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organization, as well as to provide a framework for suggesting improvements in the deployment and utilization of such systems. T...
ineffective - organizational structure on the organizations ability to function at optimal levels has been known literally for dec...
HMOs now are listed as the responsible parties for 97 percent of all Americans who have insurance coverage and are not covered thr...
provide the physician interface. Beyond these duties are the operational and administrative duties required in this type of facil...
environment. That open system "interacts with internal and external stressors and is in a state of constant change, moving toward...
therefore, highly desirable to have a variety of types of LTC settings. Furthermore, alternatives to institutionalized care can o...
parameters of his perspective and goals, and, specifically, refers to the unique orientation of nursing. "Nurses encounter patient...
to the fact that it placed requirements on HMOs that were not in place on indemnity carriers, it actually served to reduce the abi...
of the market (Christensen, Bohmer and Kenagy, 2000). The area of disruptive technology is the same one through which personal co...
employers are increasing employees portion of premium payments or ceasing to contribute anything at all. Many employers have ceas...
wrong leg amputated. Ben Kolb was eight years old when he died during "minor" surgery due to a drug mix-up. These horrific cases t...
to improving standards of public health, noting that the infant mortality rate was reduced significantly between 1980 and 1993, an...
(Fawcett, 1995). Application of either model rests in large part on the appropriateness and completeness of nurse documentation (...
completing the ranges of study required to attain the licensing level each holds. Aides are not licensed individuals and may or m...
This paper addresses the new and growing field of forensic nursing. The author contends that forensic nursing is a necessity in t...
leadership of the nursing department with another individual at the VP level. Maras has full leadership of the department o...
a reputation for efficiency and effectiveness, as well see later on in this paper. The hospital was named in honor of Edwa...
aware that Faith Community hospital deals in "product" much more valuable than anything that could be produced by a factory or dea...
using this paper properly! I. INTRODUCTION Janet (an RN) and Carol (her manager) had been working together in the same Can...
these issues(LaBar, 1997). While OSHA as an organization is necessary, it perhaps oversteps its bounds and makes arbitrary rules, ...
jobs. The evidence appears to indicate that the survivors will also suffer. There is a range of literature that outlines responses...
100 percent and also to create a neighborhood health and daycare facility. Another proposal is the creation of a preventative diag...
instruments not trustworthy? This is just another meaningless slogan, a cousin of zero defects" (Deming, 1986; p. 66). The...
occur in an EMS vehicle in the summer months (McElroy, 2002). Such degradation can occur with no visible changes to the medicatio...
its founding in the late 18th century, the United States has opened its borders to people from a variety of countries and cultures...
processed, but also in terms of the culture where employees feel appreciated. They are paid more than the average wage, on top of ...
litigious society where health care workers and institutions are open and easy targets, this dearth of lawsuits reported in The Ne...
respected academically and is in the business of training future health care providers as it serves the local community. All "att...
continues to battle against the ongoing nursing shortage. Today, the problem of the nursing shortage has grown to the point that ...
2005). Theres little doubt, however, that spending in Medicaid has been on the rise - and this has constituted a huge problem (Bec...