Tag: Healthcare
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U.S. Drug Prices, Why Are they so High?
Drug Prices in The United States Nearly one in four Americans who take prescription drugs say they struggle to afford the medication they need. A recent report from RAND Corporation found that US prescription drug prices are 256% higher than other countries; averaging the prices seen in 32 other countries (Light & Caplan, 2018). The…
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Key Stakeholders in The Nursing and Residential Care
The Nursing and Residential Care I work in the health care services and facilities sector of the health care industry. The industry is composed of many subsectors, including hospitals, nursing and residential care facilities, ambulatory health services, and medical practitioners and healthcare professionals. Notably, I work in the nursing and residential care facilities subsector. The…
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Long Term Care Sector – Healthcare Principles and Practice
Introduction The following research paper will focus on the Long Term Care Sector which is part of the health care delivery system. It will look at the historical development of the sectors and the challenges and issues facing it prior to health care reform. It will also look at the specific challenges in the sector,…
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Recent Information Technology Failure In a Healthcare Organization
Healthcare Information Governance Assignment Instructions Research health care organizations / providers that have recently had a significant information technology failure, and complete this assignment. Write a seven to eight (7-8) page paper in which you: Determine the key factors contributing to the failure in question. Next, analyze how the failure impacted both the organization’s operations…
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Trend and Issues in Healthcare Presentation
“I will begin by welcoming all of you to today’s presentation. The topic of this presentation is “How the practice of nursing is expected to grow and change.” The mode of healthcare delivery today is very different from the one used in the past centuries. The healthcare delivery system is now changing to meet the…
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Understanding of Child Mortality and Advancements in Healthcare Outcomes
Child mortality refers to the death of an infant before their first birthday. Notably, infant mortality is widely used to measure both population health and the quality of health care. According to World Health Organization (2020), infant mortality highlights a longstanding, growing concern of public health. Public health not only sees the factor as a…
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Predictive Informatics, Healthcare and Genomics
What are some of the ethical and social implications of predictive informatics in health care? Over the past decade, predictive informatics has emerged as the potential future of healthcare globally. Yet, it still remains imperative to consider key ethical and social implications of this new reliance upon predictive informatics. A major ethical concern associated with…
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Virtual Reality Technology and Revolution in Healthcare
The field of healthcare is undergoing a massive scientific change and revolution as a result of technology. One disruptive technology that is rewriting the delivery of care is virtual reality (VR) technology. VR is the use of computer simulation and modeling technologies that facilitate interaction with three dimensional virtual and sensory environments. VR technology was…
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Resistance to Change and Achievement of Quality Healthcare
One of the major concerns that currently impede the achievement of quality healthcare in the 21st century is the resistance to change. Although scholars have identified a range of problems and barriers to attainment of excellence in care, literature shows that many organizations in the healthcare sector frequently try to maintain the status quo when…
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Current Status of the United States Healthcare System
The modern American healthcare system is more complex and significantly different from “what it was” in 1988. The observed changes can be traced to the transformation of the system from a customized indemnity plan to a managed care system. Indeed, the system continues to evolve today with variation of costs being the most recognizable source…