Jennifer Heil HLT 05 Healthcare System and Transculture Daisy Savarirajan ,PH.D October 31, 2011 Trust Factor There are many elements that contribute to the specialzed populations’ distrust of the healthcare system. A few of them are trustworthiness, trans cultural communication, and cultural competence. Knowing more about these elements will help to break down the distrust of the healthcare system and help to build up more trust which is extremely important because when there is no trust
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Communication Theory Jennifer Moore Health Care Communications Strategies Instructor Sandra Anderson October 17, 2011 Communication Theory Communication is defined as the ability to successfully convey an exchange of information from one person(s) to another, by means of body language, speech, signs, or even symbols (Communication Theory, n.d.) Mastering the art of communication is of upmost importance in everyday life and organizations, especially in the health care field. Without the ability
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Massachusetts General Hospital works to provide care in all corners of the world, locally, nationally and globally. The organization accomplishes this feat by partnering with underserved communities to improve and maintain health care services and build healthier communities. MGH prides itself in being able to provide world-class patient care, conducts the largest hospital-based research program in the US, places an emphasis on teaching, and bases its approach to safety and quality on effectiveness
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patient’s habit of relying on the family physician for all the healthcare needs. Health systems are slowly recognizing one of the most important elements of PHC or Primary Healthcare and it is the team approach. In this approach all the healthcare professionals from different disciplines work in sync with one another to enhance the care, bring down the service duplication and at the same time ensure that patients have access to healthcare professionals at the time of their needs. The Hudson Bay team
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CULTURAL COMPETENCE IN HEALTH CARE: EMERGING FRAMEWORKS AND PRACTICAL APPROACHES Joseph R. Betancourt Massachusetts General Hospital–Harvard Medical School Alexander R. Green and J. Emilio Carrillo New York-Presbyterian Hospital–Weill Medical College of Cornell University FIELD REPORT October 2002 Support for this research was provided by The Commonwealth Fund. The views presented here are those of the authors and should not be attributed to The Commonwealth Fund or its directors, officers, or
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Promotor(a) or Community Health Worker Training and Certification Program Website - http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/mch/chw.shtm Contact – chw@dshs.state.tx.us 512/776-2570 Background 1999 – House Bill 1864 - Established the Promotor(a) Program Development Committee 2001 – Senate Bill 1051 - Directed the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) to develop a training and certification program for promotores or community health workers Texas Health and Safety Code – Chapter 48 - Provides
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Community Health Advocacy Project-Part Two Soeurette Joseph University Of Phoenix Population-Focused Health Care NUR/544 Louama Driscoll July 14, 2014 Community Health Advocacy Project-Part Two Prescription misuse is the non-medical usage of prescription drugs without doctor’s prescription. This has become a significant health concern among adolescent group ages” between “12 to 19. One-third of individuals over the age of 12 who have used drug for the first time, started by using prescription
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culturally competent care? Address specific interventions to improve aspects of care related to each of the identified categories: Culturally competent, Culturally appropriate and Culturally Sensitive. Introduction As a registered nurse in the healthcare field, it is extremely important to be well versed and mindful of each and every patient’s cultural background. Nurses encounter people from all walks of life so having the appropriate background knowledge on patients coupled with being sensitive
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Question 2: How would you organize the complex set of steps required in this transplant process to ensure that misunderstandings do not occur in hand-offs between professionals? In its discussion of communication networks, Shortell and Kaluzny's Healthcare Management: Organization Design and Behavior (ODB) describes several different organizations of communication networks (Burns et al., 2012, p. 181). One such network, known as the wheel, features a central coordinator who sends and receives information
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Outsourcing in Healthcare Outsourcing in the health care industry continues to grow in an effort to cut the raising cost, to increase efficiency and quality of care by hospitals nationwide. As annual healthcare spending in United States hit $3.8 trillion (Munro, 2014), and aging population in America is increasing with the retirement of baby boomers and higher demands for patient care, the cost of healthcare will continue to grow. In response to increasing cost, many hospitals will employ outsourcing
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