HEALTHCARE FINANCE IN ADVANCED NURSING (NURS-8143) Health Insurance and

                                                        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.

3. 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

1. 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.

2. Reference must be written in APA 7th Ed /Italics as needed.

3.  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.

4. Type reference in accordance to APA 7th Edition. Apply Italics