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(HMOs), the explosive growth of Medicare and Medicare abuses and the resulting "crackdown" on Medicare policies and procedures. T...
at where it was spent in 1997 20.7% was spent on inpatient care, 25.6 on out-patient care and 14% on pharmaceuticals (Anonymous, 2...
in the world where health care is able to benefit from the best and the latest technologies (Improving Quality in a Changing Healt...
medical education, it changed all aspects of medical care and the relationships that exist between physician and patient (pp. 395)...
not just the physician but also the office assistant. The lesson that this case provides is that agreements regarding fraudulent ...
become a prominent question in the care of patients. Society and medical practitioners continually face many dilemmas at the end ...
by ten years in prison and an undetermined fine. One of the most obvious differences between this statute and the others is that ...
care is a basic survival need. Without adequate health care, they could and sometimes do die. There is empirical evidence that the...
issue of regulatory interest when attached to direct patient care (Nursing, 2004). As few nurses with no patient responsibilities...
for patients, there is a conflict between personal interest (through induced demand) and the interest of patients (Induced Demand,...
the United States is that this population generally consists of middle class families and children. In 1991, there were almost 36...
States is that this population generally consists of middle class families and children. In 1991, there were almost 36 million Am...
potential for depression. It stands to reason, therefore, that if nurses in critical care units are experiencing higher rates of ...
change, understand the reasons for this change and hare a vision of the future" (Gokenbach, 2003, p. 8). The catch is that these g...
paired with a continually expanding population have introduced others. A degradation of the nursing/patient relationship, concern...
feel that ongoing, regular access to and the use of health information is essential to achieve important public health objectives ...
and continues to do so, over the past two decades, as it was first published in 1979 (Falk-Rafael, 2000). In formulating her theor...
of health promotion models. Though a single theory may not provide a complete perspective, the study of several theories can buil...
dressed in a hat and white cotton gloves, and her dress has lace-trimmed collar and cuffs with a small bouquet of violets containi...
to the wide-ranging aspect of nursing than merely administering medicine; in fact, the myriad components that ultimately comprise ...
in such a manner. There is no question that far too much time, money and effort is spent on government regulations and bureaucrac...
will wait out a problem and not seek preventative services. Also, ideology enters the picture. Some people simply avoid medical ca...
before, with the result that there is a "pill" for virtually any physical condition. Individuals taking any kind of ethical drug ...
the poorest communities, in terms of income level, have the lowest standard of health: a group which practises low-risk behaviours...
encouraging people to purchase these homes ranging from $19,000 to $29,000 (Davenport, 1990). That story is a decade and a half ol...
(Wise, 2005). One of the major health issues in the U.S. and other Western countries is obesity (Wise, 2005). It is estimated tha...
the years end they had "no outstanding borrowings"; they had $112 million to use for future acquisitions (Diaz). Services Kindred...
view as well, developing theories of nursing that focus on nursing and its components as systems of varying degrees. Some, such a...
human beings, and nowhere is that more clear than in the realm of constitutional rights" (Cole, 2006). However, in truth, non-citi...
the health care organization is ethically responsible there should not be any need for whistleblowing (Fletcher et al, 1998). An ...