properly rate the effectiveness of the healthcare quality and related costs in all aspects of the healthcare industry‚ like with the day to day healthcare operations in Primary Care Providers (PCP) offices‚ healthcare clinics and private or public hospitals. Once all research data‚ reports and surveys are completed and collected‚ the managers of the Pay-For-Performance Programs‚ which are ran by both private and government entities will make changes or keep in place current Pay-For-Performance procedures
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The purpose of this paper is to analyze my own experience and the research I found regarding discharge planning. Discharge planning consists of an array of assessments and teachings as the patient moves from one facility (hospital) to another (home‚ nursing home‚ etc.). Essentially‚ this is significant in preventing a patient from re-hospitalization. In regards to my patient‚ she received an assessment and teachings concerning her mental status‚ mobility‚ previous surgery‚ current medications‚ and
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Catholic Health West Changed their name to Dignity Health. This change ended their relationship with the Catholic Church. The new transformation was planned to open up a wide opportunity for growth‚ which would include merging with non-Catholic hospitals who share the same standards. The main goal was to expand the organization and patients by three times the size. They would measure achievement by the tripling of net revenue. (Sacramento Business Journal‚ 2012) Dignity
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Discharge planning is a process that aims to improve the coordination of services after discharge from hospital by considering the patient’s needs in the community. It seeks to bridge the gap between hospital and the place to which the patient is discharged‚ reduce length of stay in hospital‚ and minimise unplanned readmission to hospital.1 Discharge planning is an established part of hospital care‚ but the process varies and is not entirely evidenced based. A Cochrane review analysed 11 randomised
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Q1 Anigiomax can reduce the complication rate of high risk procedures. Each complicated case costs hospital $8000 in unreimbursed care‚ as insurances don’t pay for complications arising from procedures done. For very high risk patients‚ the difference of outcomes for Angiomax and Heparin is significant to consider using it. Q2 the industry standard was to charge 10 times the cost of production‚ which would put it at $400‚ given that the company is spending less on R&D‚ they could afford to lower
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the heart failure (HF) core measures. This standard set determines if hospitals caring for this population will receive full reimbursement. The goal of this program is to prevent a 30-day readmission by empowering and educating these patients. Program Goals‚ Objectives‚ and Evaluation Process The intermediate goal is 100% identification of CHF patients admitted and provide education to patients and their families in the hospital. “Intermediate goals are expected to occur as a result of the proper
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Healthcare-associated infections are infections affecting the patients while they are receiving treatment for medical or surgical conditions in the healthcare setting such as hospitals‚ community clinics‚ long-term care facilities‚ dialysis centers or outpatient surgical centers‚ and others. They are the most common complication of clinical setting‚ they affect 4% of patients. There are many types of healthcare-associated infections such as Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)‚ Vancomycin-resistant
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(CHG) before surgery has been proven to be more effective to reduce the number of surgical site infections (SSI) than the use of povidone iodine. By reducing the number of infections post surgery‚ it can lower patient morbidity and can reduce hospital stay time and eliminate further unnecessary costs. A2a. Basis for Practice (who determined ) The basis for changing the method of using chlorhexidine-alcohol bath before all surgeries and not just the open heart patients. In HCA facility‚ the
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patients at discharge promotes self-care‚ reduces readmissions‚ and helps patients identify problems early‚ increasing the chances for intervention and improved outcomes. Rationale for selection Poor adherence to discharge teaching leads to worsening of disease and rehospitalization. According to estimates‚ 54% of readmissions may be preventable‚ and inadequate discharge planning and education or lack of patient follow-up is common factors in readmission (source). Lack of compliance with medications
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The Debate on Specialty and Community Hospitals Delores Binion MHA 620: Health Policy Analyses Dr. Saran Tucker ASHFORD UNIVERSITY The Debate on Specialty and Community Hospitals Since 2006‚ this debate has focused on specialty hospitals’ possible “unfair” competitive advantage. Little research has addressed whether specialty hospitals adversely affect the financial viability of general hospitals and their ability to care for low-income‚ uninsured and Medicaid patients. Despite
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