalism in health care? Support your position by citing professional literature or examples from your experience.
HSN476 Healthcare Policy And Financial Management
Week 5 Discussion
Changes in the Health Care System
Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to other students.
This week, you watched the following segments from The Future of Health Care: Meeting of the Minds from the Wk 1 University Library Readings:
“Burden on Business”
“Creating a Better System”
“Solutions for America”
Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:
What is one change you think needs to be made in the current health care system? Support your position by citing professional literature or examples from your experience.
HSN476 Healthcare Policy And Financial Management
Week 1 Assignment
Health Care Organization and Finance
Health care changes rapidly. This assignment is designed to help you understand how health care is organized and financed. In your assignment:
Explain the impact of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010 on health care organization and finance.
Explain how the ACA incorporated social determinants of health into health policy.
Summarize the proposed changes to the health care system under the current administration.
Cite at least three peer-reviewed sources published within the last five years that support your assignment. Include an APA-formatted reference page.
Format your assignment as one of the following:
18- to 20-slide presentation
3- to 4-minute podcast
15- to 20-minute oral presentation
875-word paper
Another format approved by your instructor
Resources
Center for Writing Excellence
Reference and Citation Generator
Grammar and Writing Guides
HSN476 Healthcare Policy And Financial Management
Week 2 Assignment
Payment Mode Analysis
Nurses play a pivotal role in providing care within the boundaries of their organization’sbudget. In order to become a leader in the field to improve quality care and reduce cost, you need to understand the nuances of the way health care organizations are paid.
Complete the table to analyze each payment mode.
Apply what you’ve learned to complete the activity following the table.
| Payment Mode Name |
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Payment Mode Activity
If you were the person in each of the following scenarios, which payment mode would you prefer?
• A 28-year-old with poorly controlled diabetes
• An elderly individual with multiple chronic conditions
• A pediatric neurosurgeon
• A registered nurse
Provide a short rationale for each decision.
HSN476 Healthcare Policy And Financial Management
Week 3 Assignment
Cost Control Policy
All health care organizations must be aware of cost controls, regardless of nonprofit or for-profit status. Managing costs at all levels of the organization affects the bottom line, which has a direct effect on all aspects of the organization. This assignment is designed to help you analyze why organizational policies are put in place.
Find a policy at a health care organization related to cost controls.
Summarize the details of the policy:
When was the policy put in place?
Was it adopted system-wide, in one department, or multiple departments?
What does the policy address?
What are potential ramifications of not following the policy at the organizational level? Unit level? Individual level?
Explain how the policy impacts fiscal aspects of the organization:
How does the policy act as a cost control?
Describe how the policy impacts the quality of patient care:
Does the policy improve efficiency?
Are the goals to improve care and reduce cost?
Explore the unintended consequences:
What secondary affects does the policy have on the organization? Unit? Staff? Patient?
Does the policy need revision?
Suggest alternatives to the policy:
In your opinion, is the policy the best way to address the issue? Support your position by explaining why or why not.
Cite at least three peer-reviewed sources published within the last five years in an APA-formatted reference page.
Format your assignment as one of the following:
18- to 20-slide presentation
3- to 4-minute podcast
15- to 20-minute oral presentation
875-word paper
Another format approved by your instructor
Note: Students who do not work at a facility can research a policy related to cost controls by locating a facility and conducting an interview “virtually” (e.g., Skype or by phone).
Submit your assignment.
Resources
Center for Writing Excellence
Reference and Citation Generator
Grammar and Writing Guides
HSN476 Healthcare Policy And Financial Management
Week 4 Assignment
The Politics of Health and Health Care
The health care reform political battle has been going on since the 1940s. This assignment is designed to help you understand the history of reform and analyze the ongoing political debate.
Create a timeline detailing at least five major events in health care reform:
Include key dates, stakeholders, and outcomes of legislation.
Include which party proposed the reform.
Analyze the politics of health and health care:
Explain the political climate surrounding the legislation in each major political reform era.
Compare and contrast the current political climate to that of the past.
Identify any recurring trends.
Explain your opinion about what makes health and health care so politically charged and polarizing.
Format your timeline using Microsoft® Word, Microsoft® PowerPoint®, or any other software you are comfortable using.
Format your analysis as one of the following:
7- to 10-slide presentation
1- to 2-minute podcast
7- to 10-minute video presentation
430-word paper
Another format approved by your instructor
Cite at least three peer-reviewed sources published within the last five years in an APA-formatted reference page.
Note: There are many free and easy-to-use timeline creators on the Internet.
Submit your assignment.
Resources
Center for Writing Excellence
Reference and Citation Generator
Grammar and Writing Guides
HSN476 Healthcare Policy And Financial Management
Week 5 Assignment
Policy Connections
Assignment Content
Create a visual representation of the relationship between health policy and legislation, as well as regulation, finance, and practice.
Show dependencies and interrelation.
Analyze how each aspect is connected to the others.
Provide examples of the interconnected relationships from your experience.
Format your visual representation in Microsoft® Word, Microsoft® PowerPoint®, Microsoft® Visio®, or any other program you are comfortable using.
Format your analysis as one of the following:
7- to 10-slide presentation
1- to 2-minute podcast
7- to 10-minute video presentation
430-word paper
Another format approved by your instructor
Cite at least three peer-reviewed sources published within the last five years in an APA-formatted reference page.
Submit your assignment.
Resources
Center for Writing Excellence
Reference and Citation Generator
Grammar and Writing Guides