...IM/IT Governance and Decision Rights Give five different examples of simple systems and include the input(s), conversion process, and output(s)? Ensure that there is some feedback between your examples. Appointment –scheduling process of an ambulatory care center as a simple system. Inputs to the system consist, of appointment request from patients; physician schedules; and clinic resources, including personnel, set of actions; the scheduling clerks collect information from patents, match patient requirements to available time slots, and make appointment. Output of this simple system becomes the input for several other functional systems of the clinic, such as, medical records, patient accounting, and others. The conversion process includes a set of actions; scheduling clerks collect information from patients, match requirements to available time slots, and make appointments. The feedback will occur in the form of adjusted information on the number of time slot available as patients are scheduled for the clinic. (Austin and Boxerman’s, 2007). Admission- the admissions representative works in a team environment to facilitate admissions recruitment and the registration processes for that specific ambulatory care center. This position requires heavy outbound call volume, appointment scheduling, and handling of telephone, mail-in, walk-in, and internet-based (Alpine-college, 2009). The output for this simple system also becomes the input for several other functional systems...
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...577 Michelle Gomillion November 18, 2013 Financial Environment Worksheet Financial Environments Worksheet Identify three examples of entities with for-profit, not-for-profit, and government financial environments in the health care industry. Compare the similarities and differences between the for-profit, not-for-profit, and government financial environments. | |For-Profit |Not-for-Profit |Government | |Exampl|1.Tenet Health Care |1. American Cancer Association |1. Veterans Affair | |es |2. Blue Cross/ Blue Shield |2. Kaiser Permanente |2.Mayo Clinic | | |3. All Scripts Healthcare Solutions |3.Catholic Healthcare West |3. Los County Department of | | | | |Health Services | |Simila|Generates revenue through daily |Engages in hybrid arrangements, |Same exemptions as not for | |rities|operation |joint ventures and alliances |profits | | | | |Operates under the same health | | |Employees staff with the same | |regulations | | |training and ethical obligations | | ...
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...an aggressive lead over competition by giving support and helping to shape the makeup and strategies of the business. Upgrades to information technologies have raised the productiveness of healthcare services as well as employees because an advance in technology lowers the usage of paper records. These alterations in technology enable data to be distributed and reserved in exceptional ways, enabling information to be traced, evaluated, and exhausted in a manner that aides in delivering more competent care. Due to the type of data that is attainable via healthcare information systems, the makeup of the healthcare business will conform in consensus to the pertinent information systems. These systems will not only affect direct-care services like doctors and nurses, but will also alter non direct-care fields like analysis and growth, invoices, medical records, and more (Fottler, Ford, & Heaton, 2010). Fundamental alterations due to information systems are inescapable because of the alterations in how the data is acquired, reserved, and fetched. Information systems are intended to reply to inquiries. Nurses might exhaust upgraded systems to keep track of patients’ vitals; thus, altering the method of how care is given as well as the effectiveness of responses to the failing health of hospitalized consumers (Fottler, Ford, & Heaton, 2010). Furthermore, auxiliary information systems can be made to protect against medicine errors and patient allergies by exhausting regulations-based...
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...1. Identify and explain at least three legal considerations. Three legal concepts that could be considered in this case are the doctrine of apparent agency, the captain-of-the-ship doctrine, and the doctrine of corporate liability. Under the doctrine of apparent agency, the nurses and other staff that remained on duty acted on behalf of the hospital because they were agents or employees at the time of snow storm. The day shift staff that remained on duty and nurse who agreed to come in assumed the role of agents that were authorized to act on behalf of the hospital. I am the C.E.O. of the hospital, and even though I am on vacation, my duties are still the same as they always are. It is my responsibility to make that the hospital is properly staff in the event of an emergency or the event of inclement weather. This is my duty whether I specifically carry out this duty or I assigned someone else to do so. It is also my duty to make sure that the staff carries out the duty of care to the patients at the hospital. Therefore, under the doctrine of apparent agency, I can be liable for the actions of those agents or employees working at the time of the incident. Under the rule, the principal, me the C.E.O., is bound by the acts of my agents with the apparent authority which I knowingly permit the agents to assume, or which I hold the agents out to the public as possessing. “Agency may be express, or implied from the acts of the principal, from his silence or lack of action,...
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...The Case of Johnson vs. Misericordia Community Hospital involves a patient; Mr. Johnson. Who underwent surgery on his hip by Dr. Salinsky at the Misericordia Community hospital. Apparently, during the surgery Dr. Salinsky severed Mr. Johnson’s artery causing a permanent paralytic condition to his right thigh with resultant atrophy and weakness and loss of function. The Plaintiff brought the case to trial on grounds of negligence by the doctor. The hospital however, disputed the allegations of negligence. The court of appeals ruled in favor of the plaintiff. The big issue with the plaintiff’s claim of negligence is that the hospital was held responsible for Dr. Salinsky actions because it was up to the hospital to ensure that patients received the best care by hiring only the most competent employee, which they failed to do. According to the account in our text, Dr. Salinsky was hired without the proper background check. It was found later that Dr. Salinsky’s application contained significant misstatements and omissions that would have otherwise, been cause for denial. Untruths, like stating that he had never been suspended, diminished, revoked, or not renewed. Yet, in another part of his application he failed to reply to the questions pertaining to his malpractice, insurance, carrier, policy number, amount of coverage, He represented that that he had requested privileges only for those surgical procedures in which he was qualified by certification. Mrs. Bekos, testified...
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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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...As I always make sure to do, prior to discussing the topic, it is imperative to define each term to have a clear understanding of which factor might affect this adoption. For this discussion, I'll just briefly state that EHR's refer to Electronic Health Records and "interoperability" is the ability for different technologies to communicate in data exchange and have the capacity to use that information that was exchanged. So, another way of translating this discussion is "What do you think will drive the adoption of 'computing' Electronic Health Records'?" In my opinion I believe that the producer's will is far more of a determining factor than the consumers, even though I as a consumer would want it the other way around. To explain, I believe that if an organization was profiting from something the consumers wanted changed, the producer's wouldn't want to change it as long as they were making a profit out of it. The opposite of this scenario is exactly what's going on with the healthcare landscape today. The adoption of EHR's will save producers, the healthcare organization, lots of money in the long run so I think it will be costs savings that determines this change rather than consumer preference. Our textbook states the two questions a healthcare organization must ask themselves when confronting this issue of evolving with the times. The book states that "the questions they must ask are as follows: Does the investment in HIT increase, have no effect on, or decrease organizational outcomes...
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...years, healthcare institutions are now running more like businesses and that new healthcare leaders should already have a strong background in business. His methods of leadership will point out the limitations of healthcare institutions and suggest ideas for solutions that combine administrators and physicians working together on this problem. Ronald G. Spaeth has served on several boards and serves a president and chief executive officer of Highland Park Hospital (Highland Park, Illinois) merged with Evanston Northwestern Healthcare (Evanston, Illinois). Mr. Spaeth is a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. He earned his bachelor of arts degree from Western Reserve University in Ohio and his master’s in business administration degree from the University of Chicago in Illinois. He was also the recipient of the American College of Healthcare Executive’s 2005 Gold Medal Award, an honour conferred on outstanding healthcare leaders for their contributions to the field (Spaeth’s Argument para.1) Spaeth’s strategies as a leader for healthcare were having respect and admiration for the work of his physicians. He believed that no hospital administrators could achieve commiserate with them, and assist them as needed in their activities to make them more efficient. I believe his methods of management originate from a human relations school of management theory which emphasizes in the need to involve...
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...Department’s mission is to serve America’s Veterans and their families with dignity and compassion and to their principal advocate in ensuring that they receive medical care, benefits, social support, and lasting memorials promoting the health, welfare, and dignity of all Veterans in recognition of their service to this nation” (VA 2010). The VA is the second largest Federal department with over 278,000 employees as of 2010. Among these employees are a wide array of professions including; nurses, physicians, counselors, statisticians, architects, computer specialists, and attorneys. The VA is comprised of a Central Office, and field facilities throughout the Nation administered by its three major line organizations: Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Benefits Administration, and National Cemetery Administration. The services and benefits provided to our nations Veterans are presented through a nationwide network comprised of 153 hospitals, 956 outpatient clinics, 134 community living centers, 90 domiciliary residential rehabilitation treatment programs, 232 Vet centers, 57 Veterans benefits regional offices, and 131 national cemeteries. The Secretary has identified five strategic goals for the VA to focus on as the means to improve services to Veterans and their families as well as to improve management within the Department, these goals are what make up the VA Strategic Plan. The goals are as follows: * Restore the capability of Veterans with disabilities to the greatest...
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...disabled. Some disabilities require long-term recovery. The Department of Veteran Affairs makes every possible effort to ensure veterans receive the quality of care they need to enable them in performing their daily functions. The VA uses globalization not in a way to sell goods or services throughout the world but as an internal measure to promote acceptance, appreciation and tolerance of people from all backgrounds, cultures and nationalities. (businessdictionary.com, n.d.) Veterans gave of themselves to preserve the freedoms Americans now cherish without any concern to one’s background, religion, race, or culture. A veteran is a hero who deserves to be treated with honor and dignity no matter what part of the world he or she comes from. According to the businessdictionary.com, Technology is the purposeful application of information used in the health care field. The Department of Veterans Affairs health care system is using various types of technologies in the VA hospitals. Telemetry is an example of one technology in use today. Telemetry allows measurements to be made at a distance via radio waves or IP network transmission and reception of the information (Food and Drug Administration, 2009)....
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...(2006), “health care is an enormous part of the US economy, representing 17% of all personal consumption expenditures annually” (p. 7). The health care industry has multiple components, diverse types of providers, and many different types of health care organizations playing an integral part in the delivery of health care. Health care is provided by different health care financial environment namely for-profit organization (FP), not-for-profit organizations (NFP), and governmental organizations (Finkler & Ward, 2006). This paper will identify one entity from each health care financial environment identified from the previous week’s worksheet and will describe the financial structure of each financial environment. This paper will also address the policies that make this financial environment unique and identify which financial management practices are prevalent in the financial environment. This paper will also explain why effective financial management is more difficult in health care than in other industries. Entities FP, NFP, and government facilities exist throughout the country. This paper identifies the first entity FP healthcare organization JFK Medical Center. The second entity is Naples Community Hospital (NCH), a NFP healthcare organization, and the third entity is the Veterans Administration, a government funded facility. JFK Medical Center is a 460-bed acute care medical/ surgical hospital specializing in cardiovascular care, oncology services, neuroscience...
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...Veteran’s Administration Scandal and Business Ethics Case Study August 19, 2014 Abstract This paper will discuss how the Veteran’s Administration first started and how it has evolved over the years to become the entity it is today, serving our nations veterans. I will also discuss how the Veteran’s Administration has been plagued with many scandals throughout its existence, from when it was known as the Veterans Bureau during the early 1920’s and also the many issues that the Veterans Administration has dealt with over the years to include those that were involved and their official capacity in wrong doings. This paper will look at how the Veterans administration has tried to make changes to support the increased number of Veterans after many of our past wars and some of the difficulties veterans from the Vietnam War have faced to receive care and benefits that were exposed to Agent Orange. I will also looked at the many problems veterans have faced over the years to include most recent allegation that the VA has gone through since the earlier part of this year and the changes that has taken place to correct the problem. According to an article written by CNN, during the end of the Revolutionary War Congress was supposed to pay those veterans that were disabled during the war, but the service members individual states were left up to the task, leaving only a few thousand to receive any type of payment pay. Congress establishes the Veterans Bureau which...
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...Health Care Administration Health care administrators have wide-ranging influence within the world of medicine. The leadership that these professionals provide sets the future course not only for the facilities they manage but also for the health care system as a whole. A health care administrator is responsible for establishing health care standards, making strategic policy decisions and implementing the personnel management procedures necessary to support his/her vision. In addition to the internal leadership they provide, health care administrators are leaders within the greater community as well. They partner with other health care organizations, comply with government regulations, advocate and testify on behalf of health care policies, and maintain campuses that are significant to communities. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2012-13) A bachelor’s degree is the typical entry-level preparation needed for health care administration jobs. Some employers, however, will promote from within or hire other professionals with related experience, such as nurses, who are ideal for an administrative role because of their direct health care knowledge. For high-level executive positions, a graduate education is usually the starting point. This means attaining an MBA, or a different type of master’s degree, or a doctorate in health administration. In most areas of health care administration, a license is not needed. One notable exception is for administrators of long-term care nursing...
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...2008: Comparisons Between Utilizers and Nonutilizers of Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Services Based on Data From the National Death Index, the National Violent Death Reporting System, and VHA Administrative Records Ira R. Katz, MD, PhD, John F. McCarthy, PhD, Rosalinda V. Ignacio, MS, and Janet Kemp, RN, PhD Since the start of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, there has been increasing interest in suicide among American military veterans. This reflects a number of important issues. First, veterans constitute a sizeable population that has been identified as being at increased risk for suicide by some1,2 but not all,3 research studies. Second, there is increasing evidence that suicide may be a consequence of the stresses related to the experience of deployment and combat.4 Third, there have been concerns about the extent to which the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system, has addressed the needs of veterans, especially those who have returned from service in Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Since the start of OEF and OIF, there have been a number of reports on rates and risk factors for death from suicide among all American veterans, independent of whether they have received VHA health care services,1---3,5---9 as well as a greater number of reports on those who utilize VHA services,10---22 and on mixed samples.23 Currently, the literature is not...
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