Cost Shifting and Uncompensated Care in Health Care Cost shifting has been and continues to be a problem for many hospitals and insurance companies. In broad terms cost shifting is defined as hospitals making up their losses they obtain from treatment of uninsured patients by charging higher prices and implementing higher costs towards privately insured patients. This approach in tittles claims of large rates that in return drive health care premiums to a peak cost. The continuing debate on cost
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Ethical Health Care Issues Sheri Anderson HCS/545-Health Law and Ethics September 22‚ 2014 Kenneth Pincus Ethical Health Care Issues Healthcare ethics involves making well researched and considerate decisions about medical treatments‚ while taking into consideration a patient’s beliefs and wishes regarding all aspects of their health. The healthcare industry‚ above any other‚ has a high regard for the issues surrounding the welfare of their patients. This power over a patient’s wellbeing
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Assessment Carrie "Shellie" Cobbs Health Care Management HCS 325 Karissa Stewart April 25‚ 2013 Assessment What is a leader? “Leaders are individuals who are able to bring out the best in other people” (Lombardi & Schermerhorn‚ 2007‚ p. 245). Working as a leader is a great responsibility to the person holding the job. Good leaders learn from their experiences and use that knowledge in future problems. The four major functions of management in a heath care setting. “Organizing is the process of
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Health Care Communication Methods Paper HCS/320 Kristina Gary June 27‚ 2013 Communication grants an association or institute to organize and merge to accomplish a general objective. Three key guides of communication subsist in an association of several extents‚ granting management‚ peers‚ and workers communication within the organization. Communication and nuances‚ whether it is unofficial‚ informal‚ or formal‚ must be sternly followed. As a coordinator of communication‚ also known
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Can Health Care Costs be Controlled? Administrative Responsibility in the Public Sector Brian Devine April 2‚ 2011 Can Health Care Costs be Controlled? Although it has been a hot-button issue for years‚ the heated debate surrounding health care‚ the way it is administered‚ and the costs surrounding it came into full national view during the Fall 2008 Presidential Election cycle‚ and some would say it became an ultimate deciding factor. It seemed that almost simultaneously the general public
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do not really have an organization right at the moment. The organization I am running is my home with my family. I have a father who has severe COPD and a daughter with several medical issues. Plus‚ I volunteer at my local school. So web technology helps me a lot know and with the internet and technology running as fast as it is will only continue to get better. I can look most any type of illness up online and read about what it is‚ what caused it‚ how it will be treated‚ and what the outcome will
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Health Care Utilization Option 1 University of Phoenix Health Care Delivery in the United States HCS 235 January 13‚ 2013 Health Care Utilization Option 1 Introduction Health care reform in the United States is a hot topic and the source of legislation meant to make health care obtainable to Americans. Recent presidential elections have been platforms used to promote health care reform yet no one can agree on what the resolution will be. This paper will discuss ways recent health care
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University of Phoenix Material Health Services and Systems Matrix Choose at least seven services or systems from the following list: Hospice care World Health Organization (WHO) Public health Rehabilitation center Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Medicare Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS Center for Disease Control (CDC) Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare
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Public Health and Health Care Multiple Chronic Conditions Binta Ngalla HCS/535 November 12‚ 2012 Ebony Wardlaw Individual with multiple chronic conditions are largely increasing within the United States population. Little do most people have an idea how this disease come to plague mankind and the consequences of having the exact combinations of the same disease. Research guideline and disease prevention programs focus on single conditions‚ and scientifically researchers more often set
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Future Trends in Health Care HCS/533 February 3‚ 2014 Professor Derrick Dugeon Future Trends in Health Care The use of telehealth and telemedicine technologies are predicted to provide a benefit to both health care providers and the patients they treat. With the right mix of technology telehealth will provide the physicians and the patients with a means to have a face-to-face way to perform an evaluation and assessment. This technology also offers the capacity to manage
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