Health Communication Essay Sample

Study areasDear professors,

I have not yet found articles that are related to the topic in question. However, I would like to give you what kind of areas I’m looking for. As such, I’m open to your opinion and directions as to what the ideal topic should beFirst Area: Health Communication The increased proliferation of use and general adoption of technology in everyday lives of individuals throughout the world has created the opportunity for technology innovators, healthcare officials and governments to incorporate communicative applications so as to access millions of individuals who would otherwise be unreachable. This has been enabled by an increase in the availability of mobile phone devices throughout the world. I would like to be more specific to understand the topic that is related to electronic health system (EHRs). In addition, I will start looking for articles that address health communication in general, what type of system to communicate within the hospitals and what the benefits and the barriers of having the electronic health system are.Second Area: Saudi Health System According to Gallanger (2009), the quality and quantity of healthcare facilities within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have increased tremendously over the two decades. Its availability has been made accessible to all residents of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. According to a report provided by the World Health Organization (WHO, 2006), the Saudi Arabian Healthcare system is ranked amongst the top 30 best healthcare systems in the world. However, despite this growth, the healthcare system in the Middle East still continues to face some major challenges. (Almalki et al 201). In general, I’ll look for articles that are related to Saudi health system and the kind of system they have. Further, I will address the challenges they face.

References

Almalki, M., Fitzgerald, G., & Clark, M. (2011). Health care system in Saudi Arabia: an overview. Journal, 17(10), 1-10. Health Mediterranean Eastern
Anderson, R. J. (2000). Privacy Technology Lessons from Healthcare. doi:10.1109/SECPRI.2000.848466
Bates, D. W. (2002). The quality case for information technology in healthcare. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making. doi:10.1186/1472-6947-2-7
Berhie, G. (1991). Emerging issues in health planning in Saudi Arabia: The effects of organization and development on the health care system. Social Science & Medicine. doi:10.1016/0277-9536(91)90386-Q
Gallanger, M. (2009). Mobile healthcare solutions. Retrieved November 11, 2014 from the World Wide Web: http://www.smeadvisor.com/2011/06/mobile-healthcare-solutions/.
World Health Organization. (2006). Global observatory for eHealth (Goe). Retrieved November 11, 2014 from the World Wide Web: http://www.who.int/goe/publications/ehealth_tools_services/en/