fraud‚ and abuse. This paper will include two articles regarding Medicare fraud in Texas and what the state is currently doing to safeguard the affected population regarding this issue. Finally‚ this paper will give a detailed summary of the four elements of financial management. Health care has become a global money making business in today’s tough economy. Revenue generated comes from donations‚ government funding‚ and services a health care organization offers‚ but in some certain aspects
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high-quality long-term care services to an aging population presents a growing challenge to long-term care providers. As the oldest members of the baby boom generation approach retirement‚ federal and state policy‚ makers are exploring policies to care for the increasing number of elderly and to finance expanding long-term care needs. Other concerns include how to provide an adequate mix of institutional care and home and community-based services and how to monitor the quality of services delivered in these
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include impaired thinking or memory‚ movement‚ sensation (e.g.‚ vision or hearing)‚ or emotional functioning (e.g.‚ personality changes‚ depression). These issues not only affect individuals but can have lasting effects on families and communities (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ 2014).” Falls resulting in traumatic brain injury for seniors‚ if the trauma is severe‚ may result in months – if not the remainder of the individual’s life and leave the individual in need of around the clock
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timeline: Medicare and Medicaid HIPPA of 1996 State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) Prospective Payment System (PPS) 1906 1906 pure food and drug act- The pure food and drug act establishes food and drug administration; prohibits misbranded and adulteration of food and drugs. 1960 1960- Prospective payment systems (PPS)- Prospective payment systems are intended to motivate providers to deliver patient care effectively‚ efficiently and without over utilization of services 1965 Medicaid- Medicaid
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be daily or even regularly. For example‚ nursing homes may have an activities director who is responsible for planning and implementing holiday events‚ daily and weekly educational and social activities‚ coordinating special visitors and religious services. Larger facilities may have multiple staff
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by sellers constitute supply. Most people are active on both sides‚ exchanging money for goods and services as demanders and exchanging labor and other assets for money as suppliers (Chapter 2). In the health care sector‚ consumer demand of medical services or products greatly affect the cost‚ the access to the service or product‚ and the quantity supplied to the consumer. Home health care is a service that has been on the minds of consumers and rising in popularity in the United States today. Overview
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love ones in skilled nursing home or in an adult living facility and if so‚ what is the best option. Both‚ skilled nursing home (also known as SNF) and adult living facilities (also known as ALF) have many benefits to offer their residents such as service‚ independence and cost. In the early nineteenth century‚ women ’s group and church organizations commence to establish special homes for the elderly persons in their community. These groups would give help and medical attention to those that were
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Earnings received from the non-profit hospitals are reinvested to improve quality and care provided at the hospitals‚ and also invested in community programs‚ such as providing no fee or discounted fees to the uninsured and low income for health care services. Non-Profit healthcare organizations mission is to serve communities by providing healthcare without regard for a patient’s ability to pay. Because non-profit hospitals are a tax exempt organizations they must follow specific tax codes to obtain
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University of Phoenix Material Health Care Information Systems Terms Define the following terms. Your definitions must be in your own words; do not copy them from the textbook. After you define each term‚ describe in 40 to 60 words the health care setting in which each term would be applied. Include at least two research sources to support your position—one from the University Library and the other from the textbook. Cite your sources in the References section consistent with APA guidelines
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viability of general hospitals and their ability to care for low-income‚ uninsured and Medicaid patients. Despite initial challenges recruiting staff and maintaining service volumes and patient referrals‚ general hospitals were generally able to respond to the initial entry of specialty hospitals with few‚ if any‚ changes in the provision of care for financially vulnerable patients‚ according to a new study by the Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC) of three markets with established specialty
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