Suggest the key financial drivers that most likely will cause health care organizations to merge. Provide support for your rationale. Cost is the driver that will most likely cause healthcare organizations to merge. Most healthcare organizations have issues with spending. Most industries today are faced with a variety of obstacles in achieving or remaining profitable. The healthcare industry is no exception. Profitability is enough of a challenge under normal circumstances‚ but especially so during
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English 1101 Section 10 14 November 2011 The Health Care Reform “We will pass reform that lowers cost‚ promotes choice‚ and provides coverage that every American can count on‚ and we will do it this year.” This quote is a dominant statement said by the most recently elected President‚ Barak Obama. One of the main approaches of both political parties was the health care reform. The statement reveals promising encouragement‚ but the health care quotes continue. Georgia republican candidate John Oxendine
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By dictionary definition foster care is a noun meaning‚ “supervised care for delinquents or neglected children usually in an institution or substitute home” (dictionary.refernce). According to federal definition “foster care is twenty-four hour substitute care for children placed away from their parents or guardians and for whom the stat agency has placement and care responsibility.” This also includes placing them into foster families‚ foster homes of relatives‚ emergency shelters‚ group living
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RESOURCE UTILIZATION AND EXPENDITURE FOR HEALTH CARE DELIVERY The foundation of health care involves primary healthcare providing services through a team of health professionals. It could be through a doctor‚ a nurse‚ or perhaps through a computer services. It does involve a proactive approach to prevent health problems‚ ensure better management and follow-ups regarding the health problem occurred. The majority of the Canadian hospitals are run by the community boards of trustees‚ voluntary organizations
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Week 7 Breach of the Duty of Care Negligence Duty of care Established or novel duty? Is it a non-delegable duty? What is the scope of the duty? Breach of duty What is the relevant standard of care? Has the standard been breached? Damage Is it recognized by law? Was the breach a necessary condition of the harm? Is the harm within the scope of the defendant’s liability? Breach of Duty The fault part of the negligence action An act or omission of the defendant A failure to act as a reasonable person
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reflective account (II) During my role as health care assistant in the care home setting where I work I spent a considerable amount of time on a one to one basis as a key worker with a particular resident. For the purpose of this reflective account the resident shall be referred to as Mrs S. Mrs S had vascular dementia as her dementia progressed her challenging behaviours increased. Mrs S spent a great deal of her day walking around the care home. On good days this was not an issue. However on
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CHAPTER 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS SETTING Introduction Sanitation is the science and practice of effecting healthful and hygienic conditions. “Sanitation generally refers to the provision of facilities and services for the safe disposal of human urine and feces.” (WHO‚ 2008). Proper sanitation greatly helps in achieving optimal health of individual. It is very important to dispose excreta safely. Personal hygiene and hand washing is greatly encourage after defecating‚ before and after eating
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Unit 7: Sociological Perspectives for Health and Social Care Unit code: M/601/2402 QCF Level 3: BTEC Nationals Credit value: 5 Guided learning hours: 30 Aim and purpose This unit aims to enable learners to gain an understanding of the different sociological approaches that can be used when studying and how these approaches can be used to study health and social care. Unit introduction Sociology is the study of society‚ and is a method of enquiry and explanation. In
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Hi Brian‚ It was great to hear that you are considering a career as a social care worker‚ I can honestly say you have picked a very rewarding career. You asked me to describe the term “ duty of care” ok when you start off as an HCA (Health Care Assistant) the person you are responsible for‚ whether they be too young‚ old or incapable of doing certain things their selves which could include personal hygiene‚ cooking a meal or making a snack‚ safety in or around the home or outside
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Reflection Paper 10 /8/2010 Much debate has been put forth in public and private about the importance of confidentiality in the health care systems and how to protect and prevent it from landing in the wrong hands. Many patients and clients does not feel like their medical health and conditions are been kept safe in their health providers care. So many security bleach has happen in numerous hospital across the country that has put patients‚ workers and families at risk due to lack of
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