Managing Multidisciplinary/Multicultural Health Care Organization HCA340: Managing in Health & Human Services Prof: Instructor: Elizabeth Pepmiller November 24‚ 2014 An academic research constitutes is that is must be approved by an academic quality assessment‚ before publishing an academic article. It also needs to be revised by referees this process is called peer-reviewing‚ designed and guarantee an articles academic standard. The following types of academic scholarly research
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There was a recent report from Parklands care home in Rochdale‚ which revealed the home failed seven of the 10 standards of care required. There were found to be several failures by the care staff that resulted in neglect and possible physical abuse. A report found that there were “Floors and toilets stained with faeces” this creates a poor environmental condition which could fall into two sections of the seven main categories of abuse. Due to the poor living conditions this could either be classed
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The Evolution of Health Care HCS/531 January 11‚ 2013 The Evolution of Health Care Through the years healthcare systems have evolved all over the nation‚ one could say that it has changed from being somewhat primitive to highly technological. Gone are the days when one would have to search for a patients chart for hours‚ for their up coming appointment with their primary care physician or specialist‚ in order to ensure continuity of care. Today with a few simple clicks a patient’s information
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questions came up that I wanted to get answered. How well will the staff care for the residents? Is the staff properly trained to handle a medical condition in an emergency? How do you really know if the person is a good fit to work as a caregiver in this organization? Assistant living communities give the residents more freedom to do things verses being enclosed in one room as some nursing homes. I chose this organization because I had many relatives who were residing in assisted living facilities
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apprenticeship with an established physician‚ but even this was not a requirement. Up until the late 19th century‚ very few doctors had a college education. Medical facilities were unofficial. Most patients were treated in their homes. However‚ even the smallest towns had poorhouses‚ where needy people could live and receive limited medical care. The few hospitals that opened in North America during the colonial period were opened in places like Quebec and New Orleans. Public health was unknown in
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hospital and intermediate care This guide has been supported by RCN PUBLISHING ESSENTIAL GUIDE ESSENTIAL GUIDE Written by Hazel Heath‚ independent nurse consultant for older people‚ Deborah Sturdy‚ nurse adviser older people at the Department of Health‚ and Amanda Cheesley‚ service manager intermediate care‚ South Gloucestershire Primary Care Trust Contents 3 3 3 4 6 13 14 Introduction Department of Health guidance The ten operating principles Person-centred care and patient empowerment
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States of America‚ and they all need effective‚ affordable and accessible health care coverage and services. Within decades‚ the scope and cost of health care has changed dramatically with increased complexity and significance to the healthcare market. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the managed care industry and examine how organizations try to control costs. Managed Care Organizations is a partnership of health care providers whose purpose is to contract with an institution (Crosson & Tollen
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Benefits of ACO Formation PPD513 Legal Issues in Healthcare 11/27/2011 Introduction and Statement of Intent Section 3022 of the Affordable Care Act requires the Secretary to establish a shared saving program outlining‚ encouraging and guiding the development of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) in Medicare (CMS‚HHS‚ 2011). Shared savings is a key component of Medicare reform and the ACO is a new concept that is being explored as a vehicle to bring shared savings from concept to practice
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will be discussed‚ followed by the importance of documentation. Within the context of medical cases‚ the terms negligence‚ gross negligence‚ and malpractice are used to describe a case. It is important to know the difference between these terms since they are easily confused. Medical negligence is an act or failure to act by a medical professional that deviates from the accepted medical standard of care. Medical negligence does not always result in injury to the patient. Gross negligence is a more
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10mins) Introduction The World Health Organization (2003)[1] defines palliative care as: “An approach that improves the quality of life of individuals and their families facing the problem associated with life-threatening illness‚ through the prevention and relief of suffering by means of early identification and impeccable assessment and treatment of pain and other problems‚ physical‚ psychosocial and spiritual”. WHO (2003) further states that palliative care: • provides relief from pain and other
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