...Website Review Find national, state, and local governmental health agency websites that address the issue you selected in your Week One assignment. Follow the example to document your findings in the table. Health issue: __West Nile Virus_ Website Website Information Type Type of Surveillance: survey, self report, statistics, case report, and so forth Data changes over time: Has the incidence increased or decreased? Identify two interventions that affect the issue. Example: http://www.cdc.gov/media/h1n1flu/index.htm#FAS Table of contents, search, print, videos, surveillance data current and past, deaths, hospitalizations, and educational resources Statistics and self-reporting Swine flu incidences have decreased. There are now isolated cases, compared to the fall of 2009. Vaccine, hand washing, and isolation masks Local website: http://www.watertownsd.us/ Information on the entire city with a link for west nile virus information Statistics and self- reporting The increase of cases has been noted in 2012 compared to years past. Insect controle and bug spray Local website: http://gowatertown.net/Dallas-Launches-Aerial-Attack-to-Fight-West-Nile-V/14010861 Information on how the city is reducing the mosquito population Statistics and self- reporting The increase of cases has been noted. Spraying for bugs in and around bodies of water State website: http://www.sdstate.edu/sdces/issues/wnv.cfm The cause of the virus and information on mosquitos. Case reporting The...
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...HCS 483 B. Crocker July 18, 2012 Introduction Adopting electronic health information systems is never easy for a company when deciding the right time to do so. Companies are realizing now more than ever that electronic health records are imperative when creating strong relationships between patients and healthcare providers. In the history of storing information, healthcare facilities stored only paper files and in only one location. As technology becomes a larger part of the healthcare industry, many providers have made the transition. Health care information systems come such as electronic health records (EHR) and management software. EHRs save a patient's health history. EHRs also contains some of the same information about a patient as a regular medical chart. Scanners and printers also play a role in EHR because of the amount of data that is being transmitted into and from a digital format. Management software allows organization to set appointments and referrals, but does not organize specific information. Selecting and acquiring an information system for any health care organization starts with why the organization is considering it in the first place and where to start. All health information systems consist of the software hardware. Health information technology (HIT) software is utilized on computers by medical staff. Data is often stored and managed off site by the HIT provider. Organizations should consider opportunities, problems and needs by analyzing......
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...Economic Issues Simulation Paper HCS/440 University of Phoenix Individuals are encouraged to get insured, which serves as their proactive assurance of the possible risks that they may face in the future. By getting insurance, the person is able to minimize these risks. For instance, one may opt to buy insurance in order to have a fall back in case of a large loss or casualty, thus they can still be secure of a regular premium. Quite ironically, insurance has been one of the profit avenues of some companies. Profit can be gained in the insurance business because gaining the premium from the probability of a certain loss will still have a higher possibility of the same event to reoccur. Castor Collins Health Plans The main idea of insurance is letting the consumers or buyers give up a part of their money on a regular basis as their way of preparing for probable risks or losses. The clients of Castor Collins can choose between two plans of the company. The Standard plan will not cover the previous conditions, while the Castor Enhanced Plans can be used to cover up for the prior conditions of the client. Recently though, with the new Chief Financial Officer of the company, Helen Feuerman, the insurance company has come up with a better strategy that can provide them with greater profits. This is called the Castor Enhanced Minor. This new program basically eliminated all the company services that have a high...
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...Legal, Safety, and Regulatory Requirements Paper Amanda Jane Reese 2/4/13 HCS/341 Norman Greene This paper is going to be able legal, safety, and regulatory requirements paper and the disabilitie act of 1990 and the department of homeland sercurity. A workplace is an environment that is very delicate that has all kinds of people that work there. With every person there are different needs of feeling safe and comfortable which can create so many challenges in the workplace on a normal day. To make a safety net for the people that works in the company they made the human resource department. Also the human resource department is to maximize returns on investment from the organizations human capital and minimize financial risk and also will trained and motivated employees and to ensure all individuals goals with those of the organization.This helps the people that fall under the and create a stable environment of employees to feel safe and secure with there jobs and anything they do for the company. Regulations such as equal employment opportunity commission and the department of labor have in some ways removed the common sense and compassion in the workplace and replaced it with litigation. The effects of these regulations have balanced the workplace and created a more structured environment. With the U.S. Equal employment opportunity commission also know as the (EEOC) enforces federal laws that make it illegal for any workplace to discriminate an......
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...Communication Paper HCS/490 Week 4 July 18, 2011 Benefit of Electronic Health Records In this paper I will demonstrate communication modality of EHR’s uses in health care. My focus is on Electronic Medical Records (EHR), and various approaches to using them. Electronic Medical Records have become a vital tool in health care facilities. They provide a uniform method of communication between doctors and other health care workers, without the necessity for handwritten information that is stored in a specific location. Necessary patient information can be acquired from various locations securely with a password. Paper based records are gradually being phased out and being replaced by computer based records. The transition is not yet complete but should be in the immediate future. Electronic Medical Records are the heart of computerized health information systems without then much of modern technology cannot be successfully coordinated into the typical clinical workflow. Importance of Electronic Medical Records There are several advantages of Electronic Medical Records: * Organization and increased efficiency * Immediate access to patient information * Better health decision when EHR can be accessed by multiple doctors in many cases it will prevent repeat or needless procedures due to lack of communication. * Standardization * Most important to many is HIPPA as it gives patients additional rights as they can have access to their medical......
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...University of Phoenix Material Weekly Progress Report Template Submit your Learning Team’s weekly progress report to the facilitator at the end of Weeks Two, Three, and Four. Use the following template and answer the questions as a team. Your team may answer either in bullet or paragraph form as long as the questions are answered. Learning Team B___________________________ Week 3_______ 1. What did the team plan to do this week? During the week started have gather information for our team assignment due week 5, it currently in completion progress. 2. What is the team planning to do next week? Next week team B plans to continue to work on week 5 final assignment and turn in the part for our progress report concerning Education and Training,” of healthcare robots trends proposal presentation, due in Week Five. 3. Provide a summary of what the team created this week. We all have divided each section equally! Everyone will research their information and divide each portion equally. Put together our pictures for our presentation and ensure our pictures will go along with our topic 4. Is the team on schedule, ahead of schedule, or behind schedule? We are on schedule. 5. If you are behind schedule, what will you do to get back on schedule? If I get behind schedule I will make sure to let my team leader and team know ahead of time, so that they will not just assume I am not doing my part. I will put a day aside just so that......
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...Constructit Insurance Selection Economics: The Financing of Health Care HCS 440 December 27, 2013 Constructit Insurance Selection Companies that are considering offering insurance to employees must make some decisions on plans, costs to both the business and the employee, and services provided. The insurance company offering the insurance looks at the level of coverage they are willing to provide for the services they will cover and to make a profit. This becomes a delicate balance of offering quality insurance coverage while making a profit. Castor Collins is evaluating the best selection based on the coverage requested by the separate companies and the amount the companies are willing to pay per employee. This student will analyze the data put together through the simulation assignment as the Vice President of Strategy and Financial Planning at Castor Collins with the information gained about both companies and advice from other professionals at Castor Collins regarding the chosen business, employee demographics, health concerns, premiums, and plan selection. Company Selection Approaching Castor Collins for insurance are Constructit and E-Editors. Both companies are seeking insurance plans for their employees, but both companies have different amounts the employees are able to pay towards an insurance plan. Constructit has 1,000 employees and are willing to pay $4,000 per employee towards a maximum annual premium. E-Editors have 1,600 employees and are......
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...Training and Development Paper HCS/341 Training and Development Paper Introduction The most crucial aspect for the accomplishment of an association is the capacity of the people it recruits. In today’s world where huge technological, political, social, and economical shifts transpire, associations have to be able to deal with these shifts efficiently. The altering strength of competition, both domestic and global, forces companies to innovate and utilize their assets in the most competent way achievable in order to stay competitive. This new condition does not only compel associations but also their people to transform. Existing and prospective workers have to be conscious of the new technological and socio-economical standing in order to be proficient to perform well. The best way that associations can make sure this awareness is by utilizing schooling and development. “Development and training are vital to associations because they offer the expertise both now and in the upcoming. Jointly, retraining and training guarantee the expertise and staff dedication required for high quality products and services and therefore, competitiveness and endurance”. What is training and development? As I. L. Goldstein and P. Gilliam stated: “Worker development and training is an effort to improve upcoming worker performance by increasing an employee’s capability to perform”. There are a range of motivations why training is......
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...Economic Issues Simulation HCS/440 July 9, 2014 Jonathan Foskett Economic Issues Simulation Constructlt is a company, which currently employs 1,000 individuals, 550 men and 450 women in the age group of 26-42. Approximately 60% of the group is married. The group is willing to pay up to $4,000 dollars per individual for their annual premium. Castor Collins must weigh the many considerations when deciding to insure Constructlt, the premiums employees are willing to pay, risks of providing a certain plan or service, and the expected utilization (University of Phoenix, 2014). In order to maintain a profit Castor Collins needs to take all of these aspects into consideration. Thirty-two percent of the individuals at Constructlt have a working profile, which involves significant physical activity, and only 25% have a working profile with moderate activity. When determining which insurance plan is best for Constructlt it is best to look at the health risk factors of the group. Thirty-eight percent of the group, which breaks down to 170 men and 210 women, has no major health risks. Conversely, 18% of the workers, 10% men and 8% of the women are smokers. The principal health risk factor affecting the group is obesity. Of the Constructlt group obesity affects 39% of the group. Hence, increasing the risk for obesity related diseases like high blood pressure, heart disease, and diabetes. Due to the health risk factors utilization will increase......
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...Second Hand Smoke Takeesha Kelley HCS/457 July 24, 2014 BEVERLY GREEN-RASHAD Second Hand Smoke In the United States many Americans are familiar with the term second hand smoke. The term second hand smoke is a combination of gases and fine particles of burning tobacco such as cigarettes, cigars, and pipe tobacco also known as side stream smoke. Second hand smoke consist of exhale tobacco particulars from the original person or people smoking the tobacco product this is known as mainstream smoke according to the CDC. The side stream tobacco smoke contains toughly 7,000 different chemicals that can be harmful to a nonsmoker and a estimate 70% of those chemicals can lead to cancer. Side stream smoke has a higher concentration of cancer causing agents known as carcinogens. This type of chemicals can deadly to non-smokers when the levels of second hand smoke is consume over a period of time. Second hand smoke has been associated with lung cancer and some studies have link second hand smoke to breast cancer. Researchers have shown second hand smoke may be linked to lymphoma, leukemia, and brain tumors in children. In the year 2009 parents who were associated with second hand smoke during their pregnancy were link to a rare form of cancer starting in the uterus. The chemicals in second hand smoke showed an increase in breast cancer. Asthma related symptoms such as bronchitis and respiratory infection were link to second hand smoke in non-smokers. Second hand smoker occurs......
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...Simulation Review Paper Shunna Billops HCS/457 Marjorie Romano July 25, 2011 The simulation review paper will address the summary of my findings of the financial accounting of the Elijah Heart Center Hospital, according to the financial indicators in the simulation: Capital shortage, Funding options for equipment, Funding options for capital expansion, summary and the conclusion. Capital Shortage The cost cutting options I selected was reducing agency staff and changing the skill mix for Elijah Heart Center. The reason why I chose this option is because we can reduce some cost by not hiring so many contracting nurses to save on payroll and increase the unlicensed staff to be used in some areas more than others to save some revenue and not jeopardize the quality of care for the patients first. I picked loan option 1, which the loan is 1.5 million at 9.45% interest rate, monthly installments of 131,490 for 12 months and no prepayment limitation, so we put nothing up front initially (University of Phoenix, 2011). My outcome was making a smaller loan at a higher rate to defray cost while reducing contracting nurses and utilize the unlicensed staff to be diverse in multiple skills in the hospital and not cut quality of the patient’s care at this health facility. Funding Options for Equipment You do not have to buy a new CT......
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...Positioning and Differentiating HCS 539 Week 4 Positioning and Differentiating Houston is heavy in health care organizations. In order to survive within this market it is essential to position an organization so that it finds its niche in the area. Cypress Fairbanks (Cy-Fair) in located in a suburb of Northwest Houston along with its sister hospital Houston Northwest. Both facilities are owned and operated by the Tenet Corporation and follow under the Tenet umbrella. While the two are sister hospitals, they are independent of each other and therefor are competitive. Each facility has positioned itself to differentiate the individual facilities as unique and separate, while sharing certain resources. Houston Northwest is located near downtown Houston. It is a level 3 trauma center has stroke and chest pain accreditation. It has a close proximity to Cy-Fair but has an easier access due to its proximity to the freeway. Cy-Fair is located approximately twelve miles from Houston Northwest. It possesses a level 4 trauma designation, chest pain and stroke accreditation. However, it is physically more difficult to reach Cy-Fair as it is approximately five miles from the freeway and traffic is more congested thus decreasing the amount of ambulance traffic that the organization receives. “Differentiation is achieved when consumers perceive that a service differs from competitive offerings on any characteristics, including pricing” (Fisher, 1991, p. 19). Houston......
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...HCS 405 Week 4 DQ 2 To Buy This material Click below link http://www.uoptutors.com/HCS-405/HCS-405-Week-4-DQ-2 Do any of the reports you receive in the course of your work use trend analysis? Why do you think so? Do any of the reports you receive in the course of your work use common sizing? Why do you think so? Are you or your immediate supervisor involved with staffing decisions? If so, are you aware of how staffing forecasts are prepared in your organization? Describe an example. Have you, in the course of your work, become involved in problems with capacity level issues such as space and equipment availability? If so, would forecasting have assisted in solving such problems? Describe why. If you reviewed a budget at your workplace, do you think the major increases and decreases could be explained? If so, why? If not, why not? Have you ever in the course of your work reviewed a report that had been annualized? If so, did you agree with how it appeared to be annualized? Were you also able to see the assumptions used to annualize? If so, were you able to recalculate the results using the same assumptions? Have you ever in the course of your work reviewed a financial report that applied inflation factors? If so, were you able to see the assumptions used to apply the factors? If not, why not? Please describe. For more Assignments visit: http://www.uoptutors.com...
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...Health Care Legal Case HCS 430 April 17, 2012 Health Care Legal Case There are many current legal issues surrounding health care in the United States. The primary one that is taking most people’s interests is the legalities of the Health Care Reform Act; however, I want to concentrate on an issue that is very controversial and sensitive for many, forced or involuntary hospitalizations. Involuntary hospitalizations are a common occurrence in the United States among mentally unstable individuals and also in a unique case, a pregnant female. Many states have laws which make it possible for people with mental illnesses to be involuntarily hospitalized when they could appear to be a threat to themselves or others around them. This might seem like it makes sense to keep people from harming themselves or others but what about keeping a pregnant woman hospitalized, against her will, and to keep her from seeking medical treatment elsewhere? Should that situation be legal and is it ethical? Samantha Burton was confined against her will for three day in a Florida hospital where she walked in on her own due to concerns with premature labor as she was in her 25th week of pregnancy (James, 2010). Burton was kept against her will by a court order which the physician she went to see obtained once there was knowledge that Burton was unwilling to be hospitalized for months as she has other children and also because she......
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...donate the organs of those that do not wish it or don’t have it in their will to donate but in my opinion I think in the time of shock to the family over something happening too fast they make on the spot decisions to do so. There have been times where I have seen on the news about people selling organs on the black market to those that can afford it and leave those that are poor or in poverty to miss out. Selling organs for profit is very unethical. There have also been times where I have gone into a grocery store or the gas stations and seen coffee cans with someone picture and a story about them on why they are asking for donations, the one that is up at my local gas station right now is for a 4 month old little girl who needs not only a heart transplant but a kidney donation. This 4 year old was apparently born with a hole in her heart and only one kidney that is only working at 30% as the sign says. This is another way families try to get money to help those that are in need of transplants but are not financially able to afford the cost of the transplants....
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