Health & Medical

There are many federal and state regulations when it comes to long-term care.Using the South University Online Library and the Internet, research any four specific regulations related to long-term care and summarize them. Based on the regulations you identified, respond to the following questions: What are the benefits and shortcomings of your identified regulations? Which of these shortcomings have an effect on the quality and the cost of health care services? How? Do you believe there is a link between regulations and better care? Why or why not? Why do you think long-term care services are subjected to so much external control by government agencies? Provide a rationale for your responses. How is quality measured in long-term care? Is there only one, or are there several approaches to measure quality? What are they? Who should be given the responsibility to measure quality?

Etiology: How one gets this/who gets it/ where it comes from Prognosis: How is the recovery? Course: How does it progress/ regress Details: points of interest: what issues does this patient face?What might this person look like (problems such as one-sided weakness, other features they have, specific characteristics) Medications person may take, what they help with, side effects How is Physical Therapy involved?  Types of treatments done? What would the role be for a Physical Therapist Assistant?Include case study information

Effective patient care, safety, and experience is dependent upon the work and effort of numerous healthcare departments and workers including but not limited to medical practitioners, nurses, medical assistants, medical laboratory technicians, coding and billing specialists, and medical administrative assistants. Proper communication, respect, and teamwork is necessary for a clinic to operate efficiently and effectively. Please read the following patient scenario: You witnessed a coworker’s (Michael – who works in your department) interaction with another coworker, Flora, who works in a different department. Michael was very rude, disrespectful, and mad because he was arguing that Flora didn’t communicate important patient information to your department and caused a patient to have an extended wait time. Flora was obviously disturbed and hurt by this interaction and you know it wasn’t her fault, but rather Michael’s. Please discuss the following concepts in 1-2 pages: Identify and briefly describe two issues or concepts associated with the breakdown of teamwork in this scenario. How would you use internal customer service skills, tools, and techniques to resolve this issue? How can good and poor internal customer service affect patient experience and outcomes?

Synthesize the following: Finding Your True North: A Personal Guide “Complexity Leadership: Enabling People and Organizations for Adaptability” Your newly-emerged insights on authentic leadership and teaming Write a 525- to 700-word article that addresses the following: Who am I as a leader? What is my leadership purpose? How can I remain authentic? What insights from the course will you use immediately, and what strategies will you have to work on?

Within the Discussion Board area, write 400–600 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas. As part of the accreditation quality improvement initiative, you have must decide how you will communicate the information with your staff. Complete the following: Provide 3 examples of how to effectively communicate statistical data outcomes. Include pictorial examples as an attachment or embedded within the body of the post. Which of the 3 examples that you included are the best in your opinion for communicating information regarding the current initiative to your staff and upper management? How can reviewing the statistical data aid in the development of interorganizational policies and programs to improve outcomes that align with an organization’s strategic plan?

Share an experience when you have failed forward. Share an experience when you have not failed forward. What would you have done differently?

HWK – Answer the following: (about 1 1/2page total) (10 points total). (Email your homework to me as an attached word file) Name your file Mod1Homework1 and be sure to get it to me by the due date.  You are to do this homework based on the associated readings for Mod1Reading1 – namely Bentham and Mill.  As this is your first homework I remind you that I am looking for a good faith effort, not perfection,  that you have done the readings and have a general idea of what they contain.  Remember to answer directly from the readings.  You are to complete the assignment on your own.  After the due date I will post the correct answers. Due Date -9/12  9 AM  What are the definitions for utilitarianism? (2 points) Name the 7 criteria that Bentham uses.  (2 points) How does Mill’s approach to ethics differ from Bentham’s criteria? Be specific and give examples. (2 points) What is Bentham’s famous slogan/quote? (1pt) What is Mill’s famous slogan/quote? (1pt) What 2 reasons does Mill give for unhappiness? (2pts)

Blackboard Discussion 1 The Challenge of Health Care Delivery and Health Policy: September 20 This discussion will focus on some of the issues that will arise in the remainder of this course, with respect to the importance of good health to Americans, defining characteristics of the U.S. health system (which the authors submit is not a “system” at all), the key challenges facing the health system , and the stakeholders involved in addressing those challenges. Grading Rubric for the Challenge of Health Care Delivery and Health Policy The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) is expected to increase insurance coverage for a significant number of Americans. But many problems in the health care system remain unresolved. As a future Primary Care Health Care Provider, please describe the following:  Questions :  Why health is so important to Americans ? Defining characteristics of the U.S. health care delivery system ? Seven key challenges facing the health system ? Stakeholders who shape and are affected by how the health system is organized and how it functions ? APEA Format minimum of 250 words and with at least 2 citations/references. The required course textbook must be one of the references. (Knickman, J. R., & Elbel, B. (2019). Jonas & Kovner’s Health Care Delivery in the United States. 12th Edition. Springer Publishing Company. ISBN-13: 978-0826172723). https://connect.springerpub.com/content/book/978-0-8261-2529-3/part/part01/chapter/ch01

Discuss systems thinking and how management information systems enables the four key components of system thinking?

Part 1: Complete the calculations Part 2: Write about: Read the case study, “Pertussis Epidemic,” in Caron (2017), pp. 76–83. This case study provides a wealth of data including clinical, demographical, and social determinant characteristics. Reflect on the role of a population health manager responsible for managing health risks for populations. Write a 1-page analysis summary interpretation of your results of the “Pertussis Epidemic” case study in which you address the following: -Describe two public health strategies used in this case (give examples) and link them directly to the managerial epi data evidence that supported the rationale for these strategies. -Were social determinant characteristics an important factor in this case study? What implications are there for managing this at-risk population? What epi data supported your conclusion? -Provide a list of the various partnerships involved in this case study. How would you align them if you were to create an organizational chart? -Provide two major recommendations based on the conclusions from this case study. -Explain why the above points are important from a population health management perspective. Be specific and provide examples.