future trends in health care

Resource: Future Trends in Health Care Grading Criteria

Write a 1,400- to 1,750-word paper that discusses future trends in health care.

Include an assessment of how the Internet, or any other form of electronic communication, may be used as an external delivery source in communicating patient-specific information.

Address the impact of distance delivery on health care.

Consider the use of e-mail, telemedicine, and the electronic transfer of records.

Share your assessment of how these issues impact health care today and how they might impact health care 5 years from now.

Use three peer-reviewed references that support your analysis.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

REQUIRED IN 7 HRS – by 8:30pm Pacific Standard Time!

Resource: Future Trends in Health Care Grading Criteria

Write a 1,400- to 1,750-word paper that discusses future trends in health care.

Include an assessment of how the Internet, or any other form of electronic communication, may be used as an external delivery source in communicating patient-specific information.

Address the impact of distance delivery on health care.

Consider the use of e-mail, telemedicine, and the electronic transfer of records.

Share your assessment of how these issues impact health care today and how they might impact health care 5 years from now.

Use three peer-reviewed references that support your analysis.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

A hospital is in the process of implementing an ABC system

A hospital is in the process of implementing an ABC system. A pilot study is being done to assess the effects of the costing changes on specific products. Of particular interest is the cost of caring for patients who receive in-patient recovery treatment for illness, surgery (noncardiac), and injury. These patients are housed on the third and fourth floors of the hospital (the floors are dedicated to patient care and have only nursing stations and patient rooms). A partial transcript of an interview with the hospital’s nursing supervisor is as follows:
1. How many nurses are in the hospital?
There are 101 nurses, including me.
2. Of these 100 nurses, how many are assigned to the third and fourth floors?
Fifty nurses are assigned to these two floors.
3. What do these nurses do (please describe)?
Provide nursing care for patients, which, as you know, means answering questions, changing bandages, administering medicine, changing clothes, etc.
4. And what do you do? I supervise and coordinate all the nursing activity in the hospital. This includes surgery, maternity, the emergency room, and the two floors you mentioned.
5. What other lodging and care activities are done for the third and fourth floors by persons other than the nurses?
The patients must be fed. The hospital cafeteria delivers meals. The laundry department picks up dirty clothing and bedding once each shift. The floors also have a physical therapist assigned to provide care on a physician-directed basis.
6. Do patients use any equipment? Yes. Mostly monitoring equipment.
7. Who or what uses the activity output? Patients. But there are different kinds of patients. On these two floors, we classify patients into three categories according to severity: intensive care, intermediate care, and normal care. The more severe the illness, the more activity is used. Nurses spend much more time with intermediate care patients than with normal care. The more severe patients tend to use more of the laundry service as well. Their clothing and bedding need to be changed more frequently. On the other hand, severe patients use less food.
They eat fewer meals. Typically, we measure each patient type by the number of days of hospital stay. And you have to realize that the same patient contributes to each type of product.

Required:
Prepare an activity dictionary with three categories: activity name, activity description, and activity driver.

Reducing the Cost Burden of Diabetes

Reducing the Cost Burden of Diabetes:

The Potential Impact of the Accountable Care Organization

Provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Ataa Nyamekye

Innocent Ogbue

Mabel vonGoins

New York Medical College

School of Health Sciences and Practice

Capstone, Spring 2013

Executive Summary

I will not edit this until you are finished with your final draft. This will then be rewritten obviously

In regards to President Obama’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148, 2010) or ACA, the goal is to offer all Americans affordable health care, health insurance reform, improve patient resources and reduce hospital and operation cost.

The goal of this project is to ensure that Gotham Hospital continues to operate efficiently while meeting President Obama’s new ACA criteria and continue to provide quality care to its patient community. The team plans to offer several recommendations that will ensure Gotham is in compliance with ACA/ACO, as well as compare and analyze the effects of Pre and Post ACA hospital operations and elaborate on the hospital’s concern about how it can reduce the cost of chronic diseases particularly diabetes using its disease management program.

The project outcome is simple; to increase enrollment/utilization of the diabetes disease management and prevention at Gotham Hospital taking into account its diverse uninsured/underinsured population. The team will assess the current diabetes program at the hospital, offer recommendations and design a proactive program that will help increase utilization of diabetes care services at the Gotham Hospital.

Table of Contents

Executive Summary Page 2

Introduction Page 4-35

Methodology Page 35-55

Recommendation Page 55-70

Conclusion Page 70-72

References Page 72-82

Appendix Page 83-92

Introduction

Healthcare cost in the United States (U.S) has been increasing steadily. One of the major contributors to the rising costs [this is plural throughout your paper] of healthcare is chronic diseases. Addressing this growing burden continues to be a major policy priority. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) signed into law by the Obama Administration on March 23, 2010 was aimed at controlling the cost of health care.

The ACA represents the first major piece of social legislation toward comprehensive reform of the U.S. healthcare system since 1965 with the enactment of the Medicare Act. Components of these enacted reforms seek to change aspects of both private and public health insurance programs by expanding affordable coverage without exclusions, exceptions, or community rating (Manchikanti, Caraway, Parr, Fellows & Hirsch, 2011). The legislation is intended to curb the current trend of national medical spending and decreasing the national debt. More specifically, the essential element of the act seek to provide quality and affordable healthcare for all Americans; expand the role of public programs to increase access to people living at or below the federal poverty line; improve the quality and efficiency of healthcare through evidence based health outcomes; prevent chronic diseases through public health and community health programs; emphasize primary care through the education of the current and future healthcare workforce; increase the transparency and accountability of healthcare providers; improve access to innovative medical therapies and procedures; provide community living assistance and support services; and revenue provisions that seek to promote cost efficiency. (Manchikanti, Caraway, Parr, Fellows & Hirsch, 2011). The reform act, it is estimated will provide access to care to 34 million uninsured Americans (Sharamitaro, 2011).

Please explain the difference between telemedicine and telehealth

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Please explain the difference between telemedicine and telehealth.  Please elaborate on the patient focus and the points, which have the ability to revolutionize health care with respect to rural care, patient care, and cost containment.
I provided a link to assist with researching the topic or you might elect to conduct independent research. Please develop a response of >150 words and include a supporting reference.
http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/healthcare-information-technology/3-future-trends-for-telehealth.htmlhttp://www.beckershospitalreview.com/healthcare-information-technology/3-future-trends-for-telehealth.html Please see attached. Original work only. Please cite sources using APA format. 150 word minimum.

Please explain the difference between telemedicine and telehealth.  Please elaborate on the patient focus and the points, which have the ability to revolutionize health care with respect to rural care, patient care, and cost containment.
I provided a link to assist with researching the topic or you might elect to conduct independent research. Please develop a response of >150 words and include a supporting reference.

http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/healthcare-information-technology/3-future-trends-for-telehealth.htmlhttp://www.beckershospitalreview.com/healthcare-information-technology/3-future-trends-for-telehealth.html

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