factor is emphasized, such as cost reduction, it may create an inequality of quality and access because costs are being cut. Because lack of access is a problem in the United States, healthcare systems may focus on increasing access, which could increase costs. In order to assess the success of a healthcare delivery, it is vital that consumers assess their health care by analyzing the balance between cost, access, and quality” (Niles, 2011). For example, if I hospital needed some new medical equipment
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For my report, I did research on ACCESS Family Health Society, Chicago's largest provider of community healthcare. ACCESS was founded in the early 1990's and has 40 locations throughout Chicago, Cook, and DuPage counties. They also have as many as 200,000 patients every year. Their Chief Executive Officer, Donna Thompson, R.N., and N.S., has been with ACCESS since 1995. She started as Chief Operating Officer and worked her way up to CEO in 2004. “Donna demonstrates daily how a focused commitment
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American Well To make health care coverage more affordable, the country must address the soaring cost of medical care that continues to increase at a dangerous rate. A greater focus is needed on the main drivers of medical cost growth: soaring prices for medical services, new costly prescription drugs and medical technologies, unhealthy lifestyles, and an outdated fee-for-service system. More than one-sixth of the U.S. economy is devoted to health care spending and that percentage continues to
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Population Lauren M. Lorio NUR/440 April 9, 2012 Maria Mendez The Elderly as a Vulnerable Population Vulnerability is defined as susceptibility or increased risk for health problems (DeChesnay, 2008). A group of individuals are considered at higher risk for illness when their physical, emotional, psychological, or social health, is compromised (Aday, 2001). There are many leading causes for why a population is considered at higher risk; socioeconomic, age, gender, demographics, personal, and
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Health Information Exchange (HIE) Christine Broger Health Information Process with Lab (HIT 141) Sonja Ross February 12, 2012 Health Information Exchange (HIE) refers to the process of reliable and interoperable electronic health-related information sharing conducted in a manner that protects the confidentiality, privacy, and security of the information. The development of widespread HIEs is quickly becoming a reality. Health Information Organizations (HIOs) are the organizations that
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A Literature Review “Privacy and Health Information Technology” Deborah Jones Dr. Udoh Udom Health Information Systems HAS 520 12/06/10 Introduction The increased use of health information technology (Health IT) is a common element of privacy of medical information. Proponents hope that the increased use of health IT will improve health outcomes for individual patients by facilitating the delivery of evidence-based care and reducing medical errors. Additionally, proponents hope that increasing
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The healthcare system in the United States has been in a constant state of change throughout the 20th century due to rising costs, quality of care and unequal access. As there have been rapid changes in the landscape of managed care, there have also been exponential increases in the cost of national healthcare expenditures. In 2007 national healthcare costs had reached 16.2% of the GDP, an increase from 8.6% in 1977. The cost of rising healthcare has continued to become a focus of politics and the
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Technology and Health Care Paper Healthcare and transportation have been growing and evolving almost simultaneously. Although on individual tracks, they are both moving towards a goal. When trying to accomplish a goal, there are some barriers that may challenge the progress towards the mission. As a new member of Sentara Healthcare, one of the largest non-for profit healthcare organizations in Virginia and North Carolina, I was able to see firsthand some areas in the Nursing Centers that needed
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Benefits of the Affordable Care Act Benefits of the Affordable Care Act In this essay I will be discussing the benefits of the new affordable care act and how it has impacted as well as my local community. Firstly, the affordable care act allows people who did not have access to insurance or be able to afford the insurance through their employer to get insurance coverage at a reasonable cost. Second, the affordable care act does not allow for insurance companies to not pay a claim based
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in the world that strictly uses Electronic Medical Records. With a medical center of this size patient privacy and confidentiality is extremely import and a constantly evolving aspect of health care. Since 2010 The Texas Medical Center has had 5 major breaches of security resulting in the unauthorized access to over 50,000 patients. According to the American Medical Association's (AMA) Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs, "The purpose of a physician's ethical duty to maintain patient
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