Healthcare Quality and Disparities in Women Jing Tian Mercy College Undergraduate Program (RN to BSN) NURS 362 JHA Fall 2012 Abstract Health disparities can be defined as inequalities that exist when members of certain population groups do not benefit from the same health status as other groups. Health disparities can usually be identified along racial and ethnic lines‚ indicating that African Americans‚ Hispanics‚ Asian Americans‚ and Native Americans have different
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Labor and delivery record: Health record documentation that takes the place of an operative report for patients who give birth in the obstetrics department of an acute care hospital. Laboratory report: The analysis of a laboratory procedure‚ generated automatically by electronic testing equipment or written by a medical technologist or other specialist
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Perspective on Health Care Paper (HCS 212) January 14‚ 2013 Submitted to: Professor Mary Helen A)What interested me about the history of health care? There’s no doubt that the healthcare industry offers plenty of profitable careers. In fact most of the best paid and the fast growing careers belong to this industry. That’s why I am heading in Health Care Administration because I want to be an administrator for Center of Disease Control (CDC). I have passion for serving people and to make positive
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PROPSECTS AND CHALLENGES OF INTEGRATED ELECTONIC HEALTH RECORDS FOR MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS by Peter Oluseyi Okebukola MPH/MBA Intended audience This is a public policy memo directed to the Office of the National Coordinator of Health Information Technology (ONCHIT) within the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). CONTENTS Executive Summary Background Definitions stakeholders Options and implications for managed care Individual practice association (IPA)
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Historical Timeline of Health Care The preindustrial era of U.S. healthcare began in the mid-18th century and continued into the late 19th century. Before this era there was very little knowledge of healthcare‚ sanitation‚ or medical services. Hospitals were becoming more of a medically based site as well as for education and training. There was no insurance available or government funded plans‚ so medical care was for the wealthy and only limited care available to the poor population. In 1847 the
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institutions‚ and the resources used to deliver health care services in order to meet the health needs of a certain population. There are different types of healthcare system including:Privatizedsystem‚ socializedsystem‚ universalsystem‚ community system.The privatized way of system is based on premium insurance. This is where the profits are used to pay the staff and also buy equipment. “healthcare for which an individual chooses a private company that offers health insurance plans---which must be paid for
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Part 1 of the Advance Health Directives is a Power of Attorney‚ in which another person is named as agent to make health care decisions even if the signer is still able to do. Also‚ this document names an alternate agent as second choice. Part 2 (Living Will) of the Advance Health Directives consists in Instructions for Health Care and life sustaining procedures‚ that can be signed even if the part 1 was done. On this section
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In order to analyze David Eddy’s argument‚ "that the objective of health care is to maximize the health of the population served subject to available resources". Let us first examine John Stuart Mill’s ethical theory of Utilitarianism. Mill held two theories on utilitarianism‚ a normative and a psychological one. Normative views of Mills’ include his "principle of utility" which says actions are right if they produce the greatest amount of happiness and pleasure and wrong if they cause displeasure
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Professional Health Care Communication HCS/350 June 27‚ 2011 Personal and Professional Health Care Communication "Health communication refers to health-related transactions between individuals who are attempting to maintain health and avoid illness" (Northouse & Northouse‚ 1998‚ p. 20). The effectiveness and therapeutic nature of communication between individuals in any health care relationship has a strong influence on the success of interpersonal relationships and health outcomes
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HOME HEALTH CARE Lesson notes prepared by : Major(mrs) Mrunalini.JS Lecturer RAKMHSU(10-11-08) INTRODUCTION: The health care management not only involves the patient but also family members friends and other resources‚ To regain the optimal health to function within their limitations‚ and remain in the home environment. Success lies on quality of nurse-client relationship. OBJECTIVES 1. Understand the key terms and their meaning 1. Describe the management of health care
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