Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in Cumbria. reports that adolescents face gaps in care, fragmented services, and missed opportunities for health promotion the word inadequate was even used 9 times. Key concerns for adolescents in primary care settings are about access, confidentiality, consent and privacy, as well as the capability and stability of health care professionals and the settings where the care is provided. Issues that could be addressed in the various settings could include the
Words: 434 - Pages: 2
There are many doctors that would agree that there is a connection between physical health and psychological health. When you are getting stressed out over your job because you may be overworked or there are financial problems within your family. All of this could cause you to have some form of physical reaction. We are going to look at how these two things if they are really connected with one another. Physical Health and Psychology Your physical health can be affected by all of the things that
Words: 620 - Pages: 3
Healthy Workplace Environment Option There are many different types of workplace wellness programs that can be offered to employees to encourage them to take steps to adopt healthier lifestyles. Some employers provide a comprehensive workplace wellness program; while others have very few activities that promote healthier lifestyles. Some workplaces may lack to provide and promote a healthy lifestyle. Investing in a company's employees, by providing a wellness program within the workplace, would
Words: 679 - Pages: 3
will address the targeted population with people who have AIDS. Also, data about the population demographics, and the general impact that changing demographics may have on the health care market, why and how will changes in the demographics of this population affect health care. Furthermore, identify two key health care-related challenges with patients with AIDS, and describe how a chronic disease wellness programs may affect the cost for the demographic. And last, how can an individual patient in
Words: 1022 - Pages: 5
HIPAA Summary Colleena Ness HCS/320 2/22/2013 Kristin Thrun HIPAA Summary HIPAA stands for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. This is the ability to protect the privacy of individual’s health information. The HIPAA privacy rule was passed by congress in August of 2002. The HIPAA tutorial was very informative. Among the many things I learned from this tutorial I found the online information the most intriguing. I started in healthcare shortly before we had electronic medical
Words: 288 - Pages: 2
reasons, including; but not limited to privacy of personal health care information and protecting our children’s identities on the Internet. According to Sage Knowledge (2009), the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, also known as HIPAA, is a federal act, which included a number of provisions for simplifying the administration of health care. Congress incorporated into HIPAA the requirement to protect health care information, which includes The Standards of Privacy of Individually
Words: 734 - Pages: 3
ABSTRACT This document is a comparative study of different researches conducted regarding the implementation of a health information system in the Philippines. The analysis shall include a look into the collaborative efforts of the government, the health care industry, and NGO’s to address the concerns of integrating information and communications technology in the health sector. Government deployed health information system projects shall be presented as additional references to draw out conclusions for
Words: 4425 - Pages: 18
hospitals all across Japan. What are the advantages of this system over the US system? Everyone is covered and it is very cheap. There is no gate keeper, no appointment is neccessary so they can go see any specialist they want. Insurance takes care of the bill. What are the disadvantages of this system? The doctors can’t charge what they want which limits the amount of money they can make. 50% of hospitals in financial trouble. Spend too little on medicine which cause this financial trouble
Words: 639 - Pages: 3
affected their health care quality. This article investigates the impact of the nursing shortage in three different countries United States with a rapid aging of its population which has an effect on the health care system, Philippines with the policy of exporting a massive of nurses oversees by the government which in return creates a vacuum in the country for skilled nurses, and South Africa where poor working condition, low wage and social unrest distress the health care system. By using literature
Words: 584 - Pages: 3
Army-Baylor University Graduate Program In Health Care Administration A paper submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for HCA 5325 Strategic Management of Health Care Organizations 12 December 2003 Executive Summary Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) is a well-established, international health care industry leader that provides patient services on two continents. Ranked number one in both sales and profit rankings, HCA continues to provide quality health care as it expands into new markets
Words: 6454 - Pages: 26
