Essays on Health Care

Racial discrimination remains an ongoing experience for a minority group in the America, despite the enactment of the civil right act that declared the racial discrimination illegal. Not only is the perception of racial bias damaging socially, but also new evidence indicates that the experience of racism may be detrimental to health care in the America. Currently, the racial groups are constructed to demonstrate the diversity in status, power, and resources. Racial classification is mainly experienced within the US context, African-American have been on the bottom while whites remain on top. Racism is reflected via the idea that inferiority

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Connected Health: A Review Of Technologies And Strategies To Improve Patient Care With Telemedicine And Telehealth

- Joseph Kvedar1,
- Molly Joel Coye2 and
- Wendy Everett3,*
+ Author Affiliations
- 1Joseph Kvedar is director of the Center for Connected Health at Partners HealthCare System, in Boston, Massachusetts.
- 2Molly Joel Coye is chief innovation officer at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Health, UCLA Medical Center, in Los Angeles.
- 3Wendy Everett () is president of NEHI (

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OBAMA CARE

Introduction
The term Obama care is more or less a derogatory term coined by the critics of the affordable care act put in place by president Barack Obama. The literal meaning of the term Obama care is quite disturbing to say the least. This is because it refers to the type of care that is more inclined towards president Barack Obama as opposed to the entire nation. The question thus arises as to the true nature of this Obama care and whether or not it favors the greater good of the nation or it is a desperate plan by

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Introduction

In a world where the Pandora's Box opened a long time ago, every day new diseases are being discovered. New cases with new (or old) illnesses come up every day in huge numbers before the medical fraternity. While prevention and control measures safeguard the majority of the population from transmittable diseases, developing nations still find it hard to curb transmissible illnesses, thus increasing the incidences of illness or a disease in a household by manifold. In such a scenario, the point to ponder is how the citizens across the world, especially those of developing nations afford to pay for

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An electronic health record (EHR) refers to a digital version of patients’ medical records. They give real-time, records that are based on an individual patient, which are made availed securely and instantly to medical practitioners with authorization. It presents different tools that can be used by health care providers to make decisions about a patient’s health (Harvey, 2011).
EHR has several advantages and disadvantages; the advantages include enhancing patient data security and privacy. It also provides up-to-date, accurate and meaningful information on a patient at the point of care. Lastly, it facilitates efficient and coordinated care. For example,

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Introduction

Health Care Management affects more than a billion people every day all around the world. Therefore, it is very important to understand how the health units function. The evaluation of the health units is based on mainly three factors-Efficiency, Effectiveness and Equity. A look at the efficiency of Hospital operations will bring to the front the factors that cause a Hospital to fail in providing proper care to its patients. Once the Hospital analyses where it is going wrong, it can adopt some best practices to improve upon its services.

Causal Factors for Health Care Management

Health Care Management is a highly competitive field, and

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Letter to editor

Letter to the Editor and copy to Legislative Representative
Health Care delivery measures require the imparting of high quality medical and paramedical care in primary, secondary and territory care. With the rapid advancement in the fields of medicine, surgery post-operative convalescence and long term geriatric or tertiary cure there have emerged more areas for making mistakes.
With this emergence of new techniques and methodologies of health care delivery there have become possible several levels of care. Along with the provision of such care came the greater responsibility of ensuring the best possible quality of care.
There are currently some

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Difference between entitlement program and block grants

An entitlement program is one of the government mechanisms in which public funds are given to people who meet specific requirement. Good example of an entitlement program in the united state of America is Medicare program. In the Medicare program on the part of it would qualify to be an entitlement program. In this program, the people who are unable to meet their medical care cost are given some funds. Other may confuse an entitlement program with social security program during their working day, but this is not a form of an entitlement program. The only time in which

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Improving Geriatric Nursing Care

Improving Geriatric Nursing Care
The U.S. population is aging with the proportion of adults aged 65 or older steadily increasing. Older adults have unique health care needs relating to the treatment and prevention of comorbid illnesses, disability, and cognitive decline. The health care system must be ready to meet these needs in order to provide the best care and increase the quality of life of seniors. Innovations are therefore much needed and nurses are in the position to lead efforts by obtaining further training and education, engaging in research, and advocating.

Innovations Needed in the Senior Care Industry

Accountable care. There must be accountable care organizations (

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Burns, L. (2012). The Business of Healthcare Innovation. Cambridge: Cambridge University

Press.

This book provides an extensive analysis of regarding business trends in the manufacturing sector of the healthcare industry. The author provides an overview of the innovative efforts aimed at improving the healthcare delivery. The book considers the effect of innovation in biotechnology, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, platform technology, as well as information technology. Regarding each of the foregoing areas, the author looks at the sources and trends relating to scientific innovation, the regulatory measures employed in every sector and how the sectors carry out their function. Burns further evaluates

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Trained medical professionals attend to patients of diverse ethno-cultural backgrounds, different age groups, different sexes, as well as patients with different educational backgrounds something that that makes communication between them more multifarious and difficult. Professionals in this field are required by law that they increase their communication competencies in culturally diverse healthcare contexts, where the cultural diversity of patients and staff challenges the professionals in the field. It is believed that the intercultural lens is appropriate for understanding the issue of intercultural communication, which usually involves miscommunication in hospital settings (Coiera and Tombs, 1996). The refresher course the medical

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Following the American Psychologist Association’s Guidelines

The people of the United States suffer from several serious issues, all related to health care: millions go uninsured every year, health care is too expensive, and the quality of care is poor, especially for the price. The Patience Protection and Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, as it commonly known as, began addressing these issues. While several of the act’s promises have not come into effect yet, it has managed to extend healthcare to the repetitively uninsured. While many of the accomplishments that the act has already made, and aims to make, are no small feat, there are

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Question 1

Facility protocols refer to the plans and procedures in place to address specific issues that health care Institutions face. Nurses must understand their role in relation to the development and implementation of facility protocols. Discuss any health care facility protocol regarding reporting incidents, disaster planning and emergency response, and security plans.

Response 1

Protocols recognize the least expectations for the public health programs and services. In developing programs and services in excess of minimum requirements, where required to address local needs authorized by the boards of health. The accountability for the implementation of the standards that includes those protocols that are

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Management

Health care management research has integrated several strategic measures in ensuring the wellbeing of the patients. It is projected to the customer's needs satisfaction in the health care in relation to the medical condition. The integrated practice unit (IPU) brings together the clinical and nonclinical issues that management should consider in the daily operations. It helps in the provision of full care cycle for the patients as well in management.
Measuring the outcomes and costs that are involved to every patient leads to the management having a clear understanding of the entire health concern. The health care needs more

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Background

The joining forces policy is an initiative developed by First lady Michele Obama in conjunction with the secretary of State Joe Biden. The initiative is meant to call attention to veterans of the United States who have gone to war for their country and are cleared to join the society after their service. The initiative stems from the moral obligation that soldiers who have come from war fighting for their country should not come home only to continue the war which this time has to do with fighting for job opportunities (AAN, 2014).
The policy was developed prompted by

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The importance of Health Information Technology (HIT) to the healthcare sector cannot be overemphasized. The availability of information as well as the ability to exchange this information is very crucial to the efficient delivery of care across all levels of the health care system. These levels involve different stakeholders that include the care team, patients, and health care organizations among others, which in totality comprise a political, economic system. The diagnosis and effective treatment of patients depend on the capacity of care providers, whether individual medical practitioners or large healthcare organizations to access three main types of medical related

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Influenza Vaccine among Health Workers

Influenza Vaccine among Health Workers

Introduction

Evidently, the human body possesses a remarkable capability, which can however be jeopardized by disease. Influenza occurs as one of the widely discussed diseases whose influence on humans has and continues to raise immense concern across various contexts all over the globe. This can be accredited to the fact that this disease occurs as one of the leading causes of respiratory infections. In fact, influenza remains a significant cause of mortality amongst the elderly populations aged above 65 years. Worth noting is the fact that the pathogenicity of influenza is dependent on environmental factors;

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Introduction

The health status of the American population has continuously been affected by disparities in healthcare distribution. While some populations have dominantly been able to access and acquire quality healthcare, other groups have been sidelined from accessing and acquiring such care. This has been caused majorly by individual and group factors which have at one instance or another affected the distribution, access, provision and acquisition of quality health care. Health disparity refers to the overall difference related to prevalence, incidence, mortality, disease burden as well as other unfavorable health determinants that exist unequally among individuals or populations. These factors are

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Introduction

Currently, health care providers and policy makers in the United States of America are grappling with dramatic changes in the health care system. One of the major concerns is a protracted shortage of care providers, more so in primary care. Many experts advised that advanced practice nurses ought to play more considerable role in addressing the shortage of care providers. There have been dissenting voices suggesting that using advanced practice nurses to meet the deficit in care providers is rather inappropriate. With reports suggesting that physicians are shying away from careers in primary care, the future is grim at

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Application of Evidence-Based Practice in Workplace by Nurses

Application of Evidence-Based Practice in Workplace by Nurses
Evidence-based practice (EBP) in nursing practice refers to the interdisciplinary approach whereby nurses and other healthcare professionals are supposed to make practical decisions basing their evidence on research studies done. The research studies should be competitively selected and interpreted according to the laid down norms for the EBP. In this regard, the healthcare practitioners will be able to make the best decisions due to the best evidences from the researches concerning the environments, the needs, the preferences and the values of those that are going to be affected by them (Drisko,

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Sources of nursing researches are the backbones of the most of research problems that press or stimulate nursing students and researchers to begin their researches. They may be non-documentary such as personal experiences, tertiary such as quotes from others books, secondary such as nursing literatures and primary such as nursing home studies. In this regard, when a nursing researcher wants to identify a problem on which he can research, he may find it from these kinds of literatures: On line journals such as Essential Nursing Resources, nursing association websites such as American Nursing Association and Nursing Times. Net, online

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Industry Paper

Application of the Crew Resource Management (CRM) Concepts, Philosophies, and Application in the Health Care Industry
Introduction
The aviation industry has been using the Crew Resource Management (CRM) program to improve air safety through reducing the number of fatal accidents caused by human error. The Crew Resource Management (CRM) is, therefore, a group of tools and techniques that can be used by the team to reduce error in human performance. Many other industries that are affected by error in humans have borrowed from the aviation industry and adopted the Crew Resource Management (CRM) concepts, philosophies, and application. The foundation

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Institutiona Affiliation

Healthcare dilemma:
Among the challenges experienced in healthcare service is the provision of the health services under the limited the funds. There have been many strenuous efforts to remedy the problems, but the business problem has always been a major problem. Financial problems have led to many dilemmas to the service providers the hospital, the service production and also the service delivery to the patients. On the other hand, the issues of inflation, whether it is not even higher, it is a tremendous challenge to the health providers. (Katherine 2005, p. 35) There has been this dilemma in the

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Introduction

According to sociologists, the society is characterised by inequality that brings about differences, which distinguish between upper and lower classes of the society. However, despite this, the class structure seems to have a common denominator, which every member in the society seems to share. There are various parameters used in highlighting the differences or comparisons between class structures and that this paper will base on aspects such as education, healthcare, housing, occupation, and wealth to conduct a detailed analysis of the topic under study.

Similarities and Differences in the class structure

Unlike the upper and middle class, the low class usually lack access to quality healthcare

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Impact of Healthcare Laws

- The constitution of United States of America guarantees liberty, life and pursuit of happiness to its citizens. Health care is one of the fundamental rights that the constitution protects. The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act is necessitates a medical screening examination and stabilizing treatment for all the patients presented at any emergency department across the United States of America. The ethical principle guiding delivery of quality care to the patients that require emergency attendance despite the challenges is the distributive justice. The challenges that tend to threaten this care include inadequate community resource, insufficient capacity and

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Introduction

AHIMA foundation conducts research in various ways in support of the association, profession and healthcare community. The organization majorly conducts evidence-based HIM practice research as well as health policy supported by grants from private organizations and the government. However, AHIMA foundation current research priority is in the area of information governance that includes informatics and analytics among others. According to their records, AHIMA foundation notes that they have conducted various researches on computer assisted coding, manpower training on HER Incentive Program and health information exchange. Research papers, proposals and reports have been successfully written by the organization and delivered

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Regulations are laws, principles or rules that govern people’s conduct. The government uses regulation to influence the interaction and behavior of people and at the same time shape incentives. Regulations fall under various categories including; codes of practice, accreditation programs, principal acts, agreements and policy guidelines. In the field of health care, regulations can be imposed on the practice itself, health insurance firms, health care providers, health insurance bodies and health care professionals (Novak, Berg and Wilson, 2010).

Role of governmental regulatory agencies and its effect on the health care industry.

The role of governmental regulatory agencies in healthcare is to oversee the monitoring of both institutions and practitioners within the

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Introduction

Genetics is an evolving field in modern day science that has been drawing attention and funding in abundance. Various healthcare professionals have varying degrees of knowledge on modern day genetics and its applications. Nurses are also required to possess knowledge on genetics, as well as a good practice on ethics pertaining to genetics. However it is still not an area where everybody is comfortable to handle (American Nurses Association, 2001). Since the completion of genome project in 2003, there is a great interest towards the applications of genetic engineering technology in healthcare. Genetic screening for diseases such as diabetes

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Engineering

Introduction
Historically, it was virtually impossible to detect the musculoskeletal system without the technological tools that we use today. Within the arena of healthcare and the connectedness with simulation software for cartilage migration, functioning, or structuring, nowadays it is very likely to ascertain the attributes such as the arm, knee, and ankle and so on. Simulation is relevant for accessing the contents distribution within the musculoskeletal system within its tissue structures and eventually within the cartilage between its extracellular matrix, pericellular setting and occupier chondrocytes . This essay will communicate the simulation software that describes cartilage migration, function, or structure.

Simulation Software

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Health care costs are very expensive in America. In 2010, the national health care spending was 17.9% of the nation’s GDP, a very high figure compared to other developed countries in the world such as Canada and the United Kingdom (Koch 2013). In comparison, these countries are even providing universal health coverage to its citizens. Over the years, the US have adopted several mechanisms for paying for health care in America. Medicare was established in 1965 through an act of Congress. This is a health-insurance provided to persons who are at least 65 years old and eligible for

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Document 1

The health care organization has both advantages and disadvantages as with the case of other organizations. The fact that people pay less or nothing is indeed the best thing as even the people who cannot afford to get medical attention benefit from it. All patients are able to get medical advice and treated during the start of an illness before cases get complicated. I think providers should be allowed to set their time schedule as they alone know the time they require. Why are patients prohibited from seeking treatment from out of network specialists who may have more experience?

Document 2

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Management

We all know that systems engineering has a major role to play in business and defense industries, but has it ever occurred to you that system engineering is also a major player in the healthcare sector? On March 24, 2014, Mr. Dr. Steven W. Badelt of Suttons Creek Inc., a seasoned expert in product development, engineering management, business development, and systems engineering, spoke on ‘Systems Engineering in Healthcare.’ Dr. Steven has an MS in Biomedical Engineering from UCLA, and a PhD in Neuro-engineering from UCLA. Dr. Steven has also won several awards in writing business plans, research, and leadership.

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IOM Recommendation on Nursing Education

IOM Recommendation on Nursing Education
The American population is increasingly diverse and aging. This demographic shift has implications for the health care system. Chronic disease experienced as comorbidities with attendant disability among older adults increases the demand for acute and long-term care. Chronic disease is also prevalent in the younger population and increasing among children. In addition, there are issues regarding the safety and quality of care with the high incidence of preventable complications in many health care settings. The disease burden accounts for the U.S. being one of the countries with the highest spending in health care.
The

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Importance of Health Informatics

Technology has changed how every industry conducts its activities and operations. Information system in hospitals has helped towards better delivery of health care. Research shows that hospitals that have adopted the use of information system perform better. It helps in preventing medical errors ensuring patient safety. The patient records are safe with adoption of information system and it allows easy access by various physicians who come out with a better solution after careful analysis.
Before adopting the information, system to the hospital the health care committee needs to consider a number of factors and characteristics of the information system

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THE COMFORT AND PAIN RELIEF NEEDS

OF THE
ANTEPARTUM, INTRAPARTUM, & POSTPARTUM PATIENT
Pregnancy and Pain
One of the miracles of nature is Pregnancy. Two cells that cannot be seen by the naked eye join and create a human being that walks, talks, thinks, loves, and lives. For women this stage of their life is a time of happiness and sometimes of concern. They realize that now they are in charge of their lives and the life of a new individual. While most pregnancies run a normal smooth course, some others can become high risk pregnancies. Mothers become aware of the many changes occurring in their

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Medication processes entail the cooperation of healthcare professionals such as a physician, pharmacists and nurses that play major roles in medication processes. The procedure usually starts from the physician's prescription, towards pharmacist’s administration and then the nurses' contribution towards monitoring and administration to the patients. We need to understand that along these medication processes is where medication errors tend to occur. This is a major concern for both the patients and healthcare professional.
According to the definition of the American National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention (NCC MERP), the medication error can be defined as "

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Abstract

Decision-making is process physicians do in various aspects of their professional care provision endurance. However, the critical nature of decision-making in the health sector makes physicians vulnerable. The best decisions yield the best quality in care provision. In this context, the formulations of decision support systems have been an aspect of concern in the contemporary health care society. The numerous cases of physicians making wrong decisions and jeopardizing the quality of care have been a topic of criticism that could be effectively solved by these decision support systems. A comprehensive analysis of various case studies depicting the success and

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Major Historical Development of Hospitals in the United States

During the 18th century, the United States did not have the formal institutions of health care that are commonly referred to as hospitals. As a result, the sick were attended to by the medical practitioners at the comfort of their homes. There were numerous challenges that characterized by this form of health care provision (Jonas, 2003). For instance, the majority of the medical practitioners did not own the necessary expertise and equipments that are applied in the administration of health care. This is an attribute that had negative implications on the standard of health care that was being rendered

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Abstract

Working in a multicultural health care setting calls for a workforce that clearly understand the ethical and legal considerations that exist in relation to culture, beliefs, background, as well as knowledge. While physician and nurses have the upper hand in ensuring quality health care as well as life sustaining measures, the patient holds a very critical role in dictating the care procedures that they prefer. Bioethics studies have had differing approaches to the issue of making informed consent to health care procedures. However, there is one thing that remains untouched. The greatest responsibility is the life if the patients

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Human resources and employee relationship is very important and essential for the development and success of the organization and this practice also improve and develop the employees skills for development and betterment. Organization that are following and will follow these practices in future will definitely meet the highest success that is required for any company or organization. The main and essential role of HR is at the beginning and initial stages of the employees career (Butcher, Sparks, & O’Callaghan, 2002).
Raising the awareness among the new and existing employee’s are the part of job of any HR manager

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