Reimbursement

Mid-City Hospital is a not-for-profit, 400 bed, hospital located in Yuba, Michigan fully accredited by the Joint Commission. It is part of the True North Health System and the Board of Directors is responsible for all activities at the local level. Mid-City Hospital employs 3,600 associates and contracts with 100 providers for services with 300 additional providers having admitting privileges. The patient care tower is adjacent to the power plant on the main campus and a mirror of the…

Second, employment discrimination can occur in terms benefits to employee which is assign job assignment and the ability to get transfer and promotion. Usually, woman faces disadvantage in being hired for a good job, and once hired, they faced discrimination in terms of job assignment, job transfer and promotion. But, in an article written by Walani “Global Migration of Internationally Educated Nurses: Experiences of Employment Discrimination”, discrimination on benefits to employee not only…

One of the easiest ways to fund your college education is to apply for financial aid. If you qualify for financial aid, most of your tuition will be paid off and you do not have to pay back the money you received. You can apply for financial aid through fafsa.ed.gov. Another way of funding your college education is to apply as many scholarships as you can possibly can. You may not receive enough money from scholarships to pay off your school tuition, but you will get money from scholarships to…

involved parties to enter into an agreement with Imagine Perfect Care in which they will work together to accomplish the goals and objectives set forth in the approved seed funding proposal. The intent of this MOU is to establish guidelines for the reimbursement to Imagine Perfect Care for financial support provided…

The American Indians and Alaska Natives are racial/ethnic minorities with special needs regarding disparities in accessing health care services. To understand the unique challenges faced by this population, consider that the suicide rate is fifty percent higher than that of the white Americans (Hays, Carroll, Ferguson, Fore, & Horton, 2014). Moreover, the author reported that the rate of substance abuse, mental health issues, and underfunding for health care in their communities are further…

Nursing homes were first introduced in the twentieth century (Hicks, 2015). Prior to that it was the family members’ responsibility to take care of their elderly, mentally ill, and disabled at home and mostly the women provided the care. However, around 17th century, there was something called the poor house or alms house (Hicks, 2015). English settlers introduced this concept to the United States. A poor house or alms house was mainly for poor people; people who didn’t have family member to…

Long term care facilities continuously undergo strengths and weaknesses. Nursing homes, being one of the most popular choices for long-term care. A major strength of a nursing home is the mental health services commonly equipped to deal with conditions such as, dementia, depression, Alzheimer’s and many others. In addition, the social support patients receive in order to cope with stress related events. In other words, social support in a nursing home is viewed as a sense of community. Seniors…

the professional and economic industry greatly. “Patient satisfaction affect reimbursement. HCAHPS survey scores are one of the measures the federal government use to calculate incentive payments under the Medicare Hospital Value-Based Purchasing program” (Aston, 2012 p. 50). In order to remain in business, hospitals are dependent on reimbursements from Medicare and additional commercial insurances. To receive reimbursement, a hospital must produce high HCAHPS scores. HCAHPS scores are based on…

One of the greatest healthcare disparities in America is the lack of care available for the citizens residing in the rural areas. Residents in the rural areas experience lack of diverse specialty care, difficult transportations due to geographical barriers, shortage of information and educational opportunities available to better understand healthcare. These difficulties often times make it challenging for the patients within the rural community to actively seek healthcare. While more than 20…

Other types of Non-cash incentives and reimbursements that companies will offer are recognition, special prizes, and extra time off (Jamison 81). There are many forms of company wellness plans; some are very structured health interventions with rewards and punishments. While other companies simply…