Care Redesign Article Discussion
Question Description
Instructions:
1. Read the article on Care Redesign.
2. Respond to the following questions:
a. According to the article, which four (4) components are required for the U.S. healthcare system to succeed?
b. Which of the ten recommendations cited in the Institute of Medicine Report to improve quality and reduce costs is described in the article?
c. What is a recent cost-cutting factor that has been identified?
d. Identify four (4) factors influencing patient outcomes as described in the article.
e. Identify and briefly describe the four (4) different nursing care delivery models.
f. What does the term “lean” mean in the context of the article?
g. In a few sentences, summarize the method used in the study to provide a highe
r-quality and lower-cost method for acute care.
3. Your paper should be as follows:
o Typed 1-2 pages using APA margins, formatting, and spacing standards.
o Typed into a Microsoft Word document, saved, and then uploaded
You should proofread your paper. However, do not rely solely on your computer’s spell-checker and grammar-checker; failure to do so indicates a lack of effort on your part, and your grade will suffer as a result. Papers with a high number of misspelled words and grammatical errors will be penalized. Before submitting your paper, go over it in silence and then aloud, and make any necessary changes. It is often beneficial to have a friend proofread your paper for obvious errors. Uncorrected mistakes are preferable to handwritten corrections.
Use a standard 10 to 12 point typeface (10 to 12 characters per inch). Smaller or compressed type, as well as papers with narrow margins or single spacing, are difficult to read. It is preferable to allow your essay to exceed the recommended number of pages rather than attempting to compress it into fewer pages.
Large type, large margins, large indentations, triple-spacing, increased leading (space between lines), increased kerning (space between letters), and other such attempts at “padding” to increase the length of a paper are also unacceptable, waste trees, and will not fool your professor.
The paper must be neatly formatted, double-spaced, and have a one-inch margin on all four sides of each page. When submitting hard copies, use white paper and print with dark ink. It will be difficult to follow your argument if it is difficult to read your essay.