Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

The Medicaid program was made into law in 1965. It is sponsored by the state and federal government. The federal government pays fifty-seven percent and the state government pays the remaining forty-three percent. Pew Research Center provides information to the public about the issues going on around the world said, “Medicaid is the largest public health insurance program in the United States, covering both acute and long-term care for over sixty-six million low-income Americans” (Medicaid).…

Medical Center has formed a strategic plan to help shape their vision for serving their community. The main key goal areas are quality, patient safety and satisfaction, community relationships, and organizational performance. Regardless of the ability to pay, each person in their community is welcome to receive health care services at Olympic Medical Center. Healthcare is subject to many outside control factors such as governmental regulations and payment systems such as Medicare, Medicaid,…

Due to its large and complicated start, many people did not understand initially how it worked, but the government worked hard with advertisement and introducing new initiatives which mainly focused on customer excellence in customer service. Critique of ACA approach cited a few disadvantages including that some critiques belief that ACA has made healthcare less attainable to the middle class. This is not accurate as since database shows it certainly benefits all classes of people and…

happy to have you as our patient at Granger Community Health Center, South Bend Indiana. As part of our mission, we want you to have access to care when you need it and at the same time provide you with quality care. It is important for you and your provider to communicate with each in ways that you both understand. We have determined that this communication has to be facilitated by a Sign Language Interpreter. Granger Community Health Center, South Bend Indiana will work with local agencies…

Documentation requirements for JCAH The Joint Commission established in 1975 accredits more than 80% hospitals in the United States through a deemed status agreement with the Center for Medicare and Medicaid services (CMS) the commission specifically addresses the requirements for maintenance, testing and inspection of fire safety equipment and building features. It requires concise documentation for the Name of the activity, date of the event, required the frequency of the activity, name and…

While the United States has been known as the land of opportunity inexpensive, quality healthcare has been an unobtainable dream for many Americans. When compared to other industrialized counties, The United States’ healthcare is more expensive, less efficient and more difficult to obtain (Mahon & Fox, 2014). Americans pay nearly twice as much for their healthcare, however the quality of care they obtain is only average. It is these troubling statistics that has lead for a push to monitor health…

consumer demands increased quality and decreased cost. Government organizations such as Medicare and Medicaid are demanding a bigger bang for the buck. When that care is not delivered payments are withheld or penalties incurred on the organization. It has required hospitals and other healthcare organizations to find ways to deliver care more efficiently and for a lower cost (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, 2106). In order to do this hospitals have entered into “loose affiliations between…

were 53.8 million Medicare recipients, of those 53.5 million were recipients of Medicare Part A (NCPSSM, 2016). Those 53.5 million individuals qualify for receiving the Medicare Hospice Benefit (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, 2016). With an older adult (65 and up) population continuously aging and growing, the need for end of life care continues to grow as well (US Department of Health and Human Services , 2015). According to Department of Health and Human Services, in the next…

the areas where technology could enhance or enable such plans becomes apparent. The transition from fee for service reimbursement to bundled payment and value based purchasing will require the use of electronic health records to develop integrated systems between health care organizations that foster provider collaboration across the continuum of care (Harris, p.129). Costal Medical Center should develop a strategic plan and while reviewing each projects during the budget process, consideration…

growing society, working with the community as a health professional in a primary care setting incentives can be created and implemented for positive patient outcomes. One of the biggest impacts in healthcare that has brought a significant change since Medicare is the Affordable Care Act. This shift in healthcare reform has brought many positive changes to many people who had no healthcare insurance and are living with a chronic healthcare condition. Diabetes is a chronic healthcare condition…