31 Dec Your initial posting should

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Riverbend City Insurance Issues Mission

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For this discussion:
Refer to the simulation, Riverbend City: Insurance Issues Mission, in this unit’s studies. Then, respond to the following prompts:
Does RCMC have a responsibility to care for Marie-Claudette and her baby?
What happens when someone needs critical care but lacks the means to pay for it?
Who else from the hospital or community might offer assistance to Marie and her husband?
Explain your positions and provide support from your readings.
Your initial posting should be at least 150 words, and you must make reference to the work of another writer (either as a quotation, paraphrase, or summary) to provide support for your ideas. The source can be the course text, another relevant book, any assigned readings, or an article you find on your own through the Capella library. When you incorporate the other writer’s ideas in your work, use APA citation style to give credit to that writer. Remember that an APA citation includes both the in-text citation (the author’s last name and the year of publication) and the full reference for the source.

Response Guidelines

Review the posts of your fellow learners and respond to at least one. Your response post should be at least 75 words. In your response, you must do one or more of the following:

Ask a probing question.
Offer a suggestion.
Elaborate on a particular point.
Provide an alternative opinion supported with scholarly references.

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Health Care Costs and Patient Outcomes

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To complete this discussion:
Use the Capella library databases for nursing and locate an article that discusses how health care costs impact patient outcomes and the health care services that may or may not be provided to them. In your discussion, address the following key questions:
Why is the patient or patient population at risk of poor outcomes related to cost?
How are health care services impacted for the patient or patient population related to cost?
What is the long-term implication related to health care cost if the patient or patient population continues to have poor outcomes related to cost containment?
As a nursing leader, how can you address cost within your organization and how is this related to patient outcomes?
Remember to support your discussion with the reference you are using regarding the patient or patient population, as well as using your textbook readings as an additional source.

Your initial posting should be at least 150 words, and you must make reference to the work of another writer (either as a quotation, paraphrase, or summary) to provide support for your ideas. The source can be the course text, another relevant book, any assigned readings, or an article you find on your own through the Capella library. When you incorporate the other writer’s ideas in your work, use APA citation style to give credit to that writer. Remember that an APA citation includes both the in-text citation (the author’s last name and the year of publication) and the full reference for the source.

Response Guidelines

Review the posts of your fellow learners and respond to at least one. Your response post should be at least 75 words. In your response, you must do one or more of the following:

Ask a probing question.
Offer a suggestion.
Elaborate on a particular point.
Provide an alternative opinion supported with scholarly references.