The integrated system in health is aimed to ameliorate the quality of care in general. It should impact the cost and the safety in the healthcare delivery. In the United States‚ it exists two major models of integrated health system; that are the horizontal health system and vertical health system. It is possible to add another model called virtual integrated health system. Before continuing‚ it is necessary to know what each model is. In fact; the horizontal integrated health system is when physicians
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concerned. Kaiser Permanente (KP) is a subsidiary of KP Foundations Hospital. KP Medical Group‚ KP Foundations Hospital‚ and KP Foundation Health plan all comprise Kaiser Permanente. KP is a not-for-profit health care organization that caters to more than nine million members nationwide. As of 2011‚ KP has nine medical centers catering to 3.5 million members throughout Southern California (Kaiser Permanente‚ 2011). There are approximately 500‚000 health plan members in the (Kaiser Permanente‚ 2013)
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well-trained about the effect of asthma. The doctors and nurses who provided care to my son were well-trained and were able to end his attack. At Kaiser‚ 100% of the personnel were well- trained. The triage nurse correctly evaluated my son and prioritized his care. The physicians and nurses who treated him were able to quickly stop his attack. The personnel at Kaiser were all well- trained where as a key staff member at Sutter was not
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achieve an effective voice to improve their jobs and the quality of work they provide to the organization. Also‚ the members of unions have a sense of political power to voice for workers rights. For example‚ one of the largest unions for Kaiser Permanente is United Healthcare Workers SEIU Local 399. UHW prides itself on being not only the fastest growing union in the nation‚ but the largest and most powerful healthcare union west of the Mississippi. Unions may have its pro ’s and con ’s
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Security of An Internet Patient Portal Nur-531 May 18‚ 2013 Introduction Kaiser Permanente is a health system which serves over eight million members in nine states and the District of Columbia. In the 1990’s the KP Northern California region created an Internet Patient Portal known as “Kaiser Permanente Online” (KP Online)(Wager‚ 2009). KP Online provides members access to request appointments and prescription refills‚ obtain health information
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The Quality Committee is composed of Kaiser Permanente licensed health care professionals‚ health educators‚ members of the management team‚ and health writers. KP.org complies with the HONcode standard for trustworthy health information. The Health On the Net Foundation (HON) is a nonprofit organization designed to raise the quality of online health and medical information. Kaiser Permanente.org received the following awards: Innovations in Healthcare Award
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Managing Employee Safety Research University of Phoenix June 1‚ 2008 Managing Employee Safety Research Management of a business involves several factors including maintaining an image that represents the company’s desire to maintain a safe‚ risk free‚ compliant workplace. Whether negative or positive‚ any opinions or publicity on how a company operates can affect and effect a company’s public image and potentially create financial loss. A business must be careful and cognizant of the rules
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I chose to become an ultrasound technologist. The research for this paper has only affirm my decision and presented me with a better perspective of my future career. The main sources I used to do my research are: Delta College Career Center‚ Kaiser Permanente School of Allied Health Sciences Pamphlet‚ Diane Feneck’s transfer presentation‚ and my interview with Tiffany Kamerer‚ an ultrasound technician at Lodi Memorial Hospital. The Delta College Career Center is an excellent source for students to
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organization like Kaiser Permanente uses information systems to reach their potential customers with targeted messages over the Web‚ to process‚ and to manage their health records. * An example web site kp.org enables patient’s to access their lab results‚ make appointments‚ and communicate with the providers. * Kaiser Permanente has internet and intranet systems * KITS is an example of information system for immunization records * Health connect is throughout the Kaiser for documentation
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one of the main reason why I decided to pursue nursing as my profession. Earlier this year in my intro to nursing class‚ I presented on the Watson’s Caring theory for our class project. It was also where I discovered that Kaiser Permanente whom shares the same belief model. Kaiser integrated the model of Caring Science‚ also known as the Watson’s theory into their nursing practice. Kaiser’s belief model is the ideal work environment that shares my core values about nursing. It is important to recognize
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