HCS310 Health Care Delivery in the US – Complete Class

HCS 310 Health Care Delivery in the US – Complete Class

HCS 310 – Week 1 – Individual Assignment: Health Care Questionnaire Guidelines

Complete the Consumer’s Perspective on Health Care Questionnaire located in the Materials section of the Resource page. Answer each question based on your personal experiences as a consumer receiving health care services.

Write the question prior to your answer. Grammar, spelling, punctuation, word usage should be consistent college expectations.

HCS 310 – Week 2 – Individual Assignment: Health Care System Evolution Paper

Prepare a 1,050 – 1,400 word paper in APA format discussing how the evolution of health care delivery systems has influenced current health care systems. Select one of the following systems: HMO’s, Medicare/Medicaid, managed care, or insurance companies. At least two references are required.

1. Grammar, spelling, punctuation, word usage and are consistent with college expectations
2. Information is provided in an easily understandable form and in a logical sequence
3. Writing style is consistent with that expected in the professional environment
4. Format is consistent with APA style

5. At least two references are provided and are consistent with APA.

HCS 310 – Week 3 –Team Assignment:Organizational analysis Power

Select one public sector not-for-profit health agency within the United States health care system.

Prepare a 12-15 slide Power Point Presentation describing the type of health organization: government, quasi-government, or voluntary. Examples include the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Indian Health Service, Quality Improvement Organizations (QIO), the American Heart Association, and teaching hospitals.
1. Explain the agency’s function and responsibilities.
2. Identify at least three stakeholders impacted by this component and how they are affected. This will require in-depth research into the organization.
3. At least two references are required.

HCS 310 -Week 4 – Individual Assignment: Continuum of Care Paper

Select a component of the U.S. health care delivery system continuum. Examples include long term care, home care, in-patient care, out-patient care, mental health care, occupational health, school health, etc.
Prepare a 1,200-1,400 word paper in APA format describing the health care delivery component’s role in providing services and how it contributes to or lacks contribution to the overall management of health care resources.
Your paper should include the following (use the headings below to clearly identify each key point – headings are not bolded in actual paper)

a. Include its role in transitioning patients from one level to another of care in the health care continuum. Heading: Transitioning Patients

b. Services provided and how these fit in the continuum of care. Heading: Services

c. How does the entity contribute or not contribute to the overall management of health care resources?Heading: Contribution

d. Examine the future trends of health care and discuss how these services will be impacted or need to change to meet these future trends. Heading: Future Trends of Health Care

HCS 310 – Week 5 – Team Assignment: Health Care Costs Power Point Presentation

Prepare and submit a 15-20 PowerPoint slide presentation with detailed speaker notes about how health care costs nationally impact health care facilities, health care workers, businesses, consumers, and the government.

Include the following:

Historical trends in financing health care
Impact of health care costs on access to care
Impact of health care costs on service delivery
How the government has attempted to control these costs
Recommendations for improvement

Think of this as a presentation you could give to a policy making body to demonstrate how the rising costs of health care affect consumers, businesses, health care facilities, health care workers, and the government. Graphics such as charts and graphs are appropriate. Keep the number of words on each slide to a minimum. The detail is in the speaker notes. Each slide should contain just one key concept. Include introductory, concluding and reference slides. At least three references are required. Speaker notes are expected to be comprehensive, using complete sentences, correct grammar, punctuation and spelling.

All Weeks discussion questions are included