According to Rosenau, Lai, and Lako (2012), the United States health care industry P4P is one of the most important developments after capitation and managed care. The target of P4P is to change the behavior patients, physicians, and those working in the health care industry through a system of rewards and punishments. The P4P bonus for physicians can become the form of an add-on to his or her salary to the general fee-for-service. A bonus for a hospital can be additional payments beyond the payments received through the diagnosis group based payment. A punishment through the P4P system can end in the reduction of compensation or other penalties.
Nearly 70% (32 million) of current adult smokers said they would like to quit smoking completely. So why should I quit smoking? This research paper will point out key points that will help you decide why you should quit smoking. There are many questions you probably ask yourself when your thinking about trying to quit smoking. Coming up with a good research strategy will help you determine if you are ready to quit smoking.
The recommendation that I believe would do the most good toward getting more URMs into the medical field would be the one that addresses the costs and financing of health professions education. This recommendation involves the reexamination of costs and financing of health professions training with an emphasis on the reduction or elimination of many health care field training costs for those that have low-incomes or are members of a URM. First off I think that all of the other recommendations are great and would defiantly help, but when it comes right down to it our world revolves around the almighty dollar. We can do everything in the world, even beg minority’s to get into the health care field, but they won’t be able to do it if they can’t afford the education. So, making changes in costs and financing would go a long way toward removing the financial obstacle, that way the other recommendations have a much better chance of being successful.
A review of nursing interventions should plan for dealing with weight control, urges, physical cravings, and remarks from smoking friends. To help ease the passage through this stage, the clinician will reinforce “countering,” offering healthy substitutes and responses for past unhealthy habits. These positive reinforcers need not be expensive, but rewards boost self-esteem. People who reward themselves are more likely to succeed, and a positive cycle can be created. Ask the patient to set up a plan of rewards for big
A couple of pros for e-cigarettes includes saving money and less of a health risk. A few cons when talking about the debate of e-cigarettes includes governmental regulation and battery issues with some devices (which can be a major health care concern). Saving money is a huge discussion when talking about e-cigarettes, in many cases individuals may decide to try an e-cigarette because of the amount of money that can be saved over traditional cigarettes. If an individual went directly to using an e-cigarette, the start up cost can be a little pricey but can save an individual so much money. There is a huge possibility that an individual that has decided to use e-cigarettes could save close to $2,000 a year however this would depend on the amount of e liquid, batteries and accessories that are purchased through out the year.
There is also the option to create a Castor Enhanced Minor plan, which is a customizable version of the Castor Enhanced plan. With the percentages of medical issues that already affect the ConstructIt staff, it is beneficial to choose a plan that covers their pre-existing conditions. However, in an effort to minimize cost for the recipients and to maximize profit for Castor Collins, it is also important to scale down some of the coverage provided by the Castor Enhanced plan – leaving the best option for the ConstructIt staff as the Castor Enhanced Minor
The main focus and potential improvement for KRMC are admissions, emergency room wait times and the amounts of time patients are discharged from the hospital after a stay. Whichever areas are chosen for consideration of improvement will affect the organization financially and in the area of patient satisfaction. These areas need improvement after viewing low data scores from surveys with past patient satisfaction results. Admission and discharge instruction can be improved by giving appropriate instructions during training on how admissions and discharge documents are done. This can reduce the readmission process and rate at the organization along with financial gain and improving the satisfaction of patients.
The reforms and expansion of health insurance and specials provisions relating to preventative care are designed to get Americans to think about preventing disease before it happens. The idea is to drive down costs by avoiding expensive treatments for serious disease and to improve the overall health of a vast majority of Americans. There is no doubt that prevention is cheaper than treatment, and the reforms present in the Affordable Healthcare Act are meant to get Americans used to utilizing preventative measures in order to stay out of hospitals and emergency
Organization publish health promotion pamphlets to increase patients’ health literacy. Patients that are health literate ask questions about their care and are able to make informed decisions about their care. Evaluation of a health promotion pamphlet includes examination of the content, reading level, and health promotion information. Additionally, health promotion decreases hospital stays and may prevent disease related complications. ).
Working with others to plan and implement projects to improve health and well-being. This assignment aims to demonstrate how the Specialist Community Public Health Nurse can impact on a campaign to improve the uptake of the influenza vaccination among healthcare workers. Although current UK policy recommends the vaccination of all Healthcare workers to reduce the spread of seasonal influenza and its impact on NHS services, the scheme is voluntary and uptake of the vaccine remains low. A campaign introduced in 2011 contributed to a slight rise in the uptake of the vaccine and is being run again over the winter period 2012/2013. Research however suggests that the way to gain a significant increase in uptake is to consider making vaccination mandatory.