Tenet Healthcare

are principles which can vary person to person, they are areas of life which are held with high regard, importance and worth. Areas such as dignity, privacy, respect, honesty and trust are just a few values which are vital in the healthcare setting. Within all healthcare settings there are codes of practice which assist health care professionals to provided and maintain adequate and effective levels of care. These codes provide guidance in relation to the values of professional conduct, ethics…

Patient navigation was proposed as an innovative approach to assist patients and their family members with potential barriers in an effort to reduce disparities and navigate patients through the complexities of obtaining medical care after an illness or acute diagnosis. There are typically two common methods, with the exception of volunteer work, that patient navigators are employed. Some are employed through hospitals, while others are employees through organization such as the American Cancer…

one priority of healthcare workers is to make sure they provide the best care possible to the residents for which they are responsible. While nursing has come a long way over the years, there are still many obstacles to overcome before healthcare workers can provide the highest level of care within their capabilities. In order for residents in long-term care facilities to receive the best continuity and quality care, as well as cost-efficient care, communication between healthcare providers…

With over 7.6 million km² for a population of only about 22.7 million people (the lowest population density worldwide), the island continent Australia is quite a unique country (Australian Government, n.d.). Even though it counts as an industrial and well developed western country, it encounters many challenges in providing health care for 2.3% of the population due to it´s geography. These little over 500.000 people have settled in Australia’s rural areas, hundreds of kilometers away from the…

Credence Works – The developer of CredencePlus, a suite of services for the home healthcare industry. Public Profile CredencePlus – Trusted, Intelligent, Easy As our population ages, the need for home healthcare workers increases. However, patients and families don’t want just anyone coming into their homes. They want qualified, vetted, and credentialed workers. Only then can they have peace of mind. While home healthcare agencies are required to perform background and license checks on their…

Although healthcare organizations often indicate that it is a simple request to have healthcare professionals such as family physicians, midwives, obstetricians and nurses, work together, it cannot be assumed that these professionals have been prepared with the competencies (knowledge, skills and judgement) to collaborate and the necessary attributes to effectively work together (Pfaff, Baxter, Jack & Ploeg, 2014). The identification of healthcare providers who will work effectively in an…

1. Settings 1.1. Healthcare 1.1.1. Description A pilot study at Kaiser Permanente’s (KP) healthcare facilities will initiate the project effort by inviting, introducing, and training the health care professionals about the telehealth videophone public health consultant services. A presentation via Skye teleconference calls or in person will be presented by the public health consultant using PowerPoint presentation to address how the program will reduce the barriers exist for the Deaf and…

keywords used indicated that the results must be based on the use of interpreters within health care. This limitation omits the chance of studies being used that were not based on interpreters, but discussed other aspects of language barriers within healthcare. In addition, since the research was based on the reactions of patients and providers within health care, a limitation that could be associated with such research includes the issue of people within the study altering their behavior. For…

influence by numerous events today. Healthcare has adapted and change the overall look of healthcare while improving constant grey areas making healthcare adaptable to fit the needs of any populated area. Health care not only effects society but many cultures along with politics and religion. Heath basically serves as a Signiant cause to any and everybody. My paper will discuss how important healthcare and how it changes personal values and beliefs. How healthcare impacts everyone is through…

Identifying the Problem After working in both Nursing Home and the Acute Care Settings, I personally have noticed the big difference in the care of the Alzheimer’s disease patients and the elderly without AD. Caring for Alzheimer`s disease patients is more challenging for both the caregivers and health care providers. It is as stressful for both the patients and caregivers as they try to maintain their cognitive intact and as caregivers strive to make the patients feel as normal as…