Role of Stakeholders In spite of its impressive accomplishments, the U.S. health care system is fraught with problems and dilemmas. There is a growing concern that health care is a big, complex, unmanageable business. In this week's reading, six major stakeholders were identified, they are: the public, employers, providers
This is a forecast for health care reform in the United States as well as a summary of recent legislations and modifications especially as they relate to Medicare Part D programs. Recent trends, and modifications, and their impact, and projection for Medicare and health care in general are also addressed. Lastly, recommendation
Topic paper on the need to ration healthcare services. The paper includes a literature review, problem analysis, possible solutions, a proposed solution and several references.
Where is Healthcare in America headed?
Can you help provide me information for the following cases? Case 1: Research the online library, Internet, required readings, and other resources to develop a more complete appreciation of business operations and administration. Based on the findings, write a scholarly paper that clearly addresses the following: 1. I
There are numerous articles written about the unfolding timeline of healthcare and change in healthcare.What would you add for 2012-13-14? What do you think we should have learned by now? How could healthcare reform be more effective? What is your critical analysis/thought?
I am writing an action research project on the poor quality of care for veterans through the VA healthcare system. I need help finding six peer reviewed articles on this issue. I don't need help writing the paper I just need help with finding the six articles.
Four "big ideas" that represent great opportunities to improve the performance of healthcare organizations are Total Quality management, Customer Relationship management, the internet, and virtual teaming. Define the management practice or breakthrough idea. I'm trying to discuss the expected impact on improved patient outcomes,
Please provide three articles related to healthcare reform efforts and analyze and summarize how the articles relate to the top three health care priorities.
Think about a time when you were required to accomplish a new or non-routine task at work that had the potential to cause injury or illness. Discuss how a management of change process could be used to reduce the risks. Who would be involved in the process? How could the risks be reduced?
1. Discuss the impact of managed care on the U.S. health care delivery system. 2. Discuss the importance of high-performing teams to quality improvement efforts and the approaches used to improve the outcomes produced by these teams. 3. Discuss the implementation of continuous quality improvement into healthcare organizations,
Identify human resource management's role in the health care industry. Describe the functional roles of the human resource department.
In a research of natural products, like herbs or botanical products, review in short: o The current regulations and oversights that exist in the United States today o The organization that provides the oversight o Potential deficits of the current regulatory oversight o Potential adverse outcomes that could occu
Articulate the problems currently faced by non-profit hospitals in their attempts to provide care to the uninsured. What strategies would you employ to meet the needs of the uninsured? What are the financial implications of expanding community clinics in the context of the current HMO environment and increases in the number o
This report is multidimensional and examines and addresses the following: ~The pros and cons of the FDA approval system. ~Some strategies to bring about changes in health-care delivery besides legislation and how they could help or hurt the current system. ~Preventive and catastrophic care: should have separate fun
What has been the impact of horizontal, vertical, and virtual integration on healthcare organizations?
This report analyses how the emerging healthcare reform and managed care have each changed healthcare delivery on both the macro and micro levels. It highlights the unique differences of health care in the United States especially in comparison to other industrialized nations. Finally, it details the micro as well as macro aspec
This article examines how the Internet, as one form of electronic communication, may be used as an external delivery source in communicating patient-specific information five years from now with for example; telemedicine, electronic transfer records, and emails. Other aspects discussed in this article are: Implications for
The U.S. health care system has undergone many changes in its history. Complete the following for this discussion board: What do you feel is the greatest achievement that the health care industry has made from both the patient and provider perspectives? Why?
Reading the Over 120 UCLA Hospital Staff Saw Celebrity Health Records article, (attached) what training could you as a manager put into place to avoid this situation? Present your training idea using any Web 2.0 tools. How can this training on confidentiality be effective for the employees?
Help with case study questions.
There are many different vulnerable populations. Help me choose a vulnerable population and discuss what the top three priorities are for a Community Health Nurse working with them, (briefly). Cite at least one scholarly reference that supports decisions.
Vulnerable populations may face individual and/or societal barriers to being healthy. What are those barriers? What can nurses do to overcome some of the barriers identified? Maybe limited access for health care for rural people are vulnerable or the homeless population may fit the criteria for vulnerability? Your thoughts?
What are the issues that HIPAA address? How well has it worked thus far? Original please.
How can the healthcare system be reformed in order to shift the focus from the disease-oriented health paradigm to one focused wellness and prevention. Discuss the role of nurses in the creation and sustaining of a new health paradigm; specifically discuss advanced practice nurses (APN).
Identify the pros and cons of the following reimbursement methods: Prospective-payment systems Cost-reimbursement systems Discounted-charge systems Flat-rate reimbursement system
If I was developing a strategic plan for a hospital with 250 beds what are two customer-oriented elements that I would take into consideration when doing my marketing strategic plan. (Since this is healthcare my customers I think would be patients)
How a Bill Becomes a Law 1) I have to make an interaction with the "How a Bill Becomes a Law" media piece. 2) View the "Bill to Law Process," and then "Find a Representative." 3) When finished watching the media piece, I have to complete the "Legislative Assignment." Literatures "Influencing Health Care in th
Explain the significance of human resource management and then identify and discuss the following: Factors that affect recruitment of "in demand" employees. How organizational restructuring has impacted staffing in healthcare organizations. Does decreasing the number of employees always save an organization/company money?
Describe the impacts of consumerism in regards to information technology, claims management, and member services when dealing with healthcare providers. What tools and value added quality will be expected of health care providers? What changes will health care providers need to make to be competitive and gain consumers and mai