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learned about the compliance of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) during their service learning project. This paper will go over HIPAA and its background in the beginning. It will also go over the issues that Dwight David Eisenhower Army Medical Center (DDEAMC) have with the compliance of HIPAA. Next the author will go over how Dwight David Eisenhower Army Medical Center (DDEAMC) has choose to track the compliance of HIPAA. The author will go over the way the HIPAA…

Prior to 2001, CRNA’s were required to be supervised directly by anesthesiologists. When providing medical reimbursement, the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) required CRNA’s to be supervised by physicians. Changing laws and regulations have allowed CRNA’s to have more responsibility in their job settings. As states individually determine nurse anesthetist regulations-- allowing CRNA’s to replace anesthesiologists in hospitals-- the issue may be more about the power of…

The expression “graying of America” indicates the fact that the American population is gradually being more dominated by people of age. In other words, the population of America as a country is getting older meanwhile the median age of Americans is increasing. As a result of the “Graying of America” a shift in economic thinking must take place therefore being the principle of funding for health care and other programs. Mankind is growing in number and in age, through research and analysis…

If the indwelling Foley catheter has to be used, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in collaboration with other organizations, developed guidelines for the prevention of CAUTIs. The guidelines focused mainly on the prevention and they address; appropriate use of indwelling urinary catheter…

When The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) was signed into law five years ago, the American people had mixed feelings about the implementation of this policy. Although the Act is intended to provide citizens with a more solidified, comprehensive healthcare system, many people are still dissatisfied with the government’s approach of combatting the healthcare dilemma here in the United States. One of the repercussions that came about from the ACA is the formation of the Health Care…

system provides universal coverage with a combination of emergent care, public and private hospitals, access to high quality of care and lastly a higher volume of medical service to each of its citizens regardless of wealth or social class. According to Rodwin (2003), the majority of the system delivered through a fee-for service in private practices (emergent –care) and public hospitals for acute care (p.31). As with the US, most citizen obtain insurance though their employer which is then…

hospital no employed physicians a facility in a single small market a payer mix dominated by Medicare fee-for-service a high dependence on cardiovascular services for revenue. limited quality improvement resources Despite the size of the system, half of the IH hospitals are less than 100 beds. The majority of employed physicians practice in large population centers. IH…

Technology has been advancing tremendously fast, so fast that we no longer use filing cabinets. The business aspect of keeping records on file has change because most office or clinic save everything on their computer or hard drive. Personally, we should scan patient information into the computer and also keep the actual paper. Why? Well in my homeland security class we learned about electronic magnetic pulse also known as a bomb that other countries have ready to launch into America whenever…

include pharmacy claims submitted by pharmacies to the Part D health plans for beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare Part D, which record prescription drugs identified by the National Drug Code, the date of dispensing, and the length of supply (also known as “days’ supply”). The use of the PDE data allows the present study to ascertain the starting time and duration of drug…

While concerns were expressed and challenges and barriers reiterated by stakeholders regarding payment for these types of services during the many facets of the analysis process, of note, Texas is one of twenty states that have enacted parity laws requiring insurers to cover these types of services in the same manner they would for services provided in person (See figure 2). Thus, any solution implemented will not incur any additional associated fees or other costs to Haywood Memorial or its…