uninsured and those who have inadequate health care plans are the most vulnerable in my perspective. Usually‚ these people are from low-income homes‚ minorities‚ elderly‚ homeless‚ children‚ mentally ill‚ and people with chronic conditions. Raising awareness of the health effects caused by being part of the vulnerable population is one step closer to policy recommendations. Professional organizations should offer education and provide guidelines and goals for medical care for the vulnerable‚ who often have
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Introduction to Health Care Finance (HCA 240) Analyze Contemporary Health Care Issue According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) “health care fraud costs the country an estimated $80 billion dollars a year” ("Health Care Fraud‚" n.d.‚ p. 1). Because health care costs continue to rise more rapidly than the rate of inflation the threat of health care fraud continues to rise. The Affordable Health Care Act has put new policies in place to identify and stop health care fraud. The FBI
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Ethical Issues Facing Health Care Paper Surgery has become commonplace in hospitals around the world. Even the smallest of hospitals have at least one operating room. Surgeons operate in theses operating room. They operate on all types of people. From other doctors to high school dropouts‚ the opportunity for surgery does not take into account the amount of education a patient has obtained. Before any surgery occurs consent must be obtained. Consent is usually in the form of a preprinted letter
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Delivery of Health Care in the US Inpatient versus outpatient Community hospital versus tertiary care Community hospital – serves the common medical needs of the community Tertiary (academic) – addresses complex medical problems‚ training‚ and research (Hershey‚ Geisinger) Teaching hospital Specialty hospital (ortho‚ Meadows) Rehab hospital Prehospital versus hospital (healthcare starts before you get to the hospital) Access to care issues – over 47 million uninsured HIPAA – The Health Insurance
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SMOKING IS INJURIOUS TO HEALTH Smoking is defined as the act of smelling or inhaling the smoke of a substance‚ mostly tobacco. There are many reasons for doing so‚ the most common being cultural reasons or peer pressure. Cigarettes‚ pipes and hookahs are the most popular methods of smoking and hence also the most injurious smoking elements for health. It is very important for all those who smoke to keep it in mind that smoking is injurious to health. Smoking has been known to cause many problems
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As a health care specialist‚ I was asked to research the recent increase in health care costs and recommend a program that can be implemented to reduce these costs. The reason for this report is due to the amount of health care costs that have increased in the last three years. ABC Corporation has had an increase of more than 200% within the past three years in insurance premiums being paid. Although ABC Corporation has provided its employees with great healthcare plans‚ the cost‚ as you will see
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No matter how hard a person tries‚ no records will ever be 100 percent safe (Thede‚ 2010). The United States technology is ever changing and as the U.S. progresses hopefully the security will become more efficient. The dark era is coming to end because there was no evidence of safeguarding patient records. Moreover‚ paper records were causing a significant increase with health insurance payouts. Compared to other countries‚ the U.S. is lagging behind in the health care system. It’s hard to believe
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Association‚ 2015). The current health care system in the United States (U.S.) is inadequate and at the same time expensive too. About 51 million people are completely uninsured and millions underinsured in the U.S. (Physicians For A National Health Program‚ 2015). The recent economic recession and the subsequent unemployment problems made the uninsured and underinsured problem worse. People who belong to these two categories have worse access to the primary health care. Hence‚ they suffer from their
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2. Discuss the current health care problems of the American Indian and Alaska Native populations. American Indians and Alaska Native populations are faced with numerous health related problems and heath disparities today. It is interesting because they are caught in kind of a limbo between the “old ways” and the “new ways”. For the rest of the essay I am going to use the term “Native American” rather than American Indian. It seems more appropriate in today’s culture. The Native American
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According to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) who sets national standards that gives patient assurance that their health care records information are safe‚ is keep private and are properly maintained by a health care organization. Many people consider their health care records to be very sensitive and private. For this reason some patients find it hard to disclose certain information sometimes even with the doctor’s‚ but the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
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