In 2013 the states were given the opportunity to expand on Medicaid under the affordable care act. With this expansion the government would pay a 100 percent for the first three years and reduce down to 90 percent over ten years. Many of the southern states chose not to expand and went on to search for private insurance companies to help cover the cost they would be losing in the future years. These states include Texas‚ Florida‚ Georgia‚ Missouri‚ North Carolina‚ Virginia‚ Louisiana‚ Oklahoma‚ and
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Dementia awareness 1.1 The term ‘dementia’ is used to describe a number of symptoms including memory loss‚ problems communicating and reasoning. It also affects a person’s ability to perform every day activities such as washing‚ dressing‚ cooking and generally caring for themselves. 1.2 The key functions that are affect by dementia include: * Frontal lobe- This part of the brain is responsible for problem solving‚ making decisions‚ controlling behaviour and emotions * Temporal
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Why were managed care organizations initially hesitant to use data mining applications? One of the biggest hesitations would have to be cost to build an implement such a system. The technique depends on an organization having "clean" data to analyze‚ which requires data being scrubbed and moved to data warehouses. Many payers lack the money and manpower to build and maintain these warehouses. (Kongstvedt‚ P.‚ Capagemini). In addition‚ internal politics and the numerous constituencies within a
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Having witnessed the perils of health care disparity‚ I will provide motivation and a valuable perspective within the University of Colorado’s Physical Therapy Program on the importance of bridging health disparities. At seven years old‚ my twin sister‚ Addie‚ was unexpectedly diagnosed with acute renal failure. As a result‚ she and my mom traveled 500 miles to Seattle Children’s Hospital because no adequate pediatric care was available closer to our home. They spent next four years primarily at
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Approach to Care: Cancer Crystal Fore Grand Canyon University: NRS 410v Pathophysiology and Nursing Management of Clients Health November 9‚ 2014 Approach to Care: Cancer Devastation and fear of the known are common feelings for those who receive news of having Cancer. Every year‚ over a million people will be diagnosed with cancer annually according to the American Cancer Association. When first receiving a cancer diagnosis‚ it is difficult for clients and loved ones to really understand any
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Case Study 19-1 titled “Organizational and Cultural Change for Providing Safe Patient Care”‚ on page 382 through 383‚ is about a Department of Medicine (DoM) in an urban academic medical center where in the past 2 years there has been cases where patients had needlessly suffered serious harm. Even though the cases were far and in betweeen‚ and most of the employees were comfortable with the status quo however‚ “the chairperson’s view of patient care safety meant that there was no place for such incidents
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Date -29-15 Josh Ellsworth Sgt. Supervising Team 4 Patrol 6 to 6 3 12 work shift He supervises 5 employees. He has been an 8 year employee Policy for reporting an injury> to immediately inform a supervisor and depending what the circumstances were‚ he would have the injured employee complete a memorandum. Should if injured they would be taken to San Gorgonian Hospital. He has known of the claimant for 12 years. He was a pct. Assigned to the COP community policy unit He believes that he was assigned
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intuitively gathered the ideal team for Ageless Vigor’s initial launch; as a result‚ the team is slated to receive the company’s highest performance award. But Peter may be overestimating the team’s role in the future success of Ageless Vigor and Vigor Skin Care as a whole. It may already be too late to save the team; the manufacturing problems that are emerging reflect the need for other solutions. Leaders need to watch carefully for cues that a team member has disengaged from a project‚ and they should
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1.I agree that the US should move to universal health care. It will do more good than harm. There are criticism and praises to the potential reform. The Republican Party unlike the Democratic Party prefers private sector markets. The universal health care reform has also undergone criticism on the cost of the plan. The reform will ensure that uninsured citizens received insurance. Insurance time periods will be increased for minors‚ additional benefits for previous insurance owners‚ and higher rates
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Orchard View Care Home was closed down in October 2011‚ 19 vulnerable adults died due to poor practices. A five-week inquest heard how some residents were given wrong doses of medication‚ and left soiled and unattended due to staff shortages. Call bells were also often not answered for long periods or could not be reached by elderly people living at the home. Several examples of poor care and neglect were revealed during the inquest‚ including: A woman who had not stood for six months was pulled
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