Gerontology Conference Presentation HCS/548 Introduction Gerontology is the study of the aging process. “It includes the study of physical‚ psychological and social changes in older individuals and the investigation of societal changes resulting from the aging of the population” (What is Gerontology? 2015) This field is also concerned with the use of this knowledge to policies and programs. Current population trends in the U.S. show that people are living longer and the number of older adults is
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Breastfeeding: The Policy Process Carrie "Shellie" Cobbs HCS 455 Health Care Policy: The Past and the Future Mark Haddock July 27‚ 2014 Breastfeeding: The Policy Process Breastfeeding is the best nourishment for newborns‚ infants‚ and toddlers. The Surgeon General has started an initiative to educate and promote breastfeeding to new mothers and their family support system. Womenshealth.gov states‚ “the experience of breastfeeding is special for so many reasons – the joyful bonding with your baby
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Effective Communication HCS 325 8/12/2013 Robert Clegg Effective Communication Effective communication is key to promoting knowledge within any healthcare organization. Not only is staff affected by poor communication‚ but patients as well; who depend on that communication between staff to receive the best quality of care. Poor communication opens the door for errors which could lead to a disaster when it comes to patient care. Since there is so much room for mistake‚ it is important to understand
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My choose for a targeted healthcare organization is the VA New Jersey Health Care System‚ which is a non-profit government healthcare organization that consist of two large campuses’ located in New Jersey. The campus is Lyons Medical Center located in Lyons‚ NJ and the VA Hospital located in East Orange‚ NJ. The VA New Jersey Health Care System is dedicated in providing care to veterans based on their needs ranging from outpatient to inpatient care in an array of various surgical‚ acute care‚ and
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This document contains HCS 433 Week 3 Functionality Paper Health Care - General Health Care Individual Functionality Paper Often‚ a loss of function will begin a so-called downward spiral in the life of an elderly person‚ affecting his or her independence and quality of life. Write a 1‚400- to 1‚750-word APA-formatted paper that addresses the significance and validity of the above statement. Include how the specific loss of function might affect one or more activities of daily
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Presentation University of Phoenix Delivery of Health Care in the United States HCS 235 January 30‚ 2013 Week five Power Point Presentation Health Care in the United States is a vast industry that has many different types of people involved in the delivery of care. There are stakeholders that affect the daily operations of health care and they are not necessarily in a hospital setting. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality‚ AHRQ‚ defines a “stakeholder” as persons or groups who have
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Administrative Ethics Paper Brandy Knight HCS 335 When working in an administrative health care setting there is always some type of ethical issues that come about everyday no matter what the daily activities are. As a healthcare administrator there are responsibilities that must be held up. Their responsibilities are to oversee medical records‚ billing and coding procedures‚ current technology practices and patient privacy requirements. Healthcare administrators work in hospitals‚ clinics
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In this paper can be found a generic contingency plan for the health care industry‚ this paper shows how quickly things can change for health care providers‚ and what steps that need to be taken in case of a down ward spiral for the provider. This paper explains the seven steps of a contingency plan in detail to achieve maximum effectiveness. In this case‚ the contingency plan is for a surgical center. Contingency Planning for the Health Care Provider Background In this paper can be found
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Health Museum Health Museum Lisa Schirmeister HCS 235/ Healthcare Delivery in the U.S Abstract In this Health Care Museum there will be exhibits showing the acknowledgment of the five most significant developments in the evolution of healthcare in the United States. For many years we have seen a large growth in the healthcare industry/field‚ it has been both good and bad. After I have researched many different areas .I would like to portray for my exhibit debut. The five most significant
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Motivational Methods Paper Kerri McCaughey HCS/325 November 2‚ 2010 Professor Suwannee Srisatidnarakul‚ RN‚ MSN‚ CCRN Motivational Methods Paper Motivation most certainly plays a huge role in the workplace‚ therefore‚ it is imperative to understand fully the basic theories and methods‚ and of course how to apply these theories and methods to everyday workplace scenarios. These motivational skills and techniques will definitely play a key role for leaders and or managers‚ knowing how
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