Kaiser Permanente Risk Management Executive Summary Organization Description Kaiser Permanente (KP) is the nation’s largest integrated health care delivery system. KP serves nine states and over nine million members‚ with an annual operating revenue in 2013 of 53.1 billion. KP is a leader in quality improvement efforts in the health care industry through participation in studies performed by the National Committee on Quality Assurance (NCQA)‚ The Joint Commission (TJC) accreditations‚ and the
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Coordination And Communication Within Health Care Organization Health Care Organization is unique and complex entity consisting of groups of specialized people with specific purpose in the set of rules‚ policies‚ procedures‚ relationships and culture. It is highly diverse organization consisting of people from different functionality‚ in management side includes human resources‚ finance and accounting‚ information systems‚ maintenance housekeeping; in clinical side includes physicians specialized
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com/terms/m/marginal-revenue-mr.asp Obama Care Facts. (2014). Dispelling the myths. Retrieved from http://obamacarefacts.com/obamacare-facts.php Thinking Healthy History. (2014). Our History. Retrieved from http://share.kaiserpermanente.org/article/history-of-kaiser-permanente/#sthash.GFGsSwtk.dpuf Wikopedia (2014). Health Insurance. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_insurance
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Roseville‚ California Ashley Parker ETH 316 January 18‚ 2013 William Salyards‚ PhD. Roseville‚ California Roseville is a city in Placer County‚ located in the metropolitan area of Sacramento. The 2010 U.S. Census stated that Roseville’s population was 118‚788. Originally Roseville was known by a stage coach station called Grinders. As it started to develop‚ the name was changed to Junction due to the construction of the railroads. Roseville was incorporated as a city in 1909. According
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Chronic Diseases: Heart Disease Heart disease is the most frequent condition affecting the heart‚ known as coronary artery disease. Over time‚ a buildup of cholesterol creates a substance of plaque on the inside of the coronary arteries blocking the blood flow to the heart causing it to damage the heart muscle. When a heart attack occurs‚ it creates permanent damage killing a portion of the heart. If the heart cannot effectively pump blood to the body‚ it will reduce the flow‚ and begin beating
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members of Kaiser Permanente’s integrated health care delivery system from four different regions. The title was concisely explained in 14 words but leaves a lot to the imagination. The title could explain more of the effect of web-based weight management programs. Authors The authors are qualified to study weight management programs given their credentials. One author‚ Rothert has a BA in international relations from Stanford and is the Analytic Program Manager for Kaiser Permanente. Several
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in Health Care Administration‚ from Sacramento State University. My current career is within the Health Care field at Kaiser Permanente hospital Health Connect Department in Pleasanton‚ California. This is the regional department for‚ electronic medical records. I manage projects for system upgrades‚ and any technical issues that require a fix. I have worked for Kaiser Permanente for five years and wish to succeed at a higher level within the organization. In this paper I will give an insight into
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provide email addresses during their initial visit. On Kaiser Permanente’s website (www.kp.org)‚ patients are able to view their medical records online‚ email their primary
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This letter is to provide insight of my experiences in working with Nicole Jackson during my tenure with Kaiser Permanente/Healthspan of Ohio. Working as a Patient Service Representative requires the soft skills of being compassionate and attentive to the patient/customers’ needs. The hard skills required a high degree of financial accountability‚ efficient patient processing and proficiency on the computer. Nicole mastered all of these. I was Nicole’s supervisor for approximately XX years
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gatekeeper‚ open-access‚ and so forth? How does the model affect patients? Include pros and cons. How does the model affect providers? Include pros and cons. Health maintenance organization (HMO) Example: HMOs first emerged in the 1940s with Kaiser Permanente in California and the Health Insurance Plan in New York. However‚ they were not adopted widely until the 1970s‚ when health care costs increased and the federal government passed the HMO Act of 1973‚ which required that companies that offered
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