Advanced Health Service Planning assessment 1 Option C, Question 1 Introduction Health service planning is a continuous process which involves logical and stepwise approaches of defining health issues and directing efficient health service delivery by establishing needs assessment, goals and priorities (Thomas 2004). Health service planning focuses on alignment of health service delivery with changing patterns of need (Queensland Health 2010) and also guides about improvement of health system and
NURSE MANAGED HEALTH CENTERS AND PATIENT-CENTERED MEDICAL HOMES COULD MITIGATE EXPECTED PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN SHORTAGE Des Moines University ABSTRACT There has been an enormous focus on the impending increase in baby boomers approaching the year 2025 and the predicted shortage of primary care providers. This focus has only increased with the implications the Affordable Care Act has created through its provisions of increased insurance coverage for the uninsured. The numbers
Quest for Better, Cheaper, and Fairer Health Care (2009), the author of the book, T.R. Reid travels to industrialized democracies to discuss the different methods of health care delivery system used in these developed countries and compare them to the health care system of the United States. According to T.R. Reid (2009), “the thesis of this book is that we can find cost-effective ways to cover every American by borrowing ideas from foreign models of health care” (Reid, 2009, p. 11). This thesis illustrates
States. Beyond genetic predisposition and poor control of health risk factors, such as glycemic control and BP, social and demographic factors have shown to increase the risks of adverse diabetes outcomes. Health literacy (HL), identified as one non-clinical factor associated with diabetes health, is described as “the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and health services needed to make appropriate health decisions”. While there is growing evidence that HL has a
can also lead to problems in the future. In this article the author focused on missed opportunities of follow-up care of women of different race and ethnic groups that had GDM in an urban safety net hospital. Research Purpose/Aim The purpose of this study was to assess the follow-up of GDM in the postpartum period among a racially and ethnically diverse group of women receiving care in a major urban medical center. This study examined the use and predictors of postpartum glucose testing among a
explain the meaning of the term nurse coach. This was prepared using Walker and Avant’s (2011) concept analysis procedure that was modified from Wilson’s (1963) 11 step analysis (Walker & Avant, 2011). In this analysis, the reader will find the definition and application of nurse coach as it applies to the healthcare literature. Defining attributes are discussed to provide a framework for the analysis. Various cases are identified to demonstrate examples of what nurse coaching is and is not. Empirical
state of Home and Community Care (H&CC) in Ontario and to recommend policy options to improve access to H&CC and to achieve the vision of a coordinated continuum of seniors’ care to the Ontario Lead of Senior Strategy. Background Under the authority of the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC), the publicly funded home care services have been provided through the Community Care Access Centres (CCACs) and the Community Support Services through the Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs)
Introduction According to the World Health Organization [WHO] (1999) services are considered the most visible functions of any health system and service provision refers to the way inputs such as money, staff, equipment and drugs are combined to allow the delivery of health interventions. The quality of service is dependent on these key resources being available. As such, patient satisfaction surveys can help you identify ways of improving a health facility or a particular health service. Ultimately, this
This writer has chosen for critique of quantitative article on “The Situation, Background, Assessment and Recommendation (SBAR) Model for Communication Between Health Care Professionals: A Clinical Intervention Pilot Study “ by Blom, Petersson, Hagell, & Westergren, 2015. Critiquing is a systematic method of Michael Coughlan, Patricia Cronin, Frances Ryan appraising the strengths and limitations of a piece of research in order to determine its credibility and/or its applicability to practice (Valente
CASE STUDY ANALYSIS Introduction: It is amazing to note that humans are a type of species that can smartly organize and form a community. Several of these communities create their cultural norms and beliefs that make their society a place to live. Willis, K. and Elmer, S. (2007, p3), defines society as the identifying pattern of behaviour, meanings and beliefs in order to uncover the links between individual lives and social forces. Accepting this definition as a fact, the analysis of this case