conditions (NCCCC) (2004) there are approximately 900‚000 diagnosed cases of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in England and Wales‚ carrying an economic cost of £491‚652‚000 per year. The NCCCC (2004) highlights an exacerbation of patient symptoms accounts for a substantial percentage of this cost‚ particularly those that result in hospitalisation‚ as identified by the Lung and Asthma Information Agency (2003) COPD is accountable for 90‚000 hospital admissions per year in the UK.
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Currently I am employed for a healthcare system in which I hold the position of Patient Access Trainer/Quality Assurance Specialist. In this role there is a multitude of competencies that are important in carrying out my day to day operations. Since I train all those new to the department‚ the one competency that I use most frequently would be building the talent base. Through weeks of instruction‚ I prepare the new employees with the data needed to perform their job. Customer focus is another
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Introduction Patient satisfaction has been recognized as an essential component of several measures by which the quality of care is assessed. Many investigators and policymakers feel that its role in the assessment of quality of care is crucial(1‚2). Donabedian has stated that "achieving and producing health and satisfaction is the ultimate validator of the quality of care" (2). The study of patient’s satisfaction‚ aims in general‚ at determining the effect of satisfaction on patient behaviour in
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Running head: THE JOINT COMMISSION The Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals Mary Schwantner NUR 206 Professor L. K. 09-20-2012 The Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) is a non-profit organization based in the United States that offers accreditation to health care facilities as well as various health programs. The goal of the organization is to “continuously
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acquiescing‚ or yielding. The patient is passively abide by the advice and yield to the health care professional. It has a dictatorial connotation. The patient abides by the goals of the health professional. In contrast‚ the terms adherence and collaboration are used to describe implied that patients have more autonomy and independent in following their treatment planning. Adherence is based on patient-centered model; through research‚ it has shown to promote patient satisfaction and health outcomes
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Case Study: MN 553 Unit 7 July 2‚ 2013 This is an application of the knowledge from Unit 7 to a case study involving a 60-year-old man who presents to my clinic with complaints of a productive cough and shortness of breath for 2 weeks. The patient has smoked at least one pack of cigarettes a day for the last 45 years. He denies fever or chest pain except with his cough. This paper will include a discussion of the assessment data gathered upon which his treatment and education plans
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References: 1 Stewart M‚ et al. Patient-Centered Medicine: Transforming the Clinical Method. Thousand Oaks‚ California: Sage Publications; 1995. 2 Derbin K‚ Perkins A. Noncooperation. In: 20 Common Problems in Behavioral Health; DeGruy FV‚ Dickinson WP‚ Staton EW‚ eds.. New York: McGraw-Hill;
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discussion post will critically reflect on the care of Mrs Smith‚ a patient who had been admitted to an acute respiratory ward due to exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Ways in which the nurse can facilitate patient self management will be explored initially; following this‚ barriers to the promotion of patient self management will be considered. Including Evidence strongly suggests that empowering patients to self manage their long term health conditions is associated
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therapy (CBT) in conjunction with medication‚ in the treatment of Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD). The purpose of this study is to assess if both treatment strategies‚ delivered concurrently‚ are more successful in treating BDD. Within psychology research‚ there has been ample evidence documenting the efficacy of both CBT and the drug fluoxetine in treating BDD‚ but there no studies have assessed the effectiveness of both treatments in conjunction. This research can potentially provide evidence for
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• Compare the two cases in terms of methods‚ costs (if applicable)‚ and effectiveness of the outcomes (3 points). Both cases are a form of an alert identification subsystem belonging to the parent HELP System. Furthermore‚ both cases did not explicitly state vocabulary and ontology used. However‚ I can infer based on my knowledge in the field now that diseases‚ diagnoses‚ laboratory and procedures follow ICD 10‚ SNOMED‚ LOINC and CPT ontology for coding and that interoperability is achieved by
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