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One of the reading that illustrates the concept of the different disparities found in rural and urban areas is the findings of Capitman et al. (n.d.) in its residents. The chapter, named Racial/Ethnic Caner Disparities: Conceptual Frameworks, presents the different barriers racial/ethnicities face when it comes to seeking health care services in regard to cancer diagnoses, treatment, and prevention. As the Capitman et al. (n.d.) stated economic, political and cultural exclusion have been attributed

Adoptions and requirements of PCEHR Introduction (300) In 2012 Australia introduced Personally Controlled Electronic Health Records (PCEHR). The system was made to store information about the medical record of patients in Australia. With the PCEHR the consumer will have a document attached to them with a summary of their medical history (NEHTA 2015a). Doctors can access patients’ medical history and procedures performed by another doctor or health professional. The record does also allow for patients

International Classification of Diseases The adoption of Electronic Health Record (EHR) system promises a number of substantial benefits including better care and decreased health care costs. One of them is the International Classification of Diseases (ICD). These International Classification of Disease (ICD) is developed by the World Health Organization, which has a set of diagnostic codes for the classification of disease, mortality and morbidity, indexing hospital records by disease, analyzing

Directions: Choose a possible health insurance related career and explain the education and training requirements that accompany this specific position. Use Word to write a one-page essay on how these requirements relate to the responsibilities of that position. Medical Billing and Insurance Verifications Specialists My Health Insurance related career that I chose to do my essay on would be the Medical Billing and Insurance Verifications Specialists. These specialists contact the patient’s insurance

Ulrich’s position on supportive design is that improving the environment of a Hospital/Medical care setting would overall improve the attitudes of patient and staff alike, allowing for a more positive healing experience. His first example of this is fostering control, including privacy. He says that people’s conditions would improve if they have options like: bedside dimmers, privacy in imaging areas, remote control televisions, and headphones to listen to music. People who feel they have some control

LGBTQ Reflection October is LGBTQ History Month which is a month-long annual observance of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender history, and the history of the gay rights and related civil rights movements. During this month I attended a presentation conducted by Dr. Archie and a showing of a movie. During these two I got to learn more about the LGBTQ history and also how to better understand LGBTQ people and how to treat them. Dr. Archie had a lot to say about LGBTQ and all the things

For the purpose of the discussion in this paper, the disaster concept described in the recovery phase will be according to what is described as being “deadly, destructive, and disruptive events that occur when a hazard interacts with human vulnerability” (McEntire, p. 3). This concept of a disaster also takes into consideration the disruption of humans’ lives and their daily routines (McEntire, 2015). There are several phases in the emergency management of disasters. One is the recovery phase

Introduction For this health promotion assignment, the subject I have chosen to discuss is sexually transmitted infections (STI’s). STIs are spread from one person to another through intimate sexual contact but can also spread through non-sexual means such as via the blood or from mother to child during pregnancy (World health organisation (WHO), 2016). According to Mudhar (2013) groups that are particularly at a higher risk are young adults, men who have sex with men (MSM), black African and Caribbean

final pieces of evidence will be used to provide the audience with real world examples of how race causes health disparities in modern America. The first article is about how black women face health disparities, the article does dive into women’s healthcare, “Black women are three times more likely to experience an unintended pregnancy than white women. These higher rates in unexpected pregnancy reflect a disparity in access to quality affordable contraceptive services along with other quality women’s

Virginia Garcia’s mission statement to help those in need with an emphasis on being culturally competent aligns strongly with my goals to be a pharmacist. Growing up in East Los Angeles I came to know how much help my family needed as well as the community there. East Los Angeles is known for its world-class boxers as well as a lot of lower-income individuals primarily immigrants. When my mom, an immigrant, was pregnant with me she had to go to several clinics for help because we did not have health