Nursing

Specific country notes have been prepared using data from the database OECD Health Statistics 2015. The notes are available in PDF format. Click on any country to see their statistics

A fact sheet about Universal Health coverage from the World Health Organization (WHO).

Health care/system redesign involves making systemic changes to primary care practices and health systems to improve the quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of patient care.

A good health system delivers quality services to all people, when and where they need them. The exact configuration of services varies from country to country, but in all cases requires a robust financing mechanism; a well-trained and adequately paid workforce; reliable information on which to base decisions and policies; well maintained facilities and logistics to deliver quality medicines and technologies.

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality recognizes that revitalizing the Nation's primary care system is foundational to achieving high-quality, accessible, efficient health care for all Americans. The primary care medical home, also referred to as the patient centered medical home (PCMH), advanced primary care, and the healthcare home, is a promising model for transforming the organization on delivery of primary care.

This document provided by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services talks about Accountable Care Organizations.

The health care system in the United States is rapidly changing, we review the health care insurance, drug pricing, physician compensation, and much more! Join us as we explore the basics about the Health Care system in the US. including a comparison with European healthcare.

Every single nursing diagnosis has its own set of symptoms, or defining characteristics. They are listed in the NANDA taxonomy and in many of the current nursing care plans books that are currently on the market that include nursing diagnosis information. There are currently 188 nursing diagnoses that NANDA has defined and given related factors and defining characteristics for. What you need to do is get this information to help you in writing care plans so you diagnose your patients correctly.