01 Oct Complete the Family Support & Home Assessment virtual simulation activity which can be found by clicking Enter Virtual Simulation.

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Complete the Family Support & Home Assessment virtual simulation activity which can be found by clicking Enter Virtual Simulation.  The simulation is a required activity prior to submitting discharge instructions for your fictitious patient.   Once you enter Sentinel Hospital   Click BEGIN   You’ll enter the lobby and be led...

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01 Oct In this assignment, you will be exploring the use of evidence-based practice and how it is incorporated into case management patient care guidelines, and pathways based on your chosen chronic illness from assignment one.

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Please use the grading rubric to create an outline of your assignment. Each section of the rubric should be a section of your final paper and could become the headings. Your assignment will be graded based on each element of the rubric. Compare each section...

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01 Oct Choose one of the following chronic diseases. You will use the chosen chronic disease as the topic to address in each of the assignments in this course.

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Please use the grading rubric to create an outline of your assignment. Each section of the rubric should be a section of your final paper and could become the headings. Your assignment will be graded based on each element of the rubric. Compare each section...

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01 Oct You have been hired as a consultant by a hospital that is going to begin using case managers in the acute, home care, and primary care settings.

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You have been hired as a consultant by a hospital that is going to begin using case managers in the acute, home care, and primary care settings. You meet with the vice president (VP) of patient services. She tells you that the hospital tried to...

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01 Oct Have you or have you known a close friend or relative who has used case management services in the acute, primary, or home care settings?

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Have you or have you known a close friend or relative who has used case management services in the acute, primary, or home care settings?  Briefly describe the process.  Reflect on the learning in this course.  Would you change any of the process based on...

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01 Oct What is demand management and how does it increase consumer involvement in healthcare? What is disease management?

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What is demand management and how does it increase consumer involvement in healthcare?  What is disease management?  How can disease management be used to further increase consumer involvement in their healthcare?...

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01 Oct Many clinical information systems now embed practice guidelines and clinical pathways into their electronic medical record systems. What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of thi

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Many clinical information systems now embed practice guidelines and clinical pathways into their electronic medical record systems. What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of this?...

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01 Oct What new services/programs is your organization currently evaluating or performing that are assisting patients to reach their health goals?

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What new services/programs is your organization currently evaluating or performing that are assisting patients to reach their health goals?  How does this impact the bottom line of the organization?   DQ2 There are a number of components of quality indicators: accessibility, appropriateness, continuity, effectiveness, efficacy, efficiency, timeliness,...

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01 Oct What are some of the approaches case managers use to promote the highest quality of care with careful use of resources?

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What are some of the approaches case managers use to promote the highest quality of care with careful use of resources?  How can palliative care and hospice service assist this strategy?...

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01 Oct How do healthcare exchanges change the concept of outpatient treatment?

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How do healthcare exchanges change the concept of outpatient treatment?   DQ2 What is your opinion of linking hospital reimbursement to performance outcomes? Cite the literature....

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