In this essay‚ it is about the journal article that I had presented in the Journal Club. In the following‚ I am going to summarize the concerned clinical issue / practice presented in the journal article. In the second part of the essay‚ I will analyze the concerned clinical issue / practice and relate to my prior learning and/or experience. Next‚ I will discuss on what I have learned from the concerned clinical issue / practice. Lastly‚ I am going to recommend strategies to facilitate my learning
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the best health care system. America is a great country‚ but their health care system is not as great as those in other countries. America’s health care is expensive‚ and does not show the same effectiveness that other countries show. America’s lifespan is shown to be less than those in other countries. With these three points‚ America is not considered to be the best health care system in the world. Health care is expensive. Americans in today’s time are finding it hard to pay for health care. Health
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money on health care than any other country in the world‚ yet billions of Americans are uninsured or struggling to pay for their health insurance. The U.S health care system gains more revenue than any other resource. Not all citizens are able to utilize health care to its full potential‚ due to the cost and lack of access. Even though the U.S is more advance technology wise and have some of the best doctors in the world‚ the health care system still struggles. Many believe the U.S health care system
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Confidentiality in Health Care Abstract The Health Information Portability Accountability Act was enacted to prevent patient’s private health information from being disclosed without authorization. The Health Information Portability Accountability Act has different sections which define what covered entities are‚ and explain what minimum necessity is in relation to patient’s private health information. This paper also discusses what the penalties may be for different types of private health information
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INTRODUCTION Health Insurance costs had increased tremendously during the Bush Administration (2000-2008). The premiums had been doubled‚ and risen faster than wages. Moreover‚ increased co-pay and deductibles threatened access to care. Many insurance plans were also limited‚ only allowing certain amount of doctor visits or hospital days. And over half of all personal bankruptcies were due to medical bills. A changed needed to be made. As a result of increased medical costs‚ about 45 million Americans
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people have associated mental illnesses with violence‚ and that is why most people avoid mental health patients. Mental illness has wide reaching effects on people’s lives especially on education‚ employment‚ physical health and even relationships. Many of these medical health interventions are available‚ but people do not seek out the care they need because they are stigmatized (Corrigon‚ 2004). Mental health is essential because one’s success in life all depends on their mental health.Most mentally
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some types of cancer and it is associated with poorer mental health outcomes and premature death. Enjoying a better diet to reduce obesity and increase the overall quality of life is not just down to individual willpower. And often the healthy food choice is not the easiest choice. Health-care professionals developed many different model that guide health promotion interventions. one of these model is
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The health care reforms refer to the overall rubric which is used for discoursing foremost health policy changes as well as creation of governmental policy which have got impacts on health care in various places. Most of the health care reforms aim at giving more care to the citizen‚ decreasing the costs encountered in health care‚ improving the patient to the health care services and specialist in order to improve the quality of healthcare and also availing many arrays in healthcare providers to
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How can we define health care disparity? In a world in which we have set parameters‚ measurements and numbers‚ health care disparity is one of those concepts that are not easy to explain or to define‚ unless you have experienced it. As a minority myself‚ I have always wondered if this is a reality in our current health care system or just merely a difference in outcomes between races. The reality is that‚ there is a difference‚ as I have experienced it many times as a patient myself and in the work
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addressing unsafe conditions associated with health internet technology (health IT). Health IT allows health care workers to better maintain patient care through a computerized system. It keeps patients medical records electronic and allows nurses to keep track of medication administration. Issues can arise with the health IT system that affects patient safety. The two types of health internet technology (IT) related incidents are a computer user and health IT system. The computer user can cause incidents
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