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What is the role of the nurse in implementing The Affordable Care Act

The Affordable Care Act was signed into law by President Barack Obama in March 2010. Many of the provisions of the law directly affect health care providers. Review the following online resources: 1. Key Features of the Affordable Care Act: http://www.hhs.gov/healthcare/facts/timeline/index.html 2. Health Care Transformation: the Affordable Care Act and More: http://www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/Policy-Advocacy/HealthSystemReform/AffordableCareAct.pdf What are the […]

analyse the health challenges that may arise across this woman’s lifespan as a result of her moderate intellectual disability and epilepsy

CASE HISTORY: Students are to focus on the following case history: an adult woman of 45 years with a moderate intellectual disability. This woman also has a chronic illness which is epilepsy. This woman lives in a community group home that is staffed by support workers and she attends a disability-specific day program Monday to […]

What are the physicians trying to accomplish through buying the same EHR product as their hospital? What are the pros and cons?

Chapter 16 Electronic Health Records Margret Amatayakul, MBA, RHIA, CHPS, CPHIT, CPEHR, FHIMSS Real-World Case Community Hospital has a single-vendor hospital information system (HIS) that provides typical financial and administrative information systems services, including laboratory, radiology, and pharmacy information systems, and order-entry/results review. Other ancillary departments such as dietary, physical therapy, nursing, and others are […]