Should healthcare professionals not be allowed to make any mistakes?

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You oversee the insurance program at a local physician’s office. The office has five family practice doctors with four nurses and two office staff. The office is independent, so it must provide full coverage independent of any parent company. The office has a van for transporting supplies, patients to a local medical center, and groups to conferences, etc. Discuss the types of insurance available for the van. Recommend one type and justify your recommendation.
Discussion Question 2: Risk Management and Medical Malpractice
The high rates of malpractice suits raise the question, “Should healthcare professionals not be allowed to make any mistakes?” Consider the following case. In your estimation, is failing to pursue further testing simply a mistake? Consider this from the point of view of the risk manager and of the patient’s spouse.
A 38-year-old female was admitted to the emergency room of Goodcare Hospital with symptoms that suggested a gastrointestinal problem. The attending physician performed all the routine tests, and the results were normal. During the time the patient was in the ER, she had uncontrolled diarrhea and grew weaker. The medication given did not help. The patient died, and the autopsy revealed that she was suffering from giardiasis, an intestinal parasitic infection. This infection is not detected by routine parasitic testing. If detected, the infection can be effectively treated with antibiotics. In this case, if the patient had been correctly diagnosed, she would likely have recovered quickly and lived. The attending physician was sued for negligence for failing to diagnose the infection. A jury awarded the woman’s husband $725,000.

Discuss the importance of medical documentation and what are some of the key elements that need to be present in a SOAP note?

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150 words minimum for each question. Reference must be in APA format. Must be searchable. Correct English grammar and punctuation.
1.Locate a scholarly article about Tricare insurance and/or medical billing. Write a detailed 2 part description/ summary of the information. Provide a reference for the article that you have found in APA formatting and make sure you cite references.
2. A patient comes to the clinic on January 1, 2016. The front desk receptionist didn’t verify the patients’ insurance because she was the only receptionist working at the time of service. Once the Medicare EOB comes back, it is filled with details and the receptionist realizes that patient didn’t have Medicare coverage at the time of service. Whenever receptionist call the patient, the patient insists that the receptionist change the date of service to December 31, 2016 in order for her insurance claim to be processed. If receptionist changes the date of service, what are some things that could happen?
3. Discuss the importance of medical documentation and what are some of the key elements that need to be present in a SOAP note? What is a SOAP note and how does is aid in insurance claims?
4. What are the differences between paper claims and electronic claims. What are some of the pros and cons of each that can affect the medical practice? List at least 3.

Imagine you have just inherited $1 million and you want to establish a healthcare enterprise. What segments of the healthcare population would you choose to focus on?

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Public Health” Please respond to the following:
During outbreak of Ebola in West Africa in 2014, many U.S. healthcare workers and military members were exposed to the contagious disease (see the New York Times’ article, “Ebola-Infected Health Care Worker in Dallas Took a Flight on Monday” for an example, located athttp://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/16/us/ebola-infected-dallas-health-worker-was-on-flight.html?%20Here%20is%20an%20article%20for%20the%20military%20_r=0). Use the Internet to locate one to two (1-2) other articles about this particular Ebola outbreak. Discuss your initial reaction to the news of the outbreak, citing one (1) article about the outbreak. Explain the effect that this has had on your current perception about public health policy.
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“Healthcare Marketing”
Imagine you have just inherited $1 million and you want to establish a healthcare enterprise. What segments of the healthcare population would you choose to focus on? Provide three ways you would market your services to the population segment(s) you have chosen.

Identify and describe a nursing or patient care topic/issue encountered during your clinical experience and its significance to nursing and healthcare

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nursing or patient care:Identify and describe a nursing or patient care topic/issue encountered during your clinical experience and its significance to nursing and healthcare.Review the current literature related to the chose topic and provide supporting dataAnalyze compare or contrast the review of the literature (evidence based practice) with the clinical nursing experienceSynthesize the nursing implications from recent literature to the specific topic or issue and include implications for the following areas:Nursing practice:-what are the best or preferred nursing practice for this concern Provide supporting data rational and evidence. What improvement can be made: is it a practice issue or a process problem How could it be changed Develop an action plan which can be implemented by the nurseEducation: what are the current guidelines for educating staff about patient care or nursing practice related to area of concern/topic provide rationales and evidence.Research: what are the priorities for further studies from a nursing clinical or leadership perspective The paper will reflect information literary skills.