Essays on Personal Health

Healthcare plays a critical role in determining the socio-economic wellbeing of a country. Environmental, individual, community, and personal health have been identified as a critical determinant of productivity in a society. Access to and quality of treatment as well as treatment outcomes are affected by various factors, among them, community, family, and personal attitudes to healthcare. Personal principles, cultural practices, religious beliefs, as well as health literacy levels influence attitudes (Helman, 2007). Social, cultural, economic, religious, and health literacy levels significantly influence perceptions about healthcare in Egypt. Social stratifications along ethnicity and family ties in Egypt have made personal ...

Introduction

Electronic health documentation (EHR) was introduced under the 111th American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in 2009. The aim was to achieve an electronic health record for every citizen of the USA by the year 2014. The technological change in the nursing field has been met with both accolades and criticism. Those who endorse the method of recording patient information argue that it is safer and more convenient relative to the traditional paper method. The critics argue that the method is open to abuse by the hospital administrators and can be shared without the consent of the owners. Among these ...

Personal Health Care

Personal Health Care

Personal Health Record ‘PHR’ is defined as the means through which health records and other information pertaining health of an individual is preserved by him or her [5]. Typically, healthcare information is retained by healthcare representatives such as nurses, doctors and others and not by the patients. This form where the health institutions and representatives are given the role to preserve patient’s information is known as electronic medical record (EMR). In EMR, the healthcare practitioners are mandated to take and research the health record as they have other uses such as billing and placing insurance ...

Final Project

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System Control Center/Federal Electricity and Water Authority

Introduction

2.1. Prophet Muhammad 2.2. Self evaluation 2.3. My attitudes toward different challenges 2.4. FEWA’s desired future leadership competencies 3. Task 2 3.1. Jack Welch/former CEO of GE Company 3.1.1. Jack Welch leadership strategy 3.1.2. Jack Welch leadership style 3.1.3. Jack Welch strengths and areas of development 3.2. “Change plan” 3.2.1. Implementation plan for the change plan 3.2.2. Stakeholders’ involvement in the change. 3.2.3. Strategy for managing resistance to change 4.1. SWOT analysis. 4.2. Individual Development Plan (IDP) 5. Conclusion 6. References 7. Appendix

Introduction

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Introduction

Security and privacy issues in hospital information systems play a fundamental role in the adoption of the systems. A Hospital Management system can only be adopted if proper security is ensured to protect the patients and the information that is found in their records.

HIPAA STANDARDS

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) were enacted by the US congress in 1996. It protects the Health Insurance coverage for workers and their families when they change or lose their jobs. It established new standards for the movement and uses of the healthcare information. (Armstrong, et al 2005) There are three types of ...