The Institute Of Medicine (IOM) established by National Academy of Sciences is designed to advise the federal government of United States on matters concerning medical care‚ education and research. With the passing of health care legislation called Affordable Care Act‚ (ACA) which focuses on making primary and preventative care more affordable to diverse population of United States‚ the health care system is provided with the opportunity to transform the care delivery by providing a higher quality
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Medication Focused Case Study Patient Overview M.S. is a 35-year-old female who came into urgent care at Kaiser Permanente Riverside. She presented with a sore ankle that was causing her problems after accidently twisting it by missing a step in going down a set of stairs. The only prior medical history that M.S. has is a history of asthma that is currently managed with appropriate medications. Even though she has a history of asthma‚ she reports smoking cigarettes and often drinks alcohol.
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Introduction During my clinical rotation at Kaiser Permanente on April 30‚ 2012‚ I proceeded to listen to nursing knowledge exchange (NKE) with my nurse‚ to obtain information in regards to my patient Ms.Sunshine*. Then I went into my patient’s room and introduced myself and proceeded to do a head to toe assessment. Subsequently‚ I started to obtained the subjective data and objective data that can be found in Appendix 1. I created a list of nursing diagnosis that were individualized to Ms. Sunshine
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Human Resources from an Organizational Behavior Perspective: Some Paradoxes Explained Jeffrey Pfeffer American workplaces exhibit three facts which‚ taken together‚ could constitute anomalous or paradoxical organizational behavior‚ especially when seen through the lens of the rationality and competitive market efficiency concepts so often used in economic theory. First‚ workplaces in America and elsewhere show pervasive job dissatisfaction‚ distrust‚ and disengagement‚ with the evidence
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Natalie Roberto Research Paper: Child Development Nutrition “Must-Knows” for Pregnant Women The single most important thing that you can do for your baby is to eat a healthy‚ well-balanced diet. A well-balanced diet is one that includes foods from all food groups in appropriate amounts‚ to ensure proper nutrition. One of the most important times to be healthy is the time before and during pregnancy. Pregnant women should know what to eat‚ what not to eat‚ and the vitamins and minerals that are
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plan has added nearly 900‚000 members. According‚ to the latest federal data‚ the managed -care version of Medicare has grown to 18.7 million since December 2016. Almost 4 million members have enrolled in UnitedHealth Group‚ Humana‚ Aetna‚ and Kaiser Permanente alone. The Government must have a plan in place to insure America‚ why not build off the Medicare Advantage Plan? It has been broadcasted all over the internet and television that President Elect Donald Trump and his party are wanting to get
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Modern social workers‚ unlike other professions ?often prioritize the needs of vulnerable populations when they engage in advocacy.? As they address and engage in social and political decision making‚ they adhere to the National Association of Social Works (NASW) Code of Ethics‚ which require them to engage in social and political action (Jansson‚ 2016). They participate actively in helping people to obtain rights‚ services‚ benefits and opportunities that they might not otherwise obtain through
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Vici (I came‚ I saw‚ I conquered) - Julius Caesar It was March 31‚ 2008 and I my alarm woke me up at 7AM as it usually did. However‚ this wasn’t a normal morning. I was throwing up in the morning for the past 2 weeks. I went to doctors at Kaiser Permanente to get blood tests and everything seemed fine. They always had me in the room with the little bed thing and the weird wallpaper with the clowns or fish or something like that. They would just look at me and they didn’t really do much beyond using
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At the Intersection of Health‚ Health Care and Policy Cite this article as: E Friedman Managed care‚ rationing‚ and quality: a tangled relationship Health Affairs‚ 16‚ no.3 (1997):174-182 doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.16.3.174 The online version of this article‚ along with updated information and services‚ is available at: http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/16/3/174.citation For Reprints‚ Links & Permissions: http://healthaffairs.org/1340_reprints.php E-mail Alerts : http://content.healthaffairs
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communication equals better care Haynes‚ A.B.‚ Weiser‚ T.G.‚ Berry‚ W.R.‚ et al. (2009). A surgical safety checklist to reduce morbidity and mortality in a global population DeFontes‚ J. and Surbida‚ S. (2004). Preoperative Safety Briefing Project. The Permanente Journal‚‚ 8(2): p Marshall‚ S.‚ Harrison‚ J.‚ and Flanagan‚ B. (2009). The teaching of a structured tool improves the clarity and content of interprofessional clinical communication Velji‚ K.‚ Baker‚ G.R.‚ Fancott‚ C.‚ et al. (2008). Effectiveness
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