HCA 675 Grand Canyon Week 2 Assignment

Health Care Reform Paper

Write a paper of 1,000–1,200 words that lists the top five elements of the health care system that most need reform, in your opinion. Justify your choices through a logical analysis of the elements’ impact on the current system.

Refer to the assigned readings to incorporate specific examples and details into your paper.

Prepare this Health Care Reform Paper assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This Health Care Reform Paper assignment uses a grading rubric. Instructors will be using the rubric to grade the assignment; therefore, students should review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the assignment criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment.

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HCA 675 Grand Canyon Week 2 Discussion 1

What are the pros and cons of a DRG payor system, and a capitated payor system? If you were a health care czar, which one would you favor and why?

HCA 675 Grand Canyon Week 2 Discussion 2

Discuss the impacts of a large portion of the population being uninsured and how this affects the health care system. If this continues, how do you anticipate that the health care system will respond to it? What are the ethical issues and the practical ones?

HCA 675 Grand Canyon Week 7 Assignment

Disaster Preparedness

Contact a disaster preparedness person at either a local hospital, or local city or county emergency services agency.

Interview your contact, asking the following questions:

1) “What do you consider to be the top three disasters for which you prepare?”

2) “What would you say are your top three lessons learned about managing a disaster?”

Write a paper of 1,000–1,200 words that summarizes your findings from the interview as well as from your readings.

Refer to the assigned readings to incorporate specific examples and details into your paper.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a grading rubric. Instructors will be using the rubric to grade the assignment; therefore, students should review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the assignment criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment.

HCA 675 Grand Canyon Week 7 Discussion 1

Your hospital has been placed on alert for receiving patients from a local explosion at a large factory. Reports from the scene are spotty in terms of numbers killed or injured, and you do not know how many patients you may be getting. News reports are calling for casualties in the 100s, but local fire responders are sending in conflicting reports. You need to know what your ED will be receiving, so you can determine whether to close surgery to elective cases and to go on ED bypass for regular patients. Rumors are swirling inside the hospital and the chain of command about how severe the incident is and what it will do to your ability to function. What thoughts do you have about how to learn what you need to know in order to structure the hospital’s preparations and continue regular functioning at the same time? What resources can you tap in order to learn more accurately about the situation at the scene and what you can expect to come to your ED? How would you manage this situation to cause the minimum disruption to regular hospital functioning?