The Implications of Value-Based Purchasing in the American Healthcare System As a result of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010‚ beginning in October 2012‚ US hospitals will begin having their payments from Medicare affected by the Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program. Essentially‚ this legislation will shift the way hospitals are reimbursed for services from a focus on quantity to a focus on quality. The following research study will examine the background of this legislation
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1. Healthcare care cost has continued to increase overtime‚ creating an economical burden to the health industry in America. The healthcare economy is becoming less competitive due to the rising healthcare cost. A big misconception generated from the public is that America Healthcare‚ are proficient of working an elevated level of wonders. Using systems and other means of technology to control the healthcare cost is currently a major focus. 2. Poor quality of care: Medical errors cause a lot of
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In the healthcare field the wireless technology is being used extensively‚ with a broad assortment of situation. The Wi-Fi exposure has to be accessible from the emergency room all the way to the pediatric ward over to the intensive care unit‚ with every location containing different requirements as well as deliberation (Buck‚ C.‚ 2012). Having a huge wireless network permits the providers to deploy technology at the bedside‚ as part of the normal health care flow. The providers are able to use
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Canada runs under a federal government. There are many factors and roles that help run this system. In the Federal System‚ there are 3 main branches that make up this system. These include the Executive‚ Legislative and the Judicial Branch. Along with this‚ there are 3 main governments; Federal‚ Provincial‚ and Municipal. The Federal Government is apart of the Judicial Branch where they decide who has broken the law and set penalties. Along with dealing with laws listed in the Constitution
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how an object puncturing the radiator in your car (the thing holding the water for the cooling system) causes the water to run out so it cannot circulate through your engine and remove the heat. This allows the heat to build up and damage your engine. Below are several I-TRIZ operators. Each operator gives you a hint about some innovative modification you can make to increase the ideality of the system. For each operator‚ list any and all innovative ideas the operator inspires. You don’t have to
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to punish the offender. The criminal justice system is made up of three components law enforcement‚ courts‚ and corrections. These three components work together to apprehend criminals‚ determine whether or not he or she are guilty‚ and if guilty to punish them for their criminal actions. Law enforcement is the first component of the criminal justice system. They are the first people to come in contact with the suspect in the criminal justice system. Law enforcement can be broken down into local
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Reflection Paper #1‚ “The Three Ethical or Systems of Morality” We have discussed three major ethical or systems of morality; Ethical Egoism‚ utilitarianism‚ and Kantianism. The three systems go to different degrees in respect to the two ethical principles of autonomy and beneficence. Although quite different from each other in many ways some of them do share some common principles between them. In this paper I will discuss the similarities and differences of the three systems. We also watched the
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Notes on significant figures When we use an equipment to take measurement‚ it is important to be honest when reporting a measurement‚ so that it does not appear to be more accurate than the equipment used to make the measurement allows. To achieve this‚ we can control the number of significant figures used to report the measurement. When we look at a number‚ its first significant figure is the first digit from the left‚ other than 0. E.g. - in the number 539 the first significant figure
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Baton Rouge Community College Healthcare in America Submitted to: Lynda Gaines Submitted by: Kaila Simmons 10:00 MWF Introduction to Sociology 200 Fall Semester 2011 Table of Contents Healthcare in America I. Introduction A. Has Healthcare changed in America? II. Healthcare Concern A. How is Healthcare affecting families today? B. Pros & Cons III. Healthcare should be funded by State Government A. Concerns of American people who will IV. What obstacle
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Challenges in developing tied agency channel by insurance companies Submitted by: Stuti Vohra MBA IIndSEM BANASTHALI VIDYAPITH‚ WISDOM Company Profile: SBI Life Insurance‚ one of the leading insurers in India‚ is a joint venture between
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