Use is the certification of electronic health records (EHR) and Medicaid along with Medicare have a program with financial insensitive for entities. Meaningful Use is a form of improvement to safe guard patients’ information; this will in hopes improve care. The Recovery Act outlines what components of Meaningful Use an entity must be present the following: (1) use of certified EHR in a meaningful manner, (2) use EHR technology for electronic exchange of health information, and finally (3) use of EHR
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UOPX NUR471 | Homeless Veterans | A Vulnerable Population | | Tina Sampers | 4/29/12 | Description of the selected population The assumption that all veterans receive free health care and supported by the United States government is a sad misconception and unrealistic dream. Homeless veterans by definition are a group of individuals who have served in the United States military and do not have shelter, or home at night. The Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act offers a detailed
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of Life Quality of life (QOL) is a contemporary phrase which was first heard after the Second World War and, since then, has been frequently used but not well explained (Meeberg, 1993). Most theorists have at least an unexpressed belief that human health and QOL are associated closely. It is the interest of most healthcare providers to promote QOL for those who are seeking help. However, nurses cannot work with clients to attain QOL if the goal is unclear (Meeberg, 1993). Both Virginia Henderson and
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shortage in 1958. Its focus is more on application of the basic nursing skills to achieve patient care. This program is usually in community colleges. BSN is a four year college education whose program is more extensive and expansive of the fundamentals of the ADN program to include “physical and social sciences, nursing research, public and community health, nursing management, and the humanities” (American Association of Colleges of Nursing., 2012). Both
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A N A S S E S S M E N T O F T H E SAFETY NET in Detroit, Michigan Urgent Matters The George Washington University Medical Center School of Public Health and Health Services Department of Health Policy Acknowledgments The Urgent Matters safety net assessment team would like to thank our community partner, the Voices of Detroit Initiative (VODI), for its help in identifying key safety net issues in Detroit and connecting us with stakeholders in the community. At VODI, Lucille
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Some patients are required to pay a sliding scale discount fee based on their income and the number people in the family. Community Health Care Centers provide comprehensive and cost effective primary care and supportive services that promote access to health care. These centers accept health insurance and also provide services to the uninsured on a sliding fee scale. I learned that both these centers provide service to patients that over extends what the hospital
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accessibility to numerous tobacco dependence treatments remains an issue. Furthermore, impact on health from tobacco use has been documented profusely, yet the tobacco industry still continues to lure adolescents and adults with the advertising and promotional markets. One in two smokers will die prematurely of a disease caused by dependence on tobacco. After reading findings by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, it is stated that “youths also are susceptible to tobacco advertising
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(NRS-430V-0191) Jane Maughon September 8, 2013 Educational Preparation I would like to start my argument with the differences between ADN and BSN. These differences are as follows: curriculum, patient outcomes and the approach used to nursing care. Patient care scenario that shows the differences in the approach to decision-making based upon the educational preparation of a BSN versus an ADN will be presented. Mildred Montag developed the associate degree program. The two-year program was designed
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the exception of Transportation and Utilities. Key Features — The index is maintained by the Averages Committee. — Components are added and deleted on an as-needed basis. For the sake of continuity, such changes are rare, and typically occur following corporate acquisitions or other significant changes in a component company's core business. When one component is replaced, all of them are reviewed. — While stock selection is not governed by quantitative rules, a stock typically is
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There are four key components in nursing that make up the metaparadigm of Watson’s Theory of Caring model. Human being, or person, is the first major concept described in the metaparadigm, and is defined as “the unity of mind-body-spirit” (Watson, 2008, p. 246). The second concept is health, and represents the overall physical and mental aspects, as well as social functioning that patients need in order to obtain genuine holistic care (Petiprin, 2015, Philosophy and Science of Caring section, para
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