Introduction Recent studies and health researches emphasize the fact that the impact of lung cancer and other cancer diseases extend from an individual level to family level. Doctors and health professionals have often documented that gradual destruction of the system of checks and balances on cell growth, in human body...
Introduction Theories have been formulated ever since the inception of the nursing vocation, significantly stimulating maturity of the profession. They present comprehension on the methodologies applicable in healing and its apprehension as a discipline requiring substantive research (Browne, Bryant-Lukosius, DiCenso & Pinelli, 2004). The variation between the applied treatment by...
Introduction Quality system or framework in hospital refers to the characteristics that make a hospital achieve excellence in the provision of services (Chaboyer, 2009). Health care organisations emphasize the need of standardizing the quality of measurement so as determine the effectiveness of a health care system. National policies are responsible...
Abstract This report entails a review of the available resources and programs in terms of support services for the aging persons in the State of Indianapolis with the aim of providing practical recommendations in which additional services and alternative approaches to these services are discussed in detail. A total of...
Introduction In Australia, health care services are provided by both the government and the private institutions. Primary health care is considered to be the responsibility of the government as it is funded by the income tax levied on its citizens. In addition, the federal government bears a bigger percentage of...
Background Information Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a common neurodegererative disorder that affects the motor skills of a person including their speech. PD was first documented by the English medical practitioner, James Parkinson, who discussed the condition in his famous “Essay on the Shaking Palsy” (Stewart and Weiner 3). Unlike other...
Accreditation and its importance Accreditation is a detailed procedure through which the standards and overall quality of a healthcare system is assessed to establish whether it is suitable for healthcare provision. In this case, a completely different entity which is not part and parcel of the health care unit is...
Background information on Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common child condition. The problem is often reported in psychiatric centers and is considered a psychiatric disorder. Various factors are considered hitherto to causes of the disorder. Factors such as cultural and ethnic variations determine ability...
Introduction The state of healthcare services in Minnesota has been suffering significant set backs in the past (Minnesota Health Care Commission 46). Issues to do with accessibility, affordability, quality of healthcare and the general health conditions of Minnesotans have to be re-evaluated. Fundamental reforms therefore have to be undertaken to...
Although there is widespread agreement among Americans that the healthcare system in the country needs reforming, little agreement exists on how the reforms should be attained. Among the most common proposals by experts include reforming healthcare delivery, reforming the healthcare financing system, and ensuring that the healthcare system provides quality...
Hygiene practices A study in Al-Hassa, Saudi Arabia found that only 24.65% of the students brush their teeth twice or more per day, while 44.6% used Miswak as an alternative method of dental cleaning. In a study in Madina, Saudi Arabia, a total of 61% of the adolescents testified that...
Executive Summary Empowerment is an approach that is not only used in the hospitality industry, but also in other sectors of the economy. Empowerment bestows individuals and organizations with the power to identify opportunities and take advantage of the opportunities. The hospitality industry is experiencing growth and has been identified...
Introduction Health care is a vital component of Australia’s economy just like it is in other countries of the world. The health sector employs around 7% of the total workforce and contributes approximately 8.5% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This means that yearly health care spending can be more than...
Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) refers to a situation where women who have passed or are nearing the menopause stage are given the estrogen hormone to reverse their aging process. The body stops producing the estrogen hormone by the time a woman is nearing the age of 50 years. Women require...
Introduction Cases of tuberculosis continue to be reported in all corners of the world despite the efforts of international and regional health organizations. It has not been easy to contain the disease which takes new forms every day. The TB virus that was first reported in 300 BC when the...
Introduction A profession refers to a vocation or an occupation that requires training and advanced study in a specialized field. In other words, an individual who has a guaranteed competence in a specific field or occupation is called a professional. Amitai Etzioni termed medicine and law as the traditional professions...
Information Systems Used by BayCare Health System BayCare Health System makes use of two major information systems in the process of its work, i. e. the Patient Security Identity System and the BEACON (Electronic Medical Record System). Both these systems allow the company to manage its administrative and patient data...
History of healthcare information systems Even though health informatics picked up seriously in the 1950s, their history trace back to earlier years, however, they were very subtle (Wager, Lee and Glaser 2005). It is until the use of computers started growing at a faster rate in the 1950s that the...
In her Oh, the Water… In Stoned Me to My Soul (2006), Mary Faith Marshall states, that in some cases using euthanasia is not violence, but compassion and mercy. She argues that the discussion of euthanasia should be more versatile. Thus, the key issue of this discussion is whether there...
Introduction to NCDS The National Chronic Disease Strategy (NCDS) is an Australian agency committed to the process of diagnosis and treatment of chronic conditions which have posed a serious health risk within the population. Society is currently under the devastating effects of chronic diseases. An estimated sixty percent of the...
Introduction Medication administration error refers to an incident where some drugs prescribed to a patient are used wrongly or cause harm to the patient. Such incidents are usually avoidable. According to Bankhead (2010), medication administration errors may occur even once per day. The rate is rather high and in most...
Introduction Migration of health care providers from developing countries to developed countries has been on the rise for a long time. This causes constraints I health care sectors in terms of human resources and monetary resources too. Skilled professionals such as physicians and nurses have undergone training up to tertiary...
Introduction The care of patients in hospitals is linked with efficient management strategies. These may often become complicated with the presented case or situation. In order to better cope with the tasks, there is a need for appropriate awareness which could be better accomplished by adopting the methods or models...
Introduction A profession refers to a vocation or an occupation that requires training and advanced study in a specialized field. In other words, an individual who has a guaranteed competence in a specific field or occupation is called a professional. Amitai Etzioni termed medicine and law as the traditional professions...
Performance in the health care sector is now a priority and in all cases, this performance must be evaluated. Financial measuring tools have always been used to measure performance but we need to think beyond finances. For this reason, quality concepts are developed to measure performance rather than the use...
Literature Review The United States has a large cultural diversity that calls for special attention for minority health. Minority health is referred to all the special health particularly medical needs that are associated with the various minority ethnic and racial groups in the United States. Specific health issues have become...
Introduction The lack of health insurance in the United States is one of the major issues grappling the healthcare industry and indeed the American society as a whole. There have been widespread fears that the steady increase in the proportion of uninsured people in the population is a ticking time...
Introduction Diabetes is one of the most dangerous diseases that have been claiming the lives of human beings today. Diabetes itself is expressed in the human body as a serious disorder which will affect the nature and way in which our bodies will use energy and food that has been...
Asthma is currently the most widespread and long-term condition affecting most children while still at their tender ages. Statistics show that out of every fifteen children picked at random, one of them is most likely to be an asthma patient. The figures do not deviate so much even among adults....
Introduction The U.S. healthcare system has contributed considerably to the improvement in life expectancy and quality of life. In spite of its improvements, the health care delivery system faces important challenges in cost, accessibility as well as quality. In recent years, hundreds of conventions and workshops have been organized to...
Outline This paper examines integrated delivery systems as the new buzzword in health care. Attention is focused on the US health care picture, where IDS is becoming a popular mode of health service delivery. First, IDS is defined in terms of concept, rationale and possible benefits. The strategic arrangements forged...
Introduction Insurance companies are under the management principle of self-responsibility, whereby their main creditors are policyholders. Insurance, in general, entails spreading the risks. Everyone has a risk or a chance of suffering from a major illness. In insurance, individual risks are spread among other people to make sure if they...
Social class and deprivation In children There are adequate reports on the inequalities in children’s dental health. Many studies have shown that there are differences in dental caries rate in primary teeth by social class. Around 40% of toddlers in manual social class had decay compared to 16% of those...
Discussion My previous teaching session on basic life support training enabled my learners to understand the principles of CPR training and adequately developed their skills for teaching high school students to perform Cardiopulmonary resuscitation. In the whole training session, I adopted reflective teaching technique which had considerable and tangible values....
Health care systems are used at many situations to cure illness, prevent health care problems, and reduce the pain and many a times to get information related to health conditions. This assignment starts with the introduction about the improvisation of the quality in such health care systems like hospitals and...
Introduction The future of pharmaceutical industry, clinical research and product development pipeline is promising. Due to need for overcoming numerous diseases being experienced across the world, various countries have come together in conducting researches on drugs and disease control mechanisms. There have also been establishment of laws and regulations facilitating...
Introduction A clear channel of communication between the healthcare providers and patients is important, for the provision of appropriate and quality healthcare. Approximately 46 million individuals in the United States take English as their second language, and this is a challenge for them when they are seeking for healthcare services....
Quality health care refers to the act of doing the right thing, using the right methods, to the right individual, at the right time to obtain the best outcome/results. Improvement in medical technologies provides hope that there will be an increase in durability, alleviating suffering and pain, and improvement of...
Diabetes, a disease which alters the body’s capability to utilize glucose effectively, plays a significant role in the deaths of more than 200,000 Americans each year, six times the number in 1950. Diabetes is the fifth deadliest disease in the United States, and it has no cure. Blindness, the chance...
The U.S. healthcare is one of the major economy sectors of the American economy, in which large resources are concentrated. The government’s activities in the healthcare sphere have a multisided influence on the American society. The politics in the healthcare sphere affects substantial interests of almost every layer, group, and...
Definition of Healthcare Disparities Because of the existence of broader historic and contemporary inequalities in the economic and social status of individuals and evidence of persistent racial and ethnic discriminations in different sectors of life, there occur many differences in the provision of healthcare services. These differences are described as...
California State Different agencies administer long-term care services for the elderly in the State of California. For instance, the Department of Health Services (DHS) administers nursing home care, while the Department of Aging (DOA) is made responsible for administering the home care and the Department of Social Services (DSS) looks...
Introduction In this essay, I shall be discussing the health insurance portability and accounting act under the federal law of the United States. This statue commonly known as HIPAA was formed by the United States Congress. This essay will look at the goals and the impact of this statute on...
The main differences between the health care insurance policies of the United States and Canada The health care insurance policies of the United States and Canada have been debated by many health care officials as well as medical students. The basic difference between the policies of both countries is that...
According to the new recommendation by the American Diabetes Association and the World Health Organization (WHO), diabetes mellitus (DM) is broadly classified as Type I DM or Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (IDDM) and Type II DM or Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (NIDDM). In general, diabetes mellitus involves metabolic disorders leading...
A number of people have issued conflicting ideas on whether it should be scrapped and a new one adopted or whether it should be left the way it is because it is the envy of the world. This essay shall summarize two examples of articles with opposite views. The debate...
Introduction The well-being of all people around the world depends largely on their health status. Functional health systems and structures should attain their functions without the threat of collapse or reduced efficiency. This implies that it must be sustainable, dynamic and all rounded to cater for the needs of patients...
Introduction All people in the world come across stressful experiences in life. It is a major problem that leads to many life disturbances such as emotional, physical, and mental changes and in the long run precipitating factors to the development of various diseases. It is proven that chronic psychological stress...
Introduction Some decades back, the presence of women in athletics and sports was a rare phenomenon. After the 1970’s women started participating in all athletic sports. The huge increase in women participants in sports and especially athletics has contributed significantly to physical fitness and other health benefits. However, the increased...
Accomplishing good health is a serious issue (Dianne Kinnon, 2002). Many academics and policy makers accept this truth that they want health but they do not focus on this (Toward Flourishing for all, 2009). In Australia professional interest in man’s health has increased from the past few years. At the...
Health care is an important aspect in any country and is usually a contributor to the success of the country. Citizens of a country should receive the right medication at a value that is affordable to them. An example of such country is United States. United States of America has...
The United States is one of the main developed nations that do not have a Universal Healthcare system. In contrast it has a combination of different healthcare programs tailored for different groups depending on their employers, their income levels and also according to their age groups. These programs are not...
Introduction According to Day and Altman 2000, p.504, “human behavior is influenced by what we know or believe”. This is a factor that has a significant impact on clinical trials, as we have both patients and health care professionals involved in clinical trials and their behavior during the clinical trial...
The United States, Healthcare delivery system has been portrayed as chalet domains that are attributed by disintegration at the public civilization, state as well as the practice echelons. The healthcare structure in the US is not supported by a concrete legal framework, hence amorphous guidelines have existed in dividing responsibilities...
The American healthcare systems has been indicated to be “sick” because of failing to attend and successfully attend to current and present difficulties-that could also be experienced in future. Most of the Americans (1 out of 6) do not enjoy health insurance cover. There have been reported high medical drug...
Researches show that alcohol is responsible for many deaths and disabilities globally as smoking or high blood pressure are. The studies further attribute about 60 different diseases with alcohol consumption. In similar development it was found that 4% of the global burden of disease is linked to alcohol, compared with...
Abstract Health informatics is currently one of the most critical focus areas for researchers since accurate and timely data analysis facilitates organizational decision making. Still, most healthcare organizations cannot effectively manage huge volumes of data, which means that medical practitioners cannot leverage data analysis for quality improvement. According to current...
Introduction At the global level, governments and private sectors have tried to improve healthcare systems using approaches that enhance the quality of care for individuals. In the contemporary world, value-based care has emerged as a solution for people to get the suitable care required at an affordable rate. However, populations...
One of the most important principles of healthcare is to provide accessible and effective medical services to all groups of the population. At the same time, this task can be challenging for medical workers, because there are certain groups of patients that require a particular approach. These groups are referred...
An environmental scan is a process of searching, collecting, and incorporating information from internal and external environments for strategic planning and decision making. It is particularly relevant among health-related organizations in public health practice and research. Health information technology involves the processing and exchange of health information in an electronic...
Type 2 diabetes is one of the most common diseases and has dangerous health consequences. At the same time, a significant part of the population does not know about their diagnosis or attend hospitals after several years of illness with complaints on its complications. The Australian community is also faced...
Introduction Diabetes mellitus is an umbrella term for a number of conditions that stem from body insulin deficiency or inadequate cell reaction to its action (Arcangelo, Peterson, Wilbur, & Reinhold, 2017). Under the general term, researchers identify type 1, type 2, gestational, and secondary diabetes that emerge as comorbidity. Combined,...
Introduction Due to a variety and number of errors caused by the human factor, medical personnel needs not only wised-developed policies but also reliable support related to advanced technology. Health Information System (HIS) is a tool specifically designed to provide staff, clinicians, or patients with person-specific information, clinical guidelines and...
Coronavirus disease – 2019 (COVID-19) is a highly infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-Cov-2). The outbreak of this disease was reported in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, but it has spread virtually to every country around the world. The specific mechanism through which the virus...
In the health sector, technology has redefined the way care services are delivered, improved patient-caregiver interaction, enhanced research, promoted easy learning, and increased patient safety. In other words, the different aspects of technology work in concert for better patient and health outcomes. The proliferation of the Internet gives patients access...
Today, one of the most important issues in the long-term care field is the so-called “2030 problem”. The essence of the issue lies in assuring that in ten years, there will be sufficient resources for providing competent medical services. The estimated growth of the elderly is, at least, twice what...
Interview Techniques When assessing a patient’s history or inquiring about one’s social determinants of health, it is crucial to apply correct interviewing techniques. The use of suitable methods enables a healthcare specialist to obtain the most sincere and reliable information from a person. For the present assessment, it was aimed...
Abstract Medical cannabis can be considered a controversial substance. Despite its increased accessibility and use, healthcare professionals and general public struggle to assess the positive and negative effects of prescribed cannabinoids. Clinical benefits of marijuana are identified in numerous research studies. However, ethical issues arise as doctors question their professional...
Introduction Diabetes is a considerable bother of the Australian healthcare system as it contributes considerably to morbidity and mortality of the Australian population. According to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW, 2019a), 1.2 million or 6% of Australians aged 18 and older reported having diabetes. In 2016-2017, there...
The USA is one of the few developed countries where there is no universal health insurance system. The American health care system continues to be the centre of the conversation and controversy, in spite of having one of the most advanced medicine in the world. It is most commonly debated...
Staff shortage is a serious issue for all US healthcare organizations. As it stands, nurse turnover rates vary between 13% and 25%, depending on the facility, with understaffing median levels being at roughly 20% (Metcalf, Wang, & Habermann, 2018). The situation is further exacerbated by the ongoing health crises, such...
Introduction According to the widespread beliefs, US lifestyle patterns are the ones considered to be the most threatening for human health. Poor nutrition and inactive lifestyle cause various illnesses such as diabetes, heart diseases, and obesity. Speaking of the latter, 71% of adults and 20% of adolescents in the US...
Abstract Recently, scholarly studies revealed that a single-dose immunization against Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine might be as effective as three doses. The purpose of this paper is to examine the recent studies relative to single-dose HPV vaccines. Existing guidelines recommend three doses of the HPV vaccine over a 12-month...
Introduction Chronic pain management is one of the most serious challenges that are faced by public health in the United States. With the growing use of opioids for the purpose of pain relief, the problem is complicated by the opioid use disorder epidemic. According to the recent proceedings of a...
Mental and physical health is fundamentally interconnected: poor physical health puts a person at risk of developing mental conditions. Likewise, mental health problems may exacerbate a person’s physical state. Yet, for treating these two types of problems, patients are referred to different specialists that rarely collaborate and amplify each other’s...
Lack of massively developed immunity, a more extended incubation period, and an asymptomatic course of the disease are the main factors in the spread of COVID-19 on a global scale. COVID-19, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, has transmitted around the world and reached a global level. Even the most seasoned...
Evidence-based decisions are of significance in the health care industry because they lead to an increased quality of patient care. Medical professionals should rely on scientific evidence to find the best solutions to possible issues. However, it is not always that health care practitioners implement research findings into practice even...
Introduction A healthcare delivery system is a chain of organizations, financial and human resources providing healthcare services to the target population. The goal of any healthcare delivery system globally is to offer quality healthcare services to the customers, the patient in need (Pitts, Carrier, Rich & Kellermann, 2010). Human resources...
Introduction Doing things differently is important for reviving workers’ efficiency and effectiveness in health service centers. In the health sector, care can be improved using diverse strategies. It is important to note that health care is always changing and services offered have to be aligned with the occurring changes. Improving...
Introduction Government represents or at least should represent the public interest. It is people who elect officials and put their trust in them. Citizens of the U.S. grant them the power to manage the variety of spheres and ensure the public is satisfied. The role of the U.S. government in...
Introduction Oral and dental health are known to be some of the critical aspects of the overall health and the focus of healthcare systems all around the world, as well as in the United States of America (Maxey, 2014). Oral and dental health care practices, procedures, and treatments are very...
Introduction Anorexia or anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder with profound negative implications for health. It is generally associated with mood disturbances, abnormal eating behavior, and a distorted body image (Burkert, p. 29). Its core symptoms include an obsessive desire to stay thin, a flawed perception of one’s own body,...
Introduction Issues relevant to advanced nursing practice include weak nursing leadership and the lack of role models, unclear role boundaries, and the lack of quality improvement in care delivery. Practice problems that arise are associated with patient safety (hospital-related pressures ulcers and challenges of drug administration) and cost-effectiveness of care....
Euthanasia is the purposeful ending of the life of a person in the belief that it will alleviate pain and suffering. Classification of euthanasia includes active and passive euthanasia and voluntary and involuntary euthanasia. Somehow, euthanasia is comparable to “assisted suicide”. For purposes of analysis, this discussion will focus on...
Summary and Recommendations “In today’s competitive environment, companies are intensely concerned with quality of products and services, where a successful organization is one which is constantly improving quality in every area of their organization” Heizer & Rende, 1999).One pervasive and lest recognized problems experienced by businesses all over the world...
Introduction The U.S Department of Health and Human Services in their NIH Publication prefers to measure obesity using Body Mass Index (BMI); a practicable approach based on height and weight calculation. Using BMI an obese person is defined as one whose BMI is equal to or above 30. This accumulation...
HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus. The virus infects and survives only in humans and can also be traced in fresh blood of humans outside the body. Immune-deficiency is lack of natural ability to protect the body against diseases or infections. The virus attacks white blood cells which protect the...
In the past, patients did not care about the actions of the physicians on them whenever they visited them. This is referred to as paternalism where the patient’s health care officers did not require any opinion from the patients. Today things have changed and there have to be discussions between...
Introduction The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (2) estimated that 15.3 percent of Americans were uninsured in 2007, or 45.7 million Americans. President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden have proposed a plan to address the need to increase medical coverage and access to care for many of...
Employers are struggling to find alternatives to contain or control the rising health care costs. Approaches that have been adopted include increased co pays, decreased benefits, and higher deductibles. Another approach to address the costs of health care is the implementation of health promotion or worksite wellness programs. It is...
Introduction Over the last century, increased numbers of cancer cases have been reported in the world. Cancers are the diseases in which uncontrolled growth and division of abnormal cells occur and possess the ability to invade other tissues. In malignant cancers or tumours, the cells metastasize to other body organs...
Health care reform is a term used to talk about the alteration or creation of health policy that will, in the end, affect the delivery of health care services to a given population. This reform aims to increase the number of health specialists serving consumers, decrease costs for accessing health...
Introduction Plastic Surgery Literally, most people assume that plastic surgery is the process of using synthetic material on one’s body part. This is because they relate the term plastic with the actual process of surgery (Donnelly 25). Ideally this assumption is not true because the term emanated from a Greek...
Introduction The paper critically evaluates the issue of banning smoking in public places. The paper puts forward arguments that try to support and justify why smoking in public places should be prohibited by law. At the same time, an opposing view (why smoking in a public place should not be...
Introduction Psychiatric disorders refer to a pattern of behavioral and psychological symptoms that causes distress upon the person and impairs their ability to function in life. They are also known by other terms as psychological disorders, psychiatric conditions or mental illness. Psychiatric disorders are of different types and include various...
Introduction He had been in the hospital for eight months now. Visits to the hospital where my grandfather had been admitted were one of the most painful experiences that I have ever had. I knew that he was undergoing extreme mental and physical pain. I had painfully watched my grandfather’s...
Childhood obesity is exhibited when surplus body fats affect children’s health. It is extremely difficult to ascertain body fat directly; therefore diagnosis of obesity is always done using Body Mass Index (BMI). Rise in cases related to childhood obesity pose a serious public health concern and possible ways of curbing...
The Soviet Union started in and ended in 1991. They were first in the world in terms of health care systems. It has the greatest number of hospitals with well organized and structured systems although they were considered to be rigid and hierarchical in structure and administration. This is attributed...
Introduction The paper-based records have been there for many years and within more than twenty years ago, there has been the gradual replacement of the paper-based records by the records that are computer-based and this replacement has been slow and gradual. The level of penetration by the information systems that...