Introduction to Health Care Finance (HCA 240) Analyze Contemporary Health Care Issue According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) “health care fraud costs the country an estimated $80 billion dollars a year” ("Health Care Fraud‚" n.d.‚ p. 1). Because health care costs continue to rise more rapidly than the rate of inflation the threat of health care fraud continues to rise. The Affordable Health Care Act has put new policies in place to identify and stop health care fraud. The FBI
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1. Describe how some of the changes in the health services delivery system have led to a decline in hospital inpatient days and a growth in ambulatory services. • Two of the main factors that have led to decrease in hospital inpatient days and a growth in ambulatory services are Medicare reimbursement and cost-saving efforts of managed care. Medicare instituted PPS for reimbursing hospitals in the mid 1980s. PPS repayment based on DRGs gives fixed case-based payment to hospitals. Therefore‚ hospitals
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Protected Health Information your name HCR/210 February 20th‚ 2002 Katrina Collins Assignment: Releasing Protected Health Information There is a set of standards nationwide that aid in the protection of individuals health information‚ called HIPAA. HIPAA is a set of rules that address the use and privacy of an individual’s health records. Organizations subject to the privacy rule‚ otherwise known as covered entities‚ refer to the privacy and disclosure of information as protected health information
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define communication‚ the relevancy of effective personal health care communication with other health care professional‚ clients‚ and patients. The relevancy of effective professional health care communication to health outcome‚ how the lack of effective personal and professional health care communications contributes to poor health outcomes‚ and the theories and principles of therapeutic communication in health care settings for the health care professional. “Communication is the process of sharing
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Ministry of Health’s role is basically to lay the policy and the direction of health services in the country and to show the commitment of the Government‚ and the powers-to-be‚ that health is of utmost importance in nation building. And the role of the ministry is to enforce regulations and be the regulator. Imagine if there is no Ministry of Health‚ anybody can make the claim that their product is the best for health; anybody can set up a hospital. Nobody to regulate the quality of the workforce
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The organisational context for teamwork: Comparing health care and business literature SHARON MICKAN AND SYLVIA RODGER Sharon Mickan is a PhD student and Sylvia Rodger is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Occupational Therapy at the University of Queensland. Abstract Teams are a significant tool for promoting and managing change. There are shared definitions of teamwork in the literature‚ and agreement on general benefits and limitations of working in teams. However‚ the historical
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Health Information Exchange Health Information Exchange (HIE) refers to the process of reliable and interoperable electronic health-related information sharing conducted in a manner that protects the confidentiality‚ privacy‚ and security of the information. Electronic health information exchange (HIE) allows doctors‚ nurses‚ pharmacists‚ other health care providers and patients to appropriately access and securely share a patient’s vital medical information electronically—improving the speed‚ quality
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The privacy of personal information‚ and health information continues to be an issue for many. Federal rules governing the use and disclosure of health information is addressed by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability act. While the privacy rule does not directly regulate researchers‚ it does restrict the way health care providers may use and disclose health information for health research. The term “privacy” can mean several different things to different people. Privacy can be “experienced
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HCA 210 Appendix B Axia College Material Appendix B: Overview of Health Care Workforce Matrix Instructions |Type of Provider & Purpose |Job Title |Role of Health Care Personnel | |Office or Hospital |Primary Care Physician |physician who sees patients for routine and preventive care | |
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Health Information Exchange Brittany Davis Crystal Slayer October 6‚ 2014 Table of Contents 1. Cover Page 2. Table Of Contents 3. Introduction 4. Health Information Exchange 5. Health Information Exchange 6. Health Information Exchange 7. Health Information Exchange 8. Health Information Exchange 9. Works Cited Introduction Former President George W. Bush once stated "We ’ve got 21st century medical practices‚ but 19th century paperwork system...medical electronic
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