has been used to asset in the different fields of healthcare. Studies are done to find ways to improve the way we take care and manage personal confidential information of our patients. Healthcare Technology As of 2011, per Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services all hospitals, doctor office and clinics shall convert from the standard paper records over to electronic records by 2014 to receive any incentive pay. Making electronic medical records and/or electronic health records one of the
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Expansion of Medicaid Name School Abstract On March 23, 2010, President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act (ACA) into law, allowing all Americans access to affordable health care. Despite the urgent need to provide health care to all Americans some Governors and elected Congressmen continue to debate over the necessity to expand Medicaid and the ACA. The Supreme Court on June 28, 2012 ruled in support of the ACA by upholding the individual mandate which require Americans to have health
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Federally Qualified Health Centers are funded in many different ways. The first way is through federal grants under the Health Center Program and Public Health Service Act. They can also be funded from local and state funds . They do receive prefenetial Medicare and Mediciad reimbursement but the fee schedule is a sliding scale based on income. Community Health Centers are the safety net provider for a multitude of people and is the largest network of safety net primary care providers. Community Health
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Lontok, O., & DeLia, D. (2014). The new jersey medicaid ACO demonstration project: Seeking opportunities for better care and lower costs among complex low-income patients. Journal of Health Politics, Policy & Law, 39(6), 1185-1211. doi:10.1215/03616878-2822622 This article describes a project broadly similar to Medicare and commercial ACOs, the New Jersey demonstration addresses the unique concerns faced by populations served by Medicaid. It uses hospital all-payer billing data to estimate
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In this paper I will discuss the history and evolution of healthcare economics and the timing of healthcare funding. In the 21st Century healthcare is proven to be one the largest industries that generates a great deal of money in the world. Therehas been a dramtic change in healthcre the last last hundred years. As changes and progression are examined, it becomes clear that healthcare along with the economy has created an important part of the American life. Healthcare History Health care economics
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billion Aetna-Coventry Health Care merger is the biggest in the health care sector since President Barack Obama enacted the reform law in March 2010. The deal will give Aetna, the third-largest health insurer in the U.S., a big increase in Medicare and Medicaid customers, including poor elderly people on both programs, and in the number of people who buy insurance on their own or get coverage from small businesses. Aetna will gain 5 million new customers when the merger is complete and stands to get
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projected years of 2011-2021 Medicare is expected to have a growth of 6.1% per year average over these years, Medicaid growth is expected to be 8.2% per year, private spending average per year 5.3%. By 2021, federal, state, and local government health care spending is projected to be nearly 50 percent of the national health expenditures, up from 46 percent in 2011, with federal spending accounting for about two-thirds of the government share (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, 2013). One of
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care industry is the delivery of health care services. In the U.S., the health care industry is considered to be the largest service employer. Funding for the U.S. health care services consists of a mix of public and private payment sources. Medicare and Medicaid represent the two major health programs. Funding for Ambulatory Services The use of Ambulatory Care Services is common amongst most people. It has become an important element in the delivery of health care. For many, it has been viewed
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eaking in general terms is referred to a “style of project management in which everyone on the project team is held responsible for the quality and success of the project. Team based approach recognizes that for the team to become successful, all the members cannot work alone in isolation. Each member must always know and work well with team members and must appreciate their member’s strength and skills” (Rouse, M. 2011). In a hospital, “Team based, is when physicians, nurses, social workers, pharmacists
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