Understanding Continuum of Care Services HCA210 Introduction to Health Care Martha Schlagel 02/09/2012 Understanding Continuum of Care Services Long Term Care is a variety of services that includes medical and non-medical care to people who have a chronic illness or disability. Long-term care helps meet health or personal needs. Most long-term care is to assist people with support services such as activities of daily living like dressing‚ bathing‚ and using the bathroom. Long-term care can be provided
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Understanding Continuum of Care Services Laura M Stephany HCA/210 Introduction to Health Care October 26‚ 2012 Long-term care is defined when an individual requires assistance with physical or emotional needs over a longer period of time. One may need long-term care due to a terminal condition‚ disability‚ illness‚ injury or the frailness of old age (National Care Planning Council‚ 2012). Continuum of care is an incorporated system of care that will direct patients ultimately through a complete
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Continuum of Care: Home Health Care This paper will explain the components of the Home Health Care delivery system of continuum. The reader will be able to understand some of the services provided by the home health care system and how they fit into the continuum of care. It will give details on how the entity does or does not contribute to the overall management of healthcare resources. In conclusion‚ it will examine the future trends of health care and discuss how the home health services will
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The health care industry can sometimes be a little tricky. There are so many types of health care plans. Continuum of care is a system that tracks patient’s comprehensive health care services of all levels of intensity of care. This system is broken down into several different categories. Which are extended care‚ ambulatory care‚ acute hospital care‚ wellness‚ home care‚ outreach and housing. Continuum of care may provide healthcare from birth to the end of life for that particular patient. Managed
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The United States health care system can be somewhat complicated and often have some barriers or limitations to care. The continuum of care is one of the concepts that is applied to prevent the limitations within the system. Continuum of care is defined as: A range of services developed and organized to address the variety of needs individuals have as they age. This concept recognizes and considers the availability and extent of short-term and long-term care systems and services
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the patients and future customers. The first approach the manager may use is the rational model and intuitive decision making. First off the rational model is a good way to approach the decision because the problem is clear and everyone is aware of what needs to be done. There is one final decision that needs to be made and the alternatives and consequences are known by the employees. With this approach the plan is transparent and the final choice will give the best output from the employees and maximize
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able to take care of ourselves there is a service that can help. This paper will give a general background behind long term care; provide a brief description of the services provided by long term care; and give the future trends of long term care. What is Long Term Care? In most cases when people become too old or sick to take care of themselves they require assistance from other people. Many times a family member is not able to care for their loved one so this is where long term care comes into
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Understanding Continuum of Care Services Long-term care provides a certain level of medical care that requires the experience of a skilled physician to diagnose and treat multiple chronic conditions that are generally associated with elderly patients. Long-term care provides a variety of services to individuals who suffer from chronic illness or terminal condition‚ including people who live with a disability and are not adequately capable of taking care of themselves over the course of an extended
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Continuum of Care Paper Maryann Bocak June 21‚ 2010 Dr. Denise W. Hines Continuum of Care The component of the U. S. health care delivery system continuum discussed in this paper will be mental health care. Mental health is how we think‚ feel‚ and act as we cope with life. It helps determine how we handle stress‚ relate to others and make choices. Like physical health‚ mental health is important to every stage of life‚ from childhood through adulthood. Mental illnesses are common and
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Managed health care plans are often described as continuum models. Continuum models are used to describe gradual transition with sudden changes such as managed health care plans. These plans are involved in models consisting of cost and quality. There are four main healthcare plans that emphasize on continuum of managed care including service plans‚ POS‚ HMO‚ PPO and CDHP plans. Each of these health plans are consisted of different features‚ structures and guidelines that make them unique and effective
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