Essays on Aha

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Strategic Plan3 Program Description.5 Leadership Challenges..6 Ethical Implications..7

Engaging communities and building constituencies.7

Budgeting, financing, and human resources.8 Performance management & Health Informatics..9

Appendix 1 SWOT Analysis10

Appendix 2 SMART Objectives..11 Appendix 3 Budget..13 References15 Introduction In the past decade, chronic lifestyle diseases such as type 2 diabetes, heart/cardiovascular disease and stroke have increased exponentially in the state of Minnesota. Sedentary lifestyle and poor diet has led to an increase in obesity which in turn has led to an increase in heart disease and stroke. Most adults in Minnesota have poor lifestyle which has increased their risk to heart disease and stroke. As per the Minnesota department of health, ...

1. There are several components to the physical examination. Initially, the patients will have their vitals accesses (heart rate, temperature, blood pressure, respiratory rate, and oxygen saturation) This will give the physician an overall picture of the status of the patient. Next, the doctor will consider the general appearance of the patient, noting any abnormalities. After the general appearance, the physician will assess each organ system (cardiovascular, pulmonary, GI, integument, etc.) individually. To evaluate each system, the physician will first inspect the system for any abnormalities. After the inspection is auscultation where, if applicable, the physician will use a ...

Implementation of the Hospital Emergency Incident Command System

Implementation of the Hospital Emergency Incident Command System Hospital Emergency Incidence Command System (HEICS) was established to assist medical facilities during times of crisis. Although the original version was developed in 1991, there have revisions, but the content has remained almost the same. Initially, HEICS was developed to assist individual medical facilities to handle issues of crisis. However, evidence has shown that a certain degree of external intervention might be required to integrate HEICS into the culture of a medical facility (AHA, 2016). For example, in order to work, one has to make a tour to a facility using ...

<<Author>> <<Professor>> <<Course Title>> <<Date>> Introduction. Human Resource is a key function in the area of Healthcare. In the United States more than 14 million people are employed in the healthcare industry (Flynn et al., 2016). Understanding the nature and peculiarities of HR in the healthcare context is important. There are many challenges related to the way the industry functions and the nature of service that is expected to be provided by the employees. Highly educated and motivated employees are key to maintaining the operational efficiency and ...

There is little doubt that social movements have been an important part of our world history and has had a direct impact on the development process. The effects of social movements can be seen in how countries are split, an areas predominant religion, the political structure of a country, how a certain race is treated, class structure, gender stereotypes and so much more. This is because the development process “implies social change, the transformation of norms and values and the introduction of new social, economic, and political structure” (Entwicklungssoziologie.uni-bayreuth.de, 2016). The importance of social movements is often overlooked, but ...

Vegetarianism

Vegetarianism Vegetarianism or veganism as some may call it means much more than just a paradigm shift to veggies and other non-animal foods. There is a general belief that veganism is just a dietary choice. However, reality implies a different idea contrary to the general understanding. Veganism is all-encompassing, and literary affects all life aspects that involve animal products,. To some vegetarians, it means to shift from using all animal products. To some, it implies to end all the animal exploitation. More importantly, to most it means running away from the toxicity associated with animal products and live a ...

Acute coronary syndrome is an umbrella term for a group of clinical symptoms indicative of acute myocardial ischemia. These conditions include non-ST-segment elevation myocardial ischemia (NSTEMI), unstable angina, and ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). These conditions are high-risk manifestations of atherosclerosis in the coronary artery and significant causes of utilization of emergency services and hospitalization (Kumar and Cannon, 2009). STEMI causes 30% of all acute coronary syndromes in Australia (Harper and Lefkovits, 2010). This paper will describe the expected presentation, pathophysiology, ECG findings, pre-hospital management, and initial 24-hour management of STEMI in hospitals settings. These aspects will be described ...

2: Patient Population Stratification by Risk Level

Stroke affects millions of Americans and can result in disability and eventual death. According to the American Heart Association (2016), stroke is common among individuals aged above 55 years old. Overall, the probability of a person having a stroke doubles every ten after age 55. The risk further increases if any member of one’s parents, siblings, or grandparents has been a victim of a stroke. The family history statistic means that most strokes occur as symptoms of various genetic ailments such as CADASIL. CADASIL happens as a result of a mutated gene that results in damage to blood ...

Summary

Differences The Kaiser Permanente (KP) is an autonomous integrated not-for-profit health care organization. It comprises of the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Permanente Medical Groups, and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals. The organization has its services spread across eight regions. It focuses on the successful evolution of a system that encourages physician and managerial partnership for quality and efficiency in patient care. The Mayo Clinic is a non-profitable healthcare organization based in Rochester Minnesota. This organization concentrates on education, medical practice and research. It operates as one of the largest nonprofit organizations in the world that specialize in complex healthcare issues through ...

People now a day’s complaint a lot about lifestyle diseases that include blood pressure related problems, heart problems, diabetes and many more. Hypertension (High Blood Pressure or HBP) is a condition signifying raised blood pressure that affects around 78 million adults in United States alone (Go et al, 2013 p.3). This cardiovascular condition takes a huge toll of life around the globe. At times, people are not even aware of them suffering from this condition. Rest other conscious cases do not necessarily have their condition under control even after regular medications. Management of HBP is not only dependent ...