OBRA set standards for residents’ rights‚ quality for life‚ staffing services‚ resident assessment‚ and federal procedures. Another quality improvement program comes from an accrediting agency such as Joint Commission on Accreditation Organizations (JCAHO) (Pratt‚ et al). As a Health Care Manager‚ it will be in the best interest to understand regulations and enforce quality controls in the long-term facilities. All of the regulations can be complex and overlap one another. For example‚ most regulations
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Competency The purpose of this concept analysis was to further explore uses of the concept and theoretically define how important the multidimensional aspects of competency are to the professional practice of nursing. Competency is essential to the profession of nursing‚ and providing a clear theoretical definition of competency is only the first step. The competency of all nurses and healthcare providers must be assessed to provide safe care‚ protect the public‚ and maintain the credibility
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welfare. Agencies like the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS)‚ Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)‚ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)‚ the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) and many others protect and regulate public health at every level ("Fierce Healthcare"‚ 2011). There are many aspects and areas of regulation relating to healthcare‚ including the regulations of physicians and practitioners‚ financiers‚ drug
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Innovation in Medical Record Documentation: The Electronic Medical Record Dennis L Hufford‚ MD Faculty Development Fellowship Madigan army Medical Center (graduate studies research paper) (accompanies PowerPointÒ presentation) Edited for web page 14 July 1999 Executive Summary While many industries quickly integrated information management technology into their business processes‚ the healthcare industry has lagged behind this trend. Despite rapid adoption of other high technology relating
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Medicare Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS Center for Disease Control (CDC) Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) In the following table‚ describe each of your choices and explain their functions and roles within the health care field. Your responses should total at least 50–75 words for each choice. Service or System Description Function Role Hospice
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Americans state that religion is the most important thing in their daily lives‚ (Gallup‚ 1990). Ninety four percent agreed that spiritual health is just as important as physical health. The Joint Council for accreditation of healthcare organizations (JCAHO)‚ states that a spiritual assessment should be preformed on each patient identifying their denomination‚ beliefs and spiritual practices. With so many different religions‚ it is difficult to know what our patient’s beliefs and rituals are. So it is
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needs. Integrating spiritual assessment into patient care has become vital for hospital and other health care settings. Spiritual assessment in the hospital setting is also mandated by joint Commission on accreditation of Healthcare organizations (JCAHO). (Spiritual‚ 2009). I developed this tool using criteria from the HOPE assessment tool. This tool was originally created by Gowri Anadarajah and Ellen Hight from the department of family medicine at Brown University. The HOPE assessment lets nurses
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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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HIM 6018 – E-HEALTHCARE ETHICS – CASE STUDY ACTIVITIES Name: Unit #: Unit Title: Kim O’Leesky 8 Internal Confidentiality Matters Qu. 1. What internal and external forces impact Selena’s concerns in this case? The primary factors relate to Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)‚ Privacy‚ accurate and appropriate coding‚ billing‚ reimbursement and compliance concerns relative to Medicare / Medicaid and CMS guidelines. Internal forces include the following: Community hospital
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Question 1: Evaluate the key elements of Morath’s efforts to transform Children’s Hospital into a learning organization. Answer: It was Morath’s leadership abilities and initiatives that helped Children’s Hospital (CH) transform from an organization to a learning organization. We elaborate on the following three building blocks of a learning organization that are evident at Children’s Hospital. Building Block 1: “A supportive learning environment” Learning in
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