Models of payment to healthcare organizations have begun to shift from paying for volume (fee for service) to paying for value (quality). Using a Venn Diagram, compare volume-based versus value-based reimbursement. Use the editable template for the Venn Diagram, which is available for download on the Course Resources page. This template (with your findings) will need to be posted as an attachment in your discussion post along with your written prompt. Consider Jim, who is 69 years old and com...

Guidelines for Touchpoint Reflections A downloadable version of the guidelines, which includes further information, is available for access on the Course Resources page. Reflection Information Understanding how your organization is reimbursed for services depends on several components. Assess your organization and identify its care delivery system and payer mix make up. Include percentages represented by each payer group. Use the table to record your findings. Your Name's Healthcare ...

Because you have been in the program for a while now, you have had many opportunities to get to know others in the group fairly well. For this introduction, we're going to shift gears a bit. During this course you will be relating many of your discussions and assignments to the project proposal you created in NR505. Please introduce yourself to the class and instructor and include the following information. Describe the type of facility by which you are employed. Your current position and ...

Purpose The purposes of this assignment are to: (a) identify and articulate a new nursingcare delivery model to increase the economic and quality outcomes for your organization, (b) articulate how key concepts of the new nursingcaredelivery model will reduce costs and improve the quality of healthcarein the organization, and (c) provide empirical, scholarly evidence to support your ideas. NOTE: You are to choose two patient safety goals to focus on for your organization. This will allow yo...

What specific knowledge of healthcare operational planning and management that you gained through this experience will be most important as you take on your future nurse executive role? How will you use the concepts in this course to identify, guide and evaluate your final MSN practicum project? Solution: Operational management is a pivotal aspect in healthcare management. Through operational management I have acquired diverse and extensive knowledge in healthcare leadership and its various...

In the state (California) where you reside, explore and share with your peers any mandated nursing staff ratios. Would you recommend any changes? Please explain your rationale Solution: Some of the mandated nursing ratios in California are as follows: Type of Care RN to Patient Ration Critical  Care/ Unit 1: 2 Neonatal ICU 1: 2 Labor &  Delivery 1: 2 (active labor) Antepartum 1: 4 (non-active labor) Medical/ Surgical 1: 5   The manda...

Some organizations utilize centralized staffing while others utilize decentralized staffing. Choose either centralize or decentralized staffing and discuss the advantages and disadvantages Solution: The contemporary staffing trends within the healthcare sector include significant emphasis on quality improvements, patient centered care, cost-effectiveness in care provision, integration of new technologies and adherence to current designs for promotion of safe, healing and sustainable enviro...

Discuss one example where simulation technology could be beneficial for nursing. Explain your rationale. Solution: Simulation is highly essential in education and training of novice nursing student in order to build and develop skills necessary for practicing in real clinical setting. Following the rise in medical errors within US which have led to increased morality and mortality rates, nurses and other medical providers are under strict scrutiny to provide safe and effective care to pati...

Discuss two strategies you could implement to ensure confidentiality and protection of patient health information at your facility. Solution: The security and privacy of patients’ data and information is a significant barrier to adoption of electronic health records (EHR) within the healthcare sector. Badr (2018) defines EHR as the electronic version of patients’ data maintained by the healthcare provider and may equally include every key administrative and clinical data such as progress n...

A nurse gives the wrong dose of medication to a patient. Discuss the components of professional negligence related to this incident. Solution: The Professional Nursing Practice Standards are authoritative statements regarding the expected mandates of every registered nurse regardless of population, role or specialty. Lenk and Duttge (2014) state that, as the nursing professional dynamics continue to advance and evolve, the nursing standards equally change and therefore, it is crucial for n...