Essays on 60 Minutes

Healthcare fraud in the US is more common than one would think. In fact, the US government loses billions of dollars each year due to fraudulent billing, kickbacks, and other illegal activities by physicians, hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, and many other stakeholders. In my opinion, the fines for healthcare fraud should be stiff, especially in cases that result in unnecessary injuries or deaths. In my estimation, one of the best things that can be done to improve healthcare, and minimize incidents of fraud is to eliminate the profit motive from the healthcare system. In a video about Health Management Associates ( ...

Question 1: Maximum number of people handled per hour

The current framework can be said to be limited in terms of the number of applicants that are handled by the six clerks in the renewal process at the department of motor vehicles. This is based on the limitation of time being the variable that the quality depends on for operations. In fact, the current performance in terms of licenses process is way below the recommended one by the regional director. Identifying with a single license renewal, the time that one will take to go through the quality checking process can be totaled up by the sum of the ...

1. Identify a problem and explain the problem: Background: The project proposal is related to the prevention of fall among elderly. The incidence of falls is high among the elderly population. Studies suggest that elderly who fall once, are more likely to fall in the future. A number of conditions like poor eye vision or transient ischemic attacks or pets or general body weakness or other miscellaneous reasons, can increase the risk of fall in the elderly population. Falls can be particularly serious and life changing for elderly. It can make them dependent on others and also increases the ...

Marcus Simpson

Columbia Southern University Abstract This research studies various evidences that support the beneficial effect of sports on youth. These beneficial effects of sports can be an enriching experience for those who are not born into a favorable environment. It also promotes good eating habits and lifestyle in children. Any sport helps to keep the child physically active. 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity is recommended for children aged 5-17 years, so as to remain physically fit. It also helps to reduce body fat and prevents cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. A total of 30 original studies on the ...

Improving Revenue for Hong Kong International Airport

Abstract Hong Kong International Airport is one of the most thriving airports globally due to its quality, innovations and extraordinary services offered to the customers. The primary source of revenue for the airport currently mainly comes from the passengers and cargo. The airport has over 160 destinations worldwide, indicating how expansive the company covers worldwide. It has been ranked as one of the best airports globally over 40 times for ten years. The airport is highly accredited due to its high levels of security, comprehensive safety measures and its obsession with environmental protection. In the year 2008, the airport ...

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Health Science Department; Master of Science in Health Administration and Leadership    

Winter 2016

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Acknowledgements

This project paper demonstrates the integration of the knowledge I acquired from the courses in Master of Health Administration and Leadership Program and the collaborative application with this project’s community partner, MidMichigan Health to improve the community health in Gratiot County, Michigan. I am thankful for getting this valuable opportunity to work with a large healthcare organization. First and foremost, I would like to thank my parents who worked really hard to financially and emotionally support me in pursuing further education overseas. They comfort me every ...

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Based on the videos and some more research on Amazon, if I have to look at the future ten years from now, I see that on the strategy and operations side Amazon has presence in ecommerce and physical store retail, has minimal human work force in the warehouses, provides the services in tier 2 and tier 3 cities in almost all the growing countries, and caters to a larger customer base with a broad spectrum of product line. Based on the article published in Forbes by Steve Denning, “ingle-channel retail will disappear, whether it’s pure e-commerce or brick-and-mortar ...

Ebola is one of the most devastating global health epidemics. It is a highly communicable disease and leads to fatal death if left untreated or poorly managed ("60 Minutes - The Ebola Hot Zone"). Considering that Ebola has an equal adverse effect on healthcare workers as their patients, this policy seeks to address the use of Personal Protective Equipment and Chlorine Disinfectants of the Ebola Treatment United. The units are special centers that have been established to specifically address an Ebola outbreak ("60 Minutes - The Ebola Hot Zone"). Taking these issues into consideration all employees in the Ebola ...

a) FOR EACH STATION, WHAT IS THE EXPECTED NUMBER OF STUDENTS AT THAT STATION (INCLUDING WAITING AND BEING SERVED).

Limited evaluation sequence

Blood pressure station;

70 percent of 15 (students that get admitted by the nurse in one hour) = 11 students

Thus, 10 students served while 1 student waits.

Heart test station;

Since the station serves 11 students in an hour, all the students will be served and none will be waiting.

Detailed evaluation sequence

Blood workgroup station;

30 percent of 15 = 4 students

All the 4 students served in full blood workup station

Chest X ray station;

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