Do you think HSAs can help improve health care cost, quality, and access?

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The United States has arguably the most advanced health care in the world. And yet, a large proportion of Americans do not have access to this care due to its high cost. Providers, consumers, and the government have long searched for a way out of this paradoxical situation. HSAs offer one solution.

The American health care system is complex. A part of the population has access to health care through Medicare and Medicaid. Another part simply pays for care out of pocket. A substantial proportion of the population uses third-party payers to pay for care.

Payers have reacted to the rising costs of care by introducing various gatekeeper mechanisms. These have not been popular with consumers who see them as restrictive. The American population is aging and the need for care is likely to increase over the next decade.

While the earnings of health care professionals have been increasing, insurance premiums have also increased. Among hospitals, many are non-profit organizations offering substantial charity care. But for-profit and non-profit hospitals alike must show return on investment to remain viable. Providers must also factor reimbursement policies of payers into their decisions, sometimes even clinical decisions. These groups of stakeholders—patients, providers, payers, and the government—have different goals and different responses to the rising cost of care.

Based on your understanding, answer the following:

  • In your opinion, can HSAs be aligned to the expectations of all these groups?
  • Do you think HSAs can help improve health care cost, quality, and access? Why or why not?
  • Cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format.

Debate the efficacies of public versus private-based quality initiatives. What roles do each play in the quality of U.S. health care?

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I have 4 questions to be answered. This does not require any writing format. all 4 questions can be combined into 3 pages, and any sources used should be cited. This is a nursing program, but the class is healthcare finance and ethics so answers should be geared towards healthcare.

1.Debate the efficacies of public versus private-based quality initiatives. What roles do each play in the quality of U.S. health care? How would the elimination of one aspect affect the other?

2. After reading the Kaiser Family Foundation summary on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, state why or why not you believe the act should remain in law, or which pieces should be reversed. Then describe two pieces of the act that you were unaware was part of the act and how that may affect you as a citizen.

3. What are the eligibility requirements and coverage of Medicaid for the categories of low-income adults, pregnant women, and the aging/blind/disabled in the state where you live?. (Use Georgia) Do you consider the eligibility requirements reasonable or restrictive? Do you consider the coverage reasonable or liberal? What are the benefits and drawbacks to keeping these populations insured through Medicaid? Consider both direct and indirect factors.

4. Review the CMS.gov 30-Day Mortality and Readmission Data website. Review at least two local hospitals (Any can be used) and see how they compare to state and national benchmarks. How and why may a consumer or a health care professional use this data to make decision about their next hospitalization? Will reporting this data have an impact on hospitals bottom line in addition to financial penalties from CMS? Give at least two examples of how this data may be used and what type of impact if may have if at all on the hospitals.

I did input 8 sources because it only allows the input of numbers, but I would require at least 1-2 sources per question. Please let me know ASAP if this can be done and what more information is needed.
These are just discussion questions, but sources used should be cited

Analyze the use of an Enterprise Software Systems (ESS) in a health care organization with regard to its effects on operational outcomes.

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Enterprise Software Systems”

  • Analyze the use of an Enterprise Software Systems (ESS) in a health care organization with regard to its effects on operational outcomes. Select one of the following applications, and recommend three specific ways that the application you selected can improve the efficiency and effectiveness of a health care organization: supply chain management, customer relations management, and enterprise resource planning. Note: Make sure your suggestion is NOT covered in the textbook.
  • Based on the recommendations that you made in the Part I of this discussion, determine a significant drawback of using the software application in question. Justify your response with one example.

Integrated Delivery Systems”  Please respond to the following:

 

  • Determine a key aspect of a health care facility’s culture that is necessary to support the implementation of an integrated delivery system. Support your response.
  • Make a recommendation for how the use of an integrated delivery system can improve patient services along with each of the four steps of the service model.

Evaluate the benefits and pitfalls of competition in health care and suggest alternatives if competition was not the primary driver of operations in the U.S. health care system.

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Communication and Planning

Assignment One

One of the trends marking the continuing transformation of the U.S. health care industry is the dramatic increase in the pace of competition. The heightened competition is taking place among hospitals, health plans, physician groups, and drug companies, and between physicians and hospitals, and hospitals and health plans. Listen to the Looking Ahead: The Future of Health Care Policy podcast from National Public Radio (NPR). Then, prepare a three- to five-page paper in which you:

Describe the different forms of competition that take place among various types of health care organizations.

Evaluate the benefits and pitfalls of competition in health care and suggest alternatives if competition was not the primary driver of operations in the U.S. health care system.

Explain the elements of successful competition and the use of competitive intelligence.

Describe the influence competition has on the services offered by health care organizations and the choices patients have.

Your paper must be three to five double-spaced pages (excluding title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. Utilize a minimum of two scholarly sources that were published within the last five years

Assignment Two

In a three- to five-page paper:

Describe a minimum of five challenges from the list below that are defining the future strategic direction of health care.

Proposed health care reform and legislation

Information technology advancements such as the electronic medical record (EMR)/ electronic health record (EHR)

Accreditation, quality of healthcare, and organizational compliance

Economics, including third party payers, future funding, rising costs, the Medicare and Medicaid programs

Access to health care including the uninsured and those in the poverty levels

Public entities in controlling the demand aspects of health service

Market shares and advancing age of population

Maintaining a skilled workforce

Pay for performance

Describe how an organization can adapt its direction and strategies to effectively address these challenges.

Your paper must be three to five double-spaced pages (excluding title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. Utilize a minimum of two scholarly sources that were published within the last five years.

Assignment Three

Explore the functions of communication in the strategic and program planning processes for a health care organization. Consider the topics discussed thus far and clearly integrate at least five key concepts related to an effective and efficient strategic plan for organizational communication dissemination. Identify three challenges with organization-wide strategic plan communication dissemination and recommend communication strategies to ameliorate these challenges. Your paper must be three to five double-spaced pages (excluding title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. Utilize a minimum of two scholarly sources that were published within the last five years