COMMUNITY HEALTH

This assessment is aligned with the module objective “Develop the implementation of population-focused care through the nursing process, collaboration, and interdisciplinary skills.” As part of the written assignment, you will complete the following tasks:

· Describe an Accountable Care organization and how it impacts population health.

· Discuss the concept of ‘bundled care’ and the risks which organizations that participate in bundle payment.

· Explain the benefits of showing pricing for care.

Points: 40

 

Due Date: Sun, Sep 19 by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) of the US.

 

References

Minimum of four (4) total references: two (2) references from required course materials and two (2) peer-reviewed references. All references must be no older than five years (unless making a specific point using a seminal piece of information)

Peer-reviewed references include references from professional data bases such as PubMed or CINHAL applicable to population and practice area, along with evidence based clinical practice guidelines. Examples of unacceptable references are Wikipedia, UpToDate, Epocrates, Medscape, WebMD, hospital organizations, insurance recommendations, & secondary clinical databases.

Style

Unless otherwise specified, all the written assignment must follow APA 7th edition formatting, citations and references.  Click here  to download a Microsoft Word APA template. Review this  annotated student sample paper guide  which draws attention to relevant content and formatting in 7th edition APA style. Make sure you cross-reference the APA 7th edition manual before submitting the assignment.

 

Number of Pages/Words

Unless otherwise specified all papers should have a minimum of 600 words (approximately 2.5 pages) excluding the title and reference pages.