Instructions for Answer to 2 Discussion Question

1- After Each DQ (question), write down references

2- 300 minimum words for every DQ, you can go up to 700 words but answer should be complete.

3- 2-3 references for each question

4- References should be within 5 years

5- I am in acute care nurse practitioner program.

6- The response to the DQ is expected to be a minimum of 300 words. A minimum of two resources are expected. These need to be appropriate for a clinical professional to guide decisions about patient care. If a textbook is used for one of these responses, the other needs to be journal or professional-level website. The references need to be correctly formatted, as do the citations for those references.  “ Question words” don’t count towards 300 minimum count”

Question 1

The prospective payment system (PPS) provides reimbursement based upon patient diagnosis. Other areas of concern for reimbursement include chronic conditions outside of the acute scenario. Health systems are highly regulated around readmissions and timely follow-ups. Choose a disease state that complicates early readmission and adapt three areas of intervention to enhance the wellness of the patient population. Discuss specific AGACNP initiatives that could improve patient outcomes, reduction in incidence of early readmission, and avoidance of increased length of stay (LOS). Refer to published doctoral dissertation, “Associations Between Control of Glucose, Diabetes Support Services, New Insulin Initiation and 30 Day Hospital Readmission in Diabetes Patients,” located in the study materials, as a resource for this discussion question.

Question 2

Choose any chronic disease process that has recovered from exacerbation and adapt a transition of care program for the patient to a rehabilitation or skilled nursing setting. Incorporate population management as well.