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a study whose purpose was to determine the way in which patients perceive patient education efforts. This research revealed that c...

the state has focused on methods for improving access to care by gaining the support from organizations like Health Access Califor...

cost, but one that tries to find a way of assessing and managing the conflicting needs of the different stakeholders. The manager ...

than on the payment of premiums. As this suggests, the EHT funds are similar to the OHIP premiums in that these funds are likewise...

as individuals, "healthcare executives must evaluate the possible outcomes of their decisions and accept full responsibility for t...

it is appropriate, such as when a novice nurse is faced with a crisis. There are times, and stages in a career, when employees can...

for any one patient can be almost overwhelming. Fortunately, numerous improvements are being made in health care that will better...

for top executives of an organization (BoLS, 2008). They also aid physicians and researchers with the preparation of "reports, spe...

federal government provides direct health care services to specific demographic groups: "First Nations people living on reserves; ...

individual, the eight values of the CNA Code provide a framework for guidance regarding nursing behavior. The Code states that the...

by trying things out)...reflective learners (learn by thinking things through, working alone) 5. sequential learners (linear, orde...

inadequacies in the standard of patient care due to a clinician refusing "to consult the on call physician or group" due to a cont...

15.4% in 2003/4 (Anonymous, 2004). The approach has been to look for new ways of satisfying the same needs, such as the use of gen...

(Kemp, 2005). In American mainstream culture, making eye contact is expected, as this indicates that the other person is listening...

unnecessary, and the look of importance which implied that if only you put yourself in our hands we will arrange everything - we k...

noted that cases of a rare lung infection, pneumocystis carinni pneumonia, had occurred in Los Angeles and also that three young m...

this incident may have contributed to her divorce. It is also true that her mother has had a problem with alcoholism for over twen...

Resource Management Systems," 2007). Acquisition relates to recruiting employees as well as the selection process ("Contemporary P...

a major relapse when they are adults (Olfson et al, 2003). Therefore treatment at an early stage may help prevent later episodes. ...

justified. As they expect to see signs of slothfulness and unprofessional conduct, this is precisely what they find. Their expecta...

also changing. In the past the systems were being used in a more limited manner, with more emphasis placed on aspects such as busi...

of healthcare portals, designed to introduce access to a variety of sources of healthcare information and improve patient services...

the rate of such hospital mergers. One of these trends was the "phenomenon of Columbia/HCA," a for-profit hospital system that man...

management (DM) concept Disease management (DM) is defined as a "systematic clinical improvement process," which addresses both ...

expanded upon, specifically, in the Nurse Practice Acts that govern nursing in the individual states. New understanding relations...

the director of health system performance studies at Fraser Institute, was quoted as saying that "It is irresponsible for a wealth...

HIPAA is actually protecting patients privacy and confidentiality (McBride, 2008). Granted, the respondents were of a particular s...

community decisions that enhance health" (Thomas, 2006, p. 1). Relevancy of effective communication with other healthcare profes...

separation of Medicaid eligibility from assistance programs. In fact, this act was designed to increase the access for low-income...

care is to formulate a health care system and workforce that possesses the skill and understanding required to deliver quality hea...