Discussion Question: The wisdom of depending on International Medical School Graduates (IMGs) to fill gaps in physician supply, while US medical schools hold class size constant, is questionable. In addition, the aging of the physician workforce, the decreasing hours worked by both physicians in practice and physicians in residency, and a 20 percent reduction in … Read more
Assignment: Complete ALL of the bullet points below: Definitions of the quality of medical care are no longer left to clinicians who decide for themselves what technical performance constitutes “good care.” What are the other dimensions of quality care and why are they important? What has changed since the days when “doctor knows best?” *Quality … Read more
Discussion Question: For many years, hospital accreditation bodies assumed that if the structural criteria were met, that is, that the physical plant, the qualifications of the staff, and the necessary equipment were in place, the quality of the services would automatically be acceptable. Subsequently, accreditation groups decided that they had also better look at the … Read more
Assignment: Professional Development Assignments: *Public health efforts and those of private medicine complement each other and together serve the spectrum of health service needs of American society. Why, then, has their relationship been so contentious? *he Institute of Medicine report of 1999 cites two major studies that establish medical errors as one of the leading … Read more
Informatics Solution Proposal: General Solution Assignment Content Determine a category of informatics or technology that can solve the clinical or administrative issue you identified in Week 2. (Please note administrative issue was identified in week 2 utilizing the home health setting.) Compose a summary of the benefits of selecting a product from this category of … Read more
Discussion Question: It is unfortunate that it requires a threat, epidemic, or pandemic to halt the demise of organized public health and restore an effective public health structure. Why does public health have so much difficulty maintaining governmental support of its central role in maintaining the health and well-being of the American people? *You should … Read more
Assignment: Complete ALL of the bullet points below: *Compare and contrast each of the three questions related to Managed Care Organizations, Medicare, and Medicaid with one another and explain how they were similar and different to each other. *Managed care organizations emphasize physicians’ responsibilities to control patient access to expensive hospitalization and specialty care, a … Read more
Select a global health issue affecting the international health community. Briefly describe the global health issue and its impact on the larger public health care systems (i.e., continents, regions, countries, states, and health departments). Discuss how health care delivery systems work collaboratively to address global health concerns and some of the stakeholders that work on … Read more
Discussion Question: Many consumer and health care advocacy initiatives are converging toward a mandate to provide public access to many types of information about managed care organization (MCO) performance, costs, and quality. In fact, employers in the many parts of the country who are the major purchasers of health insurance are now requiring MCOs to … Read more
What are social determinants of health? Explain how social determinants of health contribute to the development of disease. Describe the fundamental idea that the communicable disease chain model is designed to represent. Give an example of the steps a nurse can take to break the link within the communicable disease chain. Resources within your text … Read more