Academic papers on Health Care

The National Committe for Quality Assurance
A 5 page paper that describes the mission and application of the NCQA, a non-profit organization that evalutates HMOs in the United States. This paper described the NCQA's evaluative process, their accreditation procedures, funding sources and...
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The Demise of the Community Hospital
A 15 page paper on the demise of community hospitals through mergers with larger systems. The paper discusses this topics and also other options incorporated by smaller institutions, including merging with other similar institutions and...
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Strategic Planning For Hospitals
This 37 page research paper offers a comprehensive literature review concerning strategic planning for hospitals. It then presents a strategic plan for a small community hospital, an analysis of the plan as related to the literature and concludes...
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Gender Bias Against Women In Health Care Delivery
This 5 page report discusses. The ways in which the modern medical system in the United States treats women unfairly. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Postnatal Exercise
A 4 page paper discussing exercise after the birth of an infant. Unlike prenatal conditions, postnatal conditions do not prohibit much in the way of exercise. Normally, six to eight weeks after the birth of a child, a normal exercise routine can...
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Transition from Nurse to Nurse Practitioner
This 7 page paper provides an overview of the role of nurse practitioner and how it differs from the ordinary nurse function. Specialities in the field are also included in the discussion. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Hospitality Training
7 pages in length. The writer discusses four aspects of hospitality training, including how a particular instructional provider delivers the program; the modes of delivery it utilizes; issues that may affect the learner; and available resources. ...
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Managed Health Care: Implications of Medicare Programs
12 pages in length. As managed care contracts increase, hospital marketing orientation decreases. Managed care forces hospitals to concentrate on cost control more than the customer satisfaction and improved business results that occur from...
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The Nursing Profession in the Twenty-first Century
This 18 page paper first provides a section on changes in the health care industry, with a focus on the health care delivery system. Various laws are examined, such as COBRA, ERISA and the Social Security Act. The second half of the paper consists...
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Nursing Knowledge
A 10 page paper which discusses nursing knowledge as it relates to Carper's four patterns of knowing in nursing. The aesthetic pattern of knowing, as it was presented by Barbara A. Carper, is the primary point to all of the information...
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Clara Barton
In 6 pages, the author discusses Clara Barton. "As a young girl, her skull was studied by phrenologist, and he determined her to be one that would never assert herself for herself, but that for others she would be fearless. Angel of mercy during...
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Cultural Aspects Of Nursing
Those countries attuned to the Western method of health care see the role of the nurse as straightforward: to care for the physical needs of the patient, record keeping and assisting with medical procedures. This 5 page paper argues that while a...
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Florida Flight 90: Emergency Response
When a plane comes down, a multijurisdictional effort involving personnel and equipment from County, state, city and a variety of volunteer and professional organizations all come together in an effort to rescue survivors, transport the injured...
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Psychological Services And Managed Care
The future of mental health services is found within the two methods of provision: mainstream or through the same MCO that provides both health and mental health services and 'carve out' method whereby a separate MCO is used to provide mental...
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TUTORIAL ESSAY: ANALYSIS AND BACKGROUND OF THE LONG TERM SECURITY CARE ACT
This paper, in tutorial essay format, discusses a recent piece of legislation passed by President Bill Clinton, The Long Term Security Care Act. As a tutorial, this paper indicates what information should be included in the essay, how it should be...
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