The document discusses increasing nurses' awareness of changes in healthcare reimbursement. It describes techniques used at the author's workplace, such as shared governance and buy-ins, to communicate reimbursement changes to nursing staff. It recommends empowering nurses in healthcare budgeting decisions and providing training to increase their understanding of financing issues.

1. Discussion: In-depth analysis of the current and the past state of activities
Discussion: In-depth analysis of the current and the past state of activitiesDiscussion: In-
depth analysis of the current and the past state of activitiesAs decisions are made to address
changes in reimbursement in your workplace, how are these changes shared with the
nursing staff? What suggestions do you have that could increase nurses’ awareness of
health care financing issues?According to Harrington (2019), after an in-depth analysis of
the current and the past state of activities in the healthcare sector, changes in healthcare
reimbursement are still expected in the future. Several variables influence healthcare
reimbursement, and some of them include the insurance payer, the hospital, and the state.
To meet the requirements of universal healthcare and the demands in healthcare, some
necessary changes are being made in the healthcare reimbursement. Some of these changes
include the introduction and implementation of new policies such as ACO (Accountable Care
Organizations) and ACA (Affordable Care Act). Accountable Care Organizations policy was
adopted to lower the healthcare costs while at the same time, improving the quality of care.
The Affordable Care Act was established to promote value-based reimbursement and
initiative-based performance. This paper will, therefore, concentrate on how these changes
are being shared with the nursing staff and provide suggestions on how to increase the
nurses’ awareness of health care financing issues.Organizations are highly concerned about
the changes in reimbursement, and therefore several decisions are being made in their
actions. In the healthcare setting, making effective decisions emphasizes sharing the
reimbursements challenges to the core stakeholders in the organization who include the
nursing staff. In my workplace, shared governance is one of the instrumental approaches
being used to share the changes with the nursing staff. This approach entails involving the
nursing staff, which, in the process, promotes nurses’ engagement and accountability in the
implementation of new reimbursement changes. The technique of shared governance is also
helping to keep the nurses informed about the financial goals of the organization.ORDER
NOW FOR ORIGINAL, PLAGIARISM-FREE PAPERSAnother technique that my workplace is
using to share the new reimbursement changes with the nursing staff includes the buy-
ins.The nursing staff buy-in help in supporting change through innovation, creating more
opportunities, and responding to the external and internal threats (French-Bravo & Crow,
2015). My workplace is using this technique through creating awareness on the expected
changes and therefore developing a sense of urgency. After this step of raising awareness,
the nursing leaders are now used to communicate the nursing staff. In this case, the nursing
leaders are selected based on the level of influence that they have on the nursing staff. The

2. nurses are then expected to give their feedback, whereby their opinions are considered in
the implementation of changes.There are several suggestions on some of the ways that can
be instrumental in increasing nurses’ awareness of health care financing issues. One of the
suggestions is putting more emphasis on the effectiveness of healthcare budgeting. The
efficiency of the healthcare budgeting can be enhanced through empowering the nurses in
the health care budgeting decision making. This will significantly help in motivating the
nursing staff to put more effort into the effectiveness of healthcare budgeting, which helps
to prevent financial losses. Another suggestion includes the healthcare organization offering
training and development to the nursing staff. This will help in providing the nurses with
more skills and information associated with financial management and healthcare
financing.In conclusion, to effectively address the reimbursement changes, it calls for a
requirement to share these changes with the nursing staff. They can be shared through the
use of techniques like share governance and buy-ins. While these changes are being
addressed, nurses are supposed to be engaged in the decision-making process. This kind of
empowerment also significantly helps in addressing the financial issues in the healthcare
organization. Also, to increase nurses’ awareness of health care financing issues, it is
recommendable to offer training and development services to the nursing staff for them to
gain instrumental skills in healthcare financing and financial management.Reply 2Increase
Nurses’ Awareness of Health Care Financing IssuesNotable alterations in healthcare
recompense are being felt to cushion the elevating healthcare challenges and attain
universal healthcare. At the national position, several policies address reimbursement
matters have been entrenched. One such strategy is the Affordable Care Act that prompts
most healthcare agencies to adopt initiative-based achievement and value based on
reimbursement policies. The incorporation of the latest changes in healthcare
reimbursement is a switch from the fee-for-service set-up of compensation to the
achievement-based refund. A related change in the reimbursement entails the initiation of
Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) that aim at fostering care quality while decreasing
the cost of care. Based on ACO, reimbursement of care occurs through fixed remission,
varied upfront payment, or even varying monthly payments (Mechanic, 2016). To address
the reimbursement changes, decisions are being made in my organization.In my opinion,
effective decision making necessitates sharing the changes to the vital organizational
stakeholders who include the nursing staff. One of the approaches being used by the
organization to share these changes is through shared governance. The shared governance
offers a set of guidelines regarding nurses` involvement in making organizational decisions.
The nursing staff’s engagement in shared governance has promoted accountability and
nurses` participation in the implementation of the new changes about
reimbursement.Notably, shared governance has increased the level of nurses` awareness
concerning organizational financial goals. This increase is well communicated through
having clear financial goals that tend to guide all stakeholders in the organization. Equally,
changes regarding reimbursement are being shared with the nursing staff through the
development of team-based care. Perse, team-based care puts the nursing staff at the center
of healthcare reimbursement to ensure that nurses offer comprehensive and cost-effective
care.Subsequently, the establishment of buy-ins is another tactic used to share changes to

3. the nursing staff regarding healthcare reimbursement decisions. The establishment of
nursing staff buy-in begins by raising awareness regarding the anticipated change and
involves creating a sense of urgency. Adjustments are then communicated to the nursing
staff mainly through the nursing leaders who have a high level of influence on the nursing
staff. Nurses` opinions are then sought to ensure that implemented changes are based on
shared decisions. Nursing leaders need to assess both emotional buy-in and intellectual
buy-in among the nursing staff (Kowalski, Cherry, & Yoder-Wise, 2013).Nurses` awareness
regarding healthcare financing issues can be improved through varied approaches. First,
nursing staff training and development should occur at the organizational level. Through
the training, nurses would become knowledgeable regarding healthcare financing and
develop essential skills in financial management. Similarly, there is a need to encourage
nurses to promote quality improvement that targets offering quality and cost-effective care
to their patients. Issues of innovative thinking that reward nurses for showcasing
exemplary roles in ineffective financial management to cut down healthcare costs are vital.
Besides, there is a need to emphasize on effective healthcare budgeting whereby nurses are
empowered to make financial decisions through healthcare budgeting. This emphasis would
ensure that nurses put efforts to meet the budgets to prevent financial losses.Discussion: In-
depth analysis of the current and the past state of activities