Essays and Research Papers on Health Care

This 3-page paper focuses on how raw data can be or should be used to improve outcomes in healthcare. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 4-page paper focuses on the concept of Lean Six Sigma and how it is applied to healthcare situations in order to reduce waste and improve patient outcomes. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 4 page paper. This essay discusses a number of issues related to RHIOs, including issues of privacy, access rights, health informatics, mandates, rules, and other information about or related to regional health information organizations. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 9-page paper presents information on how healthcare organizations can best gather, analyze and present information concerning programs that will improve patient help. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

An 8 page paper that discusses the outcomes of chaplaincy in a hospital, research conclusions. Methods for chaplains to validate their value, and how occupational therapists have similar issues validating their value. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 3 page paper that discusses hospital management, specifically, the areas of pre-service, point-of-service, and after-service activities. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 15 page paper. Information technology has made a significant impact on the healthcare industry. The Clinical Information System (CIS) is one that has gained more popularity because it can do so much, including giving doctors and nurses information in real time. This essay explains CIS, identifies a hospital that uses it, discusses how ...

This 4-page paper examines the process of clinical documentation improvement (CDI) in healthcare and compares it to document processes in other industries. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 4-page paper focuses on quality metrics and comparisons between two county-funded hospitals, JPS Health Network in Fort Worth, and Parkland Health and Hospital System in Dallas. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 6 page paper. The Magnet® recognition program was first established in the early 1980s; it has been updated since then. This essay discusses the benefits of having this recognition in terms of revenue and patient outcomes as well as nurse satisfaction. The value of both Interprofessional and intraprofessional collaboration are also discussed. The ...

This 3-page paper examines near-term environmental pressures on the pharmaceutical industry, and their impact. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 4 page paper. Office of the Inspector General (OIG), Department of Health and Human Services is required to submit a semiannual report to Congress and the president. This essay compares and contrasts the semiannual reports from spring and fall 2014 and comments on the differences in the Spring report 2004. All reports are available ...

A 7 page paper that discusses factors that are related to smoking and the desire to continue smoking. One promising theory is that smoking is directly linked to anxiety traits. This is discussed as are the reasons the writer continues to smoke. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 4-page paper analyzes third-party reimbursement history and where it is now. Also included is a discussion on how Medicare and Medicaid Services are attempting to improve healthcare quality and delivery. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 7-page paper focuses on stakeholders and quality initiatives for reducing central line infections among patients. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 10-page paper focuses on an executive summary for implementing a quality improvement program for the Brooke Army Medical Center. Bibliography lists 12 sources.

This 6-page paper discusses raw data in healthcare, types of raw data, where it comes from and how it is analyzed to drive better patient outcomes. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 6-page paper discusses the use of data collection and analysis in reducing risk and increasing quality assurance at a fictitious hospital. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

The peer review system in medicine is flawed. This 4 page paper assesses the use of the peer review system and the flaws that exist. It also proposes a method for change. There are 5 sources cited.

A 5 page paper. This essay discusses a number of subjects and topics regarding Kaiser Permanente, including data related to the organization, the diversity of their patients, the diversity of their staff, mental health, educating and training patients in mental health issues, prevention education, and many other issues related to the operations of this ...

A 16 page paper. The hospital identified is Airedale General in England. The paper discusses dementia, symptoms, diagnosis, helping the person remember God, making the service more dementia-friendly, how to develop an understanding of dementia, and how chaplains play such an important role in this area. Bibliography lists 15 sources.

A 3 page paper. The essay discusses integrating health care and public health, how politics influence health care, and the determinants that affect the quality of performance in public health. The question of health care being a right or privilege is discusses. How the ACA fits into some of these topics is included. Bibliography ...

This 3-page paper examines three different types of medical coding for reimbursement purposes. ICD-10, DRG and CPT are discussed. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 4-page paper discusses various emerging technologies when it comes to healthcare. Discussions center on information sharing, electronic health records, machine learning and blockchain. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 4-page paper focuses on Vila Health's Clarion Court Skilled Nursing and Valley City Hospital, the regulatory issues these two organizations face, and best practices for regulatory and agency compliance. Bibliography lists 7 sources.