Healthcare

Giving specific reference to our reading material for the week and drawing upon your own resources, explain the pro and con debate surrounding nationalized healthcare policy in the United States. Use real-life examples. Be sure to cite specific statistics in your discussion.  Based upon your own independent research, compare and contrast the healthcare models of the United States and at least one other developed nation. Where are these models similar? Where are they different?  After examining these healthcare models, explain which of these you would favor more than the other. For example, what are the benefits of a marketplace healthcare model? How could some of these marketplace problems be addressed through a nationalized approach to healthcare? Explain in detail.  Finally, analyze a socialized medicine program that used in the United States. In your analysis, explain the cost of this program, its long-term viability, and most importantly, ways that this program might be improved. You may think about Medicare and Medicaid in this analysis, but there are many other regional socialized medicine programs that are worth examining.

Option #1: Medicare Claims – Paper Choose a healthcare provider or facility (hospital, clinic, physician, home health, or LTC/SNF) and review the Medicare Claims Processing Manual  (Links to an external site.)  for your chosen selection. In your paper you will review, analyze, and discuss the following details: Type of provider and example of service provided. General guidelines for submitting a claim. Claim submission formatting (paper or electronic) and form number. Specific coding requirements. Claim type and reimbursement arrangement. Denial and appeals process. * CMS.gov. Medicare Claims Processing Manual. https://www.cms.gov/regulations-and-guidance/guidance/manuals/internet-only-manuals-ioms-items/cms018912

Disasters can strike quickly and without warning. Reflect on natural disasters such as Hurricane Katrina (2005), the Japan tsunami (2011) and the Philippine typhoon (2013). When major events such as these occur, various health practitioners from around the world work together to support local health workers and meet the needs of the affected communities. Health is a multidisciplinary field and practitioners from different fields of health can approach the same situation in numerous ways. As you review your Learning Resources on the Japan tsunami of 2011, think about the impact that immediately followed the weather events Select two health fields from the list provided: •    Hospital Administration •    Environmental Health •    Emergency Management •    Public Health Administration •    Health Education By Day 4 Post a description of how practitioners in each of the two fields might approach the situation. Then, compare and contrast the practitioners’ approaches to the Japan tsunami. Expand on your insights utilizing the Learning Resources. https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-world/world/article24617251.html https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-world/world/article24617251.html

Assignment Content In this Benchmark Assignment you will research a law or regulation and discuss the impact that law or regulation has on the health care industry. As a manager, it is important to understand the requirements of laws and regulations as well as the role accreditation and regulatory agencies play in the health care industry. Research the following health care regulations, and select one law or regulation to focus on for this assignment: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 HIPAA Privacy Rule HITECH Act Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 False Claims Act Anti-Kickback Statute Stark Law (Physician Self-Referral Law) Human Research Protections Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in which you: Evaluate the impact the law or regulation selected has on the health care industry. Evaluate what impact the legal and regulatory requirements of the law or regulation you selected has on the health care industry. Analyze the role accreditation and regulatory agencies play in the law or regulation you selected. Cite 3 peer-reviewed, scholarly, or similar references.

Consider how consumer demographics and health care marketing plays a role in consumer selection of health care resources. Select 1 of the following in your community or surrounding area: Walk-in clinic, such as an urgent care facility Retail clinic in your local grocery store or retail pharmacy No-appointment physician’s office Research the market of this facility. Consider the following as you complete your research: Demographics of the consumers who use the facility selected The location of the facility selected The marketing used to bring in consumers to the facility selected   Write a 700 word paper that analyzes the market perspective of the facility selected. Ensure you: Describe the facility selected, including its location. Analyze the demographics of the consumers who use the facility selected. Include the cultural and generational demographics in your analysis. Analyze the marketing approach used for the facility. Consider the targeted audience of the facility based on the demographics of the consumers who use the facility. Consider whether marketing techniques can be the same when marketing to different demographics.

Complete the following for your Key Assignment draft: In preparation for your Key Assignment, you have discussed corrective action, resolved a management problem with employees showing resistance to change, and developed an organizational chart. Prepare a summary of these tasks. Research and develop a mission and values statement for a facility. Describe what types of health care this facility will provide. Summarize their purpose and services provided, such as the type of health care, number of staff, type of staff, size, departments, and so forth. Submit a 3-5 page paper not including title page and reference page using APA format.

Using the information in the required readings, as well as some additional research in peer-reviewed sources, complete your SLP assignment by answering the following: What are the specific reimbursement methods used by each of the major third-party payers? What are the specific incentives and the risks for the providers under the various payment types? What are the differences between insurance-negotiated rates and the private pay fees charged to uninsured patients for health care services? Is there a difference, and if so, how much is it? Provide an example of what is charged for one specific service (appointment, test, etc.). SLP Assignment Expectations Conduct additional research to gather sufficient information to support your analysis. Provide a response of 3-5 pages, not including title page and references As we have multiple required items to be addressed herein, please use subheadings to show where you’re responding to each required item and to ensure that none are omitted. Support your paper with peer-reviewed articles, with at least 3 references. Use the following link for additional information on how to recognize peer-reviewed journals: Angelo State University Library. (n.d.). Library Guides: How to recognize peer-reviewed (refereed) journals. Retrieved from You may use the following source to assist in formatting your assignment: Purdue Online Writing Lab. (n.d.). General APA guidelines. Retrieved from . For additional information on reliability of sources, review the following source: Georgetown University Library. (n.d.). Evaluating internet resources. Retrieved from https://www.library.georgetown.edu/tutorials/research-guides/evaluating-internet-content

Deliverable Length: 1–2 pages OBJECTIVES This course is comprised of a series of Individual Project assignments that will contribute to a Key Assignment submission at the end of the course. The final Key Assignment is due in Week 5. As a health care department manager, you have 10 employees under your supervision. The attendance policy at your facility requires employees to uphold good attendance. If an employee is late more than 5 times in 1 month, the department manager must begin corrective action. One employee has been late to work 10 times this month. How will you handle this employee? Discuss the following in your paper: Describe what is involved in corrective action. Describe a plan of corrective action for this employee. Would an employee be motivated or empowered to improve after corrective action is implemented?

For the assignment this week, you are considering the purchase of a new MRI machine for Bayside Memorial hospital. Think about what types of patients you will be seeing, what types of care you will provide, and the members of the team that you have assembled. Remember that the financial analysis provides much of the guidelines for all decision making in the purchase decision.   Instructions   Using the chart of cash revenues and costs read and explain the results of the cash flow analysis. Describe incremental cash flow. Explain sunk costs, opportunity costs, strategic value and inflation effects. Then provide your decision on whether to make the purchase or not.

Create a total of 2 tables. And short article review on articles used  1st table with statistics below The (a) global prevalence or incidence rate of the health condition/disease, (b) prevalence or incidence rate of the health condition/disease in your country of interest (c) the prevalence or incidence rate of the health condition/disease in the United States California (d) the prevalence or incidence rate of the health condition/disease in California (d) the prevalence of the health condition/disease in the San Joaquin Valley. 2nd Table will discuss the articles used. A link has been provided of how it should be done. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTasncbhLiU&feature=youtu.be Include:  author/year topic/focus/discipline paradigm/methods context/setting/sample gaps