began working in the healthcare field as a Medical Records Clerk and after almost 10 years was promoted to an Administrative Assistant Supervisor. Although patient healthcare has always been important, I feel that the degree field of Health Services Administration Management is so important in today’s society because of the world of automation and the continued development of technology. I believe that the caring that was once involved with the administration side of healthcare has either been shown
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HMA1: Trends in Healthcare Western Governors University Healthcare Management Case Study HMA1 Linda Gunn August 21, 2010 HMA1: Trends in Healthcare The American healthcare system is in the midst of change. No other time in history has the call for healthcare reform been so strong. It is the emergence of expensive new technologies with an aging population and a new call for equitable quality access of health services for all citizens that have pushed for the impending change. Successful
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Nursing Kaplan University March 10, 2014 The concept of Quality has a close relation with nursing practices. Higher quality healthcare is the common goal of all healthcare team and improving healthcare quality has become the common focal point of all healthcare organization. Quality has become an important issue for healthcare facilities facing a changing of healthcare environment (Tsai, & Wu, 2013). Quality is derived from the Latin “quails” and is defined as essential character of nature…an
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Reimbursement and Pay-for-performance Amy Escobar December 2, 2013 HCS/531 Charles Silveri Reimbursement and Pay-for-performance “Health care and health policy continue to be controversial domestic issues in the United States. Despite a slowing in the rate of growth of annual costs, most Americans feel that their budgets are strained by what they have to pay for health care, and most employers feel that their share of these costs for their employees is excessive. Currently, many Americans
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Advanced Generalist: Reaction Paper In today’s society nursing has grown to fit the healthcare needs of society. We have grown by providing different nursing educational roles that will evolve healthcare as we know it. The advanced generalist education role is a clinical nurse leader. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing defines the clinical nurse leader role (CNL) as a leader in the healthcare system that delivers care across different settings within a Microsystems, using assimilation
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United States, there has been an awakening of cultural awareness that helps healthcare professionals work to ensure that the religious or spiritual philosophy of a patient is respected as well as encouraging a more loving and caring environment to help in healing the spirit as well as the body. A Spiritual Loving Environment An environment where there is a loving caring attitude will give patients a feeling that the healthcare professionals caring for them are concerned, not only about the medical
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facing our healthcare system and outlining the vital role nursing must play in addressing those challenges (Institute of Medicine [IOM], 2010). As the needs of patients have become more complex the skills of nurses caring for them must change as well. Nurses must have the requisite skills to deliver high quality patient care and take a leadership role in negotiating the obstacles of our ever changing healthcare system. Adoption of the IOM’s recommendations for the role of nursing in healthcare would
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Combating Compassion Fatigue Compassion is defined as a feeling of wanting to help someone who is sick, hungry, or in trouble, according to Merriam-Webster dictionary. Compassion is a fundamental characteristic needed by health care providers. Compassion is what makes patient care enjoyable; without compassion, patients would begin to feel neglected. There are many different types of health care providers, but the ones who have the most contact with the patients are the nurses. Nurses provide such
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rules expediting union elections, and healthcare workers are feeling greater anxiety over wages and job security due to partly market and policy pressures to reduce healthcare costs." ( Joel Carson, 2014). Reducing health care costs will eventually reduce the money of independent organizations and it worries this business by the unionized labor. The globalization of the economy includes obamacare by affecting labor relations of all organizations related to healthcare, including pharmacies, hospitals,
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Supporting significant life events Introduction The social change such as passing away of a loved one makes a lot of impact on the behavior and the individuals, especially when they are aged or disabled. The case study points out to an elderly lady, who is mentally disadvantaged and the impact of the passing away of her spouse of 40 years. In this short reflection, we are going to assess the Physical, Psychological and Social Impact of Bereavement on Individuals, look at the different group responses
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