Cooper Green Hospital and the Community Care Plan HSA 599: Health Services Administration Capstone Abstract Cooper Green Mercy Hospital and the Community Care Plan provide a valuable service to the indigent population of Jefferson County. Blewett, Ziegenfuss, and Davern (2008) stated: The United States’ health care system has traditionally relied on safety net providers to meet the health care needs of people who do not have health insurance or who may have some coverage but still face financial barriers to getting the health care they need. A patchwork of local providers and services has developed over time to fill these gaps in health insurance coverage. (p. 460) This assignment will discuss six problems related to providing health care to an indigent population and five ways that the Community Care Plan will improve the community’s health status. There will also be a discussion regarding the five factors that point towards a need for change by Cooper Green Mercy Hospital.
Risk Management Assessment Summary NAME HCS 451 Date INstructor Risk Management Assessment Summary It is important for a healthcare organization to promote and develop secure and successful patient care practices; the conservation of financial resources and the upholding of safe working environments are crucial to its name. Hospitals today face a wide range of risk factors that can determine success or failure, including: * Competitive responses both from other hospitals and physician groups. * Changes in government rules and regulations. * Razor-thin profit margins. * Community relations as expressed through zoning and permitting resistance.
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Can mental illness be as clearly defined as a physical illness such as diabetes? Can mental illness be cured? •Has the concept of deinstitutionalization been effective in providing needed services to the mentally ill? Why or why not? •What populations or groups were most adversely affected by deinstitutionalization?
as it gives an unbiased view as to what PTSD, it gives me an outside perspective as well as unbiased information such as statistics. This information can be useful to my research as it explains the symptoms of PTSD, statistics of adult and/or children/adolescents who suffer from PTSD in the United States. As well, it explains what PTSD and treatments for it as well. This could be used in the introduction paragraph, explaining what PTSD is and how it is
Quality Management Assessment Tacia Palmer HCS/451 Roger Arbuckle February 18, 2013 Introduction Quality management in the health care aims at ensuring that patients, who seek their services, obtain an exceptional provision of health care. According to Reichert (2011), every health care giver aims at providing quality services to their clients compelling them to employ quality management. Health care organizations perform this task to exhibit their dedication to providing the best care for their clients. Quality management application in health care businesses ensures that doctors and administrators benefit from the identification of ways to enhance internal procedures in order to ensure quality services for their patients. The major
Co-occurring Disorder Assessment Steps Beverly Drummer Grand Canyon University July 27, 2011 When dealing with co-occurring disorders assessment is the key element. Therefore the steps must be followed to the letter to accurately diagnose co-occurring disorders in an effort to best serve the client. Assessment allows the clinician to formulate with the client the best treatment plan so the client is treated effectively. Without assessment a client could be misdiagnosed and not be treated for disorders that exist but are not due not being assessed. The steps for assessing a client are outlined in TIP 42 Chapter 4 list 12 steps in assessing clients for co-occurring disorders from engaging clients
“Differences develop depending on the availability of after-school programs, social and medical services, and the quality of housing and neighborhoods” (Mossler, 2013) can also be used to compare to patient appointments. Exosystem has an influence with this experience of mine in the sense that availability of medical services in my workplace has to be available in order for the patient to be seen. In regards to working at Atlantic Chiropractic, the behaviors that are apparent in my adulthood would be communicating with different people daily, compassion, and knowledge. Each day that I go to work I find that I have to have a positive attitude to be able to make it through the day each day. Each day patients come into the office and I have to communicate with patients about anything from getting their insurance information, to collecting copays from the
Theory Based Exemplary Article: Implementing Pender's Health Promotion Theory into the Post Partum Setting Kim Freitas Liberty University NURS 502 Dr. Kim Little October 7, 2012 Abstract As a medical professional it is important to impact the patient population in such a way as to treat the condition in which they are seeking attention for, educate the patient on how to care for the condition, along with treatment options and curing factors. In an effort to prevent disease processes or conditions it is important to teach the community at large health promoting behaviors. This is exactly what Nora Pender sought out to do. She realized that the patients she encountered were being treated after a diagnosis, but nothing was being done
How Research Influences Mental Disorder Management Name: Institutional: Research in mental health is the study of the brain, behavior and severe mental disorders. It results in improved understanding of the conditions in question, the treatment thereof, prevention and eventual cure of severe brain disorders. The research subjects used are entitled to human rights such that they can choose whether they want to get involved in the research or not. It must be established beforehand whether they are in a capacity to consent before their consent can be validated. (Halter, 2009) The subjects are allowed the freedom to pull out from their involvement in an ongoing research without the risk of prejudice against them.