Week 2 discussion questions What are the largest expense categories incurred by health care service organizations? In opinion‚ one of the biggest expenses for medical facilities is unpaid services. Costs occurred from patients that are unpaid privately or not fully reimbursed from insurance companies would be one of the biggest expenses incurred in health care services. Another expense that is high on the list of expenses for health care services would be equipment and personnel
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What is epidemiology? Why is this important to community health? Provide an example of its importance from your community. According to "An Encyclopedia Britannica Company: Merriam-Webster Dictionary" (2013)‚ "Epidemiology is a branch of medical science that deals with the incidence‚ distribution‚ and control of disease in a population." It is also considered "the sum of the factors controlling the presence or absence of a disease or pathogen." Epidemiology is important to community health because
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Healthcare Terms Alicia Jones HCS/235 June 17‚ 2012 Barbara Williamson Healthcare Terms Medicare- Medicare is a type of insurance that is mainly set in place for the elderly‚ over 65 years of age. You can also qualify for Medicare if you are under the age of 65 years old but you have a certain type of disability. There are four different parts of Medicare coverage. There is Part A which covers the patient’s hospital care‚ nursing homes‚ or home health care. With Part A insurance most people
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Reporting Practices and Ethics Kara Moore HCS/405 August 1‚ 2011 Barbara Archer Reporting Practices and Ethics Financial reporting practices and ethics have manifested an ocean of literature. This has mainly come from organization theorists that address accounting practices. These theorists and professionals have given fresh accountability measures. Their ideals give this industry the tools needed to survive‚ grow and prosper. The way an organization prepares and reports its financial information
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Decision-Making Case Study XXXXXXXXXXX HCS/514 October 22‚ 2012 Professor XXXXXXXXX Decision-Making Case Study The current grave state of the economy has had a significant impact on health care across The United States. Massive budget cuts‚ reduced services‚ and limited access to care significantly have affected Medicaid patients. Hennepin County Clinic (HCC)‚ a facility that provides health care to Medicaid patients‚ is dealing with an additional 15% budget cut that will force management
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Handbook Progress Summary Sharon Farmer‚ Shani Paul‚ Karen White‚ Sade Wilson HCS/430 May 4‚ 2015 Maria Soohey Employee Handbook Progress Summary During week 2‚ Learning Team D broken down the sections that we will each work on for the final Employee Handbook Nondiscrimination Paper due in week 3. Karen White has stepped up and agreed to lead the team for weeks 2 and 3 since the projects overlap during those weeks. Karen will be covering the introduction‚ conclusion‚ one bullet point‚ and
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Literature Review in Research: An Annotated Bibliography Amanda Jane Reese 8/19/13 HCS/465 Drawn Bricker Teen pregnancy rises despite threatss of AIDS. http://av4kc7fg4g.search.serialssolutions.com.ezproxy.apollolibrary.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info%3Aofi%2Fenc%3AUTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/summon.serialssolutions.com&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=eBooks+on+EBSCOhost&rft.jtitle=Choice+Reviews+Online&rft.date=2012-04-01&rft
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With your learning team‚ complete the Health Care Reform matrix below. Listed in this matrix are some of the topics addressed by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act policy. You are required to describe the issue‚ in your own words‚ and list 2-3 points about each topic under each heading in the matrix. Describe the issue: Key concerns regarding the issue: How is this issue addressed in the current health care environment? How will this issue be addressed by the Patient Protection and Affordable
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Applying the Background and Methodology Carrie "Shellie" Cobbs Health Care Research Utilization HCS 465 Cindy Laub‚ PhD January 18‚ 2014 Applying the Background and Methodology • Definition of the problem The problem outlined in the article is that poor children living at poverty or lower have greater occurrences of asthma and less resource for care than non-poor children do. Poor children access general care facilities for acute treatment of their asthma rather than doctor’s offices for
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Performance evidence record Qualification/unit 514 Learner name Lisa Loveday Use this form to record details of activities (tick as appropriate) Observed by your assessor Seen by expert witness Seen by witness Self / reflective account NB. Your assessor may wish to ask you some questions relating to this activity. There is a separate sheet for recording these. The person who observed/witnessed your activity must sign and date overleaf. Date of Activity Unit(s)
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