Critical Thinking: Case Study – Cost Containment 

Choose a current event pertaining to an effort to contain costs or review this case study: 

Manzoli, L., Di Candia, V., Flacco, M. E., Panella, M., Capasso, L., Sargiacomo, M., & … Muraglia, A. (2012). The impact of health policy: the extreme case of Abruzzo, Italy. International Journal of Care Pathways, 16(4), 115-121. doi:10.1177/2040402613479343

Write a four- to six-page report evaluating the case and providing your recommendations for this case. Your report should address the following substantive requirements:

• Description      of what occurred, who was affected, and rationale
• Assessment      of the case from the following perspectives:
  • Health reform – illustrate how this case and your role       as administrator are different now due to changes in health law and       expectations from health reform.
  • How cost containment plays a factor in your decision.
• Recommendations      for implementation of procedures or partnerships to continue containing      costs and increasing efficiency.

Your well-written report should meet the following structural requirements:

• Be      four to six pages in length, not including the cover or reference pages.
• Formatted      according to Saudi Electronic University and APA writing guidelines.
• Provide      support for your statements with in-text citations from a minimum of four      scholarly articles. Two of these sources may be from the class readings,      textbook, or lectures, but two must be external.
• Use      correct terminology pertaining to the law and ethics
• Utilize      the following headings to organize the content in your work.
  • Introduction and Description
  • Assessment
  • Recommendations
  • Conclusion

  Design & Implementation of Health Care Initiatives

  Chapter 2, Case study 1, Quality teams approach to discharge planning

1. What is the value of an action plan and managing clinical symptoms? 
2. How can medical record reminders promote patient-centered care delivery?
3. Identify tools that are useful in implementing quality improvement projects. Which of the tools are most useful when developing and implementing projects?