Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Staffing the Patient-Centered Medical Home Model Over the last 10 years the demand for health care services has experienced record growth which has led to an increase in employment rates. Ambulatory Health Care Services alone have projected an employment growth rate of 2.06% which is higher than any other sector (see figure 1) (IWIB Healthcare Taskforce, 2014). Much of this growth is due to changing federal regulations and the aging Baby Boomer population (cite). Since Primary Care accounts for…

As of October 1st 2015 the International Classification of Diseases 10th Edition (ICD-10) is the national coding standard in the United States, as mandated by the Department of Health and Human Services in 2009. The International Classification of Diseases is an alpha-numeric coding system to describe patient’s conditions, symptoms and diagnosis for payers, providers and researchers; essentially providing a universal language for medical necessity and statistical analysis. The World Health…

availability. I am going to be talking about ObamaCare and the benefits it has brought to the uninsured as well as the new need for health education for health care providers on health maintenance. Also ways that health care providers can offer better service to their patients by using The Accountable Care Organizations. What is health care reform and specifically what is the ACA? The Affordable Care Act was signed into law on March 23, 2010 by president Obama, also called ObamaCare.…

Out of all the websites that I have reviewed, the most interesting one was the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Website to compare the hospitals in your home area. It shows how each hospital does on treating several different diseases and shows what the national average is in our country. I found this extremely helpful because it helped confirm some of my beliefs in the Oakwood system, but also showed the misconceptions of the Oakwood system. I had always known that they had an issue with giving…

is to provide medical, mental, and oral health services to children in communities where these services are needed who cannot afford medical treatments. Another attribute of the mobile clinic is the preventative services and health care management offered to families to avoid emergency rooms. The mobile health clinic also provides their services in emergency situations, such as when hurricane Katrina hit Louisiana. In order to provide these services to the communities, information…

one area that policy will have to be taken into account is the implementation of the electronic medical records (EMR). As Ms. Wilson has already pointed out, if the hospital does not meet the EMR standards a by 2015 her hospital will start to lose Medicare reimbursements each year they fail to comply to the standards. The Board and Ms. Wilson will have to find a strategy to help them implement this new system, teach their staff and get all the new and exhibiting medical files into the system.…

Nursing Home Residents’ Rights Jose A. Meza Wayland Baptist University Abstract When considering end of life care, long-term care facilities have and will continue to be a popular selection amongst the elderly and their family members. For most seniors, the transition into a nursing home can bring upon several mixed emotions of fear, anxiety, and a tendency to believe that all choices and personal dignity becomes lost or surrendered. In actuality, nursing home residents are entitled to many…

About 70% of the population is covered by private health insurance. In addition to private health insurance, nearly 26% of the United States population is covered by public health insurance. The two major types of public health insurance are Medicare and Medicaid (Ridic, Gleason, & Ridic, 2012). The United States health care…

President Barack Obama in 2010 and ruled on by the Judiciary. (https://www.ehealthinsurance.com/resource-center/affordable-care-act/history-timeline-affordable-care-act-aca ). The Affordable Care Act is a new health care reform law that America passed in 2010. The piece of legislation known as the Affordable Care Act includes sections and laws for food, drugs, cosmetics, health and public services. Since the act has been signed into a law additional rules have been either created or expanded.…

In today’s vastly diverse society, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there are many others that fall into this population. The CDC defines these other group as follow: “vulnerable populations as defined by race/ethnicity, socio-economic status, geography, gender, age, disability status, risk status related to sex and gender, and among other populations identified as at-risk for health disparities” (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2014). In…