...IN HOME HEALTH CARE: PHT 7975. DR. SCOTT S. HARP, PT, PhD, DPT. JUNE 8, 2014 TABLE OF CONTENT Cover page.......................................................................................................................................1 Table of content...............................................................................................................................2 Types of communication in home health........................................................................................3 Comparing communication in acute care setting vs. home health..................................................4 Challenges physical therapy/physical therapy assistant team need to overcome in home health...............................................................................................................................................4 Timeframes for initial telephone contact and assessment visit.......................................................6 Communication challenges between different types of provider during transition of care............7 Documentation comparism between home health and acute care setting......................................8 Reason for documentation differences between home health and acute care setting.....................9 References.....................................................................................................................................10 TYPES OF COMMUNICATION IN HOME HEALTH Communication...
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...essay, it will explain the methods of communication when communicating with elderly, disable people; explain the advantage and disadvantages of traditional, electronic, and social media for health care communication; last, the effects of HIPPA and other regulations on the use of those media for health care communication. In the situation of displacing patients, the doctor or nurse must explain to the patients exactly what is going on. First thing as a health administrator of a nursing home, the administrator must notify the patient’s family member and explain to the member on what is going on. The administrator must explain why the patient is displaced and explain the new policies that the national group is implementing. Communicating with elderly, disable patients can be difficult and also a hassle. Patients who cannot hear can and cannot be difficult. Writing the information down on a piece of paper would be a helpful way to acknowledge the patient about what is going on. A patient who cannot hear does not mean he or she can use other communicating skills. Elderly patients with dimensional will be the most difficult patients to communicate with. Dimensional patients will not know what is going on, so in this situation it is best just to notify the patient’s family member. Face-to-face communication was...
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...Health Care Communication Methods HCS/320 Health Care Communication Methods There are various types of communication methods that can be used in the health care organizations. There are face-to-face conversations, telephone calls, letters, e-mails, charts and graphs, bulletins and power points used to communicate in the health care organizations. However, in this scenario the different types of communication methods that can be used and be very effective is face-to-face conversations, telephone calls, and letters. This scenario is dealing with a nursing home and the organization is being purchased by a national group. There are going to be new policies put into effect and because of this some of the residents will be forced to move to a different place or displaced. To make matters even worse, some of the residents have difficulty communicating, have no local family, and have not indicated that they approve the release of their medical information. The subject of this paper is to discuss the situation concerning the nursing home and the residents, and to make arrangements for these individuals, the advantages and disadvantages of using traditional, electronic, and social media for health care communication. This paper will also discuss the effects of HIPAA and other regulations on the use of these media for health care communication. Different types of communication methods used in nursing homes The health care organization used in this scenario is nursing...
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...Assignment 4 The Influence of Health Policies and the Future of Health Care in the U.S. Based on the changing environment, as well as demographics in 21st Century America, there are many burgeoning issues and hurdles the U.S. Health Care System faces. As part of the preparation for your assignment, view the video titled “Health Care Issues and Problems in USA” (7 min 36 s). Write a four to five (4-5) page paper in which you: 1.Based on the video, analyze the main points presented by the narrator concerning issues and problems inherent in overall health care in the U.S. 2.Ascertain whether the narrator’s views are in sync with your opinion of 21st Century U.S. health care. Provide support for your rationale. 3.Provide a financial rationale for following the current U.S. health care policies. Discuss your position in which you highlight, at a minimum, economic and ethical considerations. 4.Reflecting upon the material covered in this course, outline a five (5) stage plan which articulates the main ways in which you would improve the present U.S. health care system. Introduction Our health care system is complex in the way it is setup and the way it operates. There are many key issues that face the health care system in the United States today. Three of the most difficult issues include diseases, health disparities and paying for health care. As we are capable of preventing diseases through preventive medicine and advanced technology, the mortality rate of the United States...
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...we take care of patients now involves many different individuals and organizations, both internally and externally, and they all need to share patient information amongst one another to properly manage their care. With this, there is a great interest in using information and different communication technologies to support these health services (Coiera, 2006). Some of these communication technologies include: phone, fax, email, and voice. This paper will be taking a look at some of these technologies and they will be compared and contrasted based on some of our health care organizations. Phone, fax, email, and face-to-face communications within a health care organization like Tri-County Mental Health can have its advantages and disadvantages. Communication services can run on different communication devices. Examples of devices include the telephone, fax machine, and personal digital assistant (PDA). Different devices are suited to handle different situations and tasks (Coiera, 2006). Telephones are one of the commonest two-way synchronous channels. It is the nature of synchronous communication that it is interruptive, and these interruptions may have a negative impact on individuals who have high cognitive loads (Coiera, 2006). Messages are structured to achieve a specific task using available resources to suit the needs of the receiver. Informal messages, which have variable structures, include voice and e-mail messages (Coiera, 2006). Take phone and face-to-face...
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...available channels to use the ramifications of a misunderstood message could be detrimental to all parties involved. This in turn can make communication in a health care organization quite complex. For example, an individual can use a hard copy letter, an e-mail; verbal or nonverbal/body language and if multiple channels are combined and used for the sending of the message, interpretation may become more complex and the receiver may need extra time to understand the direction being given unfortunately in a health care setting time can be of the essence. Health care organizations distribute health information and communicate with patients in a variety of ways, both internally and externally. These varieties can be but are not limited to memos, e-mails, letters, telephone, and direct person to person contact. It is important to point out that the different communication channels all have strengths and weaknesses. For example, in a face-to-face scenario a staff member may not speak to a patient the same way they would another staff member. This is due to a patient not being able to understand some of the medical terminology used as another staff member would. Most health care organizations tend to apply one or more channels of communication to make messages easily understood by all parties. In the multitude of health care positions available an organization determines and employs the use of...
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...Future Challenges Facing Health Care in the United States Liz M. Santiago Dr. Watson HSA 500 March 11, 2012 Identify and describe at least three of the most difficult issues facing health care in the United States today. Our health care system is complex in the way it is setup and the way it operates. There are many key issues that face the health care system in the United States today. Three of the most difficult issues include diseases, health disparities and paying for health care. As we are capable of preventing diseases through preventive medicine and advanced technology, the mortality rate of the United States will continue to decline. Although this may be true, macro trends such as illnesses, diseases, injuries, and population groups are of concern. “Differential morbidity and mortality between men and women, among different ethnic groups, in different age groups within the population, by geographic region, and in other important population comparisons raise red flags about our limited successes for certain populations, and the challenges that we face” (Torrens & Williams, 2009). Health concerns such as hypertension, obesity, injuries and chronic diseases surround individuals in the United States today, regardless of their race, gender, income status or geographical location. Although a steady income, health insurance and access to care may exist for some individuals across the United States, health disparities are still clearly...
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...Health care Industry Paper Shantelle Price HCS/449 Health Care Administration Capstone May 5, 2013 Tionna Jenkins Abstract The health care industry has evolved to increase the quality of health care and to increase patient satisfaction. Also the performance of health care facilities will be a vital aspect of the health care industry as well as the design of health care facilities. This paper will show how health care has changed within the last 10 years, what changes the health care industry is expected to see within the next ten years, and what role will I play as a consumer in the health care industry and how I will adapt my health care skills to evolve with the health care industry’s needs. This paper will explain my perception of health care changes over the course of this program, what has had the most significant impact, what role will technology play in health care organizations in the coming decade and what financial and economic issues will affect the health care industry within the next 10 years? Health care Industry Paper How has health care changed in the last 10 years? The health care industry has evolved drastically over the last 10 years; health care is more patient-centered and patient friendly (Harrington & Voehl, 2010, p. 15). The goal of the health care industry over the last 10 years was to embrace consumerism and encourage consumerism to allow patients to be responsible for their own health care decisions (Harrington & Voehl...
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...options, retirement, social security, housing, and most important who will provide care for the aging family members. Since entering into the new millennium, The United States has been challenged with the meeting of many demands that our aging population requires. For example, the increase there has been in the health costs, financing and delivery of health care for the older population, and the worries about health care quality is a serious challenge for health care. Health care is researched, and this is needed to help the aging population benefit from the advances in clinical, biomedical, and behavioral research. Aging adults face the challenges of chronic diseases that contributes to the diminishment of life, disability, and the increase that is seen with the cost of long-term health care. The number of older individuals is expected to increase always over time because somewhere someone is aging, and this will affect the penalties for public health, delivery systems, health care financing, informal care giving, and pension systems. Furthermore, other Countries around the world have been known to pay much more attention to the aging population, and an extensive number of these individuals and growing amount of chronic disease will place tension on resources in countries where simple public health concerns are yet to be tackled fully (S. Jacobzone, 2000). Baby boomers have to face challenges and changes that he or she will endure as they age and enter a new stage...
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...Managemen Management Health care centers must have risk management and policies so that staff, faculty, clients and patients can be aware of all the rules so employers can respond to emergencies effectively. I believe technology may affect communication in health care because misunderstanding may occur. Doctors and nurses and all of health care staff should communicate with each other face to face rather than always using the internet, text, emails, etc. If doctors spoke with each other face to face then cases could be understood better, it will eliminate any misunderstandings, and there would be no waiting around for an answer. I believe the staff and doctor understand the results of technology and communication and coordination may lead to medical errors and it might cause a major problems. These days technology is very popular. Working in the health care field I have noticed that most physicians do not like to communicate face to face. I believe we are having major issues understand the physicians and figuring out what they want and need. Even nurses don’t want face to face communication. My health care employer just launched the new IPhone 5 so we can now communicate via text messaging or by phone This was implemented so that we can eliminate errors and start communicating in a better way rather than making mistakes. Most employees did not like the idea and wanted to address the issue. My facility then held a formal conference for each department with training on the...
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...http://wiseamerican.us/product/hlt-205-week-7-complete-latest/ contact us at: SUPPORT@WISEAMERICAN.US HLT 205 WEEK 7 COMPLETE LATEST HLT 205 Week 7 Topic 7 Discussion 1 Describe how state Certificate of Need (CON) programs and Medicare Prospective Payment Systems (PPS) help decrease health care spending. Cite references to support your response. HLT 205 Week 7 Topic 7 Discussion 2 In the U.S. health care system, what are the two basic challenges to access which will not be resolved by a mere expansion of health insurance to the uninsured? Cite references to support your response. HLT 205 Week 7 Assignment Policy Interview Analysis Details: Important Notice: It is important for students, as they progress through this program, to learn from those currently working in health care. For this assignment, students will interview a health care professional. It is important that you start a search for potential candidates to interview at the beginning of the course as many health care professionals have limited availability due to their schedules. It is recommended that upon finding a candidate for the interview that you schedule a meeting a few weeks in advance. You may complete the interview face to face, over the phone, or through an e-mail correspondence if necessary. The Interview: Identify at least 10 questions around governmental policy that are critical to understanding current and future issues in specific delivery settings. Refine your questions so that they are relevant...
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...Private and public purchasers, health care organizations, clinicians, and patients should work together to redesign health care processes in accordance with the following rules: 1. Care based on continuous healing relationships. Patients should receive care whenever they need it and in many forms, not just face-to-face visits. This rule implies that the health care system should be responsive at all times (24 hours a day, every day) and that access to care should be provided over the Internet, by telephone, and by other means in addition to face-to-face visits. 2. Customization based on patient needs and values. The system of care should be designed to meet the most common types of needs, but have the capability to respond to individual patient choices and preferences. 3. The patient as the source of control. Patients should be given the necessary information and the opportunity to exercise the degree of control they choose over health care decisions that affect them. The health system should be able to accommodate differences in patient preferences and encourage shared decision making. 4. Shared knowledge and the free flow of information. Patients should have unfettered access to their own medical information and to clinical knowledge. Clinicians and patients should communicate effectively and share information. 5. Evidence-based decision making. Patients should receive care based on the best available scientific knowledge. Care should not vary illogically from...
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...Application of learning domains to learning in health and social care…………03-06 3.2 Different ways of learning in Health and social care workplaces…………….06-07 3.3 Analysis on the relation of learning theories to the development of understanding and skills of health care…………………………………………………………….07-08 3. Understand the impact of learning styles on learning by individuals……………..08-11 4.4 Factors influencing the effectiveness of learning……………………………08-09 4.5 Concepts of learning Style…………………………………………………..09-11 4.6.1 David Kolb’s Model………………………………………………..09-10 4.6.2 Peter Honey and Alan Mumford’s Model…………………………10 4.6 Assessing preferred learning style………………………………………..10 4.7 Influence of Learning Theory on own learning…………………………10-11 4. Ability to suggest strategy for delivering and assessing learning in a health and Social care workplace……………………………………………………………………12-13 4.1 Factors considered in planning a workplace learning program:……………..12 4.2 Relevant teaching strategies for learning health and social care workplaces:….12. 4.3 A strategy for delivering and assessing learning in health and Social care workplace:……………………………………………………………………………….13. 5. Understanding ways to support the individual learning needs of health and Social Care Workplace:………………………………………………………………………………13 5.1 Barriers of Learning in health and Social Care Workplace:………………………13 5.2 Methods for identifying...
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...Future Trends in Health Care Schell D. Caradine HCS 533 March 3, 2014 Suzanne Paone Future Trends in Health Care Long ago patients relied on their doctor to provide them with information about his or her health condition. The patient took what the doctor told him or her at face value. When doctors began to implement computer systems in their offices, they would print off medical information for the patient to take home to read in order to have a better understanding of the diagnosis given by the doctor. Most times the doctor will have pamphlets that he or she provided to the patient. However, that is mostly a thing of the past. Patients are already armed with tons of information they obtained from the internet. Health care has changed drastically over the years. Advancements in technology played and continue to play a huge role in the ever-evolving delivery of health care. The internet empowers patients in many ways. Sites such as the Mayo clinic allows patients to research their symptoms and even find a specialist. Many health care organizations have patient portals that allow the patient to book appointments and communicate with their physician. However, it is not just patients who use the Internet for health care purposes. Health care organizations use websites and social media such as Facebook to connect with a large demographic of potential patients. Health care organizations can advertise new treatment programs they have available by using Twitter,...
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...Kimberly Foster Communication Channels Health care providers and other companies are constantly seeking ways to improve their methods of sharing information among each other. In this search, there is a need for more consistency and accuracy throughout the system. In the health care setting many believe that “electronic records are thought to be the best way” (Curry, 2011). The goals that these health care providers hope to accomplish are “recording the information instantly incorporating all the information from a large number of providers and using the entire body of information for making decisions about one’s healthcare.” In this paper, the different communication channels in both health care and other business settings will be discussed. We will also look at why effective communication is so important and offer some ideas at improving communication. Hospital Setting In the hospital setting some communication channels are: • Face-to-face • telephone • zone phone • pagers • overhead paging system • intercom • walkie talkies • vocera • computer • whiteboards • poster boards Communication takes place every day among every member of the health care team in a hospital setting. It takes place between doctors, nurses, therapists, paramedics, housekeepers, maintenance workers, and even the volunteers. The method in which the communication takes places can come in various forms. Face-to-face, however, when you have an organization...
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