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The Economic Impact of Health Care
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Assessment 1: The Economic Impact of Health Care
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Health Care Finance, Economics, and Policy for Nurses
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· Chapter 1, “What Is Health Economics and Why Is It Important to Nurses?”
· This chapter presents the foundational components of the fiscal side of health care, including historical facts, regulatory influences, and the why behind the processes and policies that are in place and continuously evolving.
Key Health Care Resources
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Assessment 1: Key Health Care Resources
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Writing Support
Throughout your program, you will focus on and develop your writing skills to meet the Capella writing standards. To help you do this, the Writing Center offers a variety of resources, including live webinars every quarter and access to Academic Writer, the virtual representation of the APA manual. Explore the following to learn more about what the Writing Center has to offer:
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Writing Support
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Wayfinding the Writing Center [DOCX]
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Regulators, Regulations, and Regulatory Impact on Providers
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Assessment 1: Regulators, Regulations, and Regulatory Impact on Providers
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Health Care Finance, Economics, and Policy for Nurses
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· Chapter 2, “A Story of Unintended Consequences: How Economic and Policy Solutions Create New Challenges,” pages 39–40.
· This chapter excerpt examines the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) and its impact on health care access, practice, and economics.
Health Care Supply and Demand and the Health Care Market
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Assessment 1: Health Care Supply and Demand and the Health Care Market
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The Health Care Market
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Health Care Finance, Economics, and Policy for Nurses
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· Chapter 4, “How Health Care Markets Differ From Classic Markets.”
· Compared with other markets, the health care market has important, unique characteristics. The information in this chapter addresses the key components of what health care leaders must understand about the health care market to lead their teams to sustainable and successful outcomes.
Telehealth Benefits and Challenges
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Assessment 1: Telehealth Benefits and Challenges
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Health Care Economics Microlearning Activities
Click the button below to complete the microlearning activity. This activity will provide you with an opportunity to practice and review your understanding of how demand in the health care environment can be unique when compared to other areas of economics.
Click the button below to complete the microlearning activity. This activity will provide you with an opportunity to practice and review your understanding of the ways in which the health insurance market is unique and how it impacts the economics of organizations in the health care environment.