workforce does not represent the nation’s diverse population. Physician Assistant (PA)‚ specifically‚ still remains predominantly white. According to the 2013 annual report from the National Commission on Certification of PAs‚ 85.6% of certified PAs indicated they were white. Given that diversity matters to healthcare and treatment of patients‚ many minority groups still experience health disparities despite the overall improvement in the healthcare system. Being an American of Vietnamese descent‚ I want
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Four Elements of the Correction System Over the years the correction system has become a massive web of processing‚ treating and caring for more than 7 million people. Though not all of the 7 million people are housed in a jail or a prison‚ many are on probation or parole. And even though some of these are on probation and parole they are still considered part of the correction system. The four elements of the corrections system is probation‚ parole‚ jail‚ and prison. These four elements are in
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The cost of health care in the United States has increased almost exponentially during the last few years. What is fueling these cost increases? There are many factors driving up the cost of health care in the United States. However‚ experts in health care and health policy point to the development and diffusion of medical technology as the main cause for this increase. But before entering a debate‚ there are a few things to make sure people understand: What is defined as medical technology? What
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Liability through Proper Health Care Management Learning from mistakes is not something that is accepted in health care. Near-miss and error reporting is an essential component of safety programs across safety conscious industries. Within health care‚ though‚ many physicians are often reluctant to engage in patient safety activities and be open about errors because they believe they are being asked to do so without adequate assurances of legal protection. Having proper health care management could better
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Health Care Provider and Faith Diversity: First Draft Nicole Lewis GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY Spirituality in Health Care HLT - 310V Ms. Patricia Mullen October 9‚ 2010 Abstract Faith diversity and nursing care are the two issues‚ which have to be evaluated as one whole. Many patients with different faiths have to pass treatment at one hospital. It is necessary to evaluate whether spiritual conditions may influence the success of patient’s treatment and how helpful
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As we have seen over the years‚ there are many things wrong with our current healthcare system in America. There are numerous people in the country who are suffering but have no way of getting treatment because they have no insurance. The idea of having affordable healthcare coverage available can be one less thing that is a moment of stress for American citizens. The stress of having an illness is very real for Americans. Many people are in a constant struggle between figuring out how to pay
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Health Care Interview Justin Sanders May 28‚ 2014 Instructor: Kathleeen Mais HCS/235 Health Care Interview For this paper I am interviewing my friend’s mother who lives down the street from me. Her name is Kimberly Addison and she is a registered nurse in the State Of California‚ who acquired her registered nursing license August 31st 1987. She has experience as a hospice nurse‚ Charge nurse‚ trauma nurse‚ Head nurse of the ER and Director of Nursing. One of the first questions I asked
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2010 earthquake‚ struggles even more then before to maintain the health and wellbeing of its citizens. An overwhelmingly large percent of Haiti’s population lives below the poverty line and suffers form malnutrition‚ anemia and other diseases. Haiti has about 25 physicians and 11 nurses per 100‚000 population. (Wikipedia.org) This is a very sad situation for the citizens of Haiti because the incident of disease is so high and medical care so low‚ one could imagine the mortality rate for disease that
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Associate Level Material Appendix A: U.S Health Care Timeline Use the following timeline or create a timeline of your own with eight major events‚ including the four provided below‚ from the last 50 years. You may change the dates in the box to match the dates of your events. Include the following in your timeline: • Medicare and Medicaid • HIPAA of 1996 • State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) • Prospective Payment System (PPS) |1906
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(How Health Coverage Is Provided by Chile‚ n.d.) (History of health care system in Chile‚ 1977) Annick Manuel‚ M. M. (2002‚ Jan/Feb). The Chilean Health System: 20 years of Reforms. Retrieved from SciFlo Public Health: http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=50036 History of health care system in Chile. (1977). American Journal Public Health‚ 31-36. How Health Coverage Is Provided by Chile. (n.d.). Retrieved from Public and Private Health Care Systems: http://voices./yahoo
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