Ambulatory care

Nursing and Affordable Care Act Kimberly A. Amezcua San Joaquin Delta College Patient protection and affordable care act (ACA) were implemented in 2010, this assures that all Americans have access to quality affordable healthcare. The major goals of ACA are to build our existing system by expanding Medicaid, preserving employer health coverage and Medicare, and state control of insurance markets. They also aim to provide higher quality of care and improve the patient experience,…

The first vendor that I chose was Nemo Capital Partners, Version 5, practice type: Ambulatory 2014 named 1 Connect Build Your EMR. Question #1, How might CHPL can be utilized by a health care informatics professional who is considering the purchase of an EHR for an ambulatory practice? I was looking at the certification criteria for this vendor and it included all the aspects needed for an electronic health record. An EHR must include patient’s demographics, past and present history, allergies…

Mappings (GEMs) training o Kellina informed that GEMs refresher training will be offered to DHCS in 2 sessions due to the limited seats in the computer training room o Denys suggested that the 1st GEMs training session should be offered to the Hospital Care Team since ICD-10 codes will be received from the EHR o Clarice informed SRA will dual code last quarter of 2015 N(H)AMCS data in ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM/PCS o Clarice commented that GEMs training is not necessary for the Census FRs o Farida…

four types of Medicare1. Medicare part A is granted to those 65 and older, covers hospital and nursing care, hospital stay, nursing care post hospital stay, nursing home care, and hospice care. Medicare part B covers medical necessities, such as ambulatory care, and is optional. Part C requires the patient to choose a primary care provider (PCP) who is the main coordinator for their medical care. These patients are part of a health system network2. Finally, Part D is the optional Medicare…

the Health Care and Social Assistance Industry and the Services Provided. The health care and social assistance industry is a critical industry that offers basic and essential services to human beings. The industry is a combination of both social assistance services and healthcare services because the two are inseparable and rank high in the order of preference to human needs (Feldstein, 2015). Professionals in this industry can either decide to offer both, social assistance and health care…

Medical errors encompass any preventable harm to a patient that occurs because a healthcare professional’s behavior fell below a required standard level of care. Unfortunately, medical errors occur with staggering regularity and are considered a public health issue. Recent studies place the yearly number of patients in the U.S. affected by preventable human error to be close to one million with an annual associated cost to the U.S. healthcare system of $17-29 billion (Guillod, 2013). In…

I work as a Paramedic for the system and have had a hand in helping our system improve care. When it comes to the cardiovascular care, we have been a part of the STEMI care. We recently were recognized by the American Heart Association with their Mission: Lifeline® EMS Gold Award for our improving treatment of patients suffering STEMIs. I am proud of the advancements in care that the hospital and system are making and look forward to see what the future…

Many may think starting a career in nursing is a piece of cake but little does one know being a nurse comes with huge responsibility. It takes a special kind of person to become a registered nurse. A registered nurse must coordinate patient care, monitor patients’ self-management, take vital signs and keep track of patients’ medical information, and provide medication to patients and watch for side effects. In order to fulfill the requirements to become a registered nurse, first one has to…

Outpatient, Primary Care, and CAM Services There are many important parts to our health care system here in the United State such as outpatient care, primary care, complimentary, and alternative medicine. Some of these services are vastly used and others are underutilized. In this paper I will first discuss the different parts of outpatient services and why they are beneficial to patients but also doctors. Next I will explain why primary care services are so detrimental and the different models…

more appealing, as well as their strategy of investing in and acquiring equity in hospitals that are already successful. Moreover, by investing in their leadership, quality care and new technology, as well as taking advantage of the changing Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements, incentives and benefits from the Affordable Care Act, this would be my personal choice for employment. Ultimately, the HCA will gain a larger amount of net revenue in the 2013 calendar year, due to their sheer size, yet,…