NU506M4-4: Assess the strengths and weaknesses of the current health care system in the United States from the quality and safety perspective.

This competency assessment assesses the following Outcome(s):

NU506M4-4: Assess the strengths and weaknesses of the current health care system in the United States from the quality and safety perspective.

Telehealth

The objective of restructuring the American health care system was to increase quality and access to care and to minimize cost from which a telehealth setting was born.

The earliest form of telehealth was the transmission of heart sounds through the telephone in 1878. In the 1990s, the internet opened up new possibilities. The important impetus for telehealth came with the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009, which included the goal of increasing digital connectivity. The implementation of meaningful use, the federal electronic health record incentive program, the Affordable Care Act, and additional forces pushed for increased telehealth capabilities.⁷ In March 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was passed, providing further support for the expansion of telehealth (Fant et al., 2021, p. 17).

Directions

1. Write an introduction paragraph defining telehealth and an overview of telehealth nursing.
2. Identify telehealth licensure requirements for nurses in your state.
3. Explain how telehealth systems impact:
• Health equity
• Cost-effectiveness
• Accountability
4. Identify ethical and legal issues associated with the use of information and communication technology.
5. Explain how resource allocation impacts equitable healthcare when used within a telehealth setting.
6. Provide examples of telehealth evidence-based interventions addressing patient safety and outcomes.
7. Predict the impact of telehealth laws, policies, and regulations upon the APN/APRN scope of practice.
8. Conclusion with key takeaways.

This paper should be 3-4 pages in length, not including title and reference pages.

Be sure to include scholarly resources to support your written work.

Assessment Requirements:

Before finalizing your work, you should:

• be sure to read the assessment description carefully (as displayed above);
• consult the Grading Rubric (under the Course Resources) to make sure you have included everything necessary;
• utilize spelling and grammar check to minimize errors; and
• review APA formatting and citation information found in the Academic Success Center, online, or elsewhere in the course.

Your writing assessment should:

• follow the conventions of Standard English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.)
• be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful;
• display superior content, organization, style, and mechanics; and
• use APA 7th edition formatting and citation style.

How to Submit:

Submit your assessment to the Dropbox.

Minimum Submission Requirements

• Proper notification of any resubmission, repurposing, or reworking of prior work per the Purdue Global Student Coursework Resubmission, Repurposing, and Reworking Policy Resource.
• This assessment should be a 3- to 4-page Microsoft Word document, in addition to the title and reference pages.
• Support your paper with a minimum of three scholarly references.
• Respond to the questions in a thorough manner, providing specific examples of concepts, topics, definitions, and other elements asked for in the questions. Your submission should be highly organized, logical, and focused.
• Your submission should provide a clearly established and sustained viewpoint and purpose.
• Your writing should be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful.
• Your submission must be written in Standard English and demonstrate exceptional content, organization, style, and grammar and mechanics.
• A separate page at the end of your submission should contain a list of references in APA format. Use your textbook, the Library, and the internet for research.
• Be sure to include references for all sources and to cite them using in-text citations where appropriate. Your sources and content should follow current APA citation style. Review the writing resources for APA formatting and citation found in Academic Tools. Additional writing resources can be found within the Academic Success Center.

If the work submitted for this competency assessment does not meet the minimum submission requirements, it will be returned for revision. If the work submitted does not meet the minimum submission requirements by the end of the term, you will receive a failing score.

Plagiarism

Plagiarism is an act of academic dishonesty. It violates the University’s Code of Student Conduct, and the offense is subject to disciplinary action. You are expected to be the sole author of your work. Use of another person’s work or ideas must be accompanied by specific citations and references. Whether the action is intentional or not, it still constitutes plagiarism.

For more information on plagiarism and the University’s Code of Student Conduct, refer to the current University Catalog.