How has the Affordable Care Act changed the ability of Americans to get insurance?

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  • How does the U.S. health care system compare to other countries such as Australia, Canada, China, Germany, Great Britain, Israel, Japan, or Singapore?

 

  • How does government and economics shape a health care system?

 

  • Why is the US healthcare market referred to as imperfect? That is, why does it not meet the criteria of a free market?

 

 

  • How has the Affordable Care Act changed the ability of Americans to get insurance? What were the factors that lead up to the creation of this law? What were the problems in the healthcare system that this law was intended to fix?
    • How does the U.S. health care system compare to other countries such as Australia, Canada, China, Germany, Great Britain, Israel, Japan, or Singapore?

     

    • How does government and economics shape a health care system?

     

    • Why is the US healthcare market referred to as imperfect? That is, why does it not meet the criteria of a free market?

     

     

    • How has the Affordable Care Act changed the ability of Americans to get insurance? What were the factors that lead up to the creation of this law? What were the problems in the healthcare system that this law was intended to fix?

identify an individual of a health care team and write about some significant areas of their occupation

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In this discussion you will be able to identify an individual of a health care team and write about some significant areas of their occupation. This will include a description of duties, desirable personal characteristics, employment outlook and typical earnings for that health care worker.

Instructions:

  1. Use the most current electronic source: United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Outlook Handbook.  United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Outlook Handbook.
  2. Under the heading “Occupations” click on the Occupation Outlook Handbook” and then follow the instructions to find an occupation in health care
  3. It is recommended to use the same career that you will be using in your health care career paper. Examples include: “Registered Nurse”, “Diagnostic Medical Sonographer” or “Physician Assistant”.
  4. The post is to include: a description of their duties, desirable personal characteristics, employment outlook and typical earnings. Do not choose the occupations physicians or dentists.
  5. The posting is not to exceed two paragraphs.
  6. Express the information using your words (paraphrase) and provide an in-text citation and reference. Do not use direct quotes from the reference.
  7. Use the American Psychological Association (APA) 6th ed. format.
  8. Avoid plagiarism and do not copy and paste material from reference sources in your work. For assistance with APA 6th ed. citations go to the “Library Resources and APA Information” material provided in this class.
  9. Comment on, or ask a question about at least one classmate’s posting.  Please be sure to come back to the forum to see comments and/or answer questions about your original post.
  10. Students must create a thread and post first in order to see other classmates’ posting threads.

Please use Registere Nurse as the career

Analyze the major professional roles played by physicians and nurses as they apply to physicians’ conduct in the medical arena and to nurses in the role of adjuncts to physicians

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Trial Practices and Legal Issues Based on Civil and Corporate Dynamics”  Please respond to the following:

  • * From the scenario, analyze the general points between initiating civil procedures, the prevalent practices of these procedures within health care litigation solutions, and the influence of corporate structure on resolutions and subsequent legal precedents. Defend or critique the use of the aforementioned prevalent practices in the multidisciplined interaction required of 21st Century health care administrators.
  • Summarize the crucial steps involved in conducting a trial based on the pleadings of the defendants, leading up to the execution of judgments and including the awarding of damages. Analyze the concept of respondeat superior and concept of corporate negligence as they apply to responsibilities of the hospital’s governing body and corporate structure. Provide examples of the application of such concepts to support your response

Week 5 Disscussion Question :

“Professional Legal Issues with Medical and Nursing Professionals”  Please respond to the following:

 

  • * From the scenario, analyze the different and overlapping general roles of physicians and nurses as they apply to professional credentialing and subsequent patient safety and satisfaction. Determine the major ways in which these overlapping roles may help play a part in health professional credentialing processes and conduct, and identify and analyze the ethical role these influences play in health care.
  • Analyze the major professional roles played by physicians and nurses as they apply to physicians’ conduct in the medical arena and to nurses in the role of adjuncts to physicians. Evaluate the degree and quality of care that physicians, nurses, and medical technologists provide in their primary roles, including, but not limited to, patient safety and satisfaction as required in 21st Century U.S. hospitals

Analyze the transition of health care from the 18th Century leading up to the 21st Century

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“Development of U.S. Health Care in Hospitals Based on the Foundation of U.S. Law”  Please respond to the following:

 

  • * From the scenario, relate the basic steps in the development of U.S. health law, leading up to the present, to you or an employer’s need for health insurance coverage in light of the provisions that the Affordable Health Care Act sets forth. Rationalize the fundamental way in which these laws play a pivotal part in understanding the roles that today’s health care administrators play.
  • Analyze the transition of health care from the 18th Century leading up to the 21st Century. Evaluate the degree and quality of care established within 18th Century U.S. hospitals, as compared to the level of care seen in today’s hospitals. Examine the primary roles of progressive health care law in shaping the current modern environments.

Week 2 Disscussion Question :

“Application of Tort Law in Health Care Project Management Protocols”  Please respond to the following:

  • * From the scenario, analyze the development of health care project management predicated on tort law. Ascertain the major ways in which tort law provides solutions to health care concerns, in light of the complexities of 21st Century health care administration roles.
  • Analyze the development of tort law from the concept and degree of negligence to the application of the law to strict / product liability. Evaluate the success of tort law in providing solutions to 21st Century health care disputes. Rationalize your answer by using any applicable legal precedents.

Week 3 Disscussion question

“Contracts and Antitrust Protocols Based on the Criminal Aspects of Health Care”  Please respond to the following:

  • * From the scenario, differentiate between the concepts of criminal law, antitrust, and health care as they apply to U.S. health law in the 21st Century. Conceptualize the primary ways in which these laws apply to U.S. health care administrators.
  • Analyze the general transition of U.S. health laws based on criminal misconduct in health care to the creation of contract laws, as predicated within the Sherman Antitrust Act. Evaluate the efficacy of the measures that the new contracts in question afford, and rationalize whether or not these improvements have provided optimal solutions to today’s complex concerns of integrity in health care performance