A psychiatrist bills for 10 hours of psychotherapy and medication checks for a deceased woman. Has he committed fraud or abuse? Why? Can the deceased woman’s estate press charges if the bills were sent to Medicare, and not to the family?

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Initial Response: Initial responses should be no less than 200 words in length not including your reference(s) and supported by at least two references (aside from the textbook). Please be aware that just “cutting and pasting” sections of articles (in lieu of writing an original initial post) is not acceptable and will negatively impact your grade. Please cite in APA format.

Public Healthcare Services

Create a presentation of 10- to 12-slides in Microsoft PowerPoint that addresses any one of the following topics of Healthy People 2020. Explain how it benefits the individual and the community.

Please select any one topic from the given list:

• Access to health services
• Educational and community based programs
• Environmental health
• Maternal, infant and child health
• Mental health and mental disorders
• Older adults

Note: The title slide and reference slide will be in addition to the twelve slides required.

You are asked to deliver a twenty minute keynote address to an audience consisting of health care, managed care, and government health professionals. You will focus on one topic of the Healthy People 2020 and address the interests of each audience members. Include the actual speech in the speaker notes below the actual slides of the above presentation.

Also, address the following in your presentation:

• Provide the outlook of the chosen subject and how the health will be affected if requirements are not met by 2020.
• What current public and private agencies provide assistance to the consumer to help them make health changes to meet the requirements of the chosen subject’s objectives?
• What current issues are perceived or real barriers to attain the objectives of 2020?
• What roles do health care professionals from all areas (healthcare, managed care, and government) need to provide to the consumer to help reach specific objectives in 2020?
• What role does public health contribute to meeting one or two objectives?
• What specific health promotion or wellness program will you suggest to help reach the 2020 objectives? If no programs are available, what type of program will you develop?
• How can communities help reduce issues and risks so objectives can be achieved?
• What types of financial support is needed by organizations to make the objectives attainable? Who should support the program financially and if the government is involved, what other program should be cut to be able to meet the needs of this program?
• What health risks will continue to develop if the objectives are not achieved by 2020?
• How will technology advancement help track data, provide resources for individuals, or monitor progress to stay on task for successful implementation?
• What disparities for minorities are apparent to impede progress and not achieve the objectives? Does socioeconomic status factor in to a successful result?
• Conclusion slide: Summarize findings and prediction if the objective(s) are on track to meet the 2020 timeline.

In last week’s Assignment, you conducted a literature review examining effective health communication campaigns. As you explored this week, the majority of effective health communication campaigns integrate health behavior theories and models. As a health educator, how will you determine which health behavior theory or model is most appropriate when creating a health communication campaign?

For this Discussion, consider your literature review from last week. Select a stage of change pertaining to your selected health topic. Then, develop a tri-fold brochure for your health communication campaign that demonstrates your selected stage of change. Remember to create a brochure that is appropriate for your target population and includes a health message that will support your overall health communication campaign for the course.

Post a brief description of the brochure that you plan to develop for your selected health topic including the draft of the brochure that you created. Explain why you selected the stage of change and how this stage of change is incorporated into your brochure. Be specific and provide examples.

Remember to begin interaction with your colleagues in the Discussion no later than Day 5 and continue engaging through Day 7 and critique your colleagues’ brochures on the following areas:

• Appropriate stage of change
• Visual appeal
• Readability/Health literacy
• Creativity
• Clarity of message
• The brochure represents a good source of health information

The environment (both home and physical) has a significant influence on health, as you saw in the readings and media presentations for this week. You also read about the ramifications of global climate change on health. For the purpose of this Assignment, consider the implications of global climate change on health now and in the future.

For this Assignment, review the following:

• AWE Checklist (Level 4000)
• Walden paper template (no abstract or running head required)
• The Week 5 Assignment Rubric for additional instruction and guidance

BY DAY 7 OF WEEK 5

Write a 3- to 5-page paper that addresses the following:

• Describe two health care concerns related to global climate change.
  • Topics could include increased exposure to vectors that transmit Zika, West Nile virus, or malaria; respiratory problems; food distribution problems due to drought or lack of water; or heat-related illness.
• Compare concerns in the United States related to these topics with one developed and one developingcountry.
• Describe health promotion/health protection strategies a nurse could implement.
• Support your ideas with references from the professional nursing literature.

Prior to submission, refer to the Week 5 Assignment Rubric.