Emergency room over utilization is one of the leading causes of today’s ever increasing healthcare costs. The majority of the patients seen in emergency rooms across the nation are Medicaid recipients‚ for non-emergent reasons. The federal government initiated Medicaid Managed Care programs to offer better healthcare delivery‚ adequately compensate providers and reduce healthcare costs. Has Medicaid Managed Care addressed the issues and solved the problem? The answer is ‘Yes’ and ‘No’. Throughout
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Communications Paper HCS 490 2/10/2014 Communications Paper In order for any business to operate efficiently‚ there are many things that need to be in place. One aspect that is possibly one of the most important is communication. Without effective communication‚ there is potential for many things to go wrong. In healthcare‚ there are many different forms of communication. A newer‚ but growing form of communication is Electronic Medical Records (EMR). EMRs are a computerized system for communication
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Health Care Utilization Paper Class: HCS/235 Health Care Delivery in the U.S. Option Chosen: 2 John Q In this paper we will discuss John Q. and Medicaid. John recently moved into a rural community and works a full time job. John is eligible for Medicaid due to his low income and needs to see a doctor since he has high blood pressure and recently his father had a heart attack. He has local doctors but none of them except Medicaid and the closest one he can find is a 40 minute drive away
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Health Care Financial Accounting HCS/405 January 28‚ 2013 Diana Schilling Health Care Financial Accounting In the United States‚ organizations are financially accessible because of many years of financing cuts‚ reductions in Medicare payments imposed by Balanced Act of 1997‚ decreases in Medicaid reimbursements‚ and the lowering stresses of controlled care (University of Phoenix‚ 2013). Organizations and other health care facilities should organize cautiously when the situation comes to
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Health care Transparency Shannon Wimbush HCS/235 September 8‚ 2014 Instructor Brenda Young Health care Transparency Health care Transparency is openness about the quality of healthcare provided‚ sharing information whether it be good or bad for the purpose of improvement. In the past‚ health care transparency was secretive‚ people did not want to share patent information for reason of privacy to their clients as well to avoid law suits. However there is a way in which you can share information
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Health Care Utilization Paper In recent years‚ health care has been a huge topic in public debates‚ legislations‚ and even in deciding who will become the next president. There have been many acts‚ legislations‚ and debates on what the country has to do in regards to health care. According to University of Phoenix Read Me First HCS/235 (n.d.)‚ “How health care is financed influences access to health care‚ how health care is delivered‚ the quality of health care provided‚ and its cost”. Recent
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The purpose of this paper is to review and discuss the current level of national healthcare expenditures and to determine if we as Americans are spending too much on healthcare. The author of this paper will provide examples and solutions where we as a nation should add or cut from the healthcare expenditures. This paper will also detail how the general public’s healthcare needs are being paid for‚ the biggest economic healthcare challenge‚ why the challenge should be addressed‚ and how this challenge
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Reflective practice is frequently utilised throughout nursing care. It allows the healthcare professional to explore their past and present experiences‚ their concepts of current practice and enables the ability of identifying means to enhance ongoing development (Levett-Jones & Bourgeois 2007‚ p. 117). Mann‚ Gordon & Macleod (2007‚ p. 595) highlights that current healthcare professionals must function in complex clinical systems. In order to do so must activate their own awareness to certain needs
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Personal and Professional Healthcare Communication Paper Jen Shanahan HCS/350 June 30‚ 2014 Professor David Catoe Personal and Professional Healthcare Communication Paper The way in which we communicate impacts all areas of our lives. It impacts our relationships with our family members‚ loved ones‚ doctors or peers every day. To communication in an online team meeting‚ or having a discussion to your instructors‚ communication is how we collect and process information and express ourselves
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early 1900s‚ 3M’s founders incorporated first and investigated later (3M Company History). The company had many struggles throughout its journey‚ but also had many great strides along the way. In 1920‚ they created the world’s first waterproof sand paper‚ in the early 1940s‚ 3M was diverted into defense materials for World War II which was something the company was not used to be involved in (3M Company History). One of 3M’s most famous things they are known for are the post-it notes and they were
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