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51% ("Health Insurance," 1997, p.PG) of the 31 million Americans who have no insurance, maintaining that they do not carry it simp...

defined as the indicator of positive or negative cost effectiveness (Russell et al, 1996). The problems that stem from this proc...

In six pages health care system distribution in the United States is considered in a discussion of why the Clinton proposal failed...

has slowly been creeping into Canadian health care as private expenses such as prescription drugs and homecare continue to cost Ca...

were sometimes locked away in unsanitary conditions or exposed to even harsher treatment. This situation was not to improve subst...

providers fees be "normal and customary," and those care providers who have attempted to set lower fees for those without any safe...

from an advanced practice nurse. Patients value the nurse practitioner (NP) as a trustworthy source of medical information that a...

its critics -- has been a goal of the U.S. government for many, many years and, for the most part, has had the support of most of ...

made of cotton or cotton blends, which absorb rather than repel fluids. One of the most important precautions that a nurse can t...

dressed in a hat and white cotton gloves, and her dress has lace-trimmed collar and cuffs with a small bouquet of violets containi...

apple shaped rather than a pear shaped body) has been associated with an increased risk for heart disease" (The metabolic syndrome...

in such a manner. There is no question that far too much time, money and effort is spent on government regulations and bureaucrac...

citizen of the country (Grumbach and Bodenheimer, 1994). Plagued by overspending for years, the general system also has been char...

In five pages this research paper discusses quality care standard maintenance and the role played by nurse managers in sustaining ...

records and kept him and his family informed about his progress to date and what he could expect along the path to recovery. Nurs...

the women who have traditionally filled nursing positions will undoubtedly continue to pursue other professional opportunities tha...

(2004, August 3). Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Retrieved November 11, 2006 from http://www.cms.hhs.gov/apps/media/p...

well be lost" (Kalb, Murr and Raymond, 2005). AIDS patients couldnt always get their medication, some patients vanished completely...

before, with the result that there is a "pill" for virtually any physical condition. Individuals taking any kind of ethical drug ...

of outcomes of care - Source of unnecessary - and high - costs - Fragmented state to state - Based on varied data * The problem ha...

and simply "more territory to cover overall" (McConnell, 2005, p. 177). In response to this downsizing trend, the best defense tha...

and they want guidance to improve their conditions and diseases Canton (2007) reminds the reader that technology has changed eve...

a company rather than career corrections officers, they are underpaid, demoralized, and the turnover is high (Friedmann, 1999). Pr...

of a minimum wage. As will be discussed below, the same principles apply to health care, not because there is any market-level co...

(Chen et al, 2003). Accreditation has been identified as a measure of quality, but whether this results in measurable difference...

desire for the latest developments (The managed care evolution, 2004). Unfortunately, super-sophisticated medical technology is e...

reform is the American Health Choices Plan. In it she addresses costs and quality and hits on topics such as long term care, canc...

an interdependence with many other areas of human resource strategies, including the way employees are treated and motivated and t...

and others is becoming more and more diverse. Mwaura (2006) emphasizes that every culture has experienced a similar evolu...

States would need to assure education and training were available for qualified individuals. One thing all states could do that ...