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Accessing Healthcare Services in the USA, 2006.
A discussion regarding the factors influencing access to healthcare services in the USA.
763 words (approx. 3.1 pages), 3 sources, MLA, £ 19.95
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This paper compares and contrasts factors, including funding and compensation, that affect access to healthcare services in the USA. According to the paper, studies suggest that despite increasing expenditures on healthcare in the US, large segments of the population still do not have access to quality or adequate healthcare services even for basic healthcare needs.
Outline:
Introduction
Analysis of Healthcare Access
Recommendations
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"Agrawal & Veit (2002) support Kongstvedt's emphasis on the role of managed care organizations in healthcare. The author notes that increasingly managed healthcare organizations are shaping the healthcare system, dictating who may and may not receive access to healthcare and the types of healthcare that should be available to the consumer. Whereas in the past physicians dominated the healthcare model today the healthcare model is more reflected of a "market-based system" that is characterized by "systemic impediments and organized resistance" among healthcare workers working within the managed care environment (Agrawal & Veit, 2002: 11). The healthcare industry is not longer static by rather a dynamic force, constantly changing to help create a more cost effective model. "
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Increasing Access to Healthcare, 2000.
A focus on the uninsured population in the State of Maryland.
1,660 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 2 sources, MLA, £ 37.95
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This paper examines the problem of the uninsured in the State of Maryland with a critical eye on the total health care delivery system, its components, and how the system might be improved to increase access to care. Includes state agencies, budgets, managed care organizations and providers.
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"The Secretary of The Department of Health and Hygiene is an appointee of Governor Parris Glendening and maintains oversight of three (3) state agencies that are responsible for planning and implementing the state?s public health programs. The agencies: Health Care Financing, Operations, and Public Health Services coordinate resources to provide a delivery system of health care services to citizens throughout the state. The Secretary reports to the governor and makes policy recommendations on issues affecting public health and welfare, health care reform, industry legislation and regulation."
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Healthcare: USA, 2002.
A brief look at how finance and payment mechanisms affect the way healthcare in the U.S. is delivered.
745 words (approx. 3.0 pages), 12 sources, MLA, £ 18.95
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For the majority of Americans healthcare delivery in the United States has been via a market driven system, usually through purchase of health insurance, participation in HMOs or other types of collective agencies. This paper briefly discusses how those who qualify enrollment in Medicare and Medicaid programs cover or defray costs of healthcare, but how for a growing number of people in the U.S. medical care costs are not covered by insurance or government programs, for them out of pocket and indigent services are their only options. This paper looks at the how financing healthcare affects both costs and use of healthcare services.
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"Private health insurance in the United States developed around the 1930?s during the Depression4 and grew during the economic expansion of the post-WW II years. ?Under most private insurance and Blue Cross--Blue Shield plans, fee-for-service, with physicians determining the economic value of their own services, became the established method of reimbursement for physician services covered under the benefit structure of most insurance policies.?5 Payment for healthcare services through private insurance arrangements removes the cost knowledge for the consumer of what the physician / hospital is actually charging of delivery of the services. In economic terms this indifference by the consumer to the costs of service removed the ?market discipline.?6 Healthcare providers have little reason to contain costs. To offset the removal of market discipline insurance companies initially developed two approaches, either insurance companies will pay up to a predetermined specified amount on or will pay based on a predetermined schedule of allowances, regardless of the charges."
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Healthcare in Canada, the USA and the U.K., 2005.
A comparison of American, Canadian and British healthcare systems.
1,874 words (approx. 7.5 pages), 15 sources, APA, £ 41.95
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Healthcare reform has been a topic of debate for many years in America. Often, American politicians look to their neighbors to the north and ally across the Atlantic for both inspiration and warning of what healthcare could become. This paper provides an overview of American, Canadian and British healthcare systems. It details the pros and cons for each system and, in the end, discusses which is most effective for its citizens, as well as which system is most common throughout the world.
Paper Outline:
Abstract
Introduction
American Healthcare System (Overview, Pros, Cons)
Canadian Healthcare System (Overview, Pros, Cons)
British Healthcare System (Overview, Pros, Cons)
Which System Provides the Best Care for its Citizens?
Which System is Most Adopted by Other Countries?
References
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"Great Britain's National Health Service (NHS) is a publicly funded healthcare system that was created by Clement Attlee's labor government, in 1948 ("NHS history", n.d.). The NHS provides most of the healthcare services for citizens in the UK, which includes general practitioner services, emergency services, long-term healthcare, and dentistry. The NHS not only pays for healthcare expenses, but it also employs the doctors and nurses that provide these services, as well as runs the hospitals and clinics, which is in stark contrast to most of Continental Europe ("National Health Service", 2005)."
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Healthcare in the USA, 2006.
An in-depth look at the emergency medical system in the USA.
4,395 words (approx. 17.6 pages), 7 sources, MLA, £ 81.95
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This paper reviews and discusses the history of the emergency medical system in the USA. The paper addresses key problems within the system and looks at the importance of having easy access to Level I trauma centers in as many communities as possible.
Overview:
Introduction
Background
Statement of Problem
Why Level I Trauma Centers are Needed
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"This set of protocols determines, more than any other set of standards who is treated, in what order and where. Level I -IV trauma center classifications are called for in nearly every community in the world on a daily basis. Though it is true that this need is greater in urban areas, simply because there is a greater concentration of people, the system is needed frequently in rural areas as well and the time it takes to get a person to proper medical care may change but the urgency does not. "
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Improving Healthcare in a Healthcare Facility, 2006.
Describes a system for improving the patient incident reporting system in a typical tertiary healthcare facility.
2,249 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 16 sources, APA, £ 49.95
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This paper examines the patient incident reporting system at a hospital and explains that the present system, which is designed to track patient incidents such as falls, patient abuse and medication errors, as well as provide a means of implementing corrective action, is highly labor-intensive and cumbersome. The paper then proceeds to identify and describe six different initiatives that would improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the current patient incident reporting system.
Table of Contents
Initiative No. 1. Use Existing Hospital Information
System for Patient Incident Reporting for JCAHO
Quality Assurance Tracking Purposes
Initiative No. 2. Installation of Hospital-Wide Patient
Records Database
Initiative No. 3. Use Existing IT Systems to Trend
Adverse Patient Incidents for Inclusion in Hospital-Wide
Quality Assurance Reports
Initiative No. 4. Applying Existing Information Systems
for Improved Inventory Control
Initiative No. 5. Implement Interactive Menu-Processing
System for Inpatients
Initiative No. 6. Improve Hospital and Grounds Security
by Using IT-Based Web Camera Applications
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"The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) has already mandated that all accredited healthcare facilities have in place a means of tracking patient incidents such as falls, patient abuse, and medication errors and to provide a means of implementing corrective action when deficiencies are identified (Bryan & O'Connell 23). Although our hospital does in fact have such a patient incident reporting system in place, it is a highly labor-intensive paper form-based approach that requires copying and hand-delivery to the Office of Quality Assurance; furthermore, this paper-based system is easily transferable to the existing hospital-wide information system intranet. In this regard, the proposed online replacement should replicate the existing patient incident reporting system as closely as possible to ensure staff acceptance of this alternative (Auerbach, Beckerman, Cohen, Goldstein, Quitkin & Rock 134)."
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Healthcare Communication, 2008.
This paper focuses on healthcare communication between the providers of healthcare and their patients.
1,454 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 8 sources, MLA, £ 34.95
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In this article, the writer notes that the term healthcare communication can refer to all types of communications used in the healthcare industry, be it communication between and among healthcare agencies, healthcare providers, and healthcare clients. In this paper, however, the writer concentrates on the topic of healthcare communication between healthcare providers and their patients-clients. The paper emphasizes the importance of this communication and looks at the current movement in healthcare education to bring back the human touch into healthcare practice in order for medicine to regain its soul.
Outline:
What is Healthcare Communication?
Relevance of Healthcare Communication
Emergency Room Situations
Confidentiality
Dealing with Family Issues
Dealing with Sociocultural Issues
Communication in the Process of Healing
Principles of Therapeutic Communication in Healthcare Settings
Verbal communications
Verbal communications
Nonverbal communications
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"Communication is an exchange, a two-way process. But sometimes this is forgotten in the healthcare setting when the patient-client becomes the passive, receiving end while the healthcare provider does all the talking and fails to listen. However, for healthcare delivery to be effective, there should be an exchange of information between the two parties.
"Healthcare providers have a 2-fold responsibility towards their patients who are basically their clients. First, they must have the technical skills, and second, they much have the ability to communicate and empathize. In other words, a healthcare professional does not only need the brain and skill to perform his/her work. He/she must also have his/her heart into it."
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Thailand, the Internet and Healthcare Education, 2004.
An investigation into Thai youths' use of the internet for healthcare education.
8,986 words (approx. 35.9 pages), 32 sources, MLA, £ 132.95
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Today, the people of Thailand are faced with many of the same issues confronting their counterparts in both industrialized and developing nations. Around the world, concern is growing about who receives access to healthcare services. Some analysts suggest that the disparities in healthcare are actually increasing. These observers maintain that the shift in the healthcare system in advanced industrial countries from the principle of universal access to a more market-oriented system may be one cause of the growing disparities they observe; rising income inequality is another likely reason. To determine when, why and if Thai adolescents are using the enormous repository of valuable healthcare information provided by the internet, this study examines the scholarly literature and surveys a convenience sampling of Thai youths. An analysis of the data is followed by a summary of the research in the conclusion, together with appropriate recommendations for policymakers and adolescent internet users in the rapidly industrializing Kingdom of Thailand today.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
Statement of the Problem
Purpose of Study
Importance of Study
Rationale of Study
Overview of Study
Chapter 2: Review of Related Literature
Chapter 3: Methodology
Chapter 4: Data Analysis
Chapter 5: Summary, Conclusions and Recommendations
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"The ancient Kingdom of Siam is now the nation of Thailand, a modern country that enjoys a free-enterprise economy and encourages foreign investment. The country's exports feature textiles and footwear, fishery products, rice, rubber, jewelry, automobiles, computers and electrical appliances (Thailand, 2004). Today, Thailand has recovered from the 1997-98 Asian Financial Crisis and has became one of East Asia's best performers in 2002. Increased consumption and investment spending and strong export growth helped to drive GDP growth up to 6.3% in 2003 in spite of a sluggish global economy. Further, the highly popular government has pushed an expansionist policy, including major support of village economic development (Thailand, 2004). In this environment, many uoung Thais are becoming more self-reliant, and are asserting their independence from their families. according to a study by Starcom, a media-planning specialist and affiliate of Leo Burnett, these young people are becoming increasingly aware of social issues that affect their lives."
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Healthcare and the Middle Class, 2004.
Examines the rising costs of healthcare for the American middle class.
1,605 words (approx. 6.4 pages), 9 sources, APA, £ 36.95
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This paper defines the income and social levels of the middle class in the United States and examines the effects that the rising costs of healthcare have had on the middle class. The paper examines the growing trend which seems to lessen the availability of the individual in attaining care while at the same time increasing the costs and access to healthcare -effectively barring many in the United States middle class from receiving proper care for their health.
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"The healthcare crisis as well as the unbelievable costs associated maintaining a health insurance policy has resulted in 43.6 million individuals that were covered by insurance in 2001 losing or forfeiting their coverage due to the inability of either the individual or the individual's employer to pay for the healthcare insurance. The national middle class household income is stated to be $42,049 while the average family healthcare insurance premium is the approximate amount of $9,066 a year. Households with incomes between $25,000 to $50,000 a year are among the 43 million individuals who are presently without insurance."
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Healthcare Environment, 2005.
This paper evaluates the overall healthcare environment within Flushing, New York, a subsection of Queens.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 6 sources, £ 37.95
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This paper explains that Flushing, New York, is highly residential with one of the most diverse communities in the New York City area. The author points out that, although the majority of the community is considered to be healthy, there is a subsection of the population that does not possess easy access to healthcare services for a variety of reasons. The paper discusses this problem as well as the overall healthcare picture in the North Queens area, where Flushing is located.
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"Flushing, New York is one of the most diverse communities in the New York City area. This subsection of Queens provides many different services for its diverse population of residents, including but not limited to schools, retail offerings, employment, government services, and healthcare access, amongst others. There is a substantial level of diversity within this community, which requires an appropriate level of healthcare availability for residents. Although the majority of the community is considered to be healthy, there is a subsection of the population that does not possess easy access to healthcare services for a variety of reasons, and these circumstances are examined in the following discussion, as well as the overall healthcare picture in the North Queens area, where Flushing is located."
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Healthcare in America, 2002.
This paper analyzes the current state of healthcare insurance and implies that the government should increase its level of healthcare.
1,488 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 8 sources, MLA, £ 34.95
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This paper attempts to address the following statement: The government should institute a universal health care system to make preventive and medical health treatment available for all Americans, regardless of income. The paper begins with some basic information about the current status of uninsured Americans and then provides reasons why the government should provide this healthcare to its citizens.
Contents:
A Silent Crisis - Uninsured in America
Number of Uninsured
Economic Reasons That Contribute to Rise of Uninsured Americans
Contributory Reasons to Rise in Uninsured Americans
Road to Universal Healthcare
The Argument for Universal Healthcare
Obstacles to Universal Healthcare
Conclusion - Universal Healthcare is a Basic Right.
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"The Census Bureau ascribes the rising number of uninsured people to the significant drop in employer-based coverage. This decrease occurred almost entirely in firms with less than 25 employees, since these smaller businesses were more vulnerable to economic downturns. Additionally, young adults between 18 and 24 years old were the least likely to have insurance in 2001, with only 28 percent of the group having health insurance (Brostoff). Given the soaring cost of health care and sagging corporate benefits, analysts believe that decline in the number of uninsured Americans will continue to rise."
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African-American Healthcare, 2002.
A study into the level of healthcare given to minority groups in the U.S.A.
2,410 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 10 sources, MLA, £ 51.95
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This paper asks the question: "Is everyone treated equally, or are certain populations still at a disadvantage within the healthcare community?". The paper compares the healthcare services available to the African-American community against the non-minority population. The paper refers to a study conducted by Johns Hopkins, which reveals that even when minorities are presented with the same benefits and access to quality care that non-minorities are, they were still less likely to receive the same ?quality? non minorities would.
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"Part of the difficulty in acquiring medical care is the ability to obtain health insurance coverage. Many African Americans and minorities reside at or below the poverty level. According to a 2001 Census Bureau report, ?although medicaid insured 13.3 million poor people, 10.1 million poor people still had no health insurance in 2001, representing 30.7 percent of the poor? (Census, 2001). When sick people do not have access to proper healthcare, regardless of race, they will continue to get sick."
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Healthcare Clinics, 2007.
A review of the issues of strategic management in a primary healthcare provider clinic.
4,829 words (approx. 19.3 pages), 22 sources, MLA, £ 87.95
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This paper examines the quality improvement processes in a primary provider healthcare clinic. It describes organizational excellence, defines and applies the concepts of quality care in healthcare organizations and determines the individual healthcare facility's performance. Further, this work utilizes current technologies in healthcare settings and identifies organizational behaviors that enhance and detract from quality healthcare. It then reviews the issues of strategic management in an organization and identifies specific examples of each from existing healthcare operations.
Table of Contents:
Abstract
Introduction
Eight Characteristics Of Excellent Organizations
Business Excellence Theoretical Framework
Comformance To Standards Unreliable For Excellence
Climate For Change And Collaborative Culture Creation
Technological Considerations Geared Toward Excellence
Necessary Leadership Skills In Healthcare
Patient Safety Considerations
FMEA: Failure Moded And Effects Analysis
Terms Used In The Fmea Risk Assessment Model
The Importance Of A Hazard Analysis
Severity Rating Scales For Failure Mode Effects
Severity Rating Scales For Failure Mode Effects
Failure Mode And Probability Rating
Root Cause Of Critical Failures
Evaluation Of Effect Of Redesign Of Process
FMEA Implementation Timeframe
Organizational Overview
Fmea Process Worksheet
Promoting Healthcare Workplace Excellence - The Georgia Dialogue
Problem Statement/Improvement Project
Analysis Of Problem
Proposed Solution And Anticipated Outcomes
Proposed Solution And Anticipated Outcomes
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"One method of assessing and correcting process failure is the method referred to as FMEA or 'Failure Mode and Effects Analysis' is an unfamiliar concept to the majority of health care providers currently. However, it is a vital tool due to the reduction of risk that it has within its potential if implemented correctly, which will identify and prevent process problems before their occurrence in a systematic approach. This is to make identification of the ways that failure can occur within processes and for the identification of why failure might occur and how the process can be ensured to be safer."
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