...Values and Spiritual beliefs Beliefs and values are principles, standards or qualities that an individual or groups of people hold in high regard (Federico, 2009). My values and beliefs have been influenced by interacting with people, the environment and any other related real life experiences that contribute to decision making. I originated from Nairobi, Kenya and was raised in a middle class conservative Christian household. All my life has focused on respect for my culture, language, good health, good work ethics, professionalism, reliability, optimism, respect for all humans, respect for laws, religion, education, friendships and keeping up with major life events like graduation, birthdays, baby showers and weddings. As Christian I believe in God and the existence of Christianity which has been a source of my strength all my life. In our younger years, all the family members were encouraged to participate in church activities which I still believe is important to my lifestyle and has given me confidence and believe that I am who I am today because of God. As nurses, the beliefs we have developed may be related to the stereotypes that we have formed around issues like sexuality, abortion, alcohol, marriage, ageing and disability, health care policy and other people’s rights (Federico, 2009). As healthcare workers our duty is to provide services that meet or target group and help them feel empowered without being judgmental thus avoiding imposing our values and beliefs...
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...Health care policy 1. What is/are the problem/s to be solved in the most fundamental terms? One of the problems that have to be solved by health care policy is lack of availability to health care services to the people in the United States. High cost of health care services that hinders people in the United States from getting health care services. 2. What is the history of the problem/s in the United States? The history of health care problems was as a result of amplified inaccessibility by the poor and the lower-middle class people in the United States 3. What are the various theories about the causes of the problem/s? Based on this, what do you think is/are the most important causes/s of the problem/s? The policy objectives, value premises, expectation, and target populations 1. Policy objectives—overt and covert objectives: What are the stated objectives of the policy? In your judgment, what are the covert objectives of the policy? Main objectives of health care policy are decrease growth of health care expenses while encouraging high- value and efficient care. A strong emphasize on primary and preventive care that is related to community prevention system. Another objective of the health care policy is making sure that there is accessibility to quality, ethnically skilled care that includes enduring services and supports for defenceless population. Improving health care and population health through meaningful use of health information is another objective...
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...Economics and Policy for Health Professionals Katrina Hill Health Policy and Economics Dr. Shana Lavarreda September 7, 2014 Discipline of Health Economics Many years ago healthcare and its delivery system were limited in care for patients or treatment options for physicians. The procedure of care includes diagnosis, treatment, prevention, rehabilitation, and palliative care (Buchbinder, 2012). However, over the years there is much to be learned from the discipline of health economics which vary from studies, practices, and demand by discipline of health promotion. Unfortunately, health promotion has not always gotten the attention by health economists because contributing factors lack demand, scare resources, and unclear utility analysis of health care (Teiltelbaum & Wilensky, 2013). As with any given system, values contribute to decision making route in which delivers thoughtful insight into how health operates from a planned and funded context to address an extensive scope of matters in a clear systematic manner. Benefits of Health Care Financing and Delivery There are many profits to understanding health policy or governmental involvement in health care financing and delivery. Financial or economic assessment consists of a set of methods designed at inspecting other ways of action that aids in making choices in terms of their costs and benefits (Getzen, 2013). In theory, these practices are useful to promote health in personal development...
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...than of 3 pages) of the values and ethics of a public policy issue by doing the following: 1. Analyze a health or nursing profession public policy issue that impacts a group of people and requires a policy change. a. Discuss why you selected this public policy issue. Note: If you select a local policy, be sure your discussion reflects how the policy will affect more than a single unit, department, or organization. b. Discuss the relevance of the public policy issue to the health or the nursing profession, using two pieces of academically appropriate literature from the last five years. c. Describe the financial impact of the public policy on an organization or on a community. 2. Analyze how your values impact your position on the public policy issue. a. Discuss the ethical principle (e.g., autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, justice) or theory that underpins your perspective. Prepare your reflection essay (suggested length of no more than of 3 pages) of the values and ethics of a public policy issue by doing the following: 1. Analyze a health or nursing profession public policy issue that impacts a group of people and requires a policy change. a. Discuss why you selected this public policy issue. Note: If you select a local policy, be sure your discussion reflects how the policy will affect more than a single unit, department, or organization. b. Discuss the relevance of the public policy issue to the health or the nursing profession...
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...Health Policy Values Morgan Spencer Grand Canyon University: NUR-508 Dr. Jamie Buchanan June 15, 2015 Health Policy Values Beliefs and Values Beliefs and values are two things in which people develop when they are going up and are engraved in them however, there is a difference. Beliefs are what we believe to be true and values are a person's principles or standards of behavior. My values and beliefs have stemmed from my upbringing and also from my personal experiences as a nurse and a young woman. As a young child my values and what was expected of myself were engraved into me. The first concept that was engraved into myself was a hard work ethic which stemmed from my grandfathers. My grandfathers were the bread winner of their families and taught myself the importance of integrity, honesty, and hard work. My beliefs came from knowing God, understanding His Word and knowing what he expects of myself. Health Care Policy Due to my values and beliefs I can easily get frustrated when talking about health care policy in respects to cost and quality. Health care costs have easily risen since I started working as a nurse four years ago. However, things are getting more expensive that the economy cannot keep up at this time. Technology and the advances in health care are beneficial to all and for the greater good which can improve the quality of life. However, are these advances going to cost more? Yes. Should we not develop them due to cost of them? Absolutely not. Unfortunately...
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...MEETING NEEDS FOR LIFE INSURANCE 15 CHAPTER 5: THE INSURANCE POLICY 19 CHARTER 6: PRICING LIFE INSURANCE. 22 CHAPTER 7: TERM LIFE INSURANCE 26 CHAPTER 8: PERMANENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ENDOWMENT INSURANCE 30 CHAPTER 9: SUPPLEMENTARY BENEFITS 37 CHAPTER 10: LIFE INSURANCE POLICY PROVISIONS 44 CHAPTER 11: LIFE INSURANCE BENEFICIARY POLICIES 50 CHAPTER 12: ADDITIONAL OWNERSHIP RIGHTS 52 CHAPTER 13: PAYING LIFE INSURANCE POLICY PROCEEDS. 59 CHAPTER 14: PRINCIPLES OF GROUP INSURANCE POLICY 63 CHAPTER 15: GROUP LIFE INSURANCE. 68 CHAPTER 16: ANNUITIES AND INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLANS 73 CHAPTER 17: GROUP RETIREMENT AND SAVINGS PLAN. 84 CHAPTER 18: MEDICAL EXPENSE COVERAGE 90 CHAPTER 19: DISABILITY INCOME COVERAGE. 94 CHAPTER 20:TRADITIONAL GROUP HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS 98 CHAPTER 21: TRADITIONAL INDIVIDUAL HEALTH INSURANCE POLICIES 104 CHAPTER 22: MANAGED CARE PLANS 109 CHAPTER 23: REGULATION OF HEALTH INSURANCE 113 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION AND INDIVIDUAL LIFE INSURANCE Insurance companies are organized as either • Stock Insurance companies Company has stock that is bought by shareholders. So company is owned by shareholders. These share holders get dividends. No. of companies: 1604 Income from Premium: 226 billion Dollar amount of Life Insurance in force: 9.8 trillion • Mutual Insurance companies This type of company is owned by its policy owners. Policy owners receive...
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...between the policy owner and the insurer, where the insurer agrees to pay a sum of money upon the occurrence of the insured individual’s or individual’s death. It is the risk pooling plan and economic device through which the risk of premature death is transferred from the individual to a group In return the policy owner or policy payer agrees to pay a stipulated amount called a premium at regular intervals or in lump sums (so-called “paid up” insurance). A life insurance contract is intended to meet the needs of survivors or beneficiaries, when the investor dies. From the life insurance contract, the beneficiaries receive a sum of money that far exceeds the value of the premiums the investor had paid. The beneficiaries, of course, receive this benefit if the person insured dies during the contract period. The contract of life insurance is different from other types of insurance in the following respects. The event insurer against is an eventual certainty i.e. nobody lives forever. It is not the possibility of death that is insured against; rather, it’s the untimely death. The risk is not whether the insured person is going to die but when. The risk increases as the individual ages or grows older because chances of death are greater in later years than in initial years. There is no possibility of partial loss in life as in the case of property and liability insurance. Therefore, if a loss occurs under life assurance, the insurer will have to pay the face value of the policy...
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...within many areas (e.g., disability and handicap), conceptual issues and ethical issues about proper conduct and underlying values are highly intergrated. The treatment of ethical and policy issues depends on the content of the concepts employed and, at the same time, many central concepts are informed by moral opinions and, as a result, contested on ethical grounds. Taking this intergration of conceptual and ethical issues seriously from a research point of view requires that they are very strongly interconnected, i.e. mere studies of the way in which concepts are in fact informed by moral opinions and social values is not siffucient. Outright normative analyses of underlying ethical views need to underpin suggestions with regard to the way in which central concepts should be employed in policy contexts. This has been recognised in research on the basic ethical issue of what should be seen as the basic determinant of the quality of life or well-being (Brülde 1998, 2006), as well as research on applied ethics of relevance for disability (Brülde 2003; Munthe 1996, 1999; Juth 2005; Juth & Munthe 2006), and concepts such as happiness, health, illness, and mental disorder (Brülde 2000, 2006a, 2006b). Research on several of the conceptual issues has demonstrated how they are strongly connected to ethical problems related to health care policies and public health practices, in particular issues about what are the appropriate goals of medicine as a whole, or parts thereof, e.g. the...
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...made in an unobstructed fashion D All of the above Why is life insurance so important to Canadian families? A The cash values of most insurance policies are secure from the demands of creditors. B Sufficient policy face values can provide capital and income relief on the death of family breadwinners. C Not only can the lives of principal income-earners be insured, but all forms of debt can be insured. D All of the above Life insurance has other principal functions besides making a cash payment on the death of a life insured. What are they? A Insurance can provide an emergency cash reserve. B It can provide capital to pay ―last expenses‖ and operating capital during a family’s readjustment period. C Life insurance proceeds generate a financial lump sum that can be used to cover a family’s current and long-term operating expenses. D All of the above How do you calculate “inflation-adjusted capitalized value”? A It is not possible to do so. B Use the capitalized value and multiply the answer by the prevailing inflation rate. C Use the capitalized value and multiply the answer by the prevailing interest rate. D Take the prevailing interest or investment rate, deduct the nominal inflation rate, and complete the formula calculations. An insured makes $42,000 a year, and the current interest rate is 3.4%. She has a generous A&S policy, plus disability benefits that pay 70% of her salary. How much life insurance does she need based on capitalization of income...
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...Vision, Mission, Aims and Values mean for them, their work and their teams. As above and possible sample audit of PWPs/ PRPs and safety. Directorate and team operating plans which clearly reflect Vision, Mission, Aims etc. E.G. Top 55 managers have more focused personal development plans Clear statement of intelligence priorities. Better use of intranet. Knowledge sharing Strategic Plans, Operating Plans have clear strategic priorities. Provision made for linking PWPs and PDPs to priorities Acceptance that “health and safety is cornerstone”. Increase in businesses placing health and MEASURES OF ACHIEVEMENT/TARGETS Feedback from team briefing. Feedback from Values Workshops Staff Survey questions Audit of PWPSs/PRPs. Fit of plans with strategy. Recognition by stakeholders that HSE more focussed. Staff feedback on leadership behaviours Improved use of intelligence both strategically (eg re Strategic Plan) and tactically (eg in support of operational work). Resources allocated behind priorities. Visibly not doing non-priority work. All staff understand HSE’s Vision, Mission, Aims and Values by December 2003 All staff understand how they contribute to the realisation of the vision, mission, aims and values, reflected in ways of working by Dec 2003 Board and top leadership demonstrate stronger leadership in behaviour and m’ment by Dec 2003 We more effectively marshal and apply intelligence. ‘New manifesto’ team briefing. Values Workshops for all staff. Core policy – new ways of working...
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...Vision 2020: Outlining One Recent Key Policy Documentation and How it Influences a Practice The need to address public health need emanate from government of the day in respond to public out cry, it formulate polices, to address current health issues. Over the years’ policies such as stop smoking, how to survive cancer, saving lives, and so on have not only created awareness amongst the population but also improve the health of certain sections of different communities. One of such policies is the ‘Vision 2020- focusing on the future of district nurses.’ This essay will focus on one aspect of this policy, (Compassion in relation to End of Life Care) and analyse how it influences current and future practice. It will critically analyse the economic, political and philosophical underpinnings of the policy, and appraise the ethical and moral implication for practice whilst drawing on appropriate principles, theories and frameworks. A conclusion will be drawn which will justify the formation of the policy. Vision 2020 emerged as consequence of health care establishments frugal activities. In certain cases patient were routinely neglected by Trust pre-occupied with cutting cost, that they lost sight of the fundamental responsibility to provide compassionate care. The policy published in January 2013 has 6 main aspects of fundamental care, which are, compassion, care, competence, courage, commitments, and communication. Compassion within the end of life care involves the use of the Liverpool...
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...along with the webpage link : The United Way of America http://national.unitedway.org/about/missvis.cfm Mission Statement : To improve lives by mobilizing the caring power of communities. CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) http://www.cdc.gov/about/mission.htm Mission Statement : To promote health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury, and disability. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation http://www.aspe.hhs.gov/info/orgmission.shtml Mission Statement : The Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) advises the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services on policy development in health, disability, human services, data, and science, and provides advice and analysis on economic policy. ASPE leads special initiatives, coordinates the Department's evaluation, research and demonstration activities, and manages cross-Department planning activities such as strategic planning, legislative planning, and review of regulations. Integral to this role, ASPE conducts research and evaluation studies, develops policy analyses, and estimates the cost and benefits of policy alternatives under consideration by the Department or Congress. Evaluating the three Mission Statements : We shall now evaluate the Mission Statements of the three organizations selected and determine whether they meet the criteria of a good Mission Statement. First let us define what comprises a good Mission...
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...Buy: http://hwcampus.com/shop/nur508-full-course/ NUR508 All Weeks Discussions GCU NUR508 Week 1 Discussion DQ 1 & DQ 2 Latest 2015 DQ 1 What were the major causes of U.S. mortality in the last 100 years, and what public health measures most contributed to improvements in the health of the nation? Include at least two source citations from the readings and/or additional sources to support your answer DQ 2 What are the major causes of disease and death in the 21st century (e.g., chronic illnesses, communicable diseases, etc.) that continue to affect U.S. citizens in spite of the achievements in public health in the past century? What have been some of the strategies implemented to combat these illnesses on the local and national levels? Have they been successful? Include reference citations where appropriate. Grand Canyon NUR508 Week 2 Discussion DQ 1 & DQ 2 Latest 2015 DQ1 Select one of the United Nations' (U.N.) Millennial Development Goals (MDGs). Visit the website and report on the UN's progress in achieving this goal? How will meeting this goal positively impact the health of the world? What suggestions would you make to help the UN achieve this goal? DQ 2 Select a global health issue from the World Health Organization (WHO) list of health topics available athttp://www.who.int/topics/en/How has globalization influenced this issue from a positive or negative perspective? Grand Canyon NUR508 Week 3 Discussion DQ 1 & DQ 2 Latest 2015 DQ 1 Debate the various...
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...investments in health research OECD Blue Sky II Forum, September 25, 2006 Alan Bernstein, Vern Hicks, Peggy Borbey, Terry Campbell Abstract This paper describes the approach taken by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) to develop a framework and indicators to measure the impact of health research. The development process included national and international consultations. Key methodology challenges and measurement requirements were identified. The framework that has resulted from this process includes definitions of key concepts, methodology guidelines, identification of the different stakeholders for impact information and the individual concerns of each stakeholder group. Indicators are classified within five categories that encompass a broad range of impacts. Sources of information and issues in attributing research impacts are discussed. An analysis of issues suggests that impact measurement and performance measurement are complementary activities, with the former focused on broad impacts of the health research sector and the latter on the degree of success achieved by funding agencies in contributing to the process of knowledge development and uptake. Introduction Accountability and value received for the use of public funds have become high priorities for governments around the world. Quantifying the value of publicly funded health research is a challenge for many countries. This paper describes the approach taken by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)...
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...or individual. Property and casualty insurance is insurance that protects against property losses to one’s business, home or car and against legal liability that may result from injury or damage to the property of others. This type of insurance can protect a person or a business with an interest in the insured physical property against losses. Auto Insurance policies typically cover you and your spouse, relatives who live in your home and other licensed drivers to whom you give permission to drive your car. The policy provides coverage for both bodily injury and property damage liability as well as physical damage to your vehicle. Auto insurance typically covers personal injury, medical payments, uninsured motorist, underinsured motorist, auto rental, emergency road assistance and other damages to your car not caused by a collision such as flood, fire and vandalism. The other insurance is homeowners’ insurance which is bought to protect the biggest assets one has. Homeowners insurance typically covers the actual house, personal property and contents within that house, and some forms of personal liability. The policy may cover direct and significant loss...
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