Healthcare

As we are living in a new era were technology has expanded enormously, the healthcare system have also encounter new changes. A new vision for health care professionals has emerge to provide patient the best outcome for their treatment plan. Interprofessionalism is based on two or more health profession working together to provide and facilitate the best patient care. (Menken, 2016). With this new proposal all health care professionals will be able to collaborate with each other to mutually…

Technology in health care is something very important in the medical field. Medical professionals use it each and everyday. Jobs are centered around technology for record keeping, screenings, tests, (etc). Yet, technology may be taking over jobs. The medical field is one field technology will never take over completely. Medical professionals use technology like handheld computers instead of using one's’ own knowledge. This can lead to misuse and malpractice. Technology is a great resource in…

Compared to any other country in the world, Americans pour a significant amount of money into health care (Blank, 2012). However, the overall performance of the American healthcare system is lower in comparison to those other countries. American leaders seek innovative ways to improve patient outcomes. One of those strategies to patient outcomes and improve quality of care is the customizing of health care. The paper will discuss how customization is evident in health care, particularly with…

Fastfowarding ahead to the year of 2008 the correctional healthcare industry begin to imcorporate some aspects of technology to help minimize the risk of medical patient errors and to increase patient safety. Today, with the advancement of technology it has help open a line of communication not just between staff but also with outside correctional and healthcare facilities such as hospitals, clinics, health departments, and even with Walgreens and CVS since at times we have to utilize them if…

Gatekeeping within Healthcare Systems A healthcare system can be defined as a series of interactions between an individual and a professional care-giver under circumstances involving health (Gilles, 2003). The healthcare system is then often divided into three sectors; primary, secondary, and tertiary care (Bodenheimer and Grumbach, 2009). Primary healthcare involves the treatment and prevention of common health problems in a community based setting. Secondary care focuses on the healthcare…

the United States (US) healthcare system. According to Niles (2015), when the practice of medicine first begun in the United States (US) tradesmen like barbers can practice as physicians (p. 1). The red and white striped poles outside their shops represented blood and bandages because barbers at that time were also considered as surgeons (Starr, 1982 as cited in Niles, 2015, p. 3). For this week’s module, I will be discussing the US healthcare system. The U.S. healthcare evolved from an…

Regionalization not only encompassed hospitals but also included public heath, home care and long term care (Downie, Caulfield, & Flood, 2011). In my opinion, the concept of regionalization is giving a voice to the people and allowing them to direct their healthcare across the lifespan. With regionalization legislation explicit terms are put into place to strengthen greater government control and accountability…

effective patients care. This assignment will examine the relationship between leading effective teams and the delivery of patient care. It would be true to say that health care delivery has not always been considered a team activity, but increasingly healthcare teams are viewed as an integral feature of the changing face of NHS service provision responding to the challenges of caring for patients with increasing complex co-morbidities, an expanding body of clinical knowledge/research…

II. Related Work In 1998, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) defined usability as being the “extent to which a product can be used by specified users to achieve specified goals with effectiveness, efficiency, and satisfaction in a specified context of use” [9]. Internationally there are many usability studies of EHR systems, targeting different clinical domains [10-15]. There are also efforts to standardize the usability assessment methods attempting to find a common ground…

In healthcare industry a healthcare administrator roles and responsibilities gives a great impact to many peoples’ lives by catering a structured organizational, forming policy and analysis, health services, budget and risk management. Healthcare administrators require professionalism, leadership skills, and an understanding of the complexities of healthcare delivery with its specialized language, financial structure, and politics. • Career opportunities include hospital and health system…