Essays and Research Papers on Health Care

This 3 page paper reviews three articles on health care: one on salaries, one on “cream skimmer” hospitals and one on the impact of the Baby Boomers on the health care system. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 5 page paper discussing uneasy changes in access to healthcare. An old saying holds that “the more things change, the more they stay the same.” That old saying appears to be operational in the health care industry, as increasing numbers of people are left without insurance but do not qualify for government ...

This 6 page paper discusses social workers in the mental health field, with particular emphasis on the Wellstone legislation that recently passed the House. Bibliography lists 12 sources.

A 10 page paper examining health care reimbursement fraud, its effects on insurance companies, government agencies, and the general public. Includes numerous examples of the types of health care fraud. Bibliography lists twelve sources.

This 14 page paper, which includes 4 charts, discusses managed care in general and HMOs in New York in particular. Many aspects are addressed including financial, as well as staffing and legal considerations. Bibliography lists 15 sources.

A 5 page overview of the economic and emotional issues of health care rationing. Includes material on the Oregon experiment and the argument that rationing is not only an economic necessity but also a humanistic necessity. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 7 page paper that responds to diverse questions. The first is to explain internal environmental analysis and value adding strategies. The second question discusses the Pre-service, point-of-service, after-service elements in the delivery system and the last question discuses the sick role, what it is. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

12 pages in length. As managed care contracts increase, hospital marketing orientation decreases. Managed care forces hospitals to concentrate on cost control more than the customer satisfaction and improved business results that occur from positive marketing orientation. Also looks at the impact of Medicare upon these programs. Bibliography lists 10 sources. ...

This 6-page paper discusses how health care organizations and providers are managing uninsured and underinsured patients. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 5 page paper which is primarily an annotated bibliography. 9 sources annotated.

This 4-page paper focuses on factors taken into account when determining the proper information system for a regional hospital. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 10 page paper provides an overview of the current healthcare environment, and outlines the arguments surrounding the use of managed care scenarios. This paper outlines the central elements related to cost-containment measures in healthcare and also defines why questions of medical ethics come into play in the development of these types of operations. Bibliography lists ...

This 6 page report discusses the ways that attitudes have changed regarding perceptions of disease, health, and wellness. At one time, virtually all disease was seen as something shameful and related to some type of lack of character or strength in an individual. Those beliefs than evolved into an unwavering faith in modern medicine and the assumption that anything a ...

A 4 page paper that discusses quality, satisfaction, cost and regulations of this industry, including one report that suggested higher quality would reduce, not increase costs. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 4-page paper examines an example of a health care pamphlet, and defines what makes an effective patient education health care pamphlet. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 5 page research paper that discusses 2 quality improvement tools. The process of "analyzing performance, adopting strategies to improve service delivery and continuously monitoring and adapting" is frequently referred to as quality improvement (QI) (Shefer, et al, 2003, p. 77). Within the healthcare industry, QI goals are to increase the delivering of correct services, ...

A 6 page paper examining the nature of the PPS health care payment system. Within this system, Medicare essentially sets fee parameters throughout the country. It can be a challenge for care providers to operate within the constraints that Medicare’s accepted fee levels can impose, but care providers have little choice but to ...

This 5 page paper discusses the concept of collaboration, and then relates it to health care. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3 page paper begins by identifying one hopes the main functions of the health system is and how that system is failing in the United States. Experts say the system is broken. Limited statistical data are reported in terms of medical errors and the uninsured. The writer also reports and discusses the mission statement ...

This 5 page paper discusses two subjects: the debate over health care in Australia, and stumbling blocks to improving the medical workplace. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

An 11 page paper that focuses on the student’s employer who provides different services to hospitals. The paper includes: description, strategic planning, accrediting body and their standards for quality and safety, balanced scorecard and evaluation of it, and benchmarks. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

A 5 page paper. Germany has the oldest universal health care system in the modern world. This report discusses patient costs, what is covered, accessibility to primary and specialist care, patient satisfaction, and sustainability. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 10-page paper examines bundled payments, its part in the health care reform act, and how it could potentially impact health care delivery. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3 page paper considers the impact of bioterrorism on health care; how we can prevent bioterrorism; and the role of the nurse in bioterrorism. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

In eight pages this paper tackles the contemporary problem of access to affordable healthcare in the United States and counteracts this unjust status quo with a just solution. Eight sources are listed in the bibliography.