Understanding Continuum of Care Services Long-term care provides a certain level of medical care that requires the experience of a skilled physician to diagnose and treat multiple chronic conditions that are generally associated with elderly patients. Long-term care provides a variety of services to individuals who suffer from chronic illness or terminal condition‚ including people who live with a disability and are not adequately capable of taking care of themselves over the course of an extended
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Continuum of Inpatient Care Kathleen Powers HCS/235 February 9‚ 2015 Paul Dereadt The Inpatient Continuum of Care • Since the passing of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in 2010‚ there has been a great amount of efforts by healthcare providers to manage what is often referred to as the "continuum of care" for patients. Physicians and health systems are participating in a number of different structures and agreements that aim to achieve the same things‚ to manage care for patients
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Continuum of Care Outline Topic: Home Health Care I. Introduction II. Stakeholders A. The “description of the roles of various stakeholders in the health care industry who are involved in the continuum of care” (University of Phoenix‚ 2015). 1. Who the patients are. 2. Who the employees are. 3. Who the payers are. 4. Who the providers are. B. “How the component contributes to or detracts from the overall management of health care resources” (University of Phoenix‚ 2015). 1. Is this a positive
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1. Mental health and addictions are both rooted in a complex and variable combination of biology‚ genetics‚ and life experience — particularly exposure to stress and trauma. Effective clinical approaches used to treat mental health problems and addictions‚ need to have strong emphasis on the continuum of care — an integrated and unified method of treatment. This should include mental health and addiction services‚ personnel‚ and service levels that address and support the needs of individual clientele
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Health Care Provider and Faith Diversity Grand Canyon University: HLT-310V March 16‚ 2013 Abstract Health care is a very diverse field. Two patients with the same diagnosis would have very different plans of care due to the underlying conditions and faith or religious practices involved with each patients healing process. This paper will discuss the healing aspect of three religions: Islam‚ Hinduism and Buddhism and compare them to the healing aspect of Christianity. Also information important
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Running head: HEALTH CARE PROVIDER AND FAITH DIVERSITY Health Care Provider and Faith Diversity Mary Burke Grand Canyon University HLT-310V November 17‚ 2012 Abstract As healthcare providers we must keep in mind that we provide care to patients from a number of different religious traditions. It is our job to understand and respect the ideals that may affect our patient and family members. Sixty one percent of Americans state that religion is the most important thing
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Health Care Provider and Faith Diversity Spirituality June 29‚ Abstract It has been stated that‚ “In entire angles of the creation and in whole ages of past‚ individuals have speculated about the significance of lifecycle‚ how to make the greatest of it‚ what take place later‚ and if there is someone or something available there. He instigates to search for somebody or something that can be responsible for all of the enquiries. This inquisitiveness ultimately tips to numerous faiths‚ principles
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In medicine‚ continuum of care refers to a system that follows patients over time as they go through different health services. Basically‚ it is a way of integrating different treatments over time. This type of treatment is often used in drug rehabs because addictions are extremely complex. To treat the addiction‚ many different programs are incorporated into the rehab’s process. What Is Continuum of Care? Addictions affect people in different ways. Some people have a co-occurring disorder like
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of informatics as its fifth and final core competency for healthcare providers. The utilization of informatics has become the main stream approach for nursing care today. This fifth core competency is directly intertwined with the four previous competencies that have been outlined by the IOM. Patient centered care is the first of the core competencies. Utilizing informatics can assist nurses in providing patient centered care by decreasing the amount of time spent on documentation and searching
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Abstract Health care providers encounter and care for a diverse population of patients. When caring for these patients‚ providers must be properly prepared to care for not only for their cultural needs but also for their spiritual/faith needs. Nurses must have a basic yet broad knowledge of cultural and spiritual needs of patients whether in the hospital setting‚ clinic setting‚ or physician’s office. This document will explore three different faiths and compare them to Christianity and the author’s
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