The course project must include at least the following sections; you may want to include others if you deem them appropriate:

Introduction

Challenges and Problems (associated with your topic)

Review of the Literature

Critical Analysis of Challenges/Problems

Recommended Solutions

Implementation of Solutions

Justification of Solutions

Conclusion

References

Some possible course project topics for your consideration are listed below:

Managed care impacts on healthcare finance

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and healthcare finance

Hospital ownership types and impacts on healthcare finance

Presenting hospital financial statements

Strategic financial planning for healthcare organizations

Financial management of home health care

Financial management of ambulatory surgery

Financial management of clinics

Financial management of physician practices

Flexible budgeting for healthcare organizations

Capital budgeting for healthcare organizations

Information management for healthcare organizations 

Principles and practices for hospital auditing

The course project must be seven to ten pages, double-spaced, not counting the cover page and the references pages. You must use at least five outside sources for your course project beyond the course textbook. At least one reference must come directly from the CSU Online Library. Web resources and professional journal articles will be key sources in researching your topic.

All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying APA citations.

Resources

Perform a review of this article. Your review should be 2-3 pages. Please follow the guide provided to you just under this assignment link. 

Please note. You do not need to cite this article in reference or in text. As well, you do not need to cite the guide. Please use no other sources to complete this review. Finally, be sure to use 3rd person (informal voice). Do not use 1st person.

 Your reading describes four major problems with the U.S. healthcare system: escalating costs due to technology, fragmentation of services, limited access to care, and quality of care. Which of these do you see as the primary problem? Why? What can be done to address the issues described? 

Reference your sources using apa format.

Scenario:

James has a diagnosis of congestive heart failure. He presented to the emergency room in the morning complaining of a “racing heartbeat” and increasing shortness of breath during the past two months, and with marked swelling of the ankles and feet during the past three weeks. He has been waking up in the middle of the night with severe breathing problems and has been sleeping with several pillows. 

Soap Note 2 Chronic Conditions

Soap notes will be uploaded to Moodle and put through TURN-It-In (anti-Plagiarism program)

Late Assignment Policy

Assignments turned in late will have 1 point taken off for every day assignment is late, after 7 days assignment will get grade of 0. No exceptions

 Follow the MRU Soap Note Rubric as a guide:

Grading Rubric 

Student______________________________________

This sheet is to help you understand what we are looking for, and what our margin remarks might be about on your write ups of patients. Since at all of the white-ups that you hand in are uniform, this represents what MUST be included in every write-up.

1)      Identifying Data (___5pts): The opening list of the note. It contains age, sex, race, marital status, etc. The patient complaint should be given in quotes. If the patient has more than one complaint, each complaint should be listed separately (1, 2, etc.) and each addressed in the subjective and under the appropriate number.

2)      Subjective Data (___30pts.): This is the historical part of the note. It contains the following:

a) Symptom analysis/HPI(Location, quality , quantity or severity, timing, setting, factors that make it better or worse, and associate manifestations.(10pts).

b) Review of systems of associated systems, reporting all pertinent positives and negatives (10pts).

c) Any PMH, family hx, social hx, allergies, medications related to the complaint/problem (10pts). If more than one chief complaint, each should be written u in this manner.

3)      Objective Data(__25pt.): Vital signs need to be present. Height and Weight should be included where appropriate.

a)      Appropriate systems are examined, listed in the note and consistent with those identified in 2b.(10pts).

b)      Pertinent positives and negatives must be documented for each relevant system.

c)        Any abnormalities must be fully described. Measure and record sizes of things (likes moles, scars). Avoid using “ok”, “clear”, “within normal limits”, positive/ negative, and normal/abnormal to describe things. (5pts).

4)      Assessment (___10pts.): Diagnoses should be clearly listed and worded appropriately.

5)      Plan (___15pts.): Be sure to include any teaching, health maintenance and counseling along with the pharmacological and non-pharmacological measures. If you have more than one diagnosis, it is helpful to have this section divided into separate numbered sections.

6)      Subjective/ Objective, Assessment and Management and Consistent (___10pts.): Does the note support the appropriate differential diagnosis process? Is there evidence that you know what systems and what symptoms go with which complaints? The assessment/diagnoses should be consistent with the subjective section and then the assessment and plan. The management should be consistent with the assessment/ diagnoses identified.

7)      Clarity of the Write-up(___5pts.): Is it literate, organized and complete?