...The stakeholders and role players that are necessary to achieve success in preventing wrong site surgery include the board of trustees, medical executive committee, directors, senior management, nurses, physicians, other healthcare staff and ancillary staff. The senior management members are the role models for the hospital staff. Similarly, all leadership roles within the healthcare organization, formal and informal, must possess and exhibit the identical vision of zero patient harm (Chassin and Loeb, 2013). Additionally, the Risk Manager and Quality Department staff performs an important role in implementing, maintaining, assessing, and auditing quality and patient safety initiatives. In this case analysis, the key roles that influenced the outcome of a wrong-site surgery event include the emergency department triage staff, emergency department staff (physician, nurse, medical assistant or technician, and/or emergency medical technician), holding area nurse, anesthesiologist, surgeons, and operating room staff. There were plenty of opportunities to stop the sentinel event from occurring. The patient went from one caregiver to the next without a proper verification process. The senior management team with the support of the board of trustees and medical executive committee must hold all healthcare staff employees responsible for their part in risk reduction (Health Research & Educational Trust and Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare, 2014)....
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...American Government Obligation to Health Access No, the American Government does not have an obligation to provide its citizens with health access. Reformers do not emphasize “individual responsibility “ instead the burden of the underinsured is to be shifted to others as their responsibility. When the American Government creates policies, sometimes it becomes the responsibility of the people (working class) by increasing taxes or raising the cost of living in some aspects to reconcile. Our country provides rights for the people but nowhere does it say “free”. It should be everyone responsibility to provide for themselves despite of circumstances. If there is a will, there is a way. I believe the only obligation of the government with health access is to create the environment for moral actions, to ensure that every citizen has the ability to get healthcare. Government Regulating Health Behavior The government’s role in regulating healthy and unhealthy behavior is making a moral decision for the people to be administered efficient health care. Some other approaches should be consumer protection policies, policies on insurance companies, and policies expanding public benefits. Government should not organize the healthcare system to demonstrate unethical behavior. The behavior demonstrated has not been for the people but against them in so many ways. Some of the ways are increasing the cost of healthcare cost as time progress. Due to the increase of healthcare it has cause...
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...NAME: PROFESSOR: INSTITUTION: DATE: NURSES AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS’ INVOLVEMENT IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPEMENTATION OF HEALTHCARE POLICY IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: CASE SCENARIO THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT BACKGROUND The argument that every American citizen should have a guaranteed healthcare cover takes two dimensions (Grover, 2007). Is it that all citizens should have access to the same level of healthcare? Or should they have a right to some minimum healthcare cover? The U.S government has selected the second option in relation to the policies it creates directed to healthcare. There are quite a number of policies that have been put in place to realize this goal since there is no single healthcare policy that can cater for all of this demands. The government has made a move to provide access to medical services. In the past, particular groups of people have been selected based on their economic status or their distinctive social circumstances. The policies include Medicaid (for poor children), Medicare (for the elderly), Veterans’ Administration (for veterans), Indian Health Services (for Native Americans) and renal failure security (for transplants and kidney dialysis). The purpose of this study The research’s main focus is to investigate the how government and nurses are involved in the development and implementation of healthcare related policies. The District of Columbia will be the highlight of this paper. Accordingly, the paper will put more emphasis on...
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...2015 Cyndie Miculan Healthcare Reform and Utilization The passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) has prompted considerable debate. While some believe that the Act will eventually serve as a foundation for the destruction of the healthcare system, others believe that the Act does not provide enough coverage to truly reform the system. In an effort to better understand the implications of reform to the healthcare system the current investigation considers how the PPACA has impacted access to care, how these issues may change care utilization, the concept of universal healthcare, the stakeholders involved in universal healthcare, and the roles emerging in the healthcare industry as a result of reform. Issues of Concern Reform and Access to Care The passage of the PPACA has been viewed by many as a boon to expanding patient access to care. In addition to the fact that the legislation ended the ban on pre-existing conditions—requiring healthcare companies to offer coverage regardless of the patient’s health—the legislation also mandated that all citizens have health insurance. Even though the individual insurance mandate has been highly contested it has provided a means for delivering healthcare coverage to more individuals than at any time in recent history. However, providing near-universal healthcare coverage has had some caveats. In particular, there is growing concern that the large number of patients entering the healthcare system—a projected 32...
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...Discuss the role of the federal, state, and local legislation related to health care? Give at least 2 examples for each level The United States government plays a major role in healthcare in many ways: it organizes finances and helps to deliver healthcare to all the citizens. The role of the federal government is to reform the growth of Medicare spending and they can make provisions to the healthcare system. The House of Representatives have control of the healthcare reform movement when it comes to planning and implementing throughout the approvals of committees, and advice from qualified healthcare teams. The United States federal government’s main role in health care is to introduce, organize, finance and oversee the health care policy and its delivery. It creates the blueprint for how the U.S. health care should be carried out on varies levels of U.S. legislation. Health care policies made at the Federal level become highest order of laws and guideline for which the state and local governments must comply for the implementation of the policies. The following two examples further explain the role of federal government in health care. The first example is the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003, which was introduced, and signed into law by President George W. Bush on December 8, 2003. Basically, this law gave our seniors citizens the right to prescription drug benefits and more choice in health care. It provided a must need relief to those who were struggling to...
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...I strongly believe that healthcare is a basic human right; however, the reality is that health care is often based on privilege and/or driven by employer benefits. There are many factors to consider when discussing healthcare as a basic human right. All individuals, regardless of income, race, or status should be treated equally when it comes to safe, effective, and quality health care. Even though I believe healthcare should be a human right, we have to consider how this would be feasible among different populations and societies. According toMaruthappu, Ologunde, and Gunarajasingam (2012) “a fundamental difficulty with considering healthcare as a right is that this right, unlike many others, is dependent upon the resources of a society, and the ability to meet the demands of the population without disparity in distribution and allocation of medical care (para 4). The government plays a significant role in the U.S. health care system. Without the support of the government, many companies would likely struggle to be able to offer employees health insurance. “With the enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA), government’s role has expanded dramatically, especially when it comes to insurance coverage” (Knickman & Kovner, 2015, p 29, para 2). In addition to jointly funding Medicaid programs and making health insurance more accessible for all individuals, the government provides tax incentives to companies to encourage them to offer health insurance...
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...page) The role of the US government in public policy is faced with conflicting crosscurrents. This essay shall focus on the ObamaCare, the most recent reform in healthcare. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) promised to provide quality and affordable healthcare for all Americans, whereby even those people with lower incomes would be able to purchase insurance. This plan has many advantages in that it ensures that no American is shut out of healthcare because they cannot afford it. The statute, however, also has disadvantages. Many companies are shying away from taking care of their employees insurance. The “Cadillac tax” that has been introduced in luxurious health plans has made luxurious insurance way too expensive. The ObamaCare has pros and cons, and some people are for it whereas others are against it. Its execution has been postponed more than once and people are even losing faith in it. About the Obamacare The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), popularly known as the ObamaCare, was introduced in 2009 and signed into law in 2010 (ObamaCare Facts, 2014). It is meant to make quality healthcare affordable by all Americans. The ObamaCare aims at reducing healthcare spending by enacting provisions that address the issues related to healthcare insurance companies. The healthcare industry in the US is a “private for profit industry” which has been making quality healthcare only available to those who can afford insurance. The healthcare system...
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...The United States government plays a major role in healthcare in many ways: it organizes finances and helps to deliver healthcare to all the citizens. The role of the federal government is to reform the growth of Medicare spending and they can make provisions to the healthcare system. The House of Representatives have control of the healthcare reform movement when it comes to planning and implementing throughout the approvals of committees, and advice from qualified healthcare teams. The United States federal government’s main role in health care is to introduce, organize, finance and oversee the health care policy and its delivery. It creates the blueprint for how the U.S. health care should be carried out on varies levels of U.S. legislation. Health care policies made at the Federal level become highest order of laws and guideline for which the state and local governments must comply for the implementation of the policies. The following two examples further explain the role of federal government in health care. The first example is the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003, which was introduced, and signed into law by President George W. Bush on December 8, 2003. Basically, this law gave our seniors citizens the right to prescription drug benefits and more choice in health care. It provided a must need relief to those who were struggling to pay for their own health care expenses. The second example is the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), which...
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...Influence of the American healthcare system on Indian health services USA is the world’s largest economy. Its dominance in the sphere of arts, science, technology, culture and medicine is unparalleled today. Given its dominant socio-political and economic status, no country on earth can be said to be beyond the sphere of American influence in almost all aspects of life. While the pervasiveness of such American hegemony is a matter of debate today in many sociological discourses today, for the purpose of this paper, we will concentrate on influence of American healthcare on the healthcare system of India. The American way of life is typified by the example of “rugged individualism,” where each individual works to secure their own interest....
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...Care In today’s highly competitive regulated healthcare environment, it is so important for different companies to bring to their market new medical technology and to keep them in their market. Therefore, managing different regulatory issues is an essential key to a strategic advantage. Currently, there are strong standards and guidelines put into place to ensure that all devices are well safety equipped, well studied before putting it out in the market and have less negative reactions. The strongest way to judge efficacy of any technology is data acquisition through randomized clinical trials (Berkowitz, Robert, 2010). Off course, this is not possible or even feasible in certain cases. Properly designed case series and cohort studies can provide and prove hypothesis. Observational and epidemiological studies can help identify unexpected deviations and outcomes. Meta-analysis can then take in to consideration all the available evidence and summarize the current state of knowledge. Incorporation of Cost-Effectiveness Analysis and Cost-Benefit Analysis help calculate and extrapolate economic aspects of any medical technology. Technology continues to affect the healthcare industry (Berkowitz, Robert, 2010). Currently, the industry is moving towards the electronic medical record (EMR), data reporting from the EMR, and availability from systems that can communicate with each other. As technology changes, so must the healthcare industry. The ability to change, adapt, and use...
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...Health Law and Regulations Daniel Sanchez Health Law and Ethics/545 August 19, 2013 Mary Cummings Introduction Over the past several decades America has witnessed overwhelming increases in health care cost and a diminishing quality of care. The involvement of government sets the expectations of enforcing laws and regulations on how health care is delivered in the United States of America. Healthcare legislation has been defining regulatory agencies for centuries. The primary existence of these government-regulated agencies is to ensure that laws and regulations are enforced. Access to quality and affordable healthcare is protected through government regulatory agencies. In addition to the escalating cost of healthcare and increasing society’s debt both positive and negative effects has transpired. The pros and cons of improving care and reducing the cost of healthcare has been the goal of regulatory agencies from the beginning. Controlling healthcare cost and delivering quality care is made possible through health care legislation. The following will discuss governmental regulatory agencies and its effects on the healthcare industry. Government Regulatory Agencies and Their Role Federal regulatory agencies are in place to govern issues that impact the people of the United States. These agencies have been in existence for hundreds of years. Situations that impact the American society are inclusive to things that have a direct personal affect on them individually...
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...reviews from various sectors of society ranging from unequivocal support from big business, to downright antagonism from trade unions. What is clear from the document is that South Africa’s current trajectory is not desirable, nor is it sustainable in the long term. The NDP outlines a failing healthcare system as one of its nine “central challenges”. Debate around the world still rages around the private sectors role in delivering healthcare to the masses, especially in developing economies (Hanson et al., 2008). Universal coverage in these countries is virtually non-existent, and it will take strong collaboration between the private and public sector in South Africa in order to provide broad access to healthcare. An extension of this debate is how healthcare should be financed and whether it should be totally financed by the public or private sector (Bennett, Ellias, & Ole, 1994). This paper seeks to explore the potential use of Social Impact Bonds (“SIBs”) in the financing of healthcare projects in South Africa, as well as the potential benefits that may be achieved in mitigating widespread corruption in the country. The NDP highlights the need to analyze the current healthcare system as a whole, which includes the financial mechanisms currently in use, and how they can be improved. SIBs have been utilised effectively in developed economies such as in the United States and United Kingdom, however the first ever pilot project was only launched in 2010 in Peterborough...
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...Week 5 Case Study HSM 544 Healthcare Industry The American health care industry is one of the nation's largest and most profitable industries (Healthcare, 2011). The American healthcare industry "has consistently increased its share of GDP from only 7.2% in 1970 to more than 16.0% in 2008" and that figure is still growing (Van Horn, 2010). It is also one of the few American industries that is expected to grow in the next few decades. In fact, the healthcare industry in America is expected to generate 3.2 million new jobs through the year 2018, which is more than any other American industry (Healthcare, 2011). This industry includes everything "from small-town private practices of physicians who employ only one medical assistant to busy inner-city hospitals that provide thousands of diverse jobs" (Healthcare, 2011). It includes things such as doctors' offices, phlebotomy laboratories, research laboratories, outpatient care centers, nursing homes, residential care facilities, clinics of all sizes, and large hospitals (Healthcare, 2011). It is not only a large industry, but a very broad one with many potential investment opportunities and many potential risks. Government and Healthcare The role of government in the healthcare industry is a topic that leads to very active and divisive debate. People are either of greater government involvement or deeply opposed to any government involvement. Currently, healthcare remains an industry with a high degree of regulation, in terms...
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...The healthcare system in the UAE and Germany Name Affiliation Introduction The UAE has a very fast growing and dynamic healthcare market, currently it’s the fastest growing in the Middle East. This growth has mainly been supported by intensive government spending on the sector. The government of UAE also has a very central role in the provision of health services and in recent times the government has taken initiative to involve the private sector in the provision of these services. Due to rapid development in recent years the UAE offers a lucrative pharmaceutical market that boasts of high standard medical facilities ("UAE to Be One of the Fastest Growing Markets for Healthcare in the Region, Says Alpen Capital", 2014, pp. 4-5). A few years back it was required that all people that were employed in the UAE to have a health card. The card was given to the public on a small charge but this is no longer the case as the sector has become more diversified. For Abu Dhabi, there had been introduced a compulsory health insurance. Dubai was considering the introduction of a unified health insurance cover for both nationals and non-nationals and if successful this was to be and has been spread out to the rest of UAE. Dubai has two healthcare free zones, Dubai Biotechnology and Research Park and the Dubai Healthcare City (Woodman, 2012). Having a strong healthcare system, the government is aiming at diversifying the economy and also ensure the availability of the essential services...
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...enduring support they gave for the whole time I was pursuing this project. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT First, I would like to thank my supervisor .................... who has guided me in writing this project. More particularly my special thanks go to my lecturers for taking me through the whole course. I am also greatly indebted to my fellow students who were with me throughout the course work. OPERATIONAL DEFINITION OF TERMS Class A drugs- drugs deemed by the government to cause the most lethal harm when consumed. They attract heavy jail terms including life in prison. Community care- a term used in healthcare policies to mean looking after people with particular needs in the community. Local strategic partnership- a single non-statutory body, aligned with local authority boundaries that bring together at a local level the different parts of the public sector as well as the private, business and voluntary sectors so that different initiatives and services support each other and work together Policy- this is a guideline set by the government with the aim of achieving specific goals. It outlines the strategies to be utilised in realizing desired objectives and results. Strategy- the methodology or tactics employed to fulfil the mandate and objectives of a...
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