Substandard Quality of Care HCS 451 Health Care Quality Management and Outcomes Analysis Professor Jodi Sapaguh By Lisa Gresley August 9‚ 2010 Substandard quality of health care is duly recognized as a major form of medical crises with potential to jeopardize the functioning and purpose of the American health care system. Whereas on the one hand medical costs of treatment are rising‚ on the other malpractices and non compliance on the part of medical professionals and institutions compounds
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Assignment 1 Quality Management and Health Care Statistics: For checking the quality management and health care statistics I did an in depth comparison of two health care institutes. I have done the comparison of a hospital‚ River Hospital‚ INC and a Nursing home‚ Apex Rehabilitation and Care Center. By comparing the information available at the CMS site about these two we can easily assess the Quality Management and Health Care Statistics. River Hospital‚ INC is a Critical Access Hospital which
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Degreed Nurses Improve Patient Safety Angela Lofton American Sentinel University Nurses have an obligation to patients and to patient’s families to deliver competent and safe quality of care. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing stated “education has a significant impact on the knowledge and competencies of the nurse clinician.” (Fact sheet AACN). My choice to return to school is a direct reflection on my commitment to give the absolute best care possible. In my nursing
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Davis Weiss The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is a federal statute that was signed into law in America by President Barack Obama on March 23‚ 2010. It is divided into 10 titles. The bill contains provisions that will go into effect on June 21‚ 2010 and September 23‚ 2010. Also‚ the additional provisions will go into effect in 2014. Title I of H.R. 3590 will ensure quality affordable health care for all Americans by eliminating discriminatory practices by health insurers such
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Quality Improvement and Risk Management Aside from the bits and pieces mentioned throughout the paper regarding quality improvement and risk management that insurance companies‚ health organizations‚ and patients’ themselves have to do‚ this section discusses in further detail the risk management tools and quality tools that may be utilized through social‚ cultural and political impacts. Social impact from the patients’ viewpoint is accountability and increase involvement and collaboration. Organizations
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Applying Dorothea Orem ’s Self-Care Deficit Theory To Practice Dorothea Orem developed her self-care deficit theory of nursing under three interrelated theories known as the theory of self-care‚ theory of self-care deficit‚ and theory of nursing systems. Each of these theories explains concepts of basic conditioning factors to support her general theory. Orem’s theory suggests that all individuals have a need for self-care action on a continuous basis. When self-care can no longer be performed due
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In the beginning of the year 2010‚ the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) was passed and enacted legislatively by Congress in order to increase public access to health care at a reduced cost. The ultimate goal of the ACA was create a better overall atmosphere for workplace heath and safety by making healthcare more affordable. However‚ the passage of the ACA did have some unforeseen consequences in regards to worker compensation. The ACA was passed in order to increase government
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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Com/215 The American Health Care system has been the subject of many political stances since the early 19th Century. Within the last 5 years‚ the view of providing proper health reform has been delivered in many different forms. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act also known as “ObamaCare” or ACA is a national health care plan aimed at reforming
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Summary quality and safety in health care Chapter 1: science and knowledge foundation Two notable contributions to the industry from the Journal of American Medical Association: 1. Assessment of the state of quality serious and widespread quality problems 2. Categorization of three defects: a. Underuse: many scientifically sound practices are not used as often as they should be b. Overuse: can be seen in areas such as imaging studies for diagnosis in acute asymptomatic low back pain or
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Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) signed into law by president Obama on March 23‚ 2010 is arguably the most extensive reform of health care law ever to be enacted in the U.S. It will impact the way professionals practice health care‚ the way insurance companies handle health care as a product‚ and the way consumers purchase and use health care as a service. The Affordable Health Care Act is primarily aimed at reducing the number
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