...The healthcare system of Hong Kong is divided into public and private healthcare services. It keeps improving in order to provide high efficiency and good quality healthcare to population; therefore, this essay aims at comparing the differences on patient experiences in Hong Kong between public and private hospital care. In this essay, "patient experiences" is defined as the range of interactions that patient have with the professionals or specialists in hospital,also the several aspects of health care the patient received. Thus, provision of care by hospital staff, provision of different components of patient care and treatment and provision of information on leaving hospital will be compare in the essay. Firstly, comparing the experiences during the admission to hospital. The main component...
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...notes from the lecture “Comparative Health Cultures” (Unit 7), particularly the section addressing organizational culture. 3. Pick ONE of the following settings to address in your essay: Hospitals (public or private) Health departments (state or local) Government agencies (federal, state, local) For-profit health care organizations Private charitable organizations Educational institutions (universities, schools) 4. Write a 2-page essay according to the following directions: Using the seven indicators of organizational culture described in Albrecht and Bach (relevant constructs, facts, practices, vocabulary, metaphors, stories and rites and rituals), as well as organizational culture concepts from the text (e.g. value priorities, implicit assumptions) write a 2-page essay responding to the two questions identified in Albrecht and Bach: 1. Which of these cultural factors exist in an organization in which you are a currently a member or have been a member in the past? 2. What examples can you provide from your own organizational experiences? Describe the key components of the organizational culture of your selected community. For example, you might write to the group that you think that hospital culture is strongly influenced by the value placed on “efficiency” and give an anecdote from...
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... voluntary, organizations and religions besides as well as entities such as small and large businesses, labour unions, schools, hospitals and government agencies. (G.Hunt et al, 2003) An organization is an arrangement of people pursuing common goals and achieving results following the standard and rules of the business. There are various levels of management and division of responsibility inside an organization each working through their own tasks. Private Limited Company- This is a company which is owned and controlled by shareholders who know each other, they can be friends and relatives. There is no minimum capital required to start up this type of business and their shares are not sold on the stock exchange market. Benefits of being a Private Limited Company (PVT LTD) * In this type of organization the shares are sold to large number of individuals. This leads to large sum of capital which will result in expansion. * All shareholders have limited liability- It means if there is a loss in the business the owners do not have to compensate by selling their personal property. * The organization can enjoy its benefits of being big. * The people who start the business are able to retain control over it. * The business can still continue running in the event of the death of a shareholder. Costs associated with being a Private Limited Company (PVT LTD) * Company requires a lot of legal...
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...When I asked my patients if they had done the HEP, I received conflicting answers. Some patients will adhere and I will be able to progress their HEP while some patients didn’t adhere despite repeated prescriptions and adjustments. Hence, I find myself asking what is the evidence for HEP adherence and are there any factors for me as a clinician to consider when prescribing HEP so that patient can get the maximum benefit of HEP. In this essay, I will be discussing on evidence based practice of adherence of HEP prescribed for geriatric in rehabilitation setting. My essay will highlight some factors that affect adherence of HEP and some strategies that physiotherapists can adopt when prescribing HEP to improve adherence. Finally I will be reflect on how these factors will impact my future...
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...systems across the world. In the film, five capitalist democratic countries are chosen for analysis. The rest of this essay will briefly describe these, scrutinize their pros and cons and identify the best among the lot. The essay finally attempts to find ‘the best’ system’s suitability to the United States economy and the possible consequences in the event of being applied. In terms of ‘cost to patient’, the United Kingdom’s healthcare system is the undisputed leader in the world. The government acts in twin roles of 1.healthcare provider and 2.patient insurer. The government gathers funds for healthcare costs beforehand through an ingenuous method of taxation. Of course, as could be expected with a “socialized medicine” model, there are the usual bureaucratic hassles. But apart from that, the UK healthcare system boasts an enviable record of health management and impressive patient outcomes. The National Health Service (NHS) is the central government agency that takes care of all aspects of catering to citizens’ health. The film then goes on to show the workings of the healthcare system of Japan. Here, the system is slightly different, in that, it is a “social insurance” system, wherein the costs are distributed between the employers, non-profit community organizations and citizens. While insurance companies and hospitals in Japan are predominantly in the private sector, they are very well regulated. In this system, monthly premiums cost only $280 for an entire family. The...
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...made up of individuals from the private medical sector to develop and maintain standards of quality in medical facilities in the United States. Although JCAHO has no legal enforcement power, and has no official connection to the US Government regulatory agencies, many medical facilities rely on JCAHO accreditation procedures to indicate to the public that their particular institution meets quality standards”(JCAHO). JCAHO and its policies have taken on a real importance in the medical field, despite the lack of official government sanction. The Joint Commission is an independent, private sector in the United States that administers accreditation programs for hospitals and other healthcare-related organizations. The Commission develops performance standards that address crucial elements of operation, such as patient care, medication safety, and infection control and consumer rights. Most state governments require that healthcare organizations be accredited by the Commission as a condition for licensing and Medicaid reimbursement. JCAHO evaluates and accredits approximately 18,000 health care organizations, including hospitals; ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), health care networks, and clinical laboratories. The Joint Commission was founded in 1951 as the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO). Joint Commission Resources (JCR), a global affiliate group, oversees the Joint Commission International (JCI). In this essay I will continue to use the monopolistically...
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...manipulate true statement against false statement. Key focus on Arguments is evidence stating the true statement or false statement on the situation. Stating the situation on the first essay its argument deals with the lifestyle on which we live in. “The argument on which cars will be an uproar to our communities, disrupting sleep, terrifying animals, destroying public and private property, and placing members of our emergency services in life threatening situations”. Fairfax, M. (2005, Nov 11). Everybody has their opinions on different situations that evolve around the world, some may be true statements, some may be false statements regardless which is the right statement. We will make an argument to prove who is right are who is wrong. The second essay talks about woman with cancer who died in 1989. The woman named was Bronwen Wallace who went to Queen’s University and Marxist politics. The essay talks about how Wallace who died at the age of 44 wrote a book about knowing your damage about anything wrong with your body.” The power of feminism is the power of the victim who has recognized a way to use her damage.” “When you get in touch with your damage, recognized it and care for it, you also discover the source of your power.” Wallace, B., Page, J., & Robertson, H. (1993, Feb). The third essay talks about arguments between one another going through debates, while expressing your opinions with reasons to support it without arguing with any particular person or group of people...
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...abbreviations stand for, as well as the purpose of them. When dealing with a patient’s personal information that concerns their medical history, there must be the use of accurate written or computerized documentation at all times. This paper will define the following abbreviations: AMR, CMR, CMS, CMS 1500, CPT, DRG, EPR, HL7, ICD-9, UB-2, and the important role each plays in health care information technology. AMR The abbreviation AMR refers to what is known as Automated Medical Records. An Automated Medical Records system is used to record all information concerning a patient’s care from the initial consultation, the admission into the hospital if applicable, any treatment involved and medications dispensed, to the final billing (Pinkerton, 2006).When an AMR is used the amount of paperwork associated with a health care practice or hospital can be lessened. Automated patient information has the capability to provide health care workers and organization with patient information that can be critical when treating them. The information that is put in the system can be easily accessed and transferred electronically to physicians or other health care organizations that are treating a patient. AMRs are important components that aid in the continuous improvement of quality of care within health care organizations, as well as the overall cost effectiveness of their use. CMR In the 1960s, a physician by the name of...
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...Typing Template for APA Papers: CIO Surveys Essay Irma D. Felton Grand Canyon University: HCA-360 Health Information Technology and Management October 21, 2012 CIO Surveys Essay The position of Chief Information Officer (CIO) has many responsibilities. They include overseeing all Health Management Information Systems (HMIS) applications and technology, procurement, acceptance, and adoption practices throughout the health care services organization. A CIO is in charge of the alignment of corporate and HMIS strategic goals and objectives including the use of Information Technology (IT) to improve administrative efficiencies and clinical productivity and effectiveness. A CIO survey is important to the HMIS industry because the survey can provide pertinent data that the CIO can utilize to determine whether or not new HMIS technology is compatible with the existing system and the work environment. A survey can supply information on the ability of new equipment can be easily integrated with other sources outside of the organization. It can also provide facts and figures on the capability of HMIS to increase efficiency and quality provided. It will give them an idea of whether the system that is being considered is a sound financial investment for their facility. The type of hardware investment that would be considered key to HMIS future is an affordable data conversion system. Transferring data from the old to the new system is often difficult...
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...Interprofessional Working “Interprofessional working involves complex interactions between two or more members of different professional disciplines. It is a collaborative venture in which those involved share the common purpose of developing mutually negotiated goals achieved through agreed plans which are monitored and evaluated according to agreed procedures. This requires the pooling of knowledge and expertise to facilitate joint decision making based upon shared professional viewpoints” (Barrett, Sellman & Thomas, 2005, p18). How individuals collaborate and work towards a common goal for the benefit of the patient is essential for a swift recovery. This essay will discuss the roles and responsibilities of three health care professionals in the rehabilitation process of Mr Robinson and how their collaboration will ensure his timely recovery. One of the selected professionals will be explored in significant detail, discussing legal and moral issues and statutory regulations of their practice, using both examples and reflection from clinical placement and the group presentation. Evaluating Mr Robinson’s medical history the three professionals that I have chosen to discuss are; speech and language therapist, physiotherapist and social worker. Since the passing of his wife he has reported a loss of appetite, reduced mobility, and difficulties in maintaining his daily routine/regime. By helping him with these issues he would be able to regain a good quality of living. Speech...
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...COMMENTARY Long on Aspiration, Short on Detail Report on Universal Health Coverage Sujatha Rao The recommendations of the Planning Commission’s High Level Expert Group on Access to Universal Healthcare are significant because they make explicit the need to contextualise health within the rights. However, the problem with the report is that it does not ask why many of the same recommendations that were made by previous committees have not been implemented. The HLEG neither recognises the problems, constraints and compulsions at the national, state and district levels nor offers any solutions on how to deal with them. I The author is grateful to Sunil Nandraj for his insightful comments and suggestions which helped in writing this article. Sujatha Rao (ksujatharao@hotmail.com) is a former secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. n October 2010 the Planning Com mission constituted the High Level Expert Group (HLEG) on Universal Health Coverage (UHC). The group in its report submitted in late 2011 made sev eral recommendations pertaining to human resources for health, access to drugs, social determinants of health, governance, financing, and people’s par ticipation. A majority of the recommen dations find resonance in earlier expert committee reports. The recommendations made in earlier reports include universal health cover age as a right of every citizen (Bhore, 1946; constantly raised by civil society); increasing public health...
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...head: HEALING HOSPITAL Healing Hospital: A Daring Paradigm Maria Grand Canyon University Foundations of Spirituality in Health Care HLT-310V September 30, 2012 Healing Hospital: A Daring Paradigm Introduction In this modern era many hospitals in this country have turned their attention to patient’s feelings and spiritual beliefs along physical signs and symptoms of disease. Spirituality and religion recognizes that a person is more than the physical, cognitive, and emotional self. Judaism and Christianity tend to see the person as a tripartite unity of body, mind, and spirit (Marks, 1999). There are hospitals that are called “Healing Hospitals” where they integrate spirituality and healing in their hospital mission. According to Edelman & Mandle Spirituality is defined “as life purpose and connection with others, affects health”. Healing Hospitals are looked as Healing communities. Zarren indicated that” Healing is a journey toward wholeness or wellness. Community is a body of people living in the same place under the same laws and can also be defined as joint ownership. If a hospital exists as Healing Community, then all members of the community have the opportunity to heal”. This essay will discuss elements of a healing hospital and its connection to spirituality, overcoming barriers and complexities of the hospital environment while establishing a healing atmosphere, and a version of the Bible that adopts the concept of a healing hospital. Healing...
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...Blackwell. She was the third of nine children. Her family was large and prosperous, and they had many political views. One of those views was that both men and women should have the right to an equal education. Elizabeth received an education in Latin, Greek, and mathematics from private tutors. In 1832, Elizabeth, her parents, and eight siblings immigrated to New York City from their home in Bristol, England because her father’s sugarcane factory had been destroyed in a fire. While there, they were very active abolitionists. The Blackwells lived in New York until 1835, when they moved to New Jersey, New Jersey because her father’s business was failing. They then moved to Cincinnati, Ohio in 1838. Elizabeth’s father died only a few months after the family moved to Cincinnati. After his death, it was imperative that the Blackwell children find work to bring the family out of poverty. Elizabeth and two of her sisters, Anna and Marian, opened a private school. She would go...
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...offered insurance through their employer, they cannot afford coverage, or earn too much to be eligible for Medicaid, the state's healthcare provider. The United States healthcare system should be just as good as or better than any other country because of the money we invest. Every industrialized nation has some kind of basic healthcare system for all of their citizens (McIntosh, Michael 2002). In a country like ours, it is a shame that we do not provide something that should be a basic human right to every citizen. The quality and amount of healthcare should not be a privilege to some while making others go without it. The amount of money you have or do not have should not dictate how you are treated when going to the doctor or hospital. The lack of healthcare in our country is one of the greatest social injustices of our society. Whether everyone has an ethically justifiable right to healthcare is debated in the United States, yet Medicare legislation confers a legal right to healthcare on the country’s elderly people. (Kilner, John F. 2004). The United States has one of the worst health care systems in the world and as far as industrialized countries we are the only country without a universal health Health p. 3 care system. The country of France funds its health care system by using taxes from income,...
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...Question 1 King Edward VII’s Hospital Sister Agnes, established in 1899 with over a century’s worth of history brags about their top notch facilities, professional health consultants and nursing staff, zero occurrence of hospital-acquired MRSA infections and of course, its connection with the royal family (Standards 2013). However, the hospital came face to face with a major crisis when Mel Greig and Michael Christian, hosts of commercial radio station 2Day FM made a prank call to acquire confidential information of one of its patron at the time, Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton. The suicide of Jacintha Saldanha surfaced three days after being the first person to receive the hoax phone call before passing it to the duchess’ private nurse. This essay aims to highlight the ethical implications involved in this case study, the PR strategies taken by the radio station and whether the actions taken are appropriate in regards to the death of the British nurse. When the Jacintha’s case of suicide arose, the ultimate question was: Why did she turn to suicide? Despite previous records of Jacintha’s suicide attempts (Taher 2012), it was reported that she had no signs of mental frailness at the time of her work shift before she received the prank call (Sykes 2012). While it remains unclear if the hoax call drove Jacintha suicidal, it may have acted as a catalyst (Baker 2012) since a note containing expression of anger addressed to the two radio hosts was found after Jacintha’s death...
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