introductory to project

WEEK 1 TASKS

Select one of the two topics below for your project, and:

Provide a short definition or description of the topic.
Provide the rationale for choosing this topic.
Conclude with a high-level description of how you plan to collect the data for this project.

Complete a 300- to 350-word essay in a Microsoft Word document with appropriate references noted.

TOPIC 1: DISEASE PROCESS EXAMPLES

Select a disease process from among the following:

Diabetes
Obesity
Coronary artery disease
Asthma
Arthritis
Alzheimer’s disease
Cancer (lung, colon, breast)

In the next week, you will trace the continuum of care for this disease process in your own geographic region. Select a specific payer type before beginning. Be sure to collect information on the following:

Socioeconomic issues
Primary care
Specialist referrals
Outpatient services
Hospital care
Tertiary care, if appropriate
Rehabilitation care, if appropriate
Managed care issues
Quality-of-care issues
Total cost of care

Solution Preview

In contemporary society, many diseases that are related to lifestyle have increased at an alarming rate. Apparently, these diseases have become a matter of concern due to their rising nature. This paper, seek to discuss, diabetes, provide the rationale behind choosing it as my topic and finally give a description of how to collect data relating to this topic.

Diabetes is a lifestyle disease that affects majority of elderly people in the society. Simply, diabetes can be defined as a disease that affects the ability of human body to produce or use insulin in the right way. Apparently, when the body of human being turns the food taken in into glucose,

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