management and politicians concerned about quality, consistency and costs. Best practice guidelines, or BPG’s, are systematically developed statements to assist practitioners and patients in decisions about appropriate health care for specific circumstances. They describe appropriate care based on the best available scientific evidence. BPG’s are developed and implemented to reduce inappropriate variation in practice; promote efficient use of resources; to act as guideline for quality control, highlight
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(RWJF) came together to collaborate and develop a constructive plan for the nursing profession moving 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
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Communication Paper XXXXXXX HCS/490 HEALTH CARE CONSUMER - TRENDS AND MARKETING March 16th, 2012 Carol Sweigert Communication Paper The intent of this paper is to ascertain one specific mode of communication used by consumers and healthcare providers. The communication modality that was chosen was electronic medical records (EMR’s). This paper will first define what an EMR is, then list and discuss several different modality aspects (as it pertains to EMR’s) to include, benefit to the
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N O R T H E R N T E R R I T O R Y D E PA R T M E N T O F H E A LT H Health Promotion Strategic Framework 2011 - 2015 www.healthynt.nt.gov.au NT Department of Health Health Promotion Strategic Framework 2011 - 2015 Background This framework provides a structure for describing the type of health promotion actions that are used across the Northern Territory. It enables a shared understanding of the actions that can be taken to improve health and wellbeing. It also provides guidance about
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organizations including the Institute of Medicine and the American Organization of Nurse Executives have come to the conclusion that nurses with higher degree levels provide more thorough care. Research has shown that magnet hospitals with highly educated nurses not only have a lower mortality within the acute care setting but also thirty days post. A survey conducted in 2001 and published by the Journal of Nursing Administration reported that Bachelor trained nurses have better critical thinking
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Running head: Hospitals and Long-Term Care Facilities Hospitals and Long-Term Care Facilities Sharhonda Harvey Dr. Gary A. Morris Health Services Organization – HSA 500 August 8, 2010 Hospitals and Long-Term Care Facilities 1. Describe the difference between nonprofit and for-profit hospitals. There are numerous factors that differentiate nonprofit and for profit hospitals. According to Horwitz (2005), “Two-thirds of all U.S. urban hospitals are nonprofit, with the remainder split
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Using the Data/Information/Knowledge/Wisdom Continuum Cathy L. Cooper Walden University NURS 6051N-13 Transforming Nursing and Healthcare Through Information Technology Instructor: Dr. Wagner March 27, 2016 Using the Data/Information/Knowledge/Wisdom Continuum Introduction Many organizations now have clinical documentation improvement programs (CDIs) designed to help an organization accurately reflect the quality of patient care, prove healthcare services, and make accurate reports of
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to many areas of the healthcare continuum to bring better healthcare results to their patients is being affected by the same new concepts many information management teams in other digital firms are investing in to bring their organization to the forefront. Like most digital firms, a healthcare organization can make use of having large amounts of data available and these organizations can use this data to help with many business decisions directly related to care management. Today, healthcare organizations
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Shelter Partnership, Inc. Survey of Special Needs Housing Projects Funded by the Housing Authority of the County of Los Angeles (HACoLA) Prepared for the Los Angeles County Community Development Commission (CDC) June 2009 www.shelterpartnership.org HACoLA-Funded Special Needs Projects Survey Table of Contents PAGE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF TABLES i ii iv PART I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Background Purpose Methodology
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HSMA 4075-Managed Care in Health Systems Gynecologists as the Primary Care Physician? Sonya M. Artis September 11, 2008 Gynecologists as the Primary Care Physician? In managed health care the primary care physician has a role that is very significant to the delivery of care. A primary care physician serves as the initial contact for a person with an undiagnosed medical concern and they are responsible for the continuum of care for varied existing medical
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