Article Summary HCS/490 July 21‚ 2014 Healthcare reform is a multifarious issue; entailing altered attributes. The prime objective of healthcare reform is to deliver healthcare coverage for Americans unanimously and diminution the cost of health care services (The New York State Government‚ 2014). According to New York State Government (2014)‚ "Many people feel that providing healthcare coverage to the millions of people who are currently uninsured would
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Demographic Paper Karen Mervine HCS/490 September 30‚ 2013 Dr. Joanne Tritsch Demographic Paper An Aging Population I have been designated by the senior management team at a community hospital to write a summary on the effects of changes in population demographics on the needs and services for a selected population. The population that I choose to write about is the aging population. In this paper I will identify the aging population and provide data about the demographics and
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HIPAA Tutorial University of Phoenix Health Care Communication Strategies HCS 320 March 27‚ 2013 HIPAA Tutorial The tutorials on HIPAA‚ Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act‚ is a reminder that there is constant need for improvement on the part of health care individuals. There is a need among health care workers to know the rules and guidelines to stay within the laws set forth by the federal government. What did you learn from the HIPAA tutorial? There is a lot of
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Reporting Practices and Ethics Erin Martin March 21‚ 2011 HCS/ Healthcare Financial Accounting Todd A. Brown Reporting Practices and Ethics Crime and corruption is unfortunately a reality and financial management is not an exception. Unfortunately there are people out there that do not adhere to the general accepted accounting principles or ethical standards. When not following the standards theft‚ embezzlement‚ and fraud occur. Financial managers of an organization need to follow the four
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Cheri Gantt April 18‚ 2012 Management Information Systems MISY 350-01 Homework 3 1. How do antivirus programs detect and identify a virus? What is virus hoax? - Antivirus programs protect computers against viruses by identifying and removing any computer viruses found in memory‚ on storage media‚ or on incoming files. A virus hoax is an e-mail message that warns users of non-existent virus or other malware. 2. What is information privacy? List 5 ways to safeguard your personal
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Culture and Disease HCS 245 6/17/2013 Cathy Andrade Culture and Disease Asthma is a disease that is sweeping the country. With so many new cases being reported daily‚ it has become somewhat of an epidemic. It can be found in almost all corners of the world. Although it is most common in the US‚ Canada‚ and UK‚ it is growing more common in heavily industrialized countries like Brazil and South Africa. This disease can affect anyone; from women to men‚ children to adults‚ Caucasians to
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Communication and Crisis Health Care Communication Strategies HCS 320 April 14‚ 2013 Communication and Crisis Today our community is presented with a problem that will require communication between several internal and external avenues to help resolve the water contamination in the Eugene-Springfield area. I am Shellie Cobbs‚ Director of the Regional Emergency Management Office‚ and I will be addressing the media on the procedures to be used in running the crisis communication efforts in
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Simulation Review Janette E. Guevara HCS/405 August 26‚ 2013 Todd Brown Simulation Review I have been brought in as a financial advisor to assist Mr. Gilbert Sanchez‚ CEO at Elijah Heart Hospital (EHC) to find some cost efficient ways to continue to provide quality care but at the same time reduce costs for the organization. EHC is a hospital that specializes in Cardiac surgeries and procedures. They would like to expand and have a promising growth in patients as well as revenue‚ but with
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Chapter 7: * Early theories of motivation: Hierarchy of needs - Have to satisfy lower needs before you have higher needs. One at a time Lower order: [physiological -> safety -> social ->] higher order: [esteem -> self-actualization] Theory X/Y Theory X - the assumption that employees dislike work‚ are lazy‚ dislike responsibility‚ and must be coerced to perform Theory Y - the assumption that employees like work‚ are creative‚ seek responsibility‚ and can exercise self-direction
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Environmental Burden of Disease •World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that “24% of the global burden of disease and 23% of all deaths can be attributed to environmental factors.” •For children 0-14 years of age‚ environmental factors cause 36% of all deaths. •In the developing world‚ 25% of deaths can be attributed to environment‚ while in the developed world – only 17% of deaths. What are the Major Environmental Factors? •Contaminated water – nearly 30% of environmental affects come
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