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Managed Health Care Systems, 2004.
Presents a new model of model of managed health care in the U.S. using a systems approach.
7,200 words (approx. 28.8 pages), 14 sources, APA, $ 160.95
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Health care in the United States has a long history; from the traveling physician who provided services in private homes and charity organizations, to government programs such as Medicare and Medicaid that proceeded hospital construction, and the relatively recent trend of managed health care. Along the way, innovation and competition facilitated new health care technologies and services that offered numerous approaches to prevention, treatment, and management of diseases. In a bold new health care policy, integration and collaboration between the public and private sectors of health care is not only an option, but a necessity in providing the most efficient and sound health care services and options. This paper examines health care in the U.S. from a historical and current perspective and concludes by introducing a new model of managed health care utilizing a systems approach.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Historical Examination of Health Care
Public Sector Health Care in the USA
Private Sector Health Care in the USA
Types of Managed Care Organizations
HMO Models
The Merging of Public and Private Health Care Models
A New Universal Managed Health Care Model
Conclusions
References
Appendices
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"The managed health care industry did slow the growth in health care spending. Moreover, by extending coverage to services provided in an outpatient setting, it reversed the artificial preference for in-patient care that was created by indemnity insurance benefit designs. By focusing on clinical variability in physician practices, the shift to managed care forced the elimination of some unnecessary care. It also provided a stabilizing force to professional fees and institutional charges."
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Health Care and Managed Health Care: The Need for Sweeping Reforms, 2002.
A look at role of primary care nurse practitioners in relation to health care reforms.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 6 sources, $ 89.95
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This paper investigates the role of primary care nurse practitioners in respect to health care and health care reform. The failure of primary healthcare is critically assessed, in the respect that health care is currently "managed" by independent "for- profit" organizations, where there is an emphasis on financial success rather than patient welfare. This paper also places a strong emphasis on the role of nurse care practitioners in the state of Florida and in community health care clinics.
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Health Care Managers and Health Care Delivery, 2004.
Examines the relationship that exists between health care players, how they perform their duties, and how they join their forces in health care delivery.
2,367 words (approx. 9.5 pages), 9 sources, APA, $ 72.95
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This paper examines and provides information on the roles and responsibilities that health care managers are tasked to accomplish in today?s health care systems. Moreover, this paper examines how a health care manager's job as a leader who ensures a smooth and organized management and operation of health organizations, influences his/her perspective on health care professions. The paper emphasizes the importance of understanding how health care managers perceive their duties in health care service.
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"The basic role every manager must be able to render is the task of providing good human relations to everyone at work. Through this role, the objective of accomplishing jobs in an environment where good work relationship is maintained can be made possible. In the field of health care, healthcare managers must have the ability to perform this basic responsibility. A healthcare manager should be a specialist in managing the condition of the healthcare staffs. Though this duty may be perceived as a simple task, it is critical that a good human resource management be delivered to a health organization to ease the stress and pressure that health care providers, such as the doctors and nurses, experience from their duties."
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The American Health Care System, 2006.
A comparative analysis of health care systems across cultures, compared to the American health care system.
5,125 words (approx. 20.5 pages), 26 sources, APA, $ 128.95
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This paper begins with a historical perspective on the American health care system. It compares health care systems across various cultures and analyzes the current state of health care in America. The paper then describes three distinct measures to reform health care without resorting to socialized medicine. It looks at regulatory reform, quality improvements and mandatory immunization programs.
Table of Contents:
History Of American Health Care
Health Care Abroad
The Current Situation
The Cost Of Poor Quality
Good Medicine
Payin' And Suffering
Conclusion And Proposal
Appendices
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"Health care in the United States didn't begin as the complex system we grapple with today. The first health care market worked very well- patients with very low expectations paid "doctors" for cures that didn't work. While this system was often less than ideal for patients, it was ideal from an economic point of view. This practice continued as doctors began to offer effective services to patients who developed an appetite for care that often exceeded their ability to pay. As the Great Depression fell upon America, hospitals began to suffer from patients' inability to pay for care. Desperate for relief, hospitals lobbied states for a way to ensure bills were paid. The creation of the first modern insurance company, Blue Cross, resulted . Originally, Blue Cross was a non-profit organization that simply paid the bills, without getting involved in what type of care was provided. Once doctors realized the benefits of this system- primarily, fast and complete payment of bills- the insurance industry began to grow. Soon, the practice was so popular that employees began demanding that their employers provide insurance benefits- a practice encouraged by the government in the form of tax benefits. This change in how care was paid for meant that the burden of health care costs shifted from the general population to the government. In the years after World War II, the United States experienced dramatic leaps in medicine. In the 1960's, the US saw a major change in how health care dollars are spent when Medicare and Medicaid began . Since that time, the US has seen a rise in the percentage of health care dollars spent by the government from 24% in the 1960s to 60% in the 1990s. Including tax subsidies for health insurance, 51% of health care spending in the US is done by government- and paid for by taxpayers."
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Managed Health Care, 2007.
This paper discusses features of managed health care and looks at their probable success or failure.
1,478 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 48.95
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In this article, the writer presents a discussion of various aspects of managed health care and evaluates their validity and success rate. The writer explores cost containment, health prevention, health population focus and other elements of managed health care to determine their probable success or failure. The writer notes that whereas years ago, managed health care was a rarity in the health care and insurance industry, it is now moving toward becoming the most commonly system used for health care delivery. The writer concludes that the world of managed health care is expanding and with that expansion comes improvements.
Outline:
Introduction
Health Prevention Methods
Cost Containment Strategies
Quality Improvement
Population Health Focus
Conclusion
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"As America's health care costs continue to skyrocket and the public demands changes managed health care has continued to expand its services nationwide. Whereas years ago managed health care was a rarity in the health care and insurance industry, it is now moving toward becoming the most commonly system used for health care delivery. Several decades ago, managed health care was the brunt of many problems. Those who were using it through their insurance plan believed that they were getting substandard care and there were many complaints lodged about having to wait months for appointments and once the patient was at the doctor he or she failed to order appropriate tests to determine the cause of the patient's symptoms.
As time moved forward however, insurance companies began to depend more on managed care providers and with those changes came improvements in the system. Currently managed health care offers a wide variety of health care needs and provides tests, diagnostic and curative measures to their patients, but one of the most significant things that managed health care offers is preventative maintenance. The field of managed health care is a numbers game. The system is counting on more people paying premiums and not needing to be treated for anything than patients who have medical issues to be dealt with. One of the things that managed care organizations do to prevent the rising cost of medical care is provide solid and consistent preventative care options to encourage patients to get check ups and work to treat any problems that arise while they are still at their beginning stages. "
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Minority Groups and the American Health Care System, 2002.
An assessment of minority access to the American Health
Care system, focusing on HIV-AIDS patients.
7,229 words (approx. 28.9 pages), 39 sources, APA, $ 160.95
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Approximately 12 percent of America's population is without any formal health care insurance coverage, although some estimates of this proportion are higher. The research problem investigated in this study concerns minority access to health care. The central issue in the study is the determination of the best approach to improve such access, especially in relation to HIV-AIDS patients. The paper begins with a review of health care delivery problems for minority population groups, which is followed by a consideration of the HIV-AIDS issue among minority population groups. The primary focus of this assessment is on health care outcomes.
Paper Outline:
Introduction
Minorities and HIV-AIDS
Interaction with Health Care System
Racial and Ethnic Orientation
Structure and Method of Investigation
Minorities: Health Care Delivery Problems in the Community and Health Care System
Bioethical Issues
Failure to Address Racial Differences
Failure to Address Insurance Status Differences
Health Care Delivery and Accessibility
HMOs and Fee-for-Service Providers
Social Psychological Influences
Distrust of the Health Care System
Health Beliefs of Minorities
Social Identity Influences
Minority Status and HIV-AIDS
HIV-AIDS and Minority Population Groups
Origins
Ethical Issues
HIV-AIDS Health Care for Minorities
Initiatives to Improve Minority Access to Health Care
Proposed Initiative
Conclusions and Recommendations
Restatement of Problem
Summary of Findings
Conclusions
Potential Solutions
Assessment
Recommendations
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"In the 1990s, one initiative designed to broaden access to health care services needs for the nation?s indigent involved the development of nurse-managed clinics targeting low-income persons. A nurse practitioner is a specially educated and trained nurse who provides some level of health care directly to patients without supervision by a physician.
Nurse managed clinics for the indigent are prominent in the nation?s inner cities. Nurse managed clinics such as those associated with the Kellogg Homeless Project in Washington, the Pine Street Inn in Boston, and the Los Angeles School of Nursing Health Center are delivering health care services to indigent persons at cost savings (compared to more traditional delivery venues) and in areas that would not otherwise be served by health care professionals (Sharp, 1992; Lutz, 1991)."
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HIV-AIDS Patients and the Health Care System, 2002.
An assessment of minority access to the American health
care system focusing on the HIV-AIDS community.
5,926 words (approx. 23.7 pages), 36 sources, APA, $ 141.95
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Approximately 12 percent of the American population is without any formal health care insurance coverage. The research problem investigated in this paper concerns minority access to health care. The central issue is the determination of the best approach to improve such access, especially in relation to HIV-AIDS patients.
Outline:
Introduction
Problem
Minorities and HIV-AIDS
Interaction with Health Care System
Racial and Ethnic Orientation
Structure and Method of Investigation
Structure
Method [Focus on Outcomes]
Minorities: Health Care Delivery Problems in the Community and Health Care System
Bioethical Issues
Failure to Address Racial Differences
Failure to Address Insurance Status Differences
Health Care Delivery and Accessibility
Delivery
Accessibility
HMOs and Fee-for-Service Providers
Social Psychological Influences
Distrust of the Health Care System
Health Beliefs of Minorities
Social Identity Influences
Minority Status and HIV-AIDS
HIV-AIDS and Minority Population Groups
Origins
Ethical Issues
HIV-AIDS Health Care for Minorities
Initiatives to Improve Minority Access to Health Care
Proposed Initiative
Conclusions and Recommendations
Restatement of Problem
Summary of Findings
Conclusions
Potential Solutions
Assessment
Recommendations
References
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"Decisions made by health care professionals in the conduct of practice typically are reached within the context of an ethical framework (Marty, 1992). Clinical ethics is defined as the systematic identification, analysis, and resolution of ethical problems associated with the care of particular patients (Zuckerman, 1994). The goals of clinical ethics include protecting the rights and interests of patients, assisting clinicians in ethical decision-making, and encouraging cooperative relationships among patients and those close to patients, clinicians, and health care institutions. Important in the definition of clinical ethics is an emphasis on clinicians, not only physicians, thus underscoring the fact that clinical ethics needs to be a multi-disciplinary endeavor that encompasses the range of clinician expertise involved in patient care."
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Comparing Health Care Systems, 2002.
Contrast and comparison of the health care system of the United States with that of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
2,150 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 17 sources, $ 80.95
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My research compares and contrasts the health care system of the United States and that of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Without a doubt, the most noticeable difference between the two health systems is that the United States system works under the managed care model while the UAE system follows that used in one way or another by most of the developed nations: the universal health care system.
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Health Care Systems, 2006.
A discussion on the reasons for the need to improve health care systems.
1,675 words (approx. 6.7 pages), 13 sources, MLA, $ 54.95
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This paper begins with a discussion on the patient population. It claims that a high percentage of the patients are elderly people suffering from Alzheimer's disease. The paper explains that this disease demands many different kinds of treatment and with the growing number of patients the need for better health care is urgent. It continues to expand on the organizations that comprise health care systems. Finally, it mentions the mechanisms for financing care and the role of the government in solving this national problem.
Table of Contents:
Identification of the Patient Population Being Served
Organizations that Comprise the Health Care Delivery System
Mechanisms for Financing Care
Role of Government
Bibliography
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"The role that the government plays in the healthcare model for this patient population has been alluded to in the above section. The need for a more equitable healthcare system is suggested in numerous studies. Government policy plays a crucial role in the in the healthcare models for these patients. In 1997 the Balanced Budget Act "...changed the reimbursement rules for Medicare home health benefits from a fee-for-service system to a prospective payment system (PPS)." ( Rock, B. 2005) This resulted in the fact that the coordination between the various healthcare professionals has become more important and vital in the treatment of dementia patients. "... coordination and collaboration among all members of the home health care team (that is, nurses, social workers, physical therapist, occupational therapist, speech therapist, and home health aides) is critical to provide home care for frail and chronically ill populations." ( Rock, B. 2005) "
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Health Care Systems, 2007.
A look at the arguments for remaining with the current American health care system.
1,460 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 48.95
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This paper attempts to demonstrate how, despite all the recent hype, the current health care system is the one most appropriate for the United States. It looks at how once one considers geographic, demographic and cultural factors, it becomes clear that universal health care is not, and cannot be, a solution that is viable in the long-term for America. It also discusses how the current system provides superior care at superior cost and how it does so using uniquely American values.
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"In addition, we should recognize that while universal health care might have institutional value in countries with more socialized economies, the rugged individualism that has fueled American hegemony since World War II should not be so quickly brushed aside. At the end of the day, our country can be only as strong as our values, and we have, for as long as this country has existed, prioritized the capacity for Americans to self-rule, to be free to make decisions about how to run their lives, even if those decisions turn out not to be the best ones. We value that sort of liberty, because we recognize that each intervention, no matter how loving or enlightened it appears, paves the way for another intervention, and then another intervention, and so on, until that thing we called liberty is but a phantasm of what it once was. "
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Health Care Systems, 2002.
A compare/contrast paper on the health care systems of the U.S. and Mexico.
3,150 words (approx. 12.6 pages), 12 sources, $ 115.95
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This paper compares and contrasts the health care systems in the U.S. and in Mexico. The paper discusses how to improve them, which is better, amount of money put into them, the benefits towards the economy and the the economic consequences. It also contrasts and compares different parts of the different systems.
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British and American Health Care Systems, 2004.
A comparison of British and American health care systems, with particular focus on medical malpractice.
2,279 words (approx. 9.1 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 70.95
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This paper looks at the commonalities between American and British cases of medical malpractice. The paper notes that the major points of similarity of both countries tends to be the legal system's hands-off attitude toward physicians and an unwillingness for some of the judiciary in both places to take control, even when the issue of responsibility is placed before them. The paper also looks at what has caused the general decline in the health care systems of both countries and the current push for reform being seen in both countries.
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"In the case of Elam v. College Park Hospital, Elam had originally complained that her podiatrist had performed negligent podiatric surgery at College Park Hospital to correct bilateral bunions and bilateral hammer toes, despite the hospital?s coadmission procedure, requiring a hospital doctor to assume responsibility for the overall medical care of each patient. But a California appeals court reversed a lower court decision that had found for the defendant, College Park Hospital. Ruling on June 25, 1982, California?s Fourth Appellate Court noted that the original case revolved around ?whether a hospital is liable to a patient under the doctrine of corporate negligence? when independent surgeons who are staff members use hospital facilities."
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UK Nationalized Health Care System, 2004.
This paper discusses the survivability of the UK nationalized health care system by reviewing its history, organization, and programs, and by comparing it to three other nationalized health services.
13,850 words (approx. 55.4 pages), 31 sources, APA, $ 249.95
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This paper explains that the NHS was established on the principle of the collective responsibility of the state to implement a comprehensive health care system designed to meet the health care needs of the total population, in which all UK citizens would have equal access to health care services at no charge. The author points out that it was assumed, as health care improved, demand would decrease; but, within a very short period, the government found itself faced with too little funding to meet the persistent demand. The paper contends that Japan, Sweden, and Canada appear to have incorporated better provisions to insure that equal access is guaranteed to constituents as compared to the UK?s NHS. Table.
Table of Contents
Historical Perspective
Organization of the Study
Summary of 2000 NHS Plan
Current and Future Health Status and Healthcare Needs in the UK
Alternative Health Care Systems
Review of Healthcare Systems in OECD Countries
Japan
Sweden
Canada
Comparison of NHS with the Healthcare Systems of Japan, Sweden and Canada
World Health Organization and Health Care Funding
Current Trends in Healthcare Privatization
Conclusions
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"The Plan, as reported by the Department of Health (2000), is also designed to insure that the needs of the elderly are better met. The Plan includes the incorporation of national standards for caring for older people to ensure that ageism is not tolerated and personal care plans for the elderly and their caregivers will be provided, with nursing home services made free by 2004. There also will be an additional ?900 million package of new intermediate care services to allow older people to live more independent lives. The NHS Plan also includes further efforts to insure that inequalities amongst patients are targeted, with a focus on increasing and improving primary care in deprived areas; the introduction of screening programs for women and children; the provision of step up smoking cessation services; and the provision of free fruit in schools for 4-6 year olds."
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Managed Health Care, 2006.
A definition of managed health care and a discussion about the importance of educating the public about their options.
6,587 words (approx. 26.3 pages), 12 sources, MLA, $ 151.95
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This paper defined managed care as the effort to coordinate, rationalize, and channel the use of services to achieve desired access, service and outcomes while controlling costs. It then explains that risk-based managed care are organizations which provide or contract to provide health care in broad/specified areas for a defined population for a fixed, prepaid price. Various strategies are used to control costs and this is accomplished by offering a broad range of services at least the areas of hospitalization, physician care, various types of ancillary care and/or medications. The paper explains the importance of presenting the benefits in advance, along with payments expected from the covered individual or member, so that the person can make an educated decision.
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"Health care expenses frequently are too expensive for the average individual to pay as they go, but are suitable for health insurance coverage. Managed care provides either the service directly or contracts to provide them. This differs from conventional health insurance, where the insurer would underwrite the coverage, but not become involved the delivery of services. Managed care providers take a financial risk for part or all of the cost of service. There are three levels of risk. First, full risk whereby the provider accepts all of the financial risk for providing services, as well as all profits and losses. Secondly, partial risks where the provider accepts a portion of the risk. Third, no direct risk to the provider, but receive incentives to control cost. The last one is found in various case-managed primary care arrangements."
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Managed Health Care, 2004.
This paper discusses the affect of government regulation or de-regulation on the health care marketplace.
2,795 words (approx. 11.2 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 83.95
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This paper explains that managed health care influences customer service and health care delivery by providing a blueprint in which the customer is more valued than ever in this dynamic environment. The author points out that, although the system has drawn criticism from both those working inside the health care industry and this industry?s consumers, it is generally accepted that the increased competition, combined with cost-control initiatives, will result in better quality care for the consumer. The paper states that the main obstacles in the managed care system are Medicare HMOs, which dropped many older, unhealthy individuals from coverage to remain cost-effective, and other HMOs, which have adopted a marketing stance that appeals primarily to healthy individuals and denies those that are unhealthy the option of managed care.
Table of Content
History of Provider
Current Role of Provider
Current Provider Characteristics
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"In the current environment, a widespread change in healthcare that occurred in the late twentieth century and is still getting settled today in terms of permanency and consistency, further divides political debate on the issue of national healthcare. ?Professional dominance in healthcare delivery had long favored the supply side of the market equation. With the growth of managed care, the balance has swung towards the demand side. This change has happened not just in the private sector but in the public sector as well?. The current system is a managed care system that expands healthcare options for many individuals, but critics state that this system still leaves too many people out in the cold when it comes to healthcare."
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