Layne Adams

Horizon’s Patient-Centered Medical Home Program Shows Practices Need Much More Than Payment Changes To Transform_LAdams

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Quality of Care in the United States Health Care System has been the focus of much scrutiny in recent decades, as models have begun shifting from fee-for-service to value-based care payment models. Provider practices that operate within various insurance contracts and quality programs are responsible for not only providing quality, efficient, affordable care, but also … Read more

Healthcare: America vs. the World (PBS Film Review)

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In the PBS Blog “Healthcare: America vs. the World”, viewers were introduced to a comparison of the US Health system versus other systems which have adapted different ways of addressing health equity and equality. From the UK to Switzerland, Australia and Canada, common themes of universal healthcare and government price limits on those services highlighted … Read more

The Present State of the US Health Care System – Is It Set Up for Future Success? (Jonas Chapter 1)

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In 1965, President Johnson signed the Medicare Social Security Amendments into law, and Medicare and Medicaid services were established in the US to provide insurance to the elderly, disabled and those with limited income. This law came after years of debate regarding the inadequacy of private insurances’ ability to provide “comprehensive, affordable health care coverage … Read more

Layne Adams – Introduction

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Hello everyone, my name is Layne and I live in Hickory, NC. I am in the MBA program and taking this course as part of the Health Management Certificate program. I graduated with my Bachelor of Science in Nursing from ECU and obtained my MSN for Community/Public Health from UNC-Charlotte. I am a Registered Nurse … Read more