Communications Paper HCS 490 2/10/2014 Communications Paper In order for any business to operate efficiently‚ there are many things that need to be in place. One aspect that is possibly one of the most important is communication. Without effective communication‚ there is potential for many things to go wrong. In healthcare‚ there are many different forms of communication. A newer‚ but growing form of communication is Electronic Medical Records (EMR). EMRs are a computerized system for communication
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Medical Technology HCS 212 Medical Technology Medical technology is expecting to have many changes for the future. The Affordable Care Act is a major health care reform that passed in March of 2010. The goal is to protect patients’ rights and decrease the number of uninsured Americans and lowering the overall health care costs. The new reform will cause many new changes and medical technology will increase. The Affordable Care Act is promoting the development of electronic health records (EHRs)
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national healthcare expenditures and to determine if we as Americans are spending too much on healthcare. The author of this paper will provide examples and solutions where we as a nation should add or cut from the healthcare expenditures. This paper will also detail how the general public’s healthcare needs are being paid for‚ the biggest economic healthcare challenge‚ why the challenge should be addressed‚ and how this challenge to be financed. The current level of national healthcare expenditures
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advantage that makes it more convenient for patients to travel to (healthcarefinancenews.com‚ 2013). This would impact the hospital by helping those hospitals struggling to make it financially (healthcarefinancenews.com‚ 2013). Capital needs and technology needs are assisted with merging into a bigger system (healthcarefinancenews.com‚ 2013). This also allows for a rise in accountable care organizations amongst merging
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Employment Law Compliance Plan Ginger Sacco University of Phoenix HCS 531 Mary Jo Payne November 24‚ 2014 MEMORANDUM TO: Traci Goldman FROM: Ginger Sacco DATE: November 24‚ 2014 Subject: Employment Laws Regarding your request‚ I am compiling employment law compliance plan for a Mr. Bradley Stonefield. Mr. Stonefield is planning to open a limousine service in Austin‚ Texas. The limousine service employment goal is to employ 25 employees within the first year. This memo will
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Rehabilitation Centers: An Integral Part of Patient Care HCS 212 Rehabilitation Centers: An Integral Part of Patient Care Rehabilitation centers are designed to help “restore some or all of a patient’s physical‚ sensory and mental capabilities that were lost due to injury‚ illness or disease” (Farlex‚ 2012). Many doctors will prescribe rehabilitation services after a patient has suffered through an amputation‚ neurological issues‚ a variety of orthopedic injuries‚ spinal cord injuries
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Personal and Professional Healthcare Communication Paper Jen Shanahan HCS/350 June 30‚ 2014 Professor David Catoe Personal and Professional Healthcare Communication Paper The way in which we communicate impacts all areas of our lives. It impacts our relationships with our family members‚ loved ones‚ doctors or peers every day. To communication in an online team meeting‚ or having a discussion to your instructors‚ communication is how we collect and process information and express ourselves
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Healthcare Terms Alicia Jones HCS/235 June 17‚ 2012 Barbara Williamson Healthcare Terms Medicare- Medicare is a type of insurance that is mainly set in place for the elderly‚ over 65 years of age. You can also qualify for Medicare if you are under the age of 65 years old but you have a certain type of disability. There are four different parts of Medicare coverage. There is Part A which covers the patient’s hospital care‚ nursing homes‚ or home health care. With Part A insurance most people
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Bar Code Technology in Healthcare President Elect-Obama (2009)‚ stated in a speech at George Mason University: To improve the quality of our health care while lowering its cost‚ we will make the immediate investments necessary to ensure that within five years‚ all of America’s medical records are computerized. This will cut waste‚ eliminate red tape‚ and reduce the need to repeat expensive medical tests. But it just won’t save billions of dollars and thousands of jobs – it will save lives
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Technology and Healthcare Norberto S. Hernandez Western Governors University In many cases in all healthcare settings‚ the times of paper charting are coming to a close. Many facilities‚ agencies and offices are moving towards electronic medical records and electronic charting. This allows for swifter documentation and allows for the patient’s medical record being able to be accessed by all and any clinicians or physicians to access the patient record at any given time. This helps
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