Purchase Solution

Public Health Organizations: Service and Population Based

Not what you're looking for?

Ask Custom Question

What is the difference between service-based and population-based applications for information systems in public health organizations? Present an example of each application and justify your rationale.

Purchase this Solution
Solution Preview

Service based applications are systems that use data collected at the front line of public health. For example, obtaining a sample of blood from children exposed to lead would be entered into the service based application. A public health ...

Purchase this Solution
Free BrainMass Quizzes
Crohn's Disease

How much do you know about this condition?

Vitals about a Patient's Vitals

Basic questions about blood pressure and measurements.

Celiac Disease

This quiz will provide a brief introduction to Celiac Disease. Questions will focus on definitions and symptoms.

Managed Care Organizations

This quiz will test the basics of managed care organizations. It is important to know how our health care delivery system operates through managed care.

Stress Continuum

All humans experience stress and a certain level is motivating for learning. However, a high level of stress for prolonged periods of time may have a negative impact. This information focuses on the four stages of stress. Understanding stress assists in maintaining a healthy level.

View More Free Quizzes
Related BrainMass Solutions

  • Clinical Applications of Technology

    The two most common applications of public health applications include using information systems to store and make service data capable of reflecting activities performed by public health organizations and available population-based data that is mandatory

  • Five Reasons for Growth in Hospitality Services

    An aging population needs a greater health service industry to support it from home health care to health maintenance organizations, which will need to grow to support the larger influx of older adults.

  • Proliferation and Fragmentation of the Health Profession

    To contain costs and prevent the misuse of funds, salaries should be adequate, but capped and in the public domain, with any surplus being redirected to direct service delivery or health promotion or advocacy. http://www.cupe.on.ca/briefs/02-05-healthcare.html

  • Indicators to measure public health

    Reports are compiled at every jurisdictional level including state and local levels such as the health departments, foundations, and human service providers.

  • The problems and challenges facing healthcare management

    Public health serves many functions within the community and the general population. It's main goal is to prevent disease and promote optimal health for all citizens.

  • Models of Health Care Organizations

    Increased technology has lead to integrated health care organizations. Increased aging population has increased the number of community based health care organizations, and so on.

  • Proliferation and Fragmentation of Health Professions

    - Health care is an important factor for public health and is therefore considered to be an essential service of general interest to the population.

  • Health Care Organizations and Budgeting

    On the other hand, non profit health care organizations such as a state run clinic focus more on the service aspect of business and their sources of funding include mainly insurance companies, government funds/grants and public donations.

  • Cultural Competence

    Standard 14: Health care organizations are encouraged to regularly make available to the public information about their progress and successful innovations in implementing the CLAS standards and to provide public notice in their communities about the

View More Related Solutions