Affordable Care Act (PPACA) commonly called the Affordable Care Act (ACA) or "Obamacare". What level of government considered it? Federal Government. What was the purpose of the bill or law? The purpose of the legislation is to assure that all Americans have access to affordable health insurance. What is the history of the bill or law? Did it pass or fail? What steps of the lawmaking process did it go through? Is it in effect today? It was introduced in the House as the "Service Members Home Ownership
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Access to Health Care Access to health care refers to the individual’s ability to obtain and use needed services (Ellis & Hartley‚ 2008). Access to health care affects a multitude of people. Uninsured‚ underinsured‚ elderly‚ lower socioeconomic class‚ minorities‚ and people that live in remote areas are at the highest risk for lack of access to health care. There are also economical and political roles that complicate access to health care. Access to health care is a multi-faceted concept
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Communication of Electronic Medical Records HCS/490 February 115th 2013 Lillian Preston Communication of Electronic Medical Records Communication in the health care industry is important‚ and to the patients as well. Patients want to see and understand his or her progress when dealing with health care providers. Health care today’s patients want to remain more involved with any paperwork that has been signed or want to know what information is on his or her medical records. Patients or
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HSM 340 7/17/2011 Assignment Week 2 1. Accrual basis of accounting is maintaining the business transactions at the moment it occurs. When the business performs a service‚ a sale‚ or earns an expense the accountant records the transactions. It also records if the transaction receives or pays no cash. AccountingCoach.com (2011) website states the following: 1. Revenues are reported on the income statement when they are earned— which often occurs before the cash is received from the customers
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Health Care Spending HCS/440 Economics: The Financing of Health Care Today‚ health care costs are rising significantly faster than the national income. Kellerman (2012) states‚ “The U.S. spends far more on health care per capita and as a percentage of GDP than any other nation on earth‚ according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development” (para. 3). Furthermore‚ health care spending has become a paramount issue that is overshadowing other important affairs‚ such as education
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Perspective on Health Care Paper (HCS 212) January 14‚ 2013 Submitted to: Professor Mary Helen A)What interested me about the history of health care? There’s no doubt that the healthcare industry offers plenty of profitable careers. In fact most of the best paid and the fast growing careers belong to this industry. That’s why I am heading in Health Care Administration because I want to be an administrator for Center of Disease Control (CDC). I have passion for serving people and to make positive
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Continuum of Health Promotion Significant changes are required in health care‚ and the profession of nursing in particular‚ to meet the mandates required by the 2010 passage of healthcare reform laws. Such new options for illness prevention and wellness through health promotion will provide greater opportunities for nurses to work outside the traditional hospital settings. Nurses are best equipped to provide safe‚ quality‚ patient-centered care in an affordable and accessible manner. Appropriate
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are due‚ please remember this syllabus is considered the ruling document. Course Description This course provides a broad overview of the United States health care system. The historical evolution of the business of health care is examined. The student will explore management concepts and workforce opportunities within the health care industry. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following
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Customer Care In todays competitive environment‚ the issue of customer relations has become ever more important. With such wide choices available to the customer‚ the slightest dissatisfaction can easily result in customer taking their business else where. There are many methods available for an organisation to establish and maintain positive relationships with customer to help them retain their business. Communication is one of the most important methods as it covers many aspects of customer
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Health Care Reform On March 23‚ 2010 President Barack Obama signed The Affordable Care Act‚ also known as health care reform‚ into law. (whitehouse.gov‚ 2013) The Affordable Care Act has brought on a lot of controversy within our country mainly because the people who oppose the new act are not well informed on what the aspects of the new law entail. With so many details to this new law‚ it is no wonder why so many American’s are confused; the Affordable Care Act is meant to help us not to hurt us
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