Category: Health

Table of Contents Older Workers in the Workplace Challenges and Opportunities for Older Workers in the Workplace Strategies to Retain and Engage Older Workers References Older Workers in the Workplace Many healthcare facilities are usually defined by the presence of different groups of workers. Age is a common characteristic, which separates most of them (Outten,…

Hispanics are an ethnic group that is disproportionately affected by obesity. The health disparity requires the immediate attention of the members of the health community because the condition is associated with a wide range of comorbidities such as hypertension, diabetes, and cancer (Agne, Daubert, Munoz, Scarinci, & Cherrington, 2013). Multiple sources of the investigation point…

Table of Contents Introduction Two Strategies Evaluation Method Justification of Best Strategy Conclusion References Introduction The setting which will be analyzed in this proposal includes a nursing home within a metropolitan area. Currently, a group of twenty-five registered and unregistered members of staff are in need of improved education in regards to medication compliance. While…

Table of Contents Introduction An Effective Team Issues that Interfere with the Effectiveness of a Team Conclusion References Introduction The witnessed complication of health care services and the call for providing specialized medical attention have played a huge role in triggering the need for effective teamwork. As a member of a clinical team, I have…

Escalating health care expenses have become a prevailing problem for people over the years to an extent that before someone undertakes a major decision on financial arrangements; he/she has to prioritize health care costs. For instance, when getting a job or transferring to a new one, many first consider whether an insurance cover for medical…

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is a significant federal statute, the goal of which is to ensure that all US citizens have equal access to health insurance. A health insurance exchange or marketplace is defined as an area where residents may identify the conditions for having health insurance (Mulligan, 2017). People are able to sign…

The development and implementation of electronic health systems (EHR) within medical facilities throughout the country is a challenging task. In order to eliminate the risks connected to such an innovation, it is vital to consider its influence on the established mechanism of work of healthcare providers. Hence, this paper’s purpose is to present techniques allowing…

The responsibility of the policy-making process is the prerogative of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) which is regulated by a secretary who submits directly to the president. Governmental policy within healthcare has its benefits and challenges, such as various healthcare laws, regulations, acts and high medical expenses and bills for…

In The Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion, it is stated that health promotion is “the process of enabling people to increase control over and to improve, their health.” (WHO, 2008, p.1) Green & Kreuter (1991) define health promotion as “the combination of educational and environmental supports for actions and conditions of living conducive to health.”…

Table of Contents Patient Satisfaction Factors Holistic Medicine: Theoretical and Philosophical Background Outpatient Care Inpatient Care Palliative Care Summary References Patient Satisfaction Factors High level of patient satisfaction indicates at an excellent quality of healthcare delivery. Therefore, every formal and informal medical setting needs to strive to achieve it. It is possible to say that…