The security rule also requires the physician to train his staff periodically on security policies and procedures and to come up with a contingency plan in cases of calamities like an earthquake, fire or other events that can destroy his information Continue Reading...
Protections for hardware, software, and data resources. (American Health Information Management Association, 2011, paraphrased) V. Legal and Ethical Issues Security professionals are held responsible for understanding the legal and ethical aspects Continue Reading...
C. Evaluation question(s) and aims. The primary question that will be addressed is to identify whether HCBS program is able to provide service to the target population. The evaluation questions will also be directed to the cost effectiveness of th Continue Reading...
Unlike Medicare, Medicaid is not a purely federally-funded program. Every state has a Medicaid budget, which the federal government 'matches' based upon a formula, despite the fact that Medicaid is considered an entitlement, implying that enrollees Continue Reading...
Texas law also adds the stipulation that a hospital may not destroy medical records that relate to any matter that is involved in litigation if the hospital knows the litigation has not been resolved (Practice brief - retention of health information Continue Reading...
It has even created a new network of medical clinics that provide easy access to medical treatment at affordable prices at an efficient pace for such routine treatments as strep throat cultures, physicals for jobs or athletics, flu shots, and other Continue Reading...
The individual mandate is arguably one of the least popular provisions of the Obamacare, the health reform law that was enacted in 2010. Obamacare has received considerable attention in the past few years because of rising health insurance premiums. Continue Reading...
Immigrants' access to resources Immigration policy has become one of the most contentious topics in American political life today. America proudly proclaims itself a nation of immigrants, but there has been growing backlash against what is perceived Continue Reading...
It is also wise to have it reviewed by a doctor or attorney, the Family Doctor Web site suggests; that way you can be assured that what you wish to have done with you and to you if you become incapacitated is "understood exactly as you intended" (Fa Continue Reading...
barrackobama.com) are the links to "Home," "Learn," "Issues," "Get Involved," "Blog," "Newsroom" and "Donate." Across the top of Clinton's Web site (www.hillaryclinton.com) she offers links to "Home," "Hillary," "Take Action," "Newsroom," "Blog," "Vi Continue Reading...
Elderly in Monrovia, CA The population of people aged 65 years or greater is steadily escalating, as baby boomers come of age. It is estimated that this age bracket accounts for 10% of the total world population, and is statistically increasing. As Continue Reading...
Nursing Philosophy The author of this report is asked to offer three main points of discussion within this report. These three sections all related to nursing theory and they will be compared and contrasted to the personal philosophy of the author o Continue Reading...
Electronic Certificates of Medical Necessity: A Proposal Medical billing can now become a relatively painless process for the personal in a medical facility through the electronic filing of certificates of medical necessity (e-CMN). Manually filling Continue Reading...
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) One of the most significant recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions was the Court's validation of the PPACA's individual mandate, requiring virtually all Americans (with some exceptions) to purchase hea Continue Reading...
Fire-Based providers as the sole form of EMS EU member states do not follow a uniform EMS model. This often leads to difficulties at the times of crisis as the preliminary response to the situation varies from state to state. Each region is characte Continue Reading...
This is important because the cost of hospital acquired infections run high. The cost to care for a patient with a hospital acquired infection is almost three times the amount to care for a patient without a hospital acquired infection (Hassan et al Continue Reading...
Evaluation of Diabetes Care Metrics at Mercy Medical Center in Accordance with Health Care Laws and PoliciesIntroductionThe purpose of this report is to evaluate the performance of Mercy Medical Center in the context of diabetes care, with a specific Continue Reading...
Sleep deprivation is frequently a direct result of the need for intensive care, constant surveillance and monitoring that combine to limit the opportunities for uninterrupted sleep in the intensive care unit (ICU). The problem is multifactorial, with Continue Reading...
Research Caveat - Research surrounding undocumented workers can often be problematic and unreliable. Primarily this is due to the nature of the subject matter -- individual on both sides of the issue are unwilling to talk because of the volaltility Continue Reading...
Medicare and Medicaid These two terms are government programs meant to assist specific groups of in the United States regarding health matters and are both managed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, a division of the U.S. Department Continue Reading...
Wellness Program at Work Wellness programs at work Healthy workforce is a productive workforce (Bray & Bray, 2009). Healthy employees can give more attention to their job responsibilities, work more dedicatedly, and devote themselves whole hear Continue Reading...
Leading Change for Patient and Service Improvement Module about service quality: Service quality concept in the current literature The developed countries have given a significant importance to the service sector of the country. With every passing Continue Reading...
Very often workers must choose jobs based upon benefits, not where they wish to work. Workers may decide not to open up small businesses or work for smaller businesses who cannot offer them comprehensive care. and, of course the children of uninsure Continue Reading...
Healthy People program is an interesting system of discussing national goals and objectives on the physical health of our society. Although sponsored, by the Federal Government, there is a lot of informative data that this organization uses. The purp Continue Reading...
Kaiser Permanente (N. California) NCQA Accreditation Kaiser Permanente (Northern California) NCQA Accreditation Accreditation is a comprehensive evaluation process in which a health care organization's systems, processes and performance are examine Continue Reading...
Industry and Regulatory Strategy The generic drug industry provides the public with pharmaceutical alternatives to branded big name prescription drugs. "In 2010 alone, the use of FDA-approved generics saved $158 billion, an average of $3 billion eve Continue Reading...
shortage of physicians overall, or only in key areas? If the latter, what policies might encourage more physicians to enter important fields like primary care and geriatrics? The answer to both questions is 'yes.' While overall there is a shortage Continue Reading...
It is carried out under the auspices of the Ministry of Health, acting through the Russian Federation Department of Sanitary and Epidemiological Surveillance (DSES). DSES is responsible for a wide range of areas of public health, including radiation Continue Reading...
While this cannot be expected to work in the larger emergency department, in small institutions this method might prove productive. The pay is further calculated by units according to duties perfumed while the physician is on-call. (Physician Compen Continue Reading...
Mary Wakefield has been a shining beacon when it comes to increasing the power and influence of nurses in general and specifically nursing groups and policies. For nearly two decades she has strived to provide recommendations to those political hacks Continue Reading...
Advanced Practice Nurses and Prescriptive Authority Though the roles of Clinical Nurse Specialist, Nurse Educator and Nurse Administrator are all vital to the health care industry, they are not allowed prescriptive authority per se. However, the rol Continue Reading...
Therefore, England appears to take the cautious route of employing alternative measures until such time as specific long-term results become evident in the other countries' projects. The U.K. government's public health policy has been trying to cou Continue Reading...
Veterans & Retirees; Is Government Keeping its Promise This study aimed at exploring the experiences and perceptions of Veterans belonging to Lousiana and Mississippi about three variables; the accessibility of organization; the accessibility of Continue Reading...
CHIP: To Abolish or Not to Abolish The State Children Health Insurance Plan (SCHIP), commonly referred to as CHIP (Children's Health Insurance Plan), is an insurance plan run by the Department of Health and Human Services, and which administers fund Continue Reading...
The majority of communities in Alaska are separated by vast distances and the distance from many communities to the nearest medical facility is equivalent to the distance from New York to Chicago (Indian Health Service Alaska Area Services, 2011). Continue Reading...
In March of 2005, she was finally removed from life support and died thirteen days later. The case had 14 appeals, numerous motions, petitions and hearings in Florida courts, five suits in the Federal District Court; Florida legislation struck down Continue Reading...
Budgetary Analysis Process for Budgetary Policies and Assigned Legislative Committees A government budget can be defined as an official contract or arrangement that specifies the amount of revenue to be raised, where such revenues will be sourced, Continue Reading...
I have a clear written mandate that guides this decision. The other alternatives do not have the same clear, written mandate as the one that I made. While a utilitarian approach may have yielded a different decision, in my position as a safeguard of Continue Reading...
Presidential elections in the U.S.A. The United States Presidential election that was held on 6th November, 2012 was the 57th in the United States history. Such elections are held after every four years. The Democratic Party nominee was President Ba Continue Reading...
