Healthfirst Case

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.

We've had some major news stories about MA Plans overcharging lately. What exactly are they about?

The Board office received a letter from Mary Fahey, MPHP via fax on 05/04/2015, advising that Dr. John Medley, M.D. a current “ILOD” status had informed her that he had relapsed over the weekend of April 25-26, 2015.

HOHA and Care Selected Heath System Committee members and executives would fully address the compensation arrangements. This goes beyond cash salaries; since, incentives, fringe benefits, qualified/nonqualified retirement plans perquisites, this would also put both organization in a much better position with IRS if the agency ever decided to conduct an audit. Each Care Select Health plan, program or practice would be reviewed to ensure it reserves to the sponsor of the plan the right to terminate or amend the plan. If the plan cannot be amended or terminated, the buyer may be forced to continue to provide benefits under the terms of the seller’s plan indefinitely for those employees who were participants on the October 2018 of the acquisition.

Worker went to the home of Lamyia Walters. When the worker arrived there is no black truck only the gold BMW at the residence. The worker knocked three times. While waiting for an answer at the door the work could hear persons speaking. Lamyia answered the door. Worker was invited inside. Worker followed Lamyia into the kitchen were the floor was wet and dirty dishes were all over the counter tops and the microwave was missing. Lamyia informed the worker that the microwave caught fire. Lamyia scrapped her left over food into the dog bowls. Lamyia has no money for dog food and is giving the dogs her left overs. Lamyia stated that she is slowly cleaning up the house. Worker and Lamyia sat down and spoke in the living room. The home has no

As Health information system continues to evolve and innovate the healthcare industries, one should be conscious of information security and safety. Kaiser Permanente experiences this dilemma first hand. On August 2000, Kaiser Permanente had a serious security breach that sends out email messages to their patients with another patient’s information. This integrated health delivery system serves over eight million members with appointments, prescription refills, health information, clinical advice and patient forums was breath and nineteen of the member received email messages with private information.

What institutional or corporate vision should be articulated for FutureCare Medical Group with respect to the proposed on-line patient services.

On 07/09/17 I contacted Sergeant Starks by telephone at shift change in reference to the daily pass on. Sergeant Starks advised that he was en-route to Deputy Hollis who had been exposed to OC Spray while on a traffic stop. I obtained his location and proceeded to the area; I-440 @ Mile Marker 11.

On 15 October 2017, at 1757 hours, Deputy Tabor and Deputy Williams were dispatched to 135 South Penalosa Street in Penalosa, Kansas, Kingman County, in response to a disturbance. As Deputy Tabor was en route, he was advised by dispatch over the radio that there were young kids who had threatened to "off" the reporting party.

Kaiser Permanente is a unique healthcare organization. To call it an insurance company would only be telling half the truth and to call it a hospital would also be telling half the truth. What is unique about Kaiser is that it is an integrated system. What this means for their members is that can receive coordinated care. When a member sees a doctor, they can many times get labs, or x-rays, and even prescriptions in the same building. Kaiser controls ever aspect of care. What this means is that members receive better care because of coordination.

The observation took place at Family Options in the training room. Which was located right next to the conference room. The door was in front of the room. Once entering the training room, one can glance a relatively chilled clean room that resembles that of a classroom setting. In front of the room was a television that was used for presentations and a wooden table. In the center of the room, there were three rows of tables with two chairs. But it also resembles that of a dance studio since in the right wall is a full-length wall mirror with hardwood flooring plus a full-length wall window on the back of the room, where the exit door is located also. The area around the left wall was banners and

As we can see from this exercise medicare pays only $38 dollars per case which is well below the need $48 per case needed to cover the cost of of $40 and profit of $8 per case.  Therefore, prices must be set at a higher level to recuperate these cost plus revenue needed to maintain a profit. As Ge (2016) demonstrated, “Hospitals that treated a higher proportion of Medicare patients, had higher expenditures per adjusted discharge.”   Price must be set high enough so that insurer with discounts and self pay who only pay 60% of the charge, in addition fo cost patient, will generate enough revenue to offset the loss from medicare.  As McPike (2008) discussed, "This ...quantifies the 'hidden tax' that cost-shifting imposes on families and employers

Actress Purpose: The purpose of this document is to provide a thorough history of her character so she is ready to portray a patient with atrial septal defect. This document will prepare the actress for any questions that the medical student asks her (history of symptoms, family history, social habits, etc). Since our patient is supposed to be extroverted and talkative, we include a lot of “extra” information about her life.

Chapter 2 focuses on problems in health care such as access, cost, quality, and what some believe to lead to health issues. “The World Health Organization defined health as “a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being” (p27). Many argue that “the study of social problems is, essentially, the study of health problems, as each social problem affects the physical, mental, and social well-being of humans and the social groups of which they are a part” (p27).

Mrs. J. arrives at the emergency department with her 6 year old son, PJ, who has a history of Cystic Fibrosis (CF). He is febrile (101.7° F orally), BP 98/66, HR 122, RR 32 with the use of accessory muscles. Mother states PJ has, for the last five days, exhibited signs and symptoms of upper respiratory infection, runny nose, low grade fever, cough, and fatigue. He has lost 2 pounds over the past 5 days due to anorexia though he has not had vomiting. He weighs 36 pounds and height is 3’2”. Today, PJ became more lethargic and his fever was difficult to control with pyretics.