The setting is ABC hospital which is an outpatient health care center located in the metropolitan area in the State of Maryland. The care center provides comprehensive health care to all patients regardless of their race‚ religion‚ ethnicity‚ culture‚ or health insurance status. The practitioners in the hospital are a team of three registered nurses‚ one advanced nurse practitioner‚ three medical assistants‚ one registered nurse care manager‚ and two office receptionists all working on a full-time
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later‚ the disabled) population. Not only was it not intended to pay for long term-care; its statute explicitly excluded coverage for custodial care-the assistance with basic activities of daily living (sucha as cooking‚ cleaning‚ dressing‚ and bathing) that constitute Long-term Care. Although Medicare was not designed as‚ and had not become‚ a Long-Term Care program‚ it matters enormously to people who need such care. First‚ and foremost‚
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NSA’s Edward Snowden‚ FBI’s Mark Felt‚ White House Staffer Linda Tripp‚ Kerr-McGee’s Karen Silkwood and Sherron Watkins of Enron are all on the same list of famous whistleblowers. All of these people have become famous because they provided information with the sole purpose of revealing wrongdoings by someone or a company. Some believe whistleblowers are traitors and should be punished: while others believe they are heroes and should be honored. Whistleblowers are being acknowledged as a great
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which was originally proposed to assure health insurance coverage after leaving a job. Congress felt the need to add a section to the bill in order to save money; therefore‚ the Administration Simplification section was included in the bill. The health care industry was in agreeance with the ideas of Congress because standard record formats‚ code sets‚ and identifiers in standardized electronic transactions were required. The official bill was passed August 21‚ 1996. There are two main focuses of HIPAA
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methods and practice of incarceration change due to the social and political environments‚ incarceration is very complex. There are many things that need to be taken into consideration. The government is liable and responsible for the prisoner’s medical care and providing equal protection. However‚ prisoners should not be given unlimited privacy or communication with others outside of the prison. A potential legal issue that could arise when taking an individual into custody is the grounds for the arrest
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other important information can be available at the time and place that a physician needs‚ allowing them to provide better care to their patients. It also prevents tests from being repeated and eliminates a lot of mistakes that can be caused by using paper filing systems. EHRs also allow providers from multiple areas to collaborate‚ and to share medical records in order to care for patients more effectively. Preauthorization can eliminate problems with insurance eligibility‚ avoiding delays in payment
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to fall back on instead of developing laborious work habits. Furthermore‚ the people who maintain their economic activity are also suffering from it. The health insurance provided by companies is what most people depend on to obtain proper medical care. Since these new laws have made it so expensive for companies to give out insurance to many people‚ companies are just cutting people from their programs in order to save money. Tom Coburn and John Barrasso have said‚ “Beginning in 2014‚ businesses
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Obamacare‚ or what is formally known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act‚ is federal legislation that was signed into law on March 23‚ 2010 by present Barak Obama. The act aims to reform national healthcare and give more people than before access to affordable healthcare. The overall goal of the act is to cover all persons regardless of their conditions or other factors. The passing of Obamacare has led to much conflict in the government and throughout the nation. In particular‚ recently
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Free speech‚ more than any other of America’s values‚ has been the touchstone of American democracy dating back to the Bill of Rights. The First Amendment‚ created in 1791‚ is so important because “without our basic and essential rights established by that first amendment‚ the others amendments would have little to no meaning and hardly any force.” It shows the creativity and innovativeness of American democracy. The Amendment states‚ “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion
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