What is the “source” of this new information in this article? What makes this a “news article?” How is it different from other genres of writing? If you were a healthcare organization CEO, what would you do with this information?

Analysis of Healthcare News Article:

Jacobs, A. Hedgehogs Are a Source of Drug-Resistant Bacteria, Study Finds. The New York Times.

Answer the following questions. Each question should be answered with several sentences. Total word count for the assingment should be at least 300 words.

Give a summary of this article.
Who is the intended audience ? Why do you think that?
What is the “source” of this new information in this article?
What makes this a “news article?” How is it different from other genres of writing?
If you were a healthcare organization CEO, what would you do with this information?

Do you think that quality would be adversely impacted if the growth in medical technology were to be constrained in the United States for one year?

We have learned that new technology is the number one reason for escalating health care costs in America.

Do you think that quality would be adversely impacted if the growth in medical technology were to be constrained in the United States for one year?

If these costs could be reduced, and more people could gain access, do you think that this would be a reasonable trade-off? Would you pay a higher premium to ensure that you would always have access to the most recent diagnostic and curative technology?

What are three elements, in your opinion, that can improve the odds of successful system change? What are two elements that can hinder a successful system change?

THIS RESPONSE CAN BE VERY SIMPLE AND MINIMALISTIC.  USE SOURCES TO ANSWER SOME OF THE ANSWER OR TO GET CONTEXT .
Throughout this course, you have examined the elements of a systems change in the healthcare informatics context. Based on what you have learned thus far in the course, what are three elements, in your opinion, that can improve the odds of successful system change? What are two elements that can hinder a successful system change?

Houston, S. M. & Bove, L. A. Project management for healthcare informatics. Springer.

Keshavjee, K., Troyan, S., Holbrook, A. M., VanderMolen, D., & Complete Investigators. Measuring the Success of Electronic Medical Record Implementation Using Electronic and Survey Data. Proc AMIA Symp, 309–313.

How will these restrictions/implications affect you as a healthcare administrator working in a physician-owned hospital?

• Why have physicians developed their own specialty hospitals?
• What legal issues can arise when physicians have an ownership interest in a hospital? Provide an example.
• What are the implications and restrictions imposed by the ACA on physician-owned specialty hospitals?
• How will these restrictions/implications affect you as a healthcare administrator working in a physician-owned hospital?

What recourse does an employee have when faced with discriminatory practices, both within the corporation and/or compliance officer and outside the corporation ? Such activities raise both legal  and ethical issues . Discuss the issues.

What recourse does an employee have when faced with discriminatory practices, both within the corporation and/or compliance officer and outside the corporation ? Such activities raise both legal  and ethical issues . Discuss the issues.

Analyze a specific issue that occurred in a health care organization and apply risk management best practices to it for the purpose of early risk identification and risk reduction or elimination in the future.

Risk Management Policy and Procedure

The original paper is attached that the writer can use to build off of.

Write a 3-4 page risk management policy and procedure for a health care organization. Analyze a specific issue that occurred in a health care organization and apply risk management best practices to it for the purpose of early risk identification and risk reduction or elimination in the future.

Why? Does it matter? Would you be better served living and receiving your healthcare services in another country?

US Healthcare

Imagine you are traveling in a country where Universal Healthcare is the legal norm, and your discussion with a citizen of that country turns to the topic of your countries’ respective health systems. When asked, how do you account for the fact that healthcare is NOT a fundamental right rooted in American Law?

The United States spends more money per capita on healthcare than any other industrialized nation. Yet, many of the public health outcomes measure significantly worse than these other countries. Why? Does it matter? Would you be better served living and receiving your healthcare services in another country? Choose one country to compare with the United States. Support your responses with academic resources.