What is the role of the nurse in implementing The Affordable Care Act
The Affordable Care Act was signed into law by President Barack Obama in March 2010. Many of the provisions of the law directly affect health care providers. Review the following online resources: 1. Key Features of the Affordable Care Act: http://www.hhs.gov/healthcare/facts/timeline/index.html 2. Health Care Transformation: the Affordable Care Act and More: http://www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/Policy-Advocacy/HealthSystemReform/AffordableCareAct.pdf What are the […]
Determine the total variance between the planned and actual budgets for Patient Day
Budgeting is an important activity within every healthcare organization. The particular challenges encountered, however, can vary depending on the type of organization. A state or federally funded organization, for example, will likely have a budget that is allocated to it, and it needs to follow specific guidelines on how the money can be used. A […]
analyse the health challenges that may arise across this woman’s lifespan as a result of her moderate intellectual disability and epilepsy
CASE HISTORY: Students are to focus on the following case history: an adult woman of 45 years with a moderate intellectual disability. This woman also has a chronic illness which is epilepsy. This woman lives in a community group home that is staffed by support workers and she attends a disability-specific day program Monday to […]
What are the physicians trying to accomplish through buying the same EHR product as their hospital? What are the pros and cons?
Chapter 16 Electronic Health Records Margret Amatayakul, MBA, RHIA, CHPS, CPHIT, CPEHR, FHIMSS Real-World Case Community Hospital has a single-vendor hospital information system (HIS) that provides typical financial and administrative information systems services, including laboratory, radiology, and pharmacy information systems, and order-entry/results review. Other ancillary departments such as dietary, physical therapy, nursing, and others are […]
What role has the Older Americans Act played in initiating and funding health promotion programs for older adults?
PART 1 Medicare and Medicaid are available to older adults under certain conditions. Discuss the differences between these two major federal health insurance programs in relation to the following: eligibility coverage dual coverage What role has the Older Americans Act played in initiating and funding health promotion programs for older adults? PART 2 1) Describe […]
Select a health-related topic applicable to your practice setting and formulate a clinical question using the PICO (T) format.
1. Select a health-related topic applicable to your practice setting and formulate a clinical question using the PICO (T) format. 2. Identify key terms that you will use to search the literature, based on the PICO (T) elements. 3. Search for information on your formulated clinical question in each of these three databases: PubMed, CINAHL […]
Identify and explain the accounting practices California Sutter Health used in defining and solving its collection problems.
Write an eight- to ten-page case analysis of the following article (which can be found in the Ashford Online ProQuest database): • Souza, M. & McCarty, B. (2007). From bottom to top: How one provider retooled its collections [Electronic version]. Healthcare Financial Management, 61(9), 67-73. Include the following: • Complete a summary of the case […]
Using the PICOT format, formulate two Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) questions that pertain to your project focus.
Consider an advance practice nursing care problem or issue to explore relating to your intended DPI Project. Conduct a search using CINAHL, The Cochrane Library, the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI), OVID, or Sage Research Methods databases to find appropriate empirical resources regarding nursing intervention research that apply. General Requirements Use the following information to ensure […]
How is rationing defined and what criteria are offered to ration care?
The concept of rationing healthcare is dealt with on a daily basis. Healthcare rationing in the United States exists in various forms. Access to private health insurance is rationed based on price and ability to pay. Those not able to afford a health insurance policy are unable to acquire one, and sometimes, insurance companies prescreen […]
Define the epidemiology of the disease or condition for the selected vulnerable population using the epidemiological triangle.
Write a 1,650- to 2,100-word paper based on your clinical research of epidemiology. Although many other vulnerable populations and diseases or conditions exist, we will focus on a limited list for the purposes of this assignment. Select one population and one disease or medical condition of interest from the following lists: Vulnerable Population: HOMELESS IN […]
what is acute psychosis.
Introduction what is acute psychosis. 2. symptoms of psychosis. 3. Indicate the nursing care techniques nurses can use as treatment and care for such patients. include also ways nurses can counsel and console close family members. stabilizing techniques and management methods that can be used for acute psychosis.
Identify and clarify policy issues and problems, their causes, their current and future effect on the community, and how problems become part of the policy agenda
Policy Paper Objectives: Identify and clarify policy issues and problems, their causes, their current and future effect on the community, and how problems become part of the policy agenda; Explore factors involved with the issue while remaining objective; Identify key stakeholders in the issues and their relationships to possible outcomes; evaluate policy potentials and effectiveness; […]