Recently a new bill was passed (H.R. 3962), which took an important step forward to health care reform. The bill includes a public health insurance option it also prevents insurance companies from discriminating against people with preexisting sicknesses, and bans insurers for dropping people just because they get sick. The plan would cover 36 million uninsured Americans. One of the goals of socialized medicine is ensuring universal access to health care.
2002). In this paper we will discuss the internal barriers to the use of non-pharmacological methods of treatment such as physical setting, social factors and settings and technology as well as external barriers including regulatory, economic and legal restrictions. Some ideas for overcoming these barriers will also be discussed. The possibility of the use of non-pharmacologic interventions among nursing home residents with dementia There are several factors that affect the estimated prevalence of psychiatric disorders in nursing homes such as, the definition of psychiatric disorders and the type and numbers of nursing homes reviewed. Taking the different factors into consideration the estimated prevalence of psychiatric disorders is about 68 to 94 percent of all problem behaviors in the nursing home setting.
Disparities among Low Income and Minority Populations That Affect Access to Healthcare Introduction Race and income affect the health care system in America in a number of ways. The purpose of this study is to find out how race and income affect the healthcare system in America. This paper will show the relation between race and income and how they affect the health care system in America. This paper will also discuss the problems of poverty and how they can affect access to healthcare services. McMillan (2005) defines health care and health reform; it also gives statistics on the comparisons between those with low incomes and those with high incomes and their access to certain health care needs.
Several interventions have been implemented by hospitals to improve hand hygiene compliance. The authors state these interventions usually fall into categories of increased access, to alcohol rub dispensers, education and direct feedback. The authors clearly identified that the purpose of their study was to identify the factors associated with hand hygiene compliance in their facility during a five year intervention. | Review of Literature | The authors reviewed several causative factors which correlated with poor hygiene compliance. They reviewed material from several articles dating from 1999 to 2007.
Per the United States 2000 census information, the United States population is comprised of 11% of individuals who are immigrants or refugees (foreign-born). Also, 20% of children in the United States have at least one immigrant parent or are immigrants themselves (Edman, 2002). The Century Foundation has calculated that within the next two to five decades, approximately 65% of the United States’ population will consist of immigrant if current immigration rates continue (Edman, 2002). If not only to contain threats of communicable and infectious diseases, considerations must be made by all aspects of healthcare organizations to improve public health care and policy
Running head: CULTURAL SENSITIVITY 1 Cultural Sensitivity in Professional Communication with the Amish Kathy U. Walker Grand Canyon University: NUR 502 May 8, 2013 Cultural Sensitivity in Professional Communication With the Amish It is a well-known fact that disparities in healthcare exist among minority groups. The nursing profession, in an effort to deliver more appropriate and individualized patient care, is continually gathering data that can influence the patient’s experience. One very important arena is that of culture. Culture can be a determining factor in the care delivered, and therefore should be included in the approach to maintaining and restoring health (Barker, 2009). One such minority culture is that of the Amish.
The fault in special admissions programs is that they will us e skin color as a more important factor that academic and personal merit. Thus, those who deserve advancement may not receive it, due to affirmative action and the associated reverse discrimination. By doing so, the various ethnic groups will be di vided and possibly end up competing. Another problem with the special admissions program is that it does not take into account the disadvantaged who are in the majority, not the minority. And finally, it is seen as charity to the minorities by many individuals and civil rights groups.
In fact, before the establishment of the disability movement, disabled people were placed at the edge of community life rather than in the main flow. This explains how much they used to be excluded from all social groups. This has been caused by the widespread stigma and discrimination against disabled people. Thorncroft, (2006) argues that they are among the most stigmatised people in many societies of the world at large. The fact that the medical model of care suggest that practitioners such as doctors and psychiatrists has the final say regarding what a disabled person can do and expecting the client would comply with what they say has made has become problematic.
Culture can affect practice of anti-discrimination though there being miscommunication though different ideas of body language that's in a person's culture, for example there's different ways of saying hello in cultures. Culture can also cause discriminatory practice though language barriers, this may cause problems though their not being a translator, the doctors or social workers can be discriminatory in the way of not getting someone to communicate or though not asking the patient what they want for their treatment e.g. whether they need
Healthcare Policy Analysis Paper HIPPA Privacy Rules HSM 410 Abstract The policy that I will be analyzing is the HIPPA Privacy Rules. The issue with this policy is that it is difficult in the health care profession to protect its data. This being an issue because there are so many people who need access to patient information, as well as having the correct storage facility for protected health information. Introduction The history of HIPPA Privacy Rules was implemented in 1996 by former President Bill Clinton. The privacy rule is a set of national standards for the protection of certain health information.