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The United States and National Healthcare Insurance, 2005.
Examines whether a government-sponsored healthcare insurance is a winning proposition for the American people.
1,857 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 59.95
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In the early 1990s, under the Clinton administration, a system of national healthcare was proposed for the United States. Although the plan failed, many Americans still believe that they would be better off if the government paid for the costs of healthcare. This paper examines both sides of the argument - those who are pro-national healthcare and those who believe that the physician-patient relationship is not the proper province of government. The paper examines Europe's policy of state sponsored healthcare to compare with the United States.
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"So, no matter how many facts and figures each side brings to the table, the basic argument remains -- is the field of Healthcare appropriate for federal intervention? Regardless of the scope of European successes, regardless of the contribution to the general welfare, and regardless of its equalizing propensities, the use of federal dollars to pay for Healthcare in the United States will remain controversial. It is not that one side does not wish to help the other, the well-off to help the unfortunate, but rather that there is a difference of opinion on the ultimate extent of personal responsibility. For so long Americans have made so much of the concept of "self-reliance" that the mere mention of the creation of a new government program conjures up images of an uncontrollable and meddlesome monster."
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Canadian Healthcare System, 2006.
An analysis of the Canadian healthcare system.
4,606 words (approx. 18.4 pages), 17 sources, MLA, $ 119.95
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This paper describes and critically analyzes the Canadian healthcare system in terms of J. Frenk's policy framework. It also outlines the key issues influencing health policy in Canada, including politics and the news media, as indicated by research and current surveys.
Outline:
Introduction
Background of Frenk's Policy Framework
Canada's Healthcare Systems
Frenk's Theory of Fairness in Financial Contribution
Healthcare Consumer Studies in Canada
The Relationship Between Economics and Healthcare
Political Factors Influencing Healthcare in Canada
Canadian Perspective According to the News Media
The Increasing Amount of Elderly People in the Canadian
Healthcare System
The Competition in Canada
The Current State of Affairs of Healthcare in Canada
Conclusion
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"The current state of affairs in Canada's healthcare systems are not very satisfying, both in the eyes of consumers and healthcare employees. The Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada has reported several intimidating results related to staffing in Canada's healthcare systems, including announcements that Halifax's Capital District health Authority is in need of 175 more nurses to meet the demands in its hospitals. Additionally, there are reports that the same health district authority canceled a successful liver-transplant program because there were no surgeons to perform the operations, with similar tragedies being reported across the country. Goals to improve this area of Canada's healthcare system would be that governments and healthcare employers should change laws, regulations, and employment agreements to better match healthcare practitioners' jobs to their training and that the government should invest in increasing the number of doctors and nurses working in Canada as well. Furthermore, governments should use financial incentives to better distribute healthcare practitioners between and within provinces."
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The Irish Healthcare System, 2005.
This paper discusses and evaluates the history of the Irish healthcare system.
840 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 13 sources, APA, $ 29.95
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This paper explains that, unlike the other European healthcare systems, the hospital system is run by the Catholic Church and the physicians work in a highly stratified arrangement, which sufficed when medicine was low tech and ancillary services were not essential; however, today, the necessary transition to a professional systematic supply of services from an appropriate level at affordable cost has not really happened in Ireland. The author states that the medical health insurance schemes could drive reforms, but the absence of competition and their involvement in service provision cause them to not demand change and to pay what existing facilities have negotiated, sometimes with unnecessarily long hospital stays. The paper concludes, based on the Brennan Report (2003) and other authors, that the Irish healthcare system does not work because it is not a system in the true sense of the term.
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"The training capacity for the doctors was set many years ago: Clearly not enough doctors graduating to replace existing staff without heavy external recruitment Is cost-management a part of medical education? Does it make sense to recruit medical students on Leaving Certificate points alone and have high drop-out rates after graduation? UL and UCD propose to recruit more graduates to become doctors as post-graduates. The problem with this proposal is that the students will have to pay higher fees (about E7,000 per annum)."
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Baylor Healthcare Systems, 2006.
This paper discusses the management functions using Baylor Healthcare Systems as an example.
1,280 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 43.95
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This paper explains that, to meet the new and ongoing healthcare environment challenges of new technologies, standards and patient and staffing demands, Baylor Healthcare System is continually implementing the methods of management---planning, organizing, leading and controlling. The author points out that, to assist Baylor in meeting patient expectations as well as risk management issues, Baylor hires consultants to review health-care practices in an effort to deliver health-care services in a manner that is conducive to the needs of the patient. The paper relates that because controlling is monitoring progress of employees as well as the organization, the progress of employees' use of technical equipment is monitored on a regular basis and procedures are set up to evaluate the performance of all employees involved with patient care.
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"In society today, the health-care facility cannot succeed without incorporating into its strategy the astonishing technologies that exist and continue to evolve. For example, CT scanning technology is another form of technology that continues to evolve within the Baylor Health Care System. With the advancement of CT scanning, "Baylor can offer many patients a considerably quicker, less risky and less expensive way to obtain images of the heart and arteries "The CT scanning technology allows physicians to detect blockage in heart arteries before symptoms develop." The new CT scanning system is a plus for Baylor and its patients."
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Evolution of the U.S. Healthcare System, 2002.
The paper traces the evolution of the healthcare system in the U.S. over the last century and the structural changes that have occurred in the delivery of services.
1,630 words (approx. 6.5 pages), 14 sources, MLA, $ 53.95
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The paper looks at the dramatic developments in the provision of medical services over the last hundred years, and provides reasons for many of the changes. The paper then analyzes the evolution of the three institutions that make up the healthcare system, health plans, hospitals and physicians.
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"The most significant development of the time was that doctors were allowed to charge patients in hospitals a fee for the care that they received. Prior to that time physicians performed the work for free. Compensation for physicians was a milestone in the medical world at that time and ultimately physicians would become some of the highest paid professionals in the country. (?Healthcare Crisis: Healthcare crisis?)"
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Australian Healthcare System, 2005.
This paper discuses that, in the Australian healthcare system, health and illness are largely determined by socio-economic factors.
2,675 words (approx. 10.7 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 80.95
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This paper explains that a plethora of qualitative research studies clearly show that the Australian health system has never met the needs of men and women who are poor and far more likely to suffer from health issue because of their social status. The author explains that poor housing conditions, exposure to excessive climates, disease, unclean air, soil and water and occupational risks exacerbate an already high level of environmental health risks for the poor. The paper relates that this group is faced with a lack of social support from the healthcare industry, little to no health insurance and other social systems problems.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Equity
Racism with Socio-Economic Concerns
Mental Health
Using the System
Conclusion
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"One aspect of healthcare that is often overlooked in regard to socio-economic conditions is the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders. "Findings from a new study from Australia suggest that mental disorders and suicide attempts are caused by social factors. There is a need for social and economic responses beyond provision of mental health services." Findings by the British Journal of Psychiatry and a 1997 Australian survey of mental health and wellbeing demonstrated that socio-economic status was a major problem in mental disorders as well as attempted suicide risk. The poor were very likely to have associated mental disorders that include depression and anxiety disorders."
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The Role of Privacy in Healthcare Information Systems Technology, 2001.
This paper examines today's new Healthcare Information Systems Technology and how they affect the patient's privacy.
6,450 words (approx. 25.8 pages), 12 sources, MLA, $ 149.95
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This paper discusses privacy and today's growing information systems technology in all fields, specifically on healthcare. Computerization of health care information, while offering new, viable opportunities to improve and streamline the health care delivery system, the author finds, also presents new challenges to individual privacy interests in personal health care data. He feels that technical and organizational capabilities to secure and maintain confidentiality in data must work in tandem with legislation to preserve those privacy interests while making appropriate information available for approved uses.
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"Concerns over the privacy and security of electronic health information fall into two general categories: concerns about inappropriate releases of information from individual organizations; and concerns about the systemic flows of information throughout the health care and related industries. Inappropriate releases from organizations could result either from authorized users who intentionally or unintentionally access or disseminate information in violation of organizational policy, or from outsiders who break into an organization's computer system. The second category--systemic concerns--refers to the open disclosure of patient-identifiable health information to parties that may act against the interests of the specific patient or may otherwise be perceived as invading a patient's privacy. These concerns arise from the many flows of data across the health care system, between and among providers, payers, and secondary users, with or without the knowledge of the patient. These two categories of concerns are conceptually quite different requiring different interventions or countermeasures (?For the Record,? 1997, 54)."
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Healthcare Information Systems, 2002.
The paper looks at the growing role of Information Systems in the U.S. Healthcare Industry.
2,059 words (approx. 8.2 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 64.95
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The paper analyzes the way that that information systems are changing the healthcare industry. The paper discusses the different information needs of the various stakeholders in the industry-- medical staff, patients and healthcare professionals. It also examines the risks introduced by information systems into the healthcare system, creating issues of security, privacy, and confidentiality.
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"Stakeholders in the U.S. healthcare system include private and public purchasers of health plans, physicians, hospitals, clinics, health plans, consumers, and public health programs. Each stakeholder wants quick access to information for a variety of reasons. Private and public purchasers need to decide which health plans to offer their employees and want to ensure that they are getting the best value for their premium dollar. Physicians need to be informed about advances in medicine so that they can provide information to patients about the latest treatment alternatives. Health plans need to manage enrollees effectively, monitor contracts with providers and healthcare facilities and make financial decisions. Consumers must select health plans, doctors, and other health professionals that will meet their needs. Public health programs are responsible for ensuring that the health of the population is maintained and for tracking progress toward established community health goals."
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Nationalization of Healthcare, 2002.
An analysis of the Healthcare system, including the pros and cons of nationalization.
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 7 sources, $ 71.95
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A paper on the topic of nationalization of Healthcare. The paper presents a review of both President Clinton President Bush's thoughts on the issue. The paper also provides an analysis of the pros and cons of the issue.
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Healthcare HR and IT Systems, 2005.
A discussion regarding IT systems that drive and manage human resources in the healthcare industry.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 4 sources, $ 62.95
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This paper discusses the various roles that IT plays in the healthcare industry with particular attention towards the core IT role in human resources. IT is identified in the paper, as a key driver in generating cost-savings while also vital to implementing and executing on the organization, overall mission and strategy. This paper examines human resource in an outsourced capacity as well as an application facilitated capacity internal to the organization. The final comment of this paper, is directed at the role IT plays in quality management which is generally integrated into a human resources functional department.
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"While information technology (IT) is vital across the full spectrum of the healthcare and managed healthcare industries, IT is arguably most important in the human resources (HR) component of the core IT applications within the healthcare industry. The reasons such an argument can be made vary, however, primarily it relates to the fact that HR in its entirety (department, total payroll and associated costs) is one of the largest expenses in any organization but especially in healthcare. Any application or strategy, IT related or not, that reduces HR expenditure and increases HR efficiency in part or in sum, allows great cost savings across the organization and increases shareholder value."
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Illegal Aliens and California's Healthcare System, 2008.
Presents a research proposal to find a method of addressing the rising needs of healthcare for illegal aliens in the State of California.
3,610 words (approx. 14.4 pages), 13 sources, APA, $ 100.95
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This paper reports that the impact of illegal alien immigrants on the California health care system is astronomical especially because illegal immigrants bring infectious disease into California and the United States. Many of these diseases have never been known in the United States while others were long ago eradicated from the U.S. The author stresses that California physicians must develop an initiative to address preventative health care and disease detection and treatment for this population. The paper recommends a qualitative methodology using focus groups of California private practitioners to formulate a plan through which private practitioners may provide medical care for illegal immigrant aliens.
Table of Contents:
Problem Statement
Research Objectives
Research Design
Literature Review
Summary of the Literature Reviewed
Methodology
Instrumentation and Data Collection
Method of Analysis
Time Schedule
Resources Needed
Personnel
Budget
Participation Release Form
Consent Form for Participation in Research
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"FAIR further reports: "Immigrants are often uninsured and underinsured. Forty-three percent of noncitizens under 65 have no health insurance. That means there are 9.4 million uninsured immigrants, a majority of whom are in the country illegally, constituting 15 percent of the total uninsured in the nation in the mid-1990s. The cost of the medical care of these uninsured immigrants is passed onto the taxpayer, and strains the financial stability of the health care community. Another problem is immigrants' use of hospital and emergency services rather than preventative medical care."
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Impact of Illegal Aliens on the Healthcare System, 2008.
A research proposal that analyzes the impact of illegal immigration on the health care system in the United States.
4,496 words (approx. 18.0 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 117.95
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This paper is a research proposal that attempts to establish the American countrywide trend in illegal immigration from the 1950s to the present. It first enumerates the measures that have been taken to solve or address the problem. The paper then lists the arguments for and against subsidizing healthcare for illegal aliens. It determines the extent of illegal immigration in California and Maryland through a survey and assesses the effectiveness of current legislation and other measures to combat illegal immigration.
Table of Contents:
Abstract
Introduction
Literature Review
Research Method
Findings and Conclusion
Expected Results or Outcomes
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"Governor Wilson commented that the border, which separates Mexico and Southern California are contoured to let a steady supply of illegal immigrants into the US (Hanson 1994). That border is porous enough to make the passage easy and frequent, like every day. These illegal aliens come to the US mainland to work, to study or even to commit crimes. In reaction to Medi-Cal-connected frauds, Governor Wilson increased the number of investigators from 66 to 101. Many of those crossing the border had no birth certificate, no Social Security number or any other identification. This made the job of fraud investigators quite difficult. But what was really frustrating about the policy was that many of the services secured or given these undocumented aliens were not available to legal residents themselves. Yet these federal policies were sustained by taxpayers' money. There was indication of bipartisan support for the initiative in California."
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The Role of Privacy in Healthcare Information Systems Technology, 2001.
An analysis of how the development of information systems in health care poses a new challenge for the protection of privacy.
6,600 words (approx. 26.4 pages), 14 sources, MLA, $ 151.95
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This extensive study explores how computerization of health care information, while offering new, viable opportunities to improve and streamline the health care delivery system, also presents new challenges to individual privacy interests in personal health care data. It also shows that technical and organizational capabilities to secure and maintain confidentiality in data, must work in tandem with legislation to preserve those privacy interests while making appropriate information available for approved uses.
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"Concerns over the privacy and security of electronic health information fall into two general categories: concerns about inappropriate releases of information from individual organizations; and concerns about the systemic flows of information throughout the health care and related industries. Inappropriate releases from organizations could result either from authorized users who intentionally or unintentionally access or disseminate information in violation of organizational policy, or from outsiders who break into an organization's computer system. The second category--systemic concerns--refers to the open disclosure of patient-identifiable health information to parties that may act against the interests of the specific patient or may otherwise be perceived as invading a patient's privacy. These concerns arise from the many flows of data across the health care system, between and among providers, payers, and secondary users, with or without the knowledge of the patient. These two categories of concerns are conceptually quite different requiring different interventions or countermeasures (?For the Record,? 1997, 54). "
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Integrated Delivery Systems (IDS) for Healthcare, 2004.
This paper discusses an organizational model for reducing the cost of healthcare delivery: Integrated Delivery Systems (IDS).
2,035 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 64.95
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This paper explains that three factors led to the development of the Integrated Delivery Systems (IDS) model: A greater interplay between all the players in health care delivery, increased influence of business health groups, and the movement away from "bean counting" to risk management, early detection, and demand prevention. The author points out that Integrated Delivery Systems, no matter their specifics, are primarily for one purpose: To connect users to the information they need to do their job in the health care delivery system as quickly as possible. The paper stresses that the IDS is the best model for leaping the chasm between the ideal medical world of the clinical sector of health care and the ideal financial world of the administrative and operational sector of health care.
Table of Contents
Background
Development
Qualitative Impact of IDS
Economic Impact of IDS
The Future
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"Shortly after these changes began, ?inclusive? delivery models got underway, with early ones being physician-hospital organizations (PHOs) and integrated delivery networks (IDNs); arguably the coexistence of these led to the development of IDSs capable of operating within the four structures another researcher had identified, by 1996, as the evolving types of IDSs. These four models were HMOs, joint ventures such as Columbia/HCA, federations of community hospitals and a ?hub and spoke? arrangement bring large medical centers and nearby community hospitals into sync."
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