Tuberculosis University of Phoenix Introduction to Health and Disease HCS 245 March 09‚ 2013 Tuberculosis Transmission of Tuberculosis in the 1800-1900’s Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the bacterium that causes tuberculosis. Also known as TB‚ tuberculosis bacteria attacks the lungs in most cases but can attack other parts of the body. If not treated properly tuberculosis can be fatal. Tuberculosis is an airborne bacterium spread from person to person. According to the CDC‚ Center
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Reporting Practices and Ethics Paper Mary Kaiser HCS/405 Health Care Financial Accounting July 7‚ 2014 David Albalat Reporting Practices and Ethics Paper Introduction In this paper‚ we will discuss the financial reporting aspects of accounting and what ethical standards are being met by the health care industry. Our discussion leads us to the four fundaments accounting principles‚ the generally accepted accounting principles‚ and the financial ethics of accounting and the code of ethical
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Personal Ethics Statement HCS/478 December 9. 2013 Personal Ethics Statement Ethics is a developed since of standards to guide decisions and behavior. Ethical conduct is formed from moral values transformed through parental teaching‚ social exposure‚ and life experience. As an adolescent mature into adulthood standards of what is right and wrong can change. Personal ethics is the behavior or mode of action from the concept of right and social exposure‚ and life experience. Ethical
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Communication Paper Your name HCS/490 Due date Instructors name Communication Benefits and Challenges of Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) A mode of communication many consumers will use within health care providers is electronic medical records (EMRs). EMRs is a computerized communication system of legal medical records that allows health care professionals to add medical notes to patients medical records and have access to those medical records anywhere in the country.
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Economics Issues Simulation Paper HCS/440 – Economics: The Financing of Health Care August 15‚ 2011 Ms Kathie Iaconetti Economic Issues Simulation The purpose of a managed care organization is to coordinate the costs and delivery of health care. A managed care organization oversees money spent on labor‚ technology‚ and facilities such as physician offices and hospitals. A type of managed care organization is a Health Maintenance Organization (HMO). A HMO “provides medical care for all its
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Health Care Utilization Option 1 University of Phoenix Health Care Delivery in the United States HCS 235 January 13‚ 2013 Health Care Utilization Option 1 Introduction Health care reform in the United States is a hot topic and the source of legislation meant to make health care obtainable to Americans. Recent presidential elections have been platforms used to promote health care reform yet no one can agree on what the resolution will be. This paper will discuss ways recent health care
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This file of HCS 440 Week 3 Individual - Health Care Spending consists of: Write a 1‚250- to 1‚750-word paper in which you explain your position on national health care spending in the United States. Include information on the following: Health Care - General Health Care Write a 1‚250- to 1‚750-word paper in which you explain your position on national health care spending in the United States. Include information on the following: o The level of current national health
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University of Phoenix Material Health Care Utilization Paper University Of Phoenix HCS/235- Health Care delivery 10/27/2014 Instructor: As I was interview one of the people where I work‚ she was so naïve and told me everything that I need to know. She explains to me how the health care system operates back in the days‚ now and the future‚ my main concern the cost of insurance for staff and patients. Her name was Vilma Gaciar; she is a general
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Process and Product Improvement Paper JoAnn Manigault University of Phoenix HCS 591 January 19‚ 2015 Process and Product Improvement Paper Process is at the heart of most organizations sustainability impact and it is the process that consumes the most resources ("Manufacturing Skills Australia‚" n.d.). A product can be physical or service based as seen in health care where the process is the product. All processes have the potential for waste therefore understanding processes can help an organization
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Risk and Quality Management Assessment Jennifer McKissick HCS 451 February 8‚ 2015 Jodie Sapaugh Risk and Quality Management Assessment Chosen Organization The organization that I have chosen is a hospital. A hospital is an organization providing treatment for patients with a staff and equipment specific for that hospital. The most common and most known type of hospital is the general hospital which has an ER for the major emergencies. . A district hospital is the major health care facility
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