Healthcare

Today’s healthcare system is undergoing serious debate and introspection. Healthcare spending grew by 5.8 % in 2015, reaching $3.2 trillion or $9,990 per person. As a share of the nation’s Gross Domestic Product, healthcare spending accounted for 17.8 % in 2016 (National Health Expenditure Data –CMS). This rate of growth cannot be sustained. Changes need to be made and I fear that if we are not proactive and innovative as healthcare professionals in leading this change, that decisions will…

renal disease contribute to health disparities experienced by Black men. These diseases are linked to unmet healthcare needs and related to perceptions and confidence in the healthcare system and providers, willingness to seek care, health literacy and communication, and patient action. [2, 3][4, 5]Understanding Black men’s perceptions about health begins with having a dialog about healthcare. These dialogs need to take place in locations that they feel safe and can opening express themselves.…

A major role of practicing healthcare professionals in today’s society is their moral and ethical approaches to a patient’s overall care. In this specific case, Martha Rogers, an 85-year-old gerontology patient, was admitted to a psychiatric unit of the hospital due to confusion and increasing irritability. Following evaluation, healthcare providers found she was dehydrated which may have caused some of the symptoms that she was undergoing; Mrs. Rogers, however, became calm and cooperative with…

There are inadequate training on violence prevention and self- defense, inadequate staffing for the facility, the time of day it is, and the activities at the healthcare facility. The unexperienced healthcare workers are especially at risk for assault, largest number of injures occurs during the attempts to contain patient violence. Short staffing and temporary staffing are also risk factors of violence in the workplace. The danger…

National CLAS-Standards for Cultural Competence in Healthcare Service Delivery Health care disparities and inequities among ethnic and racial minorities have been persistent in the U.S. healthcare system. Health disparities occur when one group of individuals face poor access to care, disproportionate rates of disease or death, and lack of quality in healthcare delivery (Longest, 2016). With the efforts of healthcare reform and the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable are Act of…

Ethical issues and challenges in healthcare are common. Nearly every choice that’s made has ethical implications behind it, for patients, for providers and for healthcare leaders. Which issues impact hospital administrators the most? According to a panel of experts here are the some ethical issues and challenges in healthcare that are facing today’s leaders. Balancing care quality and efficiency. Many of the trials facing the healthcare system in the future will be related to the overall…

Orthotics and Prosthetics. While in Ireland, I will work on multidisciplinary projects and papers with my peers. Our writings will highlight the different health care practices, policies, and systems we encounter during the course of this trip. Healthcare, by nature, is a multidisciplinary field. Doctors, nurses, technicians, lab assistants, allied health professionals, and mid-level providers work together to ensure…

as well as “permeating societal systems and institutions.” (Allan & Smylie 2) As a result, Indigenous peoples are not given equal healthcare treatment in comparison to non-Indigenous Canadians. This briefing report will identify health issues currently on the Sandy Lake reserve and give a brief history surrounding Indigenous peoples. It will outline why current healthcare…

from the behavior of the organization’s associates. In healthcare, employee aggression and inappropriate behaviors contribute to poor clinical outcomes. As exemplars, negative employee behaviors increase the risk of error, delays in care, conflict, and stress for all healthcare workers, and adverse events (AACN, 2005). Bullying behaviors can manifest negatively throughout an healthcare organization emotionally, verbally, or by…

main priorities that focus on improving health and health care quality in any given organization. Out of the 6 priorities, our organization mainly uses 3 of them to help shape the company’s overall philosophy. These priorities consist of making healthcare safer by decreasing risks created in the delivery of care, promoting effective communication and coordination of care, and advocating the most effective prevention and treatment practices for the leading causes of mortality, in this…