According to Hebda (2013), “is the use of telecommunications technologies and electronic information to exchange healthcare information and to provide and support services such as long-distance clinical healthcare to clients” (p. 505). This type of technology could truly benefit those that are healthcare professionals take better care of their clients. Especially, those that lack access to the care they need for those in rural or disadvantage groups, maldistribution of specialist services, and to those that need a straight-forward method of delivering care to homes in the aging population with chronic diseases (Wade, 2014, p. 1). Telehealth delivers its tools in a unique way that we basically know how to do it already with the technology we use from…
As some of you already know on Sunday, October 8, 2017, I will be taking on a monumental task - running the Bank of America Chicago Marathon. Why will I be running 26.2 miles, you ask? Because I am a little bit crazy but also passionate about providing a safe and loving home for the children of Mercy Home for Boys & Girls. Your generous gift, and my 29-neighborhood journey of Chicago, will change the lives of children in need.…
Dodie, Amazing post, and might I add this post was very well-written. You made several great points, and I agree with you on all of them. You choose five really good causes and symptoms of students with TBIs. It’s scary to think that all you wanted to do was watch your child play a sport, and not get hurt, especially with a TBI. Parents have to constantly worry about their child all the time because one little slip or fall, and the child could have serious injuries.…
Imagine being cooped up in a hospital room and you are hooked up to countless machines. With doctors and nurses checking on you asking if you’re okay but, you’re tired, fatigued, and just want the pain to go away. The doctors gave you a terminal diagnosis with death is just around the corner. If you have come to terms with your death you should be able to choose how your life ends.…
I love Kofi Annan! My name sake. I really like your entry this week Georgia. As a native of a developing nation I can tell you one of the biggest issue is health care. There is limited regulations on the do and don't in the practice of medicine.…
Imagine you have been physically ill for some time and you have been put through tests. Poked and prodded several times, given blood sample after blood sample because the doctors have to run through different tests trying to figure out what is wrong with you. Finally, the doctors call you in to their office to sit you down and explain what is going on with your health. The diagnosis is grim and basically the doctors tell you that you have cancer or some other life threatening disease that is deteriorating your health. Most the time if its cancer it’s in the last stage usually a 4 or 5 and they give you a time frame of a few months to a year.…
Diana-Moon Glampers, or as other people call her, the handicapper general defeated the world’s smartest and strongest man, in the year 2081. His name was George Bergeron. She pulled the trigger of her double barreled shotgun and it would spurt out its lethal bullets. He fell and instantly, he is dead. It was shown on live TV, where millions of people are watching.…
By increasing access to telemedicine, this will increase access to this underserved population. Telemedicine is the use of computer and telecommunications to examine, diagnose, treat, and educate patients from a distance. Patients within the program would travel to the local rural hospital or clinic for a specialist appointment, scheduled by the patient’s primary care provider within the Indian Health Service. A provider from the Indian Health Service and the specialist physicians can work together to develop the appropriate treatment plan for the patient, utilizing the telemedicine system at a local hospital or health office. Labs, x-rays, and other services can be provided by the local hospital with results being sent to the specialist and the patient’s primary care provider through the Indian Health Service.…
Since the beginning of life, the world has been plagued with diseases, illnesses, and health complications. The black plague or the Black Death, for example, wreaked havoc on medieval Europe killing millions of people. This occurred during the 14th century. It is now the 21st century and we are faced with a new "black death" called prescription opioid drug abuse.…
In everyone’s life, there will be trials they will undergo. Revelation 2:10 says, “Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison to test you, and you will suffer persecution for ten days. Be faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give you the crown of life. A great number of people are able to persevere through the trials they face and continue living their lives.…
I. Jaime is a 27 year old college graduate who does not have health insurance. She said “Every time I get sick, if it can't be fixed with Advil, NyQuil and a good night's sleep I don't really have a solution for it. If something bad happened to me... there's no possible way I could afford it.” (Jaime’s Story) II.…
magine coming home and seeing a family member on the floor that’s not breathing and their unresponsive. The first reaction is to call 911 and then perform CPR but if there is no knowledge on how to perform CPR then the person could die. CPR can save a person's life if they quit breathing and if they're heart quits beating. CPR means Cardiopulmonary Recitation. The word cardio means heart, pulmonary means lung, and recitate means bring back to life.…
“Ahhhhhh Cate! I’m going to get you!” I felt the energy rush all throughout my body as I ran down the hallway chasing my sister, Cate. All of a sudden I felt a sharp pain in my hip. “Ouch,” it happened again.…
When you hear the word “social media” what do you think of? Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, even Snapchat is what I would imagine. I am sure we can all admit that we have one or even all of these that were named. While Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat are easy ways to communicate with friends and family, few stop to consider the implications its usage may have for them in the future, or the hidden dangers of having an account. Besides the effect of your eligibility for employment that comes with these networks, impair a person’s ability to handle real life situations, and allow unknown predators access to private information.…
You are walking home and you see someone talking loudly to themself. In this day and age, you’re first thought will probably be that they’re talking on the phone or through an earpiece. You take a closer look and realize that they aren’t; they are talking to themself and clearly look upset. What do you do? Do you walk up to the person and ask if they need help?…