Category: Health

Social determinants of health refer to the environment and conditions that directly affect the birth, growth, work, livelihood, and aging of groups or individuals. These factors are predominantly influenced by the distribution of wealth, money, resources, and power from the local to the global level (RNAO, n.d. ). The national approach and nature of the…

The aim of the paper is to analyze the peculiarities of the US and UK healthcare sectors and compare the way they function. Discussion First of all, it is considered that healthcare is a right but not a privilege in the UK, which means that the access healthcare services provided by the National Health Service…

Assessment of the financial effectiveness of business is crucial for strategic planning. It is also important for understanding whether the business has the necessary funds to realize its mission and vision. This simple financial truth is also applicable in the field of medical business. The following paper will discuss the measures that could be implemented…

In nursing, the health information systems (HIS) constitute a system that works to capture, store and manage the patient data with the option of transmitting it from one healthcare provider to another in the process of delivering care (Toromanovic, Hasanovic & Masic, 2010). The purpose of the topic is to consider how best the HIS…

Table of Contents Rationale Adoption Funding Structure Impact References Rationale “In 2006, Massachusetts passed comprehensive health care reform designed to provide near-universal health insurance coverage for state residents” (Keiser Family Foundation, 2012, p. 1). Such a step was needed to promote shared responsibility and react to existing issues of rising costs. The existing Medicaid program…

Health issues of emerging populations differ from those of White non-Hispanic Americans in a variety of ways. Moreover, prevalent health-related problems differ among emerging populations. Hispanic people in the US account for over 16% of the US population (Edelman et al., 2014). The major factors that affect the health of this population are language and…

Nurse practitioners are clinicians that have received the appropriate license in order to target their medical practice on disease management and prevention. When implementing the role of advanced practice registered nurses, nurse practitioners predominantly specialize by the differentiation of patient population, as, for example, women’s health, pediatric care, or adult care. Nurse educators are registered…

Table of Contents Introduction HPSA and MUA/Ps The Situation in Preston County The Improvement Plan Conclusion References Introduction Recently, challenges have emerged in the medical industry concerning the deficit of certain hospital workers. In order to solve these problems, state policy in the field of health care is aimed at enhancing the level of health…

Table of Contents Introduction Need to Integrate HIMS Regulations Impact of These Regulations Solutions to Address These Regulation Challenges Privacy and Security Measures Action Plan Monitoring Security and Privacy Violations Conclusion References Introduction A health information system (HIMS) describes a system designed to manage healthcare data. These systems can all be used in an institution…

Introduction A research carried out on clients of inner-city drop-in centers about women of the age between 50 to 70 years aimed at investigating the effectiveness of intervention in promoting screening mammography to women who were mentally ill and homeless. The results obtained were to be compared to the screening rates among women in the…