Select a state or federal law or regulation related to patient safety that has been implemented within the last five years requiring hospitals or any other health care organizations to change the way they manage the delivery of care. Discuss the changes that have occurred because of this law or regulation. Additionally, discuss the technology associated with either your selected law/regulation or a similar one. Are there ethical dilemmas that have resulted from technology changes when delivering care to patients or patient safety? Explain the dilemmas and how they might be resolved

Payments for Health Services Providers (110 points)

Insurance is based on pooling of losses, payment for random losses, risk transfer, and indemnification. As a result, insurers use several different approaches to mitigate their risk and set premium rates, including:

the fee-for-service method

the cost-plus approach

population health – capitation

• For your assignment, evaluate two global payment systems within healthcare and address each of the following items:
• Define the structure of the payment systems.
• Identify risk to loss of revenue in each system.

Describe advantages and disadvantages of each system.

Identify how pay for performance can be added to each payment system.

Payments for Health Services Providers Insurance is based on pooling of losses, payment for random losses, risk transfer, and indemnification. As a result, insurers use several different approaches to mitigate their risk and set premium rates, including:

the fee-for-service method

the cost-plus approach

population health – capitation

• For your assignment, evaluate two global payment systems within healthcare and address each of the following items:
• Define the structure of the payment systems.
• Identify risk to loss of revenue in each system.

Describe advantages and disadvantages of each system.

Identify how pay for performance can be added to each payment system.

Payments for Health Services Providers

Insurance is based on pooling of losses, payment for random losses, risk transfer, and indemnification. As a result, insurers use several different approaches to mitigate their risk and set premium rates, including:

the fee-for-service method

the cost-plus approach

population health – capitation

• For your assignment, evaluate two global payment systems within healthcare and address each of the following items:
• Define the structure of the payment systems.
• Identify risk to loss of revenue in each system.

Describe advantages and disadvantages of each system.

Identify how pay for performance can be added to each payment system.