HLT-205 Week 4 DQ 1 Explain how gate keeping reduces health care costs in the United States Explain how gatekeeping reduces health care costs in the United States. Is gatekeeping the most effective strategy for reducing health care costs, or are there more effective strategies that are currently being used? Read more
HTL-205 Week 3 Gaining Trust With Cultural Disparities Assignment For this assignment, you will apply critical thinking to what you have learned up to this point in this course regarding the successes and failures of the U.S. health care system as it relates to issues of cost, access, and quality. Read more
HTL-205 Week 3 DQ 2 View the video clip, “Cultural Diversity in Health Care” View the video clip, “Cultural Diversity in Health Care”: https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=96349&xtid=43850 After watching the video, explain how you would go about overcoming cultural differences in order to gain the trust of patients from different populations. Click here Read more
HLT-205 Week 3 DQ 1 The patient, the health care professional, and the health care system form a relationship in which each is dependent upon the other The patient, the health care professional, and the health care system form a relationship in which each is dependent upon the other. What Read more
HLT-205 Week 2 Assignment Health Care Essay: Cost, Access, and Quality An understanding of health care cost, access to care, and quality of care is vital for health care professionals, as is the ability to articulate these issues. For this assignment, students will examine the effects of cost and the Read more
HLT-205 Week 2 DQ 2 Watch “TEDTalks: Daniel Kraft – Medicine’s Future? Watch “TEDTalks: Daniel Kraft – Medicine’s Future? There’s an App for That”: After viewing the video, select four topics that were discussed and explain their significance to the future of health care technology. Click here to Find all Read more
HLT-205 Week 2 DQ 1 What is defensive medicine and how does it impact health care cost, quality, and access? What is defensive medicine and how does it impact health care cost, quality, and access? How will we see the use of defensive medicine shift as we move forward with Read more
HLT-205 Week 1 U.S. Health Care Timeline Assignment It is essential to identify, examine, and understand the history and foundations of health care in the U.S. as this will be the foundation for understanding health care systems though this course and in practice. Students will need to show a thorough Read more
HLT-205 Week 1 DQ 2 The U.S. health care system evolved between the times of preindustrial to post-industrial America The U.S. health care system evolved between the times of preindustrial to post-industrial America. How have the determinants of health care and associated strategies for improvement changed during this evolution? Include Read more
HLT-205 Week 1 DQ 1 Compare and contrast the U.S. health care system to the health care system of another country Compare and contrast the U.S. health care system to the health care system of another country. What similarities or difference s exist? Cite references to support your answer. Click Read more