The development of a rationale for egalitarian access to health care as a prerequisite for justice has been the focus of philosophical reflection on health and justice. This posting will analyze and provide an explanation of the theory of egalitarian theory of justice. John Rawls championed the cause of egalitarian theory (1971). There are two […]
Universally, the three most important issues in any health care system worldwide are cost, quality, and access (Shi & Singh, 2008). Two of the issues, cost and access can be measured empirically, while the third one, quality is somehow of a subjective issue, so that McGlynn and Wasserman (2006) argued that health care quality may […]
It is now a common knowledge that employers of less than 50 employees are not mandated under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to provide any for health insurance to its employees. But suppose a particular company with a self-insured plan, as a gesture of kindness, elects to provide health benefit to one employee because they […]
There are 16 provisions of the ObamaCare that are slated to take effect on January 1, 2014 (Kff.org, 2013). Only 15, however will get implemented as President Obama postponed the implementation of the Employer Requirements until 2015. The employer requirement is just one of the major provisions of the health care law. Other 2014 major […]
Privacy, confidentiality, and security have always been a concern whenever electronic transmission of patients data are involved The definition of privacy was explicitly explained by Justices of the Supreme Court Warren and Brandeis (1890) as the “right to be let alone,” entailing that the “the foundation of individual freedom in modern age is the protection […]
What are ACOs? A new buzzword in health care is ACOs, which is actually an acronym for Accountable Care Organizations. It is one of the pilot programs in the new health care law that is administered by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) [aha.org, 2012]. ACOs are network of physicians and hospitals agreeing […]
Total Quality Management (TQM) Total Quality Management (TQM) may have been the first quality oriented philosophy to transition into healthcare. TQM is based on three principles: continuous quality improvement (CQI), customer focus, and teamwork. To date, limited research attention has been given to challenges involved in adopting such practices to healthcare. Despite the enthusiasm raised […]
Nurse aides, home health aides, and personal-and-home-care aides are classified as direct care workers. Direct-care workers are paraprofessionals who are trained to assist the elderly and the disabled with assisted daily living (ADL) such as grooming, bathing, and eating. They are the backbone of the long-term delivery care system (Weiner, Anderson, Khatustsky, & Squillace, 2009). […]