Samanta and Samanta (2011) describes consequentialism as a group of moral theories based on the common philosophy that the right decision or action is that which delivers the best overall consequences or outcome. This pre-supposes that the immediate consequence of the action may not be the deciding factor for the decision when compared to the long term or overall consequence of the action. ... The overall consequence of this is the spread of diseases in the population which could have been prevented by ensuring that everyone in the population is vaccinated (Dawson, 2004). ... Again using the c...

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Introduction The subject of social medicine is to determine connections between epidemiology, socio-economic status and to investigate how to organize activities of health to improve the overall health conditions in a community. ... It seems like common sense to consider it today, but an individuals overall well-being and health is linked to positive social interactions on a personal and group dynamic level, and can now also be proven to show a connection to health from a physiologic point of view. ... Having regular and accessible positive social support to decrease the effects of chronic s...

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Kutzin (2010) points out that it is also for this reason that the health care industry promotes teamwork since the overall safety standing of the industry is improved by teams that work together to reduce accidents. ... This is because teamwork in nursing improves morale, enhances job satisfaction, improves overall health offered to patients and even aids in the retention of nurses in their profession (Kutzin, 2010). ...

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Ultimately, the government officials and the National Institute of Health are responsible for the implementation of public health because they are the ones involved in making decisions in terms of how much grants should be given to public health and also in creating new laws that can help improving the overall health of the public. ... Nonetheless, public health is very essential in improving the overall health of our society and many do not aware of its importance. ...

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Even though America claims to be the world's most advanced superpower, it is still unable to provide its entire population with healthcare and even worse, the quality of its healthcare overall is declining in many ways. ... Overall, though healthcare should be a right to all Americans, it is treated more like a luxury only available for those who can afford it, creating an industry that cannot continue on its current path. ... (NCHC, 2004, p. 1) This would contrast the continually slow growth of the overall economy. Accordingly, Levit et al (2001) would indicate show that a 'sluggish...

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This will combine provider reimbursements into a single payment for an entire surgery, including post-discharge care, and overall improve care coordination and reduce unnecessary services. ... These two systems create financial incentives for health care providers to focus on primary and preventive care, improve access, and adopt more effective, efficient means of care delivery to improve overall quality and reduce costs....

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These funds pay for 75.5% of the overall costs of care, leaving the other portion divided among supplementary private insurance (12.4%), and out-of-pocket expenditures (11.1%). ... One of the main points in comparing the two systems is the overall cost of care. ... Reasons that contribute to this high spending are the complexity and fragmentation of our system, and overall higher prices. ...

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The exercise group showed better blood lipid profiles and an improvement in overall psychological and aerobic well being with less distress and depression. ... The factor, which really distinguished the stress management group from the other groups, was both the degree of reduction in overall distress and, more significantly, a reduction in hostility. ...

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The implementation of the program was a success, "compliance rates after implementation increased from an overall pre-implementation rate of 75% to an overall post-implementation rate of 95 % "( White & Schneider, p. 179). There is certainly enough evidence to suggest that implementing this process at this writer's hospital could improve the overall prophylactic antibiotic administration from the last measure of 56% that is benchmarked against the national CMS guidelines. ...

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Of course, these new rules have caused controversy and highly voiced opinions, but simply put, as long as the rules do not change the overall concept of the sport all while allowing the athlete's exposure to head trauma to decrease, these policies should be put into place. ... To further make sports as safe as possible, measures have been made in the NFL placing an overall 23 rule changes to prevent concussions and brain trauma from happening in the first place. ... Overall, policy and rule changes that have an athlete's best interest in mind and protect the safety of the athlete t...

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Resources are needed in order to address the prevalence of a disease and a disease's overall social impact. ... The overall net cost was lower. This was used to help advocate for an overall less expensive charge for the drug to clinics. ... One argument is that if anyone is deemed to be a threat to the overall health of the public, then individual liberties are negated. ...

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The overall total wellness score was calculated from the 13 questions. ... Overall, the results proved that the use of a 12 month period was significantly associated with improvements in physical quality of life and BMI. ...

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In doing so, overall costs can be reduced. ... Managers know as much if not more than physicians on Managed Care organizations, and have been essential in conforming the overall office flow, to meet the requirements placed upon them by the wide variety of insurance carriers, from governmental agencies to managed care organizations. ... Without this firmly established framework, the overall results will most likely be negative. ...

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Health care in our country has been widely debated for many years now. There is an overwhelming disagreement about whether health care is a right, or a privilege for those who have worked hard enough to afford it. The United Nations long ago established health care as a human right, but the United S...

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Spirituality: It's What's Missing in Mental Health I chose this article from "Psychology Today" simply based on the title of the article. I am a very strong believer in spirituality and wanted to see the psychology world's view on spirituality. I was surprised to find that, according to this ...

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CHAPTER 1 Introduction The year 2000 computer issue is defined by Zetlin (1998) as "the result of a universal programming standard that records dates as six digits rather than eight, using only two digits for the year. Software that uses two-digit year fields (that is, almost all of it) will understand the year 2000 as "00- if the problem is not corrected in time- (pg. 1). The medical industry as a whole will approach year 2000 with months of new system implementations and developing contingency plans to deal with problems associated with Y2K. Medical manufacturers must pay close atte...

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Unemployment rates and the overall costs of living have been at an all-time high over the past few years. As more citizens struggle to make ends meet, guaranteeing good health becomes secondary to them. More people are concerned with providing food for their families and paying essential bills than ...

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I believe a life dedicated toward improving the lives of others is truly the most meaningful commitment I can make to myself and society. The desire to help others and support the overall well-being of people serves as my motivation to enter the field of nursing. Over the past two years, my high sch...

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Social Organization and Its Affect On Health Most people do not think about their health or issues revolving around their health until they are actually ill or people think that their health is only affected by biological factors. However, our health should be a focus in our lives because our dai...

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Some people want the national government to impose an overall expenditure cap on health care that applies not only to public expenditures but to private ones as well because the cost of providing health care each year consumes a larger and larger share of our GDP. ...

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For some, health and psychology might be viewed as one in the same. For others, health and psychology may be considered as two separate aspects of an individual's life. One would ask, what are the connections between these two viewpoints. As such, the following paper will explore the link between h...

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The Tuskegee Study is widely regarded as one of the largest medical blemishes in the history of the United States. It had the power to positively impact the thinking of the nation's physicians, while on the other side, negatively affect some of the country's already most infected citizens. The overa...

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The never-ending waiting lists for critical surgeries, over-crowded emergency rooms and an overall degradation in patient care are among the most obvious effects of reductions in health care funding. ...

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Many physician groups and hospitals are increasingly finding it necessary to have sound health systems as this enables them to conform to the changes in the healthcare environment, not only increasing their service delivery but also their overall market share (Shi and Singh, 2010). ...

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I find this issue important to recognize because our country is supposed to have the world's greatest health care system and we certainly spend enough on the system to have this, yet on a national level, our country ranks the lowest in overall patient safety, efficiency of treatment, cost-related access, equity, and long-lasting healthy lives, and rank the highest in infant mortality deaths and chronic disease deaths ("Banking on Better Health Care). 20 years ago, senility or old age was the number one cause of death, whereas, the number one current cause of death is cancers and chro...

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