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Externalities of Public Services NAME Chamberlain College of Nursing NR 552: Economics of Healthcare Policy Dr. Poirier DATE Investigate a publically provided healthcare service in your community. Briefly describe the service provided, including the population served and how the program is funded. What are the negative and positive externalities of providing this service? Week 3: Externalities of Public Services It’s no mystery that mental health is a subject cloude...

Policies for Public Good NAME Chamberlain College of Nursing NR 552: Economics of Healthcare Policy Poirier DATE Week 2: Policies for Public Good What local policies (city or state) have been enacted to provide for the public good in relation to lifestyle choices such as tobacco use, alcohol consumption, or vehicle safety? What are the ethical and legal implications of these policies? What health and healthcare cost outcomes are expected as a result of this policy? ...

Week 2 TD: Environment and Healthy Lifestyle Today, we live in an environment that is built to be a facilitator to being physically active. According to Benton, Anderson, Hunter, & French (2016), this built environment is a direct referral to physical structures in the environment that are constructed and modified by people. These structures include but are not limited to homes; buildings; open, cleared spaces; streets; bicycle lanes; parks; and outdoor trails. Manmade environments do not on...

Nurses’ Supply and Demand NAME Chamberlain College of Nursing NR 552: Economics of Healthcare Policy Professor’s Name DATE Nurses are a limited health care resource. What is the current supply and demand for professional nurses in your local area or state? What alternatives or interventions are being proposed to equalize the supply and demand of professional nurses? Today, the nursing profession is one of the highly demanded professions (N, 2017). A variety of occupati...

Relationship of health, wealth, and healthcare in the United States NAME Chamberlain College of Nursing NR 552: Economics of Healthcare Policy Professor Poirier DATE Review Figure 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, and Table 1.2 from Chapter 1: Economics and Efficiency, from the Olsen text (2009). Discuss the relationship between health, wealth, and healthcare in the United States. Individuals or countries with greater income usually have a lower likelihood of diseases and subseq...

Influencing Policy through Healthcare Economics This course has taught me a lot about developing fiscally responsible changes in the healthcare sector. I have learned that it is important for a policy to be fiscally responsible especially in a time when the cost of healthcare has developed significantly. I will utilize the concepts learned in the course to develop healthcare changes that are economical and at the same time helping in improving patient’s outcome. Some of the concepts I have...

Cost-Effectiveness Analysis NAME Chamberlain College of Nursing NR552: Economics of Healthcare Policy Dr. Poirier DATE Access the Chamberlain on-line library (Medline/CINAHL) to locate an article analyzing a treatment option or other policy change utilizing cost-benefit or cost-effectiveness analysis. The following search terms may assist in locating an article: cost-effectiveness analysis, cost versus benefit, or cost-benefit analysis. Briefly present the topic discussed in the ar...

Nurse Staffing and Quality of Care: Case-mix for Emergency Care NAME Chamberlain College of Nursing NR552: Economics of Healthcare Policy Dr. Poirier DATE The Emergency department normally experiences a surge in the number of patients. The clinical stability of patients varies considerably. To provide optimal care for patients a more flexible and responsive staffing pattern is required. In delivering high-quality and timely care in the Emergency Department, correct...

Caring and Cost Efficient Nursing NAME Chamberlain College of Nursing NR552: Economics of Healthcare Policy Dr. Poirier DATE After reading the article: Cara, C. M., Nyberg, J. J., & Brousseau, S. (2011). Fostering the coexistence of caring philosophy and economics in today's healthcare system. Nursing Administration Quarterly, 35(1), 6-14. Propose a caring behavior or policy you would like to initiate in your workplace. Describe how this caring behavior would impact...