Utilization of Health Care Jarrod K. Hinkle HCS/235March 23‚ 2013Jennifer Hitt | Health Care Utilization John Q.’s situation is unfortunately common in the United States today. Many Americans cannot afford health insurance. Many of those who cannot afford health insurance choose to receive medical attention‚ not pay the medical bills‚ and ignore the collection’s calls and attempts to collect the medical debt or they do not receive health care. Others are self-pay and pay for their health care as needed
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OPENING CASE: The Globalization of Health Care. QUESTION 1: What are the facilitating developments that have allowed health care to start globalizing? There are many factors that have allowed health care to start globalizing such as the high cost of medical care and health insurance in the United State‚: advances in the communication technologies permit the information to be shared almost immediately from place to place: hospitals whit a very high quality are emerging in places like India
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with it’s citizen to improve health care institutions. With the lack of communications‚ there is so much that needs to be done. This topic caught my attention‚ because its such a broad topic that can be critique in multiple ways. As a developed country with a poor health care system‚ there’s many lenses one can approach these situations from. The implication for the public is if they don’t speak up patients are going to suffer. Having a say now‚ will improve health care for the long term. To improve
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Disparities in Health Care Thanks to medical advances and advanced preventative care‚ Americans are living longer and healthier than ever. However‚ these benefits don ’t seem to apply to everyone equally because a great disparity exists. Not a disparity based on access or clinical needs‚ preferences‚ or appropriateness of intervention‚ but a racial and ethnic disparity that divides on socioeconomic lines. When all medical care being accessed and administered is considered equal‚ the poor and racial
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coverage jumped from $935 to $1778. In 1990‚ American companies spent $177 billion on health benefits for workers and their dependents; that number rose to $252 billion by 1996‚ or more than double the rate of inflation. Among the cost drivers: an aging population the number of senior citizens who need health benefits is increasing dramatically every year; medical technology advances which decreased the death rate; new drugs expensive and effective‚ which make us live longer; and of course the increase
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A decade ago‚ the debate over conscience protractions for health care professionals centered on abortions and birth control. Over the past few years new cases have emerged that drew the debate and raised questions about the tension between individual’s rights of conscience and the need to protect homosexuals against discrimination. These cases involve healthcare workers – one case in Michigan where a graduate student studying to become a counselor refused to treat gay and lesbian patients because
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Jeanette Almaraz HCS/483 Health Care Information System Mr. Allen December 4‚ 2010 Important of Information System “Information system (IS) is an arrangement of information (data)‚ processes‚ people and information technologies that interact to collect‚ process‚ store and provide as output information is needed to support the organization. (Health Care Information System‚ Chapter 2)” With information technology being a component that is use in every day work history‚ it is known to be
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Understand how health and safety legislation is implemented in the health and social care workplace 1.1 Review systems‚ policies and procedures for communicating information on health and social care workplace in accordance with legislative requirements. 1.2 Assess the responsibilities in a specific health and social care work place for the management of health and safety in relation to organizational structure. 1.3 Analyse health and safety priorities appropriate for a specific health and social
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is essential for health care practitioners to provide an integrative approach‚ to include a “whole person” care‚ as in body‚ mind and spirit. Any effort to increase the understanding of spiritual diversity and integrate these beliefs into daily standard practice‚ the patient is presented with opportunity of receiving spiritual sensitive care. Each person’s ideas and degree of spirituality differ‚ even amongst the same spiritual group or community. Therefore‚ each person’s care and spiritual involvement
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generally is responsible for the health and safety of staff in the work environment. AC2.1 – Outline current legislation and regulatory body standards which are relevant to the prevention and control of infection. The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations The Food Safety Act The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Reporting of Injury‚ Disease and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR) There are regulatory bodies such as the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
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