Health Care Provider and Faith Diversity
The paper is a critical review of the peer's paper on Health care providers and faith diversity. The aim of peer's paper is to show own base perspective of what care and healing on a Christian, perspective in comparison to Buddhism, Sikh and Native America perspective. The paper states that there is diversity in people and the health care system is not left behind.it states that there is an influx of cultural diversity of patients and therefore there is need for the acceptance of the diversity of faith so that there can be adequate holistic care given to patients. The paper gives sufficient evidence for this claim in that it looks at the perspective of healing from a Christian, Buddhism, Sikh and Native America perspective. Under all these the paper gives sufficient evidence of what healing is all about.

Under Christianity, it shows that everything comes…...

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References

Bhikshu, K. (2010). A Buddhist approach to patient health. Retrieved July 25, 2013 from  http://www.urbandharma.org/udharma8/health.html 

Cunningham, W.R.(2006).A Christian perspective of healing: Prayer. Retrieved July 28, 2013 from  http://www.pursuingthetruth.org/sermons/files/healing-prayer.htm 

Sikh Patient Protocol for Health Care Providers. (2000).Caring for the Sikh patient. Retrieved July 26, 2013 from  http://sikhwomen.com/health/care/protocol.htm

Health Care Provider Changes and Service Delivery
Healthcare and its finance today has been complicated by many dynamics, including the changing demographic of Western society today. Hence, it is difficult to answer a question about addressing healthcare personnel shortages effectively with "I agree" or "I disagree." There are simply too many intricate factors involved in the dynamics of physician numbers, population demographics and the types of services and specialties in healthcare on offer today. Therefore, while it is true that a more effective doctor-patient ratio has been achieved by involving the services of non-traditional disciplines and other variations of healthcare providers, there is certainly no conclusive response to whether this will be the case in the long-term or even if greater efficacy in terms of matching expertise to patient needs has been, in fact, achieved. In short, the way in which the population is changing in terms of demographics, along with…...

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References

Boulos, M.N.K., Wheeler, S., Tavares, C., and Jones, R. (2011, Apr. 5). How smartphones are changing the face of mobile and participatory healthcare: an overview, with example from eCAALYX. Biomedical Engineering Online. 10(24). Retrieved from:  http://www.biomedical-engineering-online.com/content/10/1/24 

Denton, F.T., Spencer, B.G. (2009). Chronic health conditions: Changing prevalence in an aging population and some implications for the delivery of healthcare services. QSEP Research Report, McMaster University, No. 43. Retrieved from:  http://www.econstor.eu/bitstream/10419/66899/1/630855684.pdf 

Mick, S.S. And White, K.W. Chapter 12: Health Care Professionals.

Health Care Provider and Faith Diversity
Spirituality In Health Care

HLT-310V-0104

EMORY DAVIS

Mr. Saracouli, your paper addresses the 3 diverse faiths and identifies some of their components of care and healing. These could be developed more. This will give greater opportunity to discuss more specific comparisons and contrasts of these components with those of Christianity, which is a significantly key element of this assignment (as highlighted in the Mod 2 Assignment Assist and Assignment Clarification). The paper (final draft) can be benefitted by weaving in specific comparisons and contrasts within each faith section... As you go along. Consider organizing 3 faiths in separate paragraphs (see Buddhism below). [Review the Faith Diversity Recommended Content Format attached to Mod 2 Announcement.]

Module 2 Faith Diversity Assignment requirements, per syllabus and assignment assist:

* Research three diverse faiths. Yes.

* Compare the philosophy of providing care from the perspective of each of these three faiths with that of the…...

Faith Diversity
Diversity Faith Expressions

Health Care Provider and Faith Diversity

Health care professionals working at different levels meet several patients that belong to different regions of the world and have different faiths. Although, every health care professional has firm belief in his own faith but he should also have the ability to accept the diverse faiths concept. He must respect all religions and should not argue with the patients regarding their spiritual beliefs.

Health care providers meet a variety of people that belong to different cultures and practice different religions. It is the responsibility of the health care professionals to provide sensitive care to all these patients having diverse faiths. Johnston (1990) defines sensitive care as "giving respect and incorporating the basic values of human freedom and religious diversity."

It is also important to remember that even if the background of the patient is similar to that of the health care professional; it does…...

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References

Andrews, J. (2005). Cultural, Ethnic and Religious Reference Manual for Health Care Providers, Version 3, JAMARDA Resources, Inc.

Campo, J. (2009). Encyclopedia of Islam. Encyclopedia of World Religions. USA: Facts on File Inc.

Johnston. (1990). Spiritual Aspects of Palliative Cancer Care. A working paper prepared for the Expert Committee on Cancer Pain Relief of the World Health Organization.

Sikh Link. (2002). Sikh Patients in Hospital - A Guide for Healthcare Professionals. Melbourne: Sikh Link, Sikh Interfaith Council of Victoria.

The ethical dilemma will then be solved rationally by taking steps to serve as many people as possible, both to build awareness for the healing powers of the practice, and therefore grow my business and to serve those in greatest need.
It is for this reason that the only way that I can see to further both goals is to develop a system of sliding scale payment for those in need, without the means to pay for care all at once and also to offer my services, for five to ten hours per week as a volunteer at a local clinic that provides care to the underserved people in my community. In so doing I will be both building awareness for the power of the art in the medical community and seeking to better serve the whole of the community in which I live. The health of the whole community…...

Spiritual care in the past was not considered to be a part of medicine. However, over time both holistic nursing and the health movement have become increasingly involved with the assessment of the patient's religious needs and care. In every day lives, a lot of patients who enter the hospital have strong spiritual beliefs and want to be treated in the same way. There are also cases that a doctor might not belong to the same religious belief as of the patient so it becomes more difficult for him/her to fulfill the spiritual needs of the patient. Questions arise regarding the role of the nurses in these cases and whether they can fulfill these needs of the ill person (Spiritual Care: The Nurse's Role, n.d.). Identifying this role of the nurses does not mean that the hospital is devaluing the pastor's or the minister's role in the community. It simply…...

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Bullen, L. (1994). Buddhism: A Method of Mind Training. Retrieved from www.accesstonight.org:  http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/bullen/bl042.html 

Christian Worldview. (n.d.). Retrieved from All About Worldview:  http://www.allaboutworldview.org/christian-worldview.htm 

Christianity and History. (n.d.). Retrieved from www.allaboutworldview.com:  http://www.allaboutworldview.org/christianity-and-history.htm 

Davis, F. (2009). THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO STEVEN SEAGAL: BUDDHISM. Retrieved from www.marketfaith.org:  http://www.marketfaith.org/non-christian-worldviews/the-gospel-according-to-steven-seagal-buddhism/

Hcahps Scores
HCAHPS (Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems) is a national survey that asks patients in regards to their experiences during a recent hospital stay Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, Ga.

Compare the scores to state and national averages

Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital when compared to the state and national average, it is clear that they have the highest score with state coming in last. It appears that when it comes to things like nurses and doctors communicating well, they had quite a bit of patients that were satisfied with their experience

Compare the scores to two other hospitals in the region

Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital was compared to Palmyra Hospital and Lee County Memorial hospital. It appears that when it comes to patients experiences with nurses, doctor and staff, Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital had a 10% lead over the other two hospitals. Also, when it comes to being timely &…...

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References

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. (2014, September 30). Retrieved from Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital:  http://www.medicare.gov/hospitalcompare/search.html 

An Independent Analysis of Phoebe Putney's Finances & Operations. (2014, September 30). Retrieved from Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital:  http://www.phoebeputney.com/PhoebeContentPage.aspx?nd=1453 

Engage Stakeholders. (2014, September 30). Retrieved from  http://www.cdc.gov/getsmart/program-planner/step1.pdf

Health Policy Values My personal values and spiritual beliefs are rooted in the catechism I was taught as a young person. My family is Roman Catholic and they taught me that values and beliefs of this church and how they should guide one’s life and actions. Inherent in this system of beliefs is the concept of the Golden Rule, which is that you should do unto others as you would like them to do unto you. In other words, don’t ever treat anyone with disrespect if you yourself don’t want to be disrespected. Likewise, Catholicism teaches that there are two basic rules to live by, which Christ pointed out: 1) love God and keep His commandments, and 2) love your neighbor as you love yourself. These rules basically cover all aspects of life (one needs to know the 10 commandments of course) but in them is a great deal of wisdom…...

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References

Frey, L. M., & Hans, J. D. (2016). Attitudes toward assisted suicide: Does family context matter?. Archives of Suicide Research, 20(2), 250-264.

Giger, J. & Davidhizar, R. (2002). The Giger and Davidhizar Transcultural Assessment Model. Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 13(3): 185-188.

Huxtable, R., & Mullock, A. (2015). Voices of discontent? Conscience, compromise, and assisted dying. Medical Law Review, 23(2), 242-262.

Karabudak, S., Arslan, F. & Basbakkal, Z. (2013). Giger and Davidhizar’s Transcultural Assessment Model: A Case Study in Turkey. Health Science Journal, 7(3): 342-345.

 

Healthcare Administration -- New York State Care Act
The New York State Care (Caregiver Advise, ecord and Enable) Act was implemented into law in April this year. The development and enactment of this law is geared toward having a positive effect on caregivers who assist patients and family members recover in the aftermath of hospital admission. The legislation ensures patients in healthcare facilities can assign a family caregiver and the facility provides the designated caregiver instruction and illustrations of medical tasks they are likely to offer their loved ones at home. However, the implementation of this initiative across hospitals such as Winthrop Hospital has been characterized by several challenges that could hinder its effectiveness if not addressed.

New York State Care Act and its Importance/Benefit

There are approximately 2.8 million New Yorkers who offer unpaid care to their loved ones at any given time as well as nearly 1.6 million adult New Yorkers…...

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References

Dianoski, T. (2014, November 18). How the New Caregiver Advise, Record, Enable (CARE) Act Affects Hospitals and Health Plans. Retrieved August 11, 2016, from  https://gomohealth.com/2014/care-act-hospitals-health-plans/ 

Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services. (2015). The Kansas Caregiver Advise, Record, Enable (CARE) Act (HB 2058 and SB 265). Retrieved from Kansas Government website:  https://www.kdads.ks.gov/docs/default-source/CSP/HCBS/HCBS-2015-Spring-Summit/Presentations/the-kansas-caregiver-advise-record-enable -(care)-act-presentation.pdf?sfvrsn=0

Kriss, E. (2015, June 1). AARP: Millions of NY Family Caregivers in Line for Help as Lawmakers Pass CARE Act. Retrieved August 11, 2016, from  http://states.aarp.org/aarp-millions-of-ny-family-caregivers-in-line-for-help-as-lawmakers-pass-care-act/ 

Mitchell, G. (2013, April). Selecting the Best Theory to Implement Planned Change. Nursing Management, 20(1), 32-37.

Healthcare in the United States: Where We Have Been, Where We Are Going
The current healthcare crisis in America is not one that happened over night. It is one that has been building for more than a quarter century. There was a time in America when healthcare was a stellar institution: research, cures, technological advances, and treatments. The focus of healthcare was maintaining and improving the quality of life. Then, during the early 1980s, managed care became an entity between the physician, the patient, and the healthcare provider of hospital services. It began subtly, but has, today, become one of the most aggressive and successful business ventures of our time; and it has been the unmaking of a once stellar and progressive American institution.

Managed care is a "distinctly American" product (Birenbaum, 1997). It was legislation introduced by the Nixon Administration with the intent to regulate healthcare and to maintain control over…...

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Reference List

Bernstein, A.B., Hing, E., Moss, A.J., Allen, K., Siller, A., and Tiggle, R. (2003). Health Care in America: Trends in Utilization. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics.

Birenbaum, A. (2002). Wounded Profession: American Medicine Enters the Age of Managed Care. Westport, CT: Praeger.

Birenbaum, A. (1997). Managed Care: Made in America. Westport, CT: Praeger.

Committee on Health Care Access and Economics Task Force on Mental Health (2009). Improving Mental Health Services in Primary Care: Reducing Administrative and Financial Barriers to Access and Collaboration. The Official Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics, March, 30, 2009, pp. 1248-1251.

Health Care Access Ethical Dilemma
Access to health care services is not equitable in the United States. The 15% of Americans without health insurance coverage find it extremely difficult to access health care services (Trotochaud, 2006). This is an injustice that should be addressed. Patients going to rural health care facilities face myriad challenges that are occasioned by stigmatization. Stigmatization of illnesses that patients grapple with occasions ethical conflicts. In the process, patients' right to privacy and confidentiality are often violated. There are practical guidelines that can be used to minimize ethical conflicts. It is imperative that confidentiality and trust be made paramount under circumstances where healthcare professionals deal with patients with stigmatizing illnesses.

A typical example of confidentiality, overlapping relationships and lack of willingness to seek care can be attested to in a situation where a woman working at a local store finds out that her partner is HIV-positive and also…...

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References

Trotochaud, K. (2006). Ethical Issues and Access to Healthcare. Journal of Infusion Nursing,

29(3), 165-170.

Tummala, A. & Roberts, L.W., (2009). Ethics Conflicts in Rural Communities: Stigma and Illness. Hanover, NH: University Press of New England.

Healthcare Administration
isk Involved in Poor Chart Documentation: An Overview in Total Quality Management

Poor chart documentation in the behavioral health field is a concern for risk management and a critical area for total quality improvement. Poor chart documentation can lead to an audit by accrediting bodies and in severe circumstances lead to discharge. There are many legal ramifications associated with poor chart documentation. This paper will highlight the importance of poor chart documentation, the consequences of poor documentation, and suggest possible tools for resolving documentation errors. The best tool for eliminating chart documentation risk is developing a risk management system appropriate to the health care setting.

Poor chart documentation costs behavioral health providers thousands of dollars in malpractice costs every year. Errors related to chart documentation can be severe; a patient can suffer an untimely death for example. In fact, statistical evidence suggests that each year thousands of patients die or are…...

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References:

Aron, DC. & Headrick, L.A. (2002). Educating physicians prepared to improve care and safety is no accident: It requires a systematic approach. Quality and Safety in Health Care, 11, 168-173.

Burke, M., Boal, J., & Mitchell, R. (2004). Communicating for better care. American Journal of Nursing. 104(12), 40-47.

American Society of Healthcare Risk Management, American Hospital Association. (2004). The

growing role of the patient safety officer: Implications for risk manager. Chicago: American Hospital Association.

A patchwork of laws provided narrow privacy protections for selected health data and certain keepers of that data." (Administrative Simplification in the Health Care Industry) Therefore, new technologies such as relational databases have simplified the data gathering and maintenance processes of all types of healthcare related data like the physician information process. It is not unheard of today for healthcare and insurance providers matching or 'sinking data' on a monthly or quarterly basis because of the availability of better communication capabilities as well as compatible database comparison processes.
Even the doctors themselves have access to providers' systems and databases today. Through automatic telephone systems, business to business Internet portals, and tape or disk delivery processes, all of a physician's personal, office and patient information can be updated easily. In many cases, the entire process including security and confirmation is a completely hands free operation. In other words, without human intervention,…...

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Works Cited

Administrative Simplification in the Health Care Industry. Ed. HIPAA. Health and Human Services. 23 Oct. 2004 http://www.hipaa.com/.

HMO Patients Can Contact Their Doctors Electronically as Blue Shield of California Expands Online Communication Services. Ed. Unknown. October 29, 2003. Relay Health. 23 Oct. 2004  http://www.relayhealth.com/rh/general/news/newsRecent/news49.aspx .

Hoffer, Prescott, and McFadden. Modern Database Management. 7th ed. Add City: Add Publisher, Add Year.

Database

Healthcare Delivery Systems Annotated...

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Towill, D.R., & Christopher, M. (2005). An evolutionary approach to the architecture of effective healthcare delivery systems. Journal of Health Organization and Management, 19(2), 130-47.

While the study had a number of scientific limitations; the two most significant were: 1) although the response rate of interns that volunteered to participate was 80%, those that did participate may not have been representative; and 2) the case-crossover analysis cannot account for the contribution of within-person factors that may have been co-variables with exposure status.
Evaluation

As a result of the related research, hospitals will be using medical resident interns as a means of making up for the lack of doctors caused by financing concerns. The redistribution of medical interns was expected to be completed before the next residency training year starts July 1, 2005, however, it remains currently underway. The Association of American Medical Colleges has stated that the health care system would be better off if the cap were lifted so hospitals could respond to the needs of their communities, such as adding a new cardiology program…...

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In Zambia, there a number of different ways to access healthcare.  However, we are struggling to answer what the five health care providers are in the country.  There are more than five main hospitals or clinics in Zambia that provide healthcare, only two healthcare ministries, and various types of health workers including doctors, nurses, midwives, clinical officers, technicians, medical teaching staff, medical consulates, and medical licentiates.  If we had to choose the five types of healthcare providers in Zambia, we would probably break them down into those five broad categories: health technicians, nurses, midwives, doctors, and clinical....

I. Introduction
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Understanding Health Policy and Health System

Health Policy

Health policy refers to the decisions, laws, regulations, and plans that guide the organization, financing, and delivery of health care in a society. It encompasses a wide range of issues, including:

Access to care: Ensuring that all individuals have the ability to receive necessary medical services.
Quality of care: Establishing and maintaining standards for the delivery of safe and effective health care.
Financing: Determining how health care is funded, whether through public or private mechanisms.
Health equity: Promoting fair and just distribution of health resources and outcomes across different populations.
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Health Policy

Health policy refers to the decisions, laws, regulations, and guidelines that shape the organization, financing, and delivery of health care services within a society. It encompasses a broad range of issues, including:

Access to care: Ensuring that individuals and communities have the ability to obtain necessary health services, regardless of their income, location, or other barriers.
Quality of care: Establishing and maintaining standards to ensure that health services are safe, effective, and patient-centered.
Cost of care: Managing the financial burden of health care through measures such as insurance coverage, payment models, and cost-control policies.
Health equity: Promoting fairness and....