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    Health Care Accreditation

    I need some ideas and help with these questions. Thank you. ------------------ What is accreditation? Why is it important? What organizations accredit managed care organizations in the U.S.? What is involved in the accreditation process? (In other words, what do they look at? Do they make site visits?) Wh

    Managed Health Care

    A few years ago, some opined that managed care was either dead or nearly dead. Years later, managed care seems stronger than ever, or is it? 1. What is managed care and where did it come from? 2. Why did some speak of the death of managed care? 3. What is the current state of managed care in the U.S. health care s

    Medical Profession Responsibilities

    Discuss the challenges of rapid growth and/or creating high revenues by treating patients in a medical setting, including ethical challenges of increasing volume to increase profit e.g. profits versus ethics.

    Health Care Delivery Systems

    There are 10 characteristics and components of the US health care delivery system. Discuss at least 2 of the characteristics in each question: What impact or influence have the characteristics of the health care delivery system had on health behaviors of the populations? What impact or influence have the characteristic

    Medical Assistant stealing medications

    A medical assistant was charged with taking medication intended for patients. What factors influenced the role of this medical assistant? Identify factors that influence the role of a medical assistant.

    Pay for performance

    Address the following as it pertains to Pay for Performance: A one paragraph definition/description of Pay for Performance. How pay for performance might change the way health care leaders manage their organizations. What actions health care administrators should take to better prepare for this trend? How consumer-d

    What is driving change in the healthcare workforce?

    What is driving change in the healthcare workforce? What can health care leaders do now to ensure that their workforces and affiliated providers are well positioned for the future? How can healthcare leaders engage their workforces in future planning?

    Nursing shortage

    Address one of the following two issues from either a staffing or motivation perspective: The nursing shortage. Diversity within the health care workforce. It should address actionable tactics health care administrators can take to address this key health care staffing/motivational issue. Use a bullet format to list you

    Emergency & Diasater Management in Public Health

    After reading the attached Press Release: Public Report Card on Readiness Says Nation has Much Work to do. Please discuss the following: Millions of dollars have been spent providing disaster preparation information and encouraging individuals and families to prepare. The results of the national survey using the new Public Re

    Management of Health Services Organizations

    A Managerial Model for Health Care: Leadership Styles Describe the leadership style that is most effective in the health care organization of Psychology today. Be sure to defend your stated position with evidence and key facts from available resources. Please use citations/references.

    Implementing IT Initiatives for a Healthcare Organization

    What is the most important critical success factor when implementing an IT initiative for a healthcare organization? Basically what factor or step in the process of implementing an IT project into an organization is the most important?

    Management of Health Services Organization.

    What is the key managerial issue faced by health care managers today? What make this issue so significant? How is this different than a key issue in years past? Document any citations used.

    HIPAA, NPP and business Associate Agreements

    What are your opinions and thoughts on: please note give opinions on ALL 3 questions: Thanks. 1. Why do you think HIPAA privacy is important to healthcare? 2. What is a NPP? Do you always need one? 3. Do you have business associate agreements in place at your work?

    Requirements of Secure Storage Systems

    I have to read an article attached and then based on information noted in the article, I need to discuss concerns or guidelines that I would consider if I were leading a clinical research project that required the retrieval and use of patient record information. Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you.

    Virtual House Call

    Explain what a "virtual house call" is. How does this method compare with the traditional doctor's office visit in terms of patient-doctor relationship? How does it compare financially? What kind of interaction and information access does it provide to patients? If you were a caregiver, would it be beneficial to you? Explain you

    Emerging Standards of Care

    The setting would be any general tertiary hospital. Your help is greatly appreciated. I need help getting started. Emerging Standards of Care Review emerging standards of culturally competent care. Here are possible resources to use: a. DHHS Office of Minority Health http://www.omhrc.gov/clas/; b. National Cent

    The essential components of quality

    You are having a discussion with your co-workers about what constitutes "quality" in healthcare and why these are the essential components of quality.

    Implications of the Genome Project

    Are there any constraints on the use of the information from the genome project that can be used against marginalized (oppressed, disenfranchised) populations? Please help me answer this question in 200 words or more.

    You are the head administrator for Sundown Community Hospital.

    Please help me get started with this....along with some ideas! You are the head administrator for Sundown Community Hospital. The board of directors has directed you to enter into a joint venture agreement with Central Park Medical Group, a physician group practice whose patient population (60%) consists of Medicare patients

    Health Care Organizations

    Need help with getting started with this! The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (JCAHO) requires reporting of what are called sentinel events. After thorough research please respond to the following questions: Explain the basics of Sentinel Event Reporting, including Root Cause Analysis, proc

    Collective action in health care.

    Collective action can be defined as: the pursuit of a goal or set of goals by more than one person. Therefore, I have chosen this as the aspect of my report. However now I have chosen it, I'm trying to link it to leadership in healthcare. The reason I thought it would be a good aspect because the report is based upon a leadersh