HEALTH PROFESSIONALS COMPETENCY ASSURANCE ACT The Act was passed by Parliament on 11 September 2003 and received the Royal assent on 18 September 2003. The Health Practitioners Assurance Act came fully into force on 18 September 2004. Not all the Health Care professions are regulated under this Act. And the profession that is not being regulated under this act does not mean that profession lacks the professional standards. Some of the professionals are not regulated under this act because
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Health Care Industry Lauretta Montgomery HCS/449 July 31, 2013 Kelli Haynes Health Care In today’s health care, change is persistent, pervasive, and constant. Clear and critical understanding of change theory and the stages of change is vital for leaders to have an effective plan to manage the changes occurring in the world of health care. Leaders must utilize change agent skills to initiate commitment to move forward with positive change. Leaders must also have an understanding that resistance
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Professional Development of Nursing Professionals Robert Smith Grande Canyon University September 14, 2013 Professional Development of Nursing Professionals In 2010, comprehensive health care legislation was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Obama. These laws were the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act, collectively known as the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The ACA represents the largest changes
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Impact of IOM 2010 Report on the Future of Nursing Troy Bradley Grand Canyon University: Professional Dynamics June 7, 2013 Impact of IOM 2010 Report on the Future of Nursing In 2010, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released its report The Future of Nursing, Leading Change, Advancing Health. This report addresses the opportunity the United States has to transform its health care system into a higher quality, safer, more affordable and accessible system since the enactment of the Affordable
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forms of patient care management that is patient- rather than provider-focused and has the end goal of the “Triple Aim”-improved patient experience, improved population health and decreased per capita costs. These goals are achieved by developing healthcare models which promote collaborative care between providers, increase communication between health care entities, actively engage patients in health care and lifestyle choices and rely heavily on health technology to extend provider services, personalize
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Option 1: Nursing Home Administrator Darryl Bowler HCS/320 October 8, 2013 Salome Kapella-Mshigeni Option 1: Nursing Home Administrator Because our local nursing home is being taken over by a national group, there will be new policies that we must adhere to as we progress. These policies are going to force our nursing home to adapt and change. I will review the new polices, the affects they have on our patients, the affect they have on our patient’s relatives, how we will effectively communicate
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Narcotic drugs, use and abuse of drugs. Dispensing of medicine, Drugs store, drug stock / purchase of medicine, oxygen, I/V Fluid, Chemicals etc. Suggested Reading: Textbook of Pharmacology: Dr. K. D. Tripathi PAPER – 2: Hospital Based Healthcare & Its changing scenario-Code MHA 102 Overview of Hospital • Concept of Modern Hospital & Privatization in Health Sector • Public Sector Hospitals and Level of care / offered facilities • Effects of Globalization in Health care
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United Hospital Ltd was borne out of a vision to provide a complete and one-stop healthcare solution to the people of Bangladesh. Opening its doors in August 2006 and situated besides the picturesque Gulshan Lake, this hospital is one of the largest private sector healthcare facilities in Bangladesh. With a capacity to house over 450 patients and established across a total covered area of over 400,000 sft, the hospital has 11 state of the art operation theatres to cater to the needs of our varied
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impact of the care of the patient (Hicks¸N. J Nicols, 2012). The instance of poor communication may result in chaos for both the provider and the patient when combined with technology (Hicks¸N. J Nicols, 2012). The objective of communication in healthcare is to send as well as receive a concise, clear message and many patients will judge their health care providers by their actions as well as their effective use of communication that would lead to taking the correct action (Gasparik, Abram, Lornicz
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Course Project: MCAS MIRAMAR FAMILY ADVOCACY CENTER HIT 120- Introduction to Health Information Technology December 12, 2012 Course Project: MCAS MIRAMAR FAMILY ADVOCACY CENTER Electronic health records (EHR) are health records that are generated by health care professionals when a patient is seen at a medical facility such as a hospital, mental health clinic, or pharmacy. The EHR contains the same information as paper based medical records like
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