Discuss the disparity between the reimbursement and cost-sharing levels of the outpatient hospital facility and ASC.

Genie is a 68-year-old female who presents with age-related incipient cataract of the right eye (ICD-10-CM code H25.011). She recently met with her physician about cataract surgery. The physician indicated that she needs extracapsular cataract removal with insertion of an intraocular lens prosthesis (CPT code 66984). Dr. Williams told Genie that she could have the procedure in an outpatient hospital facility or an ambulatory surgical center (ASC).
Let’s examine the reimbursement and cost sharing amounts for each setting.

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CPT Code
Outpatient Hospital Facility
Ambulatory Surgical Center
Reimbursement
Cost-Sharing
Reimbursement
Cost-Sharing
66984
$2,021.86
$404.38
$1,012.72
$202.54
Rates as of January 2020

As you can see, the reimbursement and cost sharing amount for the hospital-based outpatient facility is almost twice the amount required for the ASC facility. It is the same procedure, provided by the same physician (Dr. Williams) regardless of setting.
Before you answer the discussion question below, consider the following:
Is the quality of care two times better in the outpatient hospital facility setting?
Are the outcomes of care two times better in the outpatient hospital facility setting?
Are the costs of providing services and care that much lower in the ASC setting?
Are Medicare beneficiaries aware of the disparity of cost-sharing amounts in different surgical settings?
Is it fair to charge different cost-sharing amounts for the same service?
Do you think the difference in cost-sharing would influence your decision about where to have surgery?

Discuss the disparity between the reimbursement and cost-sharing levels of the outpatient hospital facility and ASC. Why is parity and disparity an important topic to discuss? How does it affect the average Medicare beneficiary? What do you think Genie should do? Are there additional questions that Genie should ask Dr. Williams before she makes her decision?

More questions to you should include in your response:
– Is the quality of care two times better in the outpatient hospital facility setting? Is the quality of care any better in the outpatient hospital facility setting?
– Do you think Medicare beneficiaries are aware of the disparity of cost-sharing amounts in different surgical settings? How could they be better educated?
– Do you think the difference in cost-sharing would influence your decision about where to have surgery?

Choose a piece of art/artwork that has some type of sexual connotation.Discuss

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Choose a piece of art/artwork that has some type of sexual connotation. Create a PowerPoint presentation with at least 10 slides (using APA format) Present to the class about the art that you have chosen (100 points). PP should include:

a. title page and a reference page

b. a picture/example of the chosen piece

c. it’s history (creator; year; significance, etc.)

d. your thoughts about the piece as it relates to sexuality

e. human sexuality theory/theories that apply to piece

f. any other information you deem important

To what extent can this process be seen in Seven Chances (w/Buster Keaton, 1925)? How are the norms of slapstick comedy adapted to the narrative demands of the feature-length format?

It is Steve Neale and Frank Krutnik’s argument that the development of the multiple-reel “feature” film led comic filmmakers to experiment with various combinations of slapstick and genteel components (e.g., the narrative-based “situation slapstick” style in the case of Lloyd, sentiment in the case of Chaplin, etc.). To what extent can this process be seen in Seven Chances (w/Buster Keaton, 1925)? How are the norms of slapstick comedy adapted to the narrative demands of the feature-length format? Be sure to engage ideas from Neale and Krutnik’s “The Case of Silent Slapstick” essay in your argument.

Examine WHO coaches coach by considering a variety of ways to profile (that is, categorise aspects of an athlete’s performance to inform the planning of coaching sessions) either a group of players or an individual athlete (depending on the sporting context chosen).

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Assignment Task 1: Briefing

In this task, you will examine WHO coaches coach by considering a variety of ways to profile (that is, categorise aspects of an athlete’s performance to inform the planning of coaching sessions) either a group of players or an individual athlete (depending on the sporting context chosen).

Three profiles are to be created: one profile can be a technical or physical one, the other two profiles MUST be from different perspectives (that is, not technical or physical ones).

Supporting reading:

All material presented on the module to date (i.e., weeks 1-5 on the Reading List)

Submission

Please use the template (link HEREActions) and submit to Canvas by the time and date specified.

Section 1: Gather evidence on a group of players or an individual athlete (depending on team or individual sport context) in a coaching session or interview a coach and create profiles from three distinct perspectives.

Choose ONE of the following three options:

1. Interview with a coach where you focus your questioning on the information the coach would want from the athlete in order to develop their performance and how they would measure this(i.e., profile) NO. OR

2. Profiling performers from a session that you are coaching. NO. OR

3. (ONLY choose option 3 if you cannot access a coaching session). Identifying and summarising relevant five research articles on the topic of profiling athletes (NB you must consider at least three different perspectives across the five articles – only ONE of these can be physical or technical). These summaries should be supported by a description of your article selection criteria. PICK THIS.

Submission

Section 1 Submission of option 1 or 2 will include your three profiles and should be supported by field notes, interview questions etc.

Section 1 Submission of option 3 will include a 150 word summary of each article.

Section 2: Analyse the evidence you have presented in Section 1. To do this, it will be important to consider relevant theory, concepts, and research related to the topic. Support your analysis with referencing.

As a guide, consider questions such as: What do these profiles tell the coach about who they are coaching? What are the implications of this? Are multiple profiles required? What are the disadvantages of profiling?

Section 2 submission could be presented as a table, figurers or text of up to a maximum of 400 words.

Section 3: Critical reflection on what you have learnt about who we coach, specifically focusing on the implications for coaches in their delivery of coaching sessions. Support your reflection with appropriate referencing.

Section 3 submission to be presented as text of up to 500 words.

Discuss why this break-even information is useful and create a graph showing your break-even point.

select an item or product used in a healthcare organization and describe how you would calculate
the break-even point. For example, this could be:
• The use of a sterile instrument tray,
• An admission/registration software product,
• Outsourced transcription, or
• Even a new EMR.
In a 2-page paper, discuss why this break-even information is useful and create a graph showing your
break-even point.