Abstract: Research on access to transportation for health-related services shows that a lot of Americans either miss or delay their appointments for medical care due to the lack of transportation. It is shown unequivocally that, the people who are most affected by this predicament are poorer people in the suburban or urban settings, geriatric patients, obese people, disabled or chronically ill patients. Some root causes for this problem include inaccessibility to vehicles because people just cannot afford them or lack of commercials vehicles in the rural communities. Also for some patients who are obese, old, chronically ill or disabled, taking the bus or subway or taxi can be a challenge. Consequently, they miss their medical appointments.
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Describing how health and safety legislation, policies and procedures promotes the safety of individuals in and health and social care settings.
Statutory Framework for the early Years Foundation Stage (2008), covering all aspects of children’s welfare (safeguarding, suitable people, suitable premises and equipment, organisation, documentation) and the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (which gives the overall responsibility for health and safety to the employer and duties to
The 53 RWHAP Part A recipients reported the total number of service categories funded. The services funded by recipients are divided into two categories: core medical services and supporting services. On average, 22.2 service categories are funded by recipients, including both core medical and supporting services.
Assessing the county population for a 4.31% growth in the over 65 age group (which is a low estimate, due to the large 45-64 group within the county), and including an additional facility for the Carter Village’s 110 new assisted living program, the number of available beds in 5 years appears to be 686, compared to a demand of 814. Although this facility appears to assist this problem, there still is a need for 128 additional beds for long term care.
Increasing access to health care coverage and transportation will increase overall access to medical care for underpriveldged communities, who, have the hardest time accessing these services. Those living in rural areas will have to travel longer distances to a medical center and the time and money it takes to get to these appointments imposes a significant burden. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists report that less than half of rural women live within a 30 minute drive to the nearest hospital offering perinatal services (Healthcare). Transportation barriers can contribute to missed appointments, delayed care, and missed or delayed medication use leading to overall poorer health (Syed). A survey reported that 38 percent of white cancer
Mum-My interviewed mum was having a few emotion when she was pregnant. She was feeling happy because she would become a mother in a few months but worried because she didn’t know what to do.
They are many factors that can influence support of a person in achieving the outcomes and support they need. The following could have influence on what people are able to do by themselves, their dreams and hopes:
According to www.congress.gov (2013) Bill S.1879 Cancer Treatment Parity Act 2013 sponsored by Sen. Alan Franken and Sen. Mark Kirk: “ Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code to require a group or individual health plan providing benefits with respect to anticancer medications administered by a health care provider to provide no less favorable coverage for prescribed, patient-administered anticancer medications used to kill, slow, or prevent the growth of cancerous cells and that have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)”.
The face of healthcare has been changing over the last decade. The role of nurse practitioners has become ever more important. This paper conducts a policy analysis as a systematic investigation of alternative policy options, for the emerging nationalized healthcare plan and the increased use of nurse practitioners. It looks at the goals of nationalized healthcare 's use of nurse practitioners and discusses to what extent this policy meets these goals. This paper begins with a detailing of the problem addressed by the policy and the goals and objectives of nationalized healthcare 's increased use of nurse practitioners. Next, alternatives to meeting the increased needs of the health industry,
People in urban areas and inner cities face problem of getting around due to lack of or no transportation method. Poor transportation will cause the inability to schedule appointments quickly or during convenient hours, and excessive time spent in the waiting room affect people ability and willingness to obtain needed care (Access to Health Care
The U.S. Health Services System (HSS) is a market based system in which individuals are required to purchase healthcare individually or through an employer. At this time the U.S. HSS is not available to everyone despite the industrialization that the nation has rather it is available to those who can afford it. The U.S. HSS is a broad mixture of services such as hospitals, nursing homes, long term care, emergency care, vaccinations and a myriad of other health related services. The U.S HSS is a mixture of public, private and voluntary programs funded by federal, state and private monies.
The Health care administrators manage the business of health care. They create and maintain budgets, hire and supervise personnel, and ensure compliance with state and federal regulations. In bigger settings, like hospitals, a top-level health care administrator may emphasis on long-term goals and policy-making for the facility, while assistant administrators oversee the financial, personnel, and management issues of specific departments. Most health systems administrator earns a bachelor's or master's degree in public health or nursing, hospital or business administration. The salary for a Health systems administrator starts at $75,000 to 100,000 depending on the number years in the workforce. Health care administrators that work as nursing home administrators must obtain certification through the National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards (NAB).
She suggest that funding needs to be increase to accommodate the elderly and disabled (Linda, 2014). The second Article called the “Transportation Barriers” Author Cronk informs about the struggles and frustration the elderly and people with disabilities face due to the lack of transportation services available to them. Furthermore, the author tells the story of an elderly man who was taken to the hospital by ambulance. But, on the day of his release from the hospital he had no family nearby and had no way to get home nor had money to pay for a taxi. The hospital was unable to assist him financially to pay for a cab, frustrated the elderly patient told his nurse he would walk eight miles to his home. Cronk informs that in populated communities although many people live near doctors and hospitals they continue to face the issue of poor transportation due to financial struggles. The author states that for those who are disabled riding public transportation becomes a great challenge. In addition to missing important preventive care appointments because they have no reliable access to transportation. Cronk states that the problems were worst among minorities, stating that a high percentage of disabled and elderly patients have missed appointments due to not having accessible transportation. Cronk continues to inform that many times they just wait for medical emergencies to visit a doctor. To
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