...Future Reform Dr. Retta Evans HSA 520: Health Information Systems September 5, 2012 Introduction The 20th century witnessed many truly revolutionary advances in health care. Healthcare reform will be one of the top domestic issues of the political agenda in the next presidential election, making our focus on the changing nature of health care very timely. The roles and responsibilities of all healthcare stakeholders are undergoing transformative change and—whether we approach reform as providers, payers, researchers, health product developers, or consumers—there is much to learn from all who are involved in these collaborative discussions about how to contend with the rapid changes in the healthcare system. This paper will predict the form and function of medical health records in 2030, describe the most likely impediments to health care information access in 2030 and make at least two (2) recommendations to avert those impediments that can be implemented now and discuss the single most significant "health care bake in" that could embed into organizational workflows & the most probable impact it could eventually have. Predict The Form And Function Of Medical Health Records In 2030 The health care industry has seen many innovations and improvements in recent years and this trend will continue because of advances in pharmaceutical products and technology. Electronic Medical Records, called EMRs, constitute a computer-based system for recording, delivering and managing...
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...Focusing on a Sustainable Future: Development Reform in Rwanda In 1994 Rwanda faced a mass genocide that wiped out one million people, approximately eleven percent of the population. In the wake of this crisis many skilled nationals fled the nation or were brutally murdered by the revolting Hutu Extremist. Even after the return of many of the nationals who fled the nation and billions of dollars in foreign aid and investment Rwanda still ranks among the top fifteen poorest nations in the world today. In order for Rwanda to lift themselves from poverty they need to: Concentrate on the education of their large youth population in order to develop more skilled workers in the nation and reduce the shortage Reduced the birthrate and population by empowering woman and educating them on sex practices to reduce the overpopulation Invest in electricity to promote more jobs and development into new industries and sectors Educate the young and females in the population Rwanda needs to focus their education on the young people and the females in the population to reach sustainable growth. Only 2.5% of the population is above the age of 65 and the median age is 18.6. Many of the young people in the population are illiterate since during the war and political unrest in the nation they could not attend school. Only 64.5% percent of women in Rwanda are literate. Nations whose women are disempowered less likely to develop. UN Deputy Secretary Asha Rose Migiro, research demonstrates...
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...prohibition. -child welfare Child welfare was a reform that people didn’t see to clearly because they would leave their kids to do the work of a grown person. There were many problems with that parents would have very tired kids that have been working all day which cause them to miss school and other kid things. A few people and places that helped make this better were Lillian Wald on Henry street settlement in New York. The federal children’s boreal helped keep the children out of these sweat shops. -Prohibition Alcohol was a major part of woman getting beaten up by there husbands. The woman’s christen temperance union (wctu) were one of the main people to help stop the sell buy and producing of alcoholic beverages. Frances Willard was the head of the wctu from 1879 to 1898 which made the wctu force for temperance and for the rights of women -civil rights Many people were not allowed there rights such as being a girl and being able to work. African Americans fought for some of the same rights as white people such as ending poverty expanding child welfare. The national association of colored women was one of the largest organizations of African American women which were founded in 1896. By the 1916s the organization had more than 100,000 members and campaigned against poverty and segregation and, lynching. To conclude my presentation of one of the three most important reforms Id like to state that the prohibition reform was the worst one because people would get abused...
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...intelligent well educated athletes. There are just as many athletically talented academics. Either/Or 3. Any change in healthcare will lead to socialism; we don’t want to live in a socialist country, so we can’t reform health care in any way. To say that reforming healthcare would completely change how society operates is a giant leap. There can be healthcare reform without creating a socialist United States. Slippery Slope 4. All teenagers’ text while they drive, therefore we should raise the driving age to 21. To say all teenagers is an inaccurate generalization. To raise the driving age to 21 would solve the problem of teen texting while driving is not logical. Hasty Generalization 5. If we don’t all drive hybrid cars, the world will end in the next decade of environmental damage. There is no evidence to support a claim that the world will end in 10 years if we do not all switch to hybrid vehicles. The statement goes straight to the most dramatic result conceivable however unlikely it is. Slippery Slope 6. Senator Range has been seen entering a strip club; therefore his economic reforms are not plausible Though perhaps immoral to some, such action has no bearing on the ability of the Senator to create plausible economic reform. One of these actions is part of personal life, the other is an action specific to professional life. Red Herring 7. Everyone else is getting rid of TV therefore we should too. The only argument presented is...
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...influential ways to make a difference, and there truly is a way for everyone to express their feelings. There’s art, literature, videos, photography, giving each person a way to be artistically heard. Media gives an individual who may feel like a speck in the world, a bullhorn so they can be heard by millions. Media doesn’t just reach to the people who it was originally directed to, it can reach to many different groups of people and eventually the world, making it an empowering way for your opinion to be heard. It seems like whenever there is a political debate or the news is on, issues regarding schools are constantly brought up. School reform is something that our government is always trying to regulate, but are these politicians always the best qualified to make the decisions about schools? Students are never asked their opinions on the reforms and laws that are directly impacting their education and consequently their lives. Documentaries are frequently made regarding issues in schools, but they are from the point of view of people not directly involved in the issue, giving it an outside clear view on what the issue truly...
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...During the turn of the 19th century, Toronto became part of the industrialization and urbanization phase. With that came the migration of single women to the city, women who left their small towns in order to find paid jobs in the city of Toronto. These were young single women who broke free from the unpaid working women of the past, although their freedom to work came with a price. While these young working girls were trying to make into the world, many discouraged such notions of working in the city factories and shops due to the idea that these women would jepordize their shift into a housewife or motherhood. This idea was known as the girl problem, a delimma that needed to be dealt with because of the cross between exploiting women for cheap labor or creating women who would be healthy, respectable mothers someday. While these women worked to stay alive, they were given low wages, while men who worked were paid much higher. Their freedom as working women who spent their time working during the day and shopping and entertaining themselves was looked upon as suspicious. Due to suspicions of women working, the police developed a way of monitoring what women did in the public sphere. Also an oganizaiton known as YWCA became over-seerers of women, they began to deecide wh was a retspectable women or who was a deviant in society. Many of these women just wanted to have the same freedoms that a single man might have, they face discrimintation in the workplace and were serverly...
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...Maitri A Shah English 4/12/2016 Should immigration laws be reformed Promising freedom and opportunity, the United States attracts individuals to come to the USA. But the current immigration system in the united states is broken: families are isolated, immigration workers are exploited, people die trying to cross the border, and there is rampant discrimination. The government should be for reforming immigration laws because it keeps families together and creates rational process of citizenship for new Americans etc. The first reason why immigration should be reformed is economy benefits by immigration reforms. Immigration reform would increase U.S. GDP by at least 0.84 percent. According to the American immigration council, “This would translate into at least a $1.5 trillion cumulative increase in GDP over 10 years, which includes approximately $1.2 trillion in consumption and $256 billion in investment”. Second, immigration system can uphold children’s basic human rights and ensure access to critical public services, programs, and economic supports for children and their families. It can ensure that children receive legal representation before all immigration authorities and, for all unaccompanied children, the appointment of an independent child advocate from the moment of detention throughout the course of any immigration or other related court proceedings. The other reason is it keeps family together Under today’s broken immigration system, many...
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...Flying to Washington D.C., I predicted the students attending this program would be elite students from across the nation. I met with students from varying backgrounds and environments who wanted to pursue a career in the medical field. During the internship, we encountered a dilemma which threatened our education. Our chemistry teacher was an on-call doctor at the hospital who often could not teach our class due to her job . Accordingly, our teacher was replaced by a substitute from the Caribbean who had an accent which made it hard to understand; creating a perplexing learning environment for most of us. As we started to learn organic chemistry, we experienced confusion causing us to start rethinking our futures. To ensure our t nation, didn’t lose at least 20 potential future doctors, a solution had to be found. In light of the foregoing one evening I proposed a solution to my class which they embraced. Every night I would read the day’s material to familiarize myself with organic chemistry. After learning the material, I would teach my peers the lessons in a manner they could understand and remember the content, such as making jokes or creating songs about the functional groups. Every evening after class and shadowing the doctors, I would lock myself in my dorm and read content from the internet as well as an International Baccalaureate chemistry textbook to learn the material, sometimes past 3A.M. While enduring tiredness and headaches in keeping my commitment to my classmates...
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...to play international cricket? The heir to the Tata throne The Indian fascination for gold The difference between knowledge and wisdom Bio-cycle sensitisation The season of financial scams The rise of regional political parties Malala Yousafzai - An icon for girl education The 'Aam Admi' political party FDI in India - Boon or bane Is India better prepared to face terrorism 4 years after 26/11 Black money in real estate Are we facing an intellectual bankruptcy in politics? The Arcelor-Mittal compromise The era of Ricky Ponting Huge publicity hoardings defile cityscapes A world without online social networking The future of Palestine Eco-awareness must begin in childhood Should Reservations in education continue? Sports in education should be made compulsory Censorship in social media The (DINK) family - dual income no kids trends The I pad versus the I pod The future of the...
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...In recent months there has been much discussion over the pros and cons of drone commercialization in regards to its effect on economy, uses, and potential risks to the public. In 2012, Congress passed the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 in favor of the commercialization of drones which proposed general rules for small unmanned aircraft systems conducting non-recreational operations. Although speculations about these new rules in regards to United States’ businesses and economy are promising, issues such as privacy and safety have been neglected. The history of drones derived from the Wright Brother’s breakthrough experimentation with manned aircraft flight. Nearly a century later, “swift technological...
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...Individuals in the United States English 215, SEC 035BVA016, Strayer University Abstract The availability and cost of healthcare for the majority of people living in the United States was researched to try and understand as to why so many are left without any affordable options once they have lost their jobs or have reached retirement age. The goal of this paper was to thoroughly examine healthcare reform and the possible options that may become available to the people in the United States while focusing on the problems many will face once the law takes effect and they are unable to make such purchases with their current income only being forced to pay fines. Healthcare reform should provide assistance to those who are unable to purchase insurance on their own and further assist those who currently have insurance. The fear among the people it that it will only further cause low-income families to be faced with a larger problem of having to cover fines because of their lack of funding to make such purchases. Only time will tell which way this reform will lean towards with the inception date of 2014 when all will be required to carry medical insurance or be faced with unwelcomed penalties. Healthcare: A Problem Facing Many Individuals in the United States Healthcare, the cost and availability for the average individual living in the United States has become a major issue which many are now being faced with especially after the attacks on the United...
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...Health Care Issues The most important issue in the future of healthcare in the U.S. is whether the Affordable Care Act is a step in the right direction to control rising healthcare costs and to provide all Americans access to health insurance. There are many other costs associated with healthcare in America. There are costs in losses of production and costs that could have been avoided if preventive healthcare had been more readily available. Another facet of the issue is whether Obamacare can give all Americans access to health care without compromising the quality of health care in the U.S. Another goal of the Affordable Care Act is to uphold quality health care in Americans without costing more to obtain it. In other words it needs to be looked at if penalties incurred will cost Americans more overall then the out-of-pocket costs in current health care system. The other major concern which is raised due to being a real issue in other health care systems is “being put on waiting lists for health care”. Will health care reform, under the new laws, be provided efficiently without waiting in line? Facts As of March 2010, 16.3% of Americans have no insurance coverage, 55.3% of Americans covered by employee provided insurance and 9.8% had to direct purchase insurance. The remaining Americans are covered under government insurance (Medicare or Medicaid). The average spending on health care per American is currently at $7,290. Despite this fact the U.S. ranks poorly...
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...In their passages, the main point of distinction involves government intervention in the market. Farrell prefers the universal coverage on health-care, claiming that government intervention will promote the economy in the short-term. In contrast, Forbes hopes through macro-control to adjust the current insurance market. Nelson supports government intervention as a means to cut administration cost and help the health-care system run well. Discussion In their discussions, they hope health-care reform can speed up U.S. economic recovery and help most people are insured. For our company, I think we need to know more information about the U.S. health-care reform which is good for us to make a right direction in a long term. Now, we are starting to share their opinions. Chris Farrell adopts the health care reform, because he thinks universal coverage will stimulate the economy. In his passage, he paraphrases a famous quote about General Motors, what’s good for health care reform is good for the economy. In other words, it would be good for HCSC, too. According to the current situation, Farrell says, “The number of people without health insurance was 38 million in 2007, and that number is guaranteed to have risen...
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...Future Direction of Health Care There are many challenges the health care system faces in the future. In moving forward in a strategic direction challenges they face are: access to health care, technology advancements, maintaining a skilled workforce, health care reform, legislation, and rising costs. These areas present challenges and there is much need for changes and reforms. In this paper I will address five areas with challenges in health care and strategies organizations can adapt to take a strategic direction. The Affordable Care Act of 2010 marks a new era in American health care. This act will begin to have a positive effect on families, business owners, and their employees. It reduces the price of premiums through tax relief. Policy makers have long struggled with ways to make health care costs affordable and still provide quality care. Physicians are concerned over the high costs of health care and that it “is not correlated with high quality and efficiency in the delivery of services or improved health outcomes”. (Moseley, 2009, p.1). Proposed budget cuts to academic medicine propose challenges. Prevention interventions are a choice to improvement of health care reform. Reforms should be focused on the issue of coverage, increase value, increase quantity, with a major focus on keeping the population healthy. Over time the goal should be to improve on the health care bill through performance measurement, regulation of costs, expansion of coverage,...
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...Today, almost half of America's uninsured are small business owners, employees or their dependents. There are around 44 million Americans who currently are unable to get health insurance. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA,) signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010. Several rationales were offered in support of this legislation, including that it would lead to the creation of jobs and the reduction of the federal budget deficit. Everyone is affected by this health care in one way or another. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Consistent with respected economists‟ forecasts, the health care law contains a number of provisions that will eliminate jobs, reduce hours and wages, and limit future job creation. Specifically, the law: * Penalizes employers for failing to offer coverage deemed acceptable by the government; * Imposes burdensome mandates on small businesses, including new paperwork requirements; and * Compounds the uncertainty employers and entrepreneurs are facing amid a challenging economic climate. Independent analyses have determined that the health care law will cause significant job losses for the U.S. economy: the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office has determined that the law...
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