Case: University Health Services: Walk-In Clinic Kathryn Angel has been hired as assistant director for ambulatory care at Harvard’s University Health Services. By implementing a triage system‚ she wanted to reorganize the Walk-In Clinic. The staff of the clinic includes 22 physicians‚ 2 registered nurses and 11 nurse practitioners. Physicians : 40 hours per week‚ in blocks of three to four hours; in total 150 hours per week available to the Walk-In Clinic 12 hours in Walk-In Clinic 16 hours
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The aim of this assignment is to citically examine the medical model in relation to a client that I am working with‚ for reasons of confidentiality I have used a pseudo name: The medical perspectives in Mental Health. Background Alan is a 42 yr old white british male‚ he was diagnosed with schitzophrenia at the age of 21yrs. He is the eldest of two children‚ his sister resides with her husband and children nearby. Alan resides at home with his parents‚ who are in their early seventies. Alan
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What are the problems in this case? The problem is financial mismanagement whereby there is higher consumption. This is very an understandable because there have been 30% more consumed in office supplies‚ a 25% increase in staff and 23% of the purchased medical supplies discarded for their expiration. What are the possible causes and contributing factors of each problem? The cause of the problem is the increase in the staff expenses‚ pharmacy management and office supplies. I think the factors include
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with low income are likely to be uninsured. They not only lack the healthcare coverage‚ but also do not get the quality of care and experience worse health outcomes. Disparities in health and healthcare are persistent problem in the U.S. As a prospective student pharmacist and future healthcare professional‚ it is a significant issue to me. Health disparities cause disability‚
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Tian LH‚ Metcalf CA‚ Satterwhite CL‚ Malotte CK‚ DeAugustine N‚ Paul SM‚ Cross H‚ Rietmeijer CA‚ Douglas JM Jr; RESPECT-2 Study Group. High incidence of new sexually transmitted infections in the year following a sexually transmitted infection: a case for rescreening. Ann Intern Med. 2006 Oct 17;145(8):564-72. Hobbs M‚ Seña EC‚ Swygard H‚ Schwebke J. Trichomoniasis vaginalis and Trichomoniasis. In: KK Holmes‚ PF Sparling‚ WE Stamm‚ P Piot‚ JN Wasserheit‚ L Corey‚ MS Cohen‚ DH Watts (editors)
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Pittsburgh Mercy: A Heritage of Hope (PM: HH). Historically‚ Pittsburgh Mercy Health System (PMHS) is an extension of the Catholic Ministry care ministry to all people in Southwestern Pennsylvania. The organization’s policies and approaches for services delivery replicate the mission and values of Catholic Health East. Additionally‚ the organization was developed and sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy and is a part of Trinity Health. PM: HH mission charges employees with scared obligations. The agency’s
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Health Care Access Options Michele Frizzell HCS/490 February 2‚ 2015 Matt Jette Health Care Access Options Community can be defined as a social group of any size whose members reside in a specific locality‚ share government‚ and often have a common cultural and historical heritage (Dictionary.com‚ 2015). The health care needs of a community are contingent upon age‚ gender‚ race‚ and social class. This paper will address the marketing strategy of a web-based resource‚ walk-in clinic‚ and a retail
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Consumeri sm in Health Care Nicole Bertram & LaWanda Frazier HCS/465 May 5‚ 2015 Bryan Alexander Table of Contents • • • Background: • Summary • Effect on Consumers’ Perspectives Methodology: • Overview of Data Collection • Validity and Reliability Results: • Qualitative and Quantitative Aspects • • • Descriptive Statistics & Inferential Statistics Effectiveness of the Study Conclusions: • Future Trends of Health Care Research and Consumerism Background Extensive research has
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Differentiation on the Stock Market Crash of 1929 Klein. Maury. “ The Stock Market Crash of 1929: A Review Article.” The Business History Review ‚ 75: 2. (Summer‚ 2001)‚ 325-351. The Maury Klein article I chose reflects on the perceptions of many regarding the details of the Stock Market Crash of 1929. The crash has received surprisingly little attention from scholars ever since the time of the event and it has also produced little argument as to its causes and consequences. Klein writes
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BACKGROUND Obesity has reached global epidemic proportions‚ and has become a major health problem of out society. According to Peeters et al. (2007)‚ 32% or 60 million people are now obese in the United States. The condition develops as a result of the interaction between genetics‚ lifestyle behavior‚ and cultural and environmental influences. Fat accumulates when more energy is consumed than expended. The National Heart‚ Lung‚ and Blood Institute (NHLBI) has adopted a classification system of body
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