Course Design Guide College of Natural Sciences HCS/531 Version 3 Health Care Organizations and Delivery Systems Copyright © 2012, 2011, 2007 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course is a comprehensive approach to health care delivery systems that provides the student with an in-depth understanding of health systems and organizations. Students will examine historical evolutions of the health care industry and recent impacts that influence the delivery
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ABSTRACT The benefit of a Health Information Exchange (HIE) is facilitation of access to and retrieval of patient healthcare through safe, timely, efficient, effective, equitable, and patient centered methods. Sustainable HIE in the United States requires bringing several key ingredients together in order to create a service that will remain an invaluable part of health care culture and delivery. According to research, achieving sustainable HIE in the U.S. is creating a reality in which: (1) it
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funding; Cooper Green Hospital was forced to make sufficient changes that had a negative impact on the hospital; the changes include staff lay-offs, taking beds of service, cutting programs, funding, revenue, and lack of resources to invest in capital projects. The quality of care, poor customer service; and long waiting times because factors that pointed to the problems Cooper Green Hospital faced. A positive change was imminent. Patients were dissatisfied by the lack of respect shown or compassion towards
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Reducing Rehospitalizations in Skilled Nursing Facilities Increases the Quality of Care Residents Receive and Decreases Unnecessary Health Care Cost Nurses have the power to increase positive patient outcomes by implementing changes in their practice based on the evidence found in the nursing literature. Utilizing evidence-based practice (EBP) increases nurses job satisfaction, increases communication across the interdisciplinary team, enables nurses to provide their patients with high-quality
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better serve patients and immediate communities. A quality improvement plan thus helps in the selection of high priority areas and the utilization of evidence-based practices in conducting the improvement (Berenguer et al., 2010). In view of the healthcare improvement needs of Sunlight Hospital, this paper seeks to classify and justify five measurements of quality of care in a hospital, specify the four main features in a health care organization that can be used in the design of a quality improvement
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It Project Implementation Failures HCS/483 HEALTH CARE INFORMATION SYSTEMS October 4, 2011 Ms. Mary Anne Moore It Project Implementation Failures The purpose of this report is to identify five indications for the Information Technology (IT) project implementation failure of the Memorial Health System. This repost will also describe for each indicator of failure, what could be done differently to avoid or eliminate the effects of the indicators in the future. DEFICIENCY OF CLARIFICATION
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options for the goals so that the objectives can be met in the time frame required and with the best outcome. If the financial manager makes wise and ethical choices the progress of the project will move forward and meet the goals as set forth in the planning element of the project. Depending on the type of project, generally accepted
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research. I am currently working on a research project investigating the Epstein-Barr virus; which was the first virus discovered to cause human cancer. My favorite part of this project is the opportunity to apply my skills and knowledge in a laboratory setting. While reading about an experiment in a textbook is interesting, the excitement of completing such experiments in a real world setting is impossible to replicate. Working on this research project solidified my passion for working in a laboratory
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(2010). Health information technology: Benefits and problems. (No. 327). Texas: National Center for Policy Analysis. Hill, J. W., Langvardt, A. W., & Massey, A. P. (2007). Law, information technology, and medical errors: Toward a national healthcare information network approach to improving patient care and reducing malpractice costs. Journal of Law, Technology & Policy, 2(1),
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IMPROVING LOCAL HEALTH CARE JaCinta Oglesbee Strayer University HSA 520: Health Information Systems Aug 26, 2012 Dr. Retta Evans 1. Think back on the last time you accessed health care services in your community and make recommendations for incorporating unapplied
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