Case Study: Mrs. Adams, a 68-year-old widow who was referred to case management upon discharge from the hospital based on her physician’s recommendation that she is not able to care for herself independently. Her diagnosis is diabetes, hypertension, and breast cancer. She is 5 days’ post-op from a right sided mastectomy. Mrs. Adams apartment is located in a low income area of the city […]

You are a corporate compliance officer for a hospital.  You are also a feature writer for The Medical Reporter, an online health magazine.  The editor asks you to write an 8-10 page feature story about the steps you should take when fraud and abuse cases are reported to a facility. This is very timely as you recently received a call on your “hotline” regarding a […]

  Assignment: This assignment is an APA paper between 750 and 1250 words in length and contain all four scholarly sources provided plus the textbook and one more scholarly source of your choice. Read the following: ProQuest Library 1. Security InfoWatch. (2013). Responding to active shooters in hospitals. SecurityInfoWatch.Com. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/1434488744?accountid=34574. Click Here for Article 2. Balingit, M. (2012, March 9). Hospital shootings shock Oakland 2 dead, […]

  The purpose of this assignment is to investigate solutions to challenges with interoperability in health care delivery environments. To complete the assignment, you will select a problem with interoperability you have witnessed in your current or past work environment, evaluate options for addressing the problem, and recommend a solution based on evidence. Write a 750-1,000 word paper that addresses the following: Describe the problem […]

Role of Program Planners and Policy Makers in Health Promotion Previous  Next  Your comments will be graded on how well they meet the Discussion Requirements posted under “Before You Begin.” Module 4 discusses the importance of program evaluation. Drawing from the required readings, as well as your own personal and/or professional health-related experiences, what are the pros and cons for conducting program evaluation? Drawing from […]

  CLINICAL CASE DECISION INSTRUCTIONS Your comments should be substantiated and substantive. Postings require two citations from 1 scholarly journal and/or 1 outside textbook. Textbooks assigned to this course may be used for an additional citation only.    Each of the two references must be from a different reference source. To gain full credit for the assignment, the response must be a full page, but no more than three (3) pages in length, […]

**Based off the question “What impact does predictive modeling have on creating successful treatment plans for patients with a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease?”** Literature review: State of current industry knowledge Previous research: as currently available in peer-reviewed journals, government reports, accreditation agency research, etc. Identify what specifics have been confirmed or denied by these previous studies, as they relate to your topic for this study […]

  This week’s graded discussion topic relates to the following Course Outcome (CO). CO2: Demonstrate leadership strategies that promote safety and improve quality in nursing practice and increase collaboration with other disciplines when planning patient-centered care within systems-based practice. (PO2) CO7: Compare and contrast the professional nursing roles for ADN/diploma through PhD/DNP prepared nurses in providing cost-effective, quality healthcare in structured and unstructured systems How […]

   Read Chapter 25 about Community Nursing Practice Model  on the text book: Smith M. & Parker M. (2014). Nursing Theories and Nursing Practice. (4th, Ed.) Philadelphia: F.A. Davis Company. 1-Reflect on the various settings in which family nurse practitioners are able to work. Currently in primary care, specifically community health centers, there is a significant need to hire more advanced practice nurses to meet […]

HA4050D – Healthcare Law Discussion 10.2: Tort Reform A very contentious issue for many years has been tort reform. Before this discussion, investigate both sides of the issue. First, go to the website maintained by the American Tort Reform Association and consider their arguments for tort reform. Then, visit the website of the American Association for Justice (formerly the American Trial Lawyers’ Association) and see […]