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ASHFORD HCA 305 Week 1 DQ 1 Cost, Quality, and
Access
HCA 305 Entire Course
ASHFORD HCA 305 Week 1 DQ 1 Cost, Quality, and
Access ASHFORD HCA 305 Week 1 DQ 2
Stakeholders ASHFORD HCA 305 Week 2 DQ 1 Hospital
System Quality Improvement ASHFORD HCA 305 Week 2
DQ 2 Choosing a Health Care Provider ASHFORD HCA
305 Week 2 The Patient Protection and Affordable
Care Act of 2010 ASHFORD HCA 305 Week 3 DQ 1
Diversity in the Health Care Workforce ASHFORD
HCA 305 Week 3 DQ 2 Supply and Demand of Health
Care Professional
Sultz and Young (2011) note that there is
currently a strong movement within the U.S.
health care system to address the seemingly
unresolvable need to correct problems of access
and cost without compromising the quality of
care (pg. 1). After viewing the required video
Reinventing Healthcare-A Fred Friendly Seminar,
discuss how one of the cases presented during the
seminar is an example of the tension between
cost, access, and quality. Highlight what you
consider to be the biggest problem inherent in
the system.
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ASHFORD HCA 305 Week 2 DQ 1 Hospital System
Quality Improvement
ASHFORD HCA 305 Week 1 DQ 2 Stakeholders
Sultz and Young (2011) describe the various
stakeholders in the U.S. health care system.
Choose one of these stakeholders and describe
their role, concerns, interests, as well as the
strengths and weaknesses of their influence in
the system. In what ways has this group
contributed to rendering the current health care
system as too complex and unmanageable? Discuss
what you think this group could do to improve the
current health care system.
Imagine that you have recently been appointed as
the head of a large hospital system. Youve been
hired into this role by the Board of Trustees for
your vast knowledge on how to improve the quality
of services. Over the last few years, the
hospital system has had a number of issues arise
related to the quality of care it provides,
including numerous medical malpractice cases, low
patient satisfaction ratings, and a warning from
the national organization that accredits the
hospital, to improve the quality or risk losing
its accreditation.
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ASHFORD HCA 305 Week 2 The Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act of 2010
ASHFORD HCA 305 Week 2 DQ 2 Choosing a Health
Care Provider
With the passing of the P.P.A.C.A., the
government has taken a step towards reshaping the
health care system. For this assignment, you will
use the library to research some of the key
characteristics of the act and take a position on
what you think some of the biggest pros and cons
of the act are. You should review some of the
major historical developments that resulted in
the passage of the law, and explain the major
influences that shaped its creation. In addition,
you will need to find a popular lay media report
(like a website or newspaper/magazine article)
that supports your position.
Numerous resources now exist that allow
individuals to make an informed choice of who
will provide their medical care. Unfortunately,
the average health care consumer is unaware of
where to find information about hospitals,
medical providers, and insurance coverage.
Imagine that you are assisting someone in your
community (a real or fictitious person of your
choice) in finding a medical provider.
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ASHFORD HCA 305 Week 3 DQ 2 Supply and Demand of
Health Care Professional
ASHFORD HCA 305 Week 3 DQ 1 Diversity in the
Health Care Workforce
Review the Executive Summary article. The
report provides six sets of recommendations for
increasing the number of under-represented
minorities working in the health care field.
Choose one of the recommendations that you
believe could have the biggest impact if
implemented. In your own words, provide a brief
description of the recommendation, including the
rationale for it. Explain why you believe this
recommendation is important. Then, conduct a
search to identify an example of how this
recommendation has been implemented.
Mounting research suggests that the demand for
health care professionals is growing while supply
is starting to decrease. However, the rates of
supply and demand vary greatly depending on
region of the country. Based on the reading for
the week and your independent research What is
the state of the supply and demand for health
care professionals in your area? Describe the
concerns, interests, and influences of the health
care work force in your area.
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ASHFORD HCA 305 Week 4 DQ 2 Medicare Debate
ASHFORD HCA 305 Week 4 DQ 1 Health Care Systems
Around the World
The Medicare system is currently undergoing a
dramatic shift, as the number of people
participating is increasing, which in turn has
enormous consequences for how it is funded. Some
argue that Medicare spending is out of control
and will result in a collapse of the system if
nothing changes, while others claim the system is
doing well and is meeting the needs of the
millions of Americans who have no other health
care. For this discussion, you will participate
in a debate with your classmates about Medicare.
 
Health care systems around the world provide
different levels and types of care, and are paid
for in dramatically different ways. Choose a
country other than the U.S. and research its
health care system. Compare and contrast the U.S.
system to the one you chose, and provide an
overview of the health care system and how it is
paid for.
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ASHFORD HCA 305 Week 5 DQ 2 The Future of the
U.S. Health Care System
ASHFORD HCA 305 Week 5 DQ 1 Health and Medical
Technologies
Health and medical technologies available to both
health care providers and administrators continue
to advance rapidly. Choose a recent medical
technology and provide a description of it.
Discuss some of the pros and cons of this
technology and assess how it drives consumer
demand, health system changes, and health care
delivery. Consider how this technology could be
used in your current or future career.
We have spent the last five weeks reviewing the
major developments in the evolution of health
care delivery in the United States and analyzing
the system in terms of cost, quality, access, and
the provision of services. Address the following
in your post What do you consider to be the
most important factor in fixing the numerous
issues inherent in the U.S. health care system?
What role would selected major stakeholders play
in its implementation?
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ASHFORD HCA 305 Week 5 Final Paper
The U.S. health care system has numerous known
issues that affect the overall quality, access,
and cost of services available. For your Final
Paper, you will create an eight- to ten-page
proposal (excluding the title and reference
pages) on your solution to one of these issues.
In the proposal, you will describe the nature of
the issue, trace the history of its development,
describe what has and has not been done to
address it thus far, provide a set of
recommendations on what should be done to address
it in the future, and discuss how major
stakeholders should be involved to make your
proposed changes.
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