defining the future strategic direction of health care. The challenges that will be addressed include the information technology advancements such as the electronic medical record/electronic health record challenge‚ the accreditation‚ quality of healthcare‚ and organizational compliance challenge‚ the access to health care including the uninsured and those in the poverty levels challenge‚ the market shares and advancing age of population challenge‚ and the maintaining a skilled workforce challenge
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Phase One Individual Project Ernestine.Robles1 Colorado Technical University Online HIT201-1104B-02 Professor Sherry Miller November 21‚ 2011 (Microsoft Office Media‚ 1998) Healthcare Reimbursement Medical coding is an important process‚ in which descriptive information (patient medical records) is reviewed‚ and assigned detailed numeric‚ or alphanumeric diagnosis‚ and procedure codes’‚ for the purpose of reimbursing hospitals’‚ or physicians’ offices’‚ for services’ rendered (Ehow.com
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Advances in medical care technology and diagnostic technology impacts patients‚ individual providers‚ healthcare organizations‚ and insurers in different ways. Patients benefit from medical and diagnostic technology because they have better cure rates from many illnesses due to better medical equipment and new innovative testing. Physicians and healthcare organizations that have access to new innovative technology and testing will benefit financially due to increased patient loads and demand for
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9 percent. The total health care expenditures reached $2.6 trillion‚ which translates to $8‚402 per person or 17.9 percent of the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Health care spending plays a major role in shaping our country’s health care system. Financing health care influences how people access health care‚ the types of health care provided‚ and how the cost of health care is distributed among members of society by income and by health status. The United States has been in a recession
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CAUTI is a serious infection that can be avoided. It is a healthcare associated infection that is obtained while a patient is receiving care and treatment in a hospital. The patient is being treated for another illness‚ however will start needing treatment for an unnecessary urinary tract infection due to foley catheter use. CAUTI is one of the top 10 leading causes of death that can be absolutely prevented. This type of infection is one of the most common in the acute care setting. Many people in
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Healthcare coverage is an important factor in all Americans lives and sadly enough most are unable to afford the cost of health care or know where to go to receive and have the right resources to help them obtain free or affordable healthcare. Some people are relying on their jobs to have healthcare insurance available for them and their families but it is also an issue when it comes to finding a job‚ not only a job but a job with the benefits of having affordable healthcare for their whole family
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Abstract Home healthcare nursing was a huge milestone in the development of nursing as a profession. It allowed family members to feel a sense of ease knowing that their loved ones were in good hands. The amount of home healthcare nurses started out small around 455 nurses and rapidly grew to 1‚413 in just four years. The American Red Cross had a lot to do with this development by establishing visiting nurse service programs nationwide. Also‚ the Home Healthcare Nurses Association founded in 1993
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Healthcare Reform Calls for Enormous Payment Restructure for Health Care Providers and Facilities Healthcare reform has been a topic of great interest and a highly debated public issue for the past several years. Opinions are split on the reasons behind growing health care costs and methods to bring healthcare spending back in line. However‚ a consensus has formed surrounding the conviction that drastic changes must be implemented within our healthcare system. Some of these changes include
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times more for prescription medication and One-hundred time more for malpractice insurance than other developed countries. (Reid 2010). The U.S is also maximizing profit by decreasing the number of people eligible for coverage through a “patchwork” system. For instance‚ those with preexisting conditions will be refused coverage since they’re already ill. Another method is through the “medical loss ratio” and it refers to the loss that insurance companies will face when treating
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You may change the dates in the box to match the dates of your events. Include the following in your timeline: • Medicare and Medicaid • HIPAA of 1996 • State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) • Prospective Payment System (PPS) |1950 |In the 1950’s most American’s received their health coverage through private insurance| | |markets (usually through their jobs). Many people invested in insurance
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