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half of all HAIs occurring outside of the intensive care unit (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2016). Additionally, about 75,000 patients with HAIs died during their hospitalizations (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2016). Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CA-UTIs) are the one of the most common hospital-acquired infection, with an estimated 93,330 CAUTIs in acute care hospitals in 2011 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2016). According to the…

insurance through the Marketplace or Medicaid/CHIP, and increased awareness of health disparities and available resources designed to address, develop, or improve health equity. The Intervention The project uses a multi-lingual/multi-cultural team to conduct ACA-related outreach, provide education on the Health Insurance Marketplace, utilizes health information resources and brochures from Health and Human Services (HHS) and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) websites, and assists…

various health issues who need support and care could get it on the premises of the center. It is situated on the large territory, which provides space for many residents and practitioners. Laguna Honda was chosen for the research because of its popularity and wide range of facilities for elders. The research was completed via qualitative type. Using the various types of the data, such as the official site of the center on the Internet, the annual report, and the news on the web pages, up to the…

Medical Center (ARMC) is an acute care facility located in Colton, California. The facility provides a full range of acute and psychiatric services, inpatient, and outpatient services and is also a teaching hospital. The medical center has three off site primary care clinics, which are the extensions of the outpatient services. The hospital houses multitude of services, which consist of: acute care hospital, outpatient (ambulatory) services, behavioral health and diagnostic and treatment…

of the “healthy people 2020 program” is to reduce the prevalence of the condition and reduce the economic burden (Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 2011). This paper seeks to highlight on the goals and objectives of the program with regard to the impact of type 2 diabetes on health care costs. An analysis of the…

healthcare reform, this initiative with overarching aims may be the answer to Medicaid expansion, and therefore adapted healthcare system wide resulting positively. Currently driven by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), analytics, incentives, and regional control seem to be the most successful tactics at getting providers to implement best practices to reach the aims set forth. Meaningful Use, a Medicare initiative, and regional Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) are two…

rate? Does one prescribe a cheaper brand or maker to save providers money, but includes a slimmer success rate? It is financial decisions that put a pressure on the ethics of health care and it is the tensest in situations where reimbursement for services is at a fixed average rate (Kälvemark, et al., 2014). Ethically one would go with the cheaper option to save money and continue serving as many people as possible, but…

on improving the quality of healthcare services and the overall patient experience. Innovative measures are needed to meet these expectations, while also containing the rising costs of health care. The government has enacted new laws in attempts to provide incentives that base Medicare payments in part on quality. In fact, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, requires the implementation of value-based purchasing (VBP), which bases Medicare reimbursement rates on the quality…

Even without Medicaid expansion, the federal spending was expected to rise. The state spending was not to be altered much with only a 0.3% rise in its spending. Though the studies have shown increase in federal spending, FMAP formula shows that the spending is supposed…

The process of certification of Healthcare Personnel Services consists mainly of three key elements: Compliance with the standards of health care personnel services and elements of performance. The upper number of a proportion (fraction) is the numerator and the lower number is the denominator. The denominator is the total population or opportunities and the numerator is the number that complies. The Joint Commission standards The standards of the Joint Commission are the basis of an objective…