Osteopathic medicine

Mol’s descriptions of the logic of care and the logic of choice were very interesting to me. Although, Mol focused on the care of diabetes, both logics are relevant and can be applied to all types of interactions with the health care system. Mol describes how the logic of care takes a holistic approach when caring for patients. Whereas, the logic of choice seems to take a business approach when caring for patients, this logic views patients as customers. Indeed, the logic of care is important…

WHAT FUTURE DO YOU SEE FOR MEDICINE IN THE UNITED STATES? Over the last one hundred years, there have been many changes to medicine and the health care system in the United States. Through these changes, we have made many technological advances and have cured many disease. With these changes, we have also been able to find a way to make health care more affordable for most Americans. However, there are still many who lack access and necessary funds and this is where I see the future change.…

Dashboards in Healthcare Abstract Doctor Rich Boehler the president and chief executive officer of St. Joseph Healthcare from Nausha New Hampshire presented a webinar where he discussed his experience as a chief medical officer of St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson Maryland and how he used medical staff performance dashboards to dramatically improve the outcomes of patient care while decreasing the length of stay and finally lowering costs to both the hospital and patients.…

essential part of the health care system. As each decade progressed, physical therapy have morphed from its infancy stage into a significant part of rehabilitation. During these changes in health care to include the modernization and advancement of medicine, it has become apparent that physical therapy are needed in the various parts of patient care. With 50 states that currently authorize direct care, physical therapy has become more accessible. Taking all of this into account, physical…

Everyone has their own perspective on what integration is. For instance, users view integration as a continuity of care whereby with the aid of financial and medicines management, they gain ease in navigating health system. Whereas providers focus on coordination between technical services and management support (WHO, 2008). Generally, WHO (2008) defines integrated care as the organisation and management of health service, so that it is available-cum-accessible when in need, and user-friendly…

The Ministry of Health (2008) found that mental illness which includes addiction affects one in five New Zealanders. A key population health challenge Addiction Support Workers are facing is the culturally diverse population in New Zealand. Estimates show that one in five New Zealanders were not born in New Zealand compared to one in eight in the United States. Furthermore, Statistics NZ showed a 5,000 net gain of immigrants to NZ for the month of March between 2005-2015 (as seen in the figure…

Retrospective diagnosis is examining the evidence/archives from ancient medicine or any other era and comparing that data to today’s era of medicine, or it can be to diagnose a patient from the past with today’s knowledge by using the documents and/or artifacts that may be relevant or pertain to the patient. Therefore, this paper is going to examine how retrospective diagnosis works, examples of retrospective diagnosis, it’s strengths and weaknesses, and why retrospective diagnosis is important…

Opponents of greater emphasis in training for cultural sensitivity and awareness, as an initial step, argue that the solution is overly simplistic and not effective because it places responsibility entirely on the physician. To achieve a more culturally competent health care system in the U.S., the target group, in this case Hispanics must work together with physicians to determine the best course of action to address the lack of cultural competency. Rinderle in her posting, “Why Cultural…

People think nowadays that nurses are there to give medicine and to do their reports. Today, nurses spend more time charting because of many duties that are being implemented, instead of caring for their patients. Sometimes nurses rely more on technology and on their nurse’s aide if the patient has been repositioned…

Alzheimer’s Disease Alzheimer’s disease is a very dangerous and an awful illness. It is found on the “Top Ten Leading Causes of Deaths in The United States”. It is actually number six on the charts. Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive, degenerative disorder that attacks the brain 's nerve cells, or neurons, resulting in loss of memory, thinking and language skills, and behavioral changes, stated from Alzheimer’s Foundation of America. One person’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease…