...and review of Health and Safety in the health and social care workplace. Monitoring and Reviewing Health and Safety Policies and Practices In Health and Social Care setting, the legislation, policies and procedures are regulated, in order to achieve the best outcome for the service user and the service. Every sector would aim to provide the high quality of care and service, for the service users and the workers. To achieve the standard the services has to go through lots of process, for example implementing the legislation, policies and procedures in the work of practices. To ensure whether the services have followed the rules and regulations, there are organisations that go around and inspect the services. Organisations like Care Quality Commission (CQC) and Healthwatch England sets out the standards and inspects the services; required by the law to the setting like: residential homes, nursing homes, hospitals, GPs etc. Care Quality Commission (CQC) main aim is to ensure “care services in England provide people with safe, effective,...
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...physicians’ offices, outpatient departments of hospitals, and health centers to receive care; (2) outpatient services intended to serve the surrounding community (community medicine); and (3) certain services that are transported to the patient. Community-oriented primary care Health care that incorporates the elements of good primary care delivery and adds a population-based approach to identifying and addressing community health problems. Complementary and alternative medicine The broad domain of all health care resources other than those intrinsic to biomedicine. Gatekeeping The use of primary care physicians to coordinate health care services needed by an enrollee in a managed care plan. Hospice A cluster of special services for dying persons (those with a life expectancy of six months or less), which blends medical, spiritual, legal, financial, and family-support services. The venue can vary from a specialized facility to a nursing home to the patient’s own home. Medical home Patient-centered care based on the principles of the Chronic Care Model-that is, use of evidence-based guidelines, application of appropriate health information technology, and use of “best practices”-that seeks to consistently and reliably meet the needs of patients while being accountable for the quality and value of care provided. Outpatient Services provided while a patient is not lodged in the hospital or some other health care institution. Palliative Serving to relieve or alleviate...
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...TO: MINISTER FOR HEALTH FROM: DIRECTOR XXX DATE: 30th March 2011 SUBJECT: A NATIONAL INSURANCE FOR HOMEBIRTH ATTENDED BY MIDWIFE ______________________________________________________________________ PURPOSE: To provide you with information related to a contemporary controversial debate on national indemnity insurance for homebirth attended by midwives. BACKGROUND (Policy History) 1. Childbirth especially homebirths - is a contemporary issue of competing within two occupations -medical practitioners and nurses qualified in midwifery. 2. Homebirth is about 0.2% of births in Australia, preferred by some women from Indigenous background or residence in remote areas. In Australia, legislation requires all services provided by health professionals be covered by appropriate indemnity insurance but homebirth attended by a midwife in Australia is not included in national insurance. 3. In other developed countries such as Canada, UK, New Zealand and Holland, homebirth is offered under public funding. Homebirth in Holland is 30 %, in the UK is 2 %, and in New Zealand is 14 times higher than that of WA. 4. In 1984, the issue of independent midwifery was on the formal policy agenda when the Medicare Benefits Review Committee recommended a pilot program so that Medicare benefits could be extended to homebirth midwifery. However, this pilot program has not been implemented. 5. In 1989, under the Alternative Birthing Program introduced by the...
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...Technology Plan Paper Akosua Adjei Sentara College of Health Sciences Technology Plan Paper Introduction As remote monitoring of patients gradually more becomes a vital part of our health care delivery system globally, and patients become more comfortable to its ease, hospitals, health systems, insurance providers, and clinicians will have to seek out new ways to use the fast developing technology in diverse and modern ways. While telemonitoring technology is gaining interest as a plan to improve the care of patients with chronic diseases such as diabetes, asthma, heart failure; they frequently also raise their own different set of legal and compliance challenges, particularly in the area of privacy and security. This paper will analyze needs and recommend ways in creating a remote monitoring program for patients with heart failure with information to how to implement it throughout the organization. What is Telemonitoring? Key information technology application domains in health care include telemedicine and home telecare. On the one hand, telemedicine is defined as the direct provision of clinical care, including diagnosing, treating, or consultation, via telecommunications for a patient at a distant (Wainwright &Wootton, 2003). Remote monitoring, or telemonitoring, can be regarded as a subdivision of telemedicine, which is the use of electronic and telecommunications technologies to provide and support health care when distance separates the participants (Nangalia...
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...COURSE PROJECT Kourtney F. Scism DeVry University Health Services Info Systems Week 7 Course Project Table of Contents Preliminary Title Page ……………………………………………………………………………………………..……………..1 Table of Contents2 Executive Summary………………………………………………………………………................................3 Overview and Brief History 3 EHR Successful Statistics……………………………………………………………………………………………….…4 Benefits Outlined………………………………………………………………………………………………………….….5 Software Support Summary6 OfficeWyse……………………………………………………………………………………................................7 CallWyse……………………...………………………………………………………………………………….…..7 MobileWyse………………………………………………………………………………………………………...7 Finance Wyse………………………………………………………………………………………………………7 Personal Experience & Advantages/Disadvantages…..……………………………………….8-9 Cost Analysis ………………….…..……...............……………...…………………………………………….10 IT Requirement’s & Conclusion………………………….…………………………………....…….…...11 Works Cited………………….…..…………………………………………..........................................12 Executive Summary HealthWyse is an electronic software company that offers three lines of service to homecare organizations including home health, hospice and private duty. The platform provides secure mobile access to scheduling, documentation and billing functions. The program focuses on increasing agency’s revenue, reducing adverse events and promises to streamline homecare services. The array of features HealthWyse offers is ideal for homecare...
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...institute for employment studies publications by IES authors Managing Sickness Absence in the Police Service A Review of Current Practices Hayday S, Broughton A, Tyers C Research Report RR582, Health and Safety Executive, September 2007 [close this print window] commissioned by the Health and Safety Executive The Home Office and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) are working together to reduce the number of working days lost to ill health and/or injury in the police forces of England and Wales. They commissioned the Institute for Employment Studies (IES) to conduct a review of absence policies and management in police forces to inform this process. This review is intended to be used by the Home Office and HSE to develop measures to improve current practice in line with the Ministerial Task Force (MTF) on Health, Safety and Productivity aims and the drive to improve public sector efficiency. The specific aims of the review were to: explore how sickness absence data is used to manage and monitor absence explore views of the current absence management processes among police officers, police staff, line managers, HR and occupational health professionals identify barriers experienced by staff, line managers, occupational health staff and HR staff in following and implementing current policies and procedures in everyday practice, and how these barriers are addressed within the local force. Guidance issued by the HSE, ACAS & CIPD (2006) and research...
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...Review of Literature Grand Canyon University: Family Centered Health Promotion NRS-429V September 8, 2013 Review of Literature Health Promotion is the concern with physical, social, and mental wellbeing that strives to help people take control over the matters that influence their life. In addition, to enable people to increase control of their health, improve their health, and optimize their quality of life. The concept of health promotion was developed to emphasize the community-based practice of health promotion, community participant and health promotion practice. Health promotion can be encompassed with any disease either acute or chronic. When underlining the definition health promotion in relationship to hypertension it is defined as “effect of anti-hypertensive patient-oriented education and in-home monitoring for medication adherence and management of hypertension, by providing education of healthy lifestyle behaviors and medication adherence”(Hacihasanoglu & Gozum, 2011, p. 692). This means to change the behaviors to one’s lifestyle along with medication compliance an individual can achieve control of and a better well-being while living with hypertension. Nurses’ purpose to health promotion is to assist in education, promotion, planning, implementation, and goal setting to patient, groups, and communities. We are the largest group of health professional, we have the potential to contribute substantially in the area of health promotion. The nurses’...
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...Analyze the types of health care businesses in your community, including hospitals, nursing homes, physicians, dentists, and home health. Use the internet, phonebook, and/or Chamber of Commerce as data sources. Summarize your findings in one page. Be certain to cite references used. Palmetto Health Richland is located on 5 Medical park Rd, Columbia SC 29203. In 2016 they were recognized by the American Heart Association/ American Stroke Association Get with the Guidelines program for heart failure. This is the only hospital dedicated solely to the prevention, diagnoses and treatment of cardiovascular disease. Forest Pines Retirement Home is located on 1720 Devonshire Drive, Columbia SC 29203. They offer independent care. They have great reviews with plenty of activities. They also have studio apartments one to two bedrooms. The food seems to be good and they do care about the seniors that are living there. Dr. Bernard G. Kirol is an Orthopedic Surgeon in Columbia SC from rate MDS he is number one with great reviews their name is and they are located at Midlands Orthopedics Pa 1910 Blanding St Columbia, SC, United States 29201 No long waits, very polite, and a great overall experience. Heartland of Columbia Rehabilitation & Nursing Center Address: 2601 Forest Dr, Columbia, SC 29204 They offer rehabilitation services and they have a comfortable environment they have short term care and long term residential care. This is a nursing home for people who need rehab...
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...ETHICS, PUBLIC POLICY, AND MEDICAL ECONOMICS A Systematic Review of Satisfaction with Care at the End of Life Sydney Morss Dy, MD, MSc,Ã wz Lisa R. Shugarman, PhD,§ Karl A. Lorenz, MD, MSHS,§ k Richard A. Mularski, MD, MSHS,# and Joanne Lynn, MD, MA, MS,§ for the RANDFSouthern California Evidence-Based Practice Center (See editorial comments by Dr. Jean S. Kutner, pp 160–162) The objective of this study was to systematically review the literature to better understand the conceptualization of satisfaction with end-of-life care and the effectiveness of palliative care interventions on this outcome. Data sources included Medline and the Database of Reviews of Effects. The review included relevant qualitative studies and intervention studies using satisfaction as an outcome from 1990 to 2005. Reviewing 24,423 citations yielded 21 relevant qualitative studies, four systematic reviews, and eight additional intervention studies. The qualitative literature described the domains of accessibility and coordination; competence, including symptom management; communication and education; emotional support and personalization of care; and support of patients’ decision-making. For collaboration and consultation interventions, eight of 13 studies showed a significant effect on satisfaction. A metaanalysis found that palliative care and hospice teams improved satisfaction, although most studies did not include satisfaction as an outcome. For other types of interventions, only two of six...
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...S w 910M51 CLOSING THE GAP – THE CHANGING HOME CARE ENVIRONMENT (A) Rida Elias wrote this case under the supervision of Professor Roderick E. White solely to provide material for class discussion. The authors do not intend to illustrate either effective or ineffective handling of a managerial situation. The authors may have disguised certain names and other identifying information to protect confidentiality. Richard Ivey School of Business Foundation prohibits any form of reproduction, storage or transmission without its written permission. Reproduction of this material is not covered under authorization by any reproduction rights organization. To order copies or request permission to reproduce materials, contact Ivey Publishing, Richard Ivey School of Business Foundation, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 3K7; phone (519) 661-3208; fax (519) 661-3882; e-mail cases@ivey.uwo.ca. Copyright © 2010, Richard Ivey School of Business Foundation Version: (A) 2010-07-09 It was nearing the end of another busy day, and Connie Clerici’s last appointment had been cancelled. Clerici was glad to have some time to reflect on both her business and her personal situation before the meeting with her advisory board, scheduled for the next day, September 25, 2009. She knew the business environment of her company, Closing the Gap (CTG), continued to change, presenting opportunities and challenges. She wanted to be prepared for a productive discussion...
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...current research is utilized in making a judgment about the article in question (Drisko and Grady2012). The research article, Healthcare Providers’ Intentions to Engage in an Interprofessional Approach to Shared Decision-Making in Home Care Programs: A Mixed Methods Study by Legare et al., presents views of the healthcare providers in the implementation of the interprofessional approach to shared decision-making (IP-SDM). In addition, it evaluates their intention for engaging in the program. The IP-SDM program has been gaining popularity in Canada but it is yet to be incorporated into the healthcare system (Reeves et al., 2008) Interprofessional approach entails the engagement of different professionals within the healthcare system, where all contribute towards the achievement of a common method of patient care. In addition, the aspect of shared decision-making entails the development of a system that involves the patients in determining the type of treatment that is given to them. The research concludes that the health professionals are not in any way opposed to the program (Legare et al. 2013, pg 221). The research objective is clearly defined by establishing the two main items under analysis, the intentions, and the factors behind the intentions of the health workers. The methodology was also defined and this article attempts to analyze it further by...
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...Paradise Assisted Living Project Arlynne Lumbao MGMT 404 Project Management DeVry University June 8, 2013 Executive Summary: The XYZ Health Care Corporation is growing so fast and has met the maximum capacity of 20 residents. The CEO and the Director Manager have decided to start a project for a new Home called Paradise Assisted Living to meet the needs of the elderly that are in the waiting list. The total cost for this project to start a new Home Assisted Living is approximately $500,000.00, including home purchase, appliances and furniture purchase, assigned team member, new staff training, and necessary renovations and adjustments. Scope Statement Goal Definition The Paradise Assisted Living Project is a home base setting in a three bedroom home with occupancy of 6 residents which will meet the healthcare regulations of 2 residents in each room. Accessible design features of the home such as hand rails, wider doorways, lever handles, special showers, wider hallways, and grab bars will be added. Prior in obtaining licensure, the home must have a secure and maintain an appropriate facility fire clearance approved by the fire authority having jurisdiction. The home must meet standards established by the State Fire Marshal and the local fire authority having jurisdiction for the protection of life and property against fire. A written emergency disaster plan that contains a plan for evacuation will addresses elements of sheltering, identifies temporary...
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...Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Paper no. 1044-94 Long-Term Poverty and Child Development in the United States: Results from the NLSY Sanders Korenman Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs and Center for Population Analysis and Policy University of Minnesota Jane E. Miller Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research Rutgers University John E. Sjaastad Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs University of Minnesota September 1994 This research was funded by a grant from the Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin. An earlier version of part of this paper appeared as part of Office of Population Research Working Paper No. 93-5, Princeton University, June 1993, which contains supplemental analyses and is available from the authors. We thank participants in seminars at the University of Maryland, the University of Michigan, Princeton University, the National Bureau of Economic Research in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and the 1993 meetings of the Population Association of America for their comments. Abstract The authors describe developmental deficits in early childhood associated with long-term poverty in the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY). They compare estimates of the effects of long-term poverty (based on a thirteen-year average of income) to estimates of the effects of poverty based on a single year of income (at the time of developmental assessment). They find substantial developmental deficits among...
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...Assignment 2: A Critical Review and Analysis of the Literature (30%) (This assignment is submitted through the WebCT assignment dropbox. Please check the deadlines listed in the course schedule located on the home page for due dates.) This term paper (3,000 words, double-spaced, 12-point font) is a critical analysis of a topic area within the field of gerontology. The paper is to be based on a review of gerontological literature. Statements made in the paper should be supported by references to published peer-reviewed academic journal articles, book chapters, and books. Your paper must go beyond the material found in your course readings—you are expected to refer to at least 10 to 12 additional academic sources directly related to your topic. All references should follow the American Psychological Association style. Please visitAPA for the citation style to be followed for the reference list. Failure to reference properly will be penalized. The following is a list of suggested topics. The purpose of this list is to give you some direction and make you aware of related possibilities. If you wish to write on a topic not included in this list, you must check with the tutor-marker about your proposed topic by the end of week 5. Writing on another topic requires that you demonstrate to the tutor-marker and course supervisor that you have a clear understanding of what you propose to do and that you have verified that sufficient research is available on the topic to enable you to...
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...are used to minimise abuse within the health and social care contexts. The caring professions provide some examples of what people thought may have been a good practice of care then but actually is poor or even abusive practice. The main reason why this happens is due to the changes that occurs within working policies. Within my workplace we have different policies that safeguard vulnerable adults, here are some of working practices that I believe help safeguard: • Complaints Policy Effective communication • Record-keeping Policy Risks Assessments • Confidentiality Policy Recruitment procedures • Data Protection Policy Induction • Protection of Vulnerable Adults Policy Training • Whistleblowing Policy Codes of conduct • Care plans – Person Centred Care Reflective practice • Anti – discriminatory / Anti – oppressive practice • Organisations safeguarding policy & procedures Each resident is assessed before arriving at the home, once assessed our nurse manager produces a careplan for that resident. The resident and their family have the right to be involved in developing a meaningful and effective care plan. The nursing home must work with the resident to develop an individualized, written care plan and must update it at least quarterly and any time your condition changes. Each resident important right is to receive good care. To give good care, the nursing home staff must plan to support the needs,...
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