Hicks 01/26/2010 Module 1 Health Policymaking in the U.S. by Longest Chapter 1 Discussion Questions 1. Define health. What are the determinants of health in humans? Health is defined as the “state of complete mental‚ physical‚ and social well-being that is necessary to live a meaniful and productive life. Health determinants are the physical‚ behavior along with biological‚ social factors that affects a person’s health. 2. Define public policies and health policies. Public policies is
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the health care insurance industry. A group of 20 doctors are considering forming a new medical group and have asked you to prepare a report on whether they should build a facility in an area within 30 miles of the downtown center of your 500‚000 population city for $100 million dollars. Prepare a report for the management team of the doctor’s group on your proposed $100 million expenditure plan reflecting on the key course objectives including the financial‚ legal‚ alternative health care models
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Health care policies are rules and guideline to cover health related issues. Public health‚ preventative health and long term health such as an organ transplant are major factors in healthcare policy. According to healthcare law health policy is defined as “The aggregate of principles‚ stated or unstated that……….characterize the distribution of resources services and political influences that impact that health of the population.”(SHI@Singh‚ 2008 p.534). Healthcare law involves rules and regulations
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1) What role does Congress play in the formulation of health policy? Congress plays a major role in development of health policy: * Medicare * Medicaid * Veterans affairs * National institutes of health * Health care reforms * Authority spread across several committees * Involvement includes regulatory‚ programmatic‚ financing‚ and oversight 2) How does Congress operate? The United States Congress consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Congress
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allow him to take vitals‚ treat wounds‚ administer some injections under the supervision of physicians‚ and in a hospital setting monitor patients on catheters and oxygen provisions. Additionally‚ Jerry is a medical assistant and is a multi-skilled health care professional who assists with administrative‚ clerical‚ and technical support in relation to helping the physician. The scope of Jerry’s training is limited to all of the above mentioned duties and none of them mention that he can administer medications
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successful Disease Management Programs from real life. Why were these programs successful? Can they be replicated in other settings? What are the challenges to replication? According to the Academy of managed care pharmacy‚ disease management programs are designed to improve the health of persons with chronic conditions and reduce associated costs from avoidable complications by identifying and treating chronic conditions more quickly and more effectively‚ thus slowing the progression of those
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DESCRIPTION OF DAILY DUTIES In the morning the role of the Healthcare Assistant is to assist the Nursing Staff in the delivery of Patients care ‚ under the supervision of Clinical Nurse Manager and Staff Nurse. Before handling the clients Health Care Assistant under Inspection and Prevention Control by Washing or Disinfecting hands must be follow. Health Care Assistant will assist the client during bathing‚ showering‚ shaving‚ dressing and undressing in bed and in the bathroom under the supervision
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The actual cost of a full-time RN for this hospital is approximately $72‚000. For this estimate‚ I included the cost of wages paid‚ and benefits. Wages incorporates direct-care hours and indirect hours‚ which are staff meetings and education. Benefits combine vacation time‚ sick leave time‚ insurance benefits‚ and 401K matching benefit. All of these are costs that full-time employees earn and must be considered when discussing
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References: du Pré‚ A. (2005). Communicating about health: Current issues and perspectives (2nd ed.). Boston: McGraw Hill. Hicks‚ N. J. & Nicols‚ C. M. (2012). Health industry communication: New media‚ new methods‚ new message. Burlington‚ MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning. Cheesebro‚ T.‚ O’Connor‚ L.‚ & Rios‚ F. (2010). Communicating in the workplace
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5th edition London‚ Saunders Elsevier Department of Health (2004) Appendix 2: Core Dimension 2 Personal and People Development NHS Knowledge and Skills Framework. http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/@dh/@en/documents/digitalasset/dh_4107980.pdf [20/01/2011] Freshwater D (2003) Counselling Skills for Nurses‚ Midwives and Health Visitors. Philadelphia‚ Open University Press Hargie O‚ Dickson D and Tourish D (2004) Communication
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