Essays on Provider

I have learned that in the free market medicine, the price of healthcare goods and services is determined freely by the agreement between the patient and the medical providers and that there is no government intervention to control demand and supply of the healthcare goods and services. In particular, this has helped improve the efficiency in providing the healthcare services by reducing cases of mismanagement as observed in the government controlled healthcare services. Additionally, the free market medicine has helped reduce the waiting time, and therefore patients can see the medicine providers more frequently (Stossel, 2013). Currently, the free ...

Medicare

What are the purposes of Medicare regulations other than the one mentioned above? Medicare was signed into law in 1965 with the intention of providing better healthcare to the citizen through medical insurance. It provides protection to its recipients, and it is a government program intended to provide insurance to the aged and people living with certain disabilities (Moon, 2006). It is mandated by the law to provide hospital insurance, medical insurance and cover drug prescription for its recipients. How will the federal government enforce compliance in the Medicare Advantage program? Which two other Medicare regulations do you think ...

The affordable Care Act 2015 formerly christened as Obamacare is one of the major reforms in the health sector. Obamacare seeks to expand and improve health care access to a majority of Americans by curbing costs of healthcare through taxes and regulation. The primary focus of this policy was to provide more Americans with access to health insurance, improved quality of health insurance and health care, reduce healthcare expenditure in the country and more importantly regulate the insurance industry. However, the policy has received support and opposition in equal measure. Proponents of the policy call it a monumental legislation ...

SWOT Analysis

Strengths of Netflix Strong market position Multi-platform streaming Track record of building successful partnerships Ownership of original programming No ads in its programs Weaknesses of Netflix Competitor Redbox has made significant inroads to Netflix’s DVD rental market. The Netflix service is dependent on outside providers of streaming hardware and internet services in order to reach its customers. Opportunities for Netflix Competitors of streaming entertainment are more expensive (Amazon Prime), have ads (Hulu), or are available only over a single platform (Apple). Netflix could make an issue of this in its marketing materials. There may be markets for different ...

LIMITED UNDERSTANDING OF THE PERCEPTION OF AFRICAN WOMEN IMMIGRANTS IN THE UK AS THE RESULT TO THE CURRENT TREND OF INADEQUATE CLINICAL INTERVENTION FOR POSTNATAL DEPRESSION PATIENTS Limited understanding of the perception of African Women Immigrants in the UK the Cause of the Current trend of inadequate Clinical Intervention

Introduction

Over the recent decades, the number of immigrants settling in the UK has grown exponentially to give the country a new outlook on cultural diversity. With these social changes, new demands have been imposed on the healthcare sector to provide health services in ways that promote social justice. According to ...

Abstract

The Air transport industry is growing globally and specifically in the Asia-Pacific region as the demand for air transport services grows and infrastructural development continues. Singapore has emerged as an important air transport hub in the Asia-Pacific region owing to its strategic geographical location, developed infrastructure, connectivity to other regions of the world, and its well-defined regulatory environment. Singapore is a major air transport hub as it is strategically located in the Strait of Malacca which puts it at the crossroads of important air routes, particularly between major economic blocs such as Japan and Europe. The emergence of Singapore ...

One of the most interesting laws created by Congress was the Cyber Security Act of 2015. It was created as part of the Omnibus Appropriations Act signed by President Barack Obama that year. The Act limited government use of collected online information and how information could be shared between different nongovernment organizations and different levels of government. The bill may also have increased government oversight as well, considering the fact that the Department of Homeland Security now has increased access to networks to protect against terrorism and espionage. The Act has a “provider exception” (Kerr, 2015), which allows individual ...

Question 1

The three types of reimbursement methods are traditional methods, prospective payment systems (PPS), and Fixed Payment. In particular, the traditional method is a payment method based on the submitted charges (Corro & Robertson, 2011). On the other hand, the fixed method of payment based on fixed payments made monthly. Moreover, the PPS reimbursement method composes of three methods of payment: Diagnosis Related Group (DRG), Ambulatory Classification of payment (APC) and a value scale related to resource based (RBRVS).

Question 2

The advantages of the traditional payment method include first the approach of payment gives researchers of healthcare information on how the patient ...

Managed care is an essential system of delivering health care across the country that works towards the provision of a generalized structure necessary to focus on the use, access, effectiveness, quality, and cost of services offered. The management aspect creates a link to the patient, which deliberates on the provider services noted across the industry. Two main modes of managed care provisions include provider reimbursement as well as hospital reimbursement aspects. Working on these aspects requires a premium understanding of issues within the community. Provider networks attempt to reduce costs that emanate from providing better fees for the services ...

Introduction

MasterCard Incorporated is a multinational financial services provider listed on the New York Stock Exchange. MasterCard provides electronic payment cards and other financial services for banks in the United States and around the world. This report will focus on the business environment within which MasterCard operates and how its internal and external environments interact to define its current status as financial service provider. This will include the company analysis which will be an inquest into the internal elements of MasterCard and its activities. The competitors and competition processes faced by MasterCard will be considered. Then the research will provide ...

Diabetes in America: Research Proposal

Given the recognition and on-going research into the disease of diabetes, there has probably been thousands and perhaps millions of books and articles written on the subject. The most commonly recognized types are type 1 and types 2 diabetes, but others include gestational, monogeneic, and cystic-fibrosis related diabetes (NIDDK, 2017). It is impossible to determine how many people in the world have diabetes or how many will develop it. The estimates of the amount of money spent in patient care and research are only guesses, and the suffering by diabetes and their loved ones is incalculable. However, this paper ...

There is a 100 word minimum for Part 1. For Part 2, Read the abstract below. Answer the CHALLENGE questions in detail. Your final written answers for part 2 will have a minimum of 400 words (all answers combined).

Part 1

Identify a business or sports leader who you think is highly effective, and explain why you think they are effective. Answer Apple Inc. is a good example of an effective company. Apple’s achievement emanates from its customer oriented policies which seeks to provide the customer with unique products. This explains the reason why the company enjoys an unmatched level ...

ABSTRACT

Cloud computing employs the use of parallel and highly computed processors to virtually and remotely deliver services. This is an important factor forenterprises whose processing resources are limited and who suffer limitations on the manpower and data storage. This notwithstanding, cloud computing faces a serious threat in the area of data security. This is because the attackers have become very opportunistic and look for any slight loophole that will enable them to bypass the server securities within the cloud computing environment. It is thus important to come up with a systematic approach that can help in identifying the vulnerabilities ...

ABSTRACT

The businesses today have identified the need to focus more on customer and the key to retain customer is through development of customer relations. CRM or customer relationship management is based on the idea that loyal customers are profitable for the company. The loyalty has been identified by several researchers to be linked to the level of satisfaction of customers. Organizations require attracting the customers, developing relations so that satisfaction is ensured and retain customers by maintaining the relations. Due to intense rivalry and competition, businesses require focusing on building stronger customer base by promoting goodwill and providing them ...

Information and Communication Teachnology

ABSTRACT As telemedicine is used throughout the rural parts of Africa, there are many professionals and patients who find the entire process very beneficial because there is an allowance for a decrease in transmission of highly contagious diseases such as MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus). If there are clinics that are found in locations surrounding rural Africa, there are strong concerns that patients will be able to transmit their diseases to other people who are otherwise healthy. With the use of telemedicine, the patients and the health care providers can see each other through a confined space and there is ...

Genesis Healthcare is a healthcare provider for post-acute cases that was established over thirty years ago. The company started off with a capital of $32 million, acquiring many facilities in diverse parts of the United States. For the past five years, Genesis company acquired and merged with other healthcare provider, thus stirring the establishment of one of the biggest nursing providers in the country. In 2015, the company boasted of over 1 billion worth of total assets which demonstrated a considerable growth compared to the 800 million and 142 million total assets in 2014 and 2013 respectively. Currently employing ...

Abstract

The discussion over the advantages and disadvantages of the cloud computing is being held over the years. There are three models that are used in order to define has this technology will be used, such as SaaS, PaaS and IaaS. This paper provides the overview of the differences of those models and cover the concerns that are associated with the use of the cloud computing. Even though the future of any technology is not easy to predict, we try to analyze the current market of cloud computing and based on that try to predict how it will evolve with ...

Introduction

Traditionally, the primary role of health care organizations has been the delivery of health care services to the public. However, over the last few decades several changes have occurred in the medical field that requires health care organization to develop new ways of enhancing the quality of service delivery. For example, the current generation is more aware of health issues than it has been the case in earlier decades. At the same time, there are more chronic and life-threatening diseases and conditions affecting populations across the nation and the world in general than it was the case in history ( ...

Introduction

The aspect of client-centered care has gained increasing interest as the delivery of care shifts from nurse-focused norms to care that focuses on individual needs and beliefs. The presence of a holistic, compassionate client-centered care has replaced traditional modes of health care delivery to modern types where nurses apply both the science and art of health care delivery to ensure a positive patient outcome. Understanding the meaning and characteristics of a holistic, compassionate client-centered care creates a collaborative health environment.

The meaning of holistic, compassionate client-centered care

The holistic, compassionate client-centered care refers to the process of providing care to the diverse population whereby the care ...

Colonization and infection

The population of elderly adults has been on a rise within the US, and this has been attributed to the improved healthcare system and especially on increased access to care for these populations. Within this perspective, life expectancy has increased and today the healthcare system is dominated by consumers within this category of elderly citizens (Koyano et al., 2014). Their risks of illness in this population is attributed to the aging mechanisms of tear and wear which therefore means that their systems and organs and particularly the defense mechanism tends to lose its agility with age. The one of ...

The chief operating officer (COF) plays a key role in the development and implementation of various organizational processes in a healthcare organization. The COF has a complex and challenging role while opening a new ambulatory care centre in the city for his/her organization. The COF would have an option to opt for professional autonomy, social contract, or free market perspective to design the entire workflow process and structure for the new centre (Patterson, et al. 2015). The practice of social contract has its many benefits and disadvantages. It provides a widespread assessment of the society the needs of the ...

Healthcare can best be defined as the maintaining as well as the improving of one’s health through various aspects such as treatment, vaccination and so on. The deliverance of health care is mostly done by professionals of health in all fields. The access to health care services has been observed to vary across various countries, regions, ethnicities, social groups in society as well as individuals (Healthy People 2011). However, the main factors influencing access to health services have been reported to be the social as well as economic conditions of a particular place. The access to quality healthcare ...

TeleTech Holdings, Inc. (TTEC)

TeleTech Holdings is a technology services company whose main business is the provision of telephony services to businesses. The company operates call centers and BPO centers through which it connects customers to their companies. Through the provision of the telephony services, it creates a lasting customer experience, which in turn results in growing revenues and profitability of the companies that it represents. The various industries that it serves include the automotive industry, financial services, healthcare, government agencies, e-commerce entities, and the hospitality industry among others (TeleTech Holdings, 2017). In light of the above brief on TeleTech Holdings, the objective ...

Part 1

Objective: in this critical analysis, you are expected to demonstrate an understanding of public health ethics and legal issues. Also, you are required to actively engage with the subject and come up with a substantial perspective on it.

Introduction

This critical analysis will outline the main purpose of the public health ethics and legal issues for protecting and upholding public health. Public policies and social programs are some of the aspects that constitute a good public health. Also, some patients with distinct issues contribute to the wellbeing of the public health, especially in a situation of unethical event regarding health ...

Introduction

The term managed care refers to various healthcare insurance plans used in the United States, which are aimed at moderating the cost of providing care to the citizens. Essentially, the techniques used are intended to enhance the quality of patient care provided in the medical facilities. The approaches also include the systems of financing the enrolled organizations under the managed healthcare concept and techniques. In this essay, three types of managed care plans will be discussed. Furthermore, their impact on the way services are delivered at Healing Hands Hospital will be included. The paper will identify the changes that ...

Genesis HealthCare services are one among the United States’ largest post-acute healthcare provider. Here are some of the internal elements that demonstrate the recent organizational portrait of this company. 2012-Welcome the Dr. Tami Secor as the newest member of the Genesis Physician Services group. This was in line with the entity’s objective to offer quality health care to patients. Dr. Secor will assist in managing of the short-and long-term medical needs of patients. 2013- During this year, twenty-two of Genesis HealthCare received awards for their commitment to quality care. The awards signify the organization’s adherence to high ...

Genesis HealthCare is a health care provider with a mission to improve the lives of those who seek its services through the delivery of high quality health care and everyday compassion (Genesis, 2016). This company aims to fulfill its mission through the establishment of an exceptional relationship between its employees and its patients. Further, the vision of the company is glimpsed in their statement where they put themselves in the position to “set the standard in nursing & rehabilitative care through clinical excellence and responsiveness to the unique needs of every patient we care for. We will be the recognized ...

Policy Analysis: Issue of Health Disparities in Alaska Natives and American Indians

Health disparities among Alaska Natives and American Indians (AI/ANs) have been reported since the initial contact that occurred nearly 500 years in the past. Moreover, the disparities are common in every age and across a wide spectrum of various disease categories (Sarche & Spicer, 2008). Accordingly, AI/ANs endure persistent health disparities that include health status decline, barriers to essential health services, and high uninsured rates. The group also experiences a lower status of health in comparison to other Americans (Frizzell, 2016). The disproportionate burden of disease and reduced life expectancy in AI/ANs can be attributed to cultural differences, discrimination in ...

Business

Industry: NAICS code is 517911- Telecommunications Resellers Market: NASDAQ Symbol: AT&T Inc. Revenue: $40.9 billion Profile of the firm AT&T is a telecommunications company that provides mobile services, landline services, television services, as well as high-speed internet connection. It operates both in the United States and on an international platform. Most specifically, AT&T offers products primarily to the United States, Mexico, and other Latin American countries. According to Reuters (2017), AT&T offers services to businesses, the government, wholesalers, and individual consumers. Between the wireless voice and data provision, which is the most popular service at AT&T, the company offers ...

Importance of Nursing Theories

Importance of Nursing Theory Nursing theory can be defined as a belief or a set of proposed procedures or policies that must be followed concerning every nursing action. It is a set of frameworks of concepts that are developed to act as a guide for nurses. The theories were created to analyze and give meaning to the practice of nursing, guide the practice and offer a platform for clinical decision making (Masters, 2011). Nursing theories were developed through the collaboration of nurses with other healthcare professionals. In most cases, nurses use a range of approaches to carry out their ...

Supply chains and the logistics associated with the same are something that all companies have to deal with at some level. This is true, of course, of manufacturing and product-based businesses. However, it is also true when it comes to businesses that supply services. Even if there is a marked difference between the two business types when it comes to supply chains, it is important to note that both supply chain frameworks and types must be taken seriously. The important aspects that exist within both frameworks would include the overall design of the applicable supply chain, how decisions are ...

Abstract

The document considers the use and conservation of energy in domestic dwellings using heating systems, specifically water heated boilers, which is the cheapest solution in the market for home heating systems in Ireland and Europe. The document starts with a literature review of the available home heating systems and focuses on boilers due to its availability and price. The literature review includes a standard boiler array for a typical house, the radiators materials, and key concepts to understand the use of boilers for heat generation in homes. Later, it is necessary the calculation of heat transference for a given ...

Introduction

The health of individuals and communities is dependent on many factors defined by the environment and circumstances. Among the environmental factors affecting the health of the people are disease and illness beliefs of some cultures and communities. The type of health and illness belief found in a specific group of people influences the outcome of the disease assessment process. The United States continues to experience high population growth rate leading to increasing diversity in the delivery of health care. Therefore, health care providers need more knowledge and skills on how to deal with people from diverse populations to increase ...

Overview

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act guarantees the security of patients and confidentiality of their medical records. Healthcare centers have put in place digital methods of recording data, which is secured by encryption or by private access keys that are only known to healthcare providers to enhance security. Healthcare practitioners have appreciated medical privacy with patients taking legal actions against violation of their privacy and confidentiality. However, healthcare providers have experienced ethical dilemmas in various situations where they are torn between their code of ethics, overall welfare of patients and other concerns such as national security. Mary (a senior ...

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The healthcare providers are focused to enhance the healthcare status in the country by means of remaining responsive towards the healthcare need of the nation. The public healthcare organizations address the healthcare need the residents at the national level by offering the effective healthcare services. The current paper has conducted the situational analysis by means of conducting PESTEL and SWOT analysis to assess the external and internal environment and it has been observed that Hamad Medical Corporation has the potential and resource to extend its healthcare services to address the wellbeing of the nation in a broader ...

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Chronic pain is a condition of pain caused by an unresolved injury. Usually, a pain is considered chronic, if it persists for more than 3 months. It is not only a symptom of other problems but can be a syndrome having both physical as well as psychological dimensions. In order to evaluate the chronic back pain, detailed history of the patient has to be taken and thorough physical assessment has to be done (Buttaro, 2013).

Evaluation of a patient with back pain

Pain assessment can be done by the use of a mnemonic device, PQRST. P is related to provocative-palliative factors such as ...

Interview with a pharmacist

Interview:

Apparently, over the counter medications are those that can be sold to the client without necessarily having any prescription by the provider. The Food and Drug Administration has been at the forefront in monitoring the adherence to issues of over the counter medications so that pharmacists do not sell other medications not classified as OTC. Similarly, the FDA has over time made changes and reviews on the regulations and rules that guide OTC medication sales (West, Wilk, Rae, Muszynski, Stipec, Alter & Regier, 2015). One of the emerging issues that have affected the pharmacists is the introduction of a ...

IT Technology Implementation

IT Technology Implementation Verizon is a leading provider of telecommunication services including wireless services and equipment and wire line services tapping the mass market, global enterprise, and global wholesales (Verizon, 2016). The company’s wireless services include retail connections and retail postpaid connections. Such include Verizon LTE, 4G LTE, fiber broadband services, FiOS, internet, and cable, and video telematics. Verizon also offers technology such as cloud and security products and interactive products such as video, music, and commerce (Verizon, 2016). The company exhibited a growing revenue and net income in the last five years in all of its business ...

Approaches in configuring Clinical Decision Support (CDS) System

The development of an effective CDS system to facilitate the healthcare delivery of a chain of hospitals and outpatient clinics warrants the systematic incorporation of clinical guidelines, documentation templates, patient summaries, HPI and medication history recording tools, condition-specific orders and diagnostic support system across the electronic health record (EHR) (CMS, CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT:More Than Just ‘Alerts’ Tipsheet, 2014). The association of these approaches in EHR is warranted in the context of incorporating the entire aspects of patient care to facilitate the patient outcomes across the clinical settings. The EHR across clinical settings requires the effective incorporation of the research ...

Institutions:

In reference to the case scenario, it is quite apparent that discharge planning is the key variable that should be addressed by the RN (Registered Nurse) in planning the discharge for the patient. Essentially, discharge planning usually involves identifying the patient needs and what he/she requires in order to have a safe as well as smooth transition from the hospital to the next care destination. As such, developing an effective and efficient discharge plan for the patient would enable the healthcare provider to identify the needs of the patient and the support required by the patient and come up ...

As per the Affordable Care Act (ACA), health literacy can be defined as, “ The ability of an individual to make informed decisions with respect to obtain, communicate, process, and understand information pertaining to healthcare” Based on the annual report published by the ACA, only 12% of the US adult population is considered to be proficient in health literacy while 1/3rd of the population suffers from healthcare illiteracy and suffer from making common health decisions Based on the same report, more than 75% of patients suffer from healthcare associated decisions since most patients tend to forget more than half of ...

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Section 1: Basic Concepts Concept of the Cloud The IT term “ cloud” is short for two related concepts. For the man on the street, it can just mean the internet and that is acceptable1. For the IT initiate, it would be “cloud computing” which is the delivery of on-demand computing services (e.g. applications) to clients via the internet from server farms of the service provider. These services are applications and databases which reside in the vendor’s various locations unknown to the customers. Google and Facebook are there in the cloud. Such architecture allows the type of service called ...

Health Care Provider and Faith Diversity: First Draft

Health Care Provider and Faith Diversity Abstract During delivery of healthcare services, providers come across varied cultures and population of patients. Provision of health care requires the nurses to take care of their patients, not only for their medical needs but also for their spiritual and cultural needs. It means that a broad understanding of different cultures and faiths is required if one is to become a nurse or a healthcare provider. This paper analyzes two different religions, Christianity and Buddhism, along with the author’s own spiritual beliefs, and assesses their respective views regarding illness, prayer, medical care ...

a)  In your professional or personal experiences, provide ONE SPECIFIC example in which you have observed/assessed a functional communication process with a "functional sender" and a "functional receiver." I observed a functional communication process between a functional receiver and a functional sender when my parents implored me to change my eating habits to achieve a healthy lifestyle. Specifically, I was suffering from issues related to being overweight. In response, I started eating healthily, and my health eventually improved. b)  Then, in your professional or personal experiences, provide ONE SPECIFIC example regarding your observation/assessment of a dysfunctional communication process with ...

Birth control encompasses methods used in the prevention of pregnancy. Examples of birth control methods among women include; the use of IUDs, female condoms and birth control pills. As a concept, birth control and its subsequent decisions is affected by both political, social and socio-cultural factors. These factors and their impacts when it comes to approaching the topic of birth control affect both the patients and the care providers. For instance, from a political point of view, there are countries that have constituted laws that govern the use of birth control as an approach for controlling population. In countries ...

Inter-organizational Innovation Networks (IT): Role of cloud computing and big data on Business Model Innovation

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Abstract

This report looks at how cloud computing and big data impact business model innovation and if these technologies enable companies to implement quicker and more efficient means to interact with customers and enhance their profitability and growth potential. Meta-analysis was conducted by accessing peer-reviewed literature which targets issues surrounding the research problem and research questions. Despite the uncertainty in terms of knowledge and expertise in the IT industry due to rapid technological developments there are still opportunities to be leveraged by businesses. However, in answer to the research questions it is found that cloud computing and big ...

Question 1:

The key environmental forces that created an opportunity for Robert Stephens to start the Geek Squad Company include: changes in emerging technology and customer preferences. A change in emerging technology is probably the biggest environmental factor leading to the success of Geek Squad. When Geek Squad was formed in 1994, technology was in the crux of changing and becoming more common place in daily life. During this time there was not any smartphones and personal computers were emerging on the national market with changes from Microsoft and Apple in the 90’s (Kapko, 2015). Therefore, with the new technologies ...

Innovative Ways of Using Emerging Information Technologies

There are several ways by which users can evaluate and gage the performance of cloud providers. Usually, they are assessed based on costs of the utility model, though there are several variations to further gauged each provider’s desirability such as the location, reliability and security factors. There are organizations that offer certification to providers that comply with specific standards; for instance, the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) developed the Trusted Cloud Initiative Program that help cloud providers comply with standards and practices (Cloud, 2011). In addition to relying on certifications, users must take considerable steps in evaluating the performance ...

PART 1a

My knowledge on mental health was limited prior to NSB023. I think these unfounded and biased preconceptions were based primarily on my racial and familial background, which seems to delineate persons with mental health issues unfairly, which are based primarily on what we see or read in the mass media. However, my firsthand experiences with mental health, in the course of completing NSB023, have broadened my understanding on this problem. I have come to realize that mental health issues are not necessarily due to an individual’s psychological ineptitude in dealing with conflicts or the reality, but may also ...

A merger is the unification of companies. Usually, there are five types of mergers: product extension mergers, conglomerate merger, market extension merger, horizontal merger, and vertical merger. Each type serves a unique economic function for the businesses involved. Acquisitions occur when a company takes over another firm (Galpin, & Herndon, 2014). The difference between the two strategies is that a merger is meant to combine the interests of the business entities involved thereby creating a firm that is much stronger. In mergers, the two combining companies usually get a new name. The merging companies are mostly the same size. On ...

Choosing the best health plan for patient care is one of the most difficult decisions for some patients and their families because of the fine line distinguishing which plan suits them best. However, every plan is designed to suit a patient according to the kind of treatment they need, the cost of the treatment and the insurance covering every kind of treatment plan. Therefore, there are three main kinds of treatment plans that are offered in general, namely, HMO, PPO, and POS (Web MD, 2016). There are fine differences between the three, based on the need of primary physician ...

Health Care

Under conventional repayment protection, the cash takes after the patient. Patients select human services suppliers and visit them as they pick. Suppliers at that point charge the private guarantor or open payer and are repaid on a charge for-administration or per case premise. This is known as Managed Care. The key issues associated with Managed Care are: I) Cost Savings II) Provider Reimbursement and III) Quality of Care . Cost Savings: Savings done by Managed Care are either not genuine, or are unsustainable. In a late review of shoppers, 60% said that managed care had either not had any kind ...

Analysis of Strategic Options and Recommended Action

This report will analyze the strategic positioning of Comcast Corporation, an American based multinational company that offers television, cable TV and Internet services to its consumers, and come up with the best way of making the company as competitive and productive as possible. This paper will focus on the company’s internet service provision branch and analyze how well the company can do in the US market as well as on the global scale when compared to its rivals. The macroeconomic and microeconomic aspects of the company’s operation will be taken into consideration during this process of analysis.

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McCarran International Airport- Las Vegas, Nevada

Abstract The McCarran International Airport is deemed to be the ninth busiest in the US and tops in Nevada County. It accounts for sixty percent of the passengers arriving at the Nevada County. The airport was built in 1942 by George Cockett an American Aviator. The airport has undergone major changes and restructuring which has turned it into a modern international airport. The economic, political and social role of the airport cannot be undermined. The airport contributes to the income of the county and thus provides employment to some locals of the bigger population of the Nevada State. Socially, ...

Question 1

This is the National Tourism Development Authority of Ireland working to ensure that Ireland is a highly-favored tourist destination and that it remains competitive in the global market. As the authority mandated with overseeing the performance and running of the tourism industry in Ireland, Failte Ireland's numerous roles are statutorily governed. The agency has such duties as stating operational and service standards of the tourism sector, registration of service providers, ensuring that necessary insurance covers for tourists visiting Ireland are provided, and setting environmental standards to be adhered to by businesses in Ireland. From the view of it all, ...

Health care standards have been evolving over time. A plethora of processes and forces take part in igniting the developments. These changes could be ad hoc, systematic or even consensual. At the bottom lurks a well-established organizational structure whose object is to review the performance of the standards and propose advancement where circumstances so require. However, certain areas lag, occasioning serious inefficiencies to the system. Often, the legal framework is a serious undoing and affects the realization of these standards. Besides, diverse standards contain varying recommendations, and this tends to atrophy the efforts therewith. Perhaps a biggest of all ...

Abstract

In healthcare financial management, health insurance contributes in determining the healthcare services. The fee schedule provides a list of charges reimbursed for service providers and suppliers. Center for Medicare services, CMS, uses the fee schedule to determine the facilities and non-facility in healthcare provisions. Physicians, ambulance and medical equipment services among others help in the determination of the fee schedule by Medicare Physician Fee Structure (MPFS). The study focuses on CPT code 99214-office visit as the reference in the service delivery by the center of Medicare services. The Medicare and Medicaid rates are essential in determination the fee schedule. ...

Abstract and Description

Atlantic Cooling Services & Technologies is a US-based company providing full-stack cooling services for the businesses and individuals. With more than 30 years in business, the company is one of the vastly experienced players on the United States cooling market, providing a unique fusion of rich experience and the most state-of-the-art developments in cooling technology. The company positions itself as a ‘one-stop’ solutions provider for its customers, i.e. it provides all services required for constructing, maintaining and demolishing a cooling tower or a water tank. The expertise domains of the company includes customized design and construction of the cooling towers ...

Care Plan

Subjective The patient presents at the clinic complaining of nocturia, decreased urinary flow, decreased flow as well as terminal dysuria. TG states that the symptoms have been persistent for the last two years but the last two weeks have seen a significant increase in intensity of the symptoms. TG denies any case or instance of radiated pain within the period of two weeks,

Objective:

60 year old, Hispanic male

Vital signs: BP at 140/92;

Pulse rate: 80; Temperature: 99.0 Weight = 200 pounds; height = 71”, BMI = 27.9

Patient Hx for hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, costochondritis, suspected angina, possible family history of heart disease in the family

Patient denies any use of alcohol, tobacco, or drug abuse Current medication list: Cardizem 240mg QD and Zocor 20mg ...

Mark’s case is one among the many that healthcare providers face on numerous occasions. In this case, Mark presents at the clinic or within the ER having sustained serious injuries following a car accident. He is assessed to have significant internal bleeding and therefore in need of immediate blood transfusion to arrest the progression of the situation to a severity point. The doctor determined that three units of blood would be necessary for Mark’s situation and therefore placed the order for an immediate transfusion. At the time the transfusion was to occur, Mark was still conscious and ...