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• HCA 497 Entire Course
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• HCA 497 Week 1 DQ 1 U.S. Health Care System vs.
  Other Countries
• HCA 497 Week 1 DQ 2 Health Care Trends and
  Challenges
• HCA 497 Week 2 DQ 1 The Aging Population
• HCA 497 Week 2 DQ 2 Quality Management Techniques

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• HCA 497 Week 1 DQ 1 U.S. Health Care System vs.
  Other Countries
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• U.S. Health Care System vs. Other
  Countries. Compare and contrast the U.S. health
  care system with that of another country. What
  are some of the major advantages and
  disadvantages inherent of both systems? Explain
  whether the selected country could learn from the
  U.S. health care system or if the U.S. could
  learn from the other country. 

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• HCA 497 Week 1 DQ 2 Health Care Trends and
  Challenges
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• Health Care Trends and Challenges. Evaluate the
  impact of at least two major trends that occurred
  in the U.S. health care system during the
  twentieth century that continue to significantly
  influence the access to health care in the
  twenty-first century. Identify the population
  groups that are affected the most and explain why
  this is the case. How have these trends
  challenged health care organizations and their
  leaders? 

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• HCA 497 Week 2 DQ 1 The Aging Population
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• The Aging Population. Analyze what you believe to
  be three of the most significant challenges that
  health care providers face in the delivery of
  health care services to the aging population.
  Prioritize your selections (i.e., one, two, and
  three) and justify the rankings that you assigned
  to each challenge. Research statistical data on
  the topic and include at least one statistic from
  a credible source to support your opinions. 

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• HCA 497 Week 2 DQ 2 Quality Management Techniques
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• Quality Management Techniques. Evaluate the
  effectiveness of two or three quality management
  techniques that are practiced in health care
  organizations. What types of health care
  organizations and populations would benefit most
  from these techniques and why? What are some of
  the roles that non-clinical health care
  professionals play in the quality of care within
  health care organizations? 

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• HCA 497 Week 2 Quality Oversight in Health Care
  Organizations
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• 4Quality Oversight in Health Care Organizations.
  Quality of care and patient safety has become a
  driving force in the delivery of health care in
  the twenty-first century. Your paper should
  address the following
• 1. Explain the role of quality oversight in
  health care organizations and elaborate on how
  non-clinical personnel contribute to the process.

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• HCA 497 Week 3 Cost Containment and Malpractice
  Claims Article Review
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• Cost Containment and Malpractice Claims Article
  Review. Health care costs have become a major
  issue of concern in the U.S. and defensive
  medicine practices have become a topic of
  increased interest among a variety of
  stakeholders.

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• HCA 497 Week 3 DQ 1 The Rising Cost of Health
  Care
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• The Rising Costs of Health Care. From the
  perspective of a health care provider (e.g.,
  doctor, hospital, long-term health care facility,
  pharmaceutical company), evaluate the three most
  significant economic drivers that have
  contributed to the rising costs in health care.
  Explain why the health care provider might hold
  this position. 

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• HCA 497 Week 3 DQ 2 Financial Effects of
  Governmental Regulations
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• Financial Effects of Governmental
  Regulations. Explain and evaluate two mandated or
  proposed policies from the Centers for Medicare
  and Medicaid (C.M.S.) or any other branch of the
  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in
  the past three years that could have a
  substantial financial effect on a health care
  provider

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• HCA 497 Week 4 DQ 1 Nationwide Health Information
  Network (N.H.I.N.)
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• Nationwide Health Information Network
  (N.H.I.N.). Locate the Office of the National
  Coordinator for Health Information Technology
  found on the U.S. Department of Health and Human
  Services website.

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• HCA 497 Week 4 DQ 2 Technology and Health Care
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• Technology and Health Care. The use of technology
  has become a major driving force in the delivery
  of health care services, as well as an area of
  economic and ethical concern. What is the
  relationship between technology, health care, and
  ethics? Can technology have both a positive and a
  negative impact for health care providers and
  other stakeholders, such as patients?

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• HCA 497 Week 4 Regulatory Analysis Health
  Information Technology for Economic and Clinical
  Care (H.I.T.E.C.H.) Act
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• Regulatory Analysis Health Information
  Technology for Economic and Clinical Care
  (H.I.T.E.C.H.) Act. The use of technology has
  become a major driving force for many
  stakeholders in the health care industry the
  HITECH Act is expected to play a major role in
  advancement.

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• HCA 497 Week 5 DQ 1 Special Populations
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• Special Populations. Identify three special
  population groups in the U.S. and explain some of
  the major health care issues that are unique to
  each group. Providing examples, analyze the
  efforts of the U.S. health care system to address
  the needs of these special population groups. Do
  you think that the U.S. health care system is
  doing a good job? Why or why not? 

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• HCA 497 Week 5 DQ 2 Health Care Policy
  Initiatives
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• Health Care Policy Initiatives. Provide an
  example of at least one health care policy or
  program that has been adopted in your state
  within the past two years. Describe the impetus
  for this policy and identify any special
  population groups that were especially affected.

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• HCA 497 Week 5 Final Paper
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• Focus of the Final Paper
• During each week of the course, you have covered
  various issues and trends associated with the
  U.S. health care system. For your Final Paper,
  you will apply the knowledge that you have gained
  throughout the course and the program of study by
  analyzing key health policy issues from the
  perspective of major stakeholders in the U.S.
  health care system.

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