To prepare for this Discussion:

• By Day 5 of Week 2, your Instructor will have      assigned you a personality disorder, (Antisocial Personality Disorder) which will      be your focus for your initial post for this Discussion.

Review the Learning Resources.

1=Explain the diagnostic criteria for your assigned personality disorder. , (Antisocial Personality Disorder)

2=Explain the Evidenced-Based Psychotherapy and Psychopharmacologic Treatment for your assigned personality disorder.

3=Describe Clinical Features from a patient that led you to believe this patient had this disorder. Align the Clinical Features with the DSM-5 criteria.

4=Support your rationale with references to the Learning Resources or other academic resources.

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) was aimed at improving our health care system in three main area. These include expansion of consumer protections, reducing the health care costs, and strengthening Medicare. ACA institutes different measures, new rules, and tougher sentences for crimes related to abuse, fraud, and waste. The prevention of fraud, abuse, and waste is not only the responsibility of the government agencies but also involves the providers and suppliers (Clemente et al., 2018). One of the measures that are being implemented in my health care organization is enforcing strict billing policies. The organization focuses on improving the medical billing and coding processes. This is because the clinical documentation is used the basis upon which payers reimburse providers for their services (Clemente et al., 2018). The organization implemented electronic documentation as a second measure for preventing fraud and abuse. Inappropriate and inaccurate coding and documentation can lead to potential health care fraud and abuse investigations. In addition, the facility has enforced stringent screening and enrollment requirements for new providers and suppliers. The procedure involves screening processes for medical providers and suppliers including licensure checks, fingerprinting, and criminal background checks to assess the integrity of the providers and supplier (McGee, Sandridge, Treadway, Vance, & Coustasse, 2018s.

References

Clemente, S., McGrady, R., Repass, R., Paul III, D. P., & Coustasse, A. (2018). Medicare and the affordable care act: fraud control efforts and results. International Journal of Healthcare Management, 11(4), 356-362.

McGee, J., Sandridge, L., Treadway, C., Vance, K., & Coustasse, A. (2018). Strategies for fighting Medicare fraud. The Health Care Manager, 37(2), 147-154. doi:10.1097/hcm.0000000000000204

Asthma and Stepwise Management

Asthma is a respiratory disorder that affects children and adults. Advanced practice nurses often provide treatment to patients with these disorders. Sometimes patients require immediate treatment, making it essential that you recognize and distinguish minor asthma symptoms from serious, life-threatening ones. Since symptoms and attacks are often induced by a trigger, advanced practice nurses must also help patients identify their triggers and recommend appropriate management options. Like many other disorders, there are various approaches to treating and managing care for asthmatic patients depending on individual patient factors.  

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One method that supports the clinical decision making of drug therapy plans for asthmatic patients is the stepwise approach, which you explore in this Assignment.

To Prepare

• Reflect on drugs used to treat asthmatic patients, including long-term control and quick relief treatment options for patients. Think about the impact these drugs might have on patients, including adults and children.
• Consider how you might apply the stepwise approach to address the health needs of a patient in your practice.
• Reflect on how stepwise management assists health care providers and patients in gaining and maintaining control of the disease.

By Day 7 of Week 3

Create a  6-slide PowerPoint presentation that can be used in a staff development meeting on presenting different approaches for implementing the stepwise approach for asthma treatment. Be sure to address the following:

• Describe long-term control and quick relief treatment options for the asthma patient from your practice as well as the impact these drugs might have on your patient.
• Explain the stepwise approach to asthma treatment and management for your patient.
• Explain how stepwise management assists health care providers and patients in gaining and maintaining control of the disease. Be specific.

TASK

Post your initial response to the topic below.

Review Healthy People 2020 Global Health Initiatives.

• Choose one disease process and discuss the disease process.
• Discuss the goals for this disease presented in Healthy People 2020.
• How does the CDC play a role in meeting the goals?

As in all assignments, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format. Support your work, using your course lectures and textbook readings. Helpful APA guides and resources are available in the  University Online Library. Below are guides that are located in the library and can be accessed and downloaded via the  University Online Citation Resources: APA Style page. The American Psychological Association website also provides detailed guidance on formatting, citations, and references at APA Style.