For this discussion, you will reflect on what you have learned in this course about the Five Ps of healthcare marketing (physicians, patients, payers, the public, and politics) and discuss how you are applying specific elements of two of the Five Ps to your final healthcare marketing and communication plan. To begin, review the module … Read more
1. What are the major problems of the U.S. health care system? 2. What should be the focus of measuring value as health care’s share of GDP grows? 3. Discuss the social components of the U.S. health care system. 4. Discuss the different types of health care ownership. What are the ethical implications of a … Read more
Directions: Scenario Ryan is a 12 year old diagnosed with Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD). As a small child, Ryan was first diagnosed with Attention Deficit, Hyperactivity Disorder. He had just started preschool and was unable to remain in one place for more than a minute or two. His parents had already had a very … Read more
Assume that you are an information technology director in a healthcare setting. Your goal is to use what you know to determine what areas you would want to have your team trained on in the next 12 months. Using what you know, and document two changes you see in the clinical setting with respect to … Read more
We have discussed many of the tools and processes that are a part of TQM; however, there are additional challenges in implementing TQM in a health care setting. Describe two of the more significant challenges that the director of a major hospital must address in trying to launch a TQM initiative.
Coronary heart disease is an illness of the coronary arteries narrowing by atherosclerosis. Some factors that put people at risk for this disease are having high cholesterol, high blood pressure, high levels of inflammation, as well as diabetes. The lifestyle factors that relate to this disease are stress, not exercising enough, not eating a proper … Read more
Describe Kübler-Ross’s theory of dying. Evaluate the usefulness of her theory. Kübler-Ross’s theory of dying consists of five steps: Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance when patients learn they are terminally ill. Denial is when the patient is in rejection about the diagnosis, the patient is in disbelief they are dying. Anger is when the … Read more
Describe the four stages of delay behavior. What are the likely causes of delay? A delay is the time frame from which a symptom is recognized to the time that a person that decides to get treated (p. 167). There are four different types of delays: appraisal, illness, behavioral, and medical. Appraisal Delay: This occurs … Read more
Define and describe stressors and the methods of appraisal of stressors. Stressors are stressful events and can be a major life event or stressful events as a result of daily life (Taylor, 2017). Stress occurs as a result of one’s evaluation or appraisal of the stressor. There are two methods of appraisal: primary and secondary. … Read more
Directions: Scenario Ryan is a 12 year old diagnosed with Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD). As a small child, Ryan was first diagnosed with Attention Deficit, Hyperactivity Disorder. He had just started preschool and was unable to remain in one place for more than a minute or two. His parents had already had a very … Read more