The use of Health Information by Professionals The professionals are the highly trained people that possess excellent skills in some particular economic fields. The professionals could be in the engineering, architecture, literature, education, accounting or in the medical sector. In our discussion, we will limit the use of the health information to the health professionals. The health sector is a broad profession that entails specialization and continued research and development of the health products. The professionals are in continued research into finding solutions for incurable diseases, finding better treatment methods from the existing ones and inventing better medical solutions in the society. Some drugs require more than twenty years of research, clinical trials to the time they enter into the market. Despite all the many years in the research, some treatment procedures are discovered to have adverse negative effects on the human body, sometimes after even one hundred years of their use. Some other treatment methods are allowed to be practiced owing to the fact that there is no other better method and the failure to undergo the treatment is far worse than the treatment. The health professionals share the recent study findings between themselves in the attempt to keep at toe with the changing nature of ailments. Some incidences are rare and may require working together of the team of the professional to understand the conditions. In addition, the medical sector has to advance with the changing technology. The advancement could be in terms of the medical equipment used in the health facilities, the manner of the drug introduction in the body, or the ordering and access to the medical facilities. `The information about th... ... middle of paper ... ...e sharing and replication of the information ensures that it reaches so many people within a short time. Some advanced features have been incorporated in the platform that allows the user to decide the language that is suitable for him. In enabling one message to be read in more than twenty-six national languages, the number of the people that are targeted by this method is highly increased as compared to the printed media. Owing to the limitations of the printed media for passing information and the ultimate solutions offered by the internet, the future of the information technology lies in the internet. The use of the printed media will continue to decline and will die off eventually. The recent technology development that has introduced many affordable portable devices that can access internet will serve to make the digital platform more favorable (Gentzkow, 2014)
With the advancement in the world civilization and the passing of the world into the modern world, there is also a progression in the medical field and man has identified many new medicines and developed many of the old medicines into more efficient medical ointments and also has established several new methods of treatment and alleviation of the hu...
Working as nursing professionals, we specialize in providing care to individuals, families, and loved ones, so that they may recover and maintain optimal health for a long period of time. Even though there are different means of care, not everything is 100% percent effective. This can be due to issues such as lack of health care, medical errors, and even shortage of care in the medical facility. Over time, the health care system continues to improve, as it still has a long way to go.
Health information opponents has question the delivery and handling of patients electronic health records by health care organization and workers. The laws and regulations that set the framework protecting a user’s health information has become a major factor in how information is used and disclosed. The ability to share a patient document using Electronic Health Records (EHRs) is a critical component in the United States effort to show transparency and quality of healthcare records while protecting patient privacy. In 1996, under President Clinton administration, the US “Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)” established national standards for the safeguard of certain health information. As a result, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 or (HIPAA) was established. HIPAA security standards required healthcare providers to ensure confidentiality and integrity of individual health information. This also included insurance administration and insurance portability. According to Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), an organization must guarantee the integrity, confidentiality, and security of sensitive patient data (Heckle & Lutters, 2011).
Case 1 -- You work in a busy multi-specialty clinic with a high patient volume. The physicians enter the type of code that will yield the greatest reimbursement. You suspect the codes are not accurate.
The doctors’ role in society is to help cure patient. Under those circumstance, doctor sometimes have to diagnose complex symptoms. It’s stressful because the ration of doctor and patient is overwhelming. In the United States (US) alone, it takes
Skill sets, as well as knowledge, vary from job to job. Roxanne Nelson, as author of the article,”Where the Jobs Are--Health Care: From High-Tech to High-Touch, Explore a World of Career Opportunities in Medicine and Health” states that,”Health-care jobs of every kind can be fulfilling. They require different skill sets and kinds of knowledge, and they offer a wide range of ways to help people.” The article,”Health Care Occupations” projects that “ Employment of healthcare occupations is projected to grow 19 percent from 2014 to 2024, much faster than the average for all occupations, adding about 2.3 million new jobs.” With a career field as big and developing as the medical field, there is sure to be a job that would fit
“Health information management (HIM) has been a health profession since 1928” (Sayles 4). The purpose of the HIM profession is “to ensure the quality, confidentiality, and availability of health information across diverse organizations, settings, and disciplines” (Sayles 4). Over several years the name of the HIM organization has changed. The association is now known as Health Information Management Association. In the HIM degree there are several different certification programs including: Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT), Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA), Certified Coding Associate (CCA), Certified Coding Specialist (CCS), Certified Coding Specialist-Physician based (CCS-P), Certified in Healthcare Privacy and Security (CHPS), Certified Health Data Analyst (CHDA), and Certified Healthcare Technology Specialist (CHTS). Having various certification programs means there are various job settings in the Health information management degree.
Due to the global spread of printing press in the 16th century, the earliest newspaper was born. According to Bellis (n.d), the earliest paper that published weekly is called Relation in Antwerp. The emergence of the internet created a new age in communication across time and distance, becoming a preferred medium for the newspaper industry. As the internet grew, we start to see printed newspaper circulation has starting to decline in the 20th century (Li, 2006). A digital newspaper is defined as a publication on the World Wide Web. Such site use hypertext mark-up language and other computer assisted graphic devices to present text and graphic containing news information on a computer screen (Gunter, 2003). The support for online newspaper is strong, as the internet offers new opportunities for presentation and news deliveries. Over the years, the digital newspaper industry had grown exponentially and is expanding continuously, it has become a major role in communication and information distribution. In this essay I will examine the difference between digital and printed newspapers,...
Nowadays, the technology has become more advanced. More IT product had created. This will easier for people to gain information. The world is just like in your fingertips. This situation has made the printed media become less popular compared to the electronic media. Only the old generation will stay use the printed media. There are a few differences between printed and electronic media that can be discussed.
As I contemplate a career in medicine, I hope to have broad exposure to different areas of knowledge, before acquiring depth in the medical sciences. Many political, socio-economic and technological factors are reshaping how health care is delivered in our country. Medical practitioners with broad exposure will be better prepared to recognize and respond to their impacts on the profession.
The principal role of modern medicine is to achieve full health of the citizens. Due to the society we live in, there are a lot...
Healthcare is the fastest-growing industry in America, because health affects every facet of all Americans’ lives. People are living longer and longer than before. The lengthier life expectancy is due to advancements in the science and delivery of healthcare. Health communication has been an essential aspect of the delivery of healthcare. Also, health communication makes an impact and influence on healthcare policy and political initiatives, therefore, affects the health and lives of the people. Thus, it is important to understand the health communication’s overview, planning processes, techniques, and methods that affect and influence healthcare policy and political initiatives.
Healthcare industry or medical industry is a sector within the economic system, which treats people with rehabilitative, preventive, and curative care.
“It was a normal Saturday morning in 2012. My running group at the time had their regularly scheduled long run … like every Saturday. I was training for the Marine Corps Marathon, but there were many runners training for a variety of fall races. With less than 2 miles left in the run, a woman in a different pace group collapsed. She stopped breathing. Thankfully, an emergency medical technician (EMT) happened to be driving by and was able to administer CPR and get her to the hospital quickly. But what if that EMT hadn’t been driving by? What if no one had known what to do?” (D’Avanza) This quote from a popular running blog shows how even those people out there who think they are medically aware and being healthy are really not because they are forgetting that being aware goes beyond healthy living and good hygiene. It encompasses much more than that. Many people forget about the other parts like emergency medical preparedness and exposure to medical professions.
Surveying the Digital Future: How the PC and Internet are changing the world. (1999, June). Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Center for Communication Policy.