Essays and Research Papers on Medical Issues

This 3 page paper discusses five health care professions and the way they are regulated in Bay City, Rhode Island. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 7 page paper critiquing the report of a study conducted to determine the degree to which current retirees have access to employer-paid healthcare benefits. One of the most persistent and troublesome issue facing policymakers and legislators today is that of managing Medicare and ensuring that the nation’s elderly population has sufficient access to ...

This 3 page paper emphasizes the importance of adhering to established protocol and abolishing such error producing practices as using abbreviations. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

Examining the history of Britain's National Health Systen (NHS), this paper attempts to discuss overhauls the government is trying to make to this form of socialized medicine, as well as competitive forces that are forcing the change. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3 page paper provides an overview of issues related to rural populations that have a need for mental health services that are not always met. Outpatient mental health facilities are not always prevalent in rural communities and much of mental health care is provided through physicians’ offices in conjunction with general health care. ...

A 9 page paper discussing the changing nature of the health care industry and the attributes needed in health care leadership. The paper discusses issues of third-party payers, whether health care is a right or responsibility and policy considerations. A hospital administrator in the past generally needed concern himself only with costs, income and quality. Current ...

This 3 page paper takes a look at rationing as it occurs in the United States and abroad. The ethics of rationing, the problems of HMOs and other contemporary dilemmas are explored. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A 5 page paper that begins with specific information about the members of a family with three children. The writer uses eHealthInsurance to research, review, and select two possible plans that may be affordable. The write calculate the estimated take-home pay based on mandatory fees and taxes. The details of two policies have been ...

A 9 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 9 page paper discussing the economic effects of policy makers’ decisions, both on healthcare and on the larger economy. 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 ...

A 5 page paper discussing the changes occurring in the health care industry over the past generation and how those changes have affected health care policy. Specific example is that of a minor's election to abortion without parents' knowledge or consent, which has brought us a situation in which insurers are able to know more about minors' activities ...

A 5 page paper which addresses 7 different health industry quotations with answers in regards to possible questions that might arise. Issues such as physician's involvement in HMOs, ethics, gatekeeping, test rationing, and ethical concerns. Bibliography lists 3 sources. RAhlthq&a.wps

This 3-page paper focuses on differences between health care delivery in the U.S. and Canada. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 3 page paper describes a health insurance policy for a 25-year-old male, full-time college student in the state of Florida. The plan is Aetna's POS Open Access 2500. The essay reports the co-payments, deductibles, benefits, and limitations of the policy. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

An 11 page paper. Health costs have risen dramatically over the years to the point that employers as well as consumers have become continually more disillusioned. A group of employers in Minnesota did something about it. They established a coalition called the Buyers Health Care Action Group. This paper explores how this coalition works, ...

This 8 page paper discusses many different aspects of the streptococcus pyogenes bacterium, including the diseases it causes, symptoms, treatment, history and other matters. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 10 page paper provides different sections to relay the history of the procedure, how it is done and nursing examples related to the process. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 5 page paper that compares the primarily privately owned and funded healthcare delivery system that currently operates in the United States with that of the national healthcare delivery system presently practiced in the country of Norway. Discussed are the differences between the two types of systems with the focus on funding, access, administration, ...

This 19 page paper considers uses the frameworks of consequentionalism including utilitarianism and of deontology as proposed by Kant to examine the role of healthcare professionals and whether they should confine themselves exclusively to action which are ‘good’. This bibliography cites 13 sources.

This 5 page paper discusses some of the ethical problems that healthcare organizations face, including an aging population, scarce resources, and patient dumping. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 5 page review of a 2001 article by Gary Pisano (Harvard Business School) detailing the changes made at a Massachusetts hospital that allowed the simultaneous reduction of costs for caring for cardiac patients, the reduction of resource utilization and patient length of stay, and improved patient outcome. The author details the process the ...

This 3 page paper addresses the development of pharmaceuticals for obese patients. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

An 11 page paper which identifies and evaluates the candidates’ ideas on healthcare for Americans. Specifically considered are the individual platforms of the candidates, the strengths and weaknesses of each, and finally concludes with a determination of which platform is most effective. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

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 ...