11. Discuss the Pros and cons of capitation vs. FFS. *Capitation and FFS are quite opposite payment process which has its own pros and cons Capitation- payment made in advance to health care providers based on a number of persons assigned to them for a period of time but regardless of seeking treatment or not. Pros- 1) predictable costs and prefixed standard income – in the payers perspective the costs can be predictable which helps in better financial planning. Similarly‚ the payment is
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Health Coverage has been the biggest controversial topic within the American government. Health coverage is too expensive to purchase for many and overpriced for those paying. The Affordable Care Act was introduced to eliminate these concerns and bring good hope to the public in regards to healthcare. The policy will help those without health coverage gain the coverage as equal to the individuals who are already have coverage. Explaining this numerically‚ millions of citizens will have basic health
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Pros and Cons of an Electronic Health Record. Shequita Kelly There are many pros and cons to an electronic health record. Today‚ paper is being used less and less. Now‚ medical records are often stored on computers or online. These records can be accessed by those with clearance and are on a common network. Paper records and files can easily be lost or destroyed‚ such as in a fire or flood. An electronic database safely keeps your medical records. Nevertheless‚ according to HealthWorldNet
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President Obama’s Health Care Plan 1 PRESIDENT OBAMA’S HEALTH CARE PLAN President Obama’s Health Care Plan 2 Abstract In this paper I will be doing an analysis on President Obama’s Health Care Plan. I will discuss some of the major issues‚ the costs‚ and how the plan will be funded. I will also be listing some of the major pros and cons that are relate to the plan‚ involving the quality of care‚ access to care and how the costs will affect everyone involved. Other
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Affordable Health Care Act was a health insurance plan that was signed into law in 2010 and passed by Congress. The Affordable Health Care Act was intended for people that has no insurance and paying for doctor and hospital visits out of their own pockets. There is nothing wrong with this plan‚ but if you don’t sign up for it‚ you will still be taxed for it and have to pay a fine. It contains comprehensive health insurance reforms that will enhance the overall effectiveness and efficiencies of health care
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I didn’t bulk this into a PRO and CON section per say. I felt like it would flow better and make more sense if I could play pro/con on each system. Should the US have some form of universal health care? I must say prior to watching this video I was very uneducated yet very judgmental on the issue of universal health care President Obama is trying to push right now. I remember reading not too long ago in the paper that by 2016 if a US citizen doesn’t carry insurance they will be penalized on their
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The Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act which means HIPAA for was passed in 1966. It has two parts: Title 1 and Title II. Title 1 offer insurance coverage for people who change careers or lose their jobs. Title II sets the security and privacy standards for how doctors‚ hospitals‚ health insurance companies‚ and employers who handle sensitive health information. The pros of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act is that it has a broader awareness on the importance
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Public health is different than the clinical nature of medicine (Callahan & Jennings‚ 2002). While there is a greater push for the understanding of public health ethics for the betterment of the population‚ health care professionals cannot forget their main focus of “do no harm” to the patient. Public health ethics is a fairly new idea (Williams & Torrens‚ 2008). The pros to my new idea of better education and training would be to provide insight to the health care professionals that they have
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many pros and cons involved in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996. The first positive is privacy; this act limits a health care provider or insurer to only disclose the minimum necessary information to complete a transaction or medical request. In turn the negative directly affected by this new privacy law is the expense‚ from legal advice to decipher the confusing terminology of the bill to software compatible with HIPAA. Another con is that now health care providers
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There are many ways that privacy and security concerns are addressed. Participating in health information exchange will bring up security and liability concerns. Many clinicians worry that if HIE members have easier access to important patient information‚ then who else will too? Identity theft causes great concern in the health field. With technology arising‚ more and more data and information may be shared with other organizations to other provider which makes it easier for a patient’s identity
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