Nursing Home Industry Alfredia Williams Grantham University: AH511 August 28‚ 2013 Nursing home industry provides residential care for people with a chronic illness or disability. The care is continual to individuals who require help with activities of daily living. Nursing home facilities supply rooms‚ meals‚ social activities‚ personal care‚ 24-hour nursing supervision and access to medical services when needed. There are three types of nursing facilities in the United States: Intermediate
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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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Executive Summary There are over 850‚000 physicians practicing in the United States today‚ covering every imaginable specialty and sub-specialty (Young‚ Chaudhry‚ Rhyne‚ & Dugan‚ 2011). According to the World Health Organization (2000)‚ even though our country spends more money per capita than any other country in the world‚ the USA ranks 37 out of the top 191 countries in the world in terms of overall health system performance. Although there are many reasons for this poor performance‚ several
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Health Care Interview Paper Tannish Billingsley‚ Student at Devry University HSM: 410 May 20‚ 2012 Becky Gilliland‚ DR. / Professor at Devry University Health Care Interview Paper The interview paper that I will be presenting will be on three separate generations for learning information on health care before and present. The three people used in the interview paper are Gussie B.Godfrey my grandmother‚ Grace Pettigrew my mother and Keta D.Hayes my daughter and my intents are to share
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Sheena M. Hunt Database Paper DBM/381 University of Phoenix Healthcare database systems are critical in health care. Databases are used frequently in healthcare. There are different types of databases. This paper will define health care database systems and describe how databases are used across the health care industry. It will also explain the different database architectures including the relational architecture and describe the needs of database users across the health care continuum
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Roles and Functions Paper HCS/ 325 01/16/2012 Roles and Functions The roles and functions of a health care manager are strategic and if used wisely can create a happy and successful organization. The following concentrates on the roles and functions of health care managers and the most important role or functions they fulfill. Further‚ the most important aspect affecting health care management will be discussed. Roles Most important here is to understand what the roles are that a health
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Field of Gerontology Michael Popowitz HCS 548 – Foundations of Gerontology February 20‚ 2012 Patti Yudelson‚ MSN‚ RN Gerontology is a fairly new multidisciplinary field focusing on several aspects of the aging process. Gerontologists study the aging process of the physical‚ mental and social changes in our aging population. Gerontology also includes investigating the effects on society resulting from our aging population. As humans‚ we are constantly trying to deny the fact that we are aging
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providing quality medical care. Depending on how and under what circumstances a provider obtained consent for a minor‚ he or she may still be held liable for battery‚ negligence‚ and/or misconduct (Beauchamp‚ 1997‚ Kuther‚ 2003). The purpose of this paper is to present a brief overview of the evolution and history of the informed consent doctrine in the U.S.‚ followed by an explanation of the different aspects of informed consent for minors including exceptions to required consent‚ emergency medical
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The Future Trends in Healthcare “Health care trends refer to statistical patterns identified in the health care industry. Government authorities and other industries examine and use trends to preserve or enhance the health and wellness of those in the community” (ehow‚ 2012).The health care industry has seen many advances and improvements in recent years and this trend will continue because of advances in technologies‚ diseases‚ medications and many more. “Health care trends allow analysts to identify
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The Banning of Cough Syrup to Minors in California Tawney Hanson University of Phoenix February 17‚ 2013 Author’s Note This paper was prepared for HCS 531‚ taught by Dr. Tracey Lane-Belcher EdD‚ RN‚ CNL Abstract This paper will discuss the topic of over the counter cough syrup being banned for minors to purchase. California was the first state where this law started. We will examine why and how it started‚ then lead to research of results. Also the understanding of how ingesting too much
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