Barriers and Disparities in Health Care NUR/550 June 8‚ 2012 Cynthia Holsen R.N. – C.W.H.N.P. Barriers and Disparities in Health Care Everyone should have the opportunity to achieve a healthy life and have comprehensive health care services available to them. To achieve this healthy life‚ people need to have access to the health care system and to a health care provider with whom they can develop a trusting relationship. However‚ existing barriers to attaining health care services often
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States about the use of electronic medical records (EMRs) in outpatient settings. More than $20 billion of the federal economic stimulus (the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) is slated to assist physicians‚ hospitals‚ and other health care settings in adopting health information technology (Gill‚ 2009). The government wants to shift into the digital era and it is highly recommended that all hospitals become compliant by 2015 and has provided reimbursement incentives and an electronic
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environment require solutions that are practical and effective. Low health literacy‚ cultural barriers‚ and limited English proficiency have been coined the "triple threat" to effective health communication by The Joint Commission (Schyve‚ 2007). Forms of communication are important in everyday life but can be crucial in regards to health care. In communication the health care team must first understand where that patient is from to what and how they can address the situation to start the process. This is
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The top barriers that can be identified when choosing primary care pediatrician is the barriers to care‚ access‚ and pediatric cultural competence. Barriers to care refers to the eligibility of the patient to be approved‚ and that can qualify for the health care services. The unknowing of potential fees or payment methods that a parent has to pay for their child is a major barrier‚ they don’t know whether if they are covered only until all documents say otherwise. One way that marketers can reduce
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Improving Patient Care and Quality Utilizing the Electronic Health Record Melissa Fuller HCA 417 John Saindon April 29‚ 2013 Improving Patient Care and Quality Utilizing the Electronic Health Record Improving patient care is a process that always has room for improvements. It is important to make sure patients receive the best quality care available. "Studies suggest that high quality patient care relies on careful documentation of each patient ’s medical history‚ health
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There are many potential barriers to health care. We as nurses need to recognize what those barriers are by gaining the knowledge‚ skills and approaches so that it can be applied with any individual or group with a different culture background. American Indians and Alaska Natives face persistent disparities in health and health care‚ including high uninsured rates‚ significant barriers to obtaining needed care‚ and poor health status (2013). The most common standard applied for eligibility for health
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Emerging Care models 1. Unit-Based Care Manager - Serving as both a facilitator and mentor‚ the Unit-Based Care Manager serves as the unit’s “attending” nurse with respect to triage‚ communications‚ and all clinical needs. The Care Manager is staffed by a Clinical Nurse Leader 2. Care Transitions Intervention - The Care Transitions Intervention was developed to help improve patient quality and safety during significant transitions in care. 3. Hospital at Home - Hospital at
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approaches is best for a nurse seeking an answer to a clinical question related to patient care?| A)|using intuition to answer the question| B)|asking the clinical nursing supervisor| C)|reading a textbook about the subject| D)|reading current research on the topic| 2.|The conscious and intentional use of research and theory-based information to make decisions and answer clinical questions about patient care delivery is referred to as:| A)|research utilization review| B)|evidence-based practice|
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Ethnicity could play an extremely role in the health care sector. The growing number of migrant patients and foreign speaking staff could bring many communication errors between a healthcare practitioner and patient. The patient in this case study is a 12- years old Latino boy‚ Called Ramon who speaks little English; He had limited proficiency in English; his mother spoke no English at all and no medical interpreter was available‚ so Ramon acted as his own interpreter while his mother described his
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alternative remedies‚ the child’s health was put at risk. This example is one of many where varying cultures create barriers to a person’s wellbeing. Although many cultural barriers exist as an impediment to modern remedies of disease‚ there are ways healthcare workers can overcome these obstacles.
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