The collection of primary and secondary qualitative data can only be in the form of words, images, texts, et cetera, not in the manner of numbers and/or specific measurement. If community data may not be collected in a form of numbers, using formula or specific measurement, then the resulted data (i.e. qualitative data) may not always be accurate in numbers. Qualitative data is difficult to be quantified or the data results cannot be generalized from sample
Theory is very important in analyzing research approach, be it maybe qualitative, quantitative and/or mixed research methods. Without the application of theory, research quality maybe undercut. There is a long tradition within qualitative research of theory being central and of critical importance. Qualitative research theory often equates with the methodologies used, but this is a complex relationship, plagued by lack of consensus among scholars regarding how theory and methodology are related. There is an article Bradbury-Jones, Taylor, & Herber, (2014) that furthers the debates on how theories are used in qualitative research,
Paradigm: A paradigm is simply a belief system (or theory) that guides the way we do things, or more formally establishes a set of practices. This can range from thought patterns to action. “In everyday usage, paradigm refers either to a model or an example to be followed or to an established system or way of doing things. The concept was introduced into the philosophy of science by Thomas Kuhn (1970) in his discussion of the nature of scientific
There are many negative effects of homelessness in communities of nations. This issue should be urgent and requires national interests, community advocates, international attention but most importantly access to safe, affordable housing to maintain living stability. There are many communities outside the U.S. that experience greater impact on homelessness, though some U.S. cities are among homes to homeless cities in the developed world. According to Reagan (2015), Manila, Philippines has the highest homelessness rate in the
It is our understanding that eradicating healthcare disparities is culturally, politically, and has been traditionally thought-provoking due in part of it causes and reasons that are tangled with a belligerent history of race and gender in the American account. However, to a growing citizenry base, there is need to guarantee countless fairness and accountability of the health care system, including health plan purchasers, payers, and providers of care. To the extent that inequities in the health care system result in
People who work in the health system can be resistant to learning from other sectors. They may claim that health care is different, and it is hard to argue otherwise when looking at the range and diversity of the stakeholders and the ways in which authority is distributed between them. But some challenges are common to all sectors, and it would be wasteful to ignore transferable solutions. Health maintenance organizations reduce health costs through programs, including an initial screening and
Practice guidelines can have adverse implications for clinicians, especially if they are rigidly enforced by payers, managers, or malpractice courts. They can have adverse policy implications for society if they increase the costs of care, decrease equity, or divert resources from more effective health care interventions. Evidence-based medicine (EBM), Through its Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the federal government has established 12 evidence-based practice centers in institutions in the United States and Canada to perform and publish high-quality evidence
United States has continually to become more diverse demographically, with racial and ethnic minorities, predictable to become most of the U.S. population by 2042. A culturally competent system of care acknowledges and incorporates–at all levels–the importance of culture and ethics, the assessment of cross-cultural relations, vigilance towards the dynamics that result from cultural differences, the expansion of cultural knowledge and the adaptation of services to meet culturally unique needs. Cultural competence may be viewed as a goal toward which
Nejad, S. B., Allegranzi, B., Syed, S. B., Ellis, B., & Pittet, D. (2011). Health-care-associated infection in Africa: a systematic review. Bulletin Of The World Health Organization, 89(10), 757-765. doi:10.2471/BLT.11.088179 The article by Nejad, Allegranzi, Syed, Ellis & Pittet (2011) aimed at assessing the epidemiological approach of healthcare related infection in Africa. Three best, scholarly and peer-reviewed databases, i.e. Cochrane Library, the WHO regional Medical database for Africa and PubMed, were searched as the methods of research
As many people said, addressing the quality of care in today’s era of health reform is neither a top-down nor bottom-up method. This is because successful implementation of any health care reform law will be contingent on the ability of all partaking parties ( ie. federal government, the states, health care payers, hospitals, industry, medical societies, physicians, and patients) to work efficiently and collaboratively and tackle the issues from all isles of the wall. Finding common ground may
