41268To prepare: Select an ACO from the website ACOs in North Carolina in this week’s Learning Resources. http://innovation.cms.gov/ Identify evidence-based services/initiatives that the ACO is using. Consider the following: Is the ACO using services/initiatives that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recognize and for which they offer reimbursements? How...
41256To prepare for this Discussion: • Review the CDC’s National Organization Policy Resources (found in the Learning Resources) and select a health-related policy that you feel should be changed. https://www.cdc.gov/publichealthgateway/policy/national-organizations.html Consider how this policy might be changed in order to bring about a health-related behavioral and/or a...
41247Discussion: Health Care Reform Initiatives Healthy People 2020 can be viewed as a strategic approach for improving the health of the US population over a ten-year timeline, applicable nationally, regionally, and in states, counties, cities and towns. … The Healthy People strategy was designed to define...
41220To prepare for this Discussion: • Review the CDC’s National Organization Policy Resources (found in the Learning Resources) and select a health-related policy that you feel should be changed. https://www.cdc.gov/publichealthgateway/policy/national-organizations.html Consider how this policy might be changed in order to bring about a health-related behavioral and/or a cultural...
41215Assignment: Productivity Metrics Note: For the Weeks 5 and 6 Assignments you will use Case 3: Physician Care Services, Inc., from the Middleboro Casebook. In the Middleboro Physician Care Services, Inc. case, you are asked to examine the operations of an ambulatory, non-emergent care clinic which treats...
41202Week 4 Topic: Chapter 14 includes information about low health indicators in the US, along with high cost, medical errors and other problems. Three countries with better health status indicators are also mentioned. Read about Japan, France, and Switzerland and compare these systems to the...
41183Healthy People assigned focus area - Arthritis, Osteoporosis and Chronic Back Conditions To prepare for this Assignment, look for an article in an online news publication that relates to your Healthy People assigned focus area. The news article should be intended for the general public and...
41185Locate the most current “Best Hospitals” report from the U.S. News & World Report. Select a hospital from the report and locate the hospital’s annual statement....
41151Week – 5 Discussion Arthritis, Osteoporosis, and Chronic Back Conditions INTERVENTION MAPPING MODEL Next, imagine that you are a health educator or other health professional that is planning a prevention program that relates to your assigned Healthy People focus area. Your goal is to develop a program that...
41141Assignment: Project Management Planning Because many aspects of health care operations are changing, health care administrators oversee a wide variety of projects. These can include logistical projects such as moving a department to a new facility, technology-related projects such as introducing a new system or piece...