For some of the most common conditions treated in hospitals‚ as many as one in five patients is readmitted within 30 days of his/her discharge‚ reports the Federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Being readmitted has consequences. For one‚ readmissions cost Medicare an estimated 17.5 billion a year‚ as hospitals bill the government for the care. But the toll readmission takes on patients and their families is incalculable. “The most important problem of readmission is not the cost‚ but
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The Future Role of Hospitals Daniel A. Ponce Our Lady of the Lake University HCMG – 7325 Health Care Planning and Policy Universal health care is on the way for all Americans. President Obama’s Health Care Reform will mandate that all Americans have medical insurance by 2014. (Jackson & Nolen‚ 2010) Either the employers will provide the medical insurance or the individual will have to purchased the medical insurance themselves. Who is responsible for purchasing
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Scorecard Solution at Peel Memorial Hospital | Case Analysis | | Thomas N. Bailey | 2/15/2011 | Kaplan University GB520 Term 1101D Unit 4 Introduction Prior to the 1990s‚ generous government funding allowed Canadian health care facilities to provide excellent service and quality. In the early 1990s‚ increasing health care costs have changed government funding‚ requiring providers to be more financially accountable. In the mid-1990s‚ hospitals and regional health authorities across
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Winterbourne View Hospital Winterbourne View Hospital was a 24-bed hospital that was registered to provide assessment‚ treatment and rehabilitation for people with learning disabilities and autism. Unfortunately‚ instead of protecting patients form any abuse‚ staff was proven to mistreat and abuse the service users. These events first came to light in May 2011. Prompted by concerns raised by a former staff member‚ a journalist working for the BBC managed to get a job in that hospital. Using a hidden
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Hospitals have always existed with the purpose of facilitating health care. However‚ our methods to amend suffering of the ill and wounded have improved dramatically in the last century. Unlike modern hospitals‚ alleviated by the help of revolutionary medicines such as penicillin and anesthesia‚ hospitals one hundred years ago were forced to proceed with unconventional methods of practice. The changes that have been implemented have served to produce more reputable results. Some of the very first
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welfare of their society. However‚ they did not treat sufferers of mental illnesses tenderly. They housed patients in the basement of the Pennsylvania Hospital which had a meager patient capacity. The few patients that were treated there were often shackled to walls. Pennsylvania Hospital eventually expanded to become its own facility‚ the Pennsylvania Hospital for the Insane. Although the Quakers administered cruel treatment‚ their work was a crucial step in the founding of more mental health facilities
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Due to a patient near fatal accident‚ the children’s hospital and clinics were looking for any effort to provide a safety patient culture. Julie Morath was hired in 1999 to improve hospital operations; she wanted to make Safety the top priority of the hospital. Julie Morath directed and begun setting up the Patient Safety Initiative at Children’s Hospital and Clinics by making employees obtain the mindset of safety and building a culture. The key steps to her patient safety initiative were the
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Introduction Since its inception in 1975‚ Patton – Fuller Community Hospital has been dedicated to providing cutting-edge medical care to the people of Kelsey and the surrounding communities. PFCH is a for-profit hospital and is owned by physicians active at the facility. Quality patient care is the key to a hospital’s success and as shareholders in PFCH. The hospital has seven network diagrams divided into two areas; the first one is clinical areas‚ which include ERs and ORs‚ Pharmacy‚ Labs‚
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The Shouldice Hospital has been very successful during the past years and has grown to become the “world’s leading centre of excellence for hernia repair”. Based on research‚ • Shouldice has expanded their room capacity to 89 beds with 5 specialized operating rooms and a staff of about 150 people (nurses‚ doctors‚ administrative) that collaborate together to provide a higher quality health care service to the patient. • The innovative method used for sedating a patient with a sleeping pill
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Winterbourne View Hospital What happened at Winterbourne View Hospital was horrifying for both patients and their families.Many people were shocked‚angry and disappointed by the way people with learning disabilities‚autism‚mental health problems and behaviour that challenges were treated. Six former members of staff at Winterbourne View hospital were jailed for the terrible crimes they committed. Serious concerns were raised by families‚CQC and the public concerned for example patients placed in
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