Health
While the US healthcare system has come under fireplace for lack of openness, new legislation might encourage greater openness. There is a perceived tension between the necessity for transparency on the one hand and such issues as affected person confidentiality and the possible exploitation of information for business achieve on the other. The World Health Organization describes psychological health as “a state of well-being in which the individual realizes his or her personal talents, can address the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is prepared to make a contribution to his or her group”. According to GlobalIssues.org, approximately 36 million people die each year from non-communicable (i.e., not contagious) illnesses, including heart problems, cancer, diabetes and continual lung illness. In the first decade of the twenty first century, the conceptualization of health as a capability opened the door for self-assessments to become the primary indicators …