Vontresa Blog 1: I have been reading and trying for some time to try to understand the Affordable Health Care Act. I have been trying to understand where I fit in with this plan. After consulting with several of my elderly family members, I have learned to deal with many health issues through home remedies. Many of those home remedies really do work. I look at some home remedies as alternative or what is sometimes referred to as complementary medicines medicine. The definition of complementary or alternative medicine means: Many Americans, nearly 40 percent, use health care approaches developed outside of mainstream Western, or conventional, medicine for specific conditions or overall well-being. When describing health approaches with non-mainstream roots, people often use the words “alternative” and “complementary” interchangeably, but the two terms refer to different concepts: There are many people who do not believe in pumping their bodies with all these different types of experimental drugs that are wrecking our bodies with many side effects. medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Complementary+and
Alternative medicine or complementary medicine has become very popular over the years. This type of domestic health care is generating over $22 billion or more a year. Now this says a lot concerning alternative or complementary medicine. We can see that this not something that will come and go in time. Alternative or complementary medicine is used to treat all types of aliments; therefore, operation management in health care organizations that are employed in healthcare facilities will have to learn how to accommodate this growing medical trend. For many people that cannot afford the expensive medications or the high hospital and doctor bills are turning to a cheaper effective approach to alternative or complementary medicine. www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-Ek9i05HkE
Vontresa Blog 2: As I looked more into what Public Administration entail, I am shocked to see how closely related it is to Social Work. With my undergrad in social Work and what lead me into that field, I can see why I was geared into the area of Public Administration. I do not only have a desired to help people but more so a group of people that are often overlooked. I read where Public Administrators are sometimes guardians over citizens that do not have family and they are faced with challenging disabilities. So in other word, Public Administrators have to be their voice and they have to speak and make sure they are heard. This could be challenging when there are people who feel as though certain people should not be seen or heard.
OK, I said that to say that there are special people that may need special help and as a Social Worker/Public Administrator there can be some tough challenges in the healthcare field that I or someone else may be up against. I was looking into how non-profit hospitals are suppose to be a pillar in their community to help people that does not have health insurance, mentally challenge or that have insurance that does not cover all of their medical expenses. These non-profit hospital are exempted from paying taxes because they are suppose to met a standard with providing indigent to those unfortunate ones that cannot afford the medical bills. As a Public Administrator, I would love to be involved with making sure that All non-profit hospital are satisfying those requirements that the Affordable Care Act (ACT) requires. There have been in the past and even occurring now that All non-profit hospitals are not meeting the requirements. Once this discovery was made, all non-profit hospital has to provide every three years a community health need assessment (CHNA). This action is supposed to demonstrate that the hospitals are meeting the needs of the patient community they serve. Under the ACA financial assistance are availability for those that are eligible, and that the correct amount is charge to patients. As a Public Administrator it is very important for me to understand these requirements and to make sure that the patients are been treated fairly and receiving theses services. A question that can be asked, “Are Hospitals Informing Patients About Charity Care Programs?” Most are stressing patients out over their medical bills. This could be one of the best kept secrets if one does not know. http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/directory/tax-exempt-status-hospitals
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ReplyDeleteI have been reading and trying for some time to try to understand the Affordable Health Care Act. I have been trying to understand where I fit in with this plan. After consulting with several of my elderly family members, I have learned to deal with many health issues through home remedies. Many of those home remedies really do work. I look at some home remedies as alternative or what is sometimes referred to as complementary medicines medicine. The definition of complementary or alternative medicine means: Many Americans, nearly 40 percent, use health care approaches developed outside of mainstream Western, or conventional, medicine for specific conditions or overall well-being. When describing health approaches with non-mainstream roots, people often use the words “alternative” and “complementary” interchangeably, but the two terms refer to different concepts: There are many people who do not believe in pumping their bodies with all these different types of experimental drugs that are wrecking our bodies with many side effects. medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Complementary+and
Alternative medicine or complementary medicine has become very popular over the years. This type of domestic health care is generating over $22 billion or more a year. Now this says a lot concerning alternative or complementary medicine. We can see that this not something that will come and go in time. Alternative or complementary medicine is used to treat all types of aliments; therefore, operation management in health care organizations that are employed in healthcare facilities will have to learn how to accommodate this growing medical trend. For many people that cannot afford the expensive medications or the high hospital and doctor bills are turning to a cheaper effective approach to alternative or complementary medicine. www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-Ek9i05HkE
Vontresa Blog 2:
ReplyDeleteAs I looked more into what Public Administration entail, I am shocked to see how closely related it is to Social Work. With my undergrad in social Work and what lead me into that field, I can see why I was geared into the area of Public Administration. I do not only have a desired to help people but more so a group of people that are often overlooked. I read where Public Administrators are sometimes guardians over citizens that do not have family and they are faced with challenging disabilities. So in other word, Public Administrators have to be their voice and they have to speak and make sure they are heard. This could be challenging when there are people who feel as though certain people should not be seen or heard.
OK, I said that to say that there are special people that may need special help and as a Social Worker/Public Administrator there can be some tough challenges in the healthcare field that I or someone else may be up against. I was looking into how non-profit hospitals are suppose to be a pillar in their community to help people that does not have health insurance, mentally challenge or that have insurance that does not cover all of their medical expenses. These non-profit hospital are exempted from paying taxes because they are suppose to met a standard with providing indigent to those unfortunate ones that cannot afford the medical bills.
As a Public Administrator, I would love to be involved with making sure that All non-profit hospital are satisfying those requirements that the Affordable Care Act (ACT) requires. There have been in the past and even occurring now that All non-profit hospitals are not meeting the requirements. Once this discovery was made, all non-profit hospital has to provide every three years a community health need assessment (CHNA). This action is supposed to demonstrate that the hospitals are meeting the needs of the patient community they serve. Under the ACA financial assistance are availability for those that are eligible, and that the correct amount is charge to patients. As a Public Administrator it is very important for me to understand these requirements and to make sure that the patients are been treated fairly and receiving theses services. A question that can be asked, “Are Hospitals Informing Patients About Charity Care Programs?” Most are stressing patients out over their medical bills. This could be one of the best kept secrets if one does not know.
http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/directory/tax-exempt-status-hospitals
http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/stories/2012/april/27/charity-care-nonprofit-hospitals-patient-debt.aspx