HERZING HA610 All Units Discussions Latest 2019 January Question # 00596660 Course Code : HA610 Subject: Health Care Due on: 01/10/2019 Posted On: 01/10/2019 05:16 AM Tutorials: 1 Rating: 4.5/5

HA610 Health
Policy and Management

Unit 1
Discussion

Directions

In recent news, heated debate among lawmakers persists
regarding the condition of the current Veteran’s Administration (VA) and its
role to provide significantly better health care and shorter wait times for
this growing population segment. Because many of our Veterans require both
physical and psychological attention (primarily related to PTSD), discuss how
state and national policies should adapt now and in the future toward helping
our Vets better assimilate back into society–body, mind, and spirit. Do you advocate for privatization of the VA
system or any social entitlement, such as Medicare or Medicaid as a method for
improvement? Explain.

HA610 Health
Policy and Management

Unit 2
Discussion

Please share your research, experience, and thoughts: What
is the real and perceived performance of the US health care system? Are the
views different among patients, providers, payers, policy makers? Why or why
not?

HA610 Health
Policy and Management

Unit 3
Discussion

Please share your research, experience, and thoughts: Since
health care tends to be local, as a policy maker, what would you do to
encourage the large community (retailers, restaurants, employers, schools,
etc.) to improve the health of the community? For these initiatives should the
government play a role or should they be sponsored by other entities? In many
states, the Certificate of Need (CON) requirement is still being practiced. Is
it right to limit competition among health care institutions in a proximate
region–simply because of, say, political clout or who has the deeper pockets?
Defend your response.

HA610 Health
Policy and Management

Unit 4
Discussion

Please share your research, experience, and thoughts:
Briefly discuss your views of management and leadership. Do you believe they
are the same or different? If you believe they are different, do you think that
they have the same importance for the future of nursing? Do you feel that one
is more important than the other? How can novice nurse-managers and
administrators learn important management functions and develop leadership
skills? Should they? Who today represents a “model” leader? What is
their distinction?

HA610 Health
Policy and Management

Unit 5
Discussion

Healthcare today seems to center on physical care, often
relying on advanced diagnostics with highly specialized clinicians needed to
administer it—and as quickly as possible. In fact, many procedures are being
performed “same day” that were unthinkable a few decades back. While these
advancements help a hospital’s bottom line with rapid thru-put for physical
procedures, let’s think about psychiatry as a healthcare crisis that requires
considerably more time and specialization to realize results. Do you believe
that psychiatric and psychological disorders are becoming destigmatized, and
consequently being given the same attention by providers (insurance and
facilities) as physical ailments? Should mental health be equal to physical
health as a social responsibility? Does the PPACA (Affordable Care Act) offer
balance in this situation? Explain.

HA610 Health
Policy and Management

Unit 6
Discussion

Please share your research, experience, and thoughts: Using
the ethical principle of justice, determine whether health care in this country
should be a right or a privilege. Are the uninsured and the insured “unequals”
that should be treated according to their differences? Does the type of health
insurance that one has also create a system of “unequals”? If so, are the
unequals being treated according to their differences? Specifically, what should health care
providers “do” to positively contribute to help foster a healthier
society? Your research, experience, and opinion are welcomed in this forum.

HA610 Health
Policy and Management

Unit 7
Discussion

Please share your research, experience, and thoughts: In
today’s society, we are dealing with a New Era, health care access and coverage
for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Community in the United
States are on the rise. While these changes are expected to increase health
insurance coverage and access for LGBT individuals and their families, many
challenges and questions remain, including:

What will be the impact of state policy choices on access
and coverage?

How will new protections against discrimination be
translated into practice and where do gaps remain?

Now that gay marriage is legal in most states, is the more
conservative institution of healthcare positioned for this change?

Should this group become a protected class under law?

**Note that some states are designing legislation to abolish
counseling for transgender individuals–which tends to always fail. Should
policy simply be to provide “treatment” and surgery for these
individuals? Recently a transgender teen threw herself in front of a bus and
died because her counseling had failed–and surgery seemed farther away.

HA610 Health
Policy and Management

Unit 8
Discussion

Please respond to the following questions based upon these
course objectives:

Analyze how policies influence the structure and financing
of health care, practice, and health outcomes.

Develop institutional, local, state and/or federal policy
initiatives.

Consider the role of government and various professional
organizations in the process of planning and implementing policies at
management levels for diverse healthcare environments.

Examine the effect of legal, ethical, and regulatory
processes on nursing practice (and/or change to providers), healthcare
delivery, and outcomes while maintaining balance with administrative and fiscal
responsibilities.

Interpret research, bringing the nursing perspective,
alongside perspectives of their administrative colleagues, for policy makers
and stakeholders.

Advocate for policies that improve the health of the public
and the profession of nursing and health care administration.

Please answer the following questions with supporting examples
and full explanations.

For each of the learning objectives, provide an analysis of
how the course supported each objective.

Explain how the material learned in this course, based upon
the objectives, will be applicable to professional application.

Reflect back on your journey through this course and answer
the following:

What was the most valuable thing you learned in this course?