Running head: COORDINATING CARE 1 Coordinating Care COORDINATING CARE 2 P.C. is a 60-year-old Caucasian female. She was hospitalized on January 17‚ 2012 with a chief complaint of “shortness of breath.” After examination she was diagnosed with congestive heart failure‚ (CHF). P.C. had two CT’s performed and they showed as follows: cardiomegaly with no signs of pleural effusion or pneumothorax and an embolism to the left upper lobe. P.C. had oxygen
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I choose this article because it is an important part in the health care system. People are switching the way they view healthcare. People would rather have someone come to them rather than driving to the hospital to get care. Many people believe that treating patients in their homes will be a lot cheaper than having patients go to the hospital. This switch could save billions of dollars. We need to look at different ways of saving money because the U.S. spends the biggest percentage of money
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In chapter 5 we have reviewed major elements of ambulatory (outpatient) care and discussed changes supported by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) and American Reinvestment and Recovery Act. Ambulatory care encompasses a diverse and growing sector of the healthcare delivery system. Ambulatory surgery is a continuously expanding component of ambulatory care‚ as new technology allows an increasing number of procedures to be performed safely and efficiently outside of the hospital
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Case Study: Tom is 37 years old‚ self-employed and is suffering with depression. He doesn’t know why he has depression but can see the effects of it. It is impacting on his relationship with both his wife and children and he also finds it difficult developing and maintaining productive friendships. Tom is spending a lot of his time in bed. Getting out of bed and doing the essential things‚ such as work‚ proves difficult as motivation is lacking and this is now impeding his family financially. Tom
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Health Organization Case Study Christina Churu Grand Canyon University Nursing and Leadership Management NRS 451 V September 23‚ 2012 Health Organization Case Study Banner Health is a nonprofit health care system that was started on September 1‚ 1991 after the merger of Samaritan Health System and Lutheran Health Systems. Before the merger Lutheran Health System had a long standing history as a respected health care provider in rural communities located across Western and Midwestern states
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The world will one day cease to exist like all things do. There is no doubt that the world will one day end but the question is when? When will the world we know end? From history we have learned that no one has or will ever predict the accurate date as to when the world will end. The one thing that should be obvious to anyone living in this time period is that the end of the world has begun to emerge. The world is starting to change and that is clear for everyone to see. There has been an increase
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The case study I have chosen to analyse is the Men’s Health Case Study. The dilemma being faced by Mr Kerton and the Men’s Health production team is one of ensuring the success of the magazine in a relatively young‚ dynamic and exciting environment in which there are no barriers to entry and new competitors are able to enter. In this particular instance Mr. Kerton is somewhat concerned about the entry of Maxim magazine and the possible entry of Esquire magazine into the men’s lifestyle magazine market
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lives‚ it’s still your duty as their nurse to take care of them. 1. Identify the purpose and functions of the agency. Tennessee Quality homecare provide nurse care in the home setting. They offer care whether you are suffering a short-term illness or disability‚ or need more advanced care for a long period of time. They care all the way from newborns to seniors‚ seeing mostly seniors though. 2. Identify the implications of Health People 2020 for the aggregate served.
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auditors‚ will need to know that the 80% of the revenue is from the inpatient activity‚ which includes surgery charges‚ medical-surgical nursing and Intensive Care Unit (ICU) charges. The remaining 20% of its revenue is from the emergency department of other outpatient services. When it is observance of the auditors form submitted that the Patton-Fuller Community Hospital under the expenses‚ which are an increased by 10% as well with the other revenues is by the previous year (2008). The
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"Patton is not remembered because he was a coward‚ or passive‚ he is remembered because he was an exceptional general with strong character and an aggressive nature." Patton the Legend By: Christopher Klein. Though now his name is synonymous with fighting on the European front. Patton’s aggressive tendencies made headlines when he was caught slapping his soldiers for being cowards‚ this created enemies among American generals. On December 6‚ 1945‚ a truck ran into Patton‚ leaving him paralyzed. He
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