Managed Health Care, HMOs & capitation-based reimbursement: a) With managed health care, systems and techniques used to control the use of health care services are meant. ... b) Health maintenance organizations are institutions that provide private persons and employees with private health insurance. ... Empirical evidence for adverse selection in HMOs ( health maintenance organizations ): With regard to an empirical case-control study in Baltimore(1987), it appears that health maintenance organizations selectively choose to enroll children and adolescents covered by "Aid to Families w...

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Personal values should be implemented in health and social care. ... Different learning styles can put effect on the development of professionals in health and social care. 1.1 Comparing personal values and principles of support for working in health and social care Personal values and attitudes are crucial in attaining a proper performance of an individual in health and social care. ... As a health professional one must be client centred. ... Any professional in health and social care must interact with his clients efficiently. ... As a result it gave me the confidence of study in health sc...

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Studies have shown that the high percentage of the non-Kuwaiti medical staff and doctors points to the fact that the whole health care system relies on foreigners. ... Kuwaiti Ministry of Health in collaboration with World Health Organization has set a program to develop the health financing system that is efficient and whose national health accounts could display all the health expenditure. ... „Adequate hospitals, health centres and clinics staffed by skilled health workers provide safe and effective health care to people. ... There is 100% access to primary health care. ... Even though th...

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In spite of the numerous programs created to recruit and retain physicians in rural communities, physician shortages continue to threaten health care delivery in rural communities across the United States (American Journal of Public Health, 2004). ... In 2009, Congress earmarked $500 million for the National Health Service Corps. ... Dept. of Health). ... The shortage of physician's is primarily due to two reasons: the high numbers of Americans without health care insurance and health care providers have a tendency to locate their practices in urban and suburban areas. ... In 1959, the Su...

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Public Health agencies must continually budget funds for prevention and intervention. ... Today, specific health goals can now be addressed. ... Due to resources made available to public health agencies, the drug of choice for treatment was changed. ... So how does public health help to strike a balance to ensure the greater good? ... What public health must do is work to protect both the individual and the community. ...

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The struggles of refugee life often lead to mental health disorders and substance abuse. ... The combination of deprivation, stress and limited access to health care means that refugees and asylum seekers have special mental health needs, which leaves young people and children particularly at risk (Mills, 2012). ... In a study of 120 Cambodian refugee women, alcohol was reported to be used to cope with nervousness, stress, insomnia or pain (emotional and physical). ... They become aware of symptoms or impairments and wish to refer them to specialized mental health services. ... It is helpful t...

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Though with the proper treatment and mental health services, two lives may have been saved, the police officer shot and Clark's. ... The treatment of mental health in the United States is an issue with many facets. In order to create the safest, healthiest environment for its citizens, the federal and state governments, health professionals and local communities need to participate in a reform that will help protect people from violent crimes, make mental health services more accessible and reduce stigma surround mental illness. ... This proves that the issues of mental health are very m...

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Medical Ethics Medical Ethics " Bioethics comprise every possible aspect of health care, medical, moral, social, political, religious, legal and financial" (Weiss 3). ... If a doctor or any health care professional just stood by during the birth of a child and both the child and the mother were dying, how could that doctor stand there and watch both the mother and the infant die without taking some method of action. However, if that physician were to save either patient while sacrificing the life of the other, that health care professional would be considered unethical and scorned by the s...

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The library is a good resource for health information and knowledge. ... Key Sites for Access to Health Care: Medical Institutions; St. James Hospital & Health Center South Suburban Hospital Well group HealthPartners LLC Ingalls Health System. Each health care facility is less than 15 minutes from Matteson. ... Health educational limitations are permissive: Health education for parents would help school nurses to better understand their children's healthcare needs. ...

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For the purpose of this study, I have created a ficticious medical supply manufacturer, Equiptek Industries, which will be located in the eastern part of the United States. ... Wayne Kay from the Health Industry Distributor Association (HIDA) reported in Health Care Distributor "Stockpiling or hoarding of medical supplies is very likely to cause artificial shortages of medical supplies-. ... Importance of Study The significance of this study is to determine what the purchasing decisions of medical facilities will have on the medical supply manufacturer, Equiptek. ... The results of this...

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Low body weight automatically equals good health for a majority of my peers. ... I will then discuss the health hindrances of eating poorly, and I will end my comments with health benefits for eating well. ... The price of fruit and French fries cannot be changed without a large amount of effort and time, and students cannot take more time to eat without their studies, homework, and extracurricular activities suffering. ... In a study done by Rachel H. ... Cooper studied the psychological effects of a forced diet on healthy and non-depressed individuals, a study that has been reproduced multip...

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HMO care and the "Patient Bill of Right's" People are concerned about rising health care costs. A natural reaction these rising costs, is the gravitation of some toward managed care plans, particularly Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) health plans. ... To determine which procedures are useless, scientists would need to perform ongoing studies of patients that fall under their investigative categories. ... Eliminating waste from the health care system is imperative. ... In a study done with stroke patients, statistics indicated significant differences in residual defects. ...

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This program teaches individuals in the workforce how to properly handle difficult situations, and educate them on how to avoid the sources of stress, the health effects of stress, and how to alleviate stress from their lives through ways of time management & relaxation skills. ... Enduring stress once in a while is not as harmful to one's health as compared to enduring stress daily. ... The overall health of nurses is at stake when the workload increases. ... According to a qualitative study conducted by Newman and Maylor in 2002; poor management, a poor work enviro...

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There are studies regarding unhealthy lifestyle affects the latter part of life, wherein most of the people develop diseases like cardiovascular diseases and Diabetes Mellitus. There are also studies that show where there are different factors affecting the poor lifestyle of a person, which leads to development of such diseases, (Woznicki, 2010). ... Together, I will render a true quality health care and for myself a growing nurse. ... As cited by Moursund (2007), Perkins said that through having studies and practices, accessing appropriate tools and using these tools to be effective makes ...

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It has been found that "The earlier the diagnosis, the more likely your symptoms will respond to treatment" (Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, 2002). ... Symptoms include sadness, inactivity, difficulty thinking and concentrating, and feelings of despair" (Agency for Health Care Policy and Research). ... A study release last month estimated the cost to U.S. business - in lost productivity and absenteeism of employees who care for family members with Alzheimer's disease - to be $61 billion a year" (Alzheimer's Association, 2002). ... "Those who started taking NSAIDs near...

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This means that infants, suicidal people, and drug-dependent patients may be validly controlled on the grounds of beneficence to protect them from harm.1 Under the principle of beneficence, the nurse may legitimately restrain a patient from exercising his or her autonomy by trying to jump out a window.3 But people judged mentally incompetent are still capable of making autonomous choices about what they want to eat or what clothes they wish to wear.1 Constraint of a person's autonomy is permissible when the person's choices and actions infringe on the rights and welfare of others...

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(CVD, 2014) There are some experimental vaccines under study but they are not yet fully developed and tested for safety and effectiveness. ... Upon returning, watch your health for 21 days and seek medical care immediately if you develop symptoms. ... Health-care workers caring for patients with suspected or confirmed Ebola virus should use extra infection control measures to prevent contact with the patient's blood and body fluids and contaminated surfaces or materials such as clothing and bedding. ... When in close contact of patients with EVD, health-care workers should wear face prote...

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This essay will lay emphasis on a patient case study and will explore the nursing intervention, assessment and individualised care the patient will receive during his stay in the hospital. ... According to the World Health Organisation (2015), 15 million people across the world suffer from stroke every year of which 5 million dies and 5 million are permanently disabled. ... The National Health Service UK (NHS) (2014) classified stroke as one of the leading cause of long-term disability and the third cause of death in UK. ... Misdiagnosis can lead to wrong treatment route and hence jeopardise p...

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There are many professional articles that discuss the importance of a healthy nurse-physician relationship and the impact it has on health care as a whole. ... The authors contend that many physicians view nurses as a subordinate and not an integral part of the health team. ... Another article, this one by Nelson, King, & Brodine (2008) highlights studies that further stress the impact of the relationship between nurses and physicians on the work environment. In this article Nelson references many studies performed to analyze the effects of both positive and negative relationships among physic...

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