Assignment Description:

Mandated Reporting

Develop a mandated reporting fact sheet for health professionals, a nurse/health ministry, or a community organization whose members are mandated providers in your state.

Identify the target-mandated provider group for which you are developing the fact sheet. Tailor the fact sheet to the group.
Feel free to incorporate feedback provided by your peers as part of the discussion topic response for this module.

The following specifications are required for this assignment:

• Length: Begin with a title page and a short introduction to the reporting sheet.
• Structure: Include a title page and reference page (if needed in APA style). Under a level heading, present the mandated reporting fact sheet. Close with a robust conclusion and reference page. References page with at least 3 references for resources utilized in the development of the fact sheet.
• References: Use at minimum 3 for resources utilized in the development of the fact sheet in APA format.

Additional resources:

Access the Mandatory Reporters of Child Abuse and Neglect publication for an overview of reporting. Follow up with accessing your state website and review the mandatory reporting requirements.

Decision Tree for Neurological and Musculoskeletal

Case study: http://cdnfiles.laureate.net/2dett4d/Walden/NURS/6521/05/mm/decision_trees/week_07/index.html

• Review the interactive case Study
• Reflect on the patent’s symptoms and aspects of the disorder presented in the interactive media piece.
• Consider how you might assess and treat patients presenting with the symptoms of the patient case study you were assigned.
• You will be asked to make three decisions concerning the diagnosis and treatment for this patient. Reflect on potential co-morbid physical as well as patient factors that might impact the patient’s diagnosis and treatment.

Write a 1- to 2-page summary paper that addresses the following:

• Briefly summarize the patient case study you were assigned, including each of the three decisions you took for the patient presented.
• Based on the decisions you recommended for the patient case study, explain whether you believe the decisions provided were supported by the evidence-based literature. Be specific and provide examples. Be sure to support your response with evidence and references from outside resources.
• What were you hoping to achieve with the decisions you recommended for the patient case study you were assigned? Support your response with evidence and references from outside resources.
• Explain any difference between what you expected to achieve with each of the decisions and the results of the decision in the exercise. Describe whether they were different. Be specific and provide example

Identify a significant problem with one of the three payment structures used in the health care industry across the care continuum and propose a solution from one of the other two payment structures.

Avoiding unnecessary utilization of indwelling urinary catheters would help in reducing the incidences of catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI). In an ICU unit, does the use of an indwelling urinary catheter better than intermittent catheter use in the prevention of CAUTI?

One of the biggest challenges for new healthcare managers/directors to understand is the payer source of the revenue side of their budgets. Where does this money come from? How is the plan, no matter the type administered? Who is the “gatekeeper” of care for the beneficiary? What are the types of insurer programs- underneath the alphabet soup of payers? (PPO, HMO, POS, etc.)

In an essay:

1. Describe the primary strengths and advantages, and weaknesses and disadvantages, of each type of managed care plan.

2. Describe the impact of PPACA-Obama Care on the managed care process. This will require a little research, make sure you consider how this will impact Medicare and Medicaid, along with Commercial insurance carriers.