myself in the role of an Advanced Practice Nurse I see myself working in a primary care setting in an area of most need. I see my role as providing comprehensive care and promoting wellness in a community where healthcare has been on the back burner for many years not only by the healthcare community but also by the community itself. I am hoping that by being a strong advocate for those who have had difficulty advocating for themselves that I will also be able to pass my attitudes and caring on to
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HEALTH CARE [Author Name] In the article “Health Care Study Calls Risk Pool Money Lacking” Kevin Sack discusses some of the issues of healthcare finance. He says that the new law of health care does not properly allocate money for 5.6-7 million Americans with medical conditions that are pre-existing and have high risk insurance pools. The insurance plans carried out by the Government are a stopgap until 2014 after which the insurers cannot deny from providing total medical coverage to people
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Future Reform Donna Smith Strayer University Future Reform Let’s think ahead. What do we have to look forward to in the form of healthcare? Of course, information systems / technology will be upgraded for survival, but as I researched the predictions of healthcare in 2030, I ran across some intriguing thoughts. Barry H. Ostrowsky from Barnabas Health, West Orange, N.J. stated, “We reached a conclusion a long time ago that if we were going to advance as a health system we would have
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budget used in the past and if the budget cuts were affected by the actions of those that run research facilities? There are several reasons to why budget is being cut and it is not just one problem that helps explain this. As one goes further into HealthCare research they come to the fact that there are problems that affect this one particular area overall. The first question that arises when inquiring about budget cuts in the health care administration is: Where is the funding they receive going
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designated individuals and populations with the specific intent of providing the right care in the right place at the right time.” (Barr, McElnay, & Hughes, 2010) Telehealth services can offer timely and cost effective alternative means to healthcare for a patient, but nurses need to be aware of the less visible potential effects of providing nursing care, thus needing to more specific and more focused in their patient assessment. While telehealth has the potential to offer patients and nurses
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The Future of the U.S. Health Care System James Hackett HCA305 The U.S. Healthcare System Kendra West June 20, 2011 The Future of the U.S. Health Care System Healthcare continues to evolve at an alarming rate in reference to the services available. This research paper will focus on the delivery of our countries health care system that is radically different now than at the time of the U. S first becoming of a country. I will identify the essence of hospital facilities as well as outpatient
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Nursing Kaplan University March 10, 2014 The concept of Quality has a close relation with nursing practices. Higher quality healthcare is the common goal of all healthcare team and improving healthcare quality has become the common focal point of all healthcare organization. Quality has become an important issue for healthcare facilities facing a changing of healthcare environment (Tsai, & Wu, 2013). Quality is derived from the Latin “quails” and is defined as essential character of nature…an
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DISRUPTIVE PHYSICIAN By Irene Greenstein Risk Management in Healthcare Loyola School of Law Master in Jurisprudence in Health Law Dr. Blauhard's story… The Chief of Vascular surgery, Dr. Blauhard,, strode confidently down the central corridor of the operating theaters. Passing the open heart surgery rooms and the new hybrid theater he knew that his patient would be going to sleep in room 12, his room. The patient was lucky to have him as her surgeon. He had been vice-chairman
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Sollecito and Johnson (2013), “Quality management is a systematic and continuous development that organizations use to deliver products, services, and to distribute merchandise that will meet or exceed consumer expectations. Quality management in healthcare has evolved over the years to address increased demands from consumers related to the quality of care as well as to address problems in patients’ outcomes.” Sometimes, the definition of quality is often elusive because it is perceived differently
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care administrators to resolve ethical dilemmas within the organization 19 Conclusion 20 References 22 Introduction Healthcare is the treatment of health related issues such as prevention, diagnosis, treatment and prevention. Healthcare is provided by Doctors, nurses and other licensed healthcare professionals. Who work at an office or a facility which would be a healthcare organization. By definition “An organization, by its most basic definition, is an assembly of people working together to
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