...a) Why should the concept of need not be the sole determinant of the demand for medical care? Feldstein (2012) stated that if the projected quantity of services required to meet the need of medical care surpass the quantity that people will utilize then physician and hospital will be underutilized. Oppositely, if demand for medical care surpass the projected quantity based solely on a need criteria then surplus demand will occur. Therefore, planning based only on medical care need will be more likely to cause either too few or too many resources (pg. 115). b) How do you see the implications of Supply and Demand theory show up in your company’s strategies? Working in a national testing center in UMUC which provides professional certification examinations, our department receives revenues from proctoring exams. We are required track how many people use our services for testing to justify whether we need to open more testing sessions (more demand) or reduce the number of testing sessions (less demand). Some possible implications are to: (1) hire part time employee(s) to open Saturday and evening sessions. (2) reduce full time employees’ working hours to less than 40 hours per week and compensate full time employee(s) with more health benefits (Culyer & Newhouse, 2000, pg. 661). c) Thinking outside the box, what types of changes could we make that would make health care cheaper? In our society, when someone is sick, we tend to go straight to specialists and ordered the most...
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...longer and more productive lives, HIV continues to spread at a staggering national rate. The latest incidence data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates nationally there were 48,100 new HIV infections in 2009. The graph below depicts the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Louisiana through 2010 according the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals. Note that the following HIV/AIDS statistics only represent a portion of the epidemic in the U.S.—those cases that have been both confirmed through testing and reported. Reported AIDS Casesi Number Currently Living with HIV (not AIDS) Number Currently Living with HIV/AIDS Number Currently Living with AIDS Cumulative AIDS Cases 25000 20,923 20,143 20000 18,308 17,387 16,277 15,323 15000 10000 8,684 7,593 9,379 10,035 8,273 8,008 5000 0 2007 2008 2009 2010 1 Last Updated: July 21, 2011 Demographic Trendsii The HIV/AIDS epidemic disproportionately affects those at risk from social factors such as disparity and discrimination. The following demographic numbers are from the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals as of December 31, 2010. PERSONS LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS BY GENDER, 2010 Female 30% Male 70% PERSONS LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS BY RACE / ETHNICITY, 2010 Black, Not Hispanic White, Not Hispanic Hispanic, All Races Asian/Pacific Islander American Indian Multi-Racial Unknown COUNTIESiii 12,278 5,168 662 60 29 92 ...
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...Registered Health Information Technician A Career Pathway Research Denise Edwards The College of Westchester Health Information Technology 1564 - MED 215 – 21 FALL I 2015 Abstract This paper explores five published articles that report on information and results from research conducted online by the author about what career path she should take in order to achieve her goal of becoming a successful health information technician. Healthinformationtechnologycareers.com and similar websites highlight the vast amount of career opportunities that is available for anyone who is interested in continuing a career in the health information industry. They also showcase the different levels of education, skill sets and experience one would need in order to succeed as a health information technician. The author wanted to investigate what is the best path to take in becoming a registered health information technician. In her research, she found that it would be best that she continue her education – first in a bachelor’s program in healthcare administration for approximately two years; second – in a master’s program in health information technology for four years - this can either be done online or on campus. It was also discovered that while she is in school, she could either volunteer to work at a hospital or find part time employment at a small doctor’s office that could give the experience needed for a technician. The author also research what effect this career in...
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...Health care administrator , I have been in this role for about 11 years Bachelors degree for four years, at UCF, during that time she went and worked for a health admin. Aide for about two years. What I like about my job the most is working with different people each day and seeing the different people that comes into the hospital. Another reason I like my job is my co-workers that I work with, they are so friendly I consider them family. I work in a team environment My job position can be difficult at times and stressful. Sometimes you have to step in and be that “boss” when is needed which is hard because you don’t want to make people mad. I do not like the fact I have a lot on my shoulders to do, and I am busy from the time I start in the morning till the time I go home. I am always on call, and I hate that I have a lot of paperwork to do. My major in college was Health I went to Valencia for 2 years, I did the direct connect to go to UCF, I got into the honors program, I had to do business classes, and health classes, after a few years I graduated with my bachelors degree. During that time I was working in a hospital for a health care admin aide for about two years. I worked for them for about three years since I had an agreement with them that they would pay for my schooling if I worked for them for 3 years after. Know what you want to get out of this career, if you can take on the stress then go for it. Don’t start something and not finish...
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...CareBridge, LLP Contents Executive Summary ...................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Business Concept ........................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Our Product .................................................................................................................................................................................. 6 Target Market and Market Size .......................................................................................................................................... 8 Funding Requirements and Strategies ........................................................................................................................... 9 Mission Statement .................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Executive Team .......................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Product Introduction............................................................................................................................................................... 9 Prequalification...
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...LEGALAFFAIRSOFFICE Minister of Health Minister of Health ASS U/Secretary, Human Resources & Financial Resources ASS U/Secretary, Primary Care & Public Health ASS u/Secretary, Hospitals ASS/Secretary Training & Planning HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTORATE FINANCE DIRECTORATE SERVICES DIRECTORATE MATERIAL MANAGEMENT DIRECTORATE ENGINEERING & MAINTENANCE DIRECTORATE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT MAINTENCE DIRECT TRAINING DIRECTORATE COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCE HEALTH INFORMATION DIRECTORATE STRATEGIC PLANNING UNIT MEDICAL REVIEW HEALTH CENTRES MEDICAL SERVICES PUBLIC HEALTH DIRECTORATE HEALTH CENTERS DIRECTORATE NURSING SERVICES PRIMARY CARE & PUBLIC HEALTH DENTAL & ORAL HEALTH SERVICES (SMC) MED SVC (SMC) ADMIN SVC ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES PERIPHERY HOSPITALS NURING SEVICES HOSPITALS REGISTRATION OFFICE PHARMACY & DRUG CONTROL DIRECTORATE INTERNAL AUDIT UNIT MEDICAL COMMISSION ASS U/Secretary, Human Resources & Financial Resources ASS U/Secretary, Primary Care & Public Health ASS u/Secretary, Hospitals ASS/Secretary Training & Planning HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTORATE FINANCE DIRECTORATE SERVICES DIRECTORATE MATERIAL MANAGEMENT DIRECTORATE ENGINEERING & MAINTENANCE DIRECTORATE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT MAINTENCE DIRECT TRAINING DIRECTORATE COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCE HEALTH INFORMATION DIRECTORATE STRATEGIC PLANNING UNIT MEDICAL REVIEW HEALTH CENTRES MEDICAL...
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...REPORTS TO RESPONSIBLE FOR ORGANISATION CHART: Business Support Administrator 2 (Subject to A4C) Integrated Care Group Integrated Community Team Business Support N/A Administrator JOB SUMMARY The District Nursing teams work across East Lancashire to provide patients with long term or complex conditions with care in their own homes. The post older will have specific responsibility for providing admin and clerical support to the District Nursing Hub, 3 evenings per week working from 4.40pm to 10pm on a rota basis to include weekends and Bank Holidays to cover the service. The post holder may be required to cover more shifts to cover sickness, holidays and meet the needs of the service. MAIN DUTIES The post holder will work alongside the Team Sisters and District Nursing Admin in the District Nursing Hub managing patient referrals into the service across East Lancashire, inputting patient information on to an electronic database, maintaining confidential patient records and staff personal files whilst carrying out general administrative duties. Responsible for maintaining strong working relationships with diverse professional groups. Assist in the provision of a full range of clerical support from the District Nursing service. To create and maintain sensitive and confidential patient records, in accordance with departmental records. Liaison with patient, carers and health care professionals for patient referrals. 1 Working with NHS databases including...
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...Keeping the American Professionals Union Out Micah B. Dalcoe Columbia Southern University As the U.S. life expectancy continues to increase, the health care industry exponentially grows. The life expectancy rate in the United States has increased by 1.5 years in the last decade to about 78 years (“Life expectancy reaches,” 2009). This increase in life expectancy is attributed in part by the growth and improvement of the health care industry. In 2010, $1.75 trillion in revenues was reported along with more than 14 million people reported as being employed in the medical career field (“The health and,” 2013). A large amount of this industry is dominated by nurses. Nurses are the primary point of contact for patients is often the nurse. Nurses duties include performing frequent patient evaluations, injury care, phlebotomy, out-patient care plans, and patient progress checking (“Nursing job descriptions,” 2013). Although doctors and hospital admin are important to hospital operations, nurses are critical in the support and skills they provide in accomplishing the mission of providing stellar patient care to its customers. No hospital can operate without the contributions of nurses, and for this reason, the hospital must work in good-faith to meet the needs of the nurses. The result of failing at this requirement spells disaster, starting with unionization. The recommendation of the human resource office is to avoid unionization for the good of the nurses and the overall quality...
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...Financial Effects and Constraints Health care organizations throughout the world are facing many financial challenges. Management has to find ways to streamline processes, reduce waste, and bring profit to the organization. Pharmacies in the health care system tend to be one of the major departments that bring in a very large amount of revenue for an organization. Therefore, it is extremely important for management to focus on processes that will result in the smooth operation of the pharmacy department. Management must be cognizant of the revenue constraints and financial factors that the pharmacy department faces and be able to make good business decisions that benefit the organization. Additionally, to forecast accurately the future of a hospital’s pharmacy, management must have the required knowledgebase to review and interpret the appropriate financial reports. Pharmacy Effects on Operations Management Health care managers must continually monitor the processes and operations of the pharmacy in their organization. Pharmacies are one of the major profit producers of a health care organization, therefore ensuring that required workflow processes are efficiently and effectively in place are critical. Pharmacists and pharmacies play a major role in the delivery of quality health care as they distribute safe medications to the patient population. To prevent disruptions in services and to make a positive impact on the hospitals bottom line, pharmacy management...
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...Recruitment Services Service Specifications Document Revision History |Version |Date |Prepared by |Comments | |1.1 |22/10/2012 |L Dawson |Draft prepared for Statewide Recruitment Services transition to Hospital and Health Services 2012 | Contents |Summary of Service Items |4 | |Definitions and Acronyms |5 | |Detail of Service Items: | | |Workforce and Job Design |6 | |Options to Fill Vacancy |6 | |Advertising |8 | |Process applications |11 | |Selection ...
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...Health Reform Essay for Concepts in Health Admin Graduate Course With the 2010 passing of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), health care leaders are facing increased pressure to meet the demands of the reform. The implementation of the ACA expanded healthcare coverage to millions of Americans. This expansion of coverage meant that health care facilities needed to be equipped with enough workers to meet the large number of patients who would now be seeking medical care. However, prior to the ACA, the health care force was already facing a shortage of providers, such as physicians and nurses (Anderson, 2014). So, while health care reform was necessary, it came at a time when health care systems were already in a fragile place. In order for health care institutions to meet the challenges of the ACA and be successful in today’s society, it is imperative that they are equipped with administrators and leaders who “…have diverse skills and a different intellectual approach, as well as creativity, adaptability, and flexibility” (Cicatiello, 2000, p. 21). Prior to the implementation of the ACA, barriers to health insurance left approximately 47 million Americans uninsured (Garfield et al., 2014). At that time, quality health insurance was very costly. Many Americans were too poor to afford health insurance, but made too much to qualify for Medicaid. Additionally, many of America’s largest companies did not offer health benefits to their employees, even if they...
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...the company and designing a new pricing model with the purpose of remaining as profitable as in the past while continuing to attract new clients; the main findings were: Strengths and limitations of the current costing model o Simplicity – Very easy to calculate and distribute cost between residents and apartments (strength) o Out of date – It did not consider the evolution in the patient´s demands through time – In the past, all the patients required similar services, but nowadays clients have different demands (limitation) o It does not take into account the cost drivers (which are the most relevant activities that generate costs). (limitation) o It does not allow establishing a pricing system that takes into account the required patient care or a just price according to the three suite options and number of occupants per suite. (limitation) 2005 Poor results were due to: o The retirement center does not have differentiated pricing system for patients with medium and intense medical needs. o Cost of medium and intense medical needs patients represented 88% of the total cost in supportive services o There is no extra charge for spouse in bedroom patients o The price charged for two bedroom suites does not contemplate the incidence in costs of the double occupancy. Considering the existing pricing system it would be more consistent to charge for two residents minus a commercial discount. o Had all the items above been considered an additional 7% revenue and net profit could...
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...periods, hospitals to healthcare in general, etc. Not well organized to the assignment questions. The portion on India doesn't provide a timeline comparison with the US." Using references other than those contained in this unit, research information on the historical development of health care, and complete the following for your assignment: Trace the major historical developments of hospitals in the United States. Identify the major historical events of hospitals in a country outside of the United States. Compare and contrast the history of both countries' hospitals, and discuss which one you feel has evolved to more effectively provide patient care. Be sure to provide rationale for your choice of which hospital more effectively provides care. Abstract No matter what part of the world one may live in, there is a rich history within those cultures. There are also history backgrounds of their hospitals and how they came to be. The objective of this project is to take a closer look into the historical developments of hospitals within the United States and India and based off their developments, which of the two grant superior effective care. The development of health care facilities has a long history no matter what part of the world they are in. Many techniques and standards have been lost and gained throughout the years. What all hospitals should always strive for is discovering new and innovative ways to perform each and every aspect of their job more...
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...Mission: Isha Hospital is dedicated to delivering exceptional health care focusing on top quality service and medical advancement. Values * Service We strive to anticipate and meet the needs of our patients, physicians and co-workers by providing exceptional service on a timely basis. * Patient Care We strive to deliver the best to every patient every day. The patient is the first priority in everything we do. * Integrity We strive to be fair in our operations, build trust and conduct ourselves based on the highest ethical standards. * Respect We strive to treat each individual, those we serve and those with whom we work, with the highest degree of professionalism and dignity. * Transparency We strive to be transparent in all our communications and provide information in a clear and easy to understand manner to all our stakeholders. * Self-Improvement We strive to constantly better ourselves through training, research and review. | 2. Customers & their Expectations a. Patients * To get top quality healthcare in a timely fashion. * To have an easy and convenient process of registration, securing an appointment, making payments etc b. Suppliers of various medical equipment * Timely payments c. Doctors * Efficient management of their time d. Support Staff * Job Security and good work culture 3. Resources * Doctors * Support staff (Nurses, ward boys, admin staff) * Beds * Information Systems * Medicines...
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...Skylaar Ford Essay #6 The Affordable Care Act is Driving a Wedge Between the Socio-Economic Classes. Question at Issue: Will the Affordable Care Act exaggerate the difference between socio-economic classes? Argument Sentence: The Affordable Care Act is exaggerating the difference between socio-economic classes because the ACA encourages employers to cut employee hours. Premise: Any law that encourages employers to cut employee hours will exaggerate the difference between socio-economic classes. The majority of college students hold jobs while studying so that they can pay rent and phone bills, and occasionally go to the movies or out to dinner. We get the money for these bills and activities through bi-weekly paychecks. We work hard, usually for thirty to forty hours a week, and are compensated near minimum wage. Although miniscule, it is still enough to cover the daily expenses in our lives and to have a bit left over for extraneous items. Corporate employers, big business for example, are often the ones who disburse paychecks to people attending college. They offer entry-level jobs that are easy to come by, are continuously expanding, and have a high turnover rate. Large corporations, such as Regal Entertainment Group, Five Guys Burgers, and PetSmart, are cutting employee’s hours down to less than thirty a week. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) mandates employers to provide health insurance to employees working full-time (thirty-plus hours weekly). By cutting...
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