Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) signed into law by president Obama on March 23‚ 2010 is arguably the most extensive reform of health care law ever to be enacted in the U.S. It will impact the way professionals practice health care‚ the way insurance companies handle health care as a product‚ and the way consumers purchase and use health care as a service. The Affordable Health Care Act is primarily aimed at reducing the number
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Water Protection In 2011 Water Quality Annual Report of Seattle‚ I find good news: Seattle’s tap water continues to be some of the best in the nation. (“Water Quality‚” 2011) When I first came to Seattle‚ I realized that the taste of water in Seattle was different from my country. That confused me for a long time until I saw the report and helped me to confirm water quality in Seattle was good. From my own experience‚ I firmly think the water quality in America is better than in China generally
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of Oriental medicine‚ is the fact that Li Shizhen personally avoided medicinal herbs. He was a practicing Daoist who revered tonic herbs and a range of supportive herbs that helped open the Eight Extraordinary Channels‚ the framework of the Daoist health system. For his personal life‚ he followed the Light of the great Daoist herbal masters. The same was true of the "Herb King‚" Sun Simiao. Master Sun lived to be over 100 years old‚ relying on tonic herbs as his personal herbal protocol. I would
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have been statistically shown to suffer from a substantial disadvantage in terms of health status in comparison to that of non Aboriginal Australians. This is typically due to impoverishment and associated with inequality of interconnected health services including limited access to a multitude services‚ education‚ employment and environmental factors‚ all of which contribute to the overall physical and mental health of an individual. Impacts of such are shown to be an increased risk among the indigenous
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Health promotion is of great importance to nursing because it has long been acknowledged in nursing literature as fundamental to health care. A dramatic increase in chronic lifestyle diseases has prompted an emphasis on health promotion (Egger et al‚ 1990). Health promotion can be defined as the process of enabling people to increase control over their health and to improve their health WHO (1986) cited in (Bright‚ 1997). However‚ health promotion is commonly confused with health education and
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After reviewing the case study of Nursing Malpractice in a Mental Health Setting. There are many different factors that had led to the unfortunate death of this child. I would begin with inaccurate documentation of this child severe airway disease‚ as being listed as mild reactive airway disease. Later‚ after developing symptoms of an increased cough and wheezing without the presents of a fever‚ the nursing staff dismissed it as his attempt to avoid group therapy. The next situation that is concerning
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Unit 1: Communication skills for working in the health sector Assessment You should use this file to complete your Assessment. How to complete and send your Assessment Save a copy of this document‚ either onto your computer or USB drive. Work through your Assessment‚ remembering to save your work regularly When you’ve finished‚ print out a copy to keep for reference Then‚ go to www.vision2learn.com and send your completed Assessment to your tutor via your My Study area – make sure it is clearly
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1. I see many pros and cons to universal health care but with people dying because they lack health insurance‚ I cannot in good conscience say that the good wouldn’t outweigh the bad. Our deficit would increase by a large percentage but maybe it doesn’t have to. Pharmaceutical companies charge outrageous amounts because they can. What if they couldn’t? If the government was footing the bill I would imagine that they would expect fair prices. According to Healthcare ProCon in 2008 the UK approved
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Emily and that the child has become extremely naughty. The nursery worker suggested that Emily talk to a health advisor regarding Lara’s health. In a way‚ this is the fault of the mother
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Regulating changes in the health care field can be a difficult task‚ government agencies need to update health care businesses every time that there is a change in regulations and/or standards. In order to maintain order and a set of standards around quality for the health industry licensure and accreditation have been established. Every health care business that requires licensure or accreditations is accountable for their actions. Accountability is the procedure and process by which one party provides
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