“Health care reform law begins to have effect on nursing”. www.rwf.org. Retrieved from http://www.rwjf.org/content/rwjf/en/about-rwjf/newsroom/newsroom-content/2011/03/health-care-reform-law-begins-to-have-effect-on-nursing.html Harper Collins Publishers website
* CHAPTER 1 * Professional Practice Concepts for Infusion Therapy * Clinical Competency * Competency standards * Competency is “a determination of an individual’s capability to perform expectations” * Standardized performance measures * Clinical skills checklists/competency assessments * Continuing education credits * Documents that verify training and education * References from previous employers (Source: The Joint Commission [ TJC], 2007 ) * National Council of State Boards of Nursing Job Analysis * General patterns of employer expectations * Possess the necessary theoretic background for safe client care and decision making * Use the nursing process
Evolution of Health care Presentation Outline Team A General Purpose: To discuss the impact of the Affordable Care Act as it relates to Medicare and Hospice care. Specific Purpose: To breakdown the logistics of the Affordable Care Act and how they directly impact the quality, process , and overall existence of the Hospice system and Medicare Central Idea: The Affordable Health Care Act, as it relates to Hospice Care, and Medicare and how it has brought about a variety of changes that now require more quality control that has a more consistent approach that will be more beneficial to patients, families, and facilities. INTRODUCTION I. Attention Material A. Affordable Health Care Act 1.
The Institute of Medicine functions under a congressional organization through the National Academy of Sciences. They provide advice and have policy input on many kinds of health related issues. This article provides a resource for explaining the dilemma in healthcare which shows the desperate need for quality control in this field. Parikh, N. (2007, March). Medicine and media: A symbolic relationship?
(1996) Midwives and professional status. British Journal of Midwifery 4(10): 543-50. Symon A. (1997) Consent and choice: the rights of the patients. British Joumal of Midwifery 5(12): 738-41.
His implementation has begun to change the forces of healthcare on all forefronts. Each year the PPACA will dish out he ACA will distribute various goals that will assist in the expansion of healthcare services under Medicare and Medicaid, the reduction of spending in relation to healthcare as well as assistance to decrease healthcare spending for American citizens for medical coverage. Other objectives under the ACA are to influence disease prevention, support electronic medical records (EMR), accomplish long-term proficiency, and focus on patient safety and the quality of care (Rivers & Rivers, 2012). It is the duty of healthcare providers to encourage and concentrate on quality of care within the PPACA
Health Information Exchange December, 9th, 2012 Health Information Exchange December, 9th, 2012 “The National Alliance for Health Information Technology Report to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology on Defining Key Health Information Technology Terms,” (April 28, 2008) The ability to exchange health information electronically is a basic and critical capability that is the foundation of efforts to improve healthcare in the US. The increased availability of relevant health information through HIE: Provides a key building block for improved patient care, quality and Safety, Makes relevant healthcare information available where and when it is needed (providers, public health, community health, etc. Provides
State of Advance Practice/Week 2 Patricia Grayson-Canty Chamberlain College of Nursing NR 510 Leadership and Role of the Advanced Practice Nurse Terri Schmitt Professor Spring B 2014 Introduction The purpose of this paper is to further examine the state of advanced practice nursing from a local, state, national, and international perspective. The role of the nurse practitioner (NP) “evolved from the shortage of primary care medical providers in underserved areas in the 1960s” (DeNisco & Barker, 2013, p. 20). NPs became a much needed asset during the Great Society era due to the development of the government health programs such as Medicaid, Medicare, and Community health Centers that needed care providers. These programs helped
Skilled nursing facilities 3. Managed healthcare 4. Attrition B. Classification of bargaining unit employees 1. Physician assistants 2.
4 * Sethuramani Subramanian v. Triveni Nursing Home....................Pg. 4 * Study Circle Society v. Choithram Hospital……………………….Pg. 4 * Dr. Laxman Bal Krishan Joshi v. Trimbak Bapu Golbole………..Pg. 5 * Bolam v. Friern Hospital Committee…………………………….Pg. 5 * Dr. Suresh Gupta v. Govt.