Running Head: COOPER GREEN HOSPITAL Cooper Green Hospital and the Community Care Plan Strayer University Health Economics April 20, 2012 Dr. Mountasser Kadrie 1. Discuss six (6) unique problems associated with delivering health care to an indigent population. Delivering health care to an indigent population can be problematic with there being more patients needing care than there are providers. "Safety net providers had a large Medicaid and indigent care caseloads relative to other
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PRIMARY CARE CLINIC Your name here Professor’s name here School name here Date The Primary Care Clinic Patients in today’s busy world demand convenience which has lead to the rise of local centralized primary care facilities. The purpose of this paper is to look at forces that have influenced the development of the clinic, a mission statement, key performance indicators to measure effectiveness, decisions regarding clinic expansion
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My Beliefs, Values, and Clinical Gestalt with Individual’s and Systems Jerra K. Roberts University of Phoenix CERTIFICATE OF ORIGINALITY: I certify that the attached paper, which was produced for the class identified above, is my original work and has not previously been submitted by me or by anyone else for any class. I further declare that I have cited all sources from which I used language, ideas and information, whether quoted verbatim or paraphrased, and that any and all assistance of
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current workforce that I am responsible to manage, evaluate the new requirement that has to be fulfilled as a result of acquisition of the new clinic, and finally make decisions based on the qualifications, standards and requirements of the required workforce, taking into account the productivity and quality of work at both the hospital and the newly acquired clinic. In the given scenario there is currently a rural hospital and an outpatient setting. Apart from these 2, the organization has also acquired
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outpatient clinic. Outpatient clinics are facilities which provide medical care and treatments that do not require an overnight stay in a medical facility or hospital. An outpatient care can be managed in a medical office or even in a hospital, but mostly services are provided in a medical office or in an outpatient surgery center (About Careers, 2014). One facility in particular is the Clarksville Community Based Outpatient Clinic located in Clarksville, Tennessee. The Clarksville outpatient clinic first
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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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Barriers Hospitals are facing with EHR Implementation o Cost: Only a handful of providers have the upfront cash to implement EHR. It is very costly considering, implementation, maintenance, and training cost. To be able to get the most benefit (ROI) out of your EHR, you have to be able to invest into it o Time: Organizations fear that they would lose business having to invest that much time into EHR implementation. o Preparation or Planning: EHR implementation requires a lot of preparation and
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from the hospital. Downtown Healthcare Clinic In 1998 Perpetual Mercy Hospital’s Board of Trustee’s did a study to find out if it would be worthwhile to open a clinic up north in a new construction area downtown. The clinic would offer specific services like: Preventive health care Minor emergency care Referral for acute and chronic health care conditions Specialized employer services Primary health care services Basic x-ray and lab test The clinic would not only service the local community
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Katherine and her fellow senior managers believe Mr. Brooks will cause real financial harm to Terrace Hospital if he goes through with his idea. Mr. Brooks wants to place a clinic in a new market and needs Katherine to fast-track marketing communications materials for a grand opening less than 3 months away. Though clinics in the past have been opened practically overnight by Terrace Hospital, they were opened in rural territories with little to no competition. Fairmont is cosmopolitan and considered
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I. Description of Project The project for this week or course was to: "Identify one of the waste "wedges" or categories identified in the JAMA article by Berwick and Hackbarth and explore the opportunities where managerial epidemiology principles applied in accountable care models of care can reduce waste". The reason for the project is to explore the reasons why, and possible changes that can take place to lower the costs of healthcare. Healthcare in the United States is at an astounding 18%
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