scholarly journals Health-Related Genetic Direct-to-Consumer Tests in the German Setting: The Available Offer and the Potential Implications for a Solidarily Financed Health-Care System

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 203-217 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marika Plöthner ◽  
Mike Klora ◽  
Daniel Rudolph ◽  
Johann-Matthias Graf von der Schulenburg
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Direct To Consumer ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Care System

IOT Based Health Care System

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (6) ◽  
pp. 41-46
Author(s):  
Kumar D ◽  
Ramkumar S ◽  
Rubini R
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Monitoring System ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Sudden Change ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
Rural And Remote Areas ◽  
Patient Will ◽  
Health Related ◽  
System Module ◽  
Care System

The aim of this paper is to design an IOT based architecture for health related issues such as Diabetics, Heart Monitoring system, to check body temperature, Pulse rate and kidney functioning. we are analyzing different methods and techniques used for healthcare monitoring system where doctor can continuously monitor the patient's condition. The Data obtained through sensors are uploaded to the Ethernet module which is an IOT connected device to cloud and collected data is accessed by Authorized person through internet. Also the patient history will be stored in the web server and doctor can access the information whenever needed from any corner of the world. If there is any sudden change in the health condition of the person who are using this health care system module, automatically the data of the patient will be uploaded to the concerned doctor, within few minutes user will get a prescription for his current situation. This will connect us with the doctors who are very far from us, and the immediate action will increase the health rate of people. This health care system will be most useful in rural and remote areas.

scholarly journals Experiences And Needs Concerning Health Related Information For Newly Arrived Refugees In Sweden

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lena Mårtensson ◽  
Per Lytsy ◽  
Ragnar Westerling ◽  
Josefin Wångdahl
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Contextual Knowledge ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Related Information ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Care System

Abstract Background Owing to communication challenges and a lack of knowledge about the health care system, refugees may be at risk of having limited health literacy, meaning that they will have problems in achieving, understanding, appraising and using health information or navigating in the health care system. The aim of this study was to explore experiences and needs concerning health related information for newly arrived refugees in Sweden. Methods A qualitative design with a focus group methodology was used. The qualitative content analysis was based on seven focus group discussions, including 28 Arabic and Somali speaking refugees. Results Four categories emerged. ‘Concrete instructions and explanations’ includes appreciation of knowledge about how to act when facing health problems. ‘Contextual knowledge’ comprises experienced needs of information about the health care system, about specific health risks and about rights in health issues. ‘A variation of sources’ describes suggestions as to where and how information should be given. ‘Enabling communication’ includes the wish for more awareness among professionals from a language and cultural point of view. Conclusion Concrete instructions and explanations are experienced as valuable and applicable. Additional information about health issues and the health care system is needed. Information concerning health should be spread by a variety of sources. Health literate health organizations are needed to meet the health challenges of refugees, including professionals that emphasize health literacy.

scholarly journals Association between Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in People with Rare Diseases and Their Satisfaction with Dental Care in the Health System of the Federal Republic of Germany

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (8) ◽  
pp. 1732 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcel Hanisch ◽  
Sabrina Wiemann ◽  
Lauren Bohner ◽  
Johannes Kleinheinz ◽  
Susanne Jung
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Rare Diseases ◽  
Dental Care ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Care System

Background: The aim of this study was to examine the current dental care situation in Germany from the perspective of those affected by a rare disease, especially concerning their satisfaction with the German dental health care system, and thus assess the relationship between their perspective and their oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL). Methods: A questionnaire regarding their experiences with the dental assistance and the health care system, such as the OHIP-14, was sent to the member associations of the organization of self-help groups for rare diseases ACHSE e.V. The correlation between OHIP-14 values and patient’s perspective was statistically analyzed by the non-parametric Tau de Kendall test (p < 0.05). Results: There was a statistically significant correlation between the OHIP score and the patient’s perspective regarding dental assistance and health care system (p < 0.05). For those surveyed who were satisfied with the support of the health care system, an average OHIP score of 8.54 ± 10.45 points (range: 0–48) was determined. The group that did not feel sufficiently supported by the health care system had an average OHIP score of 16.07 ± 13.43 points (range: 0–56). Discussion: The majority of respondents with rare diseases are dissatisfied with the German health care system and its support with regard to dental care.

scholarly journals Experiences and Needs Concerning Health Related Information for Newly Arrived Refugees in Sweden

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lena Mårtensson ◽  
Per Lytsy ◽  
Ragnar Westerling ◽  
Josefin Wångdahl
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Contextual Knowledge ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Related Information ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Care System

Abstract Background Owing to communication challenges and a lack of knowledge about the health care system, refugees may be at risk of having limited health literacy, meaning that they will have problems in achieving, understanding, appraising and using health information or navigating in the health care system. The aim of this study was to explore experiences and needs concerning health related information for newly arrived refugees in Sweden. Methods A qualitative design with a focus group methodology was used. The qualitative content analysis was based on seven focus group discussions, including 28 Arabic and Somali speaking refugees. Results Four categories emerged. ‘Concrete instructions and explanations’ includes appreciation of knowledge about how to act when facing health problems. ‘Contextual knowledge’ comprises experienced needs of information about the health care system, about specific health risks and about rights in health issues. ‘A variation of sources’ describes suggestions as to where and how information should be given. ‘Enabling communication’ includes the wish for more awareness among professionals from a language and cultural point of view. Conclusion Concrete instructions and explanations are experienced as valuable and applicable. Additional information about health issues and the health care system is needed. Information concerning health should be spread by a variety of sources. Health literate health organizations are needed to meet the health challenges of refugees, including professionals that emphasize health literacy.

Health Care: Practice Interventions

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lois F. Cowles
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Social Worker ◽  
Traumatic Experience ◽  
Care Practice ◽  
Physician Visits ◽  
Health Related ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Care System

Social work in health care emerged with immigration and urbanization associated with industrialization, and the resultant shift from physician visits to the patient's home and workplace to hospital-centered care. This change is alleged to have resulted in a loss of the doctor's perspective of the psychosocial influences on physical health. Originally, some nurses were assigned the function of addressing this loss. But eventually, the function became recognized as that of a social worker. From its beginnings in the general hospital setting in the late 1800s, social work in health care, that is, medical social work, has expanded into multiple settings of health care, and the role of the social worker from being a nurse to requiring a Master's Degree in Social Work (MSW) from a university. However, the broad function of social work in health care remains much the same, that is, “to remove the obstacles in the patient's surroundings or in his mental attitude that interfere with successful treatment, thus freeing him to aid in his own recovery” (Cannon, 1923. p 15). Health care social workers are trained to work across the range of “methods,” that is, work with individuals, small groups, and communities (social work “methods” are called “casework”, “group work” and “community organization”). They work to assist the patient, using a broad range of interventions, including, when indicated, speaking on behalf of the client (advocacy), helping clients to assert themselves, to modify undesirable behaviors, to link with needed resources, to face their challenges, to cope with crises, to develop improved understanding of their health-related thought processes and habits, to build needed self confidence to do what is required to help themselves deal with their health problem, to gain insight and support from others who are in a similar situation, to gain strength from humor, or from a supportive environment, and through spiritual experience, and from practicing tasks that are needed to deal with their health-related problems or from joining forces with others in the community to modify it in the interest of improved health status for all, or to gradually restore a sense of stability and normalcy after a traumatic experience. Most important of all, perhaps, is the “helping relationship” between client and social worker, which needs to be one of total understanding and acceptance of the client as a person. A sizable portion of the U.S. population lacks financial access to health care, where health care is regarded as a privilege rather than a right, as it is seen in all other industrial nations (except South Africa). Current trends in the U.S. health care system reflect efforts to control rising health care costs without dealing with the “real problems,” which are: (1) the lack of a single-payer health care system and: (2) the lack of focus on “public health.”

scholarly journals Experiences And Needs Concerning Health Related Information For Newly Arrived Refugees In Sweden

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lena Mårtensson ◽  
Per Lytsy ◽  
Ragnar Westerling ◽  
Josefin Wångdahl
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Contextual Knowledge ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Related Information ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Care System

Abstract Background: Owing to communication challenges and a lack of knowledge about the health care system, refugees may be at risk of having limited health literacy, meaning that they will have problems in achieving, understanding, appraising and using health information or navigating in the health care system. The aim of this study was to explore experiences and needs concerning health related information for newly arrived refugees in Sweden.Methods: A qualitative design with a focus group methodology was used. The qualitative content analysis was based on seven focus group discussions, including 28 Arabic and Somali speaking refugees.Results: Four categories emerged. ‘Concrete instructions and explanations’ includes appreciation of knowledge about how to act when facing health problems. ‘Contextual knowledge’ comprises experienced needs of information about the health care system, about specific health risks and about rights in health issues. ‘A variation of sources’ describes suggestions as to where and how information should be given. ‘Enabling communication’ includes the wish for more awareness among professionals from a language and cultural point of view.Conclusion: Concrete instructions and explanations are experienced as valuable and applicable. Additional information about health issues and the health care system is needed. Information concerning health should be spread by a variety of sources. Health literate health organizations are needed to meet the health challenges of refugees, including professionals that emphasize health literacy.

Teletinnitus Program at the VA Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-29
Author(s):  
Constance Hilory Tomberlin
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Patient Satisfaction ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Gulf Coast ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Veterans Health ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
Care System

There are a multitude of reasons that a teletinnitus program can be beneficial, not only to the patients, but also within the hospital and audiology department. The ability to use technology for the purpose of tinnitus management allows for improved appointment access for all patients, especially those who live at a distance, has been shown to be more cost effective when the patients travel is otherwise monetarily compensated, and allows for multiple patient's to be seen in the same time slots, allowing for greater access to the clinic for the patients wishing to be seen in-house. There is also the patient's excitement in being part of a new technology-based program. The Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System (GCVHCS) saw the potential benefits of incorporating a teletinnitus program and began implementation in 2013. There were a few hurdles to work through during the beginning organizational process and the initial execution of the program. Since the establishment of the Teletinnitus program, the GCVHCS has seen an enhancement in patient care, reduction in travel compensation, improvement in clinic utilization, clinic availability, the genuine excitement of the use of a new healthcare media amongst staff and patients, and overall patient satisfaction.

What is the best way to reform the U.S. health care system?

2007 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 18
Author(s):  
KEVIN GRUMBACH ◽  
ROBERT MOFFIT
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Care System
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