What is epidemiology? Why is this important to community health? Provide an example of its importance from your community. According to "An Encyclopedia Britannica Company: Merriam-Webster Dictionary" (2013)‚ "Epidemiology is a branch of medical science that deals with the incidence‚ distribution‚ and control of disease in a population." It is also considered "the sum of the factors controlling the presence or absence of a disease or pathogen." Epidemiology is important to community health because
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Statistical Information Thomas Porter HCS-438 February 21‚ 2011 Jeanette May Statistical Information In choosing caregiver statistics‚ it is with the intent to familiarize and inform about the staggering numbers of those who are informal or unpaid caregivers on a national level. With baby boomers turning of age‚ it appears that the need for care givers will increase with those turning of age. “Informal caregiver and family caregiver are terms that refer to unpaid individuals such as family
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University of Phoenix Material Week Three Health Care Financial Terms Worksheet Understanding health care financial terms is a prerequisite for both academic and professional success. This assignment is intended to ensure you understand some of the basic terms used in this course. Complete the worksheet below according to the following guidelines: In the space provided‚ write each term’s definition as used in health care management. You must define the term in your own words. In the
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Week 2 discussion questions What are the largest expense categories incurred by health care service organizations? In opinion‚ one of the biggest expenses for medical facilities is unpaid services. Costs occurred from patients that are unpaid privately or not fully reimbursed from insurance companies would be one of the biggest expenses incurred in health care services. Another expense that is high on the list of expenses for health care services would be equipment and personnel
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When this assignment was first introduced I was super hesitant. In my mind this was not going to be a task that I would be able to excel at‚ due to not having enough knowledge on CalFresh and General Relief laws. However‚ my mind was quickly changed from thinking that I couldn’t do it that I totally do have the ability to be successful with this project if I chose to give it my all. Personally I think that when we had the training it was helpful‚ but I don’t think that spending three hours on the
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Week 8 Group 4 presentation (Wednesday 6th May‚ 12pm) Case: Corelio Printing ● ● ● JENNY – Introduction 1 mins Good afternoon everyone. We would like to begin by introducing ourselves; we are team four and my name is Jenny. Today our presentation will propose an improved costing system for the printing division of Corelio. The outline of our presentation is as follows. Firstly‚ I will describe the problem that Corelio is currently facing with regards to its costing
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Week Six Plan Review HCS/588 August 11‚ 2014 Dr. Georgia Rothstein Week Six Plan Review During week six‚ learning team A continued their collaborative efforts in implementing and evaluating the quality improvement plan designed to assist each team member to enhance the quality of their individual assignments. This team utilized peer review‚ proofreading‚ and discussion as strategic tools to improve the quality of academic writing. This review will summarize the quality improvement process by critiquing
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Risk factors for placenta accreta are prior c-section and any other uterine surgeries. A presentation of placenta previa plus previous h/o other uterine surgery carries a 4% incidence of placenta accreta. In addition‚ a history of c-section plus a presentation of placenta previa in current pregnancy is associated with a 10-35% incidence of placenta accreta.(Uptodate) Management of placenta accreta depends on whether uterine
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This work of ECET 370 Week 5 Lab 5 shows the solutions to the following problems: Exercise 1 Exercise 2 Exercise 3/2 Exercise 4 General Instructions Exercise 1 uses the programs in DocSharing labeled "Search algorithms." Exercise 1: Review of the Lecture Content Create a project using the ArrayList class and the Main class provided in DocSharing. The ArrayList class contains implementations of the first three search methods explained in this week’s lecture: sequential
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This pack of HCS 490 Week 3 Demographic Paper consists of: Resource: Demographic Paper grading criteria located on the student website You have been designated by the senior management team at a community hospital to write a summary on the effects of changes in population demographics on the needs and services for a selected population. The demographics should be specific for your locality‚ (state‚ city‚ county‚ etc General Questions - General General Questions Resource:
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