Entries by Merit Writer

Medical Job Description of a Healthcare Needs

Medical Job Description of a Healthcare Needs Peter R Kongstvedt states, “The case manager is consistently challenged with managing fiscal constraints with patient expectations in light of orders and expectations articulated by the care team. This requires a highly skilled individual, certainly not a job for the faint of heart.” The case manager can also […]

Dialysis Time Out Safety Check

Dialysis Time Out Safety Check Follow the 3 x 3 rule: minimum three paragraphs, with a minimum of three sentences each paragraph (125 words per paragraph minimum) Format: APA format according to Publication Manual American Psychological Association (APA) (7th ed.) ISBN: 978-1-4338-3216-1 Format: APA style 7th Edition. Please make sure it is in 7th Edition […]

Food-Borne Outbreak

Food-Borne Outbreak (Case Study #2) Background An outbreak (epidemic) of gastroenteritis occurred in Greenport, a suburban neighborhood, on the evening of April 28. A total of 108 people went to the emergency departments of the three local hospitals during that evening. No more cases were reported afterward. These patients com- plained of headache, fever, nausea, […]

Information Technology and Systems for Health Care

HI300: Information Technology and Systems for Health Care TOPIC #1: EHR Implementation: Gathering Information This is your first day on the job as Assistant Director in the HIM department at Community Medical Center (CMC). You meet with the HIM Director and she explains that CMC has given her the go-ahead to begin the process of […]

Trends that have a Great Influence on Managed Healthcare

Trends that have a Great Influence on Managed Healthcare Throughout the course, you have been learning about managed care, both past and present. Conduct additional research on trends happening in managed care today. The following websites are a great place to start: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Kaiser Family Foundation (Search for the series on […]

Patient Centered Medical Home

Patient Centered Medical Home Select one of the following questions for your initial post, which is due before Thursday evening at 11:59 pm EST. Please copy and paste the question at the beginning of your initial response so everyone knows which question you are answering. Be sure to include a properly formatted citation from your […]

Health Risks, Disasters, and Nursing

Health Risks, Disasters, and Nursing Topic 1: Child and Adolescent Health Risks As you discovered in this week’s lectures and readings, several populations face multiple health risks across their lifespan. Children and adolescents are a population that is at a higher health risk for obesity. A national movement is underway to reduce risk factors for […]

Healthcare Administrators Medical Ethics and Physician Patient Encounters

Ethical Dilemma Brief undefined INTRODUCTION undefined Health care administrators are confronted with ethical dilemmas and difficult decision making during their work. As we have already discovered, there are important interactions between ethical behaviors and legal issues. Health care administrators need to understand the relationships as well as the distinct differences. Health care institutions have ethics […]

Ethics Project Internet Privacy Overview

Ethics Project Internet Privacy Overview Project: Internet Privacy Problem: “Our smartphones and other devices that connect to the Internet enable us to share our information, such as where we are, what we’ve eaten, who we’re friends with, when we’ve exercised, and what we’re interested in. In essence, we’ve become a public society. And studies show […]