Vulnerable Population and Self-Awareness Vulnerable populations are groups that are not well integrated into the health care system because of ethnic, cultural, economic, geographic, or health characteristics. This isolation puts members of these groups at risk for not obtaining necessary medical care, and thus constitutes a potential threat to their health. Commonly cited examples of vulnerable populations include racial and ethnic minorities, the rural and urban poor, undocumented immigrants
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5/20/11 The main purpose for ambulatory care is to bring cheaper and easier access to health care. Patients no longer have to stay overnight in hospitals. Ambulatory care allows every patient to be treated like an outpatient. With ambulatory care, hospitals are not overcrowded and are not the only place to receive medical attention. Ambulatory care offers all kinds of different services that do not require major medical attention. Basically ambulatory care offers medical service for those that are
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P1 & M1 In this assignment I will be understanding complementary therapies that can be used by the users of health and social care. I will be looking at factors that can affect access to complementary therapies. I will be discussing complementary therapies that are available to service users of health and social care services. Complementary therapies are an alternative to using medicine. It works alongside in the support of conventional medical methods. It is used for pain management, many people
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Health Law and Regulations Stephanie Sauceda HCS/545 March 17, 2014 Mary Cummings Health Law and Regulations Health care in the United States has changed over the years and the federal government saw need to establish regulatory agencies such as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to ensure the elderly, disabled and low income receive quality and cost-effective health care. As a result of health care costs sharply increasing, the government determined it needed to have
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to reduce utilization costs and to improve patient health outcomes? The following report will outline a strategy that can be used to improve patient health outcomes and reduce utilization costs. Increasing pressure to control health care a cost necessitates that limited healthcare resources be used equitably and judiciously. Healthcare expenditures must be correlated with high quality and efficiency in the delivery of services to improve health outcomes. This requires understanding the benefits
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With a dawn of a new era in American healthcare history came the highly controversial Affordable Care Act. This act will create an estimated 16 million newly insured people by the end of 2014. However, there are public policies that need to be resolved. The public policy question that warrants further inquiry and needs to be addressed is section 3502 of PL111-148 does not include nurse practitioners. The public policy question is: Should the federal government mandate inclusion of nurse practitioners
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2016), nurse practitioners (NPs) are licensed, autonomous clinicians focused on managing people’s health conditions and preventing disease. As advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs), NPs often specialize by patient population, including pediatric, adult-gerontological, and women’s health. NPs may also subspecialize in areas such as dermatology, cardiovascular health, and oncology. NPs take health histories and provide complete physical examinations; diagnose and treat many common acute and chronic
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Community Health and Population Focused Nursing Community Assessment Western Governor’s University Mary Piersanti Identification of Community The city of Gilbert, AZ lies southeast of the metropolitan area of Phoenix, AZ. Gilbert has a population of 229,972 residents. The city of Gilbert is in the county of Maricopa. Land area is 43 square miles with approximately 5,354 residents per square mile. The metro area of Phoenix, AZ (including Gilbert and it’s other suburban areas) is known for
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Health Care Interview Paper vanessa connor week 3 Professor Hasting When asking a baby boomer or even a generation x about health care they have been provided throughout their lives ,they have a different picture .Even young people will note the big difference in the use of computers in the doctor’s office and other health facilities. The one thing
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Behaviour Change Communication CFSC Communication for Social Change CSO Civil Society Organisation DFID Department for International Development FAO UN Food and Agricultural Organisation FBOs Faith Based Organisations FHI Family Health International GFATM Global Fund for AIDS, TB and Malaria HDR Human Development Report HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus ICTs Information and communication technologies IEC Information, Education and Communication MAP Multi-country
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