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The Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) Health Plan Survey is a tool used to collect standardized information that analyzes the experience of enrollees' through health plans and their services. The intent is to design a support system that assesses consumer’s performance with the health plans and it allows them to choose the plan that best suits their needs. It was first launched in 1997 and has now become the national standard when it comes to both determining and reporting

This is a case analysis of the Metrolina Comprehensive health center. Metrolina Comprehensive Health Center was started by Dr. Charles Warren Williams in the Charlotte city of North Carolina along with several other medical colleagues of his. Dr. Charles expired when the hospital had just started operating; post his death the hospital was renamed as C.W. Williams Health Centre. C.W.Williams Center’s Mission was to promote a healthier future for the local community by consistently providing with

What are some examples of ancillary services in health care? How do these ancillary services support the health care industry? Some examples of ancillary services in health care are; testing such as: laboratory, imaging, cardiac monitoring, etc. Therapies such as: dialysis, chiropractic, outpatient rehab, etc. Physician alternatives: such as walk-in clinics and urgent care centers. Post-acute hospital services such as: hospice, inpatient rehab, surgery centers, etc. Medical devices such as durable

IHD continued to increase. Further research by Dr. Mary Enig has confirmed that the diseases related to saturated fat are more as a result of increased consumption of vegetable oils and not saturated oils from red meat (Natural health information center, 2005). 3. Identify those risk factors for cardiovascular disease that cannot be changed. Identify those risk factors that can be changed. Lastly, identify the risk factors that can be contributing factors. Some risk factors for cardiovascular

interoperability. Currently, there is a lack healthcare data and information system that is accessible to Medicare to assess the current healthcare delivery and the quality of healthcare (Hackbarth, 2009). With that in mind, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services rolled out a plan to ensure that healthcare providers adhere to a single set of objectives and measures. This plan was the third stage of the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program, also known as Meaningful Use Program. One of the critical statement made

been expanded to cover additional groups and classes of people. The most important additional programs established being MediCare and MedicAid. After years of running a surplus, Social Security has reached an inflection point. At the current rate of drawdown, the trust fund will run dry, and Social Security will begin to operate as a pay-as-you-go program,

The National Center for Health Statistics estimated that in 2014, the US spent approximately 3 trillion dollars on healthcare (National Center for Health Statistics, 2016). This equates to $9,523 per capita and is 17.5% of the entire Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as opposed to 1980 when healthcare made up 9% of the GDP. Similarly, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Medicare spending increased to 5.5% or 20% of the National Health Expenditure (NHE), Medicaid spending increased

and implementation of the electronic health records (EHRs)by healthcare provider’s investment was made in the year 2009 by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. For the widespread use of EHRs incentive payments were authorized through Medicare and Medicaid to clinicians and hospitals when they privately and securely use EHRs for achieving improvements in care delivery by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH).The healthcare organizations are expected to

this affect you? Here are the changes that happened in 2010. Medicare beneficiaries who fell into the Medicare Part D Prescription Drug "donut hole" received a $250 rebate. They received a 50% discount on brand name drugs in 2011 and the doughnut hole are eliminated in 2020. Children were allowed to stay on their parents ' health insurance until they turn 26. New private plans were required to cover preventive services with no co-payments, and they are exempt from deductibles. Consumers

The chief dental officer of CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services), Lynn Mouden, believes that Medicare should include dental benefits. Avalere Health, a research firm, found that by covering periodontal disease, as well as those who suffered a stroke, “Medicare could save $63.5 billion from 2016 to 2025” (Jaffe, 2016, p. 2166). This savings was largely due to fewer emergency room visits. Other advocates agree with Mouden that changes to Medicare c coverage, which would include dental