What are some communicable diseases or threats currently affecting public and community health in your area? The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)‚ the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)‚ and state and local health departments were investigating an outbreak of acute hepatitis A virus (HAV) infections that may be associated with the consumption of frozen berries sold at Costco stores. Additionally‚ a voluntary recall of the Woodstock Frozen Organic Pomegranate Kernels brand
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Denise Durante Health Care Trends HCA 459 Jacqueline McClure October 11‚ 2010 The survival of health care industry is going to require some innovative and creative initiatives to with stand the trends of the future in this country. Over the past two decades‚ American hospitals have experienced dramatic changes in their economic and institutional environments. Government-mandated cost-containment efforts‚ a shift from cost-based reimbursement to prospective payment‚ increased control of managed
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The Continuum of Long-Term Care Lukita Wilson November 28‚ 2010 David Olsen Long-Term Care A variety of services that provides medical and non-medical needs toward individuals who are suffering from chronic illness‚ disability or old age is known as long-term care. Long- term care meets the needs of individuals who are no longer able to do many activities‚ which include bathing‚ dressing‚ cooking‚ and using the bathroom. This year‚ about nine million men and women over the age of
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Today’s health care system is in a constant state of fluctuation and commotion. It is sometimes difficult for the health care consumer to identify a valuable resource when they need one. The purpose of this paper is to explore one of the many health care resources that are available in the greater Philadelphia area and then visit this site to learn more about it. Philadelphia‚ in itself is an outstanding resource to the people of the area. In terms of healthcare resource implications this is true
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continue to have access to acute hospital care. There are two primary requirements for CAH status: a) a rural location; and b) 25 beds or less. Today‚ more than 60% of rural hospitals in the U.S. are designated as Critical Access Hospitals – roughly 1‚200 facilities. The states with the most CAHs are in the nation’s heartland: Texas‚ Kansas‚ Iowa‚ and others. Lessons from Successful Critical Access Hospital Turnarounds The early warning signs of financial/operational distress are markedly different
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This document of BUS 405 Week 4 Discussion Question 2 Portfolio Weights comprises: Complete Problem 10 from the Questions and Problems section of Chapter 12: A stock has a beta of .9 and an expected return of 9 percent. A risk-free asset currently earns 4 percent. a. What is the expected return on a portfolio that is equally invested in the two assets? 6.50% (See calculations below). b. If a portfolio of the two assets has a beta of .5‚ what are the portfolio weights? c. If
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College of University of Phoenix Health care is one of the most important benefits to the people of the United States. Everybody needs health care and some people need more medical attention than others and some people do not even need health care‚ except for their yearly exams. Today health care has many strengths‚ weaknesses‚ and challenges. I have come up with a new exam that will hopefully benefit everybody in some way. My vision for the new health care system is to one‚ make it more affordable
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Managing financial resources in health and social care Unit number: 16 Level: 4 Credit value: 15 Guided learning hours: 60 Unit reference number: R/601/1615 UNIT AIM AND PURPOSE This unit will enable learners to evaluate current systems for managing financial resources in health and social care settings. Learners will evaluate how financial decisions are made and the need to monitor budgets. This will then enable them to evaluate the impact of financial considerations
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professional conduct or medically unnecessary.” Health care fraud arises from an individual or group of individuals filing of a dishonest health care claim in order to turn it into a profit. Abuse; however‚ is harder for the investigator to identify and establish if the act was committed knowingly‚ willfully‚ and intentionally. Healthcare industry is one of the fastest growing sectors of the US economy; almost 10% of the US’s national GDP is consumed by the health care industry. According to Forbes’s report
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Health Care Hell Social Welfare Health Care Hell In all the articles I read about health care‚ one thing is obvious- no one is happy. I focused on the article‚ “Employees Without Health Care Coverage Looking to Exchanges” and found that it’s not only the unemployed that are uninsured‚ but also regular people with regular jobs. In my opinion‚ greedy business owners would rather save money than make sure all their employees have health insurance‚ and this perfectly shows the exploitation
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