Monthly Archives: March 2014

In this weeks blog we will be focusing on change agents in the healthcare sector. A Change agent is person, business, or organization that advocates and assists in implementing change. These change agents come in various different forms but for … Continue reading →

In week 8 I briefly touched on the topic of “change” when I quoted Heraclitus of Ephesus when he stated that the only constant thing in life is change itself (Kirk, 1951). Change of any kind may potentially be disruptive … Continue reading →

Privacy protection of sensitive patient information has been a goal in the medical field since the first recorded administration of the Hippocratic Oath at a university in Germany in 1508 (Markel, 2004). This concept was later carried forward into the … Continue reading →

The Greek philosopher, Heraclitus of Ephesus stated that the only constant thing in life is change itself (Kirk, 1951). The theory of change is one that applies to many areas in life including the far reaches of the political world, … Continue reading →