Introduction An executive decision has been made to relocate the clinical pathology laboratory of the XYZ Laboratory Service to a new hospital site which is currently under development of the ABC Hospital Group to be located in Kuilsriver. Accordingly‚ this narrative serves to give our design features and the specifications required such that a draft floor plan can be delivered to us within 6 weeks. The design of this facility must comply with government health and safety regulations‚ WHO guidelines
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Clinical Decision Support in the Delivery of Health Care Bridget Green Walden University HINF 6100 November 29‚ 2009 The Purpose of Clinical Decision Support in Delivery of Healthcare A Clinical Decision Support System (CDSS) is a vital component used in managing patient data. It is a computerized information system designed to support clinical and administrative functions by gathering information from multiple databases for analyses of day to day organizational activities. The systems
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Medicare and Medicaid: An Overview It is important that we all understand the basics of the Medicare and Medicaid programs as we will all eventually come of age where it is necessary to seek their assistance. The purpose of this paper is to give a brief history of how the program came about‚ the various plans for each program‚ issues that affect cost and access to the programs‚ how the political arena is affected and finally a conclusion with final thoughts on the total information. The idea
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1. Scale of market entities – is healthcare intangible dominant or tangible dominant? In contrast to tangible dominant offerings that can be felt‚ tasted‚ and seen‚ the healthcare services that are offered by the hospital can be categorized as intangible dominant. This intangible service is largely characterized by interactions with healthcare professionals‚ education on health conditions‚ and ultimately a better quality of health. Though the offering is primarily intangible‚ if the hospital
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Medicaid Fraud HCS/545 July 9‚ 2012 Medicaid fraud comes in many forms. A provider who bills Medicaid for services that he or she does not provide is committing fraud. Overstating the level of care provided to patients and altering patient records to conceal the deception is fraud. Recipients also commit fraud by failing to report or misrepresenting income‚ household members‚ residence‚ or private health insurance. Facilities have also been known to commit Medicaid fraud through false billing
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Why does service tend to be harder for a customer to evaluate than physical goods? Physical goods are easier to evaluate‚ because either they perform the job for which they were intended or they do not. Service is more difficult to evaluate‚ because everyone has a different service level expectiation. For example‚ if a company provides straight-forward all-business service‚ it may attract people who do not have a lot of time and just want to get in and get with as little hastle as possible. However
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Obama Care “Medicaid-not Medicare Charlotte Schroeder 04/08/2013 POL: 201American National Government Instructor: Roger Pao During the 2008 federal campaign‚ Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama placed a comprehensive health care reform at the center of his platform. Since there was growing problems facing the U.S. health care system‚ there was another attempt to control health costs while expanding insurance coverage. “This legislation should bring about crucial
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Medicaid Medicaid is a state administered health insurance program financed and is operated jointly by the federal and state government. The program gears towards helping low-income people of all ages who do not have the money or insurance to pay for health care. This program pays for medical care to assist persons and families who cannot afford it. History Medicaid was established under President Lyndon B. Johnson through the Social Security Amendment of 1965‚ to provide medical coverage to
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Executive Summary As servants of the people of North Carolina‚ government has the responsibility to work in the best interests of the its residents. After careful research and consideration‚ the conclusion has been drawn the expanding Medicare eligibility‚ under the guidelines associated with the 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA)‚ would best meet that interest. This conclusion was based on four factors and determinations listed below: Factor Determination The potential long-term cost to the
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COMPARE AND CONTRAST MEDICAID AND MEDICARE Medicaid and Medicare are two different government programs. Both programs were created in 1965 to help older and low-income families be able to buy their own private health insurance. These programs were part of President Lyndon Johnson’s “Great Society” plan‚ a commitment to helping meet the needs of individual health care. They are social insurance programs‚ which allow the financial load of patient’s illnesses to be shared by other healthy‚ sick‚
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