Hannah Reilly March 14, 2018 CBHX 315 Healthcare Ethics While reading this particular case study, I noticed several ethical issues. Clinically the main issue that struck me was the fact that the clinic was not able to accommodate its patients. The example in the case study showed that a poor old woman would rather risk getting cancer, than go to the clinic for periodic mammograms. If this wasn’t enough of an issue, what makes it worse is the fact that the closest place where there is better equipment
So while the US may be spending more overall, it doesn’t mean that the money goes directly into an individual's healthcare. Plenty of that money goes straight to private companies looking to make a profit off someone else’s dollar. As well as the amount of money one spends on healthcare, another key influence on a person’s health is the number of times they visit the doctor, or are able to be consulted on the state of their health. US citizens reported
This can be a controversial solution simply because it means more red tape and governmental regulation for several different parties. Neither the healthcare facility or the suppliers will be happy with the new law that only a certain amount of markup can exist. As mentioned, if the hospital is charging more than necessary, they will be losing revenue. If the supplier is the one marking it up, they will lose revenue. Either way, someone will be losing revenue and the new regulation will most likely
In today’s highly competitive, value driven, reimbursement challenged healthcare environment, achieving financial targets and conforming to generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) can prove to be extremely challenging for a hospital. Not-For-Profit (NFP) hospitals face the additional challenge of supporting and defending their tax exempt status. In order to qualify for tax-exempt status, NFP hospitals must comply with the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) criteria for tax-exemption which
It has been a foreseeable goal of healthcare organizations to solve integration and interoperability problems across systems with disparate EMRs since the introduction of health information exchanges, with the emphasis on improving clinical outcomes and containing costs. The Vermont HIE did just that in 2015 when they successfully interfaced all 14 Vermont hospitals to their HIE through the initiatives of the Vermont Information Technology Leaders or VITL (Raths, 2016). VITL was able to accomplish
Healthcare acquired infections (HAI) are a significant public health threat, impacting one out of every twenty-five hospital patients,1 and have a significant financial impact through increased costs of care and treatment and risk to federal reimbursement through value based purchasing. Healthcare organizations are increasingly focused on reduction and elimination of infection, and infection preventionists (IPs) are often challenged by their organizational leadership to with “fix the HAI problem
complex and ambiguous circumstances. Employees can draw their own experiences and those of others to make sense of the issue and make a decision. The process of self-reflection can influence emotion regulation as well. Using self-reflection in this case for the VA, the employee could have remembered or found that these issues will be found out or reported,
PACIFIC HEALTHCARE CASE STUDY American Military University Case Name: Pacific Healthcare I. Major Facts Pacific Healthcare and its subsidiaries consists of Pacific Memorial, Pacific Cabrillo, and Pacific Isla Vista. It is the largest provider of healthcare in Santa Barbara County. The director of supply management is Barney Rubble, who is responsible for procuring supplies. Before passing away, Thurston Howell, director of radiology, made all decisions involving the purchasing of
Case Study One Case Name: Pacific Healthcare I. Major Facts Pacific Healthcare is the largest health care provider in Santa Barbara Country. Pacific Memorial, Pacific Cabrillo, and Pacific Isla Vista along with two nursing homes and ten outpatient clinics are all linked to Pacific Healthcare. Altogether, there are over 1,500 beds. Barney Rubble, the Pacific’s corporate director of supply management, is in charge of procuring supplies for all Pacific Healthcare subordinates. The director of
Health Organization Case Study United Healthcare Case Study – Programs to Empower Citizens Make Informed Healthcare Choices The health care system in US is the topic of much debate. There have been many surveys done on patient satisfactions and the efficiency of health care provided by the doctors. One common finding is that we have a long way to go if we want all our citizens to get quality health care services. Here, we will see how United Healthcare which is one of the largest health care groups