Shannon Klein Main Hospital has proven itself to be a leader in health care in our community. We pride ourselves with providing the best care to all patients to better the health of our patients. We are also very concerned with ethics and our responsibility to our community. As health care providers we take an oath to do no harm but ethics goes beyond just how we care for our patients. We need to ensure that we are not only a leader in health care but also a responsible and ethical leader in
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EMTALA stands for the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act. Congress passed the legislation in 1986‚ making it a federal law. EMTALA states that hospitals must treat anyone who comes into the Emergency Department‚ of a Medicare payment receiving hospital‚ requesting medical attention‚ must be seen regardless of the individual’s ability to pay. Although‚ the law directs Medicare accepting hospitals it addresses any and all people wanting medical attention. Relatively all hospitals in
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RUNNING HEAD: Essentials of Staff Development and why you should care. Essentials of Staff Development and why you should care. MD‚ FACP‚ FACPE‚ Dean H. Gesme‚ MD Elaine L. Towle‚ CPE Marian Wiseman‚ MA Journal of Oncology Practice http://jop.ascopubs.org/content/6/2/104.full Article Review by‚ Kristina Starke
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Assignment-1 Cost Concept-29-09-2014 Question 1: Cost drivers and functions: The list of representative cost drivers in the right column below are randomized with respect to the list of functions in the left column. That is‚ they do not match. Function Representative Cost Driver 1. 2. 3. 4. A. Number of invoices sent B. Number of purchase orders C. Number of Research scientists D. Hours of computer processing unit (CPU) E. Number of new hires F. Number of transaction processed Accounting Personnel
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Chapter: Chapter01 True/False 1. True or False? A community is a group of people who have common characteristics. Ans: True Page: 6 2. True or False? Choosing to eat wisely‚ regularly wearing a safety belt‚ and visiting the physician are examples of community health activities. Ans: False Page: 8 3. True or False? Physical factors affecting community health include geography‚ community size‚ and industrial development. Ans: True Page: 8
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Roles and Functions of Health Care Managers Michele Frizzell HCS/325 August 4‚2014 Manuela Barney Roles and Functions of Health Care Managers Just like an actor in the movies‚ health care manager can play many roles. In such a diverse industry‚ one does not have to be a doctor or nurse to be involved within the health care organizations. Management in a hospital setting is going to be much different from management in a pharmaceutical setting. This paper will briefly discuss the roles and functions
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Sexting: You Are Responsible For Your Own Actions. Sexting is very popular among teenagers; it is used to send nude pictures or sexual messages via text messages‚ social networking sites and emails. When teenagers sext they do not think of the consequence of their action and later down the line they regret sexting. Jesse Logan is responsible for her own suicide. No one forced her to commit suicide it was her choice. Jesse could have asked help from her school counselor‚ she could have talked to
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“In 1996‚ Congress passed the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)‚ which among other things offers protection for personal health information‚ including electronic medical records.” (Webdictionary; 2012) HIPAA requirements and security rules give patients more control over their health information; set limits on the use and release of their medical records‚ and establishes a series of privacy standards for health care providers which provide penalties for those who do not
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Chapter 29: Nursing Management: Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The nurse teaches a patient with chronic bronchitis about a new prescription for Advair Diskus (combined fluticasone and salmeterol). Which action by the patient would indicate to the nurse that teaching about medication administration has been successful? a. The patient shakes the device before use. b. The patient attaches a spacer to the Diskus. c. The patient rapidly inhales the medication. d. The patient
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In many of the developing countries Community Health Care units (CHC) are considered to be the referral units to primary health care. The location of CHC facilities plays a vital role in making them more accessible especially in rural areas. Location of these health care units affects the spatial accessibility and influences the ease of availing services. Maximum Covering Location Problems (MCLP) were used in planning the location of these facilities without taking into account the population distribution
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