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Per the text, when patients cannot receive needed medical care, nursing services, or rehabilitation therapies in a community-based setting, they are typically admitted to a long-term care facility, where medical care is traditionally delivered by physicians and / or practitioners with advanced qualifications. All nursing services in long-term care facilities are delivered by a nursing staff which is headed by a Director of Nursing (DON). Compare and contrast the roles of the medical director and the DON. Select the role which has the overall greater impact on patient care. Provide a rationale for your response. Imagine that you are responsible for staffing a long-term care facility with sixty (60) full-time residents. Propose your strategy of selecting the key staff members, and specify their main roles and responsibilities. Support your selections
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The roles and responsibilities of a medical director are broad, and they vary from one
HCO to another. That said, however, there are certain roles that are typical for any medical
director. First are the corporate roles. For example, medical directors form part of medical boards
whose roles include formulating and implementing the goals, mission, and vision of the HCO.
Under this capacity, they are also responsible for giving guidance and advice on clinical matters.
They are also the representatives of the HCO on clinical matters to exte...
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