verbal reasons to put a do not resuscitate on Ms. Rose’s chart or not, instead he relied too much on the physical language of the family; Dr. Bronson also did not allow the family any time or privacy to discuss the decision. The case analysis will supply evidence that Dr. Branson is not in the wrong within ethical and moral boundaries and that Ms. Rose should not be resuscitated after cardiac failure, but that he should have taken a less deciding
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Transitional care is defined as a set of actions designed to ensure the coordination and conti- nuity of health care as patients transfer between different locations or different levels of care. Representative locations include (but are not limited to) hospitals, sub-acute and post-acute nursing homes, the patient’s home, primary and specialty care offices, and long-term care fa- cilities. Transitional care is based on a comprehensive plan of care and the availability of health care practitioners who are
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health services (DHS): physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, radiology services, radiation therapy, durable medical equipment and supplies, parenteral and enteral nutrients, equipment, and supplies, prosthetics, orthotics, and prosthetic devices and supplies, home health services, outpatient prescription drugs, inpatient and outpatient hospital services, and clinical laboratory services (Burgess, n.d., para 8). It also set guidelines for physician recruitment and retention (Reynolds,
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Free Medical Clinic for those without Insurance Assignment 2.1: Informative Paper January 29, 2014 Free Medical Clinic for those without Insurance Assignment 2.1: Informative Paper In today’s world, healthcare availability is a major concern for many people. Whether it is due to income, specific health concerns or resources many people find themselves without the ability to seek treatment at a facility they can afford. To help communities with these issues, if resourced properly, a free
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increasing choice for patients, providers of care or insurers will become more responsive to patient demand, which in turn will drive greater eciency in the delivery and funding of health care. However, whether enhanced patient choice will make hospital choice more responsive to quality is not well established, although the consequences of poor quality in health care can be dire. Patients' health can be severely compromised by poor quality care, including, as we show below, an increased risk
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in the US. Hospitals were not properly trained to handle an outbreak of this nature, stocked with protective gear, or taking proper precautions when encountering a potential Ebola patient. In 2014, the Ebola virus was out of control and spreading in West Africa. This heightened spread should have prompted the CDC to increase awareness and protocols in the US, yet nothing was done to protect or manage the situation. “When the outbreak in West Africa began, the CDC said that any hospital in the US
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Emergency Centers are required to provide the same level of care as the basic emergency room, except for a trauma care unit. Freestanding Emergency Centers are usually closer to one’s home and the waiting time for treatment is shorter than that of a hospital emergency room. Unlike urgent care centers, FSEDs are required to operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and must have around the clock lab and
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says he must have a prescription refill for Valium, an antidepressant medication, called in right away to his pharmacy, since he is leaving for the airport in thirty minutes. He says that Dr. Williams is a personal friend and always gives him a small supply of Valium when he has to fly. No one except Jerry is in the office at this time. What should he do? In this case study I am going to answer a few questions and give some advice to jerry. Jerry is just on call while Dr. Williams is away; even though
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Hospital Response Plan: Fire Evacuation A hospital, depending on its size can house hundreds of patients on any given day. Fire is a severe risk to the hospital because of its erratic nature. In this scenario, a fire in the mess hall has developed outside the staffs’ ability to successfully control and snuff out the fire. The fire has reached a level extreme enough to where management has deemed it necessary to call for a complete evacuation of the hospital. The Federal Emergency
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Africa: Malaria Care Improves With Cash http://allafrica.com/stories/201304250118.html A question had been nagging at Ghanaian researcher Alexander Nartey. Since Ghana’s government had made health insurance available to the country’s poor to ease the burden of health care, why were so many people still paying cash, including those seeking basic treatment for malaria? The Ghanaian government in 2003 introduced its National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), which Nartey called a “pro-poor policy”
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