Pacific Healthcare Case Study Introduction to Supply Chain Management TLMT 313 B001 Sum 12 Michael Upshaw July 15‚ 2012 Pacific Healthcare I. Major Facts • Pacific Healthcare is the largest health care provider in Santa Barbara County. The institution consists of three hospitals: Pacific Memorial (415 beds)‚ Pacific Cabrillo (250 beds)‚ and Pacific Isla Vista (300 beds); also included are two nursing homes and ten
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Lack of bioequivalence between disulfiram formulations Exemplified by a tablet/effervescent tablet study Andersen‚ M. P. Lack of bioequivalence between disulfiram formulations. Acta Psychiatr Scand 1992: 86: 31-35. M. P. Andersen Pharmacokinetic Laboratory AIS Dumex (Dumex Ltd.)‚ DK-2300 Copenhagen Abstract - A comparison of the bioavailability of disulfiram (DSF) after administration of non-effervescent Antabusea tablets (CP Pharmaceuticals‚ UK) and Antabuse@effervescent tablets Antabus@(A/S
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The federal government sponsors several healthcare programs that cover a range of citizens. These programs include the Medicaid‚ Indian health services and Tricare. Medicaid provides coverage for the low income demographic and those with limited financial resources. The regulations for Medicaid will vary from state to state while Medicare coverage is the same in all states. Tricare is the healthcare program provided to the military and their families. The Indian Health Services program is an agency
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Explain the first formulation of the Categorical Imperative The first formulation of the categorical imperative states; “Act only according to that maxim by which you can at the same time will that it would become a universal law.” Kant invented a phrase‚ “categorical imperative‚” that makes the above point in a different way. He distinguishes “the categorical imperative” from so-called “hypothetical imperatives.” A hypothetical imperative is a directive to the effect that if you wish to
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Disparities in healthcare refers to differences between ethnic groups in health insurance coverage‚ access to care‚ and the quality of care. Although the term disparities is often used to describe racial or ethnic disparities‚ there are many dimensions of disparity that exist in the U.S. "There’s evidence indicating that socioeconomic status‚ racial discrimination‚ and their consequences play a substantial role in health disparities in the U.S." Research shows that racial and ethnic disparities in
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the facility. In order to provide excellent care physicians should have the right tools and area to perform care or service to their patients. Physician should decide on where to serve‚ who to serve and what is need to provide service. One important step begins with finding the right facility to run their business. This paper will describe the location of Downriver Medical Associates and services they provide to the community along with their future plans. Downriver Medical Associates is an internal
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Healthcare Industry Background Comparing the evolution of changes of data warehousing in healthcare industry in the early 90’s where patient’s records were written down in hardcopies and were filed accordingly to alphabetical orders in their registry‚ in the result when retrieving of data could wait up to as long as 30 days and lots of space had been taken out for storing these papers. In the 20’s they came out individual system such as EMR‚ e-CRM‚ e-pharmacy‚ etc to keep track of various
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Of course with any merger‚ competition and its impact has to be taken into consideration. The biggest competition with the healthcare industry is the FTC (Federal Trade Commission)‚ they have the ability to "cease and desist" the merger. Over the years the FTC has ceased and desisted many mergers between the health care industry and hospitals mainly because of the affect the merger
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Tyler Hunt Professor Ketsler Economics of Health 1 January 2013 Annual Per Capita Healthcare Costs By Age The United States has way higher healthcare costs than any other country in the OECD‚ mostly which is because of the extremely high expenses later in life. 17 cents of every US dollar is being spent on health care. At about age 60‚ healthcare expenses for US citizens skyrocket‚ averaging between $40‚000 to $45‚000 a year per person‚ which is way above Germany‚ who has the next highest
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in less developed countries are struggling with health care. The Health Resources and Services Administration‚ a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services‚ should help out developing countries that do not have access to quality healthcare by providing willing doctors to the countries in order to reduce deaths that could have been easily avoided. Infectious disease are way more frequent and serious in children that suffer from malnutrition and little to no access to drinking water
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