apprehensive. It is essential that RNs who chose to transition roles into becoming an APN is aware of the basic elements of the crucial role of the APN in the healthcare industry. The APN functions in the capacity as a healthcare provider and is viewed by the society as an individual who can treat‚ educate‚ advocate‚ and provide healthcare services. Therefore the APN ought to have the ability to identify possibly barriers that patients may face which may impact their decision to be compliant with
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Tenet Healthcare Corporation Tenet Healthcare Corporation (Tenet) a health care services company runs primarily general hospitals and other ancillary healthcare facilities. They are one of the largest investor-owned hospitals companied in the US. Tenet owned or operated 49 acute care hospitals( to include the infamous Memorial Hospital in the state of New Orleans famed after the horrific events following hurricane Katrina)‚ and 59 outpatient centers in 11 states an 89 outpatient centers serving
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Review of Related Literature Ports of entry (airports‚ seaports) and border crossings are vulnerable points in the transportation network where heightened security is essential. This has led the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to inspect all cargo traveling on passenger planes and use a risk-based screening process for inspecting commodities moving on air cargo carriers. Similar considerations are in effect at U.S. seaports‚ where more than nine million marine containers arrive each
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EVANS DELA KWASHIE MANAGEMENT OF HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM PROFESSOR LINDA C. L LOMBARDI‚ PH.D. 16/12/2013 Health Care Reform and Its Impact on the Delivery of Services If you are in the healthcare industry‚ you have probably heard some rumblings about the Health Care Reform of 2010‚ coolly referred to as Affordable Care Act‚ or Obama care. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) was enacted by the United States Congress and signed
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United States Healthcare: An Annotated Bibliography Over the past hundred years‚ there have been several changes to the healthcare profession. A change from just being happy to care for one’s patients day or night to “you have to have money and insurance for me to treat you.” Gone are the days that one could walk into a hospital and not have to worry about how he or she was going to pay the bill‚ gone are the days that having insurance was one’s own choice‚ and gone are the days that choosing one’s
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Annotated Bibliography 2 Chassin‚ M. (2001‚ April). Executive summary. Retrieved from http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/health_care/204694/exec_sum.htm This article focuses on the quality and cost of healthcare. It explains the spending and budget of America and makes it clear why exactly healthcare’s quality isn’t at its best. This is definitely a useful source for my research project. This source is different from my other sources because it simply
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Health Care Reform impact: Fewer ER trips‚ more home hospitals This article explains how health care reform is centered around the consumer. It’s based on patient rights‚ lowering the cost of health care for patients and offering a better quality of care. Larry Mullins who is the Samaritan Health Services president and CEO‚ believes‚ “reform is designed to offer one stop shopping with doctors‚ nurses and specialists and health care navigators to work the patients before they even get to the
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the September 2001 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center Towers‚ the United States government reacted quickly in order to increase the aviation safeties at the local airports (Robert W. Poole‚ 2012). Congress designed the Transport Security Administration (TSA) in November 2001 (Chris Edwards‚ 2013) with the main purpose of protecting the nation’s transportation system acting as an efficient and effective counterterrorist organization through screening of passengers at the airports (TSA‚ 2001)
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Celebrate and record Productivity measurement in service operations: a case study from the healthcare environment Atul Gupta The author Atul Gupta is a member of the Division of Professional Studies‚ The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey‚ Pomona‚ New Jersey‚ USA. Abstract Examines the issue of productivity measurement in service operations. Proposes a dynamic model for productivity measurement in service operations. This model is based on the idea that the intangible output for service operation
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Multi-Disciplinary Teams. Whilst on placement on an adult rehabilitation ward‚ I had the opportunity to work in partnership with a multi-disciplinary team and attended a multi-disciplinary team meeting. Gorman (1998) describes a multi-disciplinary team as “…bringing together the wisdom and skills [and] …differing expertise‚ different value systems and different organizational hierarchies” of the various areas of knowledge. Whilst on this placement‚ I have worked alongside and assisted nursing
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