Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set

Quality Gap in Healthcare Scientific research can be thought of as a complex problem-solving endeavor (Leong & Austin, 2006). Research is conducted to refine or reject theories or to develop new theories (Leong & Austin, 2006). Current research shows that health disparities are systematically linked with socially disadvantaged populations (Braveman, Kumanyika, Fielding, LaVeist, Borrell, Manderscheid, & Troutman, 2011). Health disparities are avoidable health differences according to…

and health care reform (Regents, 2015). An important aspect of quality assurance is utilization management. In health care, utilization management that is based on collection, assessment, and monitoring data that pertains to patient services and treatment assures efficiency and effectiveness…

states that CSMC is one of the five major hospitals in the Broward healthcare system providing expert care to the Broward County community offering more than 50 medical specialties including pediatrics emergency services, level 2 pediatric intensive care unit and pediatric inpatient services with multiple specialties. The data collection was held on the pediatric unit of the third floor at CSMC. The research conducted using with data comparison pre and post implementation of length of stay. A…

After both the Republican and Democratic parties tried for decades to pass healthcare reform legislation, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), was passed in 2010. Through regulations and policies geared towards reducing healthcare related costs, providing increased quality care, providing better access, and more affordable health insurance policies, the ACA helped reform the United States healthcare system. The reform contains regulations and legislation regarding rights and protections, required…

document in a much faster and accurate way. In 2004, President George W. Bush set a goal that the majority health data be in an electronic format by 2014, which included medical records that are shared by many institutions and other technologies for safer health care (As cited by Spencer, 2012). I will discuss the importance of health informatics, health information, and health information technology and how this information has helped me in my transition from Registered Nurse (RN) to the…

on the internet to google information, click the first websites they see, and believe everything they read. On the other hand they may become frustrated from not knowing from one article to the next what they are supposed to believe, leading them to become fearful and suspicious of immunizations. It is important for healthcare providers to stay informed and up to date about common vaccine related concerns, as well as what to expect for the rationale for refusal. Healthcare providers also need to…

pharmaceutical companies to fill their wallets as opposed to filling the minds of the parents with all of the necessary information to consider while deciding whether or not their children should be vaccinated. According to the CDC, the main two vaccinations that are currently mandated in the US are the DTaP/Td/Tdap and the Meningococcal vaccine (“Vaccination Coverage Rates and Data”). These are two required vaccinations for admittance in nearly all childcare facilities, public schools, camps,…

essay calorie posting refers to calorie information in restaurants at the point of sale. Section 2 defines obesity and discusses some of the economic causes and costs of it. Section 3 discusses calorie posting as a specific solution. Section 4 briefly discusses alternative solutions. It is important that these are considered for a comparison against calorie posting. Section 5 concludes the essay and reaches a verdict on the statement. 2.Obesity Due to data availability, an adult body mass index…

countries continue to face considerable challenges in providing high-quality, affordable and universally accessible health care and information. Most of the developing countries are not able to adequately offer quality healthcare to its citizen. There are very few healthcare facilities in rural areas, of which most of them are poorly equipped and also few trained healthcare providers. In Kenya, the situation is no different. There are only a few hospitals per region where reliable medical…

behavioral and physiological factors. Population health management requires the distribution of health care services in the defined population to be grounded on health condition and need (Block, 2014). Deliver Healthcare with a Focus Healthcare organizations should deliver healthcare with a focus on population health because it allows for better health outcomes, care management, and emphasizes on the specific population. A population health approach indicates that elements beyond the health…