GrattonGrand Canyon University College of NursingEthics‚ Policy‚ and Finance in the Health Care SystemNUR 508Kris BoivinDecember 18‚ 2013Cost and Quality AnalysisQuality and Cost Both cost containment and quality improvement are critical topics related to healthcare. Unfortunately‚ the relationship between the two remains controversial and poorly understood. On one hand it is argued that increasing quality would cause an increase in cost and vice versa decreased quality if cost is reduced. On the other hand
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Written Response: Roots of Feminism. Margaret Fuller was arguably the most brilliant female scholar of the nineteenth century. She was a well-respected academic and aligned herself strongly with the Transcendentalist Movement. In her essay‚ “The Great Lawsuit”‚ Fuller focuses on a radical cause – feminism. Predating the Seneca Falls Convention‚ Fuller’s trailblazing essay set the framework for The First Wave of American feminism that would soon follow. In line with her philosophical beliefs‚ Fuller states
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PACIFIC HEALTHCARE CASE STUDY American Military University Case Name: Pacific Healthcare I. Major Facts Pacific Healthcare and its subsidiaries consists of Pacific Memorial‚ Pacific Cabrillo‚ and Pacific Isla Vista. It is the largest provider of healthcare in Santa Barbara County. The director of supply management is Barney Rubble‚ who is responsible for procuring supplies. Before passing away‚ Thurston Howell‚ director of radiology‚ made all decisions involving the purchasing of
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The Bursting of the Healthcare Bubble Nathan Kaufman makes a very compelling case concerning the unsustainable status of the current health care system. Kaufman speculates that just as the housing market bubble eventually bust‚ the same is expected from the healthcare bubble. Similarities that are drawn between the housing market crash and how the experts refused to believe the inevitable are eerily similar to the perception concerning healthcare in the U.S. today (Kauffman‚ 2011). The rapid
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Case Name: Pacific Healthcare TLMT313: Supply Management 15 June 2014 I. Major Facts A. Pacific Healthcare is the largest healthcare provider in Santa Barbara County. B. The institution consists of three hospitals: Pacific Memorial (415 beds)‚ Pacific Cabrillo (250 beds)‚ and Pacific Isla Vista (300 beds). C. Barney Rubble is the corporate director of supply management for Pacific and he is in charge of procuring supplies for all Pacific Healthcare subsidiaries
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Intermountain Healthcare is a model healthcare system located in the Midwest region of the United States serving Utah and Idaho. They are considered the largest healthcare provider in the Intermountain West. As of 2013‚ Intermountain Healthcare operates 22 hospitals in Utah and 1 hospital in Idaho. Intermountain also operates clinics‚ and urgent care facilities that are run by physicians as part of the Intermountain Medical Group. In total‚ Intermountain Healthcare runs over 160 healthcare facilities
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is also one of the few American industries that is expected to grow in the next few decades. In fact‚ the healthcare industry in America is expected to generate 3.2 million new jobs through the year 2018‚ which is more than any other American industry. It is not only a large industry‚ but a very broad one with many potential investment opportunities and many potential risks The healthcare division is made up of many different industries‚ each with different dynamics – from pharmaceuticals and
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Case Study: Apple’s lawsuit on Samsung‚ what happened? The jury in the much-hyped Apple vs. Samsung patent infringement lawsuit recently handed down a verdict which basically gave Apple everything it wanted: A billion-dollar payment from Samsung‚ plus the possibility of an injunction against sales of infringing Samsung smart phones and tablets. Will this mega-lawsuit dramatically alter the way our devices are manufactured and‚ in turn‚ affect our decision-making process when buying a smart phone
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Case Study One Case Name: Pacific Healthcare I. Major Facts Pacific Healthcare is the largest health care provider in Santa Barbara Country. Pacific Memorial‚ Pacific Cabrillo‚ and Pacific Isla Vista along with two nursing homes and ten outpatient clinics are all linked to Pacific Healthcare. Altogether‚ there are over 1‚500 beds. Barney Rubble‚ the Pacific’s corporate director of supply management‚ is in charge of procuring supplies for all Pacific Healthcare subordinates. The director of
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upsetting statistic can be linked to deteriorating quality of mental healthcare in Illinois. The two are directly related to one another because the adoleneces brought up in a heavyly affected crime area have little to no access to mental healthcare. As of a fact the state of Illinios closed down 6 of chicago’s ental health care facilities in 2012 to consolodilate care and the balance of the budget. The quality of mental healthcare is not a reflection of that of the United
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