True Cost of Increased Malpractice Insurance in the Health Care Industry During the last decade, medical malpractice premiums have increased exponentially, resulting in a decreased pool of qualified physicians operating in the medical arena. The med Continue Reading...
Critical Thinking and Analysis Developing critical thinking skills and using those skills to analyze the nursing practices, guidelines and standards provides the individual with the ability and capabilities to advance in a nursing career, helps the Continue Reading...
Experts in the field claim that the activity of accreditation represents a key mechanism to evaluate healthcare facilities' performance and enhance care delivery safety and quality. The term "accreditation" describes the external assess Continue Reading...
VHA Mental Health Care Very recently, beginning in 1995 the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) began a series of progressive reforms. The reform has included a substantive list of functional and fundamental changes, including everything from facil Continue Reading...
payer healthcare systems: Pros and cons One of the most controversial concepts in American health care is the idea of single-payer health insurance, or the notion that healthcare will be supported by taxpayer dollars, versus funded by private insur Continue Reading...
Introduction Advocacy in health care refers to the action of promoting and fostering social, economical, political and educational changes that reduce the risk of suffering of individuals and communities by implementing preventive strategies, increas Continue Reading...
Cultural Competency Health Professionals Canada This paper discusses cultural competency for health professionals in Canada. Defining cultural competence for healthcare as respectful awareness of cultural differences, the importance of this perspect Continue Reading...
In the twenty-first century, women should have easy access to available resources to assist them in their pregnancy. In addition, available technology to detect difficulties during pregnancies is widespread in the medical field; however, disadvantag Continue Reading...
Abstract This paper discusses the economic effect of COVID-19 on healthcare. It shows that COVID-19 had caused much damage in both the health and economic sectors. As of March 28, 2020, the disease had contributed to the loss of 10 million jobs, and Continue Reading...
UK Mental Health Policy Mental healthcare service delivery in the UK has been subjected to a series of significant imperative policy in the last few decades, and number of people suffering from mental illness is on the increase. Recent statistics re Continue Reading...
Some or all such authority may be in fact unlimited. This is when a committee can counterbalance authority and diffuse power within an organization since effectively only a small faction is making important decisions. The best use of committees is t Continue Reading...
Workflow Analysis Workflow is a term that is utilized to refer to processes or steps undertaken to complete a specific task (Mastrian & McGonigle, 2015). In a healthcare organization, this concept refers to initiatives undertaken to provide pati Continue Reading...
The Social Injustice Issue of Health CareIntroductionHealth care is an important and timely issue that reflects various forms of social injustice in the United States. The challenge of ensuring equal and equitable access to health care, respect for h Continue Reading...
Although significant progress has been made in the recent past, there is still need to further enhance the effectiveness of the entire healthcare system with an aim of ensuring the delivery of better care. The public sector’s role on this front Continue Reading...
Healthcare Administration It has been in the last 3 decades that a rapid increase has been seen in the providence of geriatric healthcare. The main reason for this increase is the increase in demand and need of these services for the elderly people. Continue Reading...
Marketing Analysis: Da Vinci Surgical RobotAccording to its official website, Da Vinci Surgical Robot offers the opportunity for patients to have minimally invasive surgical procedures easily and effectively. However, although the technology is impre Continue Reading...
Overview Working at the Primary Care Clinic at the Veterans’ Administration (VA), nurses are exposed to a range of diagnoses and patient care concerns. The experience helps evolve core competencies in a range of practice areas. The VA calls the Continue Reading...
Informatics Telehealth and the Health Care Shortage Snavely (2016) shows that the looming nursing shortage is due to hit America hard in the coming years, and that shortage is now evident more than ever with the arrival of the novel coronavirus in Am Continue Reading...
Essay Topic Examples 1. The Role of Technology in Enhancing Patient Healthcare Delivery: Explore the impact of advancements in technology on patient healthcare delivery. Discuss how electronic health records, telemedicine, mob Continue Reading...
Nurse and Mental Health Nurses play a critical role in the assessment, management, and treatment of mental health issues, making them an indispensable part of the healthcare system. The importance of mental health care has been increasingly recogni Continue Reading...
American History: Discussion Today, the existence of America is often assumed to be obviously good because of the existence of American democracy and positive American democratic values exported all over the world. However, that was not always the c Continue Reading...
healthcare industry/medical laboratories. As the conditions change and new information becomes available, one can easily realize that this industry has many components that drive it. Prices As demand for laboratory services is rather inelastic, la Continue Reading...
Outline some considerations that an organization must address when negotiating a risk contract. Some considerations that must be taken into account during any part of the negotiation process include: the overall impact that this will have on reven Continue Reading...
(Preist, 2007) The different issues that are affecting the facility are: directly tied to a lack of leadership inside the organization. This is problematic, because the staff members will often look to upper management and supervisors to determine Continue Reading...
Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAPHPS) The Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems gives consumers a chance to compare the available health cares around the country and to decide on what c Continue Reading...
strategic plan II Environmental Analysis An environmental analysis is an important component, and indeed a prerequisite, to the strategic plan. It stands to reason that you cannot set a course for the future without knowing the route you will take, Continue Reading...
Teaching Plan In the field of nursing, there are a variety of challenges which are having an impact on practices. To deal with these issues, various theories have been developed. They are focusing on the way specific approaches can improve quality Continue Reading...
Health Sciences When I think about the challenges of the health profession in the 21st century, a very direct quote from former Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala and Linda Bolton, Head of Nursing at Cedars Mt. Sinai Medical Center co Continue Reading...
What this in essence means is that the patient would not be able to choose his own brands of medication; he must only buy what the committee has recommended, otherwise, he would lose out on his health insurance payments. A woman who faced a problem Continue Reading...
Health and Wellness Definitions of Health In 1997, the World Health Organization decided that the on hand definition of health needed to be modified to ensure elasticity and better implementation. The definition according to the WHO constitution of Continue Reading...
" (AAFP, nd) The Health Maintenance Organization further should "…negotiate with both public and private payers for adequate reimbursement or direct payment to cover the expenses of interpreter services so that they can establish services with Continue Reading...
327). In short, the system 'worked' at this time for patients, hospitals, insurance companies, and the government. Blue Cross plans also benefited from special state-level legislation that allowed them to act as nonprofit corporations, to enjoy tax Continue Reading...
Executive Summary The healthcare sector in the United States is facing shortage of healthcare providers, particularly in rural settings. One of the most affected areas in the country is rural Maryland, especially Allegany County, which has been selec Continue Reading...
Evidence Based Practice (EBP) and the health care in US hospitals The concept of EBP is founded on the evidently sufficient research on how to safely handle health conditions such as heart failure, asthma and diabetes among other conditions. The chal Continue Reading...
a. Committee -- Attending physician and at least one attending nurse from shift; head physician of HR; ER administrator; representative from HR; representative from Legal; Union representative (if appropriate); PR representative; potentially GP dep Continue Reading...
Blue Cross Case Study The author of this report has been asked to select a healthcare organization that has a network spans multiple state. With that in mind, the author of this report has chosen Blue Cross Blue Shield. With that organization in min Continue Reading...
Now is the time for each organization to examine and strengthen its conflict of interest policies." (Willars) The conflicts she described were: accepting benefits, using confidential information, insider trading, and targeted marketing. Her intenti Continue Reading...
Health Administration The purpose of this study is to show that there are many reasons why nurses leave their profession, but that financial reasons often rank very high on their list of concerns. Managed care issues and job dissatisfaction also pla Continue Reading...
Introduction The advent of advanced communication technology platforms such as smartphones and social media sites has made global communication fast and effective. Seamless flow and exchange of information has been quite fundamental in the growth of Continue Reading...
Personal Beliefs on Disparities in Nursing CareDisparities in nursing care result from a lack of care within the nursing profession. Caring is central to the nursing profession, and when it is lacking, there are negative consequences that result in i Continue Reading...
