Non-maleficence is the principle of not harming another person, in a disaster, delay in treatment can do harm, accordingly prompt communication is vital in addressing care needs of a community. Beneficence refers to doing good, and justice refers to equity of distribution of health care resources. In an emergency, Beneficence and Justice can be achieved by efficient and effective triage to allocate limited resources to the neediest patients (Grimaldi, 2007). Grimaldi (2007) states “patients who can be saved and whose lives are in immediate danger should be treated first”
An EMTALA Case Mary Carnahan HA 301 Legal Aspects Legislation in Health Care March 17, 2016 Introduction This research paper is about a case law for a federal appellate circuit for an EMTALA case. Describe the case and the EMTALA requirement(s) at issue. How does it relate to the professional standards a medical professional must follow?
AB-2024 Critical access hospitals: employment Summary/Analysis: This amended bill, AB-2024 Cortical access hospitals: employment, would call for a federally certified CAH (Critical Access Hospital) to employ licensees and charge for professional services rendered by those licensees until 2024. In that period of time, the Medical Board of California (MBC) will provide a report to the California Legislature on the impact of authorizing CAHs (Critical Access Hospital) to employ physicians and the CAH (Critical Access Hospital) shall not interfere with, control, or otherwise direct the professional judgment of a physician and surgeon. The current unamend law uses previous legislation including the CAH (Critical Access Hospital) program that was created by Congress in 1997 in response to numerous rural hospitals closing across the nation in the 1980s and
A triage means “ to assort...sorted according to their injuries and physical condition, with the aim of prioritizing those who should be treated first” ( Andersson et al.136). Circumstances at Memorial Hospital were terrible, “ the workload was high and sometimes, practical decisions must be made” (Andersson et al.140). The workload at Memorial was high because they lacked many resources they were relying on to keep patients alive and comfortable. For example, they had no electricity. Having no electricity lead to the elevators not working, and the staff were not able to bring patients up to the helipad for rescue.
We all know that on October 1, 2015 ICD-9 will no longer be precise information in the coding world. It will soon be ICD-10. Which is considered a major long overdue upgrade. It will advance healthcare in many many ways.
Where do you need to go, Emergency centers or the urgent care center: What you do when an accident or incident occurs at your home or to your child? The first thing that pops into your mind is taking your child to the nearest emergency center which is pretty fine but you should remember that emergency centers are for any major or serious health situation. But if you have some minor illness such as fever and flue than the urgent care centers are much better option for you. Fever is a very common but still a very dangerous thing especially for very young kids.
In recent years, there has been a shortage of primary care physicians and clinics, and the rise of healthcare cost. The supply and demand in the healthcare industry in the United States has not met the equilibrium point. Most of these issues have led to the expansion of urgent care clinics. UCCs initially started in the 1980s but were not famous due to lack of consumer interest. But that has changed due to the convenient access that it provides users.
An array of difficulties may arise when it comes to victims receiving the necessary care from medical professionals, there might be a lack of available resources that provides case management services as well as after care services for individuals that desire such help. Also the
Notably, the VHA is not happy with the lack of control they have over the situation. The VHA claims this is because private physicians do not always bother to share or obtain information regarding a patient’s health. The third theme is distance to acute and emergency services, which is seen as potentially life threatening situation for veterans and a complex burden for primary care clinics. Finally theme four, which is CBOC’s that appear to be a positive step towards providing primary care access points, though many would like them to provide a larger array of
Health information exchange or HIE allows doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and other health care providers and patients to access vital medical information. It also allows them to share medical information securely and electronically. HIE improves the speed, quality, safety, and the cost of patient care. For many years patient's files were stored using paper methods, transferring them by mail, fax or transferred it by hand to every appointment. Changing to electronic file improves the completeness of patient's medical records.
Physicians and Hospitals go hand in hand when it comes to the medical care of patients, and it is this relationship that allows the patients to receive the care they need and deserve. It is also this relationship that we as health care administrators need to understand. In order to fully understand this relationship we need to define the concept of the integrated physician model. We also need to explain the importance of clinical integration in the strategic planning process, and the dynamics of and controversies surrounding accountable care organizations and alternative approaches to the current health system. I will also explain the advantages and disadvantages for hospitals and physician’s models.
The aim of this study has examined the rates and causes of early readmission in the emergency department in Iran’s
Evidence based practice (EBP) is a process of integrating high quality evidence into practice or care provided by health professionals and decision makers in health care. This discussion will explore the meaning of the term Evidence Based Practice further and discuss its origins. EBP requires finding the best available evidence to inform practice, its greatest benefit being the best possible care for a client. Other benefits and limitations will be further discussed below. EBP demands the client be seen as an individual and their unique circumstances be considered in the application of evidence
Being formed in 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights helps recognize “the inherent dignity” and the “equal and unalienable rights of all members of the human family”. Based on this very concept of the person, and the fundamental dignity and equality of all human beings, that the notion of patient rights was developed. Patient rights involve those basic rules of conduct between patients and medical caregivers as well as the institutions and people that support them. A patient is anyone who has requested to be evaluated by or who is being evaluated by any healthcare professional.
