Module 3 – SLP

LEGAL ASPECTS OF HEALTHCARE

Case: Criminal Law

Please view the Healthcare fraud: Billing for services not rendered video below (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZB2fueXn9g). Then read the case study below the video.

Benevis and Kool Smiles Dental Clinics have joined the ranks of medical professionals and businesses found guilty of defrauding the government. Using the background reading as well as other sources, research the case against this company. After completing your research, please respond to the following questions.

1. Discuss the case against Benevis and Kool Smiles Dental Clinics. Be sure to explain the relationship between the two.
2. What were the actual charges filed against them?
3. What was the punishment?
4. Discuss the final outcome of the case. Was it justified? Be sure to cite reliable sources to support your analysis.

Length: Submit a 3-page paper.

SLP Assignment Expectations

1. Conduct additional research to gather sufficient information to support your analysis.
2. Limit your response to a maximum of 3 pages.
3. This should not be personal opinion (avoid the use of “I” in your paper).
4. Support your paper with peer-reviewed articles and reliable sources, and use at least 3 references. For additional information on how to recognize peer-reviewed journals, see http://www.angelo.edu/services/library/handouts/peerrev.php and for evaluating internet sources:
   https://www.library.georgetown.edu/tutorials/research-guides/evaluating-internet-content
5. You may use the following source to assist in your formatting your assignment: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/

You are expected to develop a plan to evaluate the implementation of the EBP project. Please review all the past readings, table template, resources, instructions, and rubric. Please include a narrative that defines the baseline data (this is described in section A below). You may also add additional information as noted in the sample paper if appropriate to your EBP proposal. The narrative must be 2-4 pages in length. The table for this plan should include Sections B through D below. See the table template (please click on this link).

EBP Evaluation Plan

1. Define baseline data sources and collection strategies – describe data that has been collected which identified need for proposal. It has to be specific baseline data that the results (outcomes) of your proposed implementation will be compared to post implementation.
2. Define outcome indicators for your project (see table).
3. Define outcome measures (see table).
4. Define how data will be collected – time of collection and person responsible (see table)

Note: It would be to your advantage to submit this section as you progress writing the paper to Safe Assign draft areas to verify the originality report for updates. You must achieve an “matching” score of 34% or less FOR THE MODULE 5 SAFEASSIGN FINAL EBP PAPER. 

Discuss disparities related to ethnic and cultural groups relative to low birth weight infants and preterm births. Describe the impact of extremely low birth weight babies on the family and on the community (short-term and long-term, including economic considerations, on-going care considerations, and co-morbidities associated with prematurity). Identify at least one support service within your community for preterm infants and their family. Provide the link for your colleagues to view. Does the service adequately address needs of this population? Explain your answer.

Comment1

How we present as leaders is very important. A nurse leader should possess traits that allow them to be effective, a nurse leader exhibits:

                Passion and positivity

                Sensitivity to others needs including patients, colleagues and all staff

                Decisiveness in actions

                Supportiveness to staff goals and career moves

                Solution-oriented

The nurse leader that has these qualities grooms others to grow and accept change, which encourages working together to create positive change.

When attempting to implement change in the work place it is important to recognize and reward individuals when good performance is demonstrated.

Comment2

Moving stage—The change agent clarifies the need to change, explores alternatives, defines goals and objectives, plans the change, and implements the change plan. The change agent develops a plan of action after identifying possible objections and reasoning and includes all parties that will be affected by the plan. The change agent serves as a resource and point support during the implementation of the plan, then evaluates the efficacy of it, and modifies if applicable.

3. Refreezing stage—The change agent integrates the change into the organization so that it becomes recognized as the status quo. If the refreezing stage is not completed, people may drift into old behaviors. Rather than the plan being identified as new, the change agent ensures that it is recognized as the standard of care. Involvement and education are key to successful change. To be effective clear, two-way communication and a concerted effort to garner information and feedback from all affected parties are needed. Education and training also are important components of effective change as it can reduce fear of the unknown and allow the staff to feel prepared and comfortable with taking on new or different responsibilities (Cherry & Jacob, 2016).

Explore the technology systems offered by Nanthealth, a provider of “telehealth” and health management services via the following link:

http://nanthealth.com/

Prepare a brief (8-10 slides) PowerPoint presentation in which you do the following:

1. Identify at least two technology innovations to connect patients, providers, and insurers across the care continuum.
2. Describe how the technologies work to provide patients and providers with data necessary for health care decision making.
3. Discuss how the real-time data encourages outcome-focused planning.
4. Predict what impact the technology will have on future health care delivery. Provide rationale and examples.

Presentations must include speakers’ notes on each slide, as well as references for the presentation. A minimum of three academic references from credible sources are required for this assignment. The slide count (8-10 slides) does not include the introduction and References slide(s).

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.