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Emergency Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA)

one comprising chronic illness or injury. Consider, for example, an individual coming to the emergency room complaining of chest ...

Discrepancies Between Aspirations and Reality in Health Care

group are already marginalized by virtue of having the condition; their aspirations therefore are lower than for others, because "...

MCCAIN HEALTH CARE PROPOSAL AND DOLLARS

(McCain-Palin, 2008). What would be the economic implications of a health care reform proposal such as the one John McCa...

A Comparison of the US and European Health Care Systems

While some of the European health care system share many similarities with socialized medicine, the US system of health care is ba...

ENTREPRENEURIAL PROCESS AND HEALTH CARE DELIVERY

launching a business). And what about competitive advantage? This is great if the opportunity is a "first-mover," in other words, ...

The Obama and McCain Health Care Reform Plans

remainder in expanded Health Savings Accounts" (Straight talk, 2008). As for the currently uninsured, McCains plan is to work with...

Missed Nursing Care/Research Article Critique

reasons given by nursing staff for not providing this care (Kalisch, 2006, p. 306). At the end of the study article, in the "Di...

Hospital Medicare Reimbursement

to take expensive prescription medications as prescribed. This acerbates medical conditions and results in increases in acuity lev...

DIABETES AND COST INCREASES

the rise, more people are needing the drug therapies to help with controlling the disease (Buono, 2008). Its estimated that diabet...

TELEMEDICINE AND VALUE TO THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM

radiologist must travel to a rural hospital to examine the images (Gamble et al, 2004). If he or she cant travel, then a courier w...

Quality Improvement/Pressure Ulcers

a "collaborative quality improvement project" that focuses on PUs in nursing homes as its primary focus (Lynn, et al, 2007). QIOs,...

USING A SWOT ANALYSIS TO DEVELOP NEW SERVICE OR HEALTH CARE PROGRAM

a machine, as it were, even if the machine is connected to a health-care professional on the other end. Along those lines,...

Reforming Health Care

the fact that Americans demand extraordinary health care but refuse to pay for it; that medical science is now able to extend life...

Home Depot's Location Strategy

and even employees were concerned. One mused, "They are just doing this to prevent Lowes from getting into the market ... I am wo...

Observing a Religious Service

the listeners would occasional offer comments and observations, to which the rabbi would generally respond. Occasionally, this pro...

Critical Care Settings and Nursing

In five pages this paper discusses ethical situations that typically arise for nurses in clinical care environments. Six sources ...

Health Care Systems Reengineering

In nineteen pages this paper discusses health care services' infrastructure and considers reengineering and quality improvements t...

Clinical Research, Patient Care, and the OHRP

In 8 pages this paper discusses clinical research and how human volunteers are cared for in a consideration of OHRP investigations...

Oxford, HMOs and the Health Care Industry

types of bonuses that doctors can be paid for cutting costs (Eastman & Eastman, 1997). While they have a point, if regulators will...

Health Care Industry and Ethical Issues Posed by Substance Abuse During Pregnancy

In 6 pages this paper examines the ethical issues associated with the abuse of substances during pregnancy from a health care prof...

Patient Enteral Feeding and Competent Care

In three pages this paper discusses enteral feeding and providing sufficient care for patients who are receiving it. Two sources ...

Critical Care Patients and Relatives' Support

In three pages an arrangement that competently assists relatives of patients in critical care is proposed. Two sources are cited ...

Competent Patient Care Following Bypass Surgery

In three pages a post bypass surgery patient whose blood pressure is dropping and condition is deteriorating is the focus of this ...

Machine Medical Model and Religion

getting needed referrals, going through red tape, being told they need to submit forms for approval and things of that nature. The...

Patients, Physicians, and Managed Health Care

In twenty pages this paper assesses the impact of the managed health care system upon the relationship between doctor and patient ...

Children in Institutional Care and Abuse Vulnerability Factors

private or state-run residential institutions - has been exposed, revealing networks of paedophiles" (Sexual Exploitation). I. ST...

Home Care Setting Nurses Groups' Research Proposal

In fifteen pages this paper focuses upon a diabetic home health care setting in a research proposal that studies and compares two ...

Hawaii and Health Care

In sixteen pages this paper examines the current health care situation in Hawaii. Twelve sources are cited in the bibliography....

Health Care for Women and the Importance of Social Support

In 15 pages this paper discusses health care for women in this overview of social support networking and its significance. Thirte...

Modern Life Issues and Theories of Morality

In ten pages this report discusses how moral theories address contemporary life issues with such ethical concepts as virtue, care,...