...American Well MKT/421 February 8, 2016 American Well Even though medicine and technology have come a long way, I think we have gone back in time. Years ago doctors would make house calls, then came the big hospitals and the long waits to get a simple prescription. Now we have the option of getting a consultation online or via telemedicine. Amwell has been providing direct to consumer telehealth medicine since 2009. Not only is it convenient, online visits are cost effective. Consumers save time, accessibility and have lower fees. Amwell is largest telehealth company in the country that offers a variety of care from Trauma to substance abuse. Overview of AmWell Tired of having to make an appointment to see a doctor or visit your nearest clinic when symptoms of health concerns strike? Well, there's a new breakthrough in technology. A mobile healthcare service that is available on your cell phone or mobile device. Just download the App "AmWell" (American Well) allows you to connect instantly with a doctor by downloading the App from your smartphone or mobile device. Whether you connect with your actual doctor or choose one from the network providers. This technology is sweeping the nation. Blue Cross and Blue Shield has joined the partnership to provide its members with easy access to available healthcare. The joint effort of the two is available in 26 states. That's half of America (American Well, 2015). Founded by Doctors Ido and Ray Schoenberg. It is there...
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...term used to describe diseases of the heart and the blood vessels around and through the heart. There are more than Eighty millions Americans that are affected by one or more types of heart disease. (Donatelle., 2011) This is a staggering number of Americans that have this disease. While this statistic does entail all of the different types of heart diseases we can get it still goes to show how much we are affect by problems with our hearts. While some people are born with defects or the disease may be hereditary, we can still avoid it. For some it may be a life change to avoid some risk of the disease. Having a heart attack will require a life change as well. Why not make the changes now before the disease hits us? It is important to be communicative with our doctors about our risk. It is good to research for information about how you as an individual can avoid certain risk factors. Knowing if there is family history of heart disease can help significantly with prevention. Even if some of us are diagnosed with heart disease there is help and treatment for the disease. Some may require surgery and some may not. There are usually some options a patient can take when being treated. Donatelle., R. J. (2011). Health: The Basics, Green Edition, Ninth Edition. Benjamin Cummings. Slide 2 It is highly important to be well aware of any risk factors that you may be susceptible too when it comes to heart disease. Since the heart is a vital organ, it can affect many aspects of a person’s...
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...FAITH LAPIDUS: Now, the VOA Special English program AMERICAN STORIES.Our story today is called "The Last Leaf." It was written by O. Henry. Here is Barbara Klein with the story. (MUSIC) BARBARA KLEIN: Many artists lived in the Greenwich Village area of New York. Two young women named Sue and Johnsy shared a studio apartment at the top of a three-story building. Johnsy's real name was Joanna. In November, a cold, unseen stranger came to visit the city. This disease, pneumonia, killed many people. Johnsy lay on her bed, hardly moving. She looked through the small window. She could see the side of the brick house next to her building. One morning, a doctor examined Johnsy and took her temperature. Then he spoke with Sue in another room. "She has one chance in -- let us say ten," he said. "And that chance is for her to want to live. Your friend has made up her mind that she is not going to get well. Has she anything on her mind?" "She -- she wanted to paint the Bay of Naples in Italy some day," said Sue. "Paint?" said the doctor. "Bosh! Has she anything on her mind worth thinking twice -- a man for example?" "A man?" said Sue. "Is a man worth -- but, no, doctor; there is nothing of the kind." "I will do all that science can do," said the doctor. "But whenever my patient begins to count the carriages at her funeral, I take away fifty percent from the curative power of medicines." After the doctor had gone, Sue went into the workroom and cried. Then she went to Johnsy's...
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...American Well To make health care coverage more affordable, the country must address the soaring cost of medical care that continues to increase at a dangerous rate. A greater focus is needed on the main drivers of medical cost growth: soaring prices for medical services, new costly prescription drugs and medical technologies, unhealthy lifestyles, and an outdated fee-for-service system. More than one-sixth of the U.S. economy is devoted to health care spending and that percentage continues to rise every year. Regrettably, our system is not delivering value commensurate with, for example an estimated $2.5 trillion in 2009 spend on health care.1 These costs punish us on multiple fronts. For American families, the soaring cost of medical care means less money in their pockets and forces hard choices about balancing food, rent, and needed care. For all businesses, employers alike, it makes it more expensive to add new employees, more difficult to maintain retiree coverage, and harder to compete in the global economy. For federal, state, and local governments, rising health care costs lead to higher Medicare and Medicaid costs, and funding cuts for other priorities, such as infrastructure, education and public safety. Thus, the net results of rising health care costs are far-reaching: higher costs for health insurance, the fraying of the nation’s safety net, an erosion in our global competitiveness, nauseating political positioning and long-term fiscal insolvency. While the health...
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...non-Caucasian president in United States history. Barack Obama ended an era that spanned over 200 years taking what has been called the largest step on the road to true equality in the United States of America but what it also started was the most heated topic in recent memory by proposing universal healthcare. This issue has affected practicing doctors nationwide as well as the students working to become a doctor. Doctor K. N. is an AMA (American Medical Association) board certified urologist that graduated from the University of Texas Medical School in Houston. He opened his practice in 1989 and continues to practice in the Greater Houston Area with four separate practices that employ the nation’s leading healthcare professionals in every medical specialty. With “Obamacare” on the horizon, Dr. N. explains the impact it would have on practicing physicians (which includes himself), those who own or run any type of medical facility, and the positive and negative aspects when it came to how it would affect the general population. This past year over 50 % of doctors are employed by the government. As healthcare becomes a regulated industry, most doctors that are currently self-employed will no longer be able to effectively run a practice. Large insurance companies will be able to assert even more control of the nation’s healthcare industry. The confusing issue is if the government regulates the industry than how will insurance companies be allowed to prey on those less fortunate. Although...
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...History of health care in the USA 4 3. The Health Care System 5 4.1 How health insurance works 4.2 Different insurance programs 4.3 Problems 3.3.1 Financial & bureaucratic problems 3.3.2 Conflict with the American Dream 4. Changes of Obama 9 5.4 Reform of the system 5.5 Problems 5. Evaluation 11 6. Bibliography 13 1. Introduction As in we know the United States strive in most categories to be the number one of the nations, be it military power, or be it technological innovation as much as economic power. Usually they tend to have success in this aspiration and so we would assume that their health care system counts to the most modern and best working innovations on the world. As it is confirmed and proven by many different organizations we know different. “Seven years ago, the World Health Organization made the first major effort to rank the health systems of 191 nations. France and Italy took the top two spots; the United States was a dismal 37th. More recently, the highly regarded Commonwealth Fund has pioneered in comparing the United States with other advanced nations through surveys of patients and doctors and analysis of other data. Its latest report, issued in May, ranked the United States last or next-to-last compared with five other nations — Australia, Canada, Germany, New Zealand and the United Kingdom — on most measures of performance, including quality...
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...Barack Obama. The thing that immediately comes to mind when I think of Obamacare is healthcare for every citizen in the United States. This sounds great to me, and without research with in-depth investigation, I would say it has been homerun for Obama with acquiring votes in the past, as well as giving every citizen healthcare. I am interested in the topic of Obamacare because of the simple fact that many people of this generation believe it is a great thing; my intuition tells me that same thing. I know that the main goals of Obamacare are to provide affordable health insurance to all Americans and to ultimately reduce health care costs. This means extending coverage to about 32 million Americans who lack insurance and protecting consumers from discriminatory and unfair practices established by insurance companies. This system must work great because, after all, Canada uses this exact same socialized health care system and I hear all of the time from news media such as MSNBC and CNN about how well the healthcare system in Canada works. In fact, I have heard Michael Moore, a very well-known member of the Democratic Party, say that citizens in Canada on average live 3 years longer than American citizens because of this great healthcare system. I am very impressed by that statistic! I have heard that because Canada has a single-payer system for healthcare, the administrative costs for the healthcare very low. The Affordable Care Act offers benefits for a wide cross-section of people...
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...they follow based on brands, brand characteristics and brand values. We see many North Americans follow a way of life based on brands they connect with such as those who are Nike lovers; most often turn into what the brand stands for. They have a love for athletics, they always must show high performance in more than just sports and always exert a sense of authenticity in their lifestyle, but most importantly they live their lives in a “just do it” mentality. Yet even further social institutions that affiliate around the Nike lifestyle tend to have this same sense of rationalization. However, Nike is a brand that has had a small influence on those who are the brands consumer, when compared to some larger more influential brands. Yet there is one brand, with high global reach that triumphs all brands. This brand is the largest fast-food chain worldwide and the most influential brand in North Americans particularly; this brand is of course McDonalds. In The McDonaldization Thesis: Is Expansion Inevitable written by George Ritzer, Ritzer reveals that on a global scale the brand personality and characteristics of this number one fast-food chain has been instilled into many cultures, and has affected the traditional ways of life. This McDonaldization theory strongly shows that society is using the same standards and characteristics that McDonalds hold when rationalizing aspects in their lives. North Americans are “McDonaldizing” some of the most important life-changing events of...
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...Abstract Advertising of prescription drugs remains a controversial topic due to the American citizen health and the doctor-patient relationship. There have been many changes in the federal regulation of print and broadcast advertising over the past twenty years. This has been a gray area of regulatory developments since the original Pure Food and Drugs Act of 1906, which limits the informal and indirect marketing of pharmaceutical drugs. Other than the voluntary decision to follow the AMA Code of Ethics, no formal regulation has been enforced. Direct to Consumer Marketing of Prescription Drugs My research paper will show both sides in the lively debate of Pharmaceutical companies directly marketing to the American public. On one side of this debate is the argument that the growth of Direct-to-Consumer advertising has changed the role of a physician in reducing his/her authority. It is also concerning that the non-medically trained average American absorbing the information on benefits and risks from Direct to Consumer advertising instead of trusting the medically trained physician. The other side of this debate is a lack of public awareness of Pharmaceutical Drug options for medical conditions. Studies have shown mixed results and in 1985, the FDA gave notice in the Federal Register claiming jurisdiction of the Direct to Consumer advertising of prescription drugs so it would provide the American consumer with an adequate safeguard from deceptive or misleading claims. The Pros...
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...Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer ENG/147 12/1/2014 Although doctors normally have the patience well-being in mind, their advice might not always be correct. Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) affects many Americans every year. Most are not aware of the symptoms or what will happen after being diagnosed; knowledge is power even when facing a deadly disease. In 2011, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) has caused more than 160,000 deaths in the United States. (CDC, 2011) NSCLC is the leading cause of deaths when compared to other deadly cancers. Day after day doctors works tirelessly looking for cures with little success. While most cancers are treatable in early stages, that is not the case with NSCLC. Most patients are not aware of the symptoms until it is too late. There are many symptoms that can mirror NSCLC, making it difficult to diagnose. These symptoms are coughing, shortness of breath, wheezing and fatigue. Many Doctors will assume that you have pneumonia. It is likely they will not run any other tests unless you start having symptoms of, double vision, loss of appetite, loss of weight, and fatigue. When having these symptoms it can be unnerving not knowing what is going on. They will then begin with the fallowing tests. * Chest x-ray: This will show abnormalities in the lungs. * Complete Blood Count (CBC): This is a test that is used to calculate the “cellular or formed elements of blood.”(“MedicineNet”, 2014) * Computed Tomography...
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...Battle Wounds The Gettysburg address was a turning point in the American Revolution. It was the Gettysburg Battle that lead to many casualties. Also known as the American Civil War between the Army of Northern Virginia and the Army of Potomac; a more common name was Confederate army against the Union. At the end of this great battle there were fifty-one-thousand men dead, wounded, or missing. Keep in mind that back then treatment to wounds were different from now considering the technological advancements we’ve made. A big historical figure that was injured was Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain. Chamberlain jumped on a rock and was knocked down by a shot that landed near his foot. “Chamberlain hopped on a rock, slipped forth and hopped onto another boulder and fell and felt a pain on his right foot” page (298). To heal the wound they put a bandage around his foot and Chamberlain had to apply pressure on the injured foot. Back then they would have the...
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...B [Introduction] “ We made a home visit on a family in north St. Louis…because they had missed preventive care. And when the home health worker went into the home, she found the mother was there with many children. The mother was suffering from postpartum depression. The baby was on a [respirator] and the house was rat infested. They had no electricity for the baby, so they were stealing electricity from the neighbor to be able to support the baby’s life support. Obviously they were in health crisis in more than one [way]…but she didn’t know where to begin. There were so many layers to peel away from this family that to get to their health care…and they definitely had health care needs.” The health care industry in this nation is well known for its benefits but also its problems. While this is also true locally, St. Louis City has often been nationally recognized when it comes to health care resources. The City is home to two medical schools and several nationally recognized hospitals. The City also provides care to residents through 20 different...
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...is called Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, what is does to you, is take the oxygen out your blood, COPD will cause coughing that produces large amounts of mucus, wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, hard to breath just walking to other side of the room. There are two different kinds of COPD; the two kinds of COPD are emphysema and chronic bronchitis, Emphysema is that the walls between the air sacs are damaged, causing them to lose their shape and become soft. The damage also can destroy the walls of the air sacs, leading to fewer and larger air sacs instead of many tiny ones. When this happens, the amount of gas exchange in the lungs is reduced; also the gas will built up into your body which can hurt the rest of the body at the same time. Chronic bronchitis is the lining of the airways is constantly irritated and inflamed. This causes the lining to thicken. When a lot of thick mucus forms in the airways, it makes it hard to breathe. COPD is the most leading cause of death in the USA. Over 12 million people are diagnosed with COPD; many more people may have the disease and not even know it until it is too late. There is no cure for COPD, there are treatments that can help with it, but to find the right that works is hard to find, you can live with this for year but you will die from this. Most the info that is out there, you can find out on the web, doctor or just watching TV, you can find a lot of good info on the web about the signs and other...
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...story his upbringing influences have had in his life choices. He has two pieces of art he randomly created in his art class. Both have lots of influences from his Mexican-American culture, based on how he sees them is the way he explains them. It’s very entertaining and it hits home close because the author and I have many similarities in how we were raised. The ways he breaks down every moment while making the choice is refreshingly creative and comical in a good way. How he makes the choice at the end, on the art piece he picks, just makes it feel so realistic on...
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...that it can aid in delaying the onset of the disease when used in patients who are at high risk. Some of the high risk patients include those that are overweight or obese, have a family history, had gestational diabetes or are African American. The study uses 3 groups of people, a placebo group, a intensive lifestyle group and a metformin group. Appoximitely 3000 people have been used in this study and 85% of the original group study continued on in further studies. Approimitely 45% of the group were minorities ethnic backgrounds. Diabetis Mellitis (DM) is becoming more and more prevelant in our society. This article is about ways of helpng those at high risk of developing DM to reduce their risk of getting it or delay the onset. The main component of the article is the use of metformon to delay or reduce the risk of onset of DM. Research has shown that the use of metformin in those that are high risk for getting DM may delay the onset for as long as 15 years. If the patient takes metformin and increases their exercise and diet regimines then the chances of delaying the onset are even greater. Although intensive lifestyle changes still have the best chance for delaying the onset of DM, in the future Metformin may be used to delay the onset as well as for treatment of Diabetes. Did the article contain any additional, new, or conflicting information from the text book? Be specific. The information contained in this article about diabetes itself was consistant with the book....
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