people have notice that health care has change and making health care unaffordable. The government needs to find a better plan to lower health care for Americans. With the health care prices increasing most Americans are going without proper care or without health care at all. Health care in the United States has become unaffordable to most Americans due to the increase of co-payments and deductibles; however, where some Americans may be able to receive Medicaid or health care through the…
Chelsea is a 25yo, G3 P0111, who is currently 31 weeks 4 days as dated by LMP consistent with a 14-week ultrasound. She is obese with a BMI of 30. She has a history of chronic HTN and is on labetalol 200 mg b.i.d. In her last pregnancy, she developed preeclampsia in the trimester. She was admitted to the hospital and followed very closely. She delivered at 32 weeks for severe symptoms and oligohydramnios. She delivered via cesarean delivery due to an unfavorable cervix. She is currently on…
Ethics are important in health care, specifically because professionals deal with important personal information as well as dealing with potentially vulnerable populations. In order to protect the profession from any ethical violations, many professional associations have constructed their own Code of Ethics. By investigating four standards of the Health Care Administrator Code of Ethics, one may be able to determine the importance of these standards is to everyday business practices. The…
Health care workers—both care givers and administrators—require detailed and up-to-date factual information to perform the daily operational tasks that keep a hospital, clinic, or physician practice running. For instance, queries for operational information include: Where is patient John Smith? What are the names of patients who have appointments for a particular day and need reminder calls? What authorizations are required to perform an ultrasound for a patient based on his/her health insurance…
Richard N. Gottfried has been the chair of the Health Committee Assembly since 1987, and represents the 75th Assembly District. He is a leading policy maker nationwide but mostly involved in New York State. He was elected in the year 1970, while he was a student as Columbia Law School. He has worked to fight stronger protections for healthcare consumers and health care providers and has shown public support for universal access to quality affordable healthcare. Mr. Gottfried has done a lot for…
how much you have but how much you want. Some with a large amounts of money are very satisfied while other with very little seek desire and seek after that which they do not have. Historically medicine was more about patient care and less about business. Doctors would care for patients and patient would pay if and when they could. Today healthcare had become big business, and whenever there i business, there is the potential…
best patient care possible. It would be great to get a patient’s, vital signs, heart monitoring, lab values and other diagnostics on one screen, rather than looking at multiple things. Bedside sonogram machine These sonogram machines are the new “stethoscope”. With the help of these sonogram machines, one can not only auscultate the various body parts but can also look and can see the various pressures within the body. This is a unique piece of equipment, which can give health care providers…
Healthcare is a not-for-profit health service company that strives to improve the quality of health and care for its members in states like Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Maine. Harvard Pilgrims main goal is to make a difference and create value through those differences in the community, in their company, in the marketplace and with their business partners, suppliers and vendors. In recent years, Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare has made continual effort in overall health of the…
Introduction The shift from of health care from what was considered to be a fee- for -service structure to value- based structure, in my opinion has forced the health care profession to restructure the way it do business. Many organizations within the health care industry are now utilizing more business models to provide high quality care at the lowest price. In fact many health care organizations that have shifted their strategies toward value-based are afforded certain advantages. Those…
attached to your uniform. Forty years ago this technology was futuristic. In today’s hospitals, this technology is now a reality. Communication between hospital personnel is a key component to providing quality care to patients. Throughout the course of a hospital shift, health care workers communicate with each other in order to meet patient needs and convey critical information.…