Describe five federal programs that provide healthcare for people who cannot otherwise pay for it, explaining for each one a major flaw in its implementation (do not include the flaw that the program does not cover everyone for everything.)

What kind of medical information in a large managed care organization database should be kept confidential? Why?  What kind of information in a governmental database should be made public? Why?

1)After diabetes where might remote patient monitoring focus next? 2)Why does cybersecurity continue to be a problem in healthcare? 3)What besides a cyberattack makes disaster recovery important in healthcare? 4)Define big data and give an example of how it might be used in healthcare. 5)Identify ways that data can be used in healthcare to improve patient relations. 6) How has HIPAA changed since HITECH was implemented and meaningful use has been implemented?

The federal Medicare program will only reimburse (pay) for services performed by health professionals who are licensed to practice and certified to participate in the Medicare program.  Let's say someone files a lawsuit arguing that this federal law allowing only licensed and certified health professionals to be paid through the Medicare program discriminates against people who don't have medical training, and therefore violates the Equal Protection Clause of the 5th Amendment? Which of the following best explains how a court would rule in such a case?

Which of the following is an advantage of a commercially produced off-the-shelf electronic health record system? A. Commercially produced systems allowed hospitals to implement comprehensive electronic health records without designing and building custom systems, which can result in prohibitive costs. B. Allows doctors who heavily rely on electronic health record systems to concentrate on patients C. Allow for hospitals to use multiple electronic health records for different areas of the hospital D. They decrease formulary compliance and increase the need for pharmacy callbacks for clarification.

You are a city council member for a distant suburb of Gotham City, New York. Your suburb does not have its own hospital; in fact, the nearest hospital is 20 miles away. Last week, two competing health care systems both approached the city council about building a hospital within city limits. The city council chairperson has called for a special meeting to discuss these proposals. She is asking all members to do some research and submit a written summary of what ethical, legal, regulatory, and moral factors must be considered by the city council.   What are the most important legal, regulatory, ethical, and moral factors that must be discussed in the meeting? As your classmates submit their summaries, participate in a preliminary online discussion about the various factors that have been presented.

Take a look at this list of foriegn countries with universal healthcare: https://www.health.ny.gov/regulations/hcra/univ_hlth_care Take a look at the polls in the following article: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/2020-polls-national-health-care-plan-favored-by-most-americans-cbs-news-poll-finds/ In your opinion, whose responsibility is it to provide healthcare coverage? The federal government? State governments? Employers? Do you agree with implementing a single-payer system in the United States? If you disagree, why do you think this type of system would not work in the US? Support your stance with quality resources

Discuss some of the global, local, historical, and/or current issues that make quality healthcare delivery such a complex process. What are some of the suggested changes from this week's readings or outside sources that you think would have the biggest impact?  use at least 3 scholarly articles no more than 4 years old

Using your own words, how would you define the term "Quality" in healthcare? When you thought of this definition, what factors did you take into account? What are some good methods (in your opinion) used to improve quality within the healthcare industry? Please describe some recent trends in quality improvement in this U.S.

Describe the differences between the federal Medicare program and the Medicaid program