Medicare is a Federal Government program designed to cover people age 65 or older, people with certain disabilities and serious kidney failure. Within this program, there are four sub divisions also called “parts”. • Part A - cover hospital insurance such as hospital stays, nursing facilities, supplies, etc. • Part B – cover Supplementary Medical Insurance such as physician and nursing services, home – health services, outpatient visits. This part carries a deductible and a monthly premium.
This change in philosophy and the advancement of technology by using EMR’s are two major changes I have encountered professionally in my 15 year career. The historic changes in healthcare will always affect healthcare professionals. The changes will affect everyone from a greeter in the Emergency Department, the registration team, nurses, and doctors. In my professional role I have been a witness to how health care has developed, implemented, and maintained the use of EMR to implementation of insurance verification after a physician has seen the patient. Some ways health care changes have affected my role is the focus on patient and family centered care.
Government programs also engage in delivering certain health services directly to the recipients of care, such as veterans, military personnel, and the uninsured who may depend on city and county hospitals or limited services offered by public health clinics. Nevertheless, the financing, insurance, payment, and delivery functions are largely in private hands. For this Char. of US Syst. Con.
[2] PA’s have a wide range of responsibilities including patient assessments, physical exams, ordering and interpreting lab tests, suturing of wounds, applying casts, teaching and counseling patients, and prescribing medications. While some states allow PA’s to carry a DEA number, most must prescribe controlled medications under the supervision of a physician. The educational requirements to become a PA are extensive. Applicants to the two year PA program usually possess a bachelor’s degree and have about four years of health care experience. Across the United States, there are currently 130 programs accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA).
EMS had a dedicated communications system that allowed field-to-hospital interaction for medical direction. The Office of the Medical Investigator (OMI) is the centralized statewide medical examiner agency for New Mexico, that investigated all deaths in New Mexico that were either suspicious, violent, unnatural, unexpected, or unexplained. Indian Health Service (IHS) provides comprehensive health care and public health services to Native Americans throughout New Mexico. In March, a rapidly unfolding case of meningitis broke out within the New Mexico area with the youngest case being a toddler and the oldest case being a pregnant 32-year old. The Main Problems of this
Health Care Communication Methods Theresa Robinson HCS/320 March 11, 2013 Kelly Hernandez, MPH Health Care Communication Methods Health care communication can be difficult and stressful, especially when dealing with the elderly. As the administrator of Sunny Side Nursing Home, it is my responsibility to ensure that each resident receives the proper care and treatment. Since many of the residents have to be relocated, whether it is to another facility or with a family member, I must ensure that the proper information is communicated and that HIPAA regulations are followed. Communication Methods According to Smith and Jones (2009), “The communication process has four main elements: the sender, the message, the receiver, and the feedback (Perioperative Communication, p. 2). The sender, which in this case would be myself, is responsible for assessing the message and conveying it to the residents at Sunny Side.
According to Shi & Singh (2012), reports showed that 1 in 3 or 87.6 million Americans were uninsured between 2008 and 2009 under the age of 65. This has contributed to the raise in health care costs. In order to reduce costs, the U.S. health care delivery system needs to have a plan in place to ensure that all of America’s population is insured such as the creation of the Obama Care Plan. The term delivery refers to the provision of health care services by various providers (Shi & Singh, 2012). Providers include physicians, hospitals, clinics, private doctor offices, and other entities.
Patients are obligated to pay for the services they receive in health care facilities. Some patients pay these costs themselves, whereas others have medical insurance to cover expenses. During my friends’ illness, at times she could not handle filling out forms and the financial preparation for her care. An administrative staff member at the facility she received the most of her care from provided so much needed basic information with forms, insurance and options available that the medical billing process was handled with ease. She not only lifted a burden of the process but also provided her a perspective for figuring out what she needed to do to continue to get care.
Epidemiology, Description, Analysis, and Barriers in Health for Alzheimer’s Disease Danielle Fisher HCA 415 Tynan Weed October 1st, 2012 When communities get together for discussing the health problems in the area, a lot of thought is put into what issues get the attention needed to help with solving the overall health problem. Alzheimer’s disease is a common health problem for the Midwest, and with Iowa being in the middle of it all the community and public health make it their job to figure out how to prevent further breakdowns of the disease. “Federal officials on May 15th (2012) announced that as much as $156 million in funding has been committed or proposed for research on the prevention and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease (AD),”
There are however various health care services in the United States designed to ensure that quality healthcare be given based on the patients’ illness and financial background. Though there are many healthcare agencies, two of these delivery systems will be addressed. Walk-in clinics are usually located in retail stores or pharmacies, designed to provide medical care to individuals who have non-life threatening and uncomplicated ailments. Most of the time, no appointment is needed allowing patients to come on a first come first serve basis, but the waiting may be long. At the same time walk-in clinics can be cost effective and affordable.