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Healthcare Policy Analysis 1 SMPP 6290
Policy Proposal Project
Samples: Client & Problem Statement
Client: Virginia Academy of Family Physicians Problem Statement: As more EHR applications become applicable on mobile devices and data exchange is encouraged how will our hospitals protect patient information? Client: New Jersey Association of Mental Health and Addiction Agencies Problem Statement: What is in the best interest of the mental health consumers with regard to access for services and wait time? CLIENT: The Truth About Gardasil.org PROBLEM STATEMENT: Does a public health necessity exist to justify the HPV vaccine be mandated? The Client-West Virginia Rural Health Association Problem Statement: What can be done to increase rural West Virginia patients‘ access to specialty healthcare? Client: Massachusetts Correctional Legal Services, a legal advocacy group whose priority is medical and mental healthcare in the state and county prison system Problem Statement: Should end of life care for prisoners model that of the larger community, affording patients the right to die “at home” in dignity, free of pain, and with the freedom of knowing that the natural dying process will not be interfered with when death is deemed imminent? Client: The American Society of Transplantation (AST) Problem Statement: Should living organ donors (both current and prospective donors) obtain comprehensive and affordable health care coverage protecting a donor from insurance discrimination? CLIENT: Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association Concussion Task Force PROBLEM STATEMENT: Does return to play authorization by unlicensed healthcare providers place student-athletes at risk? Client: American Ambulance Association Problem Statement: How can we see continuous improvement in the paramedic skills that will be needed for healthcare needs in the future? Client: NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
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Problem Statement: What can be done to decrease the negative stigma regarding mental health illness in the military? Client: California Emergency Physicians Medical Group Problem statement: What steps can be taken to reduce over crowding in hospital emergency departments? Client: Massachusetts Pharmaceutical Association Problem Statement: Should we utilize pharmacists to reduce healthcare expenditures through employer-based offerings?