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480). When examining the services provided through these state funded programs one researcher found that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) redefined one program trying to place a positive impact from society on individuals with ID, but instead this definition suggests “that is an indication that many of the services we have been calling community-based are really more like institutions where people have limited…

General Hospital (TGH) located in Tampa, Florida. This large urban acute care center boasts three-time magnet status and currently in the reaccreditation process for the fourth time. With the outward excellence in healthcare apparent, the organization continues to have lower than anticipated Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey scores from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). When looking at this large picture, alignment of current…

that healthcare services and programs may be financed and delivered. According to Williams & Torrens (2008), “the dynamics of population are the most fundamental determinants of the need, demand, and use of healthcare services today.” While there are many trends…

recognized as a quality indicator and have even been considered as nursing-sensitive quality indicator because they can be traced to the quality of nursing care (Hicks, 2015). With the negative outcomes arising from patients’ falls, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services no longer reimburse hospitals for the cost of additional care related to fall injuries (Tzeng, 2011). Thus, falls are not only viewed for the harm they caused the patients but also can be costly to both the patients…

2014.02.033 In “Families Facing Language Barriers in Healthcare: When Will Policy Catch Up with the Demographics and Evidence?” (published in 2014), Glen Flores, MD, of UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas explains how language barriers impact access to care, the availability of health services, the quality of care, communication between patient and physician, patient satisfaction, and patient safety. “ More than 1 in 5 Americans-equivalent to 61.9 million-resides in a non-English…

Corporation for National and Community Service, United States Department of Justice, United States Department of Health and Human Services, United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the Centers for Medicaid Services.…

Public Health System The United States current system of health services is unbalanced and focuses more on curing an illness instead of prevention. It has been suggested that socioeconomic status is linked to health status and improvement will come from the effective application of public health techniques instead of focusing on persons already disease ridden. A scientific discipline within public health is epidemiology. This discipline studies the relationship between causative agents,…

patient safety and hospital reputation. I chose Emory University Hospital from the list provided because I live in Atlanta and I have visited Emory hospital. I think Emory University made it to top 100 hospitals because of the quality and diversity of service as well as their ground breaking research Emory is able to provide to the community. Emory university hospital is a nonprofit organization which is operated by Emory healthcare system. It is a general medical and surgical hospital. Emory…

The time to elect the next president of the United States of America has arrived. As with each presidential election cycle the candidates from each party make their intended policies available to the general public. This is done to aid the voters in making an informed decision when it comes time to cast a ballot. Potential voters are encouraged to research each candidate’s stance on a given topic, healthcare for example. Knowing where a candidate stands helps the potential voter to vote for the…

Health Information Management provides a series of developments that facilitates working with EHR’s for physicians and hospitals. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has provided eligible professionals with incentives to drive physicians and hospitals to adopt EHR. Professionals that are eligible can qualify for as much as $44,000 or even 63,750 through the Medicare Incentive Program. Axiomatically, even with the incentives most physicians who own small practices refuse to implement…