HIPAA is a very important health care law that all health care providers are required to comply with and is designed to simplify administrative aspects of health care. Established in 1996 HIPAA is used to protect and secure the privacy of patients’ health care information and health insurance portability. It also standardizes electronic data transactions(Austin‚ Wetle‚ & Wetle‚ 2012). Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act or HIPAA is a federally enacted law‚ although if the state
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Health Care Provider and Faith Diversity: References References Barber‚ C. (2012). Spirituality within non-Christian faiths: HCA/AP approaches. British Journal Of Healthcare Assistants‚ 6(10)‚ 484-487. retrieved from http://ehis.ebscohost.com.library.gcu.edu:2048/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=8&sid=18f3e2fd-4b14-4a0b-81a6-7e0fdd68cdc8%40sessionmgr15&hid=116 Campbell‚ A. (2006). Spiritual care for sick children of five world faiths. Paediatric Nursing
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The researchers found that when the staff is understaffed and the number of patients on the unit is increased this affects patient care and how the staff works as a team. They found that when staff levels were low‚ nurses often times worked within their bubble and did not offer help to their co-workers. They also found that when the number of RNs on the floor was increased more teamwork occurred. They also found when the staff is mixed with more NAs then RNs there is less teamwork that occurs‚ however
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offer.The internet is one of the products of technology. It is the general term that we use‚ while the World Wide Web is the specific term. With the use of computer and other devices/gadgets (cellphone‚ iPod‚ etc.) we can access the internet‚ and within the net we can go through different web sites that gives us information‚ services and entertainment. It can be applicable to all aspects of the society. It can be helpful in the field of politics‚ economics‚ religion‚ medicine‚ education‚ etc.
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DEFINITION: Telemedicine is a rapidly developing application of clinical medicine where medical information is transferred via telephone‚ the Internet or other networks for the purpose of consulting‚ and sometimes remote medical procedures or examinations. EXPLANATION: Telemedicine may be as simple as two health professionals discussing a case over the telephone‚ or as complex as using satellite technology and video-conferencing equipment to conduct a real-time consultation between medical specialists
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Effects of Compassion Fatigue on Patient Care and Nurses Name Professor Institution Course Date Introduction Compassion fatigue has already been identified as a combination of emotional‚ physical‚ and spiritual depletion which is associated with the caring of patients in significant physical distress and emotional pain. Although the literature is awash with a lot of definitions of compassion fatigue‚ Joinson (1992)‚ gave the first definition of this concept during her
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1. What is the decision-making process for Metabical? Who is involved in the process? Market research: investigating into the overall adult overweight situation in U.S. fand overweight population and consumers’ perception of the currently existed weight-loss drugs. Analyzing differential advantages: CSP should recognize the Metabical’s competitive factors first. Metabical is the first prescription drug approved by FDA and has less negative side effect and can magically loss weight. Recognizing
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* Weight-loss drugs Market before Metabical * Prevailing Safety Concerns; limiting options for patients * No prescription-drug option for the overweight segment (BMI 25-30) * Many OTC drugs available for patients with BMI 30+ including FDA-approved ‘Alli’ but various negative side effects reported‚ e.g.‚ 30 liver damage cases in Alli & Xenical during ‘99-‘08 * Other solutions categorized as herbal or dietary supplements were not regulated by the FDA i.e.‚ safety not warranted
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Health Care Communication – E-mail HCS/490 - Health Care Consumer - Trends and Marketing April 18‚ 2011 Jean Carucci Health Care Communication – E-mail The advancement of technology has changed all areas of life as it is known in the United States. Health care is no exception to the ever-changing world. Communications between health care providers and patients and between providers within the health care community. E-mail communications have proven beneficial to both patients and health
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Critique of Health Education Most patients forget 40 percent of what their physicians told them (Lay‚ 1985) To improve compliance and retain information written educational and informational materials are “an important and potentially useful means to complement verbal instructions‚ assure that consent for tests and procedures is informed‚ and enhance compliance with treatment ‘ (Zion & Aiman‚ 1989). However‚ most often health care provides are faced with challenges to determine which written educational
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