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Patient Centered Medical Home

Patient Centered Medical Home Select one of the following questions for your initial post, which is due before Thursday evening at 11:59 pm EST. Please copy and paste the question at the beginning of your initial response so everyone knows which question you are answering. Be sure to include a properly formatted citation from your […]

Information Technology and Systems for Health Care

HI300: Information Technology and Systems for Health Care TOPIC #1: EHR Implementation: Gathering Information This is your first day on the job as Assistant Director in the HIM department at Community Medical Center (CMC). You meet with the HIM Director and she explains that CMC has given her the go-ahead to begin the process of […]

Health Risks, Disasters, and Nursing

Health Risks, Disasters, and Nursing Topic 1: Child and Adolescent Health Risks As you discovered in this week’s lectures and readings, several populations face multiple health risks across their lifespan. Children and adolescents are a population that is at a higher health risk for obesity. A national movement is underway to reduce risk factors for […]

Food-Borne Outbreak

Food-Borne Outbreak (Case Study #2) Background An outbreak (epidemic) of gastroenteritis occurred in Greenport, a suburban neighborhood, on the evening of April 28. A total of 108 people went to the emergency departments of the three local hospitals during that evening. No more cases were reported afterward. These patients com- plained of headache, fever, nausea, […]

Health & Medical Patient Centered Care

Health & Medical Patient Centered Care NUR3805 Nursing Role and Scope Research Paper # 2 The paper should address the following: 1. Describe the dimensions of Patient-Centered Care and how do you apply PCC in your current practice. 2. Effective communications between health care providers and the patient is an essential component of PCC, why? […]

Symptoms and Outbreak Characteristics of Cholera

Symptoms and Outbreak Characteristics of Cholera Post your initial response to one of the two topics below. Epidemiology’s Role in Infectious and Communicable Diseases Topic 1: Disease Outbreak Select an infectious disease and research the CDC website for information about the disease including: its natural history, presenting symptoms, and outbreak characteristics Identify an occurrence of […]

Cultural Competence in Healthcare

Cultural Competence in Healthcare Cultural competency is an important part of public health. In order to reach our target audience, or those who need health information, we must understand the population’s unique needs. This is especially true during a disease outbreak. After reviewing the Readings for Unit 8, answer the following questions: Why is cultural […]

Healthcare Administrators Medical Ethics and Physician Patient Encounters

Ethical Dilemma Brief undefined INTRODUCTION undefined Health care administrators are confronted with ethical dilemmas and difficult decision making during their work. As we have already discovered, there are important interactions between ethical behaviors and legal issues. Health care administrators need to understand the relationships as well as the distinct differences. Health care institutions have ethics […]

Information Technology in Healthcare Thesis

Information Technology in Healthcare Thesis Here’s the required textbook: Shi, L., & Singh, D. A. (2019). Essentials of the U.S. health care system. Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning. Review and study Chapters 5, 9, and 13 in the textbook (Shi & Singh, 2019). Use critical thinking skills and metacognition to: Explain how Information Technology has […]

Risk Management in Healthcare

Risk Management in Healthcare Trends are heavily informed by local, state, and federal health care legislation. Write a 750 word paper that evaluates the effect of local, state, and federal health care legislation. within organizations by identifying trends. Be sure to address the following: Describe the role of risk management in health care operations. Discus […]