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HSM 541 Final Exam   For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com   1. (TCO A). You are
the newly hired chief knowledge officer (CKO) for
a mid-sized hospital in a semiurban area of the
country. Your first task is to develop the
organization's strategic plan that will shape the
development of a comprehensive network of
services for their community.   Question 2. 2.
(TCO B). You are the newly hired Vice President
of Human Resources for the Bayside Regional
Health System.  You have the responsibility for
all of the usual human resources functions,
including retention plans, the training and
development function, and the recruitment
process. In addition, you have the additional
departments of volunteers and the hospital
chaplaincy services.                    
              
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HSM 541 Midterm Exam Guide (New)   For more
classes visit www.snaptutorial.com   Please check
all Questions Below     1. (TCO A) Briefly
discuss how characteristics of individuals or
populations may influence utilization of health
services. Discuss how these characteristics
impact access, costs, and quality. Use an example
to support your point(s). (Points
25)   Question 2. 2. (TCO D) Describe two state
or federal programs that provide health insurance
benefits to a specific population. Detail at
least two strategies used by either agency to
manage access, costs, or quality. (Points
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HSM 541 Week 1 DQ 1 Costs Quality and
Access   For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.c
om   Week 1 thread 1 Costs, Quality, and Access
(graded)     Discuss the interrelationships
between healthcare costs, quality, and access
from the Roemer model of health services systems.
Make suggestions on how one would maximize access
and quality while keeping costs low. Now, analyze
why these suggestions have not been put into
place.                                
    
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  HSM 541 Week 1 DQ 2 Illness vs Health
Promotion   For more classes visit www.snaptutoria
l.com   Week 1 Thread 2 Illness vs. Health
Promotion (graded) Criticism has been leveled at
the curative rather than health promotion/disease
prevention focus of the U.S. healthcare
system.   Should the focus change? Why or why
not? Do you see evidence of a shift occurring? If
so, what do you think is contributing to that
change?                                   
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HSM 541 Week 1to7 All DQs   For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com   HSM 541 Week 1 DQ 1
Costs, Quality, and Access HSM 541 Week 1 DQ 2
Illness vs. Health Promotion HSM 541 Week 2 DQ 1
Healthcare Workforce HSM 541 Week 2 DQ 2
Government Programs HSM 541 Week 3 DQ 1 Private
Insurance HSM 541 Week 3 DQ 2 The Uninsured HSM
541 Week 4 DQ 1 Primary Care              
                  
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HSM 541 Week 2 DQ 1 Healthcare Workforce   For
more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com   Week 2
Thread 1 Healthcare Workforce (graded)   What
do you see as the biggest workforce challenge(s)
for hospitals today? Are the issues any different
for other types of healthcare organizations? What
strategies are being used by hospitals for
recruiting and retaining staff?                  
                  
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HSM 541 Week 2 DQ 2 Government Programs   For
more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com   Week 2
Thread 2 Government Programs (graded)     What
are the roles of government-sponsored healthcare
programs like Medicare, Medicaid, Veterans
Affairs (VA), Indian Health Services (IHS), and
Prison Health Services? How do they impact
access, cost, and quality? Do these government
programs do a good job of meeting the healthcare
needs of the populations they are intended to
serve?                                   
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HSM 541 Week 2 You Decide Middlefield Hospital (2
Papers)   For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.
com   This Tutorial contains 2 Papers of this
Assignment Scenario Summary   You are the new
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Middlefield
Hospital. Middlefield Hospital is a 450-bed
tertiary care facility in a major urban area in
the Northeast. The hospital is an integrated
health system that provides the full array of
inpatient and outpatient services. The hospital
enjoys a reputation for quality care in the
area.                                     
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HSM 541 Week 3 Assignment Non Profit vs For
Profit Organizations (2 Papers)   For more
classes visit www.snaptutorial.com   This
Tutorial contains 2 Papers HSM 541 Week 3
Assignment Non-Profit vs For-Profit
Organizations.                      
              
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HSM 541 Week 3 DQ 1 Private Insurance   For more
classes visit www.snaptutorial.com   Week 3
Thread 1 Private Insurance (graded) Lets
consider the general concept of insurance. How
does health insurance differ from other kinds of
insurance? What are the similarities and
differences between them? Next, lets consider
some of the issues that employers face in
providing health insurance to their employees.
Why has the cost of employer-sponsored health
plans increased significantly over the last 5
years?                                  
    
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HSM 541 Week 3 DQ 2 The Uninsured   For more
classes visit www.snaptutorial.com   Week 3
Thread 2 The Uninsured (graded) It is estimated
that there are 48 million Americans with no
health insurance. What are the demographics of
the uninsured population? Who makes up this
population, and what are the factors that
contribute to being uninsured?              
                  
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HSM 541 Week 4 DQ 1 Primary Care   For more
classes visit www.snaptutorial.com   Week 4
Thread 1 Primary Care (graded) How would you
define the role of primary care from the
perspectives of health promotion and health
protection? Why are these facets of primary care
important, and how do they influence healthcare
costs?                                
    
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HSM 541 Week 4 DQ 2 Managed Care   For more
classes visit www.snaptutorial.com   Week 4
Thread 2 Managed Care (graded) What are the
positive effects of managed care on our
healthcare system? What are some of the problems
created by managed care that have been identified
by patients, providers, and interest
groups?                                   
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HSM 541 Week 4 Midterm Set 1   For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com   Question (TCO A)
Differentiate between urban and rural healthcare
in America. Briefly discuss how rural healthcare
is different in terms of access, costs, and
quality. Use an example to support your
point(s). 2. Question (TCO D) Differentiate
between Medicare and Medicaid roles in the
healthcare system, and detail how each agency
impacts costs, quality, and access in the
delivery of medical care in America. Which
program is doing a better job balancing these
issues, and why?                    
              
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HSM 541 Week 5 Assignment HIPAA (2 Papers)   For
more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com   This
Tutorial contains 2 Papers HSM 541 Week 5
HIPAA                                     
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HSM 541 Week 5 Assignment HIPAA (2 Papers)   For
more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com   This
Tutorial contains 2 Papers HSM 541 Week 5
HIPAA                                     
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HSM 541 Week 5 DQ 2 Employer Health Plans   For
more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com   Week 5
Thread 2 Employer Health Plans (graded) What
are the components of a comprehensive healthcare
plan offered by employers? What outcomes are
desired by the employer after implementation of
the health plan? How would these outcomes be
measured?                                
    
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HSM 541 Week 5 You Decide AHA Issues (2
Papers)   For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.
com   This Tutorial contains 2 Papers Analysis of
the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability (HIPAA) Security
Standards Written Assignment Go to the website
for the American Hospital Association (AHA) at
the following web addresshttp//www.aha.org/. Cli
ck on the Issues tab that is at the top of the
page. Under this tab, there are 23 issues being
addressed by the AHA (access and coverage,
affordability, etc.). Choose one of these issues
and complete a 750-word paper related to why this
is an issue and how it impacts the U.S.
healthcare delivery system.              
                  
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HSM 541 Week 6 DQ 1 Errors Safety   For more
classes visit www.snaptutorial.com   Week 6
Thread 1 Errors, Safety (graded) Since the IOM
published To Err Is Human, a groundbreaking
report that boldly pointed out the problem of
medical errors, concerns regarding patient safety
and the need to reduce errors have come to the
forefront of the U.S. healthcare
system.                                   
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HSM 541 Week 6 DQ 2 Improving Quality   For more
classes visit www.snaptutorial.com   Week 6
Thread 2 Improving Quality (graded) What do you
see as the biggest challenge(s) ahead for us as
we attempt to improve the quality of our
healthcare delivery system in the U.S.?     Are
existing programs and efforts to improve the
quality of care supported by the Institute of
Medicine, Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality, and Joint Commission effective? Why or
why not?                                
    
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HSM 541 Week 6 You Decide Middlefield Hospital (2
Papers)   For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.
com   This Tutorial contains 2 Papers You have
been the CEO of Middlefield Hospital for 2 1/2
years and finally resolved the workforce
challenges that plagued the hospital when you
first arrived. In a recent meeting, the chief
financial officer (CFO) indicated that the
financial performance of the hospital has been
deteriorating over the last 6 months. The
hospital is not meeting its budget and he is
concerned about the future. The new facility
across town has continued to cut into
Middlefields market share by admitting more
patients. The number of admissions to Middlefield
Hospital is declining each month, and more
uninsured patients are seeking services at your
facility.                               
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HSM 541 Week 7 Course Project (2 Papers)   For
more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com   This
course project gives you the opportunity to
select a problem that currently exists in our
healthcare system and analyze its implications on
our healthcare system. The paper should
critically analyze the issues related to the
topic and identify key strategies for
improvement. In order to meet the project
requirements, it is important to identify an
issue                               
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