ABSTRACT REDUCING HEALTHCARE COSTS THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF HOSPITAL-GOVERNED DISEASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS Healthcare costs in the United States are on a continual rise with no relief on the horizon. As the population ages and lifestyles differ from one individual to the next‚ healthcare third party payers such as commercial insurance plans‚ employee health benefit plans‚ the Medicare program and state Medicaid programs are searching for strategies to lower the costs associated with
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National healthcare spending HCS/440 November 9‚ 2012 Linda Watson National healthcare spending The United States spends more on health care than any other country in the entire world. The current level of national expenditures is astounding. According to us.governmentspending.com‚ the anticipated total of healthcare spending in the United States is $7‚400.00 per person each year (Kaiser‚ 2009). Over the years the total of healthcare spending has continued to increase at a rapid rate
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Act will expand coverage is by allowing those with pre-existing health conditions to get health care insurance. Before this law it was almost impossible for people with these pre-existing health conditions to get affordable health care coverage. According to “Aspe.hhs.gov”(2012 “starting in 2012 Americans cannot be denied coverage‚ be charged significantly higher premiums‚ be subjected to an extended waiting period‚ or have their benefits curtailed by insurance companies because of some type of pre-existing
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“Financial ethics in healthcare” With no ethics come dishonesty‚ disloyalty‚ fraudulence‚ and a host of other bad qualities. These qualities are total opposite of what one would need to possess if they were handling any form of business in the healthcare field‚ particularly in the finance department. When working with funds it is important to keep morals and ethics extremely high because when no one is looking is really when you’re being
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The healthcare reform is the process of making sure that healthcare is affordable and accessible to everyone in need and those who are not in need as well. It is a well-known fact that in this economy that more and more Americans either can or can’t afford health care at it’s finest. In fact with that being said nearly 46 million Americans have no insurance and the other half at 25 million are basically underinsured. One factor to take into consideration would be the fact that most employers are
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The most pressing issue of one’s health care career has and always will be working on improving the quality and safety of our healthcare system. There are six competencies specified in the article provided that will be discussed in this paper. These competencies are patient centered care‚ teamwork and collaboration‚ evidence based practice‚ quality improvement‚ safety‚ and informatics. To comprehend the entirety of QSEN‚ one must first understand each aspect that contributes to the big picture. Each
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Houston Dialysis Center is a department of Houston General Hospital‚ a full-service‚ not-for-profit acute care hospital with 325 beds. The bulk of the hospital’s facilities are devoted to inpatient care and emergency services. However‚ a 100‚000 square-foot section of the hospital complex is devoted to outpatient services. Currently‚ this space has two primary uses. About 80 percent of the space is used by the Outpatient Clinic‚ which handles all routine outpatient services offered by the hospital
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"information literate"? ______ A) "I understand how to search for a Web site and evaluate its usefulness for healthcare needs." B) "I use email over the Internet to correspond with clients and provide information." C) "I can use software applications such as word processing‚ spreadsheets‚ and presentations." D) "I utilize databases in the healthcare setting to input client information such as skin condition." 3) The nurse gathers much data when caring for
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Value-Based Healthcare I. The metamorphosis of health care is underway with the shift from a volume-driven‚ profit-oriented environment towards a holistic‚ value-based care approach. A recent study by Managed Care shows that “Three-fourths of providers currently participate in at least one value-based payment model‚ and more than 60 percent expect them to become the dominant payment model (pg. 1).” But what really is value-based health care‚ why do we need it‚ and why is it portrayed as the
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The Heritage Assessment Tool Jenna Franz Grand Canyon University Family- Centered Health Promotion NRS-429V Melinda Darling April 20‚ 2013 The Heritage Assessment Tool Do to changing in the ways of communication and different cultures no longer having restrictions of geographical areas‚ health care is having to make changes in the way patients are assessed and treated. “Adapting to different cultural beliefs and practices requires flexibility‚ and respect for other viewpoints.”("Cultural
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