Yet thousands of people die each year or escalates billions of debt to the health care system in the U.S. annually to fight them. According to the CDC these types of infections can be identified and isolated by cultures and laboratory testing. But to aid in helping battle the infections throughout the healthcare industry The Joint Commission has place accreditation requirements and various tools to reduce the infection rates in the healthcare field. Integration of Central Line Catheter Purposes
Quality Management in Healthcare The article I chose to summarize is healthcare associated infections (HAIs) which occurred during a hospital stay. These HAIs are a worldwide problem and is linked to the quality of care the patient receives from his or hers healthcare staff. HAIs are extremely dangerous; this is because they are typically caused by multi-resistant microorganisms whose line of action and therapeutic terms may be exhausted. The exhaustion of care is due to the overuse of antibiotics, environmental conditions, or the microorganism has evolved. (Baylina, 2011).
Perspective on Health Care Lilian M. Padilla HCS/212 October 1, 2012 Elwanda Whitaker Health care services has changed tremendously over the years, from new medicines through new technologies, there is also more disease that have been discover and new cure for incurables diseases that have existed for many years even centuries where people died because there was no cure and because doctors did not know what the diagnosis was. The history of health care is very interesting to me in many ways because of how things have progress throughout the years. The advances that are not in place are very impressive but also very costly. Thanks to preventing care now patients do
Also incorrect medical coding linkage could lead to incorrect medical diagnoses being put into the patients’ medical record and could potentially cause the patient to be uninsurable should they lose their health insurance coverage and need to find a new insurance company. Some diagnosis could possibly be the reason for a person being denied insurance coverage with some
Even so, millions will remain uninsured,” (Pros and cons of Obama care June 29, 2012). Taxes will increase, so yes our health insurance coast goes down but is made up for in higher taxes. Another con is that by forcing states into federally-mandated health insurance it goes against state rights and violates federalism. Finally, not only is there fines if you don’t have health insurance but there is also the fact that “some speculate that you can be thrown in jail for failure to pay your health insurance taxes,” (Pros and cons of Obama care June 29, 2012). The evaluations of the pros and cons should be evaluated by their effectiveness.
“Fraud and the abuse of healthcare services in the U.S. cost an estimate $125-$175 billion annually. This represents the second largest component of the 600-850 billion surpluses in healthcare spending. Examples of fraud and abuse range from intentional misrepresentation of services that result in higher payments, billing of unperformed services, the deliberate delivery of unnecessary and inappropriate services for the express purpose of receiving the payment.”(Foster, 2012) The high cost of frauds is affecting patients because they are being exposed to unnecessary test and procedures. Because of the high cost of frauds the patients that really need help, like Mr. Davis, ends up suffering due to diminished quality of care. They also may be targeted as a people that are frauding the government because of all the medical attention they need.
Hospital Acquired Condition: Surgical Site Infection Francine Jackson HCA 375 Instructor Shultz April 1, 2013 The Institute of Medicine (IOM) in a landmark report written in 1999, “To Err is Human,” found that medical errors, particularly hospital acquired conditions (HACs) are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality here in the U.S. IOM have estimated that 44,000 people die each year in hospitals from what is mostly considered preventable medical errors; one being surgical site infections. In 2007, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) began phasing in its value-based program, which links payment directly to quality of care provided. One of the many strategies CMS is using is to transform the current payment
As these programs are developed strategies and standards are addressed and barriers identified to ensure success of preventing falls. Falls are a serious concern among the elderly population, and a major concern within the health care community. Falls are the most adverse event reported in hospitals and are leading cause of death in patients 65 years or older. Nation-wide the average rate for a first fall range from 2.2 to 3.6 per 1000 patient days. Litigations related to hospital falls is growing in both frequency and severity; hospital administrators are in a quandary on how to reduce patient falls.
The cost of health insurance is continuing to rise which intern is making it difficult for Americans to provide health care for themselves and their families. Nationalizing health care would make health care more affordable to all Americans. Americans would be ensured the best health insurance possible. According to David Himmelstein, “Health insurance premiums have doubled in the last 8 years, rising 3.7times faster than wages in the past 8 years, and increasing co-pays and deductibles threaten access to care. Many insurance plans cover only a limited number of doctors’ visits or hospital days, exposing families’ to unlimited financial liability.
AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE The Healthcare Industry is a 2.8 trillion dollar industry. From issues like personal bank-ruptcy, overpaid executives in the healthcare industry, inconsistent pricing from health care pro-viders and hospitals and patients not able to afford to have health care, there was a need for health care reform. Due to several inefficiencies that drove up the cost of healthcare, a reduced standard of care to patients, and Americans that could not afford to have health care, the Affordable Care Act was passed in 2010. Some of the key goals of the ACA were to reduce the rate of health care spending and the burden it placed on families, businesses, employers and state and federal budgets as well as improving the quality of care provided to patients. One of the provisions in the ACA is that all Americans are required to have health insurance.