Fabiola Martinez 10/21/10 9:10-10:35 am Federal Grants In Texas According to the publisher of American Government and Politics a grant is ,“ A form of gift that entails certain obligations on the part of a grantee and expectations on the part of the grantor.” (American Government & Politics, Jay M. Shafritz) There is such thing as a no free lunch, the grants students get have obligations that students have to go by like maintaining a high GPA, having 12 hours minimum, etc. as well as
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This in turn can make communication in a health care organization quite complex. For example, an individual can use a hard copy letter, an e-mail; verbal or nonverbal/body language and if multiple channels are combined and used for the sending of the message, interpretation may become more complex and the receiver may need extra time to understand the direction being given unfortunately in a health care setting time can be of the essence. Health care organizations distribute health information and
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homes, accountable care organizations that assume responsibility for quality and cost across the continuum of patient care, funding for care coordination, and bundled payment for hospital acute and post-acute care. By increasing primary care payment rates, and making low-interest student loans more available, the Affordable Care Act also aims to increase the supply of primary care physicians and advanced practice nurses, making it easier for patients to find a primary care provider. Better
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and the University of Missouri—St. Louis. Faculty and staff are dedicated to providing nursing education that prepares graduates as professionals to practice in generalist nursing roles, advanced nursing roles, and as nurse scientists in all health care systems. All academic programs reflect the faculty’s beliefs about nursing, clients, health, environment, and nursing education. The faculty believes that nursing is a profession and an academic discipline possessing a scientific body of knowledge
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READINGS/REFERENCES Two suggested books that you should read for the course (in the order they should be read): * The Arbinger Institute. (2002). Leadership and Self-Deception: Getting Out of the Box. San Francisco, CA: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc * The Arbinger Institute. (2006). The Anatomy of Peace: Resolving the Heart of Conflict. San Francisco, CA: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc Both of these books can be borrowed from our National Library. Should you wish to purchase them,
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The ChildTrauma Academy www.ChildTrauma.org EFFECTS OF TRAUMATIC EVENTS ON CHILDREN AN INTRODUCTION Traumatic Event Prolonged Alarm Reaction Altered Neural Systems BD Perry MD, PhD Bruce D. Perry, MD, Ph.D. This booklet is one in a series developed by the ChildTrauma Academy to assist parents, caregivers, teachers and various professionals working with maltreated and traumatized children. All Rights Reserved © 2003 Bruce D. Perry Effects of Trauma on Children:
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Chapter 1 Terms 1. Managed Care: system in which the price of service and payment to providers are controlled, most often by an employer or government, in an effort to control costs and utilization of services. Most dominant health care delivery system in US 2. Entitlement: services provided free of charge to active military personnel and certain uniformed nonmilitary services. 3. Routine Care: care proved by primary care providers. 4. Universal Access: offered by most developed countries, except
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1. The five areas in which Ron Henderson’s performance was weak was by his inaction and lack of leadership; he let other executives “do their thing” and neither discouraged nor evaluated their work; did little to evaluate the ideas with respect to their compatibility with CMC’s mission; did not consider the financial implications of these ventures, his approach was “let’s do it”; and he added 127 new positions despite solid evidence that utilization was experiencing a steep decline. An organization
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contains all prescription medications, herbal supplements, vaccines, vitamins, and over-the-counter medications (Barnsteiner, 2008). This is a very important part of the care transition process, in which healthcare providers come together to improve upon medication safety, as the patient goes to and from different levels of care (www.uthscsa, 2010). Medication reconciliation became a frontline matter, when the Joint Commission (JC) defined its national goals to improve a patient’s safety. The JC
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Early Psychosis Intervention (EPI) program in British Columbia that works to create a “care pathway” (Fraser EPI Program, 2017). In this program, youth and adolescents have an individualized plan created to provide “a practical "best practices" guide to care that fits within the system in which care is being offered, standardize care and reduce variation in practice
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