CAU Wk 2 Healthcare Payment Systems and Insurance Options Discussion

Week 2

Healthcare Payment Systems APA Style Question

Part 1

Discussion Prompt 1-3 Paragraphs

Complete the Week 2 discussion prompt.

The following patients have come to your hospital. Choose one of the following patients and discuss their insurance options. Support your ideas with at least one scholarly source other than your text, and use terminology you learned this week. Cite and reference your sources using APA Style.

• Sam, an elderly man, rear ended a motorcycle. Sam received only minor injuries, but was brought to the hospital.
• Steven came to the hospital for care, but his insurance does not have a contract with your hospital.
• Julie is upset and believes she is being overcharged—her insurance did not cover all the services that you provided.

Part 2 (Please Separate this part to a different Word Document)

Week 2 Assignment: Case Study: Patients With and Without Insurance Accepted at the Hospital

Objective: Explain the application of Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA).

Instructions

The following patients arrive at the hospital ER:

• Helena is complaining of labor pains, but her husband states they do not have health insurance.
• Bryan fell 30 feet from a ladder at work. He has insurance, but he thinks he may have “missed a few payments.” He seems groggy.
• Four-year-old Isabelle is brought in by her day care provider. Isabelle has a graze on her knee. Her caregiver reports that she has no idea about the family’s medical insurance.
• Seventy-year-old Muhammad walks in; he is dazed and confused, but otherwise seems unhurt. He is too groggy to indicate whether or not he has insurance.

Choose two of the patients above and write a paragraph explaining the procedures for each of these patients. You are not providing any medical advice; you are only determining the actions from the following:

• Assess, treat, and discharge
• Assess, treat, and admit

Create a one- to two-page paper in APA Style, including a title page and a reference list. You must cite and reference at least two sources. You may use your textbook as a source.