NR 506 Week 2 Threaded Discussion Policy Priority Selection Health Care Policy

NR 506 Week 2 Threaded Discussion Policy Priority Selection Health Care Policy

Identify your selected healthcare policy priority and discuss the rationale for your selection. Describe the model of policy making that you feel would be best applied to your policy issue and the rationale for selecting this model.

NR 506 Week 2 Threaded Discussion Policy Priority Selection Health Care Policy

NR 506 Week 1 Homework: Formulating a Healthcare Policy Worksheet 1

NR-506 Week 1 Threaded Discussion Topic: The Four Spheres of Political Action in Nursing (v1)

NR 506 Week 1 Threaded Discussion Topic: The Four Spheres of Political Action in Nursing (v2)

NR-506 Week 2 Threaded Discussion Topic: Policy-Priority Selection (v1)

NR 506 Week 2 Threaded Discussion Topic: Policy-Priority Selection (v2)

NR-506 Week 3 Assignment: Your Policy-Priority Issue (2 Versions)

NR 506 Week 3 Homework: Planning Your Visit Worksheet 2

NR-506 Week 3 Threaded Discussion Topic: Effective Coalition Leadership

NR 506 Week 4 Threaded Discussion Topic: Challenges in Lobbying

NR-506 Week 5 Assignment: Planning Your Visit – Part A (2 Versions)

NR 506 Week 5 Assignment: Planning Your Visit – Public Talk Video – Part B (2 Versions)

NR-506 Week 5 Homework: Policymaker Visit Worksheet 3

NR 506 Week 5 Threaded Discussion Topic: Drivers for High Performance Healthcare

NR-506 Week 6 Threaded Discussion Topic: Using the Media

NR 506 Week 7 Homework Assignment: Policymaker Visit Electronic Presentation

NR-506 Week 7 Threaded Discussion Topic: RN as Healthcare Policy Leader

NR 506 Week 8 Threaded Discussion Topic: Global Policy Reform

Your Policy-Priority Issue (Two Different Topics):

ESSAY 2: ACC 281 Accounting Concepts for Health Care Professionals Final Paper

Case Study Analysis

Write an eight- to ten-page case analysis of the following article (which can be found in the Ashford Online ProQuest database):

• Souza, M. & McCarty, B. (2007). From bottom to top: How one provider retooled its collections [Electronic version]. Healthcare Financial Management, 61(9), 67-73.

Include the following:

• Complete a summary of the case study that identifies the key problems and issues, provides background information, relevant facts, the solution employed, and the results achieved.
• Identify and explain the accounting practices California Sutter Health used in defining and solving its collection problems.
• Develop an alternative solution based on your own research using three to five academic sources from journals, professional organizations, and websites.
• State your informed opinion of the approach used by California Sutter Health, and provide support using concepts from your research and personal experience.

Writing the Final Paper

The Final Paper:

1. Must be eight to ten double-spaced pages in length, not including the title page and reference page, and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
2. Must include a title page with the following:
   1. Title of Case Study
   2. Student’s name
   3. Course name and number
   4. Instructor’s name
   5. Date submitted
3. Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.
4. Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
5. Must use a visual such as a chart, table, graph, or other that relates to something you have learned in the class and is relevant to the case.
6. Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.
7. Must use at least three scholarly sources.
8. Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
9. Must include a separate reference page, formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.