acute care hospitals, behavioral health centers, surgical hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, and radiation oncology centers. (Universal Health Services, 2015) Universal Health Services, a New York Stock Exchange company, has its headquarters located in Pennsylvania but has several locations throughout the United States including Puerto Rico, U.S Virgin Islands, and the United Kingdom. (Universal Health Services, 2015) Financial Well Being of Universal Health Services The health care industry
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the American life. Healthcare History Health care economics presents information where efficiency and equity goals are pursued. Furthermore, economics establishes a framework by maximizing benefits using resources at hand. Kenneth Arrow, the person responsible for mentioning the idea of health economics as a discipline, wrote an article titled “Uncertainty and the Welfare Economies of Medical Care” in 1963. The article discusses how the medical care industry benefits society compared to the “norm”
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Health Care Information Systems Terms Define the following terms. Your definitions must be in your own words; do not copy them from the textbook. After you define each term, describe in 40 to 60 words the health care setting in which each term would be applied. Include at least two research sources to support your position—one from the University Library and the other from the textbook. Cite your sources in the References section consistent with APA guidelines. Term | Definition | How
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held US-based traded specialty health care organization. It is principally engaged in serving the public through its hospitals. The organization owns and operates through acute-care hospitals, behavioral health centers, surgical hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers and radiation oncology centers. It provides a wide range of services such as general surgery, internal medicine, obstetrics, emergency room care, radiology, oncology, diagnostic care, coronary care, pediatric services and behavioral health
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Ambulatory Surgery Centers Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs) were developed in the health sector for providing instant surgical care, treatment and prevention of diseases. ASCs have improved the outpatient health care services in United States as compared to hospital based inpatient care programs (Becker & American Health Lawyers Association, 2006). The program has gained a good reputation due to high quality services and positive results experienced by patients. ASCs are subject to transparency
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interest started in nursing when I was nine years old and my mom got in an accident, she broke her right arm and got a cast. I saw nurses and doctors helping my mom heal and it was like a miracle for me. I decided to pursue this career of miracles and care and became a nurse. Life happened and twelve years passed, I looked back and realized that I need a career plan for future. I finished my BSN in 2013 and wanted to become a nurse practitioner but there I was with gaps in my knowledge and work skills
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Today’s health care environment is in a state of flux. Many health care organizations are working hard to implement and deal with the new provisions established in the Affordable Care Act of 2010. The three financial environments must adjust the way they deliver health care services to accommodate these new provisions. For-profit organizations, not-for-profit organizations, and government organizations have to change many of their financial systems to operate in today’s health care industry. Throughout
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world-renowned destination for health care services. The Academic Medical Centers in Boston received $2.3 billion in National Institutes Health (NIH) research grant money. Hospitals in Massachusetts accumulated large amounts of debt in the 1970’s and the 1980’s as they refurbished older facilities, expanded services, and purchased expensive new technologies. Describe the health care environment in Massachusetts. Two years after enacting health-care reform to rein in costs, Massachusetts
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influence because if it is in a poor location where the population is small, services may not be in high demand. It is very important that the stakeholders assess the changing values, attitudes, and demographic characteristic to continue providing optimal care. Depending on the nature of the local economy, wage rates, disposable income, unemployment and transportation can all have an economic influence on the development of a clinic. The mission statement should be to continuously improve the quality
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Discussion Health IT Adoption Introducing change in health care is never easy, i.e, the Obama Healthcare, (universal healthcare system) budget and implementation. By year 2014, the government will oversee that all Americans should receive healthcare regardless of pre-existing conditions, but that also means longer lines and longer services. Even with the change of technologies, I am sure there is significant doubt and opposition. So it comes as no surprise that in the face of changes
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