quality improvement in healthcare through quality measurement and reporting initiatives. With quality measurement‚ comes difficulty for payers to determine which reasonable quality measures are vital‚ how to interpret and use quality information in a meaningful way‚ and how to present useful and actionable information to consumers‚ according to a new Policy Analysis from the National Institute for Health Care Reform (NIHCR) (Retrieved from Cassil A. & Cross D.‚ 2013). As U.S. healthcare costs are persistently
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Robinson Future strategic direction plays a huge role in health care. In this paper‚ I plan to describe a minimum of five challenges that are defining the future strategic direction of health care. The challenges that will be addressed include the information technology advancements such as the electronic medical record/electronic health record challenge‚ the accreditation‚ quality of healthcare‚ and organizational compliance challenge‚ the access to health care including the uninsured
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Risk Management Worksheet Gustav Viale University of Phoenix HCS/451 June 1‚ 2012 Nathanial Elam Risk Management Worksheet * | Risk Management | Quality Management | How does the leadership and governance of a health care organization influence the development and implementation of risk-management and quality-management policies? | 1. Communication to areas needing help with risk management.2. Support through the process.3. Controlled risk activities with risk profiling
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College of Nursing HCS/301 Version 4 Undergraduate Nursing Studies Copyright © 2012‚ 2011‚ 2009‚ 2008‚ 2007 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description The course is designed to aid adult learners in acquiring or improving critical thinking‚ teamwork‚ research‚ and communication skills‚ which are necessary at the University of Phoenix. Students will develop strategies for achieving educational goals that will help them be successful in the undergraduate program as well
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Preparing for Strategic Change Carrie "Shellie" Cobbs Health Care Communication Strategies HCS 320 Terrie Rill April 14‚ 2013 Preparing for Strategic Change How to integrate teams‚ planning‚ and training to provide a successful outcome of the Long-term care electronic medical record. Teams Using teams to maintain an effective medical record is a vital part of the updating process. Teams will allow the Long-term facility to maintain a current patient record. Planning Planning the update of the
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Healthcare Organization Study: A Case Study over United Healthcare Grand Canyon University- NRS-451V March 30‚ 2014 Healthcare Organization Study: A Case Study over United Healthcare The United Healthcare is recognized as a “Charter Medical Incorporated founded by a group of physicians and other health care professionals” in 1974 used to expand health coverage choices for clients whose commission is “helping people live healthier lives and helping to make the health system work better
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Ineffective Utilization of Working Capital Meaning of Working Capital Business organization requires adequate capital to establish business and operate their activities. The total capital of a business can be classified as fixed capital and working capital. Fixed capital is required for the purchase of fixed assets like building‚ land‚ machinery‚ furniture etc. Fixed capital is invested for long period‚ therefore it is known as long-term capital. Similarly‚ the capital‚ which is needed for investing
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1 HCS 490 Government Regulatory Agencies and Impact of Consumer Choices Outline Government Regulatory Agencies and Impact on Consumer Choices Outline I. Introduction a. What is a regulatory agency? b. What are their probable effects on customers? c. What is the regulatory explained in this document? d. What is the Division of Drug Marketing‚ Advertising‚ and Communications’ (DDMAC) mission? e. What does the Division of Drug Marketing‚ Advertising‚ and Communications (DDMAC) do? f. Rationale
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Education Campaigns Carrie "Shellie" Cobbs Health Care Consumer: Trends and Marketing HCS 490 Lacey Berumen October 06‚ 2013 Education Campaigns Education campaigns are a widely used method of sharing information with consumers. According to the Centers for Disease Control National Prevention Information Network (CDCNPIN) “Health communication can take many forms‚ both written and verbal‚ traditional outlets and new media outlets” ("Communication‚" 2013‚ p. 1). Public health campaigns found huge
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Problem to solve The problem to solve in this article is childhood obesity. This paper gives the views that the parents have on the way the schools play a part in childhood obesity. Over the last few years the number of childhood obesity has skyrocketed. Roughly 9 million children have been reported to be obese and that number is steadily increasing. (Murphy & Polivka‚ 2007) . Schools more than ever play a significant role in our children today. Obesity can lead to many health issues if
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