Continuum of Care Professor Stephen Freeman HCS/310 September 25, 2011 Abstract Continuum of care is the systematic and continuous health services essential and given, beginning with appropriate prenatal care continuing with provisional care about the appropriate level until death. One aspect of the continuum of care is long-term care. Long-term care is not easily defined, but it is the type of care that people would receive if they can no longer take care of themselves independently. The portions of long-term care that are interesting would be contributions of long-term care, the transition of long-term care and the future of long-term care. The Health Care Delivery System has many continuums of care components.
Long term Care in U.S.A Introduction: Before we can discuss the roles of long-term care, we must define the meaning of long-term care. The purpose of this paper is to describe in detail the role long-term care plays in providing services and how long-term care contributes or lacks contribution to the overall management of health care resources. In addition to the above-mentioned topics, the transitioning of patients from one level of care to another level of care in the health care continuum will be discussed. What is Long-Term Care? What is long-term care?
To make improvements, an organization needs to understand its own delivery system and key processes. A health care delivery system consists of resources, activities, and results; these key components are also called inputs, processes, and outputs/outcomes. Activities or processes within a health care organization contain two major components: 1) what is done (what care is provided), and 2) how it is done (when, where, and by whom care is delivered). Improvement can be achieved by addressing either component; however, the greatest impact for QI is when both are addressed at the same time (Services, 2011). The biggest area for quality improvement in the scenario will focus on improvement for the patient.
Health care providers should provide care that meets the needs of each individual patient, including the use of appropriate advances in medical technology. Health care should also be non-discriminatory, providing the same quality of service regardless of race, ethnicity, age, sex or health status” (Quality of Care, n.d.). The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) named a program ‘the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative’ (PQRI), based on the 2006 Tax Relief and Health Care Act (TRHCA). The Act necessitated the creation and implementation of a physician quality reporting system which includes incentive payments for those eligible professionals who disclose measures of quality taken for covered Medicare beneficiaries. The quality reporting is done on a voluntary basis offering contributing physicians bonus payments based on Medicare claims for services.
Administrator in Long-term care 1 What a Healthcare Administrator does as an Administrator in Long-Term care. English Composition 11 (Eng. 122) May 23, 2009 Administrator in Long-term care 2 What a Healthcare Administrator does as an Administrator in Long-Term care. In long-term care an administrator is a very important role in the health facility. Long-term care is the care of the elderly or the disabled that requires care 24 hours a day and 7 days a week.
Having someone from each department on the committee will assure greater accuracy within their area of expertise. The CDM should be reviewed periodically and at a minimum annually due to annual code updates and facility changes. Code changes need to be communicated to the ancillary departments so that proper education can be provided. When new services are introduced within our facility, new line items will need to be added to our CDM to ensure proper
Through research and analysis United Healthcare will show a solid business plan. PREPERATION FOR NEXT DECADE In order to address the needs of their clients United Healthcare continues to find ways to meet the demands of current and future generations. By meeting these demands they ensure a solid business future. They are committed to the delivery of quality care and its continual improvement. In fact, UnitedHealth Group made significant investments in research and development, technology and business process improvements – nearly $3 billion in the past five years.
Introduction In this paper we are going to discuss the concept of long-term care as well as the population that long-term care serves. Long-term care has a variety of different services for individuals who require long-term care either because of illnesses, age, or disabilities. During this paper we will discuss the various different services that long-term care offers to their patients. Long-Term Care After reading this week's readings I think it has changed my concept of long-term care. I was aware of what long-term care was and the services that they provided to individuals who required long-term care assistance although I did learn new things that I was not aware of when it
Knowing where we were, how far we have progressed, and where we are headed in relation to healthcare gives us hope in knowing that we had a good yesterday but we are looking towards a better tomorrow. Describe three perspectives that might be used to analyze and understand health anywhere in the world. One perspective is the clinical perspective; it is directed towards the patient/consumer, who seeks different types of services in different areas of healthcare. This analysis is important because it will help determine how the patient/consumer obtains their care and how satisfied they are with their
The challenges of a rapidly changing healthcare market place make it essential for long term organizations to be proactive in developing effective leadership practices while continuing to improve the practice of management. Over the years long term care has changed and the expectations have changed as well. In earlier times the pressures of health care were very different. Regulations were minimal and the expansion of Medicaid to cover long term care enabled those on welfare to have access to long term care. The requirements of leaders in the previous times were more focused on motivating employees.