Standards for Better Health

Health and disease are vital principals in bioethics with far-reaching social and political implications. Concepts of health and disease are also connected in fascinating ways with issues about function and explanation in philosophy of the biomedical sciences, and theories of well-being in ethics. A focal problem in the philosophy of medicine and a concern in bioethics is interpreting the concepts health and disease. In the process of defining health and disease, three main philosophical models…

Priority – Health of the nation. Healthcare is a very important sphere for the development of the country and recognition of the high level of the State. It strongly affects the society as it directly influences on citizens welfare. In the last decade, the government of Kazakhstan put much effort for raising the quality of healthcare services in our country, but despite the significant increment in indexes of citizen’s life expectancy there is still much work to do in order to make Kazakhstan…

known for nursing excellence are associated with a better patient experience (Stimpfel, Sloane, McHugh, & Aiken, 2016). For this discussion, I will chose two health care organizations and review each in regards to their purpose and impact on, role in, and support of nursing. The two organizations I will examine are The Joint Commission (TJC) and the National League for Nursing (NLN). Founded in 1951, the purpose of TJC is to continually improve health care (The Joint Commission, 2016).…

relevant in today’s society, as many immigrants are coming over to the United States for a better life. An important aspect of that better life is to provide the best culturally competent care to each and every patient. Upon observing the local hospital near me, I found out how the CLAS standards, developed by the Office of Minority Health, are being implemented into the organization. Upon entering the health care facility, I noticed that the hospital had a very warmhearted and welcoming…

electronic health records securely (EHR’s) to and from mobile work stations. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act passed by the congress in 1996 also known as HIPPA. This gives patient rights over their health information. Every healthcare organization must follow guidelines laid by HIPPA. The most recent version of HIPAA used in the healthcare industry is 5010. This helps in protecting the Patient Health Information (PHI), medical health records and conduct certain health care…

the incident will encourage companies to spend more time ensuring everything is up to the standard. The problem with having this is that it requires more time and resources to implement, and this brings a greater deal of costs, both for the organization and for people looking for services from these organizations. Therefore making it harder for companies to withstand the competition…

Shiawassee County Health Department, I am interested in getting our health care organization nationally credited. There is Seven Steps to the Public Health Department Accreditation process. In addition, there are many benefits to becoming nationally credited. The benefits are: measurement of performance, standardization, advancing quality and performance, improving service, values, and accountability to stakeholders. These crucial areas will be improved if Shiawassee County Health Department…

documentation of nursing care.”(NANDA International, Inc.) For a nurse to be able to provide care, sustain life, ensure recovery, alleviate suffering and promote health, it should be documented within the electronic health record (EHR). When capturing such informations within the EHR, information must be shared between healthcare professionals and the health care team. When it comes to sharing information between healthcare professionals and the healthcare team, these informations must be…

“not useful” in today 's society. There are people around the world that still believe these are more helpful than the newest medicinal methods. The practices follow under the categories of integrative health, complementary medicine, and CAM research. About thirty percent of Americans today use health care approaches created outside of the mainstream or conventional medicine. When classifying these approaches, people often say "alternative" and "complementary" as they are the same thing, but…

World Health Organization states that differences in gender starts from the distinct behaviors and roles of male and female in an individual culture and are dictated by gender values and norms in that culture (WHO, 2014). Therefore, it is essential to study how both sexes, different sexual orientation, and people from different cultures approach their healthcare and how they feel about their health. Researching on particular population can result in interventions that are specialized to certain…