Essays on Hospitals

Introduction. 2

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, ...

This discussion is a review of the protected health information (PHI) regulatory requirement as advanced by the state of Florida, the federal government’s HHS, and the Joint Commission (TJC). I believe that this regulatory measure stemmed out of HIPAA (1996) requirement that facilities restructure their electronic exchange, security, and privacy initiatives concerning PHI. The HHS, therefore, would direct, through Sections 261-264, that hospitals publicize their adherence procedures pertaining these issues. The following is an analysis of these three entities. The state of Florida, through Statute 456.057, advice that hospitals treat PHIs with the respect they deserve. Here, such ...

Executive Summary: Eliminating Discharge Delays

Executive Summary: Eliminating Discharge Delays Bed capacity has emerged as a critical issue in hospital quality management with evidence indicating that inefficient discharges contribute to slow care and patient flow while further increasing costs. Changes made to the prospective payment system by Medicare in recent years have increased pressure on hospitals to cut costs through, among other ways, reducing patient length of stay (LOS) (El-Eid et al., 2015).

‘Eliminating discharge delays’ is a quality management project that focuses on reducing patient length of stay and as such improving hospital throughput. The project entails implementation of several strategies that collectively ...

Question #1

The major problem, in this case, is poor implementation of the new electronic clinical documentations system by the end users. The problem is likely to have been caused by the hurried implementation, inadequate training, and minimum involvement of the end users during the early stages of the project.

Question #2

I agree with the nurses’ views regarding the differences existing between pediatrics hospitals and intensive care units, and adult hospitals. The conditions handled as well as the workflows in each respective setting are different, and each one should be treated independently. There might be some similarities between adult and pediatric settings, ...

Critical analysis of The Influence of a Post discharge Intervention on Reducing Hospital Readmissions in a Medicare Population by Costantino, M. E., Frey, B., Hall, B. & Painter, P. October 2013 16(5), 310-316.

Interventions Reducing Readmissions

Abstract Discharging patients from a hospital is a complex and intricate process that should be handled with a lot of attention and care to avoid the unnecessary readmission of patients. The study states that some reasons cause hospital readmission in Medicare patients between 30 days of discharge and they may include failure to follow the physician’s directions, reoccurrence of the condition, lack of follow-up care ...

Article critique

The title of the study provides a clear and succinct indication of the issues which will be touched on in the main study. The issues which will be discussed in the study includes nurse staffing, nurse work schedule and patient mortality have been clearly captured. Such a realization provides the reader with a sneak preview of what to expect when they read the study.

Abstract

The abstract of the study provides a clear breakdown of what the reader should expect to see while reading the paper. The problem of the study has been clearly stated as the independent effects which ...

There are times when a nursing problem arises as a result of a number of findings, and these findings are pulled together into a summary in order to see the big picture created out of these findings. This act of pulling together is what Brown & Ochs (2018) calls a systematic research review (SRR) or systematic review, which helps researchers identify “what is known with certainty, what is tentatively known, and what the gaps in knowledge are regarding an issue” (p.175). It serves as a link between the individual studies performed and the decision making done in order to create ...

Executive Summary: Improvement of Patient Care Quality Project

The types of data collection and display tools that will be used and deciding which one is best for the project Questionnaires concerning satisfaction are feasible and useful means of providing opportunities for patients and involving them into the health case provision process and manner (Pope, 2002). They are also a good tool for continuous quality assessment and prioritization of actions that are necessary to improve quality. Analysis of the data collected by means of questionnaires will be analyzed by means of special programs. The results of such analysis will help identify the weaknesses of the patient care quality ...

Public opinion can best be defined as not only the desires and wants but also the way the majority of people often think. In other words, public opinion is the overall opinion people of a certain society or a state about a certain subject of interest. Human beings tend to be very opinionated about certain things as everyone feels it is only right that they are entitled to their own personal opinions whatsoever the issue or matter. This essay focuses on public opinion in healthcare particularly regarding the Affordable Care Act. The Affordable Care Act as it is commonly ...

InstitutionalAffiliation

Staph Infections Definition of Staph Infections The word “Staph” is a short form of the word “Staphylococci” which is the name of the bacteria that causes various infections. Staphylococcal infections, commonly referred to as Staph infections are a group of infections caused by the said bacteria. The infections can result in a wide range of infections including skin infections, lung infections, heart infections and blood infections. Most of these infections are caused by a group of Staphylococci bacteria called Staphylococcus aureus. This group of bacteria is responsible for various infections including skin infections, pneumonia, food poisoning, blood poisoning and ...

Introduction

Operation performance of the organization influences significantly the satisfaction of the patients and the financial progress of the hospital. Evaluations of the metrics that determine the operation performance in the healthcare are critical in determining the quality of the healthcare given by the hospital to the patients and the influence of the quality of the healthcare to the satisfaction of the sick and to the financial performance of the clinic. The leaders of the Healing hand hospital had realized value-based quality of healthcare was the key driving aspect in the healing industry. Determination of the performance of the clinic ...

Pro-Care Clinic is a general outpatient clinic facility that caters for basic health needs and mostly deals with outpatient issues (The Green Book). However, once in a while, the facility is required to handle serious issues that may require minor surgeries, child deliveries, or serious accidents. In such cases, the clinic admits the patients in its ward that accommodates 5 patients. Most of these cases are managed first before referring the patients to other equipped hospitals. The clinic has been known to handle these cases since there are no close hospitals in the neighborhood. The clinic has an administrator, ...

There is the need for healthcare facilities and the professionals working in such facilities to be aware of the safety and quality issues which affect the wellbeing of patients. The core objective of such a move is to ensure that patients are able to emerge with desirable outcomes and that possible readmission cases, high morbidity and high mortality cases are reduced. In this regard, therefore, it is essential that hospitals take into account the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) measures which will oversee an improvement in the safety and quality of services which patients receive ...

The Safe Medical Devices Act (SMDA) is federal legislation that promotes the security and safety of medical devices and products. In particular, the Act came into existence back in the 1990s owing to the need by the government to combat injuries and illnesses brought about by the consumption of wrong products (Curfman et al. 976). From MedWatch, the hospitals have to follow laid down instructions on how to report mishandling of medical devices. The instructions from med watch also govern the administration and prescription of over-the-counter medicines ("MedWatch Voluntary Report"). The Safety Medical Act requires hospitals to report any ...

Introduction

Innovation is an important part of continuous improvement. The current case outlines the effect of innovation in the healthcare system in India. More precisely, it highlights the application of the low cost high volume at the Aravind hospital to increase access to care for the millions of people who cannot afford ophthalmic care. Some of the concepts discussed in the case include the focus on the rural communities and the effect on performance, the business model adopted by Aravind, whether it is optimal for acquiring capital investments, and whether it maximizes social impact. The case also discusses the social ...

Question 1

The three types of reimbursement methods are traditional methods, prospective payment systems (PPS), and Fixed Payment. In particular, the traditional method is a payment method based on the submitted charges (Corro & Robertson, 2011). On the other hand, the fixed method of payment based on fixed payments made monthly. Moreover, the PPS reimbursement method composes of three methods of payment: Diagnosis Related Group (DRG), Ambulatory Classification of payment (APC) and a value scale related to resource based (RBRVS).

Question 2

The advantages of the traditional payment method include first the approach of payment gives researchers of healthcare information on how the patient ...

Facilities Management in Healthcare

My Role as a Facilities Manager in a New Construction Project Facilities management plays a major role in clinical operations management. It is an essential component in ensuring that all operations run smoothly. Facilities management improves facility efficiency, service quality, safety and patient satisfaction. It also ensures a clean and healthy environment. Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford is planning to construct an improved medical center. The center will increase hospital bed and space. The project is expected to solve several issues facing the hospital such as undersized facilities and safety laws mandated by the state. The project’s ...

Health care settings function in a well collaborative manner where multidisciplinary work environment exists. In a complex care situation, such as transition care of patients, the role of nurse care professionals was believed to be vital in coordinating the care. For instance, in geriatric settings, it is these professionals who can take up the complex tasks to enable the elderly individuals in transition from the care center to their residence seek suitable care and therapy (Cortes, Wexler & Fitzpatrick, 2004). So, there is a growing research interest on how these nurses utilize their potential in administering the care quality for ...

Managed care is an essential system of delivering health care across the country that works towards the provision of a generalized structure necessary to focus on the use, access, effectiveness, quality, and cost of services offered. The management aspect creates a link to the patient, which deliberates on the provider services noted across the industry. Two main modes of managed care provisions include provider reimbursement as well as hospital reimbursement aspects. Working on these aspects requires a premium understanding of issues within the community. Provider networks attempt to reduce costs that emanate from providing better fees for the services ...

Introduction of Topic

Burden of Deep Vein Thrombosis Deep vein thrombosis is a severe preventable cause of morbidity-mortality around the globe. This disease is so silent hence difficult in diagnosing it and so it is seen as a significant challenge regarding diagnosis. The Little level of clinical suspicion and higher incidence and fatality makes deep vein thrombosis a grave concern to the world (Jaff, et al, 2011). In the United States, 1 to 2 in every 1,000 people is likely to be affect by deep vein thrombosis annually. There is also an estimation that up to 100,000 Americans scampers to ...

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Implementation of Information Technology in Healthcare Systems

Problem Description Today, the flow of information and integration of technology is a major concern to many firms and organizations, especially when it comes to healthcare system . A lot of countries, globally, are trying to deliver healthcare services in a more efficient, safe, and affordable way. However, in emerging markets, the lack of Information Technology (IT) infrastructures serves as hindrance to the growth and development of the healthcare industry. The use ...

Capstone Project Milestone 2

Asthma is the most common cause of in-patient admissions in acute care hospitals. Poor education and training of patients with respect to self-care and symptom management has led to an increase in the number of asthmatic patients reporting to the emergency department (ED) or acute care hospitals. It is empirical to understand the cause or trigger factors that relate to acute exacerbations of asthma. Some of the common triggers that causes asthma include exercise, infections, allergens, smoking, infection, gastric problems, hear burns, and indigestion. Based on current evidence, food allergens are considered as the most common form of allergens ...

HITECH legislation and its primary goals

Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act of 2009 forms part of a stimulus package that was approved as law in order to champion the use of EHR (electronic health records). Electronic health records possess the capacity to transform the health care sector from a largely paper based sector to reliance on clinical information and other sources of information in assisting the providers to deliver higher levels of quality care to patients (Beasley and Sinsky, 2014). At its core, HITECH has five primary objectives. First, HITECH seeks to augment quality, the safety, efficacy of health care ...

Part 1: Active Shooters

There has been an increase in the number of shootings in hospitals as well as other institutions around the country (Hospital Employee Health, 2013). The increase in these cases has made institutions to start preparing their employees on how to react if such a shooting occurred in their organization. There are similarities in some of the hospital shooting cases. In St. Vincent’s Hospital, the shooting was unpredictable and could not be prevented. This was similar to the case of the Western Psychiatric Institute shooting in Pittsburgh (Thomas, 2012). The Joint Commission agrees that there has been an increase ...

Disinclination of some health care organizations to apply Electronic Medicinal Records

EMRs (Electronic Medical Records) are the information systems of medical that are electronic and they gather, store, and show the information of the patient. Even though there are a lot of favorable effects of the usage of EMR in the activities of medicine but, still the rate of implementation related to the above system is low and it also encounters opposition from the medical doctor (Clayton, 2005). One of the main barriers associated with the application of (Electronic Medical Records) is the financial issue as such issue is considered as the main factor for different doctors. The main questions ...

Healthcare organizations face a big problem now when it comes to nurse staffing and scheduling. There appears a big scarcity problem in the number of nurses when assigned per patient. Researches done during the past decades have established the importance of having enough nursing staff or registered nurse staffing as they play a huge role in achieving positive patient outcomes, safety, and satisfaction. This means an adequate nurse to patient ratio promotes reduction in patient mortality, enhances outcomes, and improves nurse satisfaction when it comes to their work. For instance, one study pointed out that for every patient assigned ...

Introduction

Unexpected medical expenses are very common, and they are frustrating when they happen. These medical requirements have to be met, and this necessitates the need to have an insurance cover. The US federal government offers health insurance programs called Medicare and Medicaid that cater for the financial burden for aged and poor citizens respectively (Rowland & Lyons, 1996). A hospital that accepts Medicare or Medicaid as pay sources is very sensitive to its clients. Furthermore, a hospital should satisfy its customers fully and reduce the cost of medical services for them (Rowland & Lyons, 1996). This paper analyzes quality initiatives that ...

Abstract

The research highlights the reasons why the role of Transitional Nursing Services has become increasingly important of late. The particular focus of the research is on determining the potential benefits that an elderly patient can receive from a Transitional Nurse, which will in turn, automatically improve their overall health and well-being. The limitations of the physician in actively engaging in transitional medical care has also been emphasized, in order to establish that it is the Transitional Nurse who is in a unique position to act as a bridge between the physician, the patient as well as the patient’s ...

Introduction

Nurses play an integral, challenging, and complex role in the healthcare system. Nurses are considered as the backbone of the complex and diverse system that comprises patients and a multidisciplinary team of experts. Nurses are educated and trained to cater to a large group of patients and often seek continuing education and upgrade their skills and knowledge. It is only through clinical exposure that nurses learn and implement new strategies and techniques. Nurses are known to transform the healthcare system by acting as mediators between the patient population and the medical team (physicians and other allied healthcare members). Through ...

Introduction

Rising costs of health care threaten our future system of health care matters such as sustainability almost every year. However, health care matters have also been threatened by shortages of nurses and doctors, some areas’ low productivity, provided services’ safety and decreasing confidence and trust of people. Any country’s health care matters should be improved and innovated so as to reach the creativity and flexibility levels that allow them to adapt demand changes. Health care matters are complex issues that that can go beyond a country’s affordability. Health care is the improvement or maintenance of one’s ...

Should U.S. Provide Free Healthcare Coverage For All? Should U.S. Provide Free Healthcare Coverage For All? The healthcare system is an important factor in the success of any country. It is an engine for innovation, as it disseminates life-enhancing treatments for the citizens to have better health. The healthcare system can provide enormous benefits to its citizens. With continuous consumption of healthcare services by individuals comes a growing demand for healthcare services that provide happiness and satisfaction to people. For this, patient satisfaction has been labeled as “a complimentary measure of healthcare quality” (Browne et al., 2010, p.921). In ...

The two main objectives of a healthcare delivery system are to provide healthcare for anybody who needs it, as well as to deliver quality care at a price patients can afford to pay. Countries around the world have a different position on how to deliver these two main objectives. For example, Canada has true universal healthcare. Citizens pay higher taxes in order to afford this healthcare, but in return if an individual is hurt, sick, mental ill, becomes pregnant, needs a dentist, or just has a chest cold, almost all of the expenses are covered at a very reasonable ...

Introduction

The situation is getting out of control at Good Health Hospital (Tampa Bay) since the outbreak of Escherichia coli, a specie of bacteria that can be found in many daily items. The incident involved Ward 10, which is located in the second floor. A recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) stated that the investigation of the bacterial source must begin with the hospital kitchen as the bacterium can be transmitted through contaminated vegetables and delicatessen meats (e.g. salami and other cold cuts). The Epidemiological Summary provides a brief description of the data obtained. Environmental review ...

As the nursing executive of a general hospital with more than 1,000 beds, I need to address the nursing shortage in the emergency department. Currently, there are 19 full-time nurses working in the emergency department. That number proved to be sufficient to effectively address approximately 80% of all admissions, but it will be necessary to increase the number of full-time nurses and staff retention rates need to increase in order to further improve care delivery in the department and reduce job burnout rates. According to Buchan and Aiken (2008), the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) identified ...

Project 1: Quality Measurement and Assessment

Introduction This QI project looks into improving healthcare outcomes by reducing crowding in my hospital’s emergency department (ED) setting. This QI issue considers adequate staffing and staff education as the necessary drivers towards enhanced patient flow, thus reduced ED crowding. The initiative serves as an encouragement for the facility to grow and develop its staffing and educational requirements for nurses. The idea here is that skilled and adequately staffed nurses can reduce ED crowding, thus advancing care quality and patient outcomes. My hospital recognizes patients and the staffing unit as essential elements in healthcare service delivery. The facility ...

Introduction

The term managed care refers to various healthcare insurance plans used in the United States, which are aimed at moderating the cost of providing care to the citizens. Essentially, the techniques used are intended to enhance the quality of patient care provided in the medical facilities. The approaches also include the systems of financing the enrolled organizations under the managed healthcare concept and techniques. In this essay, three types of managed care plans will be discussed. Furthermore, their impact on the way services are delivered at Healing Hands Hospital will be included. The paper will identify the changes that ...

Organizations serving the public should have a well-defined disaster management plan, which ensures potential disasters are identified and countered before they happen. Structuring the emergency services effectively ensures that the consequences of disasters are duly minimized, and people who would be planning to attack a given facility draws back. According to Kim (2014), organizations such as hospitals should ensure that collaboration of all departments should be highly acknowledged since emergency control department cannot singularly handle disasters in the entire hospital without reinforcement from other departments. It is, therefore, important that every stakeholder or employee in the hospital be taken ...

Introduction

Healthcare is one of the pillars of the society. In fact, in a community where the people receive quality and affordable care, the population is productive and healthy. Notably, health care facilities are located all over the country, and there are different kinds of healthcare centers, depending on the needs of the community around and the specifications of the kind of services that need to be offered at the facility. Some hospitals deal with specific cases. For instance, one may find a hospital that only specializes in children's issues or heart complications. As a matter of fact, such hospitals ...

1. What is the plan year (effective dates)? The Aetna Student Health Insurance plan effective dates, which indicate annual policy year, run from 1st August to 31st July the following year. In the current annual policy year, the effective dates run from 1st August 2016 to 31st July 2017 (Penn State, para 4). There are two enrollment deadlines within annual policy year whereby the deadlines fall in 31st August while the spring enrollment deadline is on 31st January of the year that follows. 2. Whether My Plan Is HMO, PPO or Traditional Indemnity Type The Aetna Student Health ...

Introduction

The expansion of Medicaid is considered a key component of Obamacare (Affordable Care Act) that focused on providing healthcare coverage to millions of uninsured Americans (Buettgens, Holahan, and Recht, 2015). Some of the low-income earners and poor people who do not have health insurance in the U.S. live in Texas. Medicaid is administered or run by individual states and the federal government. Individuals who enroll for Medicaid benefit by not paying premiums for healthcare coverage. The state hospitals are using about $5.5 billion annually for treating uninsured people. The uncompensated healthcare costs are, therefore, covered by insurance premiums and ...

Introduction

Riverside County has registered an increase in tobacco use over the previous one decade with the department of public health expressing its grave concerns on its effects to the community. The infamous electronic cigarette is the bond of contention due to its increased use even by the underaged who find it convenient as its symptoms are not easily noted. The adults, however, remain the most affected with most efforts getting futile so far. The smoking issue was marked as critical at the time when the National Institute on Drug Abuse raised the alarm on the increased public smoking habits ...

Quality improvement refers to the process aimed at improving the overall performance of the health care sector. A continuous process aims at attaining quality improvement in the provision of health care services that suit the specific needs of the patients. The paper discusses the activities involved in the quality improvement, the roles of professional nurses in the activities, factors affecting nursing participation as well as strategies that can be used to improve the overall care. Different health practices have an established strategic plan for carrying out the improvements that are considered essential in the clinical setup. The quality improvement ...

Implementation of Information Technology in Healthcare Systems – Research Proposal

Abstract The objective of this paper is to present a proposed study about the implementation of Information Technology in Healthcare Systems. Specifically, the authors focused on the use of Management Information Systems (MIS). The research proposal focuses on obtaining evidences and insights about the potential use of information technology in the management of healthcare organizations. For the research approach and design, the proposed paper is to be a qualitative exploratory study. For this proposal, it has been found, based on the discussions about problem description, justification of the problem, and the preliminary review of related literatures, that there is ...

Policy Analysis: Issue of Health Disparities in Alaska Natives and American Indians

Health disparities among Alaska Natives and American Indians (AI/ANs) have been reported since the initial contact that occurred nearly 500 years in the past. Moreover, the disparities are common in every age and across a wide spectrum of various disease categories (Sarche & Spicer, 2008). Accordingly, AI/ANs endure persistent health disparities that include health status decline, barriers to essential health services, and high uninsured rates. The group also experiences a lower status of health in comparison to other Americans (Frizzell, 2016). The disproportionate burden of disease and reduced life expectancy in AI/ANs can be attributed to cultural differences, discrimination in ...

How does the “value chain” relate to health care organizations? What is the role of the value chain in the strategic planning process? In healthcare, a distinct type of the value chain method has proven valuable for identifying the way numerous activities involved in the delivery of healthcare care are combined. The healthcare industry utilizes value chain for figuring out ways of enhancing quality through the delivery, or the connection with patients to, suitable services in order to benefit from the whole set of processes needed for suitable care (Pananond, 2012). The value chain of healthcare is comparable to ...

Statistics show that in the year 2010 more than two-thirds of hospitals in the US applied a document management solution. Almost half of all the hospitals used electronic forms for these solutions. There was an increase of 6% and 8% respectively from the previous year. This shows that more hospitals are moving towards the electronic forms management. Those hospitals that are not automated have plans to purchase the software. Those that already have the electronic system are engaged in replacing and updating current software. First time buyers of the technology are however more than those who have already installed ...

The Map of Haiti and others countries in the Caribbean

Haiti Acknowledgement This Cholera Proposal would not be having been possible without the support of “the Hinckley Institute at the University of Utah who gives me opportunity to serve the world and to see the good in the world. I am grateful to those who provided guidance and support during my internship at Medical Care Development International from ministry of health in Haiti (MSPP) I’m thankful my best Dr. Benavente Louis for his valuable contributions to this proposal. I’m thankful to Dr. Pablo Paolo and for Dr Jeff Wendell their leadership support of my research for this ...

CHAPTER FOUR

Introduction This study will mainly focus on the ways that can be proposed so as to make the medical care provision of Russia be improved. The results that will be achieved from this research work will immensely contribute to the improved and much efficient health care provision in Russia.

Findings

Notably, the research methodology employed a mixture of both qualitative and quantitative analysis. We shall therefore look at the various prospects of Russian healthcare business in the global international healthcare market. Some of the most visible prospects and fragments that are the backbone of the healthcare sector include demographic issues, ...

Emergencies in healthcare centers and hospitals are a common occurrence and require nurses and healthcare workers to be forearmed to competently handle casualties. Disaster drills are an effective and efficient way of gauging the level of preparedness of a hospital’s staff, equipment, and systems in handling mass casualties (Emergency Medical Services Agency, n.d.). Moreover, mass casualty drills meet the requirements of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare organizations (JCAHO) falling within EC 4.10.2 and EC4.10.15. Additionally, it is a mandatory requirement within the California State Code for hospitals to annually participate in the Emergency medical Services Survey ( ...

A windshield or a walking survey is a way of observing the community to note its characteristics hence aiding in the assessment of the community. From such a survey, it is possible to better understand the general or specific conditions or an aspect within the community. This technique is useful when the area to be surveyed is large with limited personnel but the aspects to be observed should be seen from the road. This survey helps community health providers to identify the needs of the community especially those relating to health. This study is an observational assessment that aims ...

Introduction to the Community:

Community health is a critical aspect of modern day care and the need to focus on a community as the client is one of the roles of the nurses. It provides for an assessment of the overall health needs of a community based on the identification that communities or societies share behaviors and values across food choices, behaviors and preferences all that have a direct influence on the health depicted by the community in question (Nies & McEwen, 2015). The focus of this paper is on the assessment of the Brooklyn New York 11234 community as our target community which ...

The Affordable Care Act— also sometimes known as “Obamacare”— is one of the most important defining features of the Obama administration, and one of the first things that has been done by the Trump administration is an attempted dismantling of the programs that Obama so carefully designed to protect the American people’s right to healthcare (Kodjak, 2017). From a policy perspective, dismantling Obamacare will be a long and arduous process for President-elect Trump; it is likely to be a difficult process, made worse by the extensive cost associated with re-working the insurance system yet again (Pear, 2017). Nearly ...

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Human organs for sale! As odd as it may sound, there is really an existing industry that caters to those who need organ replacement to save and prolong their lives. However, this industry is not legal, and it is commonly known as the organ black market. As of January 2016, the National Kidney Foundation reports that more than 100,000 people in the U.S. are waiting for kidney transplants. A person, on the average, needs to wait around 3 years before getting a donor. Aside from kidney, many other organs are also in demand, such as liver ...

Introduction

The transgender policy was created through a comprehensive and inclusive process involving the leadership of all armed services, members of transgender services, medical experts, advocacy groups, and the Rand Corporation (Defense.gov, 2017). It was to serve members openly so that they may no longer be discharged, and isolated from the military because of being transgender people. Moreover, the policies were to be implemented in stages by addressing the needs of the present service members, commanders as well as the whole force, and ultimately, the forces were to recruit based on transgender.

PART A

The paper is to address the experiences of ...

Gap in Care Quality during the Discharge Process for Care Coordination for Patients with Chronic Illnesses

Patients in the United States who experience long-term illnesses may change from one health care setting to another. They might move from home to a hospital, to an assisted living facility, or to other types of residential care. The coordination of care for patients with chronic illnesses is reliant on the abilities of health care providers to interact effectively in order to provide optimum outcomes (NTCC, 2010). In order to determine the best possible option for the patient, care coordinators must accurately assess the patient’s condition, reach a consensus on prognosis, evaluate possible resources, and develop and initiate ...

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Abstract

The healthcare providers are focused to enhance the healthcare status in the country by means of remaining responsive towards the healthcare need of the nation. The public healthcare organizations address the healthcare need the residents at the national level by offering the effective healthcare services. The current paper has conducted the situational analysis by means of conducting PESTEL and SWOT analysis to assess the external and internal environment and it has been observed that Hamad Medical Corporation has the potential and resource to extend its healthcare services to address the wellbeing of the nation in a broader ...

I am a female from the black race in the USA, a country whose population is composed of different races from all over the world. The largest race in the country is made up of the white population who are over 75% of the population. The second largest race consists of the black community often known as the African Americans who are about 13% of the population. Other races in the country include the American Indians, the Asians, Native Hawaiians, mixed races, as well as the Hispanic or Latino community (United States Census Bureau, 2016). In this regard, the ...

Introduction

President Obama enacted the Affordable Care Act as a United States Federal statute in 2010. Together with the amendment to the reconciliation bill, it promised to expand health insurance to all citizens at a reasonable cost. PPACA defines the health care as neither the right nor privilege of people but it states that citizens, however, do have a right to “affordable” healthcare, which it tries to achieve through a partnership between the market and the government. The ACA is a result of an evolution of government-funded plans such as Medicare and Medicaid as well as statutes such as HIPAA, ...

Medical technology is fast changing the healthcare setting along with the varying practice patterns of physicians. Integrating technology in healthcare is crucial for the health of individuals and optimal life quality in several regions. A majority of research suggest that the current medicine practices are integrally reliant on technology. The occurrence is possibly centered on the interpretations that the healthcare practitioners utilize a broad scope of technology in the diagnosis, treatment and assessment of their patients’ care. The current technology in healthcare is highly innovative, highly efficient, and in most situations, very expensive (Evans, 2010). Additionally, there are the ...

Summary of Ethical Dilemma: Low Nurse-Patient Ratio

There is an existing nursing shortage in America today primarily because of the increasing number of patients in the aging population, frequency of chronic diseases, an aging workforce, and the limited number of Americans taking up Nursing education to cover the growing needs for the profession. The nursing field belongs to the group of fastest-growing careers not only in America, but in other countries as well. However, the demand surpasses the supply of nurses, which results in high nurse to patient ratio. As a consequence, quality care that patients supposedly should receive from the medical industry suffers. Studies reveal ...