Category: Health

  • Medical Records and Health Insurance and Portability Act

    Table of Contents Introduction Overview Mandated Reporter Access to Sandra’s Medical Records Solution Conclusion Reference List Introduction Records are very important in every administrative work. In medical services, record plays an important role in health service provision. Medical records entail an orderly documentation of medical information and history of a patient. Medical records comprises of…

  • The Guarantee of the Right to Health Care

    The rights and freedoms of the individual ensure a person’s decent life and security. At the same time, health is one of the essential components of well-being and dignity, and the right to it can be decisive for the quality of life. However, the American healthcare system is quite fragmented, and the country does not…

  • Labor Laws: Occupational Health and Safety Act & Fair Labor Standards Act

    The Occupational Health and Safety Act (OSHA) on one hand, specifies the duties, and responsibilities of workers and supervisors at workplaces. The Act aims at ensuring that all employers are safe at all times. All the working spaces are supposed to have internal responsibility systems where everyone works together to enhance the principles of safety.…

  • Impact of PPACA in Healthcare

    One of the very recent additions of the United States law is The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA 2010). The law has been taken into action from 23rd March, 2010, and it focuses mainly on different health-care facilities that the Government is trying to implement over the next four years. The Act reforms…

  • Promotion of Quality Healthcare Services Through Public Laws

    Table of Contents Introduction Derivation of Public Law Public Healthcare Law and Civil Liberty Government Preemption Revising the entangled regulations Conclusion References Introduction The debate concerning healthcare is not about to subdue any time soon. With public opinion still divided on the healthcare reform law enacted by the Obama administration, there still is a long…

  • Health and Safety Assessment

    Introduction Health and safety laws are designed to ensure that working environments are safe for all workers. The law requires that both employers and employees take caution to ensure that they do not risk the life and health of fellow workers. The International Labour organization (ILO) states that “Occupational health should aim at: the promotion…

  • Overcrowding in Prisons and Its Impact on Health

    Background Overcrowding in prison is a significant issue that affects a lot of countries. It is challenging to detect this controversial term as there is no single and uniform internationally accepted standard. Undoubtedly, this notion must be neutralized and counteracted, as inmates’ mental and physical conditions might be negatively affected to a great extent, and…

  • Health and Safety Regulations in the Engineering Environment

    Introduction The health and safety regulations at the workplace entail a set of guidelines put in place to guide the management and junior workers on the safe and appropriate ways of carrying out their day-to-day occupations while avoiding accidents. These provisions are outlined in the Workplace regulations of 1992, the Quarries regulations of 1999, the…

  • Healthcare Informatics Foundations and Concepts

    Clinical Informatics and Multi-Agent System Whenever it comes to the description of clinical informatics, the theory of a multi-agent system (MAS) arrives as the most suited to cope with the mentioned task. The major advantage of a multi-agent model is that it considers the whole cycle of a clinic’s decision-making process and not some particular…

  • Waste Reduction Opportunities in US Healthcare System

    Table of Contents Setting Efficiency Value to Patient Process Changes Concluding Points References It should be noted that the US healthcare system with its unique features implies the possibility of producing waste despite the fact that organizations strive for eliminating or preventing it. In addition, some inefficiencies are an integral part of the process of…