Accreditation and Exercises 2-1 and 3-2 This is a two-part assignment Part One: In preparation for accreditation at its facilities‚ the administration would like the staff to understand the important benefits of accreditation and how undergoing the accreditation process can enhance quality. Go to The Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) Web site (http://www.jointcommission.org)‚ and answer the following questions. Be sure to set a positive tone that will appeal
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OPENING CASE: The Globalization of Health Care. QUESTION 1: What are the facilitating developments that have allowed health care to start globalizing? There are many factors that have allowed health care to start globalizing such as the high cost of medical care and health insurance in the United State‚: advances in the communication technologies permit the information to be shared almost immediately from place to place: hospitals whit a very high quality are emerging in places like India
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HEALTHCARE ANALYSIS HCS/539 August 5‚ 2013 The United States has an incredibly complicated and expensive healthcare system. Many health insurers and other organizations across the country have dramatically changed the way they do business in order to stay competitive‚ especially with the new climate that laws such as the Affordable Health Care Act have created. These organizations have developed new strategies and processes in order to participate in the insurance exchange program and
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working in health and social care as they help them to: develop positive relationships with people using services and their families and friends‚ so they can understand and meet their needs develop positive relationships with work colleagues and other professionals share information with people using the services‚ by providing and receiving information report on the work they do with people. Oral/verbal method of communication Effective communication is essential in all care settings
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actually working families who cannot afford coverage‚ yet‚ earn too much to be eligible for the state ’s healthcare provider. Healthcare is interconnected too much with money‚ thus money should not be allowed to dictate that some should live in good health while others suffer in humiliation and anger. As a result‚ the lack of universal healthcare is one of the greatest social inequities of our society. Providing uniform and universal healthcare for all‚ regardless of race or stature‚ can only improve
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Teamwork translates to better performance and results The relationship between good teamwork on a health care unit and performance is clear‚ according to research: higher patient satisfaction and perceived quality of care; lower mortality and infection rates; fewer errors; less patient falls; and many other positive results. Poor teamwork can create nurse job dissatisfaction and lead to higher nurse turnover. According to the research‚ 42% of nurses dissatisfied with their jobs intend to leave
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Psychology in health care is a modern and quickly evolving field. It is used to study behaviours that are relevant to health and illness in the health care sector. This essay will show two theories and research which will help back up these theories. It will then explain how each theory can be used to resolve health related issues. The behaviourist theory was founded by JB Watson in 1915. McGraw-Hill describes behaviourism as “the study of behaviour change. It is based on the assumption that behaviour
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HEALTH CARE IN GHANA March 2009 ACCORD is co-financed by the European Refugee Fund‚ UNHCR and the Austrian Federal Ministry of the Interior This report is based on a timely restricted Internet research in publicly accessible material currently available to ACCORD. The views and opinions stated in the report do not necessarily reflect the views of ACCORD or the Austrian Red Cross. This paper is not‚ and does not purport to be‚ fully exhaustive with regard to health care in Ghana‚ or conclusive
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RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY THIS IS COVERED BY THE HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK ACT 1974 (HASAWA) THIS ACT IS LIKE AN UMBRELLA THAT IS UPDATED AND THE LEGISLATIONS AROUND IT CONSIST: * MANUAL HANDLING OPERATIONS REGULATIONS 1992 (AMENDED 2002) * CONTROL OF SUBSTANCES HAZARDOUS TO HEALTH REGULATIONS 2002 (COSHH) * REPORTING OF INJURIES‚ DISEASES AND DANGEROUS OCCURRANCES REGULATIONS 1995 (RIDDOR) (AMENDED 2008) * HEALTH AND SAFETY FIRST AID REGULATIONS 1981 * MANAGMENT OF HEALTH AND SAFETY
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is essential for health care practitioners to provide an integrative approach‚ to include a “whole person” care‚ as in body‚ mind and spirit. Any effort to increase the understanding of spiritual diversity and integrate these beliefs into daily standard practice‚ the patient is presented with opportunity of receiving spiritual sensitive care. Each person’s ideas and degree of spirituality differ‚ even amongst the same spiritual group or community. Therefore‚ each person’s care and spiritual involvement
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