Devry HSM410 All Weeks Discussions Latest 2019 JULY

HSM410 Healthcare Policy

Week 1 Discussion

DQ1 WHAT IS HEALTHCARE POLICY?

What exactly is healthcare policy? Who does it affect?

DQ2 FOREIGN HEALTHCARE

For this discussion, use a multimedia tool of your choice to create and post an mp4 video, 1 to 2 minutes in length, comparing the healthcare systems of four countries. In your video, address how the countries, or the one you researched for HSM310, attempt to control the rising costs of healthcare? Besides posting your individual video, you must comment on 2 other students’ videos (you are not required to record your comments, but can choose to use the text comment feature). Remember, they must still be quality posts. Simply stating, “Nice job, I agree” is not sufficient. Examples of quality posts include:

Providing additional information to the discussion,

elaborating on previous comments from others,

presenting explanations of concepts or methods to help fellow students,

presenting reasons for or against a topic in a persuasive fashion,

sharing your own personal experiences that relate to the topic, and

providing a URL and explanation for an area you researched on the Internet.

 

HSM410 Healthcare Policy

Week 2 Discussion

DQ1 U.S. HEALTHCARE SYSTEM ORGANIZATION

What have been some of the forces driving the organization of U.S. healthcare?

DQ2 FINANCING A CHANGING HEALTHCARE SYSTEM

Why have physician reimbursement models changed over the years?

 

HSM410 Healthcare Policy

Week 3 Discussion

DQ1 FINANCIAL COST CONTROLS

What are some examples of painless cost control? Are they painless for everyone?

DQ2 REIMBURSEMENT COST CONTROLS

Describe and provide examples of price and quality controls.

 

HSM410 Healthcare Policy

Week 4 Discussion

DQ1 ACCESS

What are the major issues surrounding access to healthcare in America today? In your view, what might be done to address these issues and improve access?

DQ2 QUALITY

In the U.S., can a low-income person receive access to high-quality care? Research the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). How does this new law impact such access? How has the Affordable Care Act changed under the current administration in the White House.

 

HSM410 Healthcare Policy

Week 5 Discussion

DQ1 THE BABY BOOMERS – ARE WE READY?

Let’s start this week’s discussion with identifying who makes up the baby boomer generation. Please research and post statistics about the baby boomer generation. (Remember to post your sources!)

DQ2 THE FUTURE OF LONG-TERM CARE

For this discussion, use a multimedia tool of your choice to create and post an mp4 video, 1 to 2 minutes in length, reviewing the financial picture of the long-term care (LTC) industry. Who are the main payers? What are some of the main financial challenges that the industry is facing? Besides posting your individual video, you must comment on 2 other students’ video posts (you are not required to record your comments, but can choose to use the text comment feature). Remember, they must still be quality posts. Simply stating, “Nice job, I agree” is not sufficient. Examples of quality posts include:

Providing additional information to the discussion,

elaborating on previous comments from others,

presenting explanations of concepts or methods to help fellow students,

presenting reasons for or against a topic in a persuasive fashion,

sharing your own personal experiences that relate to the topic, and

providing a URL and explanation for an area you researched on the Internet.

 

 

HSM410 Healthcare Policy

Week 6 Discussion

DQ1 ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN HEALTH CARE

For this discussion, use a multimedia tool of your choice to create and post an mp4 video, 1 to 2 minutes in length, discussing the most pressing ethical dilemmas we face in U.S. healthcare today. For this discussion, select one dilemma particularly important, in your estimation, and share your own views on that dilemma. Besides posting your individual video, you must comment on 2 other students’ video posts (you are not required to record your comments, but can choose to use the text comment feature). Remember, they must still be quality posts. Simply stating, “Nice job, I agree” is not sufficient. Examples of quality posts include:

Providing additional information to the discussion,

elaborating on previous comments from others,

presenting explanations of concepts or methods to help fellow students,

presenting reasons for or against a topic in a persuasive fashion,

sharing your own personal experiences that relate to the topic, and

providing a URL and explanation for an area you researched on the Internet.

DQ2 THE IMPORTANCE OF PREVENTION

What is prevention in healthcare? Why is prevention so important for achieving good community health in America?

 

HSM410 Healthcare Policy

Week 7 Discussion

DQ1 WHAT IS OUR FUTURE?

What is the difference between a social insurance and a public assistance approach to government-finance national health insurance? Use Medicare and Medicaid as examples.

DQ2 PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT

The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) has changed the health care environment in America. Pick one of the following stakeholders and discuss the implications of the Affordable Care Act for them. Have these implications changed significantly under the current administration in the White House? 

Woman

Chronically ill

Medicare Eligible Patients

Medicaid Eligible Patients