...Professor: John Anderson Table of Contents Executive Summary Page 3 Assessment/Diagnosis Page 4 Analysis of Change Strategy Page 5 Results/Outcomes Page 9 Evaluation of the Effort Page 10 References Page 13 A Transformation in Health Care This diagnostic paper is based on my current experiences in my organization of a significant change initiative. I will be providing a high-level summary of key changes within my current organization, the reasons for the change, approaches taken, and current outcomes of the change. In the course project paper I hope to provide valuable input of lessons learned and incorporate key concepts and strategies learned in the course that can be implemented to help future change initiatives within an organization. Executive Summary They may not raise the dead but Resurrection Health Care (Res) does help people get back on their feet. The organization is Chicago’s largest Catholic health care system. Res consist of six acute care hospitals, eight long-term care and rehabilitation facilities, a home health care company, a dozen of outpatient facilities, and community ambulatory clinics. The organization specializes in services for Cancer treatment, pediatrics, cardiac care, and oncology. The organization also operates six retirement communities. Res is currently in talks to merge with Provena Health which is another Catholic health care system equal in every way. The organization is sponsored by the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth...
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...(Student’s Name) (Professor’s Name) (Course Title) (Date of Submission) Google database technology is such a familiar tool in the operations of HIM departments in hospitals. This technology is usually adequate to allow HIM professionals to work with vendors or information services staff. Database technology is moving from the task of supporting paper systems to actually becoming the central digitized health information system. The success of Google database technology depends on the skills of HIM professionals to entering the data to the database accordingly. Reports that more countries and states in the world such as the United States has are becoming nations of databases. Today, Google database technology is being used to track patient information. Many patients die in hospitals or at their homes due to errors that arise from medication errors and that’s why the healthcare institutions are adopting use of Google database technology to track everything from prescription medications and laboratory tests to patient outcomes. The reason for the shift to Google database technology is that most medical information is recorded on paper, a practice that has led to a great deal of record waste and data duplication which leads to inappropriate treatments. Hospitals are now creating a Google database structures that contains electronic medical records to track patient’s interaction with the medical staff from birth to death. To stay current in ever changing technology hospitals...
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...Chapter 1 Nursing Images throughout History 1) The angle of mercy 2) The handmaiden 3) The battle-ax 4) The naughty nurse 5) The military image A. Nurses on the battlefield * Hospitalers – specialized soldiers who at the end of battle returned to the outposts to care for the sick and injured * Army nursing service – organize nurses and hospitals and coordinate supplies for the soldiers during the Civil War * Clara Barton a. Provided care in tents set up close to the fighting b. Did not discriminate c. Establishment of the American Red Cross * Harriet Tubman – helped slaves escape to freedom on the underground railroad * Walt Whitman – a poet * Louisa May Alcott – an author * Dorothea Dix – union’s superintendent of female nurses during the Civil War B. Nurses fighting diseases * Florence Nightingale d. Epidemiology – the study of the distribution and origins of disease e. Air, light, nutrition, and adequate ventilation and space assist the patient to recuperate * Lillian Wald & Mary Brewster f. Founded the Henry Street Settlement in NY to improve the health and social conditions of poor immigrants g. Improve health and prevent illness by promoting safe drinking water, adequate sewage facilities, and proper sanitation Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) ...
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...Running Head: RBDT Task 1 RBDT1 Task 1 A. The healthcare industry has dramatically changed over the past 10 years where even the federal government has honed in on how healthcare costs are managed. Healthcare Informatics has introduced a whole new era of electronic support systems in how health care records are stored and the people that manage them. This combination of people and systems are vital to the industry standards and how companies across the United States will utilize them to manage electronic health records in and out of clinical settings. Healthcare records at the majority of clinics in the U.S. are currently stored on paper and not electronically, which can create inefficiencies with labor, care and actual timeliness to transfer care from one office to another. Specialty doctors normally require information from primary care physician offices to continue care on patients that are much needed. Computerized physician order entry is an extremely important part of the process when it comes to launching an EMR system. The capabilities of using this type of order entry will allow physicians to enter and record accurate patient medications and diagnoses necessary for treatment of each of their individual patients. Another great capability of upcoming EMR systems is the ability of physicians to use voice recognition software that will allow them enter information from medication to diagnoses and findings verbally. There is a wide variety of EMR systems that can be...
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...Medical Device Networking for Smarter Healthcare: Part 3 Next-Generation WLAN Deployments in Hospitals Lantronix, Inc. 167 Technology Drive Irvine, CA 92618 Tel: +1 (800) 422-7055 Fax: +1 (949) 450-7232 www.lantronix.com Medical Device Networking for Smarter Healthcare: Part 3 of 4 Contents Introduction..................................................................................................................................................... 3 Wireless Roll-outs........................................................................................................................................... 5 Medical Device Connectivity / Mobile Carts .......................................................................................... 5 Handheld Devices .................................................................................................................................... 6 Computer-based Physician Order Entry (CPOE)..................................................................................... 7 Next-Generation Wireless Applications ......................................................................................................... 7 Location-based Services .......................................................................................................................... 7 Voice-over-WLAN .................................................................................................................................. 8 Internet/Intranet...
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...INTRODUCTION 6 Background of the Study 6 Conceptual Framework 8 Statement of the Problem 9 Objectives of the Study 10 Significance of the Study 11 Scope and Limitation 11 Definition of Terms 12 Conceptual Definition 12 Operational Definition 14 CHAPTER II II. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURES AND STUDIES 15 Related Literatures 15 Mobile Health Monitoring 15 Biomedical Sensors 16 Android 15 Wireless Technology 22 Interfacing UART 30 Arduino 33 Related Studies 37 Foreign Studies 37 Local Studies 39 Synthesis 40 CHAPTER III III. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 41 Research Design 42 Respondents of the Study 43 Sampling Design and Techniques 44 Research Instruments 45 Sources of Data 45 Data Gathering Procedures 45 Statistical Treatment 46 System Design 47 System Overview 47 System Block Diagram 49 System Schematic Diagram 52 Material Listing and Specification 56 Hardware Component Design 62 Hardware Program Design 68 Software Design 70 Implementation 75 Project Timeline 75 Assembly Procedure 76 Unit Testing Procedure 86 System Testing Procedure 87 Operation Guide 87 CHAPTER IV IV. DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS 89 Cost Analysis 100...
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... Category 7: Results 7.1: Best Quality (Healthcare Outcomes) 27 7.2: Best Customer Service (Customer Focused Outcomes) 32 7.3: Best Financial Performance & Growth (Financial & Market Outcomes) 35 7.4: Best People and Workplace (Workforce Focused Outcomes) 38 7.5: Best 5 Bs (Process Effectiveness Outcomes) 41 7.6: Best 5 Bs (Leadership Outcomes) 45 GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS APP: Annual Planning Process 5Bs: AtlantiCare’s five “Bests” or performance excellence commitments – Best People and Workplace, Best Quality, Best Customer Service, Best Financial Performance, Best Growth ARMC : AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center ASC: Ambulatory Surgery Center ASPP: Annual Strategic Planning Process A AAAHC: Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care AAI: AtlantiCare Administrators Incorporated AAP: Annual Action Plan B BFP: Best Financial Performance Big Dots: The system-level measurements or targets for each of the 5 Bs (performance excellence commitments). Business units (and their departments) have measurable action plans and goals that align with/support the Big Dots. ABCs: AtlantiCare’s Best Customer Service Standards– AtlantiCare’s customer service training program. BMI: Body Mass Index ABH: AtlantiCare Behavioral Health BOT: Board of Trustees ACS: American College of Surgeons BP: Blood Pressure ACR: American College of Radiology...
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...its PFCC care will be discussed. The analysis of how business practices and regulatory requirements impact patient family centered care. A strategy will be created that includes goals and an operational plan to increase PFCC of the organization by improving one of the gaps that’s identified. I will discuss financial implications that this strategy may have on the organization. I will identify potential members for the multidisciplinary team who could assist in improving the identified gap. I will discuss the purpose and scope of the team to include the member’s roles, and importance of diversity within the team. The team will focus in a meaningful way using self-assessment, and awareness of self-reflective techniques. I will use PDAC to monitor whether the strategy was effective in increasing patient and family centered care. Self-Assessment Tool The PFCC tool was used to evaluate Medical Center Health System (MCHS) see attached. Setting Description Medical Center Hospital System (MCHS) is an acute care, not for profit regional 402 bed Level II Trauma Center, located in West Texas of the Permian Basin. It serves a 130,000 community along with the surrounding 17 counties. It is the most comprehensive healthcare provider in the area. Founded over 65 years ago, it has grown from one facility into a family of healthcare provider’s delivering a broad range of advanced medical services to the people of West Texas. The hospital serves these communities with a high level of...
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...A kid with Hepatitis A can return to school 1 week within the onset of jaundice. 2. After a patient has dialysis they may have a slight fever...this is normal due to the fact that the dialysis solution is warmed by the machine. 3. Hyperkalemia presents on an EKG as tall peaked T-waves 4. The antidote for Mag Sulfate toxicity is ---Calcium Gluconate 5. Impetigo is a CONTAGEOUS skin disorder and the person needs to wash ALL linens and dishes seperate from the family. They also need to wash their hands frequently and avoid contact. positive sweat test. indicative of cystic fibrosis 1. Herbs: Black Cohosh is used to treat menopausal symptoms. When taken with an antihypertensive, it may cause hypotension. Licorice can increase potassium loss and may cause dig toxicity. 2. With acute appendicitis, expect to see pain first then nausea and vomiting. With gastroenitis, you will see nausea and vomiting first then pain. 3. If a patient is allergic to latex, they should avoid apricots, cherries, grapes, kiwi, passion fruit, bananas, avocados, chestnuts, tomatoes and peaches. 4. Do not elevate the stump after an AKA after the first 24 hours, as this may cause flexion contracture. 5. Beta Blockers and ACEI are less effective in African Americans than Caucasians. 1. for the myelogram postop positions. water based dye (lighter) bed elevated. oil based dye heavier bed flat. 2.autonomic dysreflexia- elevated bed first....then check foley...
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...improving Quality and Value in the U.S. Health Care System August 2009 Preamble The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) is a public policy advocacy organization founded by former U.S. Senate Majority Leaders Howard Baker, Tom Daschle, Bob Dole, and George Mitchell. Its mission is to develop and promote solutions that can attract the public support and political momentum to achieve real progress. The BPC acts as an incubator for policy efforts that engage top political figures, advocates, academics, and business leaders in the art of principled compromise. This report is part of a series commissioned by the BPC to advance the substantive work of the Leaders’ Project on the State of American Health Care. It is intended to explore policy trade-offs and analyze the major decisions involved in improving health care delivery, and discuss them in the broader context of health reform. It does not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of Senators Baker, Daschle, and Dole or the BPC’s Board of Directors. The Leaders’ Project was launched in March 2008. Co-Directed by Mark B. McClellan and Chris Jennings, its mission is (1) to create a bipartisan plan for health reform that can be used to transform the U.S. health care system, and (2) to demonstrate that health reform is an achievable political reality. Over the course of the project, Senators Baker, Daschle, and Dole hosted public policy forums across the country, and orchestrated a targeted outreach campaign to...
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...HSM 543 Health Services Finance Spring 2013 Trends Toward the Innovations of Integrated Healthcare Service Systems Abstract The healthcare industry is a large and dynamic sector with many unique characteristics. It includes hospitals, health systems, ambulatory clinics, medical group practices, and other organizations providing health-care services. Business and leaders must be well equipped in traditional management knowledge and practices to manage the unique aspects of the health-services industry. The success of the new Health Care Reform depends on the cost, types of coverage and technological advances. Careful elevation and true quality assurance programs will reduce some the nepotism that goes on in our system. This will allow the best person, business, or technology to be used as it is needed. The innovation that has been created over the past ten years have allowed for improvements as well as lowering the mortality rate. Japan system allows for frequent health checks and even house calls are being done electronically. This paper looks at various costs of the Healthcare system, technological alternatives available in the Healthcare system and look at the pros and cons of different options available. History of the United States Healthcare If we compare the quality of health care today with the health care prevailing a century ago, it has dramatically...
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...http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9728.html We ship printed books within 1 business day; personal PDFs are available immediately. To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System Linda T. Kohn, Janet M. Corrigan, and Molla S. Donaldson, Editors; Committee on Quality of Health Care in America, Institute of Medicine ISBN: 0-309-51563-7, 312 pages, 6 x 9, (2000) This PDF is available from the National Academies Press at: http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9728.html Visit the National Academies Press online, the authoritative source for all books from the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, the Institute of Medicine, and the National Research Council: • Download hundreds of free books in PDF • Read thousands of books online for free • Explore our innovative research tools – try the “Research Dashboard” now! • Sign up to be notified when new books are published • Purchase printed books and selected PDF files Thank you for downloading this PDF. If you have comments, questions or just want more information about the books published by the National Academies Press, you may contact our customer service department tollfree at 888-624-8373, visit us online, or send an email to feedback@nap.edu. This book plus thousands more are available at http://www.nap.edu. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF File are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Distribution, posting, or copying...
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...4 Ever Life Insurance Company 2 Mid America Plaza, Suite 200 Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois 60181 (800) 621-9215 Administrative Office: c/o Worldwide Insurance Services, One Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 100, Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087 Certificate of Coverage Global Citizens Association Navigator Group Short Term Medical Coverage Non-Renewable Certificate of Coverage Number: 4EL-5007-14 Effective Date: July 1, 2014 The Insurance Coverage Area is any place that is anywhere in the world. The benefits provided by this Certificate are not subject to the guaranteed renewability and portability provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). The Insured Person may not purchase insurance for a period longer than the current Period of Coverage. Table of Contents I. Introduction Page 2 II. Who is eligible for coverage? Page 8 III. Definitions Page 11 IV. How the Plan Works Page 21 V. Benefits: What the Plan Pays Page 23 VI. Exclusions and Limitations: What the Plan does not pay for Page 29 VII. Prescription Drug Benefits Page 31 VIII. General Provisions Page 34 Limited Benefit, Please Read Carefully 1 Form 54.1403 I. Introduction About This Plan This Certificate of Coverage is issued by 4 Ever Life Insurance Company (“Insurer”) through a policy issued to the Global Citizen Association. In this Plan, “Insurer” means the 4 Ever Life Insurance...
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...Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) Federal Health Information Technology Strategic Plan 2011 – 2015 Table of Contents Introduction Federal Health IT Vision and Mission Federal Health IT Principles Goal I: Achieve Adoption and Information Exchange through Meaningful Use of Health IT Goal II: Improve Care, Improve Population Health, and Reduce Health Care Costs through the Use of Health IT Goal III: Inspire Confidence and Trust in Health IT Goal IV: Empower Individuals with Health IT to Improve their Health and the Health Care System Appendix A: Performance Measures Appendix B: Programs, Initiatives, and Federal Engagement Appendix C: HIT Standards and HIT Policy Committees Information Flow Appendix E: Statutes and Regulations Appendix F: Goals, Objectives, and Strategies Appendix G: Acronyms ONC Acknowledgements Notes 3 6 7 8 21 28 36 49 51 65 67 70 74 77 77 78 Goal V: Achieve Rapid Learning and Technological Advancement 43 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan 3 Introduction he technologies collectively known as health information technology (health IT) share a common attribute: they enable the secure collection and exchange of vast amounts of health data about individuals. The collection and movement of this data will power the health care of the future. Health IT has the potential to empower individuals and increase transparency; enhance the ability to study care delivery and payment systems; and ultimately achieve...
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...THE AUSTRALIAN HEALTH CARE SYSTEM: THE POTENTIAL FOR EFFICIENCY GAINS A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE Background paper prepared for the National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission June 2009 This paper was prepared at the Commission’s request by staff of the secretariat to the Commission. The lead author was Emily Hurley. Ian McRae Ian Bigg Liz Stackhouse Anne-Marie Boxall and Peter Broadhead provided some input and commented on drafts. This is a paper prepared as background for the NHHRC. The views and findings expressed in it should not be taken to be the views of the NHHRC or of the Australian Government. 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ....................................................................................................4 International overview of efficiency .............................................................4 Health status – due to more than the health care system ............................7 An Australian focus ......................................................................................8 Summary ......................................................................................................8 A framework for efficiency............................................................................9 Operational Efficiency .................................................................................10 Health sub-sectors .....................................................................................11 Hospitals...........
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