Cost, Quality, and Access to Care Scenario You are the senior clinical analyst for the Oakridge Health System. Oakridge Health System is comprised of Medicare-certified hospitals, home health, hospice, inpatient rehabilitation and long-term care facilities. The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) needs to identify a quality improvement initiative for the next fiscal year. You are tasked […]
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Module 1 The Foundation of Healthcare Quality You are the Quality Director of a local health system. Your organization has decided to seek accreditation through the Joint Commission. Your first task has been penned by the CEO to prepare for the accreditation process by conducting a literature review on the impact of accreditation on quality
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Nursing Presenting Data Results Assignment Comparing performance is a common business strategy, including those among healthcare facilities. You are Regional Director for a Healthcare System that includes two hospitals, several clinics, and a long-term care facility. You have been asked to evaluate hospital comparison data and develop a dashboard to benchmark aspects of the coding function
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Three Year Strategic Plan Scenario The healthcare industry continues to face many challenges such as rising costs, consumer prices, prescription costs, lost revenue, mergers, and acquisitions. Most organizations are trying to address these barriers by implementing quality improvement strategies. You are about to graduate from Rasmussen College and are looking to land a job in
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Engaging Stakeholders Scenario After reviewing the new proposed vision from Healthy Dynamics that includes updated mission, focus area, and objectives, the CEO has decided to contract a project manager. The project manager understands the importance of identifying stakeholders early in the strategic planning process. The project manager will be responsible for the successful start of
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Value-Driven Operational Processes Competency Design value-driven operational processes aligned with creating an effective balance among costs, quality, and access to care. Scenario Assume the role of the chief operations strategist for a multi-specialty health care organization. You have determined that the organization could benefit from creating a workforce management strategy for the purpose of optimizing
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White Paper on Strategic Planning for Emerging HIT Competency Assess the impact of emerging healthcare information technology applications on patients, healthcare delivery, and data analytics. Student Success Criteria View the grading rubric for this deliverable by selecting the “This item is graded with a rubric” link, which is located in the Details & Information pane. Scenario The HIT
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Presentation on a How to Manage HIT Changes Competency Appraise the role and impact of healthcare administrators in facilitating effective change management related to technology. Scenario A large integrated healthcare system recognizes the need for effectively managing change to their health information technology and systems. They currently have no formal governance method to evaluate and
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D3- New Technologies Scenario Technology has revolutionized healthcare significantly in recent years. As technology continues to evolve, healthcare leaders are focused on ways in which new technologies can be leveraged to improve costs, access, and quality of care. You are the associate consultant for a health quality management organization. Your organization advises health service providers
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SWOT Analysis for a mHealth Solution in Community Health Competency Evaluate various technologies, systems, and applications needed to achieve optimal clinical and business performance outcomes. Scenario A director within a large integrated health network has expressed interest for a mHealth solution for her community-based patient population. She wants to ensure this solution could integrate with
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