to the fact that there are many guidelines. All guidelines are very important. However‚ arguably the most important guideline which applies to all medical workers is patient confidentiality. Patient confidentiality‚ in compliance with HIPAA‚ is beneficial because it keeps the patient’s morale and dignity safe‚ creates trust between the patient and physician‚ and allows the patient to be autonomous. HIPAA‚ or the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability‚ was implemented in 1996 by Congress
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arriving at a new physician’s office a patient is given a clipboard with several papers on it‚ and is told to fill it out and return to receptionist when finished. What are all these papers‚ and why do they need to be filled out? These are actually very important to the care that the patient will receive. Every time a patient is seen by health care professional important information is gathered. This information is only to be shared between the physician and the health professionals in that office. Included
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Nurses play a vital role in achieving the safety and quality of patient care and reducing adverse outcomes. Patient safety is one the most important component of our health care system and is essential to quality health care. The QSEN defines safety for nurses as “minimize(ing) risk of harm to patients and providers through both system effectiveness and individual performance”. Patients’ safety is a one of the most challenging matter for the reason that errors and mistakes can and do happen. In
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Why health insurance is important to have Having health insurance is important because having coverage helps people get timely medical care and improves their lives and health. Uninsured people get only half as much care as someone that is privately insured. Uninsured adults get fewer preventive and screening services. Persons who are uninsured that have cancer get diagnosed at a later stage of the disease‚ when treatment is more than likely to be unsuccessful. Adults that are uninsured with
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1. Patient safety remains the priority and is considered the most important challenge for the healthcare institution. With the increasing competitiveness of the market‚ and the complexity of the functions within the healthcare institution‚ it is very important to treat every patient as a unique human being who has a right to safe and quality care. Not only from a moral and ethical stance‚ but from a legal perspective as well. Patient safety is of the utmost importantance for healthcare institutions
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When talking homes and real estate‚ home insurance is a subject many people don’t really talk about. It’s complicated. It’s messy. It’s just not conversation material. That’s understandable; however‚ because people stay away from this subject‚ there are quite a number of people who don’t fully understand what home insurance really is and what it does for them aside. They see it as an added unnecessary expense when in reality this is something that can save them financially in the unfortunate event
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”highlighted the issue of hospitalized patients being harmed or dying because of preventable medical errors‚ hospitals have increased awareness of patient safety concerns and have made subtle improvements in quality and patient safety in the last decade and a half. The use of technology‚ information accessibility‚ communication‚ patient collaboration and multi-professional teamwork are successful strategies to reach the goal of patient safety within healthcare organizations; however‚ despite improvement in
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HistoryAetna‚ Inc. is an American health insurance company‚ which is the direct descendant of Aetna (Fire) Insurance Company‚ of Hartford‚ Connecticut. In 1850 Aetna began operation of an Annuity Fund and the company would soon to be known as Aetna Life Insurance Company. In 1899 Aetna became one of the first publicly held insurance companies to enter the health insurance field. Since then Aetna has become committed to providing access to cost-effective health care of the highest possible standard
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2. The twin problems of the health care industry as viewed by society are cost and access. First of all‚ the cost of getting health care is very high and it is getting higher each day. This has been mostly caused by the combination of high cost and an increase in quantity of services provided to the communities. The other problem involves access to health care. American enjoy limited or no access to health care. Many efforts have been done to reform this‚ but still but still many people are left
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Obamacare (the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act-PPACA) is a United States federal statue signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23‚ 2010; it represents the most significant regulatory overhaul of the U.S. healthcare system since the passage of Medicare and Medicaid in 1965. There are many things that make Obamacare good and bad for this country as a whole. The debate: will it last or will it benefit the U.S. for the future? Obamacare is the unofficial name for “The Patient Protection
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