Disease Trends and the Delivery of Healthcare Services Kathryn Tolliver-Jackson HCA/240 August 9‚ 2013 Jerrica Ampadu Demographics and disease trends are likely to influence health care delivery services in the future for many reasons. For example‚ it could be because of age‚ obesity‚ or the future. During this essay I will be discussing how age composition of the U.S population and how it will change within the next twenty years‚ I will identify factors that support this trend‚ how obesity
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2. The two main objectives of an health care delivery system is to provide fast and reliable service to its clients. Also they look to develop better technology to support their clients. 3. Financing‚ insurance‚ delivery‚ and payment. Financing = is necessary to obtain health insurance or to pay for health care services. Insurance = protects the insured against catastrophic risks when needing expensive health care services. Delivery = provision of health care services by various providers. Payment
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Labarthe (2010) studied coronary heart disease risk factors trends and mortality in the United States. The purpose of this study was to look at cardiovascular risk factors in the United States since coronary heart disease is among the leading causes of death in the world. It is not only the leading cause of death‚ but coronary heart disease is also costing the United States a lot of money. Since much of the population is affected by coronary heart disease‚ health care costs are extremely high for the people
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would like to determine on how time management affects the delivery of health care. Chapter one includes introduction which states the rationale of the researcher in doing the study‚ conceptual framework that includes the variables of the study‚ statement of the problem and the significance of the study. Introduction: Nurses have often faced the problem of how to bring about the effective time management. Effective time management depends on the nurses ability on how to budget their time‚ but
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The future trends in health care are limitless. From using applications that perform EKG’s to robot-assisted surgery‚ the rapid expansion of technology applications in health care is astounding. Advancing technology also pushes the boundaries of health care in its ability to integrate health care information. The integration of health care information is critical to the effective‚ efficient delivery of quality care in a now fragmented health care system. This paper will assess how the internet or
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Health care delivery in the Ukraine is compromised by a number of issues. Specifically‚ the healthcare facilities’ infrastructures are substandard‚ equipment is outdated and there is a gross shortage of qualified physicians (Beck‚ Mays‚ Whiteside & Zuniga‚ 2006). Since the collapse of the Soviet Union‚ Ukraine has suffered economically; this has resulted in underfunding for healthcare reforms and reduced accessibility to healthcare‚ particularly for at-risk populations. Unfortunately‚ physicians
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Implications of demographic trends or key lifestyle (increased health consciousness) for business. * Definition: Demographic trends reveal developments and changes in human population. More specifically‚ demographic trends relate to changes in a population’s age‚ gender‚ geographical location‚ marital status‚ educational attainment‚ employment status‚ household income‚ race‚ religion‚ and health. * Implications: * Clearly international trade will continue to grow. The significant improvements
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qualitatively different from what it was in 1950. As noted by the Population Reference Bureau‚ “The U.S. is getting bigger‚ older‚ and more diverse.” The objective of this report is to highlight some of the demographic changes that have already occurred since 1950 and to illustrate how these and future trends will reshape the nation in the decades to come through 2050. The Census Bureau projects that the U.S. population will continue to grow‚ to almost 440 million persons by year 2050‚ albeit at a slower
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Running head: DISEASE TRENDS IN THE NEWS Disease Trends in the News University of Phoenix Introduction to Health and Disease HCS/245 Disease Trends in the News The article that I read was from the Modesto‚ CA newspaper‚ The Modesto Bee. Even though the article is over a year old‚ written in October‚ 2009‚ the information it contains is still relevant to today. Carlson (2009) uses statistics from telephone surveys as well as information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Patient case: A 65 year old resident is admitted to a Skilled Long Term Care Facility for a hip fracture. The resident has a Wound Vac and open wound upon admission to the Nursing Facility. The resident is due to receive Physical therapy and rehabilitation and go home. The resident must also receive wound care once per shift from the wound nurse or floor nurse depending on the shift. The resident is an alcoholic and is married with four children. The resident comes from a low income housing area
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