Week five Power Point Presentation University of Phoenix Delivery of Health Care in the United States HCS 235 January 30‚ 2013 Week five Power Point Presentation Health Care in the United States is a vast industry that has many different types of people involved in the delivery of care. There are stakeholders that affect the daily operations of health care and they are not necessarily in a hospital setting. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality‚ AHRQ‚ defines a “stakeholder”
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Supplies and laboratory tests provided under home care‚ audiology‚ durable medical equipment (DME)‚ ambulatory surgical centers (ASC)‚ home infusion‚ hospice care‚ skilled nursing facility (SNF)‚ cardiac testing‚ mobile lithotripsy‚ fitness center‚ radiology‚ pulmonary testing‚ sleep centers‚ and kidney dialysis are examples of ancillary services. Without ancillary services doctors‚ dentists‚ and nurses will not be able to function effectively. (Gans‚ 2009) Ancillary services can be classified into
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ENN103F ASSIGNMENT 2 Positive and negative effects of a particular scientific advance Cardiac MRI (Heart MRI) What Is a Heart MRI? A magnetic resonance imaging test (MRI) uses magnets and radio waves to capture images inside your body without making an surgical incision. An MRI allows your doctor to see the soft tissues in your body‚ along with your bones. An MRI can be performed on any part of your body. However‚ a heart or cardiac MRI looks specifically at your heart and the adjacent vessels
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health information generated by one or more encounters in any care delivery setting. Included in this information are patient demographics‚ progress notes‚ problems‚ medications‚ vital signs‚ past medical history‚ immunizations‚ laboratory data and radiology reports. The EHR automates and streamlines the clinician ’s workflow. The EHR has the ability to generate a complete record of a clinical patient encounter - as well as supporting other care-related activities directly or indirectly via interface
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A CASE FOR DIVERTICULITIS By: What is Diverticulitis? What is Diverticulitis? • Inflammation of small pouches‚ diverticula‚ within the mucosa of the colon • Results in perforation of the peritoneum • Can occur anywhere in the GI tract‚ but found mostly in descending colon Signs and Symptoms • Acute pain in the left lower quadrant • Palpable abdominal mass • Systemic symptoms of infection – Fever – ↑ c-reactive protein – Leukocytosis with shift to the left • *Can be asymptomatic Case Study:
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Competencies between Levels of Nursing Hilary K. Mauch‚ RN Grand Canyon University December 2‚ 2012 Competencies between Levels of Nursing Recently new legislatures are being proposed to states House of Delegates requiring nurses to obtain their BSN degree within 10 years of graduation from an ADN program. A recent article by Robert J. Rossester‚ Creating a More Highly Qualified Nursing Workforce‚ where he presented facts that nurses with a BSN degree are better qualified
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Lora Ashley Welge Assessing the Risks for Leukemia Pathophysiology NR 282 June 11‚ 2013 Leukemia is the malignant disorder of white blood cells in which the cells become abnormal and divide without control or order. Hematopoietic stem cells‚ also known as hemacytoblasts‚ are found in bone marrow and are the precursor to erythrocytes (red blood cells)‚ leukocytes (white blood cells) and thrombocytes (platelets). Leukemia is caused by the mutation of the bone marrow pluripotent or most primitive
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managing operating room time; building and maintaining team spirit; establishing rapport with colleagues‚ surgeons and OR personnel. In order to continue teaching‚ I instructed classes for nurses and OR technicians. My position often had me administering anesthesia outside of the operating rooms in radiology and neuro catheterization labs. This experience provided me the ability to anticipate problems ahead and take necessary precautions to handle difficult
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● A radiology technician who was positive for hepatitis C diverted unused fentanyl syringes intended for administration to patients causing 5 patients to be infected with hepatitis C
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Medicine \ Microbiology Careers The need for qualified microbiologists continues to grow‚ both for basic research and practical applications. Many microbes have yet to be discovered. In addition‚ microbiologists are still studying how the known microbes function. As a result‚ the field of microbiology has virtually unlimited potential. Microbiologists are needed across many industries‚ including in academic‚ technology‚ industrial and environmental organizations. Several career paths exist for
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