Culture and Disease HCS 245 6/17/2013 Cathy Andrade Culture and Disease Asthma is a disease that is sweeping the country. With so many new cases being reported daily‚ it has become somewhat of an epidemic. It can be found in almost all corners of the world. Although it is most common in the US‚ Canada‚ and UK‚ it is growing more common in heavily industrialized countries like Brazil and South Africa. This disease can affect anyone; from women to men‚ children to adults‚ Caucasians to
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Memo Assignment Darla S HCS 514/Managing in Today’s Health Care Organizations Tracy Miller September 6‚ 2010 MEMO TO: John Smith‚ CEO FROM: Darla Selbrede DATE: September 6‚ 2010 SUBJECT: Design and functionality of Riverside Hospital Abstract: This memo is an introduction of Riverside Hospital which will focus on facility design and functionality. Its purpose is to provide a generalized picture of how this facility operates and how employees provide optimal service to patients.
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Reflective Essay Carrie "Shellie" Cobbs Health Care Policy: The Past and the Future HCS 455 Mark Haddock August 03‚ 2014 Reflective Essay Implementing a policy is similar to implementing a new policy in a business or office setting. Improvements and implementing policy change move through a similar staged process model. The model is the plan‚ do‚ study‚ act (PDSA). As stated by the Health Knowledge website‚ PDSA “was designed to provide a framework to develop‚ test and implement changes which
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Employee Memo Robyn Ralston HCS/131 June 29th‚ 2015 Lynn H. Bell Employee Memo MEMO To: Office Employees From: Robyn Ralston‚ Supervisor Date: June 29th‚ 2015 Subject: Principles of Verbal and Nonverbal Communication It has come to my attention that not everyone understand the principles of verbal and nonverbal communication. There are many different uses for communication when you are with someone. When communicating with anyone you use language‚ body movement‚ face gestures‚ and you can
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Communication and Crisis Health Care Communication Strategies HCS 320 April 14‚ 2013 Communication and Crisis Today our community is presented with a problem that will require communication between several internal and external avenues to help resolve the water contamination in the Eugene-Springfield area. I am Shellie Cobbs‚ Director of the Regional Emergency Management Office‚ and I will be addressing the media on the procedures to be used in running the crisis communication efforts in
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ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE PRESENTATION Baribor L. Popnen HCS/325 Health Care Management May 04‚ 2015 Dr. Lisa Jones University of Phoenix Introduction A presentation to the board of directors here at the Rehoboth Rehabilitation center. The presentation is based on the recent proposed expansion of adding a long-term care service to our facility‚ and training for new employees that would be hired during this period The effects of organizational structure on communication. Communication methods
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Demographic Paper Karen Mervine HCS/490 September 30‚ 2013 Dr. Joanne Tritsch Demographic Paper An Aging Population I 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 population that I choose to write about is the aging population. In this paper I will identify the aging population and provide data about the demographics and
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Implementing Change Paper Brianna Rodriguez HCS 475 October 20‚ 2014 Brandi Muro Implementing Change In any organization‚ the manager wears many hats. Their responsibilities go beyond just managing a group of people. On top of managing‚ they have to be communicators‚ coaches‚ and advocates‚ just to name a few of the many hats. Part of being an effective communicator includes reporting and implanting changes that may come down from upper management. Change can bring out many emotions in people
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Healthcare Utilization HCS 235 Health care reform is a not only an ongoing topic of debate statewide‚ but nationwide as well. Health care reform is a popular topic right now all over the United States. This paper will discuss the various ways that health care reform measures have expanded or inhibited access to care as well as how these changes effect the utilization of healthcare. Also covered will be universal health care‚ a discussion of what this consists of and how current care identifies
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Field of Gerontology Michael Popowitz HCS 548 – Foundations of Gerontology February 20‚ 2012 Patti Yudelson‚ MSN‚ RN Gerontology is a fairly new multidisciplinary field focusing on several aspects of the aging process. Gerontologists study the aging process of the physical‚ mental and social changes in our aging population. Gerontology also includes investigating the effects on society resulting from our aging population. As humans‚ we are constantly trying to deny the fact that we are aging
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