healthcare providers. Health care has undergone many advancements in technology. With all these advancements‚ the workload expectations of health care professionals now somehow inner lap with different roles. As a result of this‚ many health care professionals are now expected to undergo continuous education and cross training. Another reason for the change in scope of practice in health care is the shortage of health care professionals. There are so many patients to care for and not enough healthcare
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"Free Health Care: Best for society as a whole?" Watching these videos reminded of watching Michael Moore’s "Sicko" documentary‚ but on the other side of the spectrum. Before I address anything else‚ free health care sounds appealing‚ doesn’t it? But what about its underlying and obvious repercussions? For society as a whole‚ why would you want the almighty‚ sinister government intervening with the coverage and dealings of your health? They would have even more control over us citizens than they
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Introduction The purpose of this research paper is to evaluate Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI)‚ a common complication of hospital care and one of the top leading causes of death in the United States. The paper will explore the current issues of HAI‚ the problem examined‚ the significance‚ and what methods are currently being implemented to reduce the problem. Problem Background The challenge that many hospital facilities are facing is how to avoid HAIs while treating patients for medical
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Healthcare Quality and Disparities in Women Jing Tian Mercy College Undergraduate Program (RN to BSN) NURS 362 JHA Fall 2012 Abstract Health disparities can be defined as inequalities that exist when members of certain population groups do not benefit from the same health status as other groups. Health disparities can usually be identified along racial and ethnic lines‚ indicating that African Americans‚ Hispanics‚ Asian Americans‚ and Native Americans have different
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Running head: Legal Risk Management and the Clinical Utilization Review Process 1 Legal Risk Management and the Clinical Utilization Review Process Celia Gomez Wayland Baptist University HLAD 5337 – Vco1 Health Care Law Dr. Lloyd L. Cannedy‚ Ph. D. October 01.2012 Legal Risk Management and the Clinical Utilization Review Process 2 Abstract Use the text book‚ case studies and other references to determine the history and process of Legal Risk Management and
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HIPAA is a very important health care law that all health care providers are required to comply with and is designed to simplify administrative aspects of health care. Established in 1996 HIPAA is used to protect and secure the privacy of patients’ health care information and health insurance portability. It also standardizes electronic data transactions(Austin‚ Wetle‚ & Wetle‚ 2012). Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act or HIPAA is a federally enacted law‚ although if the state
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illustrates a healthcare situation where the needs of the patients are diverse. I think the progressive care model best suits this scenario because it will make it possible for each patient to be given an exclusive care that depends on the severity of his or her illness. This will allow the patients to regain their health entirely and get along with their lives as usual. Also‚ with the progressive care model‚ establishing patient units based on the individual extents at which they need healthcare services
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for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act that was passed by Congress in 1996. The HIPAA Privacy regulations require health care providers and organizations‚ as well as their business associates‚ develop and follow procedures that ensure the confidentiality and security of protected health information (PHI) when it is transferred‚ received‚ handled‚ or shared. This applies to all forms of PHI‚ including paper‚ oral‚ and electronic‚ etc. Furthermore‚ only the minimum health information
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Term Definition How It Is Used in Health Care Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HIPAA was established in 1996 by Congress to protect patient information and how it is used. This act gives patients more control over how their information is used and gives them access to their own medical records (MedTerms‚ 2012). HIPAA is a huge part of health care. All healthcare providers use HIPAA regulations. It basically dictates how health information will be used by healthcare
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Fiona Sutherland carried out on 29/11/12 Fiona Sutherland interview/primary research:- Our service is commissioned by the Public Health Dept of the local Primary Care Trusts (City and County). We are the Leicester‚ Leicestershire and Rutland Chlamydia Screening Programme funded by two separate PCTs. These hold the funding for all manner of public health services‚ depending on evidence of need and national direction. The purpose of the NCSP is to reduce case of Chlamydia and transfer cases
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