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in the world (McClory 2002). The Cardinal had lost his battle with cancer and he was ready to let go (McClory 2002). Letting go a...

but fails to deliver in terms of system response. The hospital and its IT contractor, DCS, are entering non-binding mediation in ...

any other industry, but health care is different in that practitioners are constrained by patient progress. A doctor may order a ...

ineffective - organizational structure on the organizations ability to function at optimal levels has been known literally for dec...

litigious society where health care workers and institutions are open and easy targets, this dearth of lawsuits reported in The Ne...

occur in an EMS vehicle in the summer months (McElroy, 2002). Such degradation can occur with no visible changes to the medicatio...

its founding in the late 18th century, the United States has opened its borders to people from a variety of countries and cultures...

parameters of his perspective and goals, and, specifically, refers to the unique orientation of nursing. "Nurses encounter patient...

of the market (Christensen, Bohmer and Kenagy, 2000). The area of disruptive technology is the same one through which personal co...

employers are increasing employees portion of premium payments or ceasing to contribute anything at all. Many employers have ceas...

to the fact that it placed requirements on HMOs that were not in place on indemnity carriers, it actually served to reduce the abi...

processed, but also in terms of the culture where employees feel appreciated. They are paid more than the average wage, on top of ...

All of the results of this reengineering, however, were not as positive. The process had not taken into consideration the fact th...

HMOs now are listed as the responsible parties for 97 percent of all Americans who have insurance coverage and are not covered thr...

to improving standards of public health, noting that the infant mortality rate was reduced significantly between 1980 and 1993, an...

wrong leg amputated. Ben Kolb was eight years old when he died during "minor" surgery due to a drug mix-up. These horrific cases t...

therefore, highly desirable to have a variety of types of LTC settings. Furthermore, alternatives to institutionalized care can o...

upper house has, in fact, been in a state of suspended reform for almost a century - ever since the unelected Tory landowners who...

is important to note aspects of hospitalization which are perceived by patients dying of cancer as negative experiences that incre...

however, without first obtaining better control of interorganizational practices. Indeed, the situation at present is not only ch...

In seven pages this report examines the importance of workplace communication between nurses in a hospital environment. Six sourc...

jobs. The evidence appears to indicate that the survivors will also suffer. There is a range of literature that outlines responses...

northeastern Ohio. It is not only a general care facility but maintains many patient-oriented programs and services. Some of the...

these issues(LaBar, 1997). While OSHA as an organization is necessary, it perhaps oversteps its bounds and makes arbitrary rules, ...

not only better oriented overall to do the job but who also would be paid enough to have an incentive to stay in the job or put ma...

lung cells and forms a coat on the interior of the tiny alveoli in the lungs where oxygen enters the bloodstream. The coating enab...

2002). These may appear far removed from finance, but in reality they are closely related, as although the hospital works in a rel...

eventually to the client, it is often the insurance company that foots that bill. While that is the case, insurance rates rise, an...

environment (Austin, Trimm and Sobczak, 1993). The problems seemed to be a lack of communication between departments and failure t...

facing the Executive Assistant is to decide which of the various and interconnected issues which have been presented by the CEO ar...