“Midyear Check on Health Plan Compliance,” provides an overview of changes and legal requirements that will take effect on or before January 1, 2015. The article reminds HR professionals that now is a good time to “take stock” and review what has been completed and what still needs done in order to be in compliance with any changes. The primary focus of the article covers new rules under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the Affordable Care Act (ACA). HIPAA changes
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the Affordable Care Act into law. There is no denying that Healthcare reform is a necessity at this point. Something absolutely has to change in America’s Healthcare. “It seems clear that if we continue down the path of healthcare delivery we current practice in this country, even if it is practiced a bit more efficiently, we will have failed. We will bankrupt this country, and the health of our citizens will continue to decline” (Riley, 2009). The question remains however, is the Affordable Care
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Indian Health Services System Overview of Indian Health Service The Indian Health Service (IHS), a federal health system, cares for 2 million of the country's 5.2 million American Indian and Alaska Native people. This system has increasingly focused on innovative uses of health information technology and telemedicine, as well as comprehensive, locally tailored prevention and disease management programs, to promote health equity in a population facing multiple health disparities. Important recent
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SWOT Analysis of BlueCross/BlueShield Health insurance is something that all Americans should think about before buying. There are many health insurance companies; some larger than others. When buying health insurance, consumers may want to consider the type of coverage needed, and the price of the coverage. As the cost of health care increases, health insurance rates increase also. BlueCross/BlueShield is one of the leading health insurance companies in America. Even though Blue
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Are You Ready? As a result of the Affordable Health Care Act of 2010 becoming a reality, there is a growing need for nursing practice to advance. With this in mind, the health care delivery system is changing and as nurses we need to be ready. Health care will no longer be focused on the disease but more on the prevention of the disease and health promotion. Who better than nurses to be best positioned to fill such new and expanded roles as a consequence of this redesigned healthcare system? With
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WEDNESDAY, September 19, 2012 — When Emily Auerswald and her children need care for minor illnesses or injuries, they head to a shopping center near Annapolis that has a Starbucks, a Five Guys hamburger joint and an urgent care center. Such centers treat the most common injuries and illnesses -- including colds, ear infections, cuts and back pain -- in addition to taking X-rays and performing simple blood, urine and drug tests. Doctors Express in Edgewater is open nights and weekends, and accepts
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Development of Nursing Professionals Katrina Boluyt Grand Canyon University: Professional Dynamics November 2, 2015 Professional Development of Nursing Professionals The largest philanthropy in the United States focused exclusively on health, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), together with the Institute of Medicine (IOM) published a report on nursing in 2010. This report was the result of a two year project designed to evaluate and revolutionize the nursing profession (IOM, 2011)
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CHIP Executive Summary HCS 550 June 30, 2014 CHIP Executive Summary The process of implementing a health care policy involves important steps of legislation formulation before execution and monitoring for progression and improvements. Committees and subcommittees on levels of the government, state, and local legislation are inclusive in ensuring the policy is enacted both efficiently and effectively. To accomplish these goals and objectives legislators must develop rules and regulations
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forward in the coming age of affordable care for all U.S. citizens. Both parties agreed that available, excellent care could not be attained without exceptional nursing practice and leadership. The report establishes that achieving a successful health care system in the future rests on the future of the nursing profession. The IOM and RWJF (2011) stated, “We believe that preparation of an expanded workforce, necessary to serve the millions who will now have access to health insurance for the first
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Women’s Health issues are greatly involved and affected by the health and portability act passed by congress in 2010. It is good that this act began a restructuring of the healthcare system in the United States, as we have many, many areas that need to be looked at and changed in order to bring about financial solvency and better health coverage to the people of this nation and without taking a first step, we will never learn how to walk. Although this first step may very well land us on our knees
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