Public Health Service Guidelines for the Management of Health-Care Worker Exposures to HIV and Recommendations for Postexposure Prophylaxis

1998 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Health Care Worker ◽  
Public Health Service ◽  
Postexposure Prophylaxis ◽  
Care Worker

scholarly journals Physician Assistants Employed by the Federal Government

2020 ◽  
Vol 185 (5-6) ◽  
pp. e649-e655 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noël E Smith ◽  
Andrzej Kozikowski ◽  
Roderick S Hooker
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Federal Government ◽  
Public Health Service ◽  
Medical Training ◽  
Physician Assistants ◽  
National Commission ◽  
Federal Employment ◽  
The U.S

Abstract Objective Physician assistants (PAs) are health professionals who have received advance medical training and are licensed to diagnose illness, develop and manage treatment plans, prescribe medications, and serve as principal health care provider. Although the U.S. federal government is the largest single employer of PAs, at the same time little is known about them across the wide array of diverse settings and agencies. The objective of this project was to determine the census of PAs in federal employment, their location, and personal characteristics. This included approximating the number of uniformed PAs. Taking stock of a unique labor force sets the stage for more granular analyses of how and where PAs are utilized and are deployed. Methods No one central database identifies all federally employed PAs. To undertake this project, three sources were examined. Data were derived from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management and the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants. Uniformed PA numbers were the result of networking with senior chiefs in the military services and the U.S. Public Health Service. The data were collolated and summarized for comparison and discussion. Results As of 2018, approximately 5,200 PAs were dispersed in most branches and agencies of the government that provide health care services, including the Departments of Defense, Veterans Affairs, Health and Human Services, Justice, and Homeland Security. Federally employed PAs are civil servants or hold a commission in the uniformed services (ie, Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, and Public Health Service). Most PAs are in clinical roles, although a few hundred are in management positions. Approximately 81% of civilian PAs have had less than 15 years of federal employment. Conclusion The diverse utilization and deployment of PAs validate the importance of the role they serve as medical professionals in the federal government. From 2008 to 2019, PA employment in the federal government grew by approximately 50% supporting the forecast that substantial national PA growth is on track.

scholarly journals Mobile technology to give a resource-based knowledge management advantage to community health nurses in an emerging economies context

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Judith Fletcher-Brown ◽  
Diane Carter ◽  
Vijay Pereira ◽  
Rajesh Chandwani
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Emerging Economies ◽  
Public Health Service ◽  
Health Technology ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Knowledge Resource

Purpose Knowledge is a key success factor in achieving competitive advantage. The purpose of this paper is to examine how mobile health technology facilitates knowledge management (KM) practices to enhance a public health service in an emerging economies context. Specifically, the acceptance of a knowledge-resource application by community health workers (CHWs) to deliver breast cancer health care in India, where resources are depleted, is explored. Design/methodology/approach Fieldwork activity conducted 20 semi-structured interviews with frontline CHWs, which were analysed using an interpretive inductive approach. Findings The application generates knowledge as a resource that signals quality health care and yields a positive reputation for the public health service. The CHW’s acceptance of technology enables knowledge generation and knowledge capture. The design facilitates knowledge codification and knowledge transfer of breast cancer information to standardise quality patient care. Practical implications KM insights are provided for the implementation of mobile health technology for frontline health-care professionals in an emerging economies context. The knowledge-resource application can deliver breast cancer care, in localised areas with the potential for wider contexts. The outcomes are valuable for policymakers, health service managers and KM practitioners in an emerging economies context. Social implications The legacy of the mobile heath technology is the normalisation of breast cancer discourse and the technical up-skilling of CHWs. Originality/value First, this paper contributes three propositions to KM scholarship, in a public health care, emerging economies context. Second, via an interdisciplinary theoretical lens (signalling theory and technology acceptance model), this paper offers a novel conceptualisation to illustrate how a knowledge-resource application can shape an organisation’s KM to form a resource-based competitive advantage.

scholarly journals Forma podmiotu leczniczego a świadczenia zdrowotne

Prawo ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 323 ◽  
pp. 113-127
Author(s):  
Tadeusz Kocowski ◽  
Mateusz Paplicki
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Public Health Service ◽  
Practical Implementation ◽  
The Public ◽  
Medical Entity ◽  
Care Health ◽  
The Right ◽  
Protection Of Life

Form of medical entity and medical servicesHealth undoubtedly belongs of the fundamental existential values for human. Current legal regu­lations state that everyone is entitled to health care. Health care is agovernment task, executed especially by local government units. An individual has the right to claim medical services related to the protection of life and health from the public health service. For their practical implementation, government establishes a system of entities obliged to take action in this field. Unfortunately, the actions taken do not create a unified system in which the patient and his health are the most important value.

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