Carlos Albizu University Week 7 Hospital Payer System Coding Issues Discussion

Week 7

Healthcare Payment Systems APA Style Question

Part 1

Discussion Prompt 1-3 Paragraphs
Complete the Week 7 discussion prompt.

Discuss one of the issues related to compliance in the realm of coding, and discuss how the organization could remain in compliance.

Support your ideas with at least one scholarly source other than your text, and use terminology you learned this week. Cite and reference your sources using APA Style.

Part 2 (Please Separate this part to a different Word Document)

Week 7 Signature Assignment: Hospital Payer Systems

Objective: Explain hospital payer systems.

Instructions

Most developed countries operate with a single-payer healthcare system. In the United States, it is a multisystem. Compare and contrast the United States healthcare multisystem with a country that uses a single-payer system.

You must get approval for your country choice from your instructor. Submit your choice to the Student Lounge in the discussion board. Do not use a country that has already been chosen.

Address the following in your paper:

• Explain the overall differences between a single-payer system and the system used in the United States.
• Identify the different types of payer systems in the United States.
• Compare and contrast the systems in the United States and the country you chose.
• Analyze the benefits and drawbacks of the various qualities between each country.
• Draw conclusions.

Create a three- to four-page paper in APA Style, including a title page and a reference list. You must cite and reference at least three scholarly sources. You may use your textbook as a source.