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conversation with MaryAlice Mowry," 2003). Many people do not realize that government benefits aligned with disabilities would be ...

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

the supply by 2010 (Kleinman and Saccomano, 2006). Traditional nursing care models, such as primary nursing, are founded on the su...

can no longer follow this model is because medical technology can now greatly prolong life-perhaps make it too long. People now ro...

for its lack of market-changing competition (Porter and Teisberg, 2004), but competition exists nonetheless, if only indirectly. ...

ownership, because it once again acts as a preventive measure against accidents or injuries for the animals, damaged household ite...

over a great deal with social exchange theory and the study of politics in the workplace (Huczyniski and Buchanan, 2003). The use ...

It is left to regulatory agencies such as the DFPS to interpret the law, write regulations that are in accordance with the law and...

now our nations elderly have depended on Medicare/Medicaid for their medical needs. The Medicare/Medicaid system upon which these...

Foundation, 2006). In 2003, at least US$700 million was spent by Americans purchasing drugs from Canadian pharmacies (Kaiser Famil...

knowledge safely and appropriately" (p. 17). Morath (2003) went so far as to state clearly that the U.S. healthcare system is dang...

quality of care is approached, while at the same time find ways to reduce costs. It has also been noted that socialized health ca...

diversion stoma (urostomy) allows urine to be passed through the stoma rather than the urethra (Kirkwood 20). Sometime stomas are ...

2008). Incentive programs can actually have very positive outcomes if they are used correctly and ethically (Sabin, 2008). In so d...

the standards of care and service reimbursement. With the growing elderly population and the changes in our familial lifestyles we...

to treatment; and "significant benefit restrictions for treating serious mental illnesses and addictions," have prompted advocates...

it is discovered that her death was called by a massive pulmonary embolism. Two years later, her husband files suit against the n...

care without knowing some data. It is also lopsided to discuss the cost without discussing the savings. In 2009, the National Coal...

culturally competent care. Well examine what the literature has to say about such standards and, with this background, and an unde...

infected individuals essentially quadrupled in South Africa and Zimbabwe (El-Asfahani and Girvan, 2009). Today an estimated 25 pe...

anticipated to help improve the system over the long term, short-term there will have to be adaptations by organizations as they d...

of the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), define an "Advance Directives," as "l...

this rhetoric was how the act would impact the millions of people in the United States who suffer from emotional or physical disor...

a top priority for many hospitals; however, the competition among hospitals for these nurses is intense (Thomason, 2006). Problem...

material possessions and feelings of isolation from political officials and institutions. Forbrig, Joerg. Revisiting Youth Pol...

Concepts, theories, principles and practices in managed care and the health services industry in regards to social, economic, and ...

example of this was introduced by Coreil et al in 2001 when discussing breast cancer - they point out that incidence rates for bre...

patient to re-establish the self-care capacity. Orems model defines a "self-care deficit" as when a patients condition interferes ...

hallways of hospitals, it does seem to contain a great deal of minority workers. Yet, it is not clear who are in managerial roles ...

markets that can be quite lucrative. The industry can expect greater numbers of patients in the future, resulting both from demog...