Dayer-Berenson, Ch. 4
1. What potential areas of diversity exist in your practice community?
2. How might you learn more about your local community and its unique needs? What are the barriers to meeting these unique needs? How can the barriers be overcome?
You are a newly hired VP of mergers and special projects. You have noticed that there are shifts in the healthcare industry and you want to ensure your facility can continue to sustain itself in the future. You want to make a recommendation to pursue a specific population to increase funding, but you must make a logical explanation to the board.
Create a PowerPoint presentation (8-10 slides) and make a recommendation to the board. Use the notes section in PowerPoint to provide detailed speaker notes with your presentation that fully explain each point and justification for your recommendations.
Make a recommendation on serving one of the populations (long-term care, special populations, and palliative care).
By the due date assigned, deliver your assignment to the Submissions Area.
Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_
M3_A2.doc.
Assignment 2 Grading CriteriaMaximum PointsCreated an accurate timeline of the US healthcare system which included the shift to insurance company control, public vs. private sector, Medicare, Medicaid, Prospective Payment System, HMO and healthcare system reform.36Discussed long-term care, special populations and palliative care.32Addressed insurance types for different populations and settings, systems for measuring quality, and types of providers working in each type of facility.44Included a feasible recommendation on serving one of the populations (long term care, special populations, palliative care).44Style (4 points): Tone, audience, and word choice Organization (12 points): Introduction, transitions, and conclusion Usage and Mechanics (12 points): Grammar, spelling, and sentence structure APA Elements (16 points): In text citations and references, paraphrasing, and appropriate use of quotations and other elements of style44Total:200
Is it possible to eliminate health disparities in the United States? Why or why not? What are some of the key strategies advocated by the readings? Do you notice any similar themes in the assigned articles?
There are many apps and computer programs available to analyze your diet. Examples are MyFitnessPal, eaTracker.ca, SelfNutrition, and Cronometer, but you are welcome to find a different one and report on it. Pick one and do not repeat one another student has selected. What are the pros and cons of that app? Does it provide an analysis of all the macro and micronutrients? If not, which ones are left out and why is that bad? Are these nutrients found to be deficient in the US diet?