Health

Discussion: Get Local: Rate Your Environment Name Institution Course Date Discussion: Get Local: Rate Your Environment In my local City, the environment is clean without any unwanted materials. The local government ensures that trash and other undesirable materials are placed in safe areas, especially where it does not lead to adverse or harmful effects. Knowing the significance and successfulness of proper environment enables the residents to appreciate its contributions and usefulness towards the quality of life. The waste materials do not exist in the neighborhood (Bennett et al., 2013). Cleaning takes place twice every week to minimize exposure to hazardous substances hence...

Affordable Care Act Student’s Name (Institution) Affordable Care Act The Affordable Care Act was introduced with the aim of cutting down the health care cost by making health insurance more affordable for all American citizens. The ACA components targeted the American citizens majorly without health insurance coverage and those that own an insurance cover that did not adequately cover some of the high medical expenses. According to Affordable Care Act (n.d.), the act introduces subsidies in the form of premium tax credits in the healthcare sector with the aim of reducing the cost of healthcare for the group in the society that earns income ranging between 100% and 400% as per the poverty...

Memo letter to a community leader. TO: Mayor, Joe McComb, Texas. FROM: Richard Hudson DATE: 23/06/2018 SUBJECT: Mental illness and behaviors The impact of mental illness is overwhelming, and the government has not taken an interest when it comes to mental illness. According to a recent study that was conducted, it was estimated that 20% of people between 13-25years in the United States of America have a mental illness (Corrigan, Benjamin Druss & Deborah 38). The percentage of mentally ill people is very alarming since it has come to my realization that U.S. healthcare system doesn’t acknowledge the mentally ill within the communities across the nation. People have been complaining that...

Paradigms of Research Name: Institutional affiliations: Research is widely used to increase the levels of knowledge about someone or something, according to Alavi (2001), it is conducted in different fields with the primary aim of improving human life. There are two standard paradigms of carrying out research: Qualitative Research Considered exploration research, it presents complete and more detailed narration of the research topic as stated by Flum (2000). It is used to shed more light on undisclosed opinions, reasons and motivations. It is also used to reveal trends in ideas and opinions to enable the researcher to dig deeper into the problem. The methods used to collect data under this...

Change Management in Hackensack Meridan Medical Center Name Institution Course Date Change Management in Hackensack Meridan Medical Center Change Management refers to the gradual process of managing the relevant resources and imparting the right knowledge to assist a workforce in adapting to a necessary change (Kessler, 2013). According to Hayes (2018), change management is a continually crucial requirement for any organization to keep up with the developments in its area of practice. This paper evaluates the effectiveness of Kotter’s eight-step model in managing change at Hackensack Meridan Medical Center. Kotter’s management theory follows a series of eight steps, which guide...

Name Professor’s Name Wellness Coaching Date Mistakes wellness coaches commit and how they might combat them Wellness coaches experience limitations due to several mistakes they make which act as a barrier when growing their business. They include; negligence of a target market definition, lack of directing missions, visions and goals for their business plans, no teamwork in their organizational settings, lack of accountable wellness plan for themselves and ignoring partnership to avoid competition fears. Furthermore, they are guilty of dereliction of leveraging content provided to clients, dormant blogging, and websites that do not provide information regarding their businesses, lack of...

Computerized Physician Order Entry Student name Institution Affiliation The modernization of medical practice has led to the need for a system that ensures patients safety and improvement in the quality of care CITATION Kha14 l 1033 (Khanna & Yen, 2014). This has necessitated the need for Computerized Physician Order entry system which affects the delivery of healthcare. This system has been most effective in intensive care unit. Though there are many risks associated with the system and accelerated incorporation into the hospital workflow, correct integration can reduce medical errors and benefit clinical outcomes CITATION Mas11 l 1033 (Maslove, Rizk, & Lowe, 2011). This article...