Introduction to Case Study by Winston Tellis+ The Qualitative Report‚ Volume 3‚ Number 2‚ July‚ 1997 (http://www.nova.edu/ssss/QR/QR3-2/tellis1.html) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Abstract This paper is the first of a series of three articles relating to a case study conducted at Fairfield University to assess aspects of the rapid introduction of Information Technology at the institution. This article deals with the nature of the problem
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around 70 million aged persons by the year 2030. These people would represent around twenty percent of the U.SA Population. (Facts about law and the elderly). It is but natural that the growing elderly population of United States will have its unique needs in terms of both healthcare and legal protection. Most people associate old age with physical decline and both researchers and a number of elderly folks do know for a fact that with old age comes increase health care needs. According to Am J public
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Alvandi (2015) argues that electronic health records and documentation systems enhances the communication among healthcare providers and improves coordination of interdisciplinary teamwork by: allowing faster accessibility of health records‚ improved decision making‚ improve tracking of patients and overall improvement in the analysis and evaluation of the care provided to patients. The documentation system used in the writer’s microsystem is Epic. Epic (2017) is a health information exchange software
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In 2010‚ the United States health care spending grew 3.9 percent. The total health care expenditures reached $2.6 trillion‚ which translates to $8‚402 per person or 17.9 percent of the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Health care spending plays a major role in shaping our country’s health care system. Financing health care influences how people access health care‚ the types of health care provided‚ and how the cost of health care is distributed among members of society by income and by health
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“Outsourcing of Hospital Services” 1. In some instances the outsourced service occurs in a different location‚ while in others it takes place inside the organization doing the outsourcing‚ ad the food service did in this case. What advantages were there in having the outsourced work performed within the hospital? Suppose a different hospital outsourced its food service but decided not to have the work performed in- house. What might its rationale be? The advantages in having the outsourced work
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References: 1. ABC News (1999)‚ The Deep Dive‚ ABC News Home Video of Nightline on 2/9/99. 2. IDEO San Francisco (3/29/2001)‚ DePaul Healthcare Innovation and Design Plan 3. Kelly‚ Tom (2001): The Art of Innovation‚ Lessons in Creativity from IDEO‚ America’s Leading Design Firm‚ Doubleday‚ NY 10
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Systems in Healthcare September 2013 We Can‚ But Should We? Imagine someone accessing another person’s medical information by scanning a bar code square with his or her smartphone? Would you participate if it could possibly mean the difference between life and death? Well‚ a company called Lifesquare is piloting the program and states this program can save your life by saving time in critical situation (Rich‚ 2012). Quick Response (QR) Codes are amongst the growing technology in healthcare. This
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Healthcare Industry Background Comparing the evolution of changes of data warehousing in healthcare industry in the early 90’s where patient’s records were written down in hardcopies and were filed accordingly to alphabetical orders in their registry‚ in the result when retrieving of data could wait up to as long as 30 days and lots of space had been taken out for storing these papers. In the 20’s they came out individual system such as EMR‚ e-CRM‚ e-pharmacy‚ etc to keep track of various
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Phase One Individual Project Ernestine.Robles1 Colorado Technical University Online HIT201-1104B-02 Professor Sherry Miller November 21‚ 2011 (Microsoft Office Media‚ 1998) Healthcare Reimbursement Medical coding is an important process‚ in which descriptive information (patient medical records) is reviewed‚ and assigned detailed numeric‚ or alphanumeric diagnosis‚ and procedure codes’‚ for the purpose of reimbursing hospitals’‚ or physicians’ offices’‚ for services’ rendered (Ehow.com
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Healthcare Market 2020 Brief Overview The Indian healthcare industry is expected to reach US$ 79 billion in 2012 and US$ 280 billion by 2020‚ on the back of increasing demand for specialised and quality healthcare facilities. Further‚ the hospital services market‚ which represents one of the most important segment of the Indian healthcare industry‚ is expected to be worth US$ 81.2 billion by 2015. Meanwhile‚ the Indian pharmaceutical market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate
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