Sheena M. Hunt Database Paper DBM/381 University of Phoenix Healthcare database systems are critical in health care. Databases are used frequently in healthcare. There are different types of databases. This paper will define health care database systems and describe how databases are used across the health care industry. It will also explain the different database architectures including the relational architecture and describe the needs of database users across the health care continuum
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KPJ Healthcare Berhad (KPJ MK) Company profile ( by MBB) Overview. KPJ Healthcare Berhad is the largest private hospital operator in Malaysia‚ operating 20 hospitals and licensed for 2‚505 beds. It also runs two hospitals in Indonesia with a total of 140 beds. KPJ maintains an asset-light structure by selling its hospital buildings to Al-‟Aqar REIT and then leasing them back. It owns a 49% stake in the REIT. Johor Corporation‚ a government-linked corporation of the Johor state and one of
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When caring for patients in any healthcare facility‚ it is important that healthcare organizations make sure that they hire competent healthcare providers. In order to determine competent providers‚ the process of credentialing is used. Certain qualifications must be met by any individual that is caring for the lives of others. However‚ qualifications for every healthcare discipline varies from state to state. In Idaho‚ physicians and nurse practitioners differ in credential requirements. Before
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Quality improvement among the healthcare industry is needed on a continuous basis. Staying familiar with the different trends and changes in policies is imperative for all health care organizations. Prior to any quality improvement a review and analysis of the current process is needed to determine whether or not additional adjustments are necessary. Once the areas of concern are identified a course of action plan needs to be executed. Along with process improvement quality improvement is needed
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the healthcare environment. With the implementation of Obamacare to take place over the next ten or so years‚ healthcare managers are being called upon to evaluate‚ plan and implement operations‚ tactics and strategies to ensure a smooth transition from the past and make sure that it is worthwhile. It is extremely important for these professionals to be able to change‚ adapt and evolve so that they can keep a competitive advantage against the competition with the rapidly changing healthcare environment
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Peachtree Healthcare Difficult decisions are necessary for the Peachtree Healthcare leadership team‚ including the Chief Information Officer (CIO)‚ as they discuss issues associated with the company’s deteriorating information technology (IT) structure. Before deciding on whether the change should be organization-wide at once or department-by-department‚ the team must consider and include doctors’ and other vested parties’ opinions. The team has to study the important aspects of this type of network
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3 Introduction The US healthcare system is fragmented‚ with various stakeholders interacting to create a complex network. There is a mix of public and private players‚ with the government funding healthcare for certain sections of the society while the majority of the population has private health insurance sponsored by employers. However‚ a significant minority of the US population remains uninsured and has little access to healthcare services. The US healthcare system has several other issues
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outrageous cost within the US healthcare system causes over 700‚000 Americans to go bankrupt every year. This staggering problem simply does not occur in any other industrialized countries. Accounting for these facts the United States needs to move quickly to embrace the ideas and adopt the policies of a universal healthcare system. Not only will this help improve the quality of care but will also improve the life of its estimated 16.3% or 50 million citizens without any healthcare insurance at all. An
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Healthcare Reform: It’s a right‚ not a privilege. New words are coined all of the time. There is one that spread like wildfire when President Barack Obama was first elected‚ “Obamacare‚” also known as The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. This has been one of the prime issues during the last two elections because it is basically performing a radical and invasive surgery on our current health care system. Basically this entails extending affordable and same health insurance options to
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Healthcare industry is in a lot of pressure to improve patient safety‚ increase efficiency‚ reduce medical errors‚ and provide access to patients to information while keeping costs low and adhering to policies. Information Technology (IT) can be seen as the only way to promote all of this. In healthcare‚ IT has improved operational efficiency and increased productivity by reducing paperwork‚ automating routine processes‚ and eliminating waste through duplication of tests. Computerized physician
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