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COMPLEX NETWORKS OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES |
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· The primary functions of any hospital are |
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TO PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR AND ASSIST THE PHYSICIANS IN DIAGNOSING AND TREATING THEIR PATIENTS |
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· Once the diagnosis has been determined a treatment plan is developed, which may include |
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SURGERY, PHYSICAL THERAPY, RESPIRATORY THERAPY, OR DRUG THERAPY WITH MEDICATIONS |
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· The “processing” of patients refers to all the functions and paperwork associated with a patient’s stay in the hospital. These include |
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THE MEDICAL RECORD FUNCTION, UTILIZATION REVIEW, BILLING, DISCHARGE PLANNING, ECT. |
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· Health education and well promotion are other major functions of hospitals. Such wellness programs are |
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SMOKING CESSATION, STRESS REDUCTION CLASSES, WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAMS, ECT. |
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· Hospital governing board is responsible of |
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GOVERNING THE HOSPITAL IN THE COMMUNITY'S BEST INTEREST |
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· Hospital governing board is responsible of governing the hospital in the community’s best interest. It is ethically, financially, and legally responsible for |
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EVERYTHING THAT GOES ON IN THE HOSPITAL |
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· Home health aides are providing personal care and support services, like |
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HOME MAKING, FOOD PREPARATION, PERSONAL CARE, BATHING
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Private duty involves the provision of personal care services around the clock or |
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FOR 8 TO 18 HOURS PER DAY |
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· Home care and hospital pharmacy practice |
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Home infusion therapy must adhere to |
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RETAIL PHARMACY LAWS WHICH ARE DIFFERENT FROM THOSE OF HOSPITAL PHARMACY PRACTICE |
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Home infusion pharmacies are required to |
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COMPLY WITH THE UNITED STATES PHARMACOPOEIA (USP) CHAPTER 797 WHEN COMPOUNDING STERILE PREPARATIONS |
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Prescription records and labeling requirements are different from those of |
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Home care patients may have heightened needs for |
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· Settings where home infusion services are provided include: |
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RETAIL OR COMMUNITY PHARMACIES, INSTITUTIONAL OR LONG TERM CARE PHARMACIES, HOSPITAL PHARMACIES, HOME HEALTH AGENCIES, HME-BASED PROVIDERS, INFUSION THERAPY SPECIALTY PROVIDERS, AND AMBULATORY INFUSION CENTERS |
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· Home infusion therapy services involve |
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THE PROVISION OF HOME PHARMACY SERVICES WITH HOME MEDICAL EQUIPMENT |
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· Home infusion therapy providers are licensed in many states as |
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· The most common form of home infusion therapy is |
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· Pumps are the type of equipment that are most frequently used in |
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· Medicare and Medicaid programs changed |
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THE WAY LONG TERM CARE WAS FINANCED |
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· There are 3 types of business models for LTC nursing facilities: |
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Government sponsored: the smallest percentage of LTC facilities, Proprietary: the most common type of long term care facilitY,
Voluntary or not-for-profit |
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· A long term care pharmacist will |
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fill in prescriptions per doctor’s order, write directions, help the nursing personnel properly administration the medication through education and support. |
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· Federal regulations require that a licensed pharmacist review medication use |
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every month for all residents in a skilled nursing facility |
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· The consultant pharmacist reports his or her findings to the |
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medical director, director of nursing, administrator, and the attending physicians |
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· Managed care companies become more aggressive in |
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cost-cutting procedures, use more drug therapy than invasive procedures, exercise greater control over doctors’ prescribing habits |
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· The government body driving the standardization of rules and regulations for long-term care facilities is the |
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Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services. |
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· Funding for prescription medication is covered under |
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· Pharmaceutical care focuses on |
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medication outcomes that improve th quality of patient’s life |
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· Pharmacy technicians assist |
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pharmacists in their practice |
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· The earliest example of an ethical code in medicine was |
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· Ethical principles help us make choices between |
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moral alternatives, and sometimes force us to select the lesser of two evils |
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· Our personal and professional values have a place in ethical decision making process, which sometimes can be |
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complex and time-consuming |
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Facing ethical dilemmas will always be a
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personal and professional challenge |
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· The principle of beneficence means that you should |
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people have the right to live their lives as they see fit |
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doing what you say you are going to do |
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be truthful in dealing with others |
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all people should receive the same benefits |
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· Know how to convert Roman numerals to |
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