The History and Evolution Of Healthcare The History And Evolution Of Healthcare Jay Williams University Of Phoenix HCS/440 Health Care Economics Lena Lee Watson‚ RN‚ DHSc August 5‚ 2010 The History And Evolution Of Healthcare Intro I can remember as a little kid growing up in New York City what the highlight of my year was every year; it was getting to go down south for the summer. My grand parents had this huge oak tree in their front yard that I love to climb up. My grandmother
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Houston Dialysis Center is a department of Houston General Hospital‚ a full-service‚ not-for-profit acute care hospital with 325 beds. The bulk of the hospital’s facilities are devoted to inpatient care and emergency services. However‚ a 100‚000 square-foot section of the hospital complex is devoted to outpatient services. Currently‚ this space has two primary uses. About 80 percent of the space is used by the Outpatient Clinic‚ which handles all routine outpatient services offered by the hospital
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It is our job as nurses‚ our piece to the healthcare puzzle‚ to provide the BEST possible care to every patient‚ every time. In doing so‚ we as nurses need to be diligent and compliant with our documentation‚ using the proper standardized healthcare terminology to establish a uniform representation of nursing care; an “unambiguous description of how nursing problems‚ interventions and outcomes are documented” (Hebda & Czar‚ 2013‚ p. 300). Our textbook (Hebda & Czar‚ 2013‚ p. 298) uses the definition
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A healthcare policy is a set rules and regulation that are put into effect to help assist operating and shaping the health care system. Health care policies that cover issues such as public health‚ disability‚ financing of public healthcare and mental health. Regulatory health policy tools look to the government use to help control and assign the behavior of certain groups by monitoring and enforcing the rules if they fail to follow imposing sanctions on them (Shi Singh‚ 2013). For example‚ the Joint
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Healthcare: HIPPA and the Law ‘The basic requirement of the final privacy rules is that a covered entity may not use or disclose an individual’s protected health information‚ except as otherwise permitted or required by the rules. The original privacy rule required that the use or disclosure of personal health information would only be permissible provided a covered entity had received a prior “consent” or “authorization” from the patient for the release of personal health information” (Giacalone
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Value-Based Healthcare I. The metamorphosis of health care is underway with the shift from a volume-driven‚ profit-oriented environment towards a holistic‚ value-based care approach. A recent study by Managed Care shows that “Three-fourths of providers currently participate in at least one value-based payment model‚ and more than 60 percent expect them to become the dominant payment model (pg. 1).” But what really is value-based health care‚ why do we need it‚ and why is it portrayed as the
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electronic devices. Healthcare is no different‚ trying to take advantage of technological breakthroughs in order to provide best possible care for the patients. With wide use of emails‚ the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulations get challenged every day and no healthcare organization wants to be on the wrong side of the law. “While rapid improvements in information technology may be seen by many as a blessing‚ when applied to the healthcare industry‚ these advances
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Quality improvement among the healthcare industry is needed on a continuous basis. Staying familiar with the different trends and changes in policies is imperative for all health care organizations. Prior to any quality improvement a review and analysis of the current process is needed to determine whether or not additional adjustments are necessary. Once the areas of concern are identified a course of action plan needs to be executed. Along with process improvement quality improvement is needed
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The Future Trends in Healthcare “Health care trends refer to statistical patterns identified in the health care industry. Government authorities and other industries examine and use trends to preserve or enhance the health and wellness of those in the community” (ehow‚ 2012).The health care industry has seen many advances and improvements in recent years and this trend will continue because of advances in technologies‚ diseases‚ medications and many more. “Health care trends allow analysts to identify
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Often based off illogical assumptions‚ ageism not only has a significant physical and psychological impact but has a ripple effect on society. Ageism contributes to a loss of dignity and proper treatment‚ and it impacts newly practicing healthcare providers. The articles are written by Torres and Willekes outline the consequences of ageism‚ and what can be done to break the cycle. In the article written by Torres‚ ageism is described as‚ “a social determinant of health‚ creating disparate access
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