Essays and Research Papers on Health Care

This 4-page paper focuses on compliance and accreditation in U.S. healthcare. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 10-page paper focuses on the importance of patient safety and development of a patient safety culture in a healthcare system. Powerpoint presentation included. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 5-page paper analyzes statistics on bodyfat to prove (or disprove) a hypothesis that 20% of men in a doctor's practice have 20% bodyfat. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3-page paper examines the importance of materials management in healthcare systems' operating rooms, and methods to ensure an efficient supply system. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3-page paper provides an overview as to whether the Affordable Care Act of 2010 has met its goals of cutting costs and better healthcare delivery. The paper also includes a personal outlook of course learning. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3-page paper focuses on successful data validation methods in healthcare organizations, including key performance indicators and diagnostic codes. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 5-page paper analyzes the need for team-building and leadership in forming quality improvement and quality assurance initiatives. Includes reference to the fictitious Vila Health, a healthcare organization. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 5-page paper analyzes research designs for qualitative and quantitative research pertaining to compassion fatigue and burnout among nurses. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3-page paper discusses cost-benefit outcomes for medically treating undocumented immigrants, including financial and economic implications, necessary resources, patient outcomes and quality of care. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 4-page paper focuses on data storage and information retrieval trends and tools in healthcare situations. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 4-page paper covers types of software and analytic tools when it comes to analyzing data in a healthcare organization for quality. The paper also uses a case study to demonstrate how one healthcare institution used data to improve quality. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3-page paper analyzes an article, "Inpatient Treatment of Patients with Idiopathic Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss," and determines methods used for population measurement, statistical analysis and validation. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3-page paper analyzes how healthcare organizations can improve their healthcare financial positions. Also discussed are reimbursement coding processes. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 8-page paper focuses on a case study concerning Vila Health's Clarion Court Skilled Nursing center, and the importance of quality improvement and strategic planning. Included are recommendations to improve quality at the center. Powerpoint slide included. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 6-page paper focuses on best practices necessary when it comes to both financial reporting and developing a feasibility study for a healthcare organization. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 5-page paper analyzes the aparent authority theory between physicians and hospitals, and how hospitals can mitigate this theory, and reduce risk. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 4-page paper focuses on a case study that addresses sustainability of healthcare delivery for chronic diseases such as diabetes, high cholesterol or high blood pressure in low-resource/poverty-stricken countries. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3-page paper focuses on the definition of predictive modeling, and how it can be used in healthcare settings. Potential uses include more accurate diagnoses and preventative care. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3-page paper discusses the purpose of data when it comes to quality improvement initiatives in healthcare. Also discussed are the importance of QI initiatives for strategic planning. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 5-page paper focuses on analyzing recommendations made to Tulsa Memorial Hospital in its acceptance of a contract from SoonerCare. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 5-page paper introduces a financial proposal to acquire and implement a software system to help the Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio better manage deliquent patient accounts. Bibliograpy lists 5 sources.

This 4-page paper is a literature review and methodology overview for a paper about the integration of healthcare systems. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 5-page paper focuses on the differences between the U.S. and Canadian healthcare systems. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 5-page paper (with slide presentation) outlines the problem with Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection, why it's important to eradicate in healthcare organizations, and what Brooke Army Medical Center can do to reduce the incidence of the problem. Bibliography lists 6 sources

This 7-page paper explores healthcare technology and electronic health systems when it comes to improving patient safety and reducing instances of central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI). Bibliography lists 5 sources.