Approach NR532 Healthcare Operational Planning and Management Patient-Centered Care Delivery Model, a Multidisciplinary Team Approach Increased emphasis from the Institute Of Medicine (IOM) and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) on improving quality, safety and reducing care cost has brought forth challenges among hospital executives (Cama, 2009). Nurse executives must develop low cost, innovative and effective ways to deliver patient care. The focus of this manuscript is
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Topic: U.S. HEALTHCARE SYSTEM REFORM Course Project T. Wise DeVry HSM 534 Health Service Finance February 23, 2013 Week 7 Professor Alison Williams Background The United States, being the most diverse society in the world, has a long and unsuccessful history of attempts at healthcare reform. We spend almost $2 trillion dollars per year on healthcare, yet not all American people have medical coverage (Barton, 2007). A huge percent of the population have to rely on outside
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HISTORY OF HEALTH INSURNCE I stopped for a moment to imagine an average Americana’s world without a health insurance, what will become of such individual when the need for healthcare beckons? How will such individual offset the outrageous bill of healthcare? Health insurance is used in America to describe any program that helps pay for medical bills through the following: privately purchased and social insurance or a social welfare program usually powered by the government. Simply put, health insurance
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Abstract The population of mental illness who seek treatment solely through a primary care physician raises question for concern. Many healthcare facilities and organizations are working on a plan to integrate diverse professions into one comprehensive medical model home to optimize effective patient-centered care outcomes. The goal is to reduce costs, expand the healthcare teams knowledge base while improving patient outcomes. How can the core competency of teamwork and collaboration impact the
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advocates of health care reform. Multiple surveys indicate that the number of uninsured has fallen due to expanded Medicaid eligibility and health insurance exchanges established due to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as PPACA or “Obamacare”. According to the United States Census Bureau, in 2012 there were 48.0 million people in the U.S. (15.4% of the population) who were without health insurance coverage. Non-citizens are more likely to be uninsured than citizens, with
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Health Law and Regulations Paper Veronica Jenkins HCS/544 May 26, 2014 Professor: Kelly Gantt In the health care industry, regulations play an important role “Through various regulatory bodies, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) protects the public from a number of health risks and provides programs for public health and welfare” (fiercehealthcare.com). Implementing these two helps protect health care agencies and also regulate public health on every level.
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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act deadline is quickly approaching. The bill aimed at reforming the health care industry was signed in to law on March 23, 2010. The primary focus of the law is to make healthcare services more affordable for all American Citizens. The Obama Care health insurance market place is set to open October 1, 2013. However, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has delayed the signing of final agreements originally set for the first of September to mid-month
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Learning Healthcare Organizations MHA601: Principles of Health Care Administration (NBA1407A) Instructor: March 17, 2014 Week 5 Assignment: Learning Healthcare Organizations Transformational change is a radical shift in culture for the healthcare industry. It is an organizational wide, new way to strategize and update old theories and skills that are less reliable than the old processes and systems that were used in the past. The new changes are meant to be rolled out over a period of time
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past decade. Today, almost half of America's uninsured are small business owners, employees or their dependents. There are around 44 million Americans who currently are unable to get health insurance. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA,) signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010. Several rationales were offered in support of this legislation, including that it would lead to the creation of jobs and the reduction of the federal budget deficit. Everyone is affected
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Glossary 360-degree feedback method A method of providing feedback to an employee that assesses the employee’s performance from five perspectives: immediate supervisor, peers, self, customers, and subordinates. acquisition The initiative taken by one organization to own another organization. affirmative action Federal policies that require employers to show initiative in recruiting a diverse pool of applicants for their job openings. Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)
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