The insurance system has benefits and drawbacks for patients, providers (physicians), and insurance companies. Identify at least one benefit and one drawback for each of these stakeholders. Explain how insurance benefits/hinders each stakeholder. How does the demand theory apply to the relationship between each stakeholder and the insurance industry? Does insurance impact the quality of …
Choose a health care treatment option that is controversial and possibly costly. Describe three positive benefits and three negative risks from the treatment. Identify five strategies you would use to advocate for a legislative change in your state to influence insurance coverage for this treatment.
Select three common models of managed health care organizations. Identify the pros and cons for each chosen model. Give suggestions to strengthen the weaknesses of the chosen models. Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) Preferred Provider Organizations (PPOs) Exclusive Provider Organization (EPO)
Describe the steps used in developing a business case for occupational safety and health. For each step, identify how or from where the required information is obtained.
Summarize how global practices influence national practices in operational risk management.
The diseases discussed in this module(Zoonosis and Vector Borne Diseases) have killed hundreds of millions of people over the last several thousand years. Many of them are facilitated by human behavior such as leaving standing water around homes allowing for mosquitoes to breed or people moving into the edge of forests where they come into …
Consider how compensation for healthcare services shape delivery of care, and reflects policy and policy changes and write a paper that addresses the bullets below.This week you will reflect upon accountability in healthcare finance to address the following: Discuss the history of private health insurance and manage care and how it involved into a healthcare …
This week you will reflect upon accountability in healthcare and address the following questions: Briefly define an Accountable Care Organization (ACO) and how it impacts health care providers:How do ACOs differ from the health maintenance organizations (HMOs) of earlier yearsWhat role does health information technology (HIT) play in the newer models of care?What is the …
Reflect upon the patient experience, patient safety, and healthcare cost as well as Joint Commission’s role in quality healthcare. Write a paper that addresses the following questions: How would you apply the principles of the Triple Aim initiative to improve quality, safety and satisfaction in the acute care or long-term care setting?Reflect on your current …
Healthcare managers should understand the process and steps of formulating an effective management plan that increases access, decreases cost, increases patient safety, and improves the quality of care. As part of the management team, you were asked to prepare a report that highlights the steps involved as well as present it in a meeting. Analyze …
