Healthcare is extensively regulated.
a. Describe the importance of regulation for a healthcare manager.
b. Why are many economists opposed to licensure of medical facilities and personnel?
c. Identify circumstances in which both public and private regulation are present.
d. Hospital privileges usually restrict what physicians can do. Medical licenses do not. What drives this difference?
e. How does rational consumer ignorance relate to regulations in healthcare? Provide two examples.
1. Briefly describe the key features of the Quality Assurance Performance Improvement (QAPI) program.
2. Why is the Minimum Data Set an important tool for both quality of care and financial improvement initiatives
in nursing facilities?
3. Compare and contrast the quality assurance aspect and the performance improvement aspects of QAPI.
