Essays and Research Papers on Health Care

15 pages in length. A discussion of the Japanese healthcare system along with several solutions to make it better. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 17 page paper reports the health status of African-Americans in the U.S. Statistics about the incidence of specific diseases and mortality rates among Black Americans as compared to White Americans are reported. The essay includes a discussion of the barriers to quality health care services. For instance, Black women are more likely to die ...

A 5 page paper that reports on and discusses the VA healthcare system in Pittsburgh with an emphasis on the University Drive location. The paper discuses technology innovations, job satisfaction, services offered, community health clinics, and data, such as number of employees and patients served. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 5 page paper examines the genetic and environmental factors relating to asthma susceptibility and treatment. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 11 page paper considers how electronic health records have been used and the lack of a single national system or model in the UK National Health Service. The paper considers how systems have been implemented, the factors for success or failure and the lessons that can be gained form the pilot projects in ...

A 4 page paper discussing the stresses faced by health insurers in general and CIGNA Healthcare specifically. Conditions in today’s health care market place increasing pressures on everyone involved, including insurers. CIGNA has experienced these negative effects as well, as evidenced by declining profits and a 65 percent decline in its stock price. ...

A 5 page paper discussing financial trend analysis as it applies to health care. Financial trend analysis is a tool commonly used in making investment decisions because it allows potential investors to assess the path that a potential investment target is following. Analysis of financial statements using methods that make trends more readily ...

A 6 page paper comparing the health care systems of Iceland and the United States, where Icelandic medical students generally go to complete their residency requirements. Both systems are facing intense economic pressures, but Iceland’s national system does not prevent any citizen from gaining access to health care as is the case in the ...

This 2.5 page paper discusses the important role the data analyst plays in the public health field. The essay provides examples of some of the functions in this role and career. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 4-page paper analyzes the health care industry and the standardization or health care providers. There are 3 sources cited.

This 3-page paper covers essay questions about patient safey in hospitals and consumer-directed health care. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 5 page paper that defines and describes what an interdisciplinary team would look like in health care. The paper provides three examples and also comments on the advantages of this type of team to patients, health care providers and health care delivery institutions. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 6 page outline of a presentation of the effect that health care costs have on the larger economy. The issue is whether basic economic principles such as supply and demand and price elasticity apply to health care. The superficial view is that health care is above the law of economic principles, but ...

A 9 page paper discussing the microeconomic effects of spiraling health care costs. The presence of the third-party payer masks the effect of elasticity of demand for health care, as it does its microeconomic effects. It does not mask the results, however. As politicians continue to haggle over the future of Medicare ...

A 5 page paper that discuses the question of whether health care is a right or a privilege. The writer brings into the discussion the U.S. Constitution and a report that uses some of the world's deepest thinkers. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

8 pages in length. There exist a number of elements that significantly influence global economy, not the least of which is that of health care. As well, the issues surrounding the health care system comprise a program that is both monetarily inflated and gravely lacking in patient concern. The writer discusses how ...

A 12 page paper discussing whether organizations and institutions should concern themselves with the work and extra detail required to obtain and then maintain accreditation. The answer to the question of whether health care organizations should seek out and maintain JCAHO is yes, but with qualification. These organizations should guard against falling into ...

A 5 page paper that discusses different issues with measuring performance of a healthcare organization. The report identifies different measures, provides metrics to their balanced scorecard, how goals were established, metrics used, and more. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 10 page paper offering a conceptual model, theoretical model, hypothesis, statement of the problem and theoretical framework in the quest to define health care and whether equal access is a right or a privilege. The hypothesis is that preventive care can be cost effective if approached in a systematic manner such as altering ...

A 4 page paper that discusses each of these health care companies. The paper briefly describes each company and the writer comments on their similarities and differences. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 6 page paper discussing quality assessment and performance improvement in the home health care setting. The paper discusses the need for enhanced quality in home health care and the usefulness of a corporate compliance plan in ensuring that all members of the organization are uniform in their approaches to care and recordkeeping. It summarizes an interview ...

A 4 page overview of Canada’s health care system, conducted for the purpose of assessing its appropriateness for consideration by the United States. The Canadian system looks much more attractive for US consideration now than in the past, as increasing numbers of US citizens are left without access to care. The health care ...

This 7 page paper begins by explaining why new leadership styles are needed and what is driving these needs. The writer comments on the poor organization within the system as it is, the new needs of consumers, including the increasingly growing senior population, technology and other advances. The writer then explains transformation leadership and ...

This 5 page paper explores the health care delivery system, its problems, and possible solutions. Also included in the discussion are issues such as vaccine research and development, the use of information technology in the field as well as the overuse of pharmaceuticals. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 5 page paper discusses special interest groups which are influential in shaping current health care policy. This paper examines also the importance that policy and economic implications have to the advanced practical nurse. Bibliography lists 6 sources.