Reading Assignment:
- Chapter 5 – Physician Recruitment
- Chapter 6 – Physician Compensation
- This is the book
- Mayer, G. G., & Barnett, A. E. (1992). Ambulatory Care Management and Practice. Gaithersburg, MD: Aspen.
- Dialogue #1: (5 Points) Your father is going to visit your grandmother at the nursing home. He realizes her medicine dosage is incorrect. He also notices your grandmother is not herself. She seems emotionally exhausted and a bit depressed. He is upset and demands to speak to the Physician or Medical Director in charge. In the meantime, he calls you and make you aware of the situation. You look over your grandmothers’ previous prescriptions and make him aware the dosage was increased. Activity: You perform an Internet search on living in a nursing home and depression to understand if there is any commonality? Write up your research and share it with your Father.
2. Dialogue #2: (5 Points) Based on Chapter 6, Describe the Physician Recruitment Process?
3. Dialogue #3: (5 Points) Based on Chapter 7, What is Prepaid Managed Care? Give examples.
4. Reality Application Activity #5 (5 points) Your Mother is going to take your grandmother for a walk around the nursing home today. She informs you that your research helped your Father deal with your grandmothers’ emotions, and she is receiving the help she needs to get over her depression. With your grandmother in better spirits, she would like to optimize her time here and help other incoming women like herself. Your Mother asks you to help your grandmother research a new program. Activity: Perform an internet search on how to develop a new program for your grandmother to present a strategic plan to the administrator and medical director of the nursing home and present your findings to the class.
