department heads at Anywhere Hospital.

Unit outcomes addressed in this Assignment:

 Describe the different pay for reporting models under the Centers for Medicare and

Medicaid Services

Course outcome assessed/addressed in this Assignment:

 HI215-2: Examine the reimbursement processes of different health insurance plans.

 GE- 8.2:

Unit outcomes addressed in this Assignment:

 Describe the different pay for reporting models under the Centers for Medicare and

Medicaid Services

Course outcome assessed/addressed in this Assignment:

 HI215-2: Examine the reimbursement processes of different health insurance plans.

 GE- 8.2: Use principles of sound reasoning.

Instructions

Recently, CMS has added several prospective payment systems to their pay-for-reporting

program. Many programs begin to take effect in 2012–2013.

Pick one of the newly designed quality reporting program discussed in the text.

1. Review the CMS website at http://www.cms.gov/QualityInitiativesGenInfo/ as well as

http://www.cms.gov tab “InnovationCenter” at

http://innovation.cms.gov/initiatives/index.html

2. Prepare an educational PowerPoint presentation regarding the program’s new

requirement for your medical director and department heads at Anywhere Hospital.

3. Provide examples of how this new program may impact your facility from a

reimbursement perspective.

Requirements

 Provide a 5–6 slide PowerPoint presentation and download to the Unit 9 Dropbox. See

grading rubric for more information.

Please be sure to download the file “Writing Center Resources” from Doc Sharing to assist you

with meeting APA expectations for written Assignments.

Submitting Your Work

Put your responses in a Microsoft Word document. Save it in a location and with the proper

naming convention: username-CourseName-section-Unit 9_Assignment.doc (username is your

Kaplan username, section is your course section, 9 is your Unit number). When you are ready to

submit it, go to the Dropbox and complete the steps below:

1. Click the link that says “Submit an Assignment.”

2. In the “Submit to Basket” menu, select Unit 9: Assignment.

3. In the “Comments” field, make sure to add at least the title of your paper.

4. Click the “Add Attachments” button.

5. Follow the steps listed to attach your Word document.

To view your graded work, come back to the Dropbox or go to the Gradebook after your

instructor has evaluated it. Make sure that you save a copy of your submitted project.