References: Axia College. (2008). Communication Skills for Health Care Professionals. Retrieved March 18‚ 2010‚ from Axia College‚ Week Three‚ Chapter 4‚ HCA/230
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My grandmother worked her whole life and can not afford to buy her favorite foods. Being 80 years old‚ she is currently on dozens of medications she needs to live. With her health care plan‚ many of these medications cost only a few dollars. However‚ those medications‚ which still have exclusive patents through their pharmaceutical company‚ can be very pricey. With the low amount of money she receives‚ it is always a constant battle for her to stay on budget. And due to the prices of some of her
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better future: Primary Health Care Primary health care is a term used to describe a system where a patient’s health care needs are attended to by the most appropriately trained individual. This method of health care delivery has been called a “team based approach” (Health Canada‚ 2006). Instead of seeing the doctor for every health concern‚ other health professionals such as nurse practitioners‚ pharmacists‚ dieticians or physiotherapists may be called upon to take care of your concerns. In this
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The book describes health information management as the practice of safeguarding patient records within in compliance of regulatory‚ accrediting‚ quality‚ legal and ethical standards. In addition to these standards the health information manager must strive for the goal of interoperability‚ due to the diverse nature of the health care environment. However‚ before a health information manager begins their duties‚ they must meet certain education requirements and obtain certain certifications due
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The healthcare system is rapidly moving towards lower cost‚ increasing the quality of care and increasing access to care. All levels within the healthcare system health plans‚ providers‚ electronic health record vendors‚ and oversight agencies such as Medicare and Medicare utilize Health Information Technology (HIT) to improve their service delivery and systems of care. As an employee of an Electronic Health Record (EHR) Company my Team and I are constantly faced with providers asking for updates
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Affordable Health Care Act Name of Professor Institution Affiliation Affordable Health Care Act According to the journal ‘The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing’ Sorrell attempts to ascertain how legislature‚ individual and communities struggle to enact health care reforms that are upheld constitutionally in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). The health care act was first enacted in 2010. The Affordable Care Act outlines important ethical reforms of justice that provide
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* frontal lobe which is responsible for decision making ‚ problem solving‚ control over behavior and emotions * parietal lobe which is responsible for sensory information from the body‚ also where letters are formed‚ putting things in order and spatial awareness * occipital lobe which is responsible for processing information related to vision * cerebrum lobe which is the biggest part of the Brain‚ its role is memory‚ attention‚ thought‚ and our consciousness‚ senses and movement
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least two patient identifiers are required when preforming any treatment or administering any drugs. Keeping drugs safe is also a big regulation. For example Pyxis cabinets are used to help analyze and manage drugs. It allows health care facilities to keep close track of inventory and who is removing which drugs for which patient. Explain the repercussions that could arise from violating these standards. Health care workers take an oath that they will follow. They practice medicine under general
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adhere to be successful in administering and completing patient care (Lombardi‚ Schermerhorn‚ & Kramer‚ 2007). To be successful at any type of organization employees must be informed from the leadership and be able to come to their leadership with problems or concerns the way this is done within the dental clinic is through group meetings and utilization of chain of command (Personnel‚ 2011). The techniques that have been most effective for sharing ideas and information throughout the clinic include
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Protected Health Information HCR 210 Axia College July 11‚ 2010 The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability act of 1996 or HIPAA‚ was put in place as an attempt to reform health care during the Clinton administration by making it possible for workers‚ of any profession‚ to change jobs regardless if the worker‚ or any member of their family‚ have a pre-existing medical condition‚ decreasing paperwork which is associated with the processing of health claims‚ and by reducing health care
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