Category: Health

  • Employer-Provided Health Insurance (EPHI) Model

    The United States is the only developed country that does not provide universal health insurance to its citizens. The majority of the U.S. population receives private health insurance as part of employer-provided health insurance (EPHI), while others are covered through social programs; however, 15% of Americans remain uninsured (Tumialán, 2019). Therefore, the government should strive…

  • Strategic Role of Human Resources in Health Care

    Every health care organization while restructuring its functions and corporate structure has to consider the implications of Human Resources Management on recruitment and retention, training and development, employee performance management, regulatory compliance, and compensation and benefits. It is imperative for every organization to carefully chalk out its HR strategy in keeping with its overall strategy…

  • The Role of Differential Diagnosis in Healthcare

    Table of Contents Introduction Differential Diagnosis for PMHNP Conclusion References Introduction Differential diagnosis, or establishing a list of suspected diseases, is critical because it directs our search for these diseases in a patient during diagnosis. It is unlikely that a disease will be identified if it is not included in the differential diagnosis. A critical…

  • Managed Care: Containing Costs and Improving Access to Quality Health Care

    Introduction Containing costs and improving healthcare capture the very essence of healthcare operational principles. The paper shall look at five arguments that support the latter statement with particular emphasis on recent researches and surveys. Whether managed care is containing costs and improving access to quality healthcare It maximizes profitability It is important to realize that…

  • Mass Imprisonment for Aboriginals’ Mental Health

    The blindness of justice is a subject challenged by the investigation of biases and patterns found in criminal justice systems worldwide. Australia’s Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders constitute an example of how economic and social discrepancies that colonialism entails can manifest in incarceration rates. Indigenous Australians are disproportionately imprisoned thorough the country’s territory. Although…

  • The Implementation of a Safety Improvement Initiative in Healthcare Institutions

    Safety Improvement Plan Maintain a relevant medication list Use health informatics for managing medication orders Create electronic prescriptions Report all medication errors cases Consider conditions affecting the medication Understand potential interactions between drugs Provide patient education Review the latest recommendations Improve personal skills and competencies Improve communication and learning among providers Annotated Bibliography Health Informatics…

  • Advice for Affordable Healthcare Policymakers

    Introduction As the costs of healthcare services in the United States continue to soar, it became necessary to devise a solution that will save billions of dollars that are otherwise needed to treat everyone. It is known that the cost of medical assistance has become unbearable for many, and receiving a simple treatment such as…

  • The Electronic Health Record Functions and Capabilities

    Table of Contents Introduction Physician-hosted systems Remotely-hosted systems Conclusion References Introduction The development of the medical industry is one of the top priorities in many countries, and many innovative systems significantly improve this industry. The latest invention for medicine is called electronic health record (EHR), and many hospitals actively use it. However, professionals still research…

  • The Project of Health Promotion

    Health Promotion Game Depression diagnosed mainly among youths and children has facilitated this game (Gabe, 2004). The game applies to teenagers and young adults in schools and the classroom setting or as part of fun games that involve technologically advanced mechanisms specifically the computer (Swanton, Collin, Burns & Sorensen, 2007). The game is titled “Winning…

  • Bone Health and Body Mass Index Studies

    What demographic variables were measured at the nominal level of measurement in the Oh et al. (2014) study? The data estimated in answer variants such as “yes” or “no,” or multiple choice questions instead of numbers are called nominal measurements. The variables such as incidence of fractures, addiction to alcohol and smoking, and daily exercises…