Providing the best quality of care and improving patient safety are the most common goals in every healthcare setting. Achieving these goals require teamwork from the people in a healthcare organization. Moreover‚ it is important to include and emphasize the importance of learning in every organization (Marquis & Huston‚ 2015). The Institute of Medicine released a report entitled “Best Care at Lower Cost: The Path to Continuously Learning Health Care in America” that provides 10 recommendations that
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WHY IS IT NESESSARY FOR A FUTURE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL TO BE FAMILIAR WITH COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY? Computer technology is a subject matter and a field that continues to increase‚ expand‚ and grow on a daily basis. The use of the internet‚ information technology‚ developed computer software‚ and electronic medical records will continue to play an important role in the health care sector. For this particular reason‚ along with other motives‚ computer technology plays a crucial part on enhancing the
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reduce errors. Despite focus on increasing patient safety in hospitals‚ medical errors continue to remain high (Petula 2005‚ p. 6). By adopting the concept of systems theory this could possibly help to reduce medical errors and improve quality of care. By ensuring that the medical teams work as a unit rather than individual members‚ errors can be reduced and quality improved. By adopting system theory thinking‚ the healthcare team visualizes the entire healthcare system as a whole‚ not just as
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Finance plays a very huge role in the health care industry. Finance keeps things in order‚ so that the business will run smoothly. Finance must be able to provide accurate‚ relevant and timely information. In order for decision making to be effective‚ accurate interpretation of financial information is a must. There are many laws and regulations when it comes to health care. However‚ there are some issues when it comes to regulatory process. Regulations that implement the healthcare law effects
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EHRs in Health Care x x x Abstract In 2009‚ the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) was passed into law mandating interoperable Electronic Health Record (EHR) adoption throughout the United States health care system for all providers who serve Medicare or Medicaid patients. The HITECH Act sets “meaningful use” requirements‚ goals‚ and objectives‚ and gives specific timelines for which to achieve them. As an incentive
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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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leading causes of death in America. Impact of Affordable Care Act of 2010 The Affordable Care Act is a health care reform law‚ which was made to make healthcare affordable and available to more people. “An estimated 30 million Americans were expected to gain health insurance through the Affordable Care Act” (HERITAGE) causing many people who suffer from chronic diseases to now have coverage for their medical needs. The Affordable Care Act helped with getting people properly diagnosed with their
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of effective communication and interpersonal interaction in health and social care with references to theories of communication One to one communication effective The concept of communication cycle is effective communication that is a two-way process. The care professionals must understand and respond to the verbal and non-verbal feedback of the people that we communicate and interact with. According to the Argyle theory‚ the care professionals can improve the effectiveness of their communication
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HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS * Laboratory Medicine (clinical pathology) * A medical discipline in which clinical laboratory science & technology are applied to the care of patients. * Comprises several major scientific disciplines: clin chem & urinalysis‚ hematology ‚ microbiology‚ immunology & blood banking‚ for some laboratories cytogenetics‚ toxicology & other specialized divisions are present. USE OF THE CLINICAL LABORATORY * Serve to educate the physician
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Administrative information: Information used for administrative and healthcare operation purposes‚ such as billing and quality oversight. Advance directive: A legal‚ written document that describes the patient’s preferences regarding future healthcare or stipulates the person who is authorized to make medical decisions in the event the patient is incapable of communicating his or her preference. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA):An economic stimulus package enacted by the 111th United
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