This visit gave me a first hand view of a career path I may want to explore in my future as a nurse. The rapport with the client seemed more personal than in a hospital setting or SNF because it is their “space”. I also enjoyed the lack of chaos and gossip which has been noted at the majority of nurses stations in any location. The true value was to see how important it is to be well prepared for each home visit. The necessary knowledge‚ skills‚ documentation‚ and medical supplies as it pertains
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been known to commit Medicaid fraud through false billing. The Medicare and Medicaid fraud and abuse statute provides that an individual who knowingly and willfully offers‚ pays‚ solicits‚ or receives any remuneration in exchange for referring an individual for the furnishing of any item or service (or for the purchasing‚ leasing‚ ordering‚ or recommending of any good‚ facility‚ item‚ or service) paid for in whole or in part by Medicare or a state health care program (i.e.‚ Medicaid) shall be guilty
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we need to do the following: Provide five years of stable reimbursement for elder care so that professionals‚ legislators‚ and regulators can work together to focus on financial and intellectual strategies. Turn the system for evaluating nursing homes from one based on penalties to one based on partnership‚ building on the positive results from work done by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ’ quality improvement organizations. Provide financial incentives to upgrade elder care facilities
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Lyndon Baines Johnson moved quickly to establish himself in the office of the Presidency. Despite his conservative voting record in the Senate‚ Johnson soon reacquainted himself with his liberal roots. LBJ sponsored the largest reform agenda since Roosevelt’s New Deal. The aftershock of Kennedy’s assassination provided a climate for Johnson to complete the unfinished work of JFK’s New Frontier. He had eleven months before the election of 1964 to prove to American voters that he deserved a chance
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in the paper. EXAMPLE: A HEALTH CARE/ECONOMIC PROBLEM For instance‚ Congress is trying to figure out how to control the ever-increasing cost of Medicare/Medicaid. The problem seems to be that if we don’t reform the system‚ part of Medicare (health insurance for seniors) may go broke in ten years (though such predictions have existed ever since Medicare was created). But reforming the system may require some seemingly unpleasant lifestyle changes: seniors may have to enroll in managed care plans
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seats a state receive. * Gerrymandering- is the drawing of congressional districts to produce a particular electoral outcome without regard to the shape of the district. a. What unit of government is responsible for redistricting? State legislators b. U. S. House seats? House - 435 | Senates 100 | Republic- 233 | 51 Democracy | Democracy- 200 | 46 Republican | Vacancies- 2 | Independents 3 | 2. What are the trustee and delegate theories of representation? * Delegate-
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challenges in nursing education‚ economic fluctuations‚ reduced resources in institutions of higher education along with the high cost of sustaining nursing education programs. In response to these challenges‚ the AACN is working with educators‚ legislators‚ media‚ and other organizations to bring attention to this health crisis. (1. AACN) The so-called “baby boom” generation (people born between 1946 and 1964) is already having an effect on the health care system and it is expected to grow as the
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The Affordable Care Act The Affordable Care Act‚ also known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act‚ or Obamacare‚ was put into law by President Barack Obama on March 23‚ 2010. The focus of the Act is a health care law geared towards improving the health care system of the United States by broadening medical coverage to more Americans‚ as well as protecting the existing health insurance policy holders. The Obama Administration‚ states that those people that already have
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in 1964 and was elected by a huge margin. LBJ never forgot his humble origins in southwest Texas‚ where he began adult life as a teacher of Mexican- American children. His favorite biblical verse was: “Come now‚ and let us reason together.” As a legislator‚ LBJ was able to push many laws through Congress because of his ability to com- promise. In 1937‚ Lyndon Johnson was elected to Congress as a Democrat – promoting Frank- lin Roosevelt’s New Deal and working for rural electrification. With regard
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insurance fraud in Florida. PIP was implemented by the legislators to provide immediate care and treatment for those involved in automobile accidents. The State of Florida requires that every motor vehicle driver carry PIP coverage‚ also known as no-fault coverage. This coverage requires insurance companies to pay up to $10‚000.00 in medical bills and loss wages‚ regardless of fault. Legislators have been attempting to fix the system by filing bills in regards
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