Description of Map and Health Data it Represents The Centre for Disease Control (CDC) developed the chosen GIS map as an interactive atlas showing the incidence of avoidable heart disease and stroke in America. It did so by highlighting the death rates per 100,000 people. The data cut across all...
According to Dossey and Keegan (2013), “healing involves physical, mental, social and spiritual processes of recovery, repair, renewal and transformation” (p. 60). Dr. Donald Moss implies that the science-based inquiries of the convergence between spirituality and providing health care are not predominantly innovative, quoting the study of scientist Francis Galton...
Guideline Title Use of Chronic Opioid Therapy in Chronic Noncancer Pain. Scope and Purpose The overall objectives of the guideline are specifically described The purpose of the guideline is “to provide evidence-based recommendations for the use of COT for CNCP in both primary care and specialty settings” (Chou et al.,...
Roy Simpson Professional accomplishments Roy Simpson is an informatics pioneer who is the current Deputy President for the Cerner Corporation. He is also the Senior Executive for the Corporation. In the early 1970s, he worked as an assistant to a Chief Nursing Officer in a community-based hospital owned by a...
National Infrastructures Within the past decade, the US government has been focusing on the best approaches to transform the country’s healthcare sector. One of the strategies entails the use of modern technologies. This objective has led to the establishment of efficient Electronic Health Record (EHR) and Health Information Exchange (HIE)...
The state of California is engaged in State Health Information Exchange (State HIE) program that is aimed at creating IT infrastructural solutions for meaningful, rapid, and secure exchange of patients’ health data across states. The state of California as a participant is responsible for the availability and adequate flow of...
Medication errors are the medical errors related to prescription of drugs and other medications. Despite many interventions aimed at reducing their incidence in diverse settings, medication errors are still a burden to health care. However, the majority of adverse events related to medication errors can be prevented in case of...
Any healthcare employee needs to adhere to a variety of regulations. Public health professionals have many competencies to follow in case they wish to be considered high-skilled and responsible. The present paper aims at self-evaluating and discussing the skills, knowledge, and abilities across the foundational competencies set up by the...
Introduction Collaboration in health care can remarkably improve patient outcomes and the delivery of care. Many studies have been conducted on the topic, and much evidence has been obtained from practitioners that demonstrate the positive effects of collaborative behaviors not only among health care providers but also among providers, patients,...
Innovative technologies are an essential component of effective healthcare services. While the importance of healthcare experts’ knowledge is not to be underestimated, technological advances also allow for a wide range of opportunities to address health issues and provide the needed services. The devices that assist nurses in making clinical decisions...
Abstract Health care insurance coverage is an essential element of health care that is used to enhance access to health care in the society. The coverage not only removes the disparities in health care access, but also reduces the cost of health care for different groups of people in a...
The process of implementing new ideas and processes within an organization is very challenging compared to coming up with new ideas. Change implementation involves different stakeholders that must be willing to agree with the new changes (Daft, 2009). The different stakeholders within an organization must, first of all, understand the...
The mission of the North Carolina’s Department of Health and Human Services is to improve the health care for citizens in North Carolina and transform the traditional approach to the health care delivery in the state. From this point, the value of the agency to the U.S. citizens is in...