...and patients. Its location could also have an influence because if it is in a poor location where the population is small, services may not be in high demand. It is very important that the stakeholders assess the changing values, attitudes, and demographic characteristic to continue providing optimal care. Depending on the nature of the local economy, wage rates, disposable income, unemployment and transportation can all have an economic influence on the development of a clinic. The mission statement should be to continuously improve the quality of health services provided to the communities they serve by creating an environment that promotes physician participation, recognizes the value and contributions of the employees, and strives to meet the unique healthcare needs of our local communities. The goal should be to provide excellent physical, emotional and spiritual care for each patient and their families, build a work environment where each person is valued, respected and has an opportunity for personal and professional growth, strengthen relationships with universities, colleges, other hospitals, agencies and the community. There are several issues that would be valuable to consider in identifying candidate measurement areas and developing performance measures for the hospital outpatient setting, including: The type of care and services delivered in the hospital...
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...Health Services October 7, 2012 Week 5 Assignment Professor Oestmann Em-sheree Patterson HIPPA HIPAA The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) established new standards for the confidentiality, security, and transmissibility of health care information. There are three types of standards created by HIPAA: privacy, security and administrative simplification (e.g., transaction standards). Taken together, these regulations have a major impact on the day-to-day functioning of the nation's hospitals and affect virtually every department of every entity that provides or pays for health care. Researching the different topics available, I have chosen the HIPPA issue. I have chose this because it plays a major part in the health care industry. Nearly every time you hear healthcare the phrase/word HIPPA follows not long after. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) established new standards for the confidentiality, security, and transmissibility of health care information. HIPPA is in place to retain the privacy within the healthcare policies. HIPPA provides the ability to transfer and continue health insurance coverage for millions of American workers and their families when they change or lose their jobs, reduces health care fraud and abuse, and mandates industry-wide standards for health care information on electronic billing and other processes. Working in the healthcare industry allowed me to see that without the...
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...CHAPTER 8 HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY MODULE 8.1 Overview This chapter presents the health delivery module of the assessment. Section 8.1 defines health service delivery and its key components. Section 8.2 provides guidelines on preparing a profile of health service delivery for the country of interest, including instructions on how to customize the profile for country-specific aspects of the health delivery process. Section 8.3 presents the indicator-based assessment, including detailed descriptions of the indicators. Section 8.4 discusses how to summarize the findings and develop recommendations. 8.1.1 What Is Health Service Delivery? The World Health Organization (WHO) defines service delivery as the way inputs are combined to allow the delivery of a series of interventions or health actions (WHO 2001b). As noted in the World Health Report 2000, “the service provision function [of the health system] is the most familiar; the entire health system is often identified with just service delivery.” The report states that service provision, or service delivery is the chief function the health system needs to perform (WHO 2000). As such, Figure 8.1 (see also Chapter 1, Figure 1.1) shows the relationship between service delivery and the other modules of this health systems assessment and their relationship with health system objectives. Because of the limited time to conduct this assessment, more emphasis will be placed on personal health (as opposed to public health) services and service...
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...American’s Perspective Lynn Whitt MHA 776 Dr. Leist December 18, 2013 The National Health Service (NHS) of Great Britain was established in 1948 to create a national health system that would serve all citizens regardless of ability to pay. There were three main objectives established that were critical to the success of the program: (1) equal access to care, (2) provision of preventative and curative care, and (3) services provided at no cost to the patients (Perlman & Fried, 2012). Today, the NHS is still alive and well and is meeting the expectations of the original objectives set forth at its inception. Currently, the NHS is credited as being the single largest publically funded health care system in the world. In 2010, the Commonwealth Fund declared that “in comparison with the healthcare systems of six other countries (Australia, Canada, Germany, Netherlands, New Zealand and USA) the NHS was the second most impressive overall. The NHS was rated as the best system in terms of efficiency, effective care and cost-related problems. It was also ranked second for patient equality and safety” (Perlman & Fried, 2012). This paper will address the author’s impression of the NHS based on research and information collected and reviewed as well as discusses the perceived strengths and weaknesses of the program. As stated previously, the NHS is the world’s largest publically funded health care system. It employs approximately 1.7 million people of which include 40,000...
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...Discuss the potential contribution that health services planning can make to the development of an effective and efficient health care system. ________________________________________ Health services planning is a process of coordinating a comprehensive mechanism for the efficient allocation of resources to meet specific goals set by a health organization. In other words it can be said that to develop an effective health care system that is accessible, patient-centered, has clinical integration and promotes primary health care would mean having a comprehensive health plan that has this as a strategic objective. The same can be said of having an efficient health care system that delivers health care in a way that minimizes the use of a country’s resources.. The development of this plan had taken into consideration the internal and external factors that would influence the accomplishment of these objectives. The strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats in the current system along with critical identifiable success factors such as human and non-human resources would have all been considered in the setting out of SMART objectives that attainable. In summary, if Health services planning is coordinated and comprehensively undertaken where internal and external factors are considered along with other key critical success factors such as organizational theories; motivational theories and distribution of powers and authorities are clear – then this plan has the potential to...
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...clinics, multipurpose community centers, such as the Silver Spring Community Center, and numerous outreach programs through organizations including Growing Power and the Milwaukee Outreach Center. Unfortunately, it is still considered one of ten zip codes in the Milwaukee County designated in the “lower socioeconomic status” group as reported in the Milwaukee Health Report (Chen, et al., 2011). The lower SES group, including 53218, as a whole is at risk for (1) a growing rate of obesity related to a poor nutritional lifestyle, (2) a continually decreasing gynecological health among the female population between ages 12 and 19 related to a lack of enforced education and rising teen pregnancy-related issues, and (3) a consistently low level of neighborhood safety related to motor vehicle accidents and rising crime rates. Community Strengths The community of 53218 has three main areas of strength: (1) several available clinics, (2) an abundance of multipurpose community centers, and (3) numerous outreach programs. First, there are many medical and dental clinics within the 53218 community capable of providing different services. Hampton Dental Associates is one of the more prominent dental clinics in the community. The Lubsey Medical Center is a primary care and family practice clinic with a team that consists of a total of three...
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...KENYA METHODIST UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT AND MEDICAL EDUCATION Name: Esbon Mwangi Gakuo Registration Number: HSM-3-3870-3/2014 COURSE TITLE: HEALTH SERVICES MANAGEMENT COURSE CODE: HSMG 517 Trimester III 2014 1. CONTINOUS ASSESSMENT TESTS ASSIGNMENT # 1 1. Identify a tier 2 health facility of your choice. 2. Based on the above facility, answer questions 1 to 6 of reading assignment 1 in the reader. Instructor: Susan Njuguna Date of Submission: 12th October 2014 1. Identify a tier 2 health facility of your choice. Name of Facility | Sub-County | County | Catchment Population | Gatugura Dispensary | Gichugu | Kirinyaga | 13,768 | 2. Based on the above facility, answer questions 1 to 6 of reading assignment 1 in the reader. Question 1 Why do we want an essential health package? What is it going to be used for? Who are expected to benefit? If we want currently under-served populations to benefit, are we being realistic that they will be able to access the new EHP? Question 2 How will we define it? Cost it? What work needs to be done? Who should be involved in its development? Question 3 What timeframe are we talking about in terms of achieving implementation? Question 4 Which providers are expected to implement the EHP? How will they be supported? What changes need to be made to budget allocations; training and distribution of health workers; medicines lists, reporting forms etc? Queston 5...
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...Essential Health Services Public Health in the 21st Century Argosy University There are many health organizations and interest groups that contribute to Public Health’s core functions which are Policy Development, Assessment and Assurance. One of those many organizations is the National Association of Local Boards of Health. The idea to create a non-profit organization to serve the interest of local boards of health was thought of during a meeting held by the American Public Health Association, in 1991 in Atlanta, GA (2002). This non-profit organization was specifically created to provide a national voice for the concerns of local boards of health and to assist local boards in obtaining the knowledge, skills, and abilities that are necessary to protect and promote public health in the communities they serve (2002). Local boards essentially play a integral role in our public health system. They provide oversight and guidance for local health departments and they help set public priorities for our communities (2002). The leadership roles that boards of health play, make them the liaison between public health services and a health community. They are uniquely positioned to deliver and provide technical expertise in governance, board development, health priorities, and public health policy at the local level (2002). The mission of the National Association of Local Boards of Health is to strengthen and improve public health governance (NALBOH.org). Their vision is to cultivate...
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...Health service organization m | Assignment 1 | By Nikunjkumar G Patel | | Instructor Dr. David Tataw | 7/17/2011 | | Question: Explain how health is affected by behaviors, economics, and social structure. Behaviors, economics and social structure have great impact on human health. Health behavior specially consist of those behavior that people engaged in well order to maintain health and prevent disease. When people notice the symptoms of illness in themselves and other is called as illness behavior. When people consulted to a physician and receive a diagnosis and begun course treatment this time some sick roll behavior occurs to the patient. When acute disease convert to chronic illness this time the behavior of the patient change. These are the behavior related to the health condition now these behaviors go beyond to social and cultural level. Patient behavior significantly impact to the other family members, friends and other employees related to him. Sometimes behavior of health care provider also impact sometimes organization where patient treatment occur like hospitals and clinic, professional societies, regulatory agencies and insurance carriers all playing active role. Economic also plying great roll because of load of work and other factors person become ill and now when a person get ill they have to think about do they have insurance to pay the bill? Doctors fee, and all these tighten the belt of their budget of their illness. And...
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...Indian Health Services System Overview of Indian Health Service The Indian Health Service (IHS), a federal health system, cares for 2 million of the country's 5.2 million American Indian and Alaska Native people. This system has increasingly focused on innovative uses of health information technology and telemedicine, as well as comprehensive, locally tailored prevention and disease management programs, to promote health equity in a population facing multiple health disparities. Important recent achievements include a reduction in the life-expectancy gap between American Indian and Alaska Native people and whites (from eight years to five years) and improved measures of diabetes control (including 20 percent and 10 percent reductions in the levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and hemoglobin A1C, respectively). However, disparities persist between American Indian and Alaska Native people and the overall US population. Continued innovation and increased funding are required to further improve health and achieve equity (Trujillo, 2002). In the 2010 census, 5.2 million people identified themselves as American Indian or Alaska Native, representing 1.7 percent of the US population. American Indian and Alaska Native people experience poor health outcomes and have an average life expectancy that is more than five years shorter than that of the overall US population. The causes of this disparity span the life spectrum, beginning with high infant mortality rates, and include...
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...Indian Health Services Program Erika Western Governors University * * * * The Indian Health Service (IHS) was established in 1955 as a federal agency within the Department of Health and Human Service. IHS primary responsibilities include providing health services to American Indians and Alaska Natives. The goal of IHS is to raise the health status of the Indian population to the highest possible level while providing health services to Indians from 566 Tribes across the United States. The mission of IHS is to raise the physical, mental, social and spiritual health of American Indians and Alaska Natives to the highest level. (“Agency Overview,” n.d.) * In order to support their mission in raising the health status to the highest possible level and to improve and protect the health of every community, the IHS facilities have chosen to participate in accreditation through the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO). Accreditation through JCAHO provides many positive benefits and outcomes for the IHS. By seeking accreditation through JCAHO, the community and patients in the IHS system are able to recognize that IHS is committed to clinical quality. JCAHO accreditation sets standards on levels of quality assessment and quality improvement activities. JCAHO monitors programs that are in place within the organization and reviews policies and procedures to ensure life-safety standards are being met. The benefits to...
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...Health Care Professionals Identify and describe three reasons there may be a physician shortage rather than a surplus in the United States. Although previously America had a surplus in Physicians and medical professionals it is no longer the case now. The first reason for this shortage is that Congress, in its attempt to address the issue of surplus, commissioned the Council on Graduate Medical Education (CGME), which reported that by the year 2000 the expected staffing ratio of one physician for every 370 citizens was more than adequate and that the country would be well advised to scale back on residency funded programs. Also CGME believed that enrollment should be cut 15% in order to control physician supply, hence in retrospect why we have such a major shortage. The second reason is that America is an aging society and we do not have enough doctors to handle that demand. Patients over the age of 65 require significantly more direct physician care than younger patients hence the number of doctors in the field have not been able to handle the orders .Physicians themselves favor a more controllable lifestyle contend William Torrens(2010). In the academic year 2000-2001 nearly 46% of the incoming first year medical students were women (Tilden, 2001). Although the growing number of female physicians is a good sign for our society it also indicates that women do not work the same long hours as men due to family obligations. Identify and describe three factors that...
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...HCS/212 Healthcare Support Services There are many different organizations around the world that are dedicated to helping individuals with specific needs or helping the public as a whole with problems they face or may face in their lives. Some people are fortunate enough to live their whole lives disease free and others that are not so fortunate. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention, also known as the CDC, has a helping hand in assisting a healthy and unhealthy public with disease prevention and training or assistance. The CDC is one of the major operating components of the Department of Health and Human Services. The center for Disease Control and Prevention is an organization that specializes in the detection and prevention of unknown or unfamiliar diseases and illnesses. It is an organization that I chose to research due to its priority, which is our nation’s health. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention helps save people and lives. According to cdc.gov, the mission of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention is to collaborate to create the expertise, information, and tools that people and communities need to protect their health; through health promotion, prevention of disease, injury and disability, and preparedness for new health threats. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention monitors people’s health, which helps them detect and investigate new illnesses or diseases and research and monitor already known illnesses and diseases. Through...
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...HEALTH SERVICE MANAGEMENT 1 HEA 220/ DR CHRISTINE CONNOLLY Tricia Cigobin Welcome to our staff meeting everyone, it seems there are some major issues and concerns that have arrived in the office that we need to address and discuss today. This staff meeting will take some time so please everyone be patient. I know a lot of you have been coming to me with concerns about a voice translation system for the office, as I feel this would be a great asset to the practice, but I just don’t that it is one of our major issues that we should spend a lot of our finances on. The voice translation software with cost us approximately over 10,000 dollars. If everyone can continue to type in the system as we have been doing, you will find that I have a lot more improvements for the office that you will love. I understand that it is a lot of typing but if we install the voice translation software what will be the purpose of all the employees, no one would be needed in the office and all of you will be out of a job and we definitely don’t want that. Here goes my proposal for the office that will be a great improvement and less work for everyone. I was given a budget of 42,000 dollar’s to make sure all of the major issues are taken addressed. I did a lot of research and the total I came up with was 100,000 thousand dollars which of course is way over the budget I was given, so I had to prioritize the most important, the most affordable, and of course the most effective for the office...
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...Assignment Cover Sheet School of Science & Health Student name and number: | Tarun Bheemireddy18509771 | Student contact details eg mobile: | 0469046449 | Unit name and number: | 400844 : Health services and facilities planning | Tutorial group: | | Tutorial day and time: | | Unit Coordinator/lecturer: | Diana Messum and Ian Forbes | Title of assignment: | Health services and facilities planning | Length: | 1500 words | Date due: | 07/09/2015 | Date submitted: | 07/09/2015 | Campus enrolment: | 567326496Parramatta | Declaration: I hold a copy of this assignment if the original is lost or damaged. I hereby certify that no part of this assignment or product has been copied from any other student’s work or from any other source except where due acknowledgement is made in the assignment. I hereby certify that no part of this assignment or product has been submitted by me in another (previous or current) assessment, except where appropriately referenced, and with prior permission from the Lecturer/Tutor/ Unit Co-ordinator for this unit. No part of the assignment/product has been written/produced for me by any other person except where collaboration has been authorised by the Lecturer/Tutor/Unit Co-ordinator concerned. I am aware that this work will be reproduced and submitted to plagiarism detection software programs for the purpose of detecting possible plagiarism (which may retain a copy on its database for future plagiarism checking)...
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