This Discussion aligns to the NCHL domain of Execution. Specifically, it focuses on the third level of the Accountability Competency: “Sets and Upholds High Performance Standards.” For more information on how this icon aligns to the NCHL Health Leadership Competency Model 3.0, refer to the MHA Iconography page.
In this week’s Discussion, you will focus on practical solutions to reducing healthcare costs while improving quality and access. Because health care in the United States is a business, it is imperative that healthcare administrators understand that providing safe, quality healthcare services under budget is one of the single most important performance metrics that they can benchmark for success.
Resources
Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.
To prepare for this Discussion:
- Choose a healthcare policy issue in your workplace or community related to cost, quality, or access. You may wish to explore the literature and healthcare policy websites to ascertain what is working and what might work in your workplace or community.
By Wednesday
Post your Discussion, to include the following:
- Provide an analysis of the healthcare policy issue you chose, making sure to address these specific points:
- Describe the healthcare policy issue you selected.
- Provide and explain the statistics depicting the issue.
- Explain how this issue relates to healthcare costs, quality, and access.
- Explain why a lack of price transparency can contribute to increased healthcare costs.
- Explain a strategy that you would propose to decrease healthcare costs.
- Be sure to provide examples from your professional experiences to demonstrate cost concerns in your particular field. Alternatively, you can use personal anecdotes/stories to illustrate some of the problems that exist.
Support your response by identifying and explaining key points and/or examples presented in the Learning Resources.
Read a selection of your colleagues’ postings. Consider how your colleagues’ postings relate to the information presented in the Learning Resources and to your own posting.
Refer to the Week 8 Discussion Rubric for specific grading elements and criteria. Your Instructor will use this grading rubric to assess your work.
By Friday
Respond to at least two of your colleagues’ postings in one or more of the following ways:
- Share an insight that you gained from having read your colleague’s initial post.
- Provide an additional perspective on your colleague’s strategy or on their explanation of how price transparency relates to healthcare costs.
Continue engaging in the Discussion through Sunday.
SOLUTION HLTH 8301 Week 8 Discussion: What Drives Healthcare Costs?
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Nurse Staffing Ratios: A Healthcare Policy Issue in Med-Surg Units
Overview of Nurse Staffing Ratios
Nurse staffing ratios remain a critical healthcare policy issue, particularly in the med-surg unit of busy community hospitals. This issue involves the regulation of the number of patients assigned to each nurse during a shift. Currently, there is no federally mandated nurse-to-patient ratio in the United States, and staffing decisions are often influenced by state policies, hospital budgets, and patient acuity levels (American Nurses Association [ANA], 2023). Insufficient staffing levels can lead to increased nurse burnout, compromised patient outcomes, and higher healthcare costs….
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(FINAL ANSWER) HLTH 8301 Week 9 Discussion: Learning From State and Local Healthcare Reform Efforts