Select and review a health care policy for your organization or
community.
Complete a brief analysis of the policy and:
1. In your first post:
• Describe the health policy reviewed.
• Did the policy clearly identify the objective?
• Describe the relevance of the policy to your organization or
community.
• Describe how you would change the policy to better align with the
objective and the process you would use for this change.
Select and review a health care policy for your organization or community. Complete a brief analysis...
Select a health care organization. You can select any health care organization of interest -- a hospital, an insurance company, a long-term care facility, a pharmaceutical company, a community clinic, a durable medical equipment company, etc. Explain the services/products provided by this organization. Identify and explain the key health care industry trends that impact the type of organization that you selected. Explain which specific management skills a manager would need to help the organization that you selected to adapt to...
Review the ethical decision-making policy in your health care organization. What do you perceive as the strengths of the policy and opportunities for improvement?
Select a health care policy, read the policy, determine your own position on the bill or law and formulate a letter to your House or Senate Representative. Your letter should describe position on the bill or law and ask the public official about his or her position on it. Draft a letter that is respectful and clearly articulates your position on the health policy of your choice. Remember, when writing to a public official, be objective, clear in your message,...
Read your textbook, and review the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality site and the On-Time Quality Improvement Manual for Long-Term Care Facilities. Then select ONE key priority for quality in the long-term care settings (possibly prevention of pressure ulcers, use of restraints, etc). 1. describe WHY this is a priority for quality and identify the steps you would take as a leader to make this a quality indicator for your long-term care organization. • Be sure your post...
Within our health care system there are a number of stakeholders that influence the health care policy development process and ultimately help shape our health care policies. Government (primarily federal and state governments) and interest groups like the American Medical Association, AARP, and the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation can have a direct impact on the outcome on the type of health care we receive. Patients (the largest consumers of health care) are stakeholders in the health care system, and...
Part 1: Topic Selection 25 points Select a topic that relates to a health care policy that interests you. This topic can be a health care policy from your local community, a new bill that is being proposed from your House Representative, or perhaps a new health care policy from your place of employment. Write a three page paper that includes the following: Describe the projected outcome of the policy in the community or work environment
There is health policy covering almost every aspect of health care practice. In this Discussion, you will explore a health care issue of particular interest to you and consider its relationship to relevant policy. To prepare for this Discussion, consider this week's Learning Resources. Select a health care issue that is interesting or important to you. By Day 4 Post a comprehensive response to the following: Briefly describe the health care issue that you selected. Why did you select this...
Part 1: Topic Selection 25 points Select a topic that relates to a health care policy that interests you. This topic can be a health care policy from your local community, a new bill that is being proposed from your House Representative, or perhaps a new health care policy from your place of employment. Write a three page paper that includes the following: Describe the health care policy you selected
Process Mapping: Students are required to research an existing health care organization of their choice. In your research you should identify a quality improvement (QI) initiative that will improve the way patient care is delivered at the facility. The QI can be the result of organizational need, accreditation standards, and/or regulatory requirements. Instructions: Clearly state the specific QI objective. Provide a brief description articulating why the QI is important and how the quality of patient care will be improved as...
Analyze the process for developing an IT budget within a health care organization, and select one (1) aspect of the budgeting process which is the most difficult to execute. Next, suggest one (1) technique which you could use to overcome the difficulty that you selected. Provide a rationale to support your response. Determine the key reasons why change management in health care IT is a hot-button issue. Next, among the eight (8) fundamental stages for the process of change described...