Health care reform is in the air and spearheading its momentum is none other than President Barack Obama whose slogan, "Change you can believe in," is now being implemented at an alarming pace to many. Obama Care as its being called by its opponents is a concerted effort on the part of the Democratic Party to enact sweeping legislation that would overhaul the entire health care system in the United States. Originally the push for reform began as a call to reform the health care system, but it has
is Universal health care? According to the World Health organization (WHO) Universal health coverage (UHC) means that all people and communities can, use the promotive, preventive, curative, rehabilitative and palliative health services they need, of sufficient quality to be effective, while also ensuring that the use of these services does not expose the user to financial hardship (Organization, 2013). Universal Health care should be provided to all citizens because of the mass benefit we can receive
Abstract Electronic health records are used in health care to replace paper charts. They contain valuable patient medical information. EHRs improve quality of care without expensive, time-consuming processes. Although there are many reasons to use electronic health records, there are also some disadvantages to using them. More importantly though, there is a real importance for EHRs this day-in-age. The Importance of Electronic Health Records “Electronic health record systems enable hospitals to
providers who reported that the electronic health records are readily available at the point of care is 94% and the percentage of the providers who stated that the electronic health records showed the clinical benefits is 88%. The percentage of the physicians who reported that the electronic health records enable them to provide the enhanced care to the patients is 75% (Jamoom, Patel, King, & Furukawa, 2012). According to the authors, the use of electronic health records also aided in enhancing the risk
particular area in Canada must apply for health coverage and once they get approved they will receive a health card which will provide the individual coverage in the that specific territory. Any individual who is new to the area have a time wait on to receive health coverage since they need to get granted and cannot wait over three months due to the Canada Health Act. In any matter, also due to the Canadian Health Act, no individual should be denied of any health services because of their financial issues
Electronic Health Record (EHR) is a method to restore patient health information, such as patient’s demographic, progress note, diagnosis, medication and so on, through electronic form (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, 2017). The benefit of EHR adoption is not only to replace paper work, but also assist with data creation, management, and sharing of patients’ health information to different providers and organizations across various states (Health IT, 2016). According to the
some fats can be helpful not hurtful! Certain types of fat products can help to promote good health, but a person will need to choose wisely in regards to these different types of dietary fat products. As well, they will need to balance out the amount of each portion required. Of course fat has a lot of calories, and if you eat too much of it, you will gain excessive weight, which will cause poor health. This in turn can cause cardiovascular disease, as well causing heart attacks or strokes. So,
Living a gluten free life, in a gluten filled culture, is a difficult task for those who suffer from celiac disease. This difficulty increases when government allows food manufacturers to label a product with a 'tolerable' amount of gluten, "gluten free". Legalized dishonesty in labeling means that for many celiac sufferers eating becomes a chore, rather than a pleasure. Many of the foods purchased, despite the labeling, have to be carefully researched to check for actual gluten content before they
of subject related to health benefits and current health and social care agenda. The rationale provided demonstrates an exemplary understanding with a very high level of evaluation of the supporting evidence from policy and literature. Do I understand the nature of the health promotion activity? Including local, national and professional relevance? Can I discuss with confidence the evidence base for what I am doing or have done? A group of 3 student nurses performed a health promotion topic concerning
Well i think that dog prks a a great idea, because as stated in the paragragh " dogs need exercise, it'll prevent bad behavior and restlessness, and give dogs a safe and friendly place to play and have fun with orthe dogs. Now im not saying that a dog park doesn't have its own issues because it does. Dogs can bark to loud, the owners could not follow the rules and regulations, and worst of all if someone's dog hurts somebody that be cause some serious troublefor the both of them. A dog park is a