Health care

Module 5: Health Care Fraud Control Fraudulent health care practices by medical professionals and other criminals of defrauding insurance companies and consumers are on the rise. According the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) (2015), these dishonest practitioners are increasingly willing to risk patient harm to further their criminal activities. The FBI is the primary agency for exposing and investigating all federal and private insurance health care fraud cases. Furthermore, the agency…

Medical treatment helped millions of people, but there are responsibilities that all health care professionals must abide by to ensure patients’ rights are supported. The established presumption is that every adult of sound mind has the right to decide what will be done to his or her body. Before any treatment is carried out on the patients’ body by any HCP, their consent must be obtained. Consent to treatment can be verbal, written or gestured/implied. The patient must have the capacity or…

money on healthcare than any other high-income nations, it’s quite paradoxical that the U.S. has worse health outcomes (i.e. lower life-expectancy, higher rates of chronic diseases, and infant mortality). Shi & Singh states that the solid foundation of the entire US healthcare system is founded in the “research and education sector” (Module 1 notes). This is no surprise, as the high health care spending in the U.S. is primarily driven by greater medical technology use instead of frequent doctor…

"Medical teamwork and patient safety: the evidence-based relation." Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2005. and increases patient’s safety, increases patient’s satisfaction. (). Teamwork is a positive thing for health care, workplace friendship also said to reduce workplace stress, increase communication employees and manger complete their task and accepting organization changes, however it may cause adverse side effect as conflicts, self-interest for example.( Berman…

POLICY CHANGE: THE PROS/CONS In order to combat the gaps in services and increase access to quality health care, a policy must be mandated at the state levels. In this policy, DC government would have to step in and standardize all health clinics specified for pregnant women and children regardless of their ability to pay. This policy would consist of expanding clinic hours among Wards that currently have limited timings and accessibility. With the increase in hours, there should be more one to…

Quality Improvement Issue In 2001, the Institute for Medicine (IOM) determined that the USA health care system is failing many Americans by frequently causing harm; essentially, creating a profound gap between peoples expectations and actual care provided (Richardson et al., 2001). People enter the health care field because they want to care for others, not to ever cause harm. However, health care is thought as a threat to society in the same way as cancer or car crash. IOM articulated many…

In regards to health care in the United States, there is an immense area of ambiguous arguments and principles. There is not necessarily a right and wrong, or a “black and white” solution to the majority of health care aspects. Currently, all Americans are required to obtain and keep health insurance as a mandated component of the Affordable Care Act that was passed in 2010 by President Barack Obama. Citizens of the United States must fulfill the health insurance requirement, or accept the…

Contemporary Health Care Issue Technology is one of the key elements for both for-profit organizations and nonprofit organizations in providing modernized medical services for the vast amount of populace in all the various geographic locations. At one time, the means of one doctor being able to consult with another doctor was by either sending messages or a messenger or by traveling to the other practitioner via stage coach or horse and buggy, depending on the geographic location. Today…

Healthcare in the aging population Human health is of great relevance in every aspect of our social, emotional, and psychological well-being. This is because health plays a major role in influencing the productivity of individuals in all economic spheres. Therefore, health care is the benchmark for determining sustainability in all scopes of life. This implies that decisions regarding health care and nursing policies impact heavily and directly on those involved within the medical field (Arabi…

young, having a career where I worked with people was a must when I thought about my future. Thanks to two memorable life experiences, I realized I will receive the most fulfillment in life from becoming a doctor that is heavily involved in patient care. My first memorable healthcare experiences did not come from a doctor, but came from my mother, a dentist. Two years ago, I had a cleaning that she was doing on her own after she just closed her newly opened office for the night. My 10-year-old…