HLT-313v Week 2 Assignment – Provision and Reimbursement of Health Care Services

ACA Provision and Reimbursement of Health Care Services Details:

The areas of provision and reimbursement of health care services have each undergone considerable changes in the past several years, with the following current trends identified as being the most significant contributors to change:

• The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (also referred to as the ACA or “Obamacare”) and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010

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• Bundled payment structure versus fee-for-service payment structure
• Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs)
• Technology and Telemedicine
• Medicare Advantage Plans
• Population health management strategies

Using your employer/organization’s resources, appropriate websites, and the GCU Library as your informational foundations, research these trends and others you may find relevant, and write a 1,200 word essay in which you examine the following:

• Which of the currently identified health care trends overall are already impacting your employer/organization, or an organization in your city/region in your health care field?
• Which of the currently identified health care trends are specifically impacting your sector of allied health, and why?
• What emerging health care trends on the horizon may impact your employer/organization and/or your specific allied health sector?
• Which of the current or emerging trends do you see as most likely to positively impact your specific role and sector in allied health? Which trends are most likely to negatively impact it? (Examples: wages, job security, educational requirements, etc.)
• How will the trends you identify impact safety, risk management, and/or quality improvement policies in your organization/and or an organization in your city/region in your health care field?

You are required to use and cite a minimum of three qualified resources from the readings or the GCU Library in order to complete this ACA Provision and Reimbursement of Health Care Services assignment successfully.

Prepare this ACA Provision and Reimbursement of Health Care Services assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

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ACA Provision and Reimbursement of Health Care Services

HLT-313v Week 2 Topic 2 Discussion 1

A formal risk management plan demonstrates a health care organization’s approach as well as support for risk management and, ultimately, patient safety. Access information from your own employer/organization or using the Internet to find an allied health care organization located in your city or region, and identify the goals and objectives, scope, and functions of an existing risk management plan. How does the plan “measure up” in terms of meeting ethical and legal responsibilities to stakeholders? How might you improve it? Explain.

You are required to use and cite a minimum of two references from the GCU Library to support your response.

HLT-313v Week 2 Topic 2 Discussion 2

Using the GCU Library, locate and summarize an allied health malpractice or negligence case study. If possible, select your chosen field of study. What went wrong? What workplace safety, risk management, or quality improvement steps were involved? What could have been done differently? If you were in charge of making sure this type of event never occurred again, what steps would you implement into the risk management plan?

You are required to use and cite a minimum of two references from the GCU Library to support your response.