Our health care system has undergone several reforms in order to improve its functionality‚ cost‚ access‚ and effectiveness. Take the evolution of hospitals‚ for instance; originally they existed to “provide shelter and care for the destitute” (Almgren‚ 2013‚ p. 50). As time passed and infectious diseases prevailed‚ more protocols needed to be instilled to increase patient’s quality of life. Florence Nightingale and other professional’s emphasis hygiene‚ proved to be the type of reform needed to
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Foster Care in the United States Sue King Liberty University Abstract The history of foster care in the United States started with orphan trains and the Children’s Aid Society founded by Charles Loring Brace. Recent research describes the child welfare system as an organization that provides service to helpless children in need. This paper will discuss foster care as it is relates to safety‚ permanency‚ and wellbeing of children in need The role of a foster parent and the process of loss
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Health care has always been a growing industry from discovering new illnesses and new vaccines. I will create a Health Care Hall of Fame Museum. In this museum I will have five exhibits that have changed health care‚ which include: the discovery of germs‚ vaccines‚ surgery‚ childbirth‚ and Medicare. I will give a brief description of each exhibit and their role in health care. Germs Louis Pasteur‚ born in Dole‚ a small town in eastern France had an interest in scientific subjects. In 1847‚ he received
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Reflection and Professional Growth Journal As a resident of downtown and a registered nurse‚ I now feel an individual does not have to venture across the world into a war torn‚ displaced third world community to see human disparity as it is evident only footsteps away. To say the least‚ my experience at Streetworks has been absolutely incredible. It has been a great eye opening experience that I believe would be unforgettable to any individual fortunate enough to have such an opportunity. Significant
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interest of Health Information Technologies has grown throughout the years with the implementation of the Health Information Exchange (HIE) and Electronic Health Records (EHRs). The federal government even set aside $27 billion for a program that encourages U.S. physician offices and hospitals to invest in a fully functional electronic records system. The adoption of EHRs throughout the healthcare industry has been advantageous as it improves both service quality and clinical quality of care. Patient
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increasing demand for safe‚ high-quality‚ and effective health care services?” . Three ways that the report suggests to do this are to utilize nurses to their full extent of education and training‚ a higher level of education for nurses and a stronger leadership role. . Nurses make up the largest segment of the health care workforce and have the capacity to positively impact healthcare in the future‚ especially with the changes coming from the Affordable Care Act. Nursing is one of the few professions that
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EHRs in Health Care x x x Abstract In 2009‚ the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) was passed into law mandating interoperable Electronic Health Record (EHR) adoption throughout the United States health care system for all providers who serve Medicare or Medicaid patients. The HITECH Act sets “meaningful use” requirements‚ goals‚ and objectives‚ and gives specific timelines for which to achieve them. As an incentive
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Health Care Transparency HCS 235 Health Care Transparency Healthcare transparency has been defined by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) as making available to the public‚ in a reliable and understandable manner‚ information on the health care system’s quality‚ efficiency and consumer experience with care‚ which includes price and quality data‚ so as to influence the behavior of patients‚ providers‚ payers and others to achieve better outcomes (American College‚ 2010)
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Priorities of Health Care Priorities of Health Care With the current changes happening within the United States of America‚ one of the major changes is with Health Care. We take a look at what someone in the Healthcare profession feels are some of the top priorities that should be looked at. I interviewed a friend on November 7th‚ 2013 who is a Registered Nurse at a local hospital and what he feels we need to focus on. Quality of Care The
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infections. As employees we must ensure we attend all necessary trainings that our employers provide regarding infection control and prevention AC1.2 – Explain employers’ responsibilities in relation to the prevention and control of infection. ‘It is the duty of the employer to provide PPE‚ equipment‚ organise training for staff‚ undertake risk assessment and generally is responsible for the health and safety of staff in the work environment. AC2.1 – Outline current legislation and regulatory
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