ASPEN HCA320 All Modules Discussions Latest 2019 March Question # 00601010 Subject: Education Due on: 05/08/2019 Posted On: 05/08/2019 03:57 AM Tutorials: 1 Rating: 4.8/5

HCA320
Healthcare Policy and Economics

Module 1
Discussion

DQ1 Discuss your experiences/research with
the policy making process as it is related to healthcare. What are your
concerns for patient care? Who are the stakeholders and why?

DQ2 What does Advocacy mean to you? How
have you advocated for a patient, including steps that you took, levels of
management that you interacted with, and outcome?

If you have not had the opportunity to
advocate for a patient, present a scenario and describe your actions.

HCA320
Healthcare Policy and Economics

Module 2
Discussion

DQ1 Based on your readings this week; if
you were given the opportunity, what changes would you make to the ACA, and
why?

DQ2 Describe a National Health Insurance
that is in place today other than the ACA. What are the similarities and
differences between the two?

HCA320
Healthcare Policy and Economics

Module 3
Discussion

DQ1 What impact has the nursing shortage
had on healthcare? What measures should we incorporate to ensure quality care
with a shortage in nursing staff?

DQ2 How has the nurse practitioner impacted
the healthcare market in the past decade?

HCA320
Healthcare Policy and Economics

Module 4
Discussion

DQ1 Describe the measures that your
institution or an institution that you have researched has taken to improve
patient safety.

DQ2 What can you do in your current role as
a healthcare professional to protect the patient?

HCA320
Healthcare Policy and Economics

Module 5
Discussion

DQ1 Discuss your experiences/research with
policies implemented to protect vulnerable populations.

DQ2 Describe ethics as it relates to you as
a healthcare professional. Include values beliefs and laws in your discussions.

HCA320
Healthcare Policy and Economics

Module 6
Discussion

DQ1 How do hospitals ensure that they are
meeting the needs of the communities that they serve?

DQ2 What factors should be considered to
ensure hospitals meet the six Aims of the IOM?

HCA320
Healthcare Policy and Economics

Module 7
Discussion

DQ1 In what ways does managed care manage
costs? Is care compromised in the process?

DQ2 Describe the difference between
employer-sponsored health insurance plans and private plans.

HCA320
Healthcare Policy and Economics

Module 8
Discussion

DQ1 What are Medicare’s biggest challenges
today and why?

DQ2 Discuss how Medicaid can be considered
to be 50 different programs.