EHealth

The more knowledge a patient has, the better chance patients have in managing their health. Saba and McCormick (2015) suggest the component of eHealth concept with the difference being around the delivery mechanism. Telehealth includes video conferencing, store and forward systems, and e-visits via a secure Web Portal (Saba and McCormick, 2015). These new systems are driving communication to manage…

Persuasive Technology is defined as technology that is designed to change the attitude or behavior of user through persuasion and social influence but not through coercion. Persuasive technology has been applied in health , environment conservation, sales ,diplomacy , safety and others domains and is found to be quite effective to changing people attitude and behavior . Persuasive technologies can be categorized by their functional roles. B.J.FOGG can proposed the functional triads as…

My main duty as a welfare worker is to measure physical health by controlling the blood pressure and blood sugar and mental health by having communication regularly of 100 services users, a three-year EHealth project sponsored by The Hong Kong Jockey Club. Moreover, I am responsible for the operation of Vitality Academy for Life Long Learning, to organize some innovative activities to young old. Through a year, I get more understanding and discovery to…

more red blood cells. EPO stands for ‘Exclusive Provider Organization’ plan, which helps out an EPO member that uses the doctors and hospital network as if they don’t want to apply for EPO it can be specialized with a referral from a specialist. (eHealth, 2015). EPO it could a disease such as anaemia. The second main problem in sports is not only the drugs but cheating side of things and the dishonesty to the public about not taking any illegal drugs and in some way they had accepted…

As the biter bites into their own skin, they may or may not be conscious of what they are doing. “Others claimed it as a kind of self mutilation which may or may not be serious.” (eHealth wall 3) Unfortunately, the biter knows that Dermatophagia is a form of self mutilation. When the biting is more frequent the skin can, and will eventually bleed. With the bleeding, there will be cuts from where their teeth came into contact with…

What is Health Information Exchange? Health Information Exchanges (HIEs) embrace the potential to assimilate patient data residing across dissimilar information systems in numerous hospitals to recover care coordination, patient engagement, and provisioning of real-time information to physicians. Electronic health information exchange (HIE) permits doctors, nurses, pharmacists, other healthcare providers and patients to properly access and securely share a patient’s vital medical information…

Everyone’s exposure to health care is different. Mine began when I was born with chronic tonsillitis and spent eight years in and out of doctor’s offices, clinics, and surgeries. When I was in high school it was discovered that I was developing a form of blindness due to stress levels and not having coping mechanisms. Through this I was able to meet with specialists, research groups, therapists, etc. This constant exposure to all sorts of health care facilities and workers has driven me to…

Obamacare was successful in manipulating the market by increasing competition, but congress and Mr. Obama failed to see the potential loopholes businesses, and practitioners would soon use to continue the control of the market. An article published on ehealth written in September of 2016 explicitly lists the changes to the ACA policies (History of the Affordable Care Act, 6-7). Changes were still being made at the deadline of implementation. In January of 2014, Obamacare finally obtained an…

The use antibacterial substances in personal care products –( Against perspective) Antibacterial substances in personal care products • Millions of people use antibacterial substances in their soap , believing it is essential in fighting germs. • Researchers at the University of California concluded in three different studies that the tricolsaon and tricarbon in the antibacterial soap have possibility to affect the nervous sytem and sex hormones • Antibacterial substances make profit of 1…

Obesity Overview The United States is currently in the midst of an epidemic. Obesity is plaguing our population. According to the State of Obesity, adult obesity rates now exceed 35 percent in five states, 30 percent in 25 states, and 25 percent in 46 states. These statistics remain staggering and jaw dropping. Take for instance that according to the CDC more than 1/3 (36.5%) of adults are obese in the United States. Obesity can cause many other co-morbidity conditions too. This includes but is…