Obama Health Care Reform-NO!! When it comes to our health care system‚ most of us agree that America is ready for a change. We need a system that delivers accessible‚ high quality care‚ but we can’t achieve this goal with government policies that attack the foundation of our current health care system which is employer sponsored health insurance. The Obama administration and members of congress are pushing legislation to set up a government run health care system. This government run system
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I choose to do my viewpoint on a ambulatory care setting. E- prescribing is in which the prescriber enters a prescription into a computer that communicates directly to the computer at the pharmacy. Here are my five reasons why I think e- prescribing is beneficial. 1. It eliminates the written prescription form‚ this reduces the errors and patient safety by not being able to read the prescription the other person has wrote. 2. Convenience for patients‚ instead of the patient taking the time to take
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utilizing the sociological perspective‚ the healthcare social setting is an ideal location to incite micro-level qualitative research techniques. Micro sociology is sociological investigation that stresses the study of small groups‚ often through experimental means. Qualitative research is a study collected from what can be observed form a naturalistic social setting. Through going through a shift as a housekeeper in the social setting of RMH hospital in Rockford‚ IL‚ I collected all data through
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Discrimination Diversity‚ Equality and Inclusion To understand what discrimination is‚ we first have to understand the meanings of diversity‚ equality and inclusion within our society and social health care. Diversity outlines difference and variety; we are all different we have characteristics that make us individual‚ these come from and include: race‚ religion‚ age‚ gender‚ beliefs‚ appearance‚ abilities‚ talents and sexual orientation. These characteristics give us our uniqueness in society
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Indians and people with low income are likely to be uninsured. They not only lack the healthcare coverage‚ but also do not get the quality of care and experience worse health outcomes. Disparities in health and healthcare are persistent problem in the U.S. As a prospective student pharmacist and future healthcare professional‚ it is a significant issue to me. Health disparities cause disability‚
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Medicaid Medicaid is a state administered health insurance program financed and is operated jointly by the federal and state government. The program gears towards helping low-income people of all ages who do not have the money or insurance to pay for health care. This program pays for medical care to assist persons and families who cannot afford it. History Medicaid was established under President Lyndon B. Johnson through the Social Security Amendment of 1965‚ to provide medical coverage to
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evaluation by an independent board or commission. Certification is essentially the process of publicly attesting that a specified quality or standard has been achieved or exceeded. We see this in an informal way all around us nearly every day. For example‚ when a product has the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval‚ it means that the item has been attested to meet the standard set for it. Whenever we make a recommendation or referral to a colleague or client we are informally certifying the competence
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attitudes about medical care. Diverse beliefs and attitudes about health and medicines‚ may affect treatment. Also it affects the patient’s ability to understand and cope with an illness‚ and the consequences of medical treatment. Cultural beliefs influence patient roles and expectations. Expectations such as how much information about illness and treatment is desired‚ how death and dying will be managed‚ and processes for decision making. Some strategies for Cross-Cultural settings are‚ learning about
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How policies and procedures promote health‚ safety and security in a health and social care setting Employer’s role in a care setting The employer’s position is to supervise the health‚ security and safety of all the staff‚ visitors‚ volunteers to the grounds of the building and also its service users. Employers may assign accountability for health and safety to the employees‚ health and safety agents‚ administrators and the service users as well. But‚ it is still the employer’s job to have
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relating to health and safety in social care settings. 1.1 Identify legislation relating to health and safety in a social care setting. The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 is the primary piece of legislation covering occupational health and safety. Under this Act‚ the employer‚ the workers and the individuals being supported have responsibilities to ensure safety is maintained in the workplace. Your employer should display a copy of this Act on their main premises. The Management of Health and Safety
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