The law is trying to repair the resource allocation of health care, while compensating quality of care over quantity of care. To accomplish this, they are creating incentives for combined models of care delivery and distributing funds for proficient and quality care (Haas, 2011). Accordingly, because nurses take on an elaborate role of patient care and outcomes, they must adapt to the restructured health care system (Haas, 2011). The rationale for this speech is to describe the anticipated shift in nursing practice and to examine the models of continuum of care, accountable care organizations (ACO), medical homes, and nurse-managed health care clinics. In addition to recognizing them as important contributors of primary care services, the PPACA acknowledges the prospective leadership responsibility for the advance practice registered nurse (APRN) in the innovative care system (U.S. Government Printing Office, 2013).
AHIMA believes that hospitals and providers must improve clinical documentation in preparation for the expanded scope of clinical data beyond a single patient encounter to a comprehensive data set comprising the entire continuum of care (www.ahimafoundation.org, 2014). With the use of EHR’s in hospitals and clinics worldwide, improved clinical documentation is possible. The use of electronic health records in the private sector has been widely recognized as an efficient way to improve the provision of health care and enable health care providers to access and share
Information System Briefing Jerusha Palmer UOP – Healthcare Information Systems HCS483 Lee Tompkins May 14, 2012 Information System Briefing Healthcare organizations are continually seeking to keep up with the advances technology has to offer in order to administer the best patient care there is. The need for an information system has greatly increased for the healthcare industry as a competitive advantage. This information system briefing will discuss the process of selecting and acquiring information systems, goals of the organization, and how stakeholders affect the selection process. Information system briefing is defined as any graphical or electronic form of communicating information (American Heritage Dictionary).
Health Information Exchange Systems NaQuita Carter DeVry University Professor Hamilton 3-11-2014 Electronic health information exchange (HIE) allows doctors, nurses, pharmacists, other health care providers and patients to appropriately access and securely share a patient’s vital medical information electronically—improving the speed, quality, safety and cost of patient care. There are three key forms of health information exchange: directed exchange, query-based exchange, and consumer mediated exchange (HealthIT.gov). These aspects of a system will be discussed in detail as well as, its place in the state of Illinois. Direct exchange is the ability to send and receive secure information electronically between care providers to support coordinated care. Such an exchange allows
Annie L. Foskey Diversity Reflection HRDV/5000 Dr. Claudia White June 7, 2015 Strategy of Health and Human Services The field of Human Services is broadly defined, uniquely approaching the objective of meeting human needs through an interdisciplinary knowledge base, focusing on prevention as well as remediation of problems, and maintaining a commitment to improving the overall quality of life of service populations. The Human Services profession is one which promotes improved service delivery systems by addressing not only the quality of direct services, but also by seeking to improve accessibility, accountability, and coordination among professionals and agencies in service delivery. (National HS.org) The HR program that I researched
It reviews the advantages and disadvantages as well as the problems and challenges associated with the bill. Obama Healthcare Bill The medical environments around the world have been up to the task of improving their scope. The countries are focused on improving the efficiency within health care; and prefer the alteration of the health care sector. This is done through
Making a difference Strengthening the nursing, midwifery and health visiting contribution to health and healthcare. Available at: http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/@dh/@en/documents/digitalasset/dh_4074704.pdf. [Accessed 11th May 2011]. 9/ Department of Health (1997) The New NHS: Modern, Dependable, Cm 3807, London: Department of Health. 10/ Department of Health (1998) Modernising Health and Social Services.
The aim of communication involves the study and use of communication strategies to inform and influence individual and community decisions that enhance health. The importance of communication in healthcare is increasingly recognised as a necessary element of efforts to improve personal and public health. Health communication can contribute to all aspects of disease prevention and health promotion and is relevant in a number of contexts. Effective health communication can help elevate consciousness of health risks and solutions provide the enthusiasm and skills needed to lessen these risks, help them find support from other people in similar situations, and effect or reinforce attitudes. Health communication can increase demand for appropriate health services
Health care problems such cancer, chronic kidney disease, poor immunization, tobacco, obesity, substance abuse, respiratory problems, and many more have led to increased cost to care for individuals in health care settings. To increase the ability of individuals to live a healthy life-style systems need to be put into place to provide ongoing research, development of resources and education, monitor and maintain health data in one central location. Health data accessible in one location increase the ability of health professionals to develop programs to address the needs that can improve health. HealthyPeople.gov, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, provides an analysis of data and statistics provide information to increase prevention of leading causes of diseases that affect health. Increasing physical activity, monitoring and controlling weight, decreasing the use of tobacco, addressing substance abuse and mental health, education to address sexual behavior, prevent injury and violence, improve environmental quality, increase access to immunization, and improve health care accessibility individuals can live healthier lives (Fielding, Teutsch, & Koh, 2012,
While organizations are creating improvement systems it is just as important to instill accountability in order to achieve quality initiatives. One reason for this is that in a health care environment there are several processes and procedures that are