MHA5201 Unit III Discussion Board and Unit III Assessment

MHA 5201 Unit III Discussion Board

All over America today we find medical professionals who are busy; in fact, they are increasingly busy as the Baby Boomers are reaching Medicare age and finally getting their health problems addressed. Sometimes these are health problems that really should have been addressed a few years back, but evaluation and care were delayed due to lack of coverage.

Meanwhile, even though caregivers are busier than ever, most hospitals have empty beds—sometimes lots of empty beds. Why is that? What are the key factors that have driven U.S. health care outside of the inpatient hospital into ambulatory care settings? If the inpatient hospital is empty, where do we find our patients these days? What specific types of facilities are providing more care than our hospitals are providing today?

MHA 5201 Unit III Assessment

Question 1

Medical practice is certainly changing in America. Some of those changes have been reasonably well accepted by doctors, and others have come as a hard pill to swallow. One recent development is the physician report card. A hospital’s Chief of Staff made the following comment:. “I thought that I was done with being graded when I finished Residency. I am not sure that I want anybody grading me at this point in my career. I think that I should be grading them.” What is the physician report card? Provide an example of an Internet site that is providing these report cards for the public, as well as interesting information you find from that website.

Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

Question 2

What is the patient-centered medical home (PCMH) model? What are the key principles that constitute PCMH? Evaluate this approach to medical care. Does it seem to be working? How can we know one way or the other?

Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.