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Accountable Care Organizations Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs): is a number of individuals that consist of health care providers and health care settings, collectively working together to accomplish the goal of improving optimum quality of health care. This network of people may include physicians, surgeons, pharmacists, doctors, nurses, healthcare assistants, caregivers, lab specialists, psychiatrists, mental health […]

Managed Care Organizations Managed Care Organizations (MCOs): is a group of people working together to manage the cost of health care.  MCOs work along with medical facilities and health care providers to render support to MCO patients. MCOs only pays for the care provided and its plan is not as flexible as ACOs. MCOs give incentives

Managed Care “Managed Care.” MedlinePlus, U.S. National Library of Medicine, 25 Sept. 2017, medlineplus.gov/managedcare.html.   “What Is an ACO? Definitive Guide: Accountable Care Organizations.” Health Catalyst, Health Catalyst, 24 Oct. 2017, www.healthcatalyst.com/what-is-an-ACO-definitive-guide-accountable-care-organizations.   Student 2 Kpanbu Health care spending is the biggest drive for formulating the different kinds of payment systems in healthcare. Health care

Student Sumetria The differences and similarities between Managed Care Organizations (MCO) and Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) will be explained below. The MCO is a group of medical providers and facilities that provide care to its members at a reduced cost. Many MCO’s require the patient to have a primary care provider. The ACO is a

Focused Exam: Cough Assignment Review this week’s Learning Resources and consider the insights they provide related to ears, nose, and throat. Review the Shadow Health Resources provided in this week’s Learning Resources specifically the tutorial to guide you through the documentation and interpretation within the Shadow Health platform. Review the examples also provided. Review the

Discuss the differences and similarities between Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) vs. Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). Given the current health care environment, provide a solid speculation to how MCOs and ACOs may transform to meet the needs of its consumers. Be sure to support your thoughts and analysis with scholarly sources. *Will also need to respond

How did your assessment demonstrate sound critical thinking and clinical decision making? Complete the ShadowHealth© Musculoskeletal and Neurological assignments Professional Development Write a 500-word APA reflection essay of your experience with the Shadow Health virtual assignment(s). At least two scholarly sources in addition to your textbook should be utilized. Answers to the following questions may

What went well in your assessment? Complete the ShadowHealth© Focused Exams – Special Populations: Chest Pain, Cough and Abdominal Pain assignments After you have achieved at least 80% on the assignment(s) download, save and upload your LabPass document to the dropbox. Professional Development Write a 500-word APA reflection essay of your experience with the Shadow

Wk 1 Discussion 2 – Qualitative Word Choices  Please refer to this week’s learning materials. They are intended to help you engage effectively in this discussion. Word choice is an effective tool when writing, and it differs when we use qualitative versus quantitative research. Write a 250- to 300-word response to the following: Discuss key

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (PPACA): Based on Kant’s theory Identify at least two ethical issues resulting from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (PPACA) and what those issues may cause? What are the ethical implications of the groups not covered in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act