Case Study: Procedures Of New Patient Processing Medical System

2. Implement a telephone triage system so every patient requesting an appointment would be put through to a gp for them to triage the nature of the problem to see if they needed to be seen or could be sign posted to other services

2. Based on the data presented, develop a nurse staffing plan for Memorial Hospital. Explain your rationale for this plan.

1.) Describe the method or methods you would use to determine priorities for both existing and potential services that the Lakeview Medical Center might offer.

In the following table, describe each of your choices and explain their functions and roles within the health care field. Your responses should total at least 50–75 words for each choice.

|1.1 Analyse reasons why it may be necessary to raise awareness of health issues? |

The Healthcare Common Procedure System is usually known as HCPCS. This system was developed by The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS). The advancement and practice of HCPCS Level II codes was introduced in the 1980s. Using HPCS codes was optional up until 1996 when HIPAA was passed. The Secretary of Health and Human Services assigned authority under the Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996 legislation to CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) to maintain and administer HCPCS Level II codes.

b) Evaluate measures which may be used to inform patients of their rights and responsibilities and recommend areas for improvement within your organisation……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Very informative post Bonnie! No doubt, there is a shortage of primary care providers all over the United States and lack of insurance on top of that can make the conditions worse. In year 2006, the state of Massachusetts expand the insurance coverage of its population, but the healthcare workforce in unable to meet this high demand, which results in long waiting lists to see patients. The average time of getting on appointment with internist was 17 days in year 2005, which is increased to 31 days in year 2008, which increases both provider and patient frustration. This result in higher death and disease rates, higher disparity in health and higher emergency room visits. Many issues can be handled over the phone or via email, by a nurse or

Access to healthcare begins with a patient making an appointment. Disorganized scheduling leads to delays in providing care for patients and frustration among care teams. With patient experience becoming linked to provider payment, an emphasis has returned to reducing patients wait times and increasing patients ease of access to care [1,2]. Recent studies have shown that average wait times at the Veterans Health Administration’s primary care facilities was 42 days [1]. Limited private sector studies have reported similar results with a Massachusetts private sector study revealing average wait times of 39 and 50 days for primary care and internal medicine practices respectively [1].

The owners of Physician Care Services would like to have recommendations on whether they should retain or sell Physician Care Services. They would like to know their current market share by market segment and have asked for recommended revisions to their marketing plan to retain and/or enhance their market share. PCS has also received numerous complaints concerning waiting times and would like a waiting time analysis to see if waiting time is an issue and would like solutions on how to fix the waiting times. Finally, three physicians have asked for extra compensation on busy days and PCS is wanting to know if they should give extra compensation to those physicians and how much it would cost.

. As a director of the ED, I need to resolve the problem as soon as possible. Mrs. Morrigan complained about long waiting hours. My first step will be to find the direct causes for the long waiting times; it may be due to the carelessness of the healthcare providers towards their duty, or it may be due to their failure to manage the time. The next step I will take is to find out the root causes behind these direct causes. The root causes might be understaffing and high workload, the patient to staff ratio may not be optimum, due to which physicians and nurses are not able to manage their time. The other root cause may be a dissatisfaction of the staff towards their job, which may be due to low salary, poor working condition and poor relations

There is a shortage in primary healthcare in the United States. Due to this shortage, patients are not receiving the health care they need. The lack of accessibility to healthcare has increased over the past decade and will most likely not improve in the years to come. This will make it increasing harder to receive quality care in a timely manner.

Articulate the meaning of value-added service as it pertains to patient care services, and argue the major reasons why it matters to add value to patient services.

-Examine at least three (3) examples of quality initiatives that could increase patient satisfaction and potentially reduce healthcare cost. Support your response with examples of the successful application your chosen quality initiatives.

The information technology is changing the world at deviate speed and evident in the healthcare system. The integration of new technologies within the system are emerging the change in nursing practice and improvement of patient safety. The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview on the implemented in nursing practice strategies and contribution of information technology to the development of new healthcare system.