Cultural Issues in End of Life Care In this age of increased social diversity the cultural aspects of end-of-life care have become increasingly important in the nursing profession. This importance is however complicated by technology and the cultura Continue Reading...
HITECH Legislation The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act is something that gives the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) with the power to create programs that will improve health care quality, s Continue Reading...
However, because they make billing more efficient, the majority of large urban practice groups and hospitals have already made the switch to electronic records, according to Michael R. Costa, attorney and associate at Greenberg Traurig, LLP, in Bost Continue Reading...
Introduction The concept of population health management refers to understanding and managing health outcomes at the population, rather than the individual level. Cousins et al (2002) highlight that risk levels for different ailments and conditions c Continue Reading...
Obesity, overweight and underweight all have impacts that are negative on self-esteem of many children and adolescents that if not checked can have long-term effects on the success in lives of these children and their general happiness in the future Continue Reading...
Telemedicine: How does it impact patient care? Introduction The modern health care system is better and considerably more complex than what the situation previously was a decade and several decades ago. According to various researchers, the modern he Continue Reading...
Reduce Medicaid Program Costs and Enhance Utilization and the Quality of Care Through Medicaid Managed Care Medicaid is a type of health insurance provided and funded by the federal government and states to provide coverage to all Americans who are Continue Reading...
How Did Mayor Bill de Blasios COVID Lockdowns Affect Access to Healthcare for the Minority Population in Tremont?Chapter 1IntroductionThe panic regarding the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic led to new administrative challenges regarding protecting and serving Continue Reading...
HEALTHCARE Healthcare: Analysis of Medicare-Medicaid and Presidential Candidates Positions on HealthMedicare and Medicaid are two types of health coverage granted to people above 65 years or who have a low socioeconomic status (Cotton et al., 2016; A Continue Reading...
Policy, Politics and Global Trends in Health Sector Why the Public Policy Issue Was Chosen? According to the report released by National Priorities and Goals -- aligning efforts meant to transform America's Health care (NQF, 2009; Partnership, 2008 Continue Reading...
Social Determinant of HealthSt. Mary's Community Health Clinic, located in Miami, Florida, serves low-income families within the community in Miami. The social determinant of health (SDOH) that will be discussed in this paper is access to healthcare. Continue Reading...
Care Planning Analysis In reality, sound healthcare-related advanced planning is a continuous conversation, involving priorities, values, QOL (quality of life) and what one's life means. Tool kits, in this context, comprise various self-help resour Continue Reading...
Healthcare System -- Linkages and Alliances The healthcare system is a complex but integrated system that allows patients, providers, pharmacists, insurance agencies, hospitals, and regulators to all come together so that the needs of each are met. Continue Reading...
Nursing Tasks, Methods, And Expectations State of the Industry The Art and Science of Nursing Relative Pay Scales Male Nursing Roles Sex Stereotypes The Influence of the Nationalized Healthcare Debate Proposed Methods toward Recruiting Nurses Continue Reading...
Lesbian Health Care Lesbian Health Issues in a Heterosexual Society The additional burdens placed on the lives of minorities as a result of social exclusion can lead to health disparities. Social exclusion theory has been used in previous research Continue Reading...
Clinical Experience The American Nurses Association (2008) define nursing informatics as the mixture of computer and information science and nursing towards improving healthcare delivery and patient outcomes. Nursing informatics is a career that has Continue Reading...
Building Linkages Between Nursing Care and Improved Patient Outcomes: The Role of Health Information Technology Health IT (HIT) is capable of transforming care quality and establishing connections between patient outcomes and nursing care. This arti Continue Reading...
Primary Care Clinics Essay Outline Essay Topic Examples 1. The Role of Primary Care Clinics in Preventive Medicine: This essay would explore how primary care clinics are pivotal in the early detection and prevention Continue Reading...
Essay Topic Examples 1. The Evolution of Prenatal Care Practices Through the Ages: Explore how prenatal care has advanced throughout history, from ancient remedies and midwifery to modern technological innovations. This es Continue Reading...
Essay Topic Examples 1. Examining the Psychological and Emotional Support Provided by Hospice Care: This topic explores the significance of hospice care in addressing the psychological and emotional needs of terminally ill Continue Reading...
I. Executive summary Santé Nou—is a Travel Care Voucher and affordable healthcare plan that offers family members in Haiti access to primary health care. This comprehensive marketing strategic plan should provide a roadmap for the pre-pi Continue Reading...
Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) was enacted as part of the 2009 bailout. The focus of the act is initiating "incentives related to health care information technology…and specific incentives designed Continue Reading...
There are no deductibles and no user fees nor limits to contributions on the plan. There are also no restrictions on services to be used and no premiums to pay for basic care coverage other than taxes, a far cry from the high deductibles, co-pays an Continue Reading...
Care for Diabetic Foot Ulcers in Long-Term Care Residents Diabetic foot ulcers are chronic wounds that negatively affect the morbidity, mortality and quality of life of diabetes patients. Diabetic patients who develop foot ulcers are at greater ris Continue Reading...
As well as expanding patient's abilities to obtain primary care, virtually, telemedicine can enable patients in isolated locations to see specialists. When rural patients are connected to a hospital network such as the Grinnell Regional Medical Cent Continue Reading...
Emergency Room Efficiency Improving Emergency Department Flow by Using a Provider in Triage Emergency room triage plays an essential role in the speed and quality of the emergency room departments. Triage represents only one small part of the proce Continue Reading...
Evolution of Health Care Information Systems Physician's Office Operation Filling in the hole of health care information technology will endorse safe, capable, patient-centered, and patient care that is fruitful in a timely way. In this essay, the t Continue Reading...
Caring is important to human kind and in our daily experiences. Although caring is fundamental, knowledge about it and its application is not one of the serious academic concerns. Caring as a topic can raise various descriptions. In nursing as a dis Continue Reading...
H.R. Health Policy and Politics In Support of H.R. 80: Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Research and Education Act of 2013 Sender's Name Sender's Address Tel [HIDDEN] Honorable Kathy Castor 14th District of Florida 4144 N. Armenia Ave., Suite 3 Continue Reading...
Caring When most people are asked 'what do nurses do," there is a strong likelihood that the word 'caring' will arise in the conversation. Many nurses, particularly new nurses, identify caring as one of the personal qualities that attracted them to Continue Reading...
Community/Organization of Interest: Health and medical services in Bella Vista, PA, a South Philadelphia neighborhood The cultural perspective Bella Vista, PA, a South Philadelphia neighborhood, is a largely Italian-American ethnic enclave dominat Continue Reading...
Healthcare Delivery Systems and Informatics Meaningful Use (MU) Under the HITECH Act (2009) financial incentives were offered to physician practices and hospitals who adopted certified electronic health record (EHR) systems and used this technolog Continue Reading...
Care: Issler is a patient who recently moved with his daughter-in-law who is no longer married to his son. As part of her interest in helping to take care of Mr. Issler, she noticed that he was pale and diaphoretic after a two and a half hour fligh Continue Reading...
health promotion strategies that can be implemented upon the predictive characteristics of the family. My health promotion strategy program will center around a Cuban-American family called the Garcias whose primary health issues center on hyperten Continue Reading...
