Syllabus College of Natural Sciences HCS/235 Version 3 Health Care Delivery in the U.S. Copyright © 2012‚ 2010‚ 2009 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course provides a broad overview of the various functions of the United States health care system. The historical evolution of health care is examined. The student is introduced to the various forms of provider models and service delivery systems found in private and public health sectors‚ including ambulatory
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Current Article Summary Phernanda Bowers HCS 490 January 11‚ 2013 Current Article Summary Today the modern women have come a long way than just staying at home as housewives. Women today are breaking the glass ceiling and taking elevators to the top with their careers. Since careers demand a busy life spending time preparing in school‚ internships‚ and eventually fulltime jobs‚ and juggling family and life situations at the same time women and men have neglected their nutrition causing an increase
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Reflective Essay Carrie "Shellie" Cobbs Health Care Policy: The Past and the Future HCS 455 Mark Haddock August 03‚ 2014 Reflective Essay Implementing a policy is similar to implementing a new policy in a business or office setting. Improvements and implementing policy change move through a similar staged process model. The model is the plan‚ do‚ study‚ act (PDSA). As stated by the Health Knowledge website‚ PDSA “was designed to provide a framework to develop‚ test and implement changes which
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Implementing Change HCS 475 Pamela Bonner‚ M.P.A Implementing Change To successfully implement change‚ employees need to understand how this will benefit them and impact their daily work. One of the things is that something might look good on paper can have drawbacks that are not realized by the planners‚ but can be easily identified by the employees who must implement the change. Therefore as a manager you need to bring
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Huntington’s Disease or Alzheimer’s Disease? As the body ages through time‚ many of the functions will slowly begin to diminish and deteriorate‚ including the nervous system. The nervous system is made up of your brain and the many different neurons that transmit signals to and from the body. One of the most common ways the nervous system deteriorates is when the connections between two neurons diminish‚ or build plaque. The brain uses neurons to send signals to each other‚ in order to get our
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Sporadic Alzheimer’s disease: The Disease of the Century Estimated about fifteen million people worldwide have been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Some scientists believe that almost ninety percent of all Alzheimer’s disease is sporadic. Sporadic Alzheimer’s is a type of Alzheimer’s that either men or women of all ages can be affected‚ although most cases occur in people over 65 years of age. Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a fatal disease of the brain that affects brain functions such as memory
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ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE PRESENTATION Baribor L. Popnen HCS/325 Health Care Management May 04‚ 2015 Dr. Lisa Jones University of Phoenix Introduction A presentation to the board of directors here at the Rehoboth Rehabilitation center. The presentation is based on the recent proposed expansion of adding a long-term care service to our facility‚ and training for new employees that would be hired during this period The effects of organizational structure on communication. Communication methods
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Lyme Disease Lyme Disease An emerging public health concern in the New River Valley is the increase in reported cases of Lyme disease. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)‚ “Lyme disease is the most commonly reported vectorborne illness in the United States‚” although it is concentrated primarily in only thirteen states. The New River Valley reported a record number of cases in 2012‚ and is considered endemic to Lyme disease per the Virginia Department of Health
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Effective Communication Paper HCS/325 Effective Communication I am currently not working so I can’t explain what is currently being done at my prior job. I can explain what was done when I was employed in the past for effective communication. In this paper I will discusses what techniques were used for effective communication‚ what was ineffective techniques‚ how they were applied I the health care work place and how technology impacts effective communication. Effective
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Treatment for Neurodegenerative Diseases The McGovern Institute claims‚ “Brain disorders are among the most serious health problems facing modern society” (“Neurodegenerative Diseases and Brain Injury”). The term neurodegenerative refers to the progressive breakdown of nerve cells (Mandal). Due to the aging population‚ the demand for a definitive cure is on the rise. To date‚ a cure for this condition has not been discovered. However‚ research has revealed preventative measures that decrease a
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