examine the overall state of health care costs in America, the different factors impacting the finances of health care organizations, and the effect of rising costs on all stakeholders

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Health Care Spending

No one is immune to the rising costs of health care. Consider the following news stories:

“In 2008, the average premium for a family plan purchased through an employer was $12,680, nearly the annual earnings of a full-time minimum wage job” (Halle & Seshamani, 2009, Introduction, para. 1).

“President Obama’s health care law is putting new strains on some of the nation’s most hard-pressed hospitals, by cutting aid they use to pay for emergency care for illegal immigrants, which they have long been required to provide” (Bernstein, 2012, para. 1).

“Doctors in America are harboring an embarrassing secret: Many of them are going broke. This quiet reality, which is spreading nationwide, is claiming a wide range of casualties, including family physicians, cardiologists and oncologists…Doctors list shrinking insurance reimbursements, changing regulations, rising business and drug costs among the factors preventing them from keeping their practices afloat” (Kavilanz, 2012, para. 1, 2, 5).

In this Discussion, you examine the overall state of health care costs in America, the different factors impacting the finances of health care organizations, and the effect of rising costs on all stakeholders.

To prepare:

Review the Learning Resources on the level of health care spending in the United States.

Consider the ramifications of continuing at this level of spending as well as issues involved with reducing spending.

Reflect on which stakeholders (payers, providers, and the general population) should be responsible for making decisions on health care spending.

What is the primary method of continuous quality improvement (CQI) in health care, and what is its underlying premise

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In the 8th Edition it is Chapters12—Research:  How Health Care Advances and 13–Future of Health Care

Answer the following questions on Research: How Health Care Advances:

  1.            Definitions of the quality of medical care are no longer left to clinicians who decide for themselves what technical performance constitutes “good care.”  Name one (1) other dimension of quality care and why is it important?
  2.            What is the primary method of continuous quality improvement (CQI) in health care, and what is its underlying premise?
  3.            Since an ever-increasing amount of research is funded by commercial companies, what is your opinion on a requirement for authors of scientific studies who receive income from these companies to disclose funding sources in their scientific publications?

Future of Health Care Questions:

  1.            Today’s not-for-profit hospitals and health systems are commonly multi-billion dollar tax-exempt organizations. What is your position on the new federal scrutiny upon, and reporting requirements for justifying the charitable missions of not-for-profit hospitals and health systems?
  2.            In 1999, the Institute of medicine report, To Err is Human,generated a brief flurry of concerns about avoidable hospital deaths.  While progress has been made in addressing system errors and deficiencies, it remains inconsistent across the nation’s hospitals.  Fourteen years after this report, is it time for the professions, payers and the public to demand corrections of system problems in an accountable, transparent and publicly disclosed manner?  What form can or should these demands take?

National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association

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Hello, I am looking for someone to write an essay on Health Care Fraud. It needs to be at least 750 words.From this paper it is clear that&nbsp.the Patient Protection Affordable Act which was formulated in 2010 helps resolve the problem of increased healthcare cost by reducing fraud and abuse. The above act has been adopted by many organizations as the guiding principles in the fight against fraud. The Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act implemented in 2009 helps direct government resources that help in law enforcement efforts of fraud prevention. Some the organizations geared toward the control of health care fraud include the National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association which controls Insurance related fraud cases in healthcare. The Public-Private Healthcare Fraud Prevention Partnership among public and private sectors whose sole purpose is to detect and prevent fraudulent payments and claims.As the study highlights&nbsp.the United States has achieved great success in the fight against health care fraud through the partnership between the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Justice. The above two organizations have been in charge of the Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program. This program has been instrumental in implementing fraud control prevention, detection and reporting systems. &nbsp.In 2009, the DOJ and HSS formed the Health Care Fraud Prevention and Enforcement Action Team. The HEAT has also been instrumental in ensuring defendants are convicted, and millions of fraudulent billings are detected and prevented.

.Patience privacy in health organization is of high concern in today’s era when technology is adversely evolving

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Need an argumentative essay on Project Management Applicatio. Needs to be 2 pages. Please no plagiarism.Patience privacy in health organization is of high concern in today’s era when technology is adversely evolving. The data stored in the health systems database may experience harm that causes physical damage to the hard disks and the systems. Before Health insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was implemented, there were no prior standards of determining whether health cares should securely store patient’s information. After the implementation of the HIPAA act, health cares boosted their databases where confidentiality and portability of patient records were harnessed. If health organizations do not comply with the HIPAA, they can face a penalty of $250,000 and if the violation is repeated the culprit faces fines up to $1.5 million. Organizations first step should be Risk analysis. Organizations should follow the HIPAA risk analysis techniques. The risk analysis should provide medical staff with deep knowledge of understanding the risks involved with integrity and confidentiality of patient information. The HIPAA act requires that health cares should “implement policies and procedures to prevent, detect, contain and correct security violations through assessment of potential risks”. I order to mitigate the risks involved physical safeguards such as the building of alarm systems as well as the use of extensive monitoring screen should be widely implemented. Administrative safeguards should also be used in order to secure the authorized exchange of patient information in different hospitals.

Community Health and Disease Prevention

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PUBH 6006: Community Health and Disease Prevention – Health Care Assignment

Questions:

Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of different approaches to health emergency preparedness and response.
Demonstrates the ability to critique the advantages of using a bottom-up approach versus a top-down approach to health emergency preparedness and response.
Demonstrates the ability to apply knowledge of theories and models of health emergency preparedness and response to an existing community health problem.
General assessment criteria:

o Provides a lucid introduction
o Shows a sophisticated understanding of the key issues
o Shows ability to interpret relevant information and literature in relation to chosen topic
o Demonstrates a capacity to explain and apply relevant concepts
o Shows evidence of reading beyond the required readings
o Justifies any conclusions reached with well-formed arguments and not merely assertions
o Provides a conclusion or summary
o Correctly uses academic writing, presentation and grammar:

Complies with academic standards of legibility, referencing and bibliographical details (including reference list)

Writes clearly, with accurate spelling and grammar as well as proper sentence and paragraph construction

Uses appropriate APA style for citing and referencing research

mental health and alcohol and drug abuse treatement

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Review all information regarding 42 CFR 2 – In many states, including Ohio, mental health and alcohol and drug abuse treatement is provided in the same facility and overseen by one governing body. In Ohio, this is the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services. Mental Health professionals are licensed to diagnosis and treat mental disorder in the DSM-5, including substance use disorders if this is an area of competence for them (if they have received the proper training). Therefore, individuals with substance use disorders are considered a specific subpopulation of mental health treatment. Mental health professionals must comply with all privacy and confidentiality laws, both federal and state. This includes, but not limited to HIPAA, CFR, and statutes. 42 CFR 2 is much more stringent than HIPPA, and most state statutes.
1. What stands out as a major difference?
2. Are there areas that are lacking or are too strict?
3.How are these privacy and confidentiality laws interfering with cooperation between mental health professionals and law enforcment and court officials?
4.How do the academic resources researched address these issues?
PLEASE DO NOT UTILIZE WEB RESOURCES!

Changing health behavior and enhancing food knowledge may improve health outcomes for low income minorities. Preferred action or desired behavior change the audience should consider, and how this action will benefit

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Post a message for your public health campaign.

  • 1. What type of appeal did you use?
  • 2. Why did you choose this type of appeal?
  • 3. How has your messaging integrated cultural relevance with your public health campaign message?

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Description of the target audience             Low income minorities represent the intended audience for a food safety campaign. This population experiences greater foodborne illness rates than high income White individuals (Quinlan, 2013). Research suggests low income minorities have different food accessibility patterns which may increase their exposure to certain foodborne pathogens (Quinlan, 2013). For example, Blacks are susceptible to Yersiniawhereas Hispanics are vulnerable to Listeria. This is because Blacks ingest chitterlings and Hispanics consume Mexican style cheese (Quinlan, 2013). Conversely, augmented incidence of Campylobacter, Salmonella, and Shigella infections appear to be attributed to factors other than a single food source. Such factors include consumer behavior and knowledge in regard to food safety. Changing health behavior and enhancing food knowledge may improve health outcomes for low income minorities. Preferred action or desired behavior change the audience should consider, and how this action will benefit them             The preferred action or desired behavior change low income minorities should consider is safe food handling. Foodborne illness can result from unsafe food handling, thus changing this health behavior may prevent local foodborne outbreaks. The second most common site of foodborne illness is households since many consumers lack adequate food safety knowledge. Redmond and Griffith (2005) acknowledge that household consumers view food safety as insignificant. Because of this viewpoint, household consumers put themselves at risk of deadly foodborne pathogens. Safe food handling offers several benefits such as improved sanitation practices, increased awareness, and sufficient consumer food safety education. Improved sanitation practices mitigate contamination. Increased awareness enables persons to prevent common mistakes in the kitchen restaurant like checking for safe internal temperature, cross-contamination, food…

health care policy factors

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During your class time you will have learned about the Health Care System in the U.S. You have been exposed to different health care plans from other countries which provides different insurance systems. You will have been exposed to the history that led us to where we are today and the important milestones and changes that have been made up to the most recent, Affordable Care Act, under President Obama. For this final course project you will have to opportunity to apply what you have learned. You will design a health care plan for the U.S. Your plan will address the major challenges of access, cost and quality care. Include in your project health care policy factors that you have addressed to implement the “optimum” health care system. Also include the use of technology, how you envision the healthcare work force, how your insurance plan will be funded and / or payment structure for participants, and how you will transition from our current plan to your new optimal health plan.cost and quality care. Include in your project health care policy factors that you have addressed to implement the “optimum” health care system. Also include the use of technology, how you envision the healthcare work force, how your insurance plan will be funded and or payment structure for participants, and how you will transition from our current plan to your new optimal health plan. APA format is required. Please make sure you research how to present your paper in APA, the 2 points will automatically be deducted if you do not use APA. Your paper should be 5-7 pages in length, double spaced with a cover page. You will post a high-level summary of your paper to the class for peer review and discussion, which takes place in the last week of class.double spaced with a cover page. You will post a high-level summary of your paper to the class for review and peer discussion, which occurs in the last week of class.

Analyze the historical events or circumstances that created a need for the legislative act you have selected

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The U.S. health care delivery system is often described as a kaleidoscope, puzzle, or patchwork quilt to emphasize that health care delivery in this country involves multiple, loosely coordinated components, and does not function through one integrated system (Shi & Singh, 2015). The organization of this “system” has a significant impact on the delivery of services. As a health care administrator, it is important to understand how the health care industry has been shaped over time and the various factors that influence health care delivery today.

To prepare for this Discussion, select one legislative act from the list below:

  • 1937 Social Security Act
  • 1946 Hill-Burton Act
  • 1965 Social Security Amendments (Medicare/Medicaid)
  • 1973 Health Maintenance Act (Managed Care)
  • 1983 Introduction of Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs) by Medicare
  • 1986 Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA)
  • 1986 Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA)
  • 1996 Balanced Budget Amendment
  • 1996 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
  • 2006 Medicare Part D Drug Benefit
  • 2006 Massachusetts (Chapter 58) and Vermont (No. 191) legislation to expand health coverage for state residents
  • 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)

Review the information about your selected legislation in this week’s Learning Resources, including the chapters of the Shi and Singh text (2015). Conduct additional research using resources available in the Library and on credible websites. As you research each legislative act, identify historical events or circumstances that brought about the need for that legislation, and examine the positive and/or negative consequences that followed the implementation of each act.

Post by Day 3 a substantive and cohesive response to the following:

  • Analyze the historical events or circumstances that created a need for the legislative act you have selected.
  • Describe the legislative act and analyze how it has influenced the U.S. health care system.
  • Evaluate positive and/or negative consequences that arose following implementation of the act you have chosen.

Analyze the options being discussed for public and/or private funding

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Please make sure that your writers are properly writing the final references of the journals correctly. The last paper the writer did not write the journal reference in the right format. Example, what he/she did was

Markinsin, J. The effects of health on others. Retrieved from http://journal of health management.

THIS IS INCORRECT FORMAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

All journals should be written as such:

Markinson, J. (2014). The effects of health on others. The Journal of Health Management, 6(3), p. 101-120.

The writers should know this. Please let me know if anything else is needed. This upcoming assignment is straightforward paper. Let the writers know that at least TWO scholarly nursing journals should be used.

ASSIGNMENT DETAILS:

As of 2014 health care expenditures in the United States are near 17% of our gross domestic product (GDP), with a major portion of Medicare funding goes towards chronic illness and care at the last 6 months of life. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has made some initial legislative changes in our health system, but not sufficient to address our growing expenditures and caring for our large aging population. In this assignment, learners will synthesize issues in aging with health policy solutions by writing a paper on one health issue for older individuals addressed in the topic and offering a policy solution. Example of issue: In 2014, over 50% of the costs of institutional long-term care for older persons are paid for with public funds from Medicaid.

Directions:

Write a 12000-1500 word paper that addresses a health issue for older individuals. Include the following:

1.Evaluate what the literature suggests as a resolution to your chosen issue.

2.Discuss any attempts to incorporate the solution into public policy.

3.Determine the barriers to implementation of the solution.

4.Analyze the options being discussed for public and/or private funding.

5.Propose your own recommendation.