Essays on Common Thread

Interoperability, SNOMED and ICD.

Interoperability, SNOMED and ICD. Paraphrasing the New Oxford American Dictionary of interoperable, it is possible to conclude that interoperability refers to the ability “to exchange and make use of information” (McKean, 2005). Within the context of Health Information Technologies and Electronic Medical Records (EMR), interoperability must be an essential characteristic of any healthcare-related records. Interoperability ensures the right communication between healthcare providers, insurance companies, researchers, end users, etc. Interoperability increases the value of EMR, because it allows exchanging data with other applications (Gaynor, Yu & Duepner, n.d.). One of the key aspects of interoperability includes the medical terminology used ...

Compare and Contrast “Sonny’s Blues” and “The Yellow Wallpaper”

A lot of stories in literature is about coming to terms with or dealing with the interior world as it places out in the outer world. It has been mused that every person is a world onto himself or herself, and sometimes the rich inner life within the self is in direction competition with the world around them. This concept plays out in two very different stories in unique ways. James Baldwin’s story, “Sonny’s Blues” explores this world of communication of the self to the world through music and drugs and presents image of jazz culture in New ...

Introduction

The American democracy stands out as one of the most stable and effective democracies. Since the declaration of Independence by the founding fathers, America has undergone tremendous changes that have seen it through progress. The process has been evolutionary and painful, often buoyed with bloodshed, wars and unending quests for justice. It is this paper’s contention that the democracy of America was influenced by four main theorists whose works continues to determine governance and the system of government. The theorists include Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Baron Montesquieu and A.V. Dicey. This paper would canvass their theories, how they ...