Syllabus-MBA (Hospital Administration) PAPER – I: BASIC CONCEPT OF HEALTH -Code MHA 101 Concept of Health and Disease • Concept of health & disease and well being. • Natural history of disease and role of hospitals to offer various levels of care • Prevention aspect of diseases • Dynamics of disease transmission • Changing pattern of diseases • Concept of health indicators Preliminary Human anatomy and Physiology • Basic concepts of human anatomy
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Improving Quality and Value in the U.S. Health Care System By: Niall Brennan, Nicole Cafarella, S. Lawrence Kocot, Aaron McKethan, Marisa Morrison, Nadia Nguyen, Mark Shepard and Reginald D. Williams II Share on email Share on twitter Share on facebook Share on linkedin More... Share on google_plusone_share Share on stumbleupon Share on reddit Share on print Executive Summary The U.S. health care system faces significant challenges that clearly indicate the urgent need for reform. Attention
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With the onset of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), many Medical Groups that provide care for members of a Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) have grown a great deal to allow for increased population of members requiring insurance coverage. This growth has impacted medical groups significantly. One organization that has experienced this is “Mountain Healthcare”. Mountain Healthcare is a network of medical groups located in California, New York, and Arizona. The network is composed of nine groups
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diseases, but also applies in prevention. [1] Since 2000, the healthcare system started to implement evidence-based decision-making framework which would significantly impact the quality of care. Despite this, three problems have developed or even increased within healthcare. Firstly, variation in the utilization of healthcare which cannot be explained by variation in patient illness or patient preferences [4]. Secondly, variation in
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Electronic health records (also known as ‘e-notes’, EMR or EHR) have commonly replaced the conventional paper records used in medical facilities. EHRs are a longitudinal electronic record of patient health information generated by one or more encounters in any care delivery setting. Included in this information are patient demographics, progress notes, problems, medications, vital signs, past medical history, immunizations, laboratory data, and radiology reports”. Some of the basic benefits associated
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revolutionized the way health care is being delivered today. Without doubt, medical technology is indispensable for people's health and better quality of life in some areas; and contributes billions of dollars to the economy. Some would go so far to say that the practice of medicine these days is inherently dependent upon health technology. This is probably based on the observations that clinicians use a wide variety of technologies in diagnosing, treating and assessing the care of their patients. Today's
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resurfacing months later and Molina continuing to pay claims for services the actual member did not receive. An example of this is a referral the SIU received in 2013, indicating that a Molina member’s identity had been stolen. Someone had used our member’s health information to receive hospital services for severe illness at another state. The SIU interviewed the member and confirmed that they have never traveled outside their city they
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healthcare, the utilization of call centers to assist in triaging patient calls have become more advanced and serviced over time. These centers triage calls such as medication refills, appointment scheduling, emergency medical questions and advice, and simple insurance related questions. The calls in our facility have increased due to the increasing number of patients merging into our facility and clinics. With the current struggle of budgeting and providing sufficient patient care, our department
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around the world. To examine related health concerns of birth rate, death rate, birth defects, and how access to medical care in different nations contribute to the birth and survival of the fetus. Reviewing statistics of birth rates in all income nations and the overall affect on the population. Applying the Social Conflict theory as it relates to views on pregnancy. Explore different ideas on how to change declining birth rates and promote better health care for all nations. Key Words: Pregnancy
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discussing the procedure of maturing (ageing) and clarify the hypotheses of ageing and discuss the perspectives on what cause people to age and how it relate to Connie and Cyril. I will likewise evaluate the effect ageing has on the well-being and social care provision. P4: The two theories I am going to talk about in relation to ageing for Connie and Cyril are: Social disengagement theory and activity theory. Social disengagement theory: this hypothesis expresses that as individuals age, they have a
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