Category: Health

Significance and Essence In modern conditions, the treatment of one disease can be a complex process of many hospitalizations (including in different medical institutions) and outpatient observation. At the same time, a lot of medical histories and outpatient cards are created, access to which is very difficult for the attending physician even within one organization…

Table of Contents Study Question Study Participants Study Setting Period of Conducting the Study Study Design Answer to the Study Question Conclusion Reference The article “Overweight and Obesity among Children: An Evaluation of a Walking Program” by Zuraikat and Dugan (2015) reveals that indeed obesity is a health issue that needs to be addressed with…

Table of Contents Introduction Discussion Nursing Response Nursing Plan to Reduce Illness and Improve Wellness Socio-Political Measures for Which Nurses Can Advocate Conclusion References Introduction The availability of affordable quality healthcare is one of the basic needs that every American should have. The country has made significant progress to ensure that every American, irrespective of…

Nowadays, almost every hospital in the US possesses a certified electronic health records (EHR) system; in particular, in 2014, 97% of them reported to do so (Gold & McLaughlin, 2016, p. 664). Does it imply that the EHR adoption is universal or near universal? Unfortunately, not: the possession of an EHR system does not presuppose…

Table of Contents Introduction Value-Based Purchasing: PROMETHEUS Reform Assessing Other Value-Based Purchasing Programs Conclusion References Introduction The U.S. healthcare shows clear tendencies to head toward rewarding value. Recent changes in legislation (the Affordable Care Act) have drawn attention to value-based purchasing (VBP) programs. The present case study evaluates VBP in Medicare on the example of…

Health delivery methodology is changing with the rise of innovation and technology. First of all, care is becoming more diversified as monitoring, treatment, and prevention are divided into multiple processes with a specific sequence of interventions. Besides, a customer-centric approach is a fundamental assistance model to meet the needs of a diversified audience. Telemedicine and…

Introduction The meaning of the community and the collective way of thinking has been revisited by the health care service providers and professionals over the last decade to find new approaches to healing. Orientation towards the community is nursing, and health care is a way of studying and treating individuals without separating them from their…

It is important to note that Canada’s healthcare system is private despite the key goal being the provision of universally accessible medical care because it is financed publicly and delivered privately. It is also decentralized and mainly administered by each province and territory separately, whereas the federal government only imposes regulations and legislative elements. In…

Table of Contents Abstract Introduction Critique Conclusion References Abstract This paper is aimed to criticize the article “Health Disparities and Equity in the Era of COVID-19,” written by Nana-Sinkam et al. (2021). The report focuses on the impact of clinical and translational initiatives on understanding health disparities and inequities. The paper will examine the limitations…

Patient-centered clinics emerged because of the necessity to reform the traditional medical system, which includes such stereotypes as medical cards, telephone communication, queue visits, and several other features. According to Brown and Park (2014), a patient-centered clinic is explained as an institution where “a small group of primary care and specialist providers are responsible for…