1. How do you define health? How does someone’s age, status, and perspective (i.e. appreciation for exercise) affect his or her definition of health? How do you think the definition of health will change in the next 20 years?
2. How would you help solve one of the “challenges for heath policy” covered in the text? Give some examples of how one or more of these challenges have come in the way of advancing population health.
3. In your opinion, should health care be based on allocative or regulatory policy? Why?
4. What do you see as the benefits of working in health care, or of being a health policymaker?
5. Select one U.S. public-sector health policy to research. You may use a policy mentioned in Chapter 1, such as ACA, but are not required to do so. Name the policy and its major points. What was the impetus for this policy? How was it “formulated, modified, and implemented? Explain what its effects have been so far and whether or not you think it is a successful policy.
Chapter 2
1. With which branch of the federal government would you most like to work with on health policymaking? Why?
2. In your opinion, which type of negotiation is best suited for the health policy market? Why?
3. Examine the context of health policy making and research an interest group active today in health policymaking. (You may, but are not required to, select an interest group referenced in the book). Who is involved in the group, and on whose behalf does the group advocate? How successful is the interest group in influencing policymaking? Describe an example or two of health policies that have been supported or contested by this group.
Analyse how to achieve successful implementation of person-centred thinking and planning across an organisation
A 60-year-old man comes to your office because of a persistent cough that has been bothering him for the past 3 months. His cough is dry and is more frequent during the evenings. He also notes frequent nasal congestion, especially when he is exposed to dust and cold weather. He reports no hemoptysis, weight loss, wheezing, fever, or changes in his appetite. He reports he is taking medication for his cholesterol as well as his blood pressure but he cannot remember the name of the medications.
Create a differential diagnosis flow sheet for this patient for this patient and include the diagnostics as well as the pharmacological management and rationale related to the differentials.
Diagnostic reasoning is a process of data collection and utilizing a systematic approach to formulating a hypothesis and a list of differentials diagnosis. Discuss three errors that can be made by the clinician that can have a direct impact on making the incorrect diagnosis, treatment, and management plan
Prompt 1
One of the reasons to assess a patient’s thoughts and beliefs about health and illness is to identify any patterns or beliefs that may affect his or her health and healing. How would past experience with cancer in another family member possibly impact a patient’s own health and healing if he/she was diagnosed with cancer? Choose one of AHNA’s core values (body, mind, emotions, spirit, social/cultural, relationship, context, and environment) and discuss how you can care for yourself in that area in order to improve well-being. Use examples from your clinical experience and cite sources from the readings or online library.
Prompt 2
From your clinical experience, provide two examples of healing rituals that your patients from different cultures have utilized to support their health and healing. Give a general description of the rituals including the type of ritual, who performed it, where and how often it was performed, and how the patient believed that it would help him or her to heal. Choose rituals from different cultures. Support your answer with sources from the readings or the online library.
Quality of Data
Quality of healthcare data has become an increasingly important strategic issue in the United Stated healthcare delivery system.
Drawing on course readings or outside scholarly sources, answer the following:
- How is quality of healthcare data defined? In terms of accuracy, completeness, or relevance?
- If there are multiple or conflicting definitions of quality, in your opinion, which is the best definition?
- What are the factors that contribute to poor data quality in a healthcare database?
- In your opinion, which of these factors is the most important to address first?
Support your answers with references, examples, and clearly written rationales.
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