This week’s discussion focuses on the financial and economic decisions hospitals face in our current healthcare system. For your initial post, explain how cost-shifting impacts the flow of hospital monies. Describe “cream skimming” and determine if it is an ethical business practice, particularly in healthcare economics. How do Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements apply to these … Read more
WEEK 7 DISCUSSION QUESTION In Week 6, your project sponsor informed you that you have to deliver your project much sooner than anticipated. When you break the news to your team, they are not happy with the decision; they are concerned that the project will now fail. Using the information from the readings, what can … Read more
READ THESE two discussion questions and provide the answer – you also need to provide THREE PEER REVIEWED references PER answer make sure these have references IN THE ANSWER ITSELF and USE at least one of the articles attached as a reference
In responding to at least two of your classmates, do you think principles such as demand or competition should dictate pricing, or should insurance companies or government agencies set pricing for physicians? Speak in first person
Initial Post Instructions Explain what is meant by the terms fluid balance, electrolyte balance, and acid-base balance, and discuss their importance for homeostasis. List the most frequent threats to acid-base balance, and explain how the body responds when the pH of body fluids varies outside normal limits.
Post your introduction on Day 1. One of our focuses this week is to define a project and comprehend project management. Please tell us what experience you have with project management, either on the job or in your personal life (e.g., planning a trip). Other items to include in your introduction are discussing your short … Read more
The insurance system has benefits and drawbacks for patients, providers (physicians), and insurance companies. Identify at least one benefit and one drawback for each of these stakeholders. Explain how insurance benefits/hinders each stakeholder. How does the demand theory apply to the relationship between each stakeholder and the insurance industry? Does insurance impact the quality of … Read more
Choose a health care treatment option that is controversial and possibly costly. Describe three positive benefits and three negative risks from the treatment. Identify five strategies you would use to advocate for a legislative change in your state to influence insurance coverage for this treatment.
BY DAY 5 Respond to two or more of your colleagues’ posts in one or more of the following ways: Ask a clarifying question about your colleague’s description of their effectiveness as a follower. Relate one or more of your own suggestions for improving your followership skills to that of your colleague’s. (This could include … Read more
Respond to at least two classmates who identified different areas of disparity than your own. Do you agree or disagree with their assessment of the impact of economic policy on the disparity? Does the disparity discussed have a microeconomic or a macroeconomic impact on health care?