Health Care

Compliance in healthcare

As you consider health care provider organizations specifically, how would you define and explain compliance? With respect to a formal compliance program, list and discuss reasons for developing a program for a provider

Health policy

Choose a current health policy from your state that is being considered as a legislative act. Explain the pros and cons of the proposed health policy from the perspective of the patient, family, or community and its role in reducing the cost for health care insurers.Explain the government’s impact on the cost of health care.Explain …

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Controversies in the mechanical ventilation of ALI/ARDS

Despite studies establishing the value of lung-protective ventilation in managing patients with ALI/ARDS, controversy persists about the “best” way to achieve this while supporting oxygenation. Although the target delivered tidal volume and optimal static airway pressure are less contentious issues than in the past, there are still numerous options in providing ventilatory support, with conflicting …

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Rural Health Disparities

Approaches nurses can utilize to mitigate the impact of some disparities will be addressed. Module Objectives: 1) Appraise barriers to optimal health care that exist in rural areas. 2) Analyze factors that impact access to care in rural areas. 3) Explore consequences of limited access to healthcare. 4) Explore ways nurses can promote health in …

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Key component of safe, high quality healthcare.

Most would agree that an accurate list of medications that patients are taking is a key component of safe, high quality healthcare. However, creating an accurate medication list (medication reconciliation) has proven to be incredibly difficult. It was thought that implementation of electronic health records would lead to improvements in accuracy of medication lists, but …

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Practice patterns for controlling dyslipidemia

Discuss the practice patterns for controlling dyslipidemia, the expected health outcomes, and the outcomes for different populations. Discuss medications to treat congestive heart failure (CHF). What medications are used to treat CHF? What specifically should patients be taught about CHF medications to prevent adverse side effects?

The rising cost of healthcare and insurance

What steps do you think could be taken to help correct the issue of the rising cost of healthcare and insurance? Do you feel it should be controlled more by government? Or, do you feel that the government interventions so far have been ineffective so the government should pull back on regulations?

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