ASSIGNMENT: Week 2 Paper 23 January‚ 2017 The Joint Commission‚ formerly known as The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations was originally founded as The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals in 1951 “to provide voluntary accreditation” (Joint‚ 2016) for hospitals. Over the next several decades‚ the organization incorporated accreditation for other healthcare organizations including long-term care‚ psychiatric care facilities‚ ambulatory care‚ hospice‚ home care‚ and laboratories
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Hispanic people will be reaching 30% of all the people living in America (CDC‚ 2013). Knowing that‚ healthcare workers should be knowledgeable and competent of different traditions‚ believes‚ values and practices related to health when it comes to providing good care for Hispanic community. One of the biggest key to provide a good care for Hispanic patients is to establish a good patient and healthcare worker relationship. This only can be done by taking time to know the patient and patient’s family
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in traditional face-to-face visits. In addition‚ “clinician-interactive” telemedicine services may be less costly than in-person clinical visits. Uses Telemedicine in healthcare 1: exploring its uses‚ benefits and disadvantages by Author Firas Sarhan The role of telemedicine Telemedicine can be used when healthcare professionals and patients are unable to meet face to face
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Impact on Healthcare i The Impact of Baby Boomers‚ Under-Insured‚ Uninsured and Chronic Problems on Healthcare Group D: Rodney Revish Tracey Perry Noemi Portillo Towanda Ross Yoseline Morales HS 546: Health Insurance and Managed Care Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University Professor: David Adu-Boateng February 19‚ 2012 Impact on Healthcare ii TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Intake Process An essential part of the healthcare business is good patient /provider communication. To improve the patient/care-provider communication and the quality of healthcare services a facility could use the technology of the internet. Businesses in insurmountable numbers are using internet to improve their services. In fact the only major industry resisting the use of the worldwide web as we use it in other sectors of the economy today is the healthcare industry (Dixon‚ 2010). One way to
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On the raise as well are the barriers and prejudices with caring for the aging population amongst healthcare providers. It is these barriers and prejudices that hinder healthcare providers to want to take the initiative to improve care for the aging. Preservation of our elder patient population’s dignity should be of the upmost importance. In order to preserve and maintain this dignity‚ as healthcare providers we need to understand what barriers and subconscious prejudices we may have and work to
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and outpatient setting. It is essential that the nation looks for creative ways to provide patients with needed medical care in a timely manner. The utilization of Advance Registered Practice Nurses (APRNs) has shown to be very effective in this healthcare provider crisis. This paper will discuss the significant role that a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) has on health care and what skills are required in order to fulfill the responsibilities within this role. It will also describe my personal plan
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Characteristics Sentinel Event of Monitoring System There are several methods for monitoring adverse events in the healthcare system‚ characterized by strengths and weaknesses. The correct choice should be appropriate to achieve their goals. Compared to other methods‚ such as population studies based on review of medical records or the analysis of administrative data‚ the communication system does not provide data on prevalence and incidence of adverse events because many factors can influence
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I believe that nurses should have more influence on improving the healthcare system. Nurse are trusted for information about health and healthcare and play a pivotal role in improving quality and safety of care‚ but this is not generally understood or recognized. I have noticed that insurance executives and the pharmaceutical industry have more influence on the healthcare system than nurses do. Nurses are the front-line caregivers in our health system‚ which gives us a unique and invaluable perspective
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particularly enjoyed studying science however I became aware of the big current issues: health inequalities‚ ageing population‚ disease outbreaks; and decided I wanted a career that confronted these without leaving the field I enjoy most: science and healthcare. The doctor became an obvious choice; I was looking for a role that possesses political impact while remaining clinical scientist‚ Public Health Consultant role ticked all the boxes for me. During my degree I enjoyed studying Medical Microbiology
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