Health care proxy

has shown that increasing diversity has a positive correlation with increased academic performance of those students who are at the bottom end of the achievement gap. I feel that the same concept can apply to mental health services. The more diversity there is within mental health field, the more psycho-education performance can increase albeit those consumers have a way to ensure they understand the psycho-educational information via translators or translated handouts, which currently are…

One of the greatest healthcare disparities in America is the lack of care available for the citizens residing in the rural areas. Residents in the rural areas experience lack of diverse specialty care, difficult transportations due to geographical barriers, shortage of information and educational opportunities available to better understand healthcare. These difficulties often times make it challenging for the patients within the rural community to actively seek healthcare. While more than 20…

The scope and standards for administrators, provides a conceptual base for their practice. In addition, the guiding principles and competencies for nurse administrators translates to the scope and standards of their practice (Roussel, 2013). PeaceHealth’s leadership model is grounded in the Mission of the organization and inspires leaders to deepen their personal character by being humble, ethical, compassionate, courageous, authentic, passionate, and spiritual. In addition, PeaceHealth sets…

“There are over 9,800 CPT codes – one for every type of health care service provided by health care practitioners or facilities.” (Explore Health Careers). Medical coding is a fast growing field and not a lot of people know how well it is going to strive here in the next couple years. The overview of this report is to elaborate what medical coding is. What the education requirements are for a medical coder along with the cost of tuition. Where medical coders can be employed. What the pay is for…

Obamacare, also known as The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, is a very complex and lengthy act. Is there a certain reason why this act is so significant? What are the pros and cons of Obamacare? These are important questions to answer. Each piece of legislation that has ever been through congress has had at least some significance. The real question is though, is why? What are the reasons for significance? Also, each piece of legislation has a negative aspects and positive aspects.…

As a member of Hilltop Leaders, I recently took the Gallup Report Strength Finder to find out my signature themes which represent the five most dominant themes of talent I have. In ranking of order, first I am an achiever. An, “achiever describes a constant need for achievement.” My second is learner because, “The subject matter that interests you most will be determined by your other themes and experiences, but whatever the subject, you will always be drawn to the process of learning.” My third…

In today’s society, the health care industry produces an excessive amount of waste. Waste is generated from many different ways in hospitals and in health care facilities in the United States as well as internationally. The increased use of disposables and the discarding of unused material from standardized or prepackaged surgical packs contribute to the rise of waste material from the health care industry. The way waste is disposed of is not only hazardous to the health of the general…

about the white coats, stethoscopes and the kindness the healthcare professionals always offered that grabbed my attention. I often saw myself playing pretend or a nurse with my dolls. I was always the first one to attend for anyone in need or medical care. I just loved to put band aids on everyone. I guess I was naturally drawn into the healthcare field. Grownups often ask children what they want to be when they grow up, and they get all sorts of answers like astronauts, firefighters, cops,…

mother. I am also convinced though our mother has five children, that full guardianship should only be awarded to my sisters. It is important for me to explain why I have arrived at this conclusion 
Prior to my sisters stepping in and taking over her care, our mother was living in deplorable conditions. I was witness to this during my visits to Singapore in 2012 and early 2013. My mother was underweight, suffered severe migraines…

Livonia), five Outpatient Health Centers, eight Urgent Cares, and over 25 Specialty Centers. Moreover, the system is part of Trinity Health, one of the largest multi-institutional religious health care delivery systems. The system is operating in 22 states, affiliates 93 hospitals and 128 continuing care facilities, including home health, hospice,…