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access hospital with a rural health clinic (RHC) located within the hospital. Like other rural healthcare systems, PMH faces face a myriad of challenges due to geographic isolation, lack of economies of scale, lower socioeconomic status, higher disease burden, and substantial access barriers (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [HHS], 2010). As a result, PMH struggles with meeting the healthcare needs of the community. Physician demographics also impact community health. The current

profession, such American Medical Association (AMA), American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE), and American Nurses Association. They may also be required to have additional certification and rules they must follow based on the laws of the individual state they practice. In some cases, individual states also have rules and code of ethics individuals must follow. By accepting membership or the credentials of their respective healthcare organization, members agree to abide by the standard of code of

established to be a primary care source for a rural community, serving 5% of the state’s population (Pocahontas Memorial Hospital, 2013). PMH wishes to deliver compassionate care and promote healthy lifestyles through working collaboratively with other healthcare facilities, and delivering adequate patient education, while sustaining financial viability (Pocahontas Memorial Hospital, 2016). This organization would like to offer a comprehensive satellite health clinic within Pocahontas County, as the strategy

and manage any and all data pertaining to all educational or marketing material presented to physicians and allied care providers. All Sunshine Act reporting information recorded by field professionals or any individuals who come into contact with healthcare providers is recorded, managed, and stored by Medtronic’s compliance and the Medtronic legal department. Medtronic has to follow Sunshine Act Section 6002. Section 6002 is the transparency reports and reporting of physician ownership or investment

How do you see the various aspects of financial management as a whole for a healthcare organization? For example, how does one’s perspective influence decision making or how does the financial management relate to the organizational mission? Each aspect plays a role, as financial management as a whole impacts the health care organization in a significant way. An example (that ties to evidence) of a primary component is the model analysis of the insurance system that affects the health budgeting spending

Lydia Anderson Period 1 There are many people in the United States that have a mental illness that is either not able to be treated or is never diagnosed at all. This is because treatment is very expensive and hard to access, and without proactive care of the mentally ill there can be various unfortunate outcomes, sadly including, death. So, why is access to mental health care so limited and what is the government of Ohio doing to solve it and what else should be done? Mental illnesses are very

Leveraging Technology to Create Sustainable Digital Healthcare Infrastructure Shailja Dixit, MD, MS, MPH Shailja.dixit@gmail.com All stories don’t have a happy ending: Its 2 AM in the morning. I am in post-op care watching my dad in a five-star Metro hotel-hospital. The unfolding of events is crystal clear in my mind: Our life turned upside down, what seemed to be a simple regular follow-up for my Dad for his gastric problems turned into a ‘ticking time bomb”. Thankfully

Introduction Hospital is an institution providing medical care and other services for sick and injured persons. The modern hospital has three major functions: patient care, education and medical research. The total number of hospitals around the world is estimated to be about 1,25,000. In the United States there are about 10,000 hospitals providing services and facilities for the humanity. There are also more than 10,000 nursing homes providing care to the chronically ill and the aged. Thus hospital

Introduction With the development of health care system and the enhancing awareness of public health care among the society, the quality of health services is widely discussing in the global. Therefore, an international conference on primary health care is committed which is the Declaration of Alma-Ata on primary health care. It strongly reaffirms the importance of accessibility and equity of primary health services no matter in developed or developing countries (World Health Organization, & United

With the huge shift in the U.S. healthcare system, healthcare services are now trending towards value-based outcomes.1 With passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), it has become increasingly important to improve quality of care while simultaneously reducing health care costs.2 Pharmaceutical care services are one of the key components that has an essential impact on optimizing therapy outcomes; minimizing cost and enhancing quality of life of chronically ill patients. Community pharmacists are