Cerner System | Cerner Software | An upgrade to Technology in the Health Field | | Yalena A. Walker | 9/29/2014 | HCS/212 Summary: Electronic Health Records and information have become vital to the Health care field where now there are software companies implementing the structure of having a patient’s health information at the tip of your fingertips. | Since the early years, technology in the health care field has grown tremendously. From updates to Facilities. Medical equipment, Doctors, and Nurses, the health care field has become a billion dollar industry. I have been with the health care field for over 15 years, have seen many changes in our technology.
Historical Transitioning in Healthcare HSA500 – Health Services Organization Assignment 1 Milestones involved in the past and present shaping and transitional dynamics in the present health care industry Technology has played a vital role in the healthcare industry. The trend now in modern healthcare is about going paperless, gone are the paper medical records of the patient being treated in the facility. “An Electronic Health Record (EHR) is an electronic version of a patient’s medical history that is maintained by the provider over time; It also reduces duplicate tests and medical errors” (Electronic Health Record, n.d., p. 1). Tablets and laptops mounted on stands outside of patient’s rooms are more the norm. Instead of looking through journals and medical books to try and find a diagnosis for certain symptoms, the internet is now being used.
This is a small group that has put this system into affect but the EMR community is gradually growing and improving. The physicians that put the electronic system into effect in their offices have to take out extra time to make sure everything is filled out correctly. “All practices used EMR viewing capabilities, which improve chart availability, data organization, and legibility. Quality benefits depended on the amount of viewable clinical data. The amount of initially viewable data depended on efforts to type in existing paper-based medical record data and to electronically import data from lab, billing, and other systems.
Accounting There are many types of accounting that are used in the financial world of healthcare everyday, in this paper I will be pointing out the comparison and contrast of each type of accounting known as namely accrual, cash flow, and fund accounting and I will also be delivering a brief detail paragraph on what type of entries they use, whether they use depreciation, or if inventory is accounted for, and also their differences, strengths and weaknesses. 7/12/2009 University of Phoenix Amanda Vick There are many types of accounting that are used in the financial world of healthcare everyday, in this paper I will be pointing out the comparison and contrast of each type of accounting known as namely accrual, cash flow, and
In addition, newer technology requires that the hospital invest even more in providing the updated technology to its customers to be relevant in the competitive health care sector. Market Share: Bert Fish medical center has been having a challenging external environment and has been competing to keep its market share. The market share of Bert Fish (BFMC) in Volusia County as measured by inpatient discharges has been between 6.9-8.4% during the period of 2011-2013. Similarly, the Emergency Department has been having a market share of 10.2-11.1% in the county during the period of 2012-2013. Operations
In 1939 the California Medical Association started a plan that was based on paying physicians for their services; this would become known as the Blue shield concept. Today there are many different health insurance providers; these insurance companies provide a valuable service to our health care industry The impact of Blue cross Blue Shield is affecting how health care is pay for in America. These types of plans provided health insurance for millions of Americans, without it not many people could afford health
Healing Hospital: A Daring Paradigm GCU Spirituality in Health Care HLT-310v Dr. Meyer December 13, 2014 Healing Hospital: A Daring Paradigm Hospitals have made many changes over the years in their technologies as well as the way that cares are provided for the patients. Technology has changed the way nurses are charting they cares, procedures are performed via computers, and even surgeries are done by computer, which pushes the healthcare professionals to rely on computers. The technology should help make tasks easier for the healthcare field, but with everyone relying on computers if has also caused a shift in the interactions between staff and the clients. This paper will discuss the elements that are combined to create a “healing hospital,” the connections between healing and spirituality, and the significance to include both in the healthcare facilities. There is a great deal that goes into planning a building, especially if it is a hospital.
Health Care: U.S Health Care Timeline Drugs and life-saving medical operations and procedures provide to everyone a better, longer, and healthier living. In America, the uninsured people have it rough when it comes to having affordable health care services. It has been about a century since America started debates on health care reforms and adoption to have everyone included in the program. A U.S health care timeline allows one to see and learn how the congress has handled the issue of America’s health care cover for its citizens over the decades. The year 1965 was the year that saw the signing in into law Medicare and Medicaid programs.
There is a lot of money to be made in the online prescription industry. The company spreads the wealth to doctors, pharmacies, online marketers, credit card companies ect. Jobs are created in several countries and many involved will claim they don’t realize what they are doing is unethically and in some instances illegal. They claim they want to help those who cannot afford health care and there for cannot go see a physician in their office. Others feel that doctors overcharge for certain medicines such as fertility medicines that by ordering them online with instructions can save a couple trying to conceive up to $10,000.
The number of US general hospitals grew to four thousand by 1990 from less than a hundred in 1875; medical profession blossomed into a prestigious and powerful profession. Diverse specialities emerged in various fields of medicine and hospital became the core around which delivery is organised. The qualities of health care delivered improve but cost containment remained unrealised. To improve access to care in the rural communities after the urban shift the US government built more hospitals in