HEALTHCARE FINANCE IN ADVANCED NURSING (NURS-8143) Health Insurance and Reimbursement
QUESTION: Answer one of the following 3 Questions:
1. List three ways the DNP provides leadership in helping a healthcare entity optimize reimbursement from insurers.
2. Choose two preferred financial and patient care outcomes from the following list and describe two ways to achieve each of them:
a. Reduce overall hospital admissions.
b. Reduce average length of stay.
c. Reduce avoidable hospital readmissions.
d. Reduce high-tech imaging services.
e. Reduce amount CMS pays per beneficiary.
- Discuss three of the CMS’s major value-based programs. Define the programs and the criteria that are needed for each of these programs to be successful.
TEXTBOOK
Waxman, K. T. & Knighten, M. L. (2023). Financial and business management for the doctor of nursing practice (3rd ed.). Springer Publishing Company.
RUBRIC
- References – Uses three or more references from current peer-reviewed nursing journals (within the last 5 yrs) with one reference required for initial posting and one reference for each peer posting. One reference may come from required course textbook. Must be legitimate peer-reviewed references or textbooks, and not AI-generated. No websites.
- Reference must be written in APA 7th Ed /Italics as needed.
- Mechanics – Free of errors in grammar, punctuation, spelling, and/or APA format. AI-generated responses are not accepted. A zero will be administered if not in the student’s own words.
- Type reference in accordance to APA 7th Edition. Apply Italics