Do you think direct-to-consumer tests that provide information about the risk of developing medical conditions (such as breast cancer or Alzheimer disease) should be made available to the public? List some arguments for and against providing this service.

Explain how health care robots will make a difference to the health care organization the impact of the technology on patients and or providers?

Which of the following is an advantage of a commercially produced off-the-shelf electronic health record system? A. Commercially produced systems allowed hospitals to implement comprehensive electronic health records without designing and building custom systems, which can result in prohibitive costs. B. Allows doctors who heavily rely on electronic health record systems to concentrate on patients C. Allow for hospitals to use multiple electronic health records for different areas of the hospital D. They decrease formulary compliance and increase the need for pharmacy callbacks for clarification.

Opening your clinic in the morning requires assurance that all equipment and Point of Care Tester (POCT) materials are available and functioning properly. What quality assurance measures would you have in place for your office?

PART E: Describe why medical offices need to do control quality checks. Explainwhat could happen if we don’t do control quality checks

There is a finite amount of money that is available to spend on healthcare (and drugs). It is important to make rational choices considering the consequences of actions and the limited resource that is available. Try these questions:1. You are working as a practice pharmacist and have been asked to help the practice reduce expenditure on medicines. As a result, you are reviewing the use of tolterodine 4 mg m/r tablets, as these costs more than tolterodine 2 mg tablets at an equivalent dose. Current costs are shown below: Tolterodine 4 mg m/r tablets £25.78 per 28 tablets Tolterodine 2 mg tablets £2.88 per 56 tablets You have reviewed nine patients who are prescribed tolterodine 4 mg m/r tablets daily on repeat prescription and have identified that seven of them could potentially switch to using the tolterodine 2 mg tablets at a dose of one tablet twice a day. The practice has a repeat prescribing policy of 56 days treatment on a prescription.What is the total saving for the practice…

Discuss some of the global, local, historical, and/or current issues that make quality healthcare delivery such a complex process. What are some of the suggested changes from this week's readings or outside sources that you think would have the biggest impact?  use at least 3 scholarly articles no more than 4 years old

BCBS providers can cancel health insurance coverage if: A Rates of coverage are increased Premiums are not paid C) Enrollees health deteriorates All of the above

Describe one advantage and one disadvantage to using traditional medicine as an approach to medical treatment.

More than one-third of American turn to the Internet to diagnose health problems and two-thirds go online to find health information.   Name 5 guidelines for evaluating the health websites. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.   Choice two of the following websites. (mercola.com, webmd.com, mayoclinic.com, cdc.gov, mescape.com, familydoctor.org, earlydoc.com) Answer the following questions for each website. Website 1: ______________________­­­­­_____ Many health; websites are disguised advertisements. Is the website bias?   When was the website last updated?   Are there references and if so are they scientifically sound?   Do you feel this website is credible or not? Why?     Website 2: ______________________________ Many health; websites are disguised advertisements. Is the website bias?   When was the website was last updated?   Are there references and if so are they scientifically sound?   Do you feel this website is credible or not? Why?