Healthcare

This week you will provide a one-page summary on the status of your Module 8 Portfolio Project  Medicaid Managed Care – Essay Be sure to include any challenges you have encountered and how you plan to address them.

Deliverable Length: 1–2 pages, not including title or reference pages. OBJECTIVES The government is one of the largest purchasers of health care services and because of this, they seek out opportunities to contain costs. Recent health care policy has focused on managing costs while offering quality care and improving access to care. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center develops payment and service delivery models with this in mind. -Scenario: Mr. Magone, CEO of Healing Hands Hospital, has asked you to join the Future of Healing Hands Task Force. Your first assignment is to work with the hospital’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Ms. Johnson, and provide a summary of how the new CMS initiatives might impact the organization’s revenue structure. More information on the innovation models can be found on the CMS Web site. Describe an Accountable Care Organization (ACO) and the benefits of an ACO. Describe an episode-based payment initiative and the benefits of this initiative to Healing Hands Hospital. Reference Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). (n.d.). Innovation models. Retrieved from https://innovation.cms.gov/initiatives/#views=models

Read “Medical Professionalism: What the Study of Literature Can Contribute to the Conversation” from Philosophy, Ethics & Humanities in Medicine. Although this article primarily explores the use of literature in medical professional education, the same principles apply to students learning about professional, ethical leadership in health care. As you read the article, contemplate how literature can help you develop your own brand of ethical leadership within the health care regulatory environment. Write a 175- to 265-word response to the following: Review Fig.1 on p. 6 of the Medical Professionalism article. Select two to three outcomes that are important to you (or that you want to achieve in your professional career) and explain what you are doing (or are going to do) to develop those abilities.

This MHW curriculum is not intended for you to learn how to diagnose clients, rather to be familiar with the various mental disorders that can impact one’s life. In reviewing the article by Cherry related to an overview of the DSM5, please select one disorder you are interested in (that hasn’t been discussed by another student yet) and provide your classmates with a practical overview of the disorder (to include associated adjustment and family problems, behavioral problems, and target characteristics, and stessors or trauma that may impact the diagnosis). Please include at least one additional reputable source that you used to describe your disorder.

There are various federal and state employment and labor laws protecting both employees and employers. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is the federal agency responsible for interpreting, investigating, and enforcing federal employment laws against workplace discrimination. In Week 2, you considered the legal components in a job description. In Week 4, you analyzed forms of discrimination when conducting a performance appraisal. For this discussion, you will look at protected classes identified by the EEOC. Protected classes are groups of people with common characteristics that are legally protected from employment discrimination. In your initial post, Describe three protected classes and the laws that exist to protect them. Explain how the EEOC investigates complaints of discrimination against a protected individual. Discuss how employers can prevent and respond to allegations of employment discrimination. Your initial post should be a minimum of 300 words and cite at least one scholarly source to support your response.

Aseptic technique is a procedure used by medical staff to prevent the spread of infection. The goal is to create an environment that is free of harmful microorganisms. What are methods that can be used in preparing products in the pharmacy to help prevent infection and also help to prevent errors? Name at least 2 ways correct calculations can help reduce errors when preparing medications and explain why these methods are important to implement.

Importance of Telehealth services in healthcare

Use the following words in a complete sentence to form a paragraph.   Week 4 IUD   CBE   OB   LMP   STI   CDC   JIT   Depreciation Circumcision Menarche Fertilization Viability Dialysis Eclampsia Effacement Gynecology Physician Carcinoma in situ Gravida Postpartum

For this assignement, we will discuss epidemics and pandemics but all are defined  below (CDC, 2018): Endemic: the constant presence and/or usual prevalence of a disease or infectious agent in a population within a geographic area.  Epidemic: an increase, often sudden, in the number of cases of a disease above what is normally expected in that population in that area.  Pandemic: an epidemic that has spread over several countries or continents, usually affecting a large number of people.  Please complete the following: Compile a list of 10 communicable diseases you feel have Pandemic and Epidemic potential and which quarantine methods are recommended control measures. Select one disease and explain why this disease has epidemic or pandemic potential and why quarantine methods would be successful.

Compare the hallmarks of an engaging group versus a working group. How does the role of the facilitator function in either setting? How might interventions be utilized differently in either type of group?