week.3.1

  Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), often referred to as community clinics, are the first line of care for many patients. Analyze their target population and explain how they offer patients a financial motivation to receive care at an FQHC. Resources Alba, A. D., Britigan, D. H., Lyden, E., & Johansson, P. (2016). Assessing health … Read more

week.2.1

 what you believe to be the most important point in developing a quality metric.   16 Quality Measures In Healthcare https://www.clearpointstrategy.com/blog/quality-measures-in-healthcare 

Discussion5

 Locate a news story or other resource from the last six months regarding an issue in healthcare and answer all questions/criteria with explanations and detail. Include the following sections: Summarize the issue. Discuss how the issue may impact nursing practice at the micro-, meso-, and macro-levels of the healthcare system. Analyze how healthcare policy impacts … Read more

Institutional Ethics 2

 Your health care organization has decided to undergo a major restructuring to better align with the new Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) of 2010. You have been tasked with developing a managed care organization (MCO) and health maintenance organization (HMO) that will have as its core mission the ethical treatment of patients in … Read more

Institutional Ethics DB

  You are the chief financial officer (CFO) of a home health corporation. You have been asked by the board of directors to develop an overview of the cost reimbursement available from private, state, and federal agencies for high-technology home care being delivered to the corporation’s current patients. Discuss the following: Investigate and predict what … Read more

week 2.5

  Hospitals, outpatient centers, and free standing surgical centers are dependent on many funding sources to pay for their services. Compare and contrast approval/payment from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), commercial insurance, and the traditional Medicare program (not a Medicare health maintenance organization [HMO]) available to these types of facilities. How do … Read more

Unit 3 – Individual Project

 Description Healing Hands Hospital is preparing for an accreditation visit from The Joint Commission. (TJC). TJC accredits health care organizations to improve the quality and safety of health care services. Their Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Hospitals  (CAMH) includes the following standards and regulations: Patient-Focused Functions such as infection prevention and control; medication management; provision of … Read more