Universal healthcare is certainly an intriguing prospect. There are a number of proponents for this form of healthcare and, within the United States, at least, perhaps an equal (as well as equally vociferous) amount of dissidents. Nonetheless, univer Continue Reading...
Economics of Medical Errors Medical Error Economics The 1999 Institute of Medicine (IOM) report To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System pulled the curtain back on the dark secret of medical errors (Institute of Medicine, 2000). The best est Continue Reading...
Reduced costs for medical education would be the second to last alternative that would be likely to be effective. First, reducing the costs of medical eduction, through tax incentives and tuition caps, may make the medical field more attractive to Continue Reading...
HEALTHCARE & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY The state of healthcare in the United States is very much influenced and improved through the increased use of technology solutions. Whether it be the use of tablets, laptops, electronic healthcare records and Continue Reading...
PPACA Nurse The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's Impact on Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing: The National Quality Strategy The recently enacted Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), a landmark and controversial piece of Continue Reading...
When the legislation came up for a vote it passed the House 220-215. In the Senate, the vote passed easily as the Democrats held a strong majority. In both votes, just one Republican voted for the Affordable Act. The limitations of the American sys Continue Reading...
AbstractThe Overkill case study discusses issues around low-value care and ways of minimizing healthcare costs while increasing the quality of output. Low-value care is the administration of health interventions whose costs or harms exceed benefits. Continue Reading...
economic tools and concepts which can be applied in the contemporary issues and typical, dynamic situations that are existent in today's health care industry. There have been numerous economic changes in the economy of the United States which in tur Continue Reading...
The research thus concludes the essence of having quality and effective legislation addressing the aspects of overall oral health of the people. Additionally, the Canadian Dental Association also relates several issues of the overall body health to Continue Reading...
, 2008, p. 66). One of the most viable means of correcting this issue is to employ a series of strategic incentives to dissuade trained instructors from retiring and to get others to engage in this occupation. The usage of incentives can be a powerf Continue Reading...
Health Information Improving Healthcare with Personal Health Records (PHRs) With the inception of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in 2012, the United States began undertaking the most dramatic reconfiguration of its healthcare system Continue Reading...
Healthcare Reform Models Health Care Reform Models Preventive Psychiatry Shim and colleagues (2012) argue for taking advantage of provisions within the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010 that emphasizes preventive and integra Continue Reading...
In addition, Senator Collins led the fight to restore critical f funding to Medicare for home health care so that elderly citizens and disabled can receive needed care in their own homes ("Biography")." Obviously the senator encourages the funding Continue Reading...
Introduction The health care system in the United States is often compared with that of other countries, and the one that comes up the most frequently in Canada. The Canadian system has better outcomes in general than the American system, and is com Continue Reading...
Healthcare is a Right In recent history the debate over whether healthcare should be considered a privilege or a right has regained momentum with Obama who has lead an effort to reform healthcare and introduced the bill known as the Affordable Care Continue Reading...
The per capita health care expenditures for the United States are exorbitant, particularly when compared to those of other countries. In fact, the spending on health care per person in the U.S. is much more so than that of other developed countries. Continue Reading...
strategic plan II Environmental Analysis An environmental analysis is an important component, and indeed a prerequisite, to the strategic plan. It stands to reason that you cannot set a course for the future without knowing the route you will take, Continue Reading...
Definition and Description of the Issue Health policy and immigration policy are interconnected, as attitudes towards immigrants—especially those who are undocumented—have impacted the substantive content of healthcare policies like the A Continue Reading...
Healthcare Institutions Financial Environments Paper Healthcare institutions: Nonprofit, for-profit, and government-administered "Three types of entities -- nonprofit, for-profit, and government" exist within the American healthcare industry (Horo Continue Reading...
Health Care Reforms Legislation and Its Effect on Nursing Practice One of the milestone legislations that President Obama signed into law in 2010 was the Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care Education and Reconciliation Act of 2010 Continue Reading...
Coffee Regional Medical Center, Inc. CRMC") is a non-profit, 88-bed hospital located in Douglas, Georgia. Since 1953, CRMC has served the healthcare needs of the community as the sole hospital-provider in Douglas, Georgia and surrounding Coffee Count Continue Reading...
General Electric and Philips health care have persistently provided forward thinking technology that have paved the way to a safe and high quality of care to patients. They possess solid foundation and have become experts in the field of health care Continue Reading...
IntroductionHealthcare is currently one of the most contentious issues plaguing the developed world from both a financial and societal perspective. American civilization is reckoning with an aging population, higher healthcare costs, and rising socia Continue Reading...
Global Health Care and Culture Traditional Health Care Concepts Modern Health Care in China and its Affordability The public health system in China has been able to make progress in many aspects owing to the economic growth of the country. Problem Continue Reading...
Health Policies Medicare When everyone in our country finally starts to reach the age of 65 years of age or older, then every person will become eligible for Medicare. It is clear that there are some elderly that are having minimum health concerns w Continue Reading...
sleeping under a rock the issue of health care in the United States has been on the minds of everyone. In a society where health costs have spiraled, employer sponsored health insurance is rapidly disappearing, and millions are going untreated the o Continue Reading...
I wish to make quality care affordable, and create a better quality of life for the older members of the community with better medical assistance and also enriching activities. From what I have witnessed as my grandmother's care taker, I have come Continue Reading...
Evolution of Health Care Information Systems Before 1990, the 80s brought in a new health era. The U.S. health care system turned out to be an organization that would grow continuously. Especially in the sector of health care information technology. Continue Reading...
Canada Health Act - China's Four InsurancesCanada Health ActCanadian health policy has resulted in one of the global highest health regimes. The provincial and territorial governments administer the Canadian health care system. The Health act ensures Continue Reading...
Current Population The population of the area comprises mostly of African Americans. The community is a low-income area and individuals who live here struggle to make ends meet. This makes it hard for them to access premium health care that is offere Continue Reading...
The mission, vision, and values statements guide healthcare policy and practice within the institution. When planning for change, healthcare leaders ideally base their decisions on their alignment with the mission, vision, and values of the organizat Continue Reading...
Globalization and American Health Care What explains the directionality of flows in health care? Patients, health workers, managerial practices? Globalization has brought in the information revolution and this has again brought changes in the medic Continue Reading...
In a single-payer system, a government entity is responsible for reimbursing all service providers for their costs and expenses, meaning that billing takes place in exactly the same manner for all patients and all providers (Healthcare NOW 2010). Th Continue Reading...
S. debt. Conclusion Health care is a large part of the federal budget and it is increasing in importance. The rate of growth in health care outlays is greater than the rate of growth in the budget itself. The poses a problem, because the federal bu Continue Reading...
