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• HCA 497 Entire Course (Ash)
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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
• HCA 497 Week 2 Quality Oversight in Health Care
  Organizations
• HCA 497 Week 3 DQ 1 The Rising Cost of Health
  Care
• HCA 497 Week 3 DQ 2 Financial Effects of
  Governmental Regulations

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• HCA 497 Week 1 DQ 1 U.S. Health Care System vs.
  Other Countries (Ash)
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• HCA 497 Week 1 DQ 1 U.S. Health Care System vs.
  Other Countries
• 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 (Ash)
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• HCA 497 Week 1 DQ 2 Health Care Trends and
  Challenges
• 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 (Ash)
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• HCA 497 Week 2 DQ 1 The Aging Population
• 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
  (Ash)
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• HCA 497 Week 2 DQ 2 Quality Management Techniques
• 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 (Ash)
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• HCA 497 Week 2 Quality Oversight in Health Care
  Organizations
• Quality 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.
• 2. Identify and describe three stakeholder
  organizations or agencies that contribute to
  quality oversight within health care
  organizations in a substantial way.

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• HCA 497 Week 3 Cost Containment and Malpractice
  Claims Article Review (Ash)
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• HCA 497 Week 3 Cost Containment and Malpractice
  Claims Article Review
• 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. For this assignment, please visit
  the University Library and read the Hermer and
  Brody article titled Defensive medicine, cost
  containment, and reform. Identify the ways to
  contain health care costs as well as the
  potential to reduce costs associated with
  malpractice claims.

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• HCA 497 Week 3 DQ 1 The Rising Cost of Health
  Care (Ash)
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• HCA 497 Week 3 DQ 1 The Rising Cost of Health
  Care
• 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 (Ash)
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• HCA 497 Week 3 DQ 2 Financial Effects of
  Governmental Regulations
• 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 (e.g.,
  doctor, hospital, long-term health care facility,
  pharmaceutical company). Describe the policies
  and explain the potential effects. Is the effect
  positive or negative? Explain your answer.

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• HCA 497 Week 4 DQ 1 Nationwide Health Information
  Network (N.H.I.N.) (Ash)
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• HCA 497 Week 4 DQ 1 Nationwide Health Information
  Network (N.H.I.N.)
• 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.
  Identify and describe at least three initiatives
  that have been taken by the Office of the
  National Coordinator to promote the nationwide
  exchange of health data. How will these
  initiatives contribute to improved quality,
  safety, and efficiency of health care? Which of
  these initiatives do you consider most
  significant? Explain your answer.

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• HCA 497 Week 4 DQ 2 Technology and Health Care
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• HCA 497 Week 4 DQ 2 Technology and Health Care
• 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? Has
  technology changed the role of the health care
  administrator? Explain your answer.

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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 (Ash)
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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
• Regulatory Analysis Health Information
  Technology for Economic and Clinical Care
  (H.I.T.E.C.H.) Act.
• 1. What are the major provisions and objectives
  of the H.I.T.E.C.H. Act?
• 2. What are the key requirements of the
  H.I.T.E.C.H. Act for health care providers?

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• HCA 497 Week 5 DQ 1 Special Populations (Ash)
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• HCA 497 Week 5 DQ 1 Special Populations
• 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 (Ash)
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• HCA 497 Week 5 DQ 2 Health Care Policy
  Initiatives
• 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.
  Was the group affected in a positive or negative
  way? Identify some of the key stakeholders who
  were involved in initiating the policy or program
  and their roles in the process.

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• HCA 497 Week 5 Final Paper (Ash)
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• HCA 497 Week 5 Final Paper
• 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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