NR552 All Week Discussions Latest 2018 August

NR552 Economics of Healthcare Policy

Week 1 Discussion

DQ1 Nurses Supply and Demand

Nurses are a limited healthcare resource. What is the current supply and demand of professional nurses in your local area or state? What alternatives or interventions are being proposed to equalize the supply and demand of professional nurses?

DQ2 Macroeconomics: National Health and Wealth

Review Figure 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, and Table 1.2 from Chapter 1: Economics and Efficiency, from the Olsen text (2009).

Discuss the relationship of health, wealth, and healthcare in the United States.

NR552 Economics of Healthcare Policy

Week 2 Discussion

DQ1 Environment and Healthy Lifestyle

What environmental changes have employers or city planners in your area made to promote a healthy lifestyle for employees or citizens? What are the expected health and economic outcomes of these environmental changes?

DQ2 Policies for Public Good

What local policies (city or state) have been enacted to provide for the public good in relation to lifestyle choices such as tobacco use, alcohol consumption, or vehicle safety? What are the ethical and legal implications of these policies? What health and healthcare cost outcomes are expected as a result of this policy?

NR552 Economics of Healthcare Policy

Week 3 Discussion

DQ1 Select Patient Paid Services

The cost of covering all medical services demanded by participants of healthcare insurance plans is calculated into the overall cost of premiums for all participants. To maintain or lower premium costs, should insurance companies deny coverage for some healthcare services? Which services would you recommend become patient-paid-only and why?

DQ2 Externalities of Public Services

Investigate a publically provided healthcare service in your community. Briefly describe the service provided, including the population served and how the program is funded. What are the negative and positive externalities of providing this service?

NR552 Economics of Healthcare Policy

Week 4 Discussion

DQ1 Paying for Hospital Services

Compare and contrast the various methods of payment for hospital services. Which payment model do you feel best meets the criteria of cost efficiency, allocative efficiency, and cost containment? Explain your choice.

DQ2 Medicare/Medicaid Payment

Depending on the location primary care providers practice in, they may have a larger-than-average patient population paying with Medicare and/or Medicaid. What could be the consequences of a large Medicare/Medicaid patient base to the provider and to the patient?

NR552 Economics of Healthcare Policy

Week 5 Discussion

DQ1 Medical Tourism

After reading the assigned article by Turner (2010), define medical tourism and discuss how medical tourism has benefited or harmed access to care for the citizens of developing countries. What are the legal, ethical and human-caring principles that can be identified on both sides of this issue?

DQ2 Funding for Global Health

In a time when the United States struggles with balancing the budget, would you advocate for spending United States dollars for global health assistance to support developing countries? Describe the social, political, or economic implications associated with your answer.

NR552 Economics of Healthcare Policy

Week 6 Discussion

DQ1 Caring and Cost Efficient Nursing

After reading the article:

Cara, C. M., Nyberg, J. J., & Brousseau, S. (2011). Fostering the coexistence of caring philosophy and economics in today's healthcare system. Nursing Administration Quarterly, 35(1), 6-14.

Propose a caring behavior or policy you would like to initiate in your workplace. Describe how this caring behavior would impact nursing satisfaction, patient outcomes, and healthcare costs.

DQ2 Nurse Staffing and Quality of Care

Investigate and discuss a nurse staffing model. Describe how this model produces sufficient staffing to provide quality care, positive patient outcomes, and cost containment.

NR552 Economics of Healthcare Policy

Week 7 Discussion

DQ1 Cost Benefit Analysis/Cost Effectiveness Analysis

Access the Chamberlain on-line library (Medline/CINAHL) to locate an article analyzing a treatment option or other policy change utilizing cost benefit or cost effectiveness analysis. The following search terms may assist in locating an article: cost effectiveness analysis, cost versus benefit, or cost benefit analysis.

Briefly present the topic discussed in the article. How was cost measured? How was benefit measured? What are the implications for policy change based on the cost analysis?

DQ2 Healthcare Topic Debate

Post your PowerPoint presentation from Week 6 to this discussion. Review all the presentations that are posted for both sides of the healthcare topics debated. Once you have viewed the presentations, choose one of the topics and explain your decision to support a particular side of the debate. What social, political, or economic forces influenced your decision?

NR552 Economics of Healthcare Policy

Week 8 Discussion

Influencing Policy through Healthcare Economics

Reflect on how you will utilize the concepts studied in this course to promote fiscally responsible changes to healthcare while maintaining positive patient outcomes. Present a healthcare economic concept and provide an example of how you will use the concept to influence healthcare policy.