Why is the reduction in medical practice variation critical for cost containment?

2.3 Healthcare Finance Questions 1) Suggest some economic incentives to increase the supply of primary care (family practice) physicians, and to increase the supply of physicians in inner-city and rural areas. 2) Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners (PAs and NPs) are partial substitutes for physicians. What are they and what does this mean? 3) Why […]

Explain how the biopsychosocial model’s principles are used in the person-in-environment perspective-how the biopsychosocial model fits into the future of social work.

Social Work: Person-in-Environment Perspective Briefly explain the “person-in-environment” perspective. Compare and contrast the medical and biopsychosocial models for providing medical social work services by highlighting the advantages and disadvantages of each strategy. Explain how the biopsychosocial model’s principles are used in the person-in-environment perspective and how the biopsychosocial model fits into the future of social […]

What steps would you take to investigate why this happened and how to correct the issue?

1) After your monthly review of your unit’s operational budget, you find you are over your budget for medical supplies. What steps would you take to investigate why this happened and how to correct the issue? 2) Your staff have come to you with several requests for new equipment for the nursing unit. How would […]

Explain how to review-analyze medical records and the importance of audits

Medical Coding 1 Assignment #8 For this writing assignment,explain why the following course objectives are important for medical billers and coders to understand: 1. Explain the steps for accurate surgical and procedural coding in a hospital setting using ICD-10-PCS 2. Explain E/M services and codes, assign CPT codes correctly, and use the CPT index 3. […]

Write a comprehensive medical report on kidney failure disease. Be sure to include all relevant medical history, testing/diagnostics, treatment options, and recommended plan of action.

Write a comprehensive medical report on kidney failure disease. Be sure to include all relevant medical history, testing/diagnostics, treatment options, and recommended plan of action.

Identify and discuss two of the ways in which the (AMA) suppressed rivals and raised the standards of medicine in the United States?

1. Historian Ronald Numbers analyzes how the American Medical Association (AMA) consolidated authority over the medical profession in the United States at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. Identify and discuss two of the ways in which the (AMA) suppressed rivals and raised the standards of medicine in […]

Who is the author? Is the author a doctor? Health care provider? Journalist? When was this document published? Did it appear in a scientific or medical journal? Who is the intended audience?Discuss

five (5) of the quotations from the assigned primary sources and answer the following questions for each quotation. You may use bullet points or write a paragraph for each quotation. Who is the author? Is the author a doctor? Health care provider? Journalist? When was this document published? Did it appear in a scientific or […]

How do legal risks, medical malpractice claims, tort reform, and defensive medicine impact the relationship between healthcare providers and patients? How should they impact the relationship? Make three suggestions to improve existing healthcare policy based on your analysis of impacts on the provider-patient relationship.

Healthcare stakeholders disagree about the impact of legal risks, medical malpractice claims, tort reform, and defensive medicine on the cost of care and the cost of health insurance in the United States, as well as the importance of such impact. How do legal risks, medical malpractice claims, tort reform, and defensive medicine impact the relationship […]

Describe the difference between a nursing practice problem and a medical practice problem. Provide one example of each. Discuss why is it important to ensure your PICOT is based on a nursing practice problem.

Topic: Describe the difference between a nursing practice problem and a medical practice problem. Provide one example of each. Discuss why is it important to ensure your PICOT is based on a nursing practice problem.