Evolution of Health Care Systems Presentation Outline: National Association for Home Care and Hospice University of Phoenix HCS/531– Health Care Organizations and Delivery Systems January 28‚ 2013 I. Introduction A. Name of organization 1. Hospice (End-of-life Care) II. Stakeholders‚ professional organizations‚ and health care professionals within the organization A. Stakeholders 1. Patients 2. Families 3. Case Managers 4
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Healthcare continues to be an issue that plagues the United States in today’s society. In 2008‚ while running for the presidential election‚ President Obama stated that his vision for healthcare in the United States was that all Americans would have access to affordable healthcare‚ and that a public health organization would be created that would concurrently work with the medical system to help prevent and treat diseases and maintain wellness (Obama‚ 2008). In order for everyone to be able to afford
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The passage of the ACA has changed and still changing the quality of services delivered to four major stakeholders: patients‚ employers‚ healthcare providers and states. As the result of the ACA‚ the congress established the Center for Medical & Medicaid Innovation (called now Innovation Center) and mandate “both robust financial support and unprecedented degree of flexibility in testing and evaluating care delivery and payment/reimbursement models” (p.459). The purpose of the Innovation Center
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third party. The goods and services that benefit the third party are known as positive externalities. In health care‚ the external benefits in most systems is the care provided to others by the medical staff at these facilities. We aim to present a perspective on market failures caused by these externalities and evaluate the presence and degree of these market failures within the health care delivery system. This next section discusses the theoretical and empirical models‚ variables needed for this study
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facility or organization. This can pose a threat to the care of implementing the protection of the patient’s electronic health record. However‚ due to these concerns federal laws has been enacted to prevent these attacks from occurring within the healthcare facility. Privacy and Security has always been a concern for a HIM professional. Privacy is defined as the quality or state of being hidden from‚ or undisturbed
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is financed is included. The second half of the paper will provide a forecast of the future economic needs of U.S. health care‚ why these needs must be addressed‚ and my opinion on how the finances will be covered. Health Care Expenditures Healthcare spending within the United States (U.S.) is continually rising. In 2011‚ U.S. health care spending increased 3.9%. The total for health care spending was $2.7 trillion; the largest amount spent in U.S. history. This figures out to approximately
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-Nurse Managed Health Clinics (NMHC) emphasize health promotion‚ education and disease prevention. It is a facility which is based in a community and staffed with advanced practice nurses as leaders. It provides primary healthcare services to the community. (Kovner & Walani‚ 2010) -Another module or philosophy
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Personal and Professional Healthcare Communication Communication is a vital ingredient in the delivery of healthcare. It allows the exchange of thoughts and ideas by way of verbal and non-verbal means. Effective communication integrates the use of active listening‚ paraphrasing‚ touch‚ empathy and feedback. This paper will discuss healthcare communication‚ the relevancy of effective personal healthcare communication between healthcare professionals and patients‚ the importance of effective communication
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National healthcare spending HCS/440 November 9‚ 2012 Linda Watson National healthcare spending The United States spends more on health care than any other country in the entire world. The current level of national expenditures is astounding. According to us.governmentspending.com‚ the anticipated total of healthcare spending in the United States is $7‚400.00 per person each year (Kaiser‚ 2009). Over the years the total of healthcare spending has continued to increase at a rapid rate
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Tenet Healthcare is one of the leading institutions in offering better services to patients. It is well known for its motivation of their employees to provide compassionate and quality health care to the patients as a way of promoting life. The quality of their services is enhanced by the teamwork that gathers the efforts towards giving the best to their clients. An interview was conducted with one of the senior nursing quality experts in the organizations to find out the strategies they employ
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