Standards for Better Health

quality of environment, physical and material well-being, health and a secure social and occupational environment. High quality of life will give us a better living environment. Humans interact with the environment constantly. The environment, which usually discussed in the context of sustainability, is equally important for an individual’s life. A better quality of life can afford an unspoiled environment…

An in-depth understanding of the Standards Setting in the Accounting Industry (SSAI) is of major importance and the historical roots involving the roles of the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) are critical aspects of accounting. The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the American Institute of Certified Accountants (AICPA) is a prevalent and has been a useful set of standards for accountants. A presentation of an overview of the role of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission…

increasing number of patients developing infections as a result of having direct contact in health care settings, would it be believable? According to the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA), “Outbreaks of infection often caused by the failure of providers to follow well-established principles of hygiene and asepsis, have proliferated in the preceding two decade (Griffis, 2013).” Basic health care principles include the role of hand hygiene, environmental cleanliness, and…

we live today, brings us daily changes. Smartphones, tablets, high definition televisions, personal computers, and many other devices help us to manage our time better and increase our productivity. Health field is one of the rapidly growing field when it comes about technology. With so many computer programs specially designed for health field, liability of medical stuff and physicians takes less effort now to complete patient’s records with high percentage of quality, accuracy, accessibility,…

National Public Health Department Accreditation was created to improve the service, value, and accountability to stakeholders of local, state and tribal health departments. The Public Health Association Board (PHAB), a non-profit organization, works to protect the health of the public through improving the quality of services local health departments are providing in their communities. In doing so, the PHAB has developed a set of standards to measure the performance level of health departments…

recommendations stated in the gold standard are to promote good mental health in older people, early detection and diagnosis of depression, promotion of integrated care by health professionals and supporting carers and establishment of specialist mental health teams for older people (Department of Health, 2001). The author thinks that the framework is idealistic, but unachievable in the health and social care system, because up to the present day there are no specialist mental health teams…

Effects of Adult Mental Health on Families: An Annotated Bibliography Goodyear, Melinda, Terri-Lee Hill, Becca Allchin, Francis McCormick, Rochelle Hine, RoseCuff and Brenda O’Hanlon. “Standards of practice for the adult mental health workforce: Meeting the needs of families where a parent has a mental illness” International Journal of Mental Health Nursing (2015) 24, 169-180 This article highlights the standards for mental health practitioners to effectively address what is needed by a family…

BENCHMARKERS. Is level of quality that can be used as a standard when comparing other things like outstanding performances or to measure the quality of something by comparing it with something else of an accepted standard (Cambridge University Press, 2016). The Benchmarking network, the in-house benchmarking service of the NHS, it exists to identify and share good practice across the health and social care sector. The delivery of good outcomes and excellent patient experience is part of the…

initiative created in 2007 by the Institute of Health Improvement with the purpose of strengthening the United States healthcare system by improving the health of the population, the patient experience navigating system and reducing the cost associated with healthcare. Attempting to achieve all these three goals at the same time is no easy task, mainly because the accomplishment of one aspect often compromises the others. With the Triple Aim as the focus, health care organizations are able to…

and other countries in the Better Life Index (OECD Better Life Index, 2015). Also, Switzerland ranks above the average in subjective well-being, jobs and earning, income and wealth, social connections, and health status. Other areas where Switzerland ranks above average are personal security, education and skills, and environmental quality. To achieve these milestones in better life and poverty eradication, Switzerland has employed an array of…