years on the health care system which ranks highly in treatments of many diseases‚ cancers‚ and conditions. However‚ problems are emerging with the ever expanding healthcare sector and the industry cannot keep up. At the beginning of this year‚ CNN chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta wrote about the nine largest health issues in the United States. One of the topics was the simple lack of Doctors and healthcare professionals in the United States. This concern is shared with Health Resources
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Manage health and social care practice outcomes for individuals 1. Understand the theory and principles that underpin based practice Explain outcome based practice In 1990 health care providers had just began to discover what appeared to be a very powerful tool for reducing variation in patient care practices - clinical paths. A clinical path includes descriptions of key events that‚ if performed by caregivers as described‚ are expected to produce the most desirable outcomes for patients
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our Macro environment at Jayrobs Mobile (JM). This is otherwise known as the general environment. Here we will use PESTELI (Political‚ Economic‚ Social‚ Technological‚ and Environmental‚ Legislative and International) analysis. This is a detailed analysis of the environment which will not only help us understand where the environment currently lies‚ it will also help us gauge where JM will be in the future. When using PESTELI analysis‚ we will analyse what factors could influence our Macro
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the health care insurance industry. A group of 20 doctors are considering forming a new medical group and have asked you to prepare a report on whether they should build a facility in an area within 30 miles of the downtown center of your 500‚000 population city for $100 million dollars. Prepare a report for the management team of the doctor’s group on your proposed $100 million expenditure plan reflecting on the key course objectives including the financial‚ legal‚ alternative health care models
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Health Care America has a highly developed health care system‚ which is available to all people. Although it can be very complex and frustrating at times‚ it has come a long way from the health care organizations of yesterday. Previously‚ most health care facilities were a place where the sick were housed and cared for until death. Physicians rarely practiced in hospitals and only those who were fortunate could afford proper care at home or in private clinics. Today the level of health care
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I believe that increasing primary care is the better solution rather than expanding medical specialties. As Dr. Gawande’s car metaphor explained‚ a car put together with the best (specialties) parts can turn out to be just an expensive collection of junk. I believe it is the same with medicine‚ growing capabilities in different medical specialties is beneficial only if it is put together efficiently through primary care. Primary care is the first line of defense‚ which diagnose‚ treat and prevent
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promote the welfare of children within the area. This act aims to resolve disputes between parents and their children. The Act also includes the support of children with disabilities who‚ when they reach the age of 18‚ come under the NHS and Community Care Act 1990. The Children Act also helps those who have custody over the children. ( i.e. If the parent divorce and they do not know who has rights of the child/children.) It promotes anti-discriminatory practice by laying out the final law in regards
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across the globe wait days and sometime weeks to see their primary care physician just to receive their annual checkup. According to the Association of American Medical Colleges‚ “Shortages in four broad categories will occur within the next ten years: primary care‚ medical specialties‚ surgical specialties‚ and other specialties. By 2025‚ the study estimates a shortfall of between 14‚900 and 35‚600 primary care physicians. Non-primary care specialties are expected to experience a shortfall of between
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of pediatric primary care in the United States are office-based primary care providers and pediatrician offices. Primary care entails offices that usually do not only see pediatric patients‚ but also adult patients so the focus is not primarily on the pediatric patient. There seems to be a lack of quality preventative care services for children that ultimately can lead to long term consequences on the child’s health. Not only are there not enough sources for pediatric primary care‚ there is also
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I spent my morning with Kathy Sullivan in the Primary Care Mental Health department at the VA hospital. Kathy’s job is to screen Veterans who are referred for a mental health assessment by their primary care providers. A Veteran’s physician will meet with them for annual visits and/or any other medical care that the Veteran requires. During their visit‚ if the physician at any time feels the Veteran is in need of a mental health assessment‚ they will send the patient over to Kathy’s office or
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