Topic: Acute Hospital Care Course: Health Care and Insurance Date: November 28th‚ 2012 Acute Hospital Care Acute care is medical treatment at a hospital which is short-term. Acute care is a level of health care in which a patient is treated for a brief but severe episode of illness‚ for conditions that are the result of disease or trauma‚ and during recovery from surgery. Acute care is generally provided in a hospital by a variety of clinical personnel using technical equipment‚ pharmaceuticals
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Hospital History • Overview • Pennsylvania Hospital (1751) – Oldest voluntary hospital • Focus on sick‚ poor‚ homeless • Not a focus of care for physicians – Primary care in home/office • Mental illness – First mental hospital in 1772 1 Hospital History (cont.) • Growth of urban areas – Growth of hospitals – Focus on research‚ teaching‚ medical schools • Major discoveries – Anesthesia • Ether • Antibiotics • Sulfa Drugs‚ penicillin (decreased infection rates and mortality)
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Winterbourne View Hospital What happened at Winterbourne View Hospital was horrifying for both patients and their families.Many people were shocked‚angry and disappointed by the way people with learning disabilities‚autism‚mental health problems and behaviour that challenges were treated. Six former members of staff at Winterbourne View hospital were jailed for the terrible crimes they committed. Serious concerns were raised by families‚CQC and the public concerned for example patients placed in
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Running Head: PROBLEMS OF EMERGENCY WARDS OF GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS Problems of Emergency Wards of Government Hospitals M.Arslan Malik Usman Omer Nasir Butt Fahad Khurram Ms. RameezaAslam Academic Writing‚ M (SSC 204) 8th April‚2012 Abstract Nowadays there is huge increase in number of unsatisfied patients of government hospitals in Lahore . Many articles and news have been published about the poor performance of government hospital. In this research the focus will be about the facts
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Assignment: Staff and Administration Hospital administrators and clinical staff have varying roles and responsibilities. Both have responsibilities that are necessary for the proper and successful function of the hospital or facility. The hospital administrator is primarily in charge of all of the daily operations of the hospital. Two roles of the hospital administrator that I believe are most important are maintaining strong‚ supportive relationships with the physicians and being a strong
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Winterbourne View Hospital Winterbourne View Hospital was a 24-bed hospital that was registered to provide assessment‚ treatment and rehabilitation for people with learning disabilities and autism. Unfortunately‚ instead of protecting patients form any abuse‚ staff was proven to mistreat and abuse the service users. These events first came to light in May 2011. Prompted by concerns raised by a former staff member‚ a journalist working for the BBC managed to get a job in that hospital. Using a hidden
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St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is a non-profit organization that helps battle pediatric cancers. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is not your typical children’s hospital. The services and support they provide to their patients is unique as their founder Danny Thomas. I will explore their founder’s history‚ mission‚ and how they are able to continue the work today. Danny Thomas was the founder of the hospital. The story begins when Mr. Thomas
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proposal Title: HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR ST THOMAS HOSPITAL By CAROLINE KIRIGO MILLS JKC-DO1-0044/2010 SUPERVISOR: MR ALEX WATILA Signature………………………………… Date………………………………….. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Hospital management system is a computerized system designed and programmed to deal with day to day operations taking place. The program can look after inpatients‚ outpatients‚ records‚ database treatments‚ status illness‚ billings in the pharmacy and labs. It also maintains hospital information
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BOTSWANA BOOKING APPOINTMENT SYSTEM FOR DELTA PHYSIOTHRAPY CLINIC BY TEBOGO KEBONANG YEAR: 2012 FACULTY OF INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY LIMKOKWING UNIVERSITY OF CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY OCTOBER 2012 BSC (HONS) SOFTWARE ENGINEERING WITH MULTMEDIA DPROJ302 MAJOR PROJECT BSC (HONS) SOFTWARE ENGINEERING WITH MULTMEDIA DPROJ302 MAJOR PROJECT TITLE : BOOKING APPOINTMENTSYSTEM FOR DELTA PHYSIOTHERAPY CLINIC SUBMISSION DATE : November
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If someone is going to work in the medical field especially in a hospital‚ then it is important to stay up to date with changes. CMS developed a challenge for all hospitals and that is hospital readmission prevention. No one is aware of the impact a readmission(s) can have on a hospital until they receive the penalty. As any future health care administrator‚ it is important to understand all aspects of changes made through the government. This topic sparked an interest due to the impact and decision
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