Homework
Reflective Analysis: Risk Management and the Role of Managed Care
The purpose of this homework is to analyze the role of managed care organizations within health care and risk management programs.
Reflect on and evaluate the role that the managed care organization (MCO) plays in today's health care environment by developing a 250-500-word response that addresses the following:
i. What is a health care organization's administrative role in executing risk management policies and ensuring compliance with managed care organization (MCO) standards?
ii. What value do the regulatory statutes of a typical MCO provide to a health care organization? Consider how strategies pertaining to policies such as conflict resolution and risk management affect patients as well as employees and employers.
iii. What MCO responsibilities relevant to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) and Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) focus on fraud, waste, and abuse laws?
iv. In addition to your textbook, you are required to support your analysis with a minimum of two peer-reviewed references.
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
i) The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
ii) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
iii) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.