this syllabus for handy reference. Whenever there is a question about what assignments are due‚ please remember this syllabus is considered the ruling document. Course Description This course provides a broad overview of the United States health care system. The historical evolution of the business of health care is examined. The student will explore management concepts and workforce opportunities within the health care industry. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible
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PRINCIPLES OF PUBLIC HEALTH LECTURER: Dr. F.N.N MUKORA-MUTSEYEKWA DATE: 23 MARCH 2013 QUESTION: Discuss the evolution of the health care delivery system in an African country of your choice‚ from the pre-colonial‚ colonial through to the post- independence era. In your discourse‚ highlight the associations between political‚ social‚ cultural and economic climates and provision of public health service. The essay will highlight the evolution of the health care delivery system in South Africa
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Regulating changes in the health care field can be a difficult task‚ government agencies need to update health care businesses every time that there is a change in regulations and/or standards. In order to maintain order and a set of standards around quality for the health industry licensure and accreditation have been established. Every health care business that requires licensure or accreditations is accountable for their actions. Accountability is the procedure and process by which one party provides
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Health Care Reform On March 23‚ 2010 President Barack Obama signed The Affordable Care Act‚ also known as health care reform‚ into law. (whitehouse.gov‚ 2013) The Affordable Care Act has brought on a lot of controversy within our country mainly because the people who oppose the new act are not well informed on what the aspects of the new law entail. With so many details to this new law‚ it is no wonder why so many American’s are confused; the Affordable Care Act is meant to help us not to hurt us
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Medicare and Medicaid different in many ways especially when it comes to eligibility rules and the type of coverage. In the article “Medicare vs. Medicaid” by eHealth Medicare discusses how the rules and coverage can different from one state to the next. When it comes to the state–oriented system there are a few advantages and disadvantages that will be discussed later. Medicare is a federal health plan that is usually offered to people sixty-five or older who live in the United States‚ or who are
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Historical Timeline of Health Care The preindustrial era of U.S. healthcare began in the mid-18th century and continued into the late 19th century. Before this era there was very little knowledge of healthcare‚ sanitation‚ or medical services. Hospitals were becoming more of a medically based site as well as for education and training. There was no insurance available or government funded plans‚ so medical care was for the wealthy and only limited care available to the poor population. In 1847 the
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COMPARE AND CONTRAST MEDICAID AND MEDICARE Medicaid and Medicare are two different government programs. Both programs were created in 1965 to help older and low-income families be able to buy their own private health insurance. These programs were part of President Lyndon Johnson’s “Great Society” plan‚ a commitment to helping meet the needs of individual health care. They are social insurance programs‚ which allow the financial load of patient’s illnesses to be shared by other healthy‚ sick‚
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EHRs in Health Care x x x Abstract In 2009‚ the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) was passed into law mandating interoperable Electronic Health Record (EHR) adoption throughout the United States health care system for all providers who serve Medicare or Medicaid patients. The HITECH Act sets “meaningful use” requirements‚ goals‚ and objectives‚ and gives specific timelines for which to achieve them. As an incentive
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William ’s office assistant. He has received professional training as both a medical assistant and a LPN. He is handling all the phone calls while the receptionist is at lunch. A patient calls and says he must have a prescription refill for Valium‚ an antidepressant medication‚ called in right away to his pharmacy‚ since he is leaving for the airport in thirty minutes. He says that Dr. Williams is a personal friend and always gives him a small supply of Valium when he has to fly. No one except Jerry
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MEDICARE FRAUD Bobby Brown Colorado Technical University Medicare Fraud occurs when someone intentionally falsifies information or deceives Medicare (www.medicare.gov). Strike force accused ninety-four people across the U.S. The charges are based on several fraud schemes including Physical Therapy schemes‚ Healthcare schemes‚ HIV infusion schemes‚ and durable medical equipment schemes (Long-Term Living‚ Aug.2010‚ vol.59 issue 8‚ p10-10‚8/9p). These schemes exceeded $225 million in false
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