trends associated with the U.S. health care system

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During each week of the course, you have covered various issues and trends associated with the U.S. health care system. For your Final Paper, you will apply the knowledge that you have gained throughout the course and the program of study by analyzing key health policy issues from the perspective of major stakeholders in the U.S. health care system.

The U.S. health care system has been shaped by numerous policies that have been established over a long period.  Utilize at least five scholarly sources, including a minimum of three from the Ashford University Library. In an eight- to ten-page paper address the following:

  1. Describe general policy making viewpoints that exist today on each of the following health care issues:

1.      Access to Care

2.      Cost of Care

3.      Quality of Care

  1. Analyze the roles of the five major stakeholder groups or subgroups listed below in influencing health care policy formulation relative to the following issues: access to care, cost of care, and quality of care. Support and justify your ideas with appropriate research.  Based on your research, explain the general position or stance of each group or subgroup as it relates to each of the listed issues (access to care, cost of care, and quality of care).

1.      Governmental agency (e.g., County Medical Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

2.      Health care professional association (e.g., American Medical Association, American Nurses Association)

3.      Direct or indirect health care providing organization (e.g., hospital, long-term health care facility, pharmaceutical manufacturer, managed care organization)

4.      Politicians (e.g., political party, President, U.S. Senate)

5.      Patients (e.g., general population, special populations)

  1. Evaluate the pros and cons associated with the involvement of the stakeholders in each group or subgroup in health care policymaking, including their position and their influence on the issues.
  2. Predict the future direction of health care policy on each of the issues (access to care, cost of care, and quality of care).  From the perspective of a health care administrator, include a critical reflection on the social, cultural, economic, ethical, and regulatory implications as well as the changes required to promote the outcome that you envision.  Devote at least one paragraph to each of the issues listed above.

Writing the Final Paper

The Final Paper:

  1. Must be eight to ten double-spaced pages in length, and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
  2. Must include a title page with the following:

1.      Title of paper

2.      Student’s name

3.      Course name and number

4.      Instructor’s name

5.      Date submitted

  1. Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.
  2. Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
  3. Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.
  4. Must use at least five scholarly sources, including a minimum of three from the Ashford Online Library.
  5. Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
  6. Must include a separate reference page, formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Determine the marketing strategy and business communication standards to be used

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Like other products and services, health care products and services must be marketed to potential consumers. To do this effectively, health care organizations must develop marketing plans. These plans provide organizations and their leaders with common goals for their products and services. Moreover, by relating the marketing plan to the mission, vision, and objectives of the organization, marketing plans become a tool in the strategic decision-making process. For the Final Project, you create a marketing plan for a health care organization.

To prepare:

Select one of the following case studies from the Learning Resources to be the focus of your Final Project:

  1. Philips Healthcare: Marketing the HealthSuite Digital Platform
  2. Thrive or Revive? The Kaiser Permanente “Thrive” Marketing Programs
  3. Castlight Health: Disrupting the Health Care Industry
  4. Carolinas HealthCare System: Consumer
  5. AIP Healthcare Japan: Investing in Japan’s Retirement Home Market
  6. Access Health CT: Marketing Affordable Care
  7. E-Cigarettes: Marketing Versus Public Health

Review the case study and consider how you might market the health care organization. For guidance on developing a marketing plan, refer to Chapter 15, “Marketing Planning” in this week’s Learning Resources.

The Assignment

Part 1

In a 20 pages marketing plan, address the following:

  • State assumptions
  • Gather initial information
  • Audit the market
  • Determine the marketing strategy and business communication standards to be used
  • Assess due diligence (any operational, financial, or human resources requirements needed to implement the plan)
  • Set marketing goals and objectives
  • Describe any benchmarks from other competitors or industries
  • Prioritize marketing objectives
  • Specify marketing actions
  • Explain any global marketing issues in the marketing plan
  • Specify any limitations to implementing the plan

Part 2

Then, create either a slide presentation OR executive summary to present to the facility’s leadership.

  • The 10- to 12-slide presentation should include presenter notes of 100- to 150-words per slide. Your presentation should summarize and defend your marketing plan. Be sure to use best practices of business communication.
  • The 2-page executive summary should summarize and defend your marketing plan. Be sure to use best practices of business communication.

Investigate and outline the incidence of BOTH depression AND suicide in Australia

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Depression and suicide are significant areas of concern in Australia. a) Investigate and outline the incidence of BOTH depression AND suicide in Australia. Ensure you address depression and suicide separately. b) Using relevant literature, identify and critically discuss one community group which is at risk of depression AND one different community group which is considered at risk of suicide. (for example: a particular age; social; employment or cultural group) Ensure your answer demonstrates why these groups are thought to be at risk.
Using current literature and one of the scenarios A or B which you have been provided, answer the following questions: 2. Critically discuss 2 factors that may have contributed to the development of the client’s mental health concerns and risks. 3. Ethical and legal considerations in health care can generate in-depth discussions from different perspectives within a professional health care team. The case study presents areas of risk regarding harm to self and others. Use literature and the case study to define and discuss the ethical principles of beneficence and non-maleficence and aspects of the Mental Health Act 2007, which are relevant to the areas of risk in the case study. 4. Identify a high priority and urgent mental health risk from the case study, and provide two relevant interventions. Explain the rationale and possible impact on the client for both interventions drawing on relevant literature. (Note: the interventions should be something that you as a nurse / midwife would undertake directly with your client. A referral to another service or health provider is not considered a suitable intervention for your work). 5. Identify a mental health problem/ need or concern from the case study, and provide two relevant interventions. Explain the rationale and possible impact on the client for both interventions drawing on relevant literature. (Note: the interventions should be something that you as a nurse / midwife would undertake directly with your client. A referral to another service or health provider is not considered a suitable intervention for your work).
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SWOT Analysis of Health Care Organizations

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Application: SWOT Analysis of Health Care Organizations
No health care organization exists in a bubble. It is affected by, and exerts influence on, its environment. A SWOT analysis is a tool used to look at the internal (strengths and weaknesses) and external (opportunities and threats) environmental strategic factors for any given company, including a health care organization. What is happening internally and externally in the general health care market that will affect the company? What about in its specific geographical area? Who are the customers? What are the company resources? How great is the demand for its product, and how is that health care organization different than the competition? The answers to these questions provide you with the answers necessary to evaluate the company’s strengths and vulnerabilities. In this assignment you will conduct a SWOT analysis of a health care organization.
To prepare for this Application Assignment:

  • Review this week’s Learning Resources.
  • Choose a health care organization, either one for which you are working or another in the community. It can be the same one you used for this week’s Discussion.

To complete this Application Assignment, write a 2- to 3-page paper that addresses the following:

  • Provide a brief summary of the location, services, and activities of your chosen health care organization.
  • Describe its service area in terms of current population, future population, competitors, and major environmental influences that will affect its operations 5 years from now.
  • Indentify two threats and two opportunities (external assessments) for your chosen organization that may be present 5 years in the future.
  • Based on your current knowledge and general impression of the organization, what do you believe are its strengths and weaknesses (internal assessments)?

Your written assignments must follow APA guidelines. Support your work with specific citations from this week’s Learning Resources and additional scholarly sources as appropriate. Refer to the Essential Guide to APA Style for Walden Students to ensure your in-text citations and reference list are correct.

Does the policy appear to be achieving its intended results

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Discussion: Health Care Policy

In this week’s media presentation, Dr. Trautman, Dr. Wakefield, and Ms. Coyle discuss how public policies initiated at the national or state level ultimately influence what occurs at the institutional and local level of nursing practice and health care delivery. Health care policy usually is developed to address health care cost, quality, or access, or a combination of the three. Due to the nature of their interaction with patients, nurses are well situated to be effective, knowledgeable advocates for their patients.

In this week’s Discussion, you will examine how current policies impact how you as a nurse provide health care. You will then select an issue of interest and determine how you could advocate for policy in that area.

To prepare:

  • Select one public policy that currently is impacting you and your practice. Consider the following:
    • What health care driver was the policy designed to address: cost, quality, access, or a combination?
    • Does the policy appear to be achieving its intended results? On what data are you basing your assumption?
    • What have been the effects (adverse or positive) of this policy on health care cost, quality, and access?
    • How is this policy affecting your nursing practice?
  • Next, select a health care issue—something you see or experience on a daily basis—about which you would like to influence a practice change through the policy process.
  • Review the Learning Resources, focusing on Kingdon’s Model. How would you utilize this model to guide your policy development?

By Day 3

Post a brief description of a public policy that is having an impact on your practice; summarize your analysis of the policy using the bulleted list above as a guide. Then, summarize the issue you would like to influence though a change in public policy, and outline how you would utilize Kingdon’s Model to guide your policy development.

Read a selection of your colleagues’ responses.

By Day 6

Describe the steps an employer should take to ensure the better health and greater safety of employees who are being exposed to noise at work

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QUESTION 1

(a) Outline the provisions of the Occupational Safety and Health Act 2005 with regard to Risk Assessment

(b) The site manager of a construction company, employing fifty five employees on a three-storey building project, has decided to carry out a risk assessment of his activities. As a Health and Safety advisor you have been asked to advise and assist the site manager in this risk assessment exercise

(i) Describe the factors that should be considered while carrying out the risk assessment

(ii) Identify ten hazards which are likely to be present on this construction site and for each hazard explain who might be harmed and how

(iii) List the various circumstances that may require the risk assessment to be reviewed at a later date

QUESTION 2

Classification of work activities, identification of hazards, and determination of risk, evaluation, control and review play a key role in a proper risk assessment programme. Explain how each of these steps should be performed

QUESTION 3

(a) Identify eleven factors that should be considered for risk assessment of a Display Screen Equipment workstation

(b) Explain which ill-health effects could be caused by poor workstation design of Display Screen Equipment

(c) Explain the difference between workplace-based and Task-based risk assessment 
QUESTION 4

(a) Outline TWO physical and TWO psychosocial aspects that a risk assessor should consider when assessing the fit between a person and his work. 
(b) Describe how the aspects outlined in part (a) can influence the risk of harm and injury 
(c) Describe the term Health risk management and list the items that should be included in a well-designed checklist to verify how well an organisation is managing work-related health risks

QUESTION 5

Describe the steps an employer should take to ensure the better health and greater safety of employees who are being exposed to noise at work. You should focus on the assessment of risks and the provision of health surveillance, to be in compliance with provisions of the Occupational Safety and Health Act 2005

Recommend device selection based on workflow, ergonomic and human factors

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HI 300 – Unit 8 Assignment

Strategic Leadership in Health Information

Unit outcomes addressed in this Assignment:

? Discuss the impetus for health information exchange (HIE) in the United States.

? Describe basic HIE organizational structures, architectures, and services.

? Reinforce the need for data stewardship in HIE services.

? Identify the state, regional, and local activities in achieving benefits and overcoming challenges for HIE organizations.

? Describe the federal government’s concept of a nationwide health information network.

Course outcome assessed in this Assignment:

? HI300-5: Identify current federal initiatives aimed at promoting electronic health information exchange.

AHIMA CEE Curriculum Mapping

Domain

Subdomain

Competency

Domain II. Information Protection: Access, Disclosure, Archival, Privacy & Security

Subdomain II.B. Data Privacy, Confidentiality & Security

2. Recommend elements included in the design of audit trails and data quality monitoring programs

Domain III. Informatics, Analytics and Data Use

Subdomain III.A. Health Information Technologies

2. Assess systems capabilities to meet regulatory requirements

Domain III. Informatics, Analytics and Data Use

Subdomain III.A. Health Information Technologies

3. Recommend device selection based on workflow, ergonomic and human factors

Domain III. Informatics, Analytics and Data Use

Subdomain III.A. Health Information Technologies

5. Evaluate system architecture, database design, data warehousing

Domain III. Informatics, Analytics and Data Use

Subdomain III.B. Information Management Strategic Planning

1. Take part in the development of information management plans that support the organization’s current and future strategy and goals

Domain III. Informatics, Analytics and Data Use

Subdomain III.B. Information Management Strategic Planning

2. Take part in the planning, design, selection, implementation, integration, testing, evaluation, and support of health information technologies

Assignment Requirements:

? Please complete all parts in a Microsoft Word document.

? The body of your document should be at least 1200 words in length.

? Quoting should be less than 10% of the entire paper. Paraphrasing is necessary.

? Students must cite and reference at least 4 credible sources from the KU Library.

? Please be sure to download the file “Writing Center Resources” from Doc Sharing to assist you with meeting APA expectations for written Assignments

healthcare expenditure may be a crucial element influencing the demand for insurance

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I will pay for the following essay Healthcare Insurance. The essay is to be 2 pages with three to five sources, with in-text citations and a reference page.They believe that healthcare insurance would assist them to minimize future health expenses to a great extent. As Cameron and McCallum (1995) point out, ‘income’ is the major potential element determining the demand for health insurance. It seems that low and high income groups are less likely to purchase health insurance. Low income groups may not have potential financial background to purchase health insurance whereas high income groups are reluctant to buy insurance due to increased tariffs. Price of the insurance and tax treatment of insurance are the other important factors affecting demand for health insurance (Avitabile, 2009). When the price of the insurance increases, the demand decreases, and once the price of the insurance drops the demand increases. The same trend is observed in case of tax treatment also. If the government or other competitive organizations adopt a strict approach towards tax treatment, the demand for insurance falls. In contrast, if the healthcare insurance is offered at concessional tax rates, more people will be ready to purchase it. This is a clear illustration of law of demand. It is also identified that healthcare expenditure may be a crucial element influencing the demand for insurance. Middle income groups may consider their past health expenditure data before making an insurance purchase decision. Finally, age also affects the demand for healthcare insurance. As compared to old aged people, youngsters are less likely to purchase healthcare insurance as they believe that they are less vulnerable to diseases.In the late XIX century, health insurance began to be available in the form of accident insurance in the United States (Obringer & Jeffries, n.d.). The trend continued until the end of the XIX century, and regulators considered health insurance as disability insurance. Before the US federal

health care entitlement programs and reform

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HCS 455 Week 2 Complete Discussion 1. At the present time there is significant debate regarding health care entitlement programs and reform. How do national economic trends, indicators, and challenges apply to these issues and the direction of health care policy? Discussion 2. How do we decide and explain the value of spending on health care? Is there a difference when we are talking about private sector spending versus public sector spending? What should be the responsibilities of each person to provide for his/her own care? Individual Assignment – Policy Topic Search and Selection Use the following resources to select a policy topic: · Conduct an Internet search for key words such as health and health policy. · Review different topics and ideas at The Kaiser Family Foundation, KaiserEDU.org. Health Policy Topics List, June 28, 2010, available at: http://www.kaiseredu.org/topics_index.asp. · Consider reviewing the tutorials and issues modules on this site. Use this policy topic for your individual assignments throughout the course. Write a 350- to 500-word summary on your selected policy topic and the stakeholders affected by the topic. Your stakeholders, for example, may be veterans, the elderly, HIV patients, or the uninsured. A minimum of two professional references is required. Note: You will need to find a policy that relates to your topic for the individual paper on policy development. Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines. Learning Team Discussion Question Submit the Learning Team Charter. Members of the Learning Team Discuss the Weekly Learning Team Discussion Questions (Weeks 2-5). One member of the Learning Team posts the team response in the MAIN FORUM for review and discussion by the entire class. Also post a copy in the assignment area. What are the most urgent health care policy issues that must be addressed as society deals with issues challenging health care delivery, such as baby boomers, technology, ambulatory care, and disease management?

Body image change and improved eating self-regulation in a weight management intervention in women

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Perception versus reality. In relation to weight and body image, perception and reality are often different. The average American woman is 5 feet 4 inches and weighs 140 pounds, while the average American model is 5 feet 11 inches and weighs 117 pounds. Which is a more realistic representation of a woman?

Contemporary advertisements and media can impact a person’s idea of body image as well as an individual’s culture and economic status. Think about the factors that influence the perception of body image. Consider how body image might affect an individual’s dietary choices and physical exercise. As you think about how perception and body image impact personal health, consider whether there is a genetic component to body weight and whether weight or body shape is a result of genetics or behavior.

To prepare for this Discussion:

  • Review Chapter 9 in Health: The basics, 10th edition. Consider the role nutrition plays in maintaining body weight
  • Review Chapter 10 in Health: The basics, 10th edition. Think about how a healthy weight can impact body image.
  • Review the article “Body image change and improved eating self-regulation in a weight management intervention in women.” Consider the impact of body image on dietary choices.
  • Review the media “Dimensions of Health Wheel.” Focus on how the perception of body image affects health and wellness.
  • Review the multimedia piece “Dimensions of Health Wheel.” Consider the role of genetics and behavior on body weight and shape.
  • Review the multimedia piece “Dimensions of Health Wheel.” Focus on how the perception of body image affects health and wellness. Also, consider the role of genetics and behavior on body weight and shape.

With these thoughts in mind:

Select one of the Discussion Questions.

By Day 4, post three factors that influence the perception of body image and explain the reasons why. Then explain two ways body image might impact personal health and wellness.

OR

By Day 4, post your position on whether weight and body shape is more of a factor of genetics or behavior. Support your position with references from this week’s Learning Resources.