There is roughly around 2.5 million seasonal and migrant farmworkers in the United States ("The National Agricultural Workers Survey."). ... According National Center for Farmworkers Health, "Agriculture is frequently ranked as one of the most dangerous industries in the nation" (Saltz et.at, 3). ... It was found that: "Migrant workers have increased hospitalization rates and mortality from common conditions (e.g., pneumonia mortality may be up to 200 percent higher than the national average)" (Hanson, Donohoe 8). ... Workers lack transportation, insurance,and have a langua...

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Most of their attention is directed towards language discordance and cultural differences, which can lead to biased or false conclusions. Language and culture are by no means the only factors that may act as a barrier. ... It is difficult for minorities that don't have the level of education to understand what is needed as well as immigrants who don't speak or read the language. ... One example is the This National Action Plan to Improve Health Literacy. ... It is the responsibility of our doctors, nurses, surgeon etc. to communicate in plain language that patients understand. ...

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What caught my attention and interest was the large framed poster "Language Line Solutions " displayed at the lobby window. ... Clients with language barriers can simply point to their language and an interpreter is provided at no cost to help communicate with staff. ... Regardless of their age, race, color, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, disabilities, economic status, or source of payment. ...

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Proposition 54, the Classification by Race, Ethnicity, Color, or National Origin (CRECNO) Initiative will appear on the October 7, 2003 ballot. CRECNO amends the California Constitution to ban the state or local government from categorizing individuals by race, ethnicity, or national origin for any reason. ... Other groups in opposition include the Mexican American Legal Defense & Education Fund, the American Civil Liberties Union, the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum, the California Pan-Ethnic Health Network, the Public Health Institute, and the National Health Law. ... Approxi...

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The National Health Service UK (NHS) (2014) classified stroke as one of the leading cause of long-term disability and the third cause of death in UK. ... At that point, oxygen saturation can measured by a pulse oximeter according to National Institute For Health and Care Excellence(NICE) (2008 a) patient should receive high flow oxygen if oxygen level is below 95%. ... NEWS score which a national early warning sign which is a track and trigger system can be used to record baseline observation that include respiratory rate, heart rate, blood pressure, temperature. ... With possible swallowing d...

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(Institute of Medicine of the National Academies 2010 available online) There will be no more lifespan restrictions on the dollar worth of a policy, and no irrational annual limits. ... After one year of this law being effect, all the insurers companies have to give the insured a clear cut summary of their coverage and benefits; the uniform, page is to be no longer than 4 pages, the font point no smaller than 12, they will be no fine print, and in language any typical American could understand, with any definitions that is needed. ... Base on the Institute of Medicine of the National Academie...

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More than 2.3 million Americans suffer from bipolar disorder and 20 percent of them commit suicide according to the National Institute of Mental Health. ... Typically elements of a valid general release include: Patient's name and identifying information; Address of the health care professional or institution directed to release the information; Description of the information to be released; Identity of the party to be furnished the information; Language authorizing release of information; Signature of patient or authorized individual; and Time period for which release rema...

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That has not changed since the implementation of the National Health Service. ... In fact, access may not be corrected under universal coverage due to time costs experienced by workers without sick leave, language barriers, isolation and physical difficulty in availing oneself of services, distance, transportation, consumer information, culture, time preferences (the rate at which people discount the future relative to the present), self-efficacy, poor lifestyle, and genetics. ...

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Further, compliance with national and international health care accrediting agencies frequently requires the use of automated incident reporting programs (Brenner & Freundlich, 2006) Logs Logs consist of a series of entries in a record in a temporally linear fashion that describes all types of specified occurrences. ... Use clear language not subject to various interpretations. 3. ...

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Introduction Around the globe, the advent of large-scale technology implementation in health care has begun. The terms telemedicine and telehealth are spreading across the globe as fast as the satellite communications systems can transmit them. Telemedicine has reached around the world and has helped to link all peoples together in the struggle to understand and treat disease and promote health. Telemedicine is not just a single technology. It is part of a greater process, and it has spawned the creation of a chain of care unlike any in history (Roine, Ohinmaa & Hailey, 2001). ...

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During this time period software, hardware, computer languages, and product capabilities were constantly changing. ... The National Center for Policy Analysis (1998) stated that "Experts contend that the nation's 6,000 hospitals, 50,000 nursing homes and 700,000 doctors all need to locate and repair billions of lines of faulty computer code- (p. 1). ...

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