Siemens analysis: Betting on diversification
Essay - 15 pages - Business strategy
Siemens AG is an electronics and electrical engineering company. The company is an integrated technology company with activities in the fields of industry, energy and healthcare. Siemens operates in six segments: Industry, Energy, Healthcare, and “below the line” segments...
Development and Implementation of Electronic Medical Records System
Essay - 4 pages - Medical studies
Abstract In recent years, nursing practice has been notably impacted by the development of computer technology. As a result the practice of nursing informatics has increased drastically. One of the most notable technologies to develop in this area has been the electronic medical records (ERM)...
The sociological and economic effects on aging women and their health
Thesis - 6 pages - Social, moral & civic education
It is reasonable to address health with reference to socio-economic status because healthcare is a generally expensive privilege. Those in a higher socio-economic bracket are often able to care for themselves with a more comprehensive healthcare plan, including preventative...
A critical analysis of issues in nursing management
Case study - 12 pages - Medical studies
As nurses strive to be recognized as professionals, the expansion and application of evidence in nursing is progressively becoming vital within the nursing discipline (Achterberg et al 2006). Patients have the right to expect the best care that will promote their well-being. This essay will...
Health care: A political issue
Thesis - 3 pages - Social, moral & civic education
What to do about healthcare in our nation is a much debated topic in current politics. Questions arise concerning the availability, cost, and quality of healthcare for American citizens. In recent years, citizens have seen the cost of health services skyrocket. Healthcare...
Johnson & Johnson: US vital for long term sustainability
Market study - 10 pages - Business strategy
Largest OTC healthcare drug manufacturer in United States Largest OTC healthcare distributor and manufacturer in United States, with market share of 18.1% in 2010. The company offers consumers pharmaceuticals and medical diagnostic devices across 60 countries worldwide. Medical...
Broadening perspectives on reflective nursing practice
Diploma Thesis - 4 pages - Medical studies
Reflective practice is an approach to learning through experience. It promotes the continual development of a nurse and helps nurses gain knowledge to challenge their prior concepts and ideas. Reflection involves seeing what happened through a new perspective that helps in personal growth and in...
Account for the failure of Clinton's health care reforms
Essay - 4 pages - Political science
In the United States in the early 1990s, both public opinion and political actors agreed that healthcare system did not work properly anymore. The American system is based on employment, i.e. those who work can benefit from a healthcare insurance, but unemployed people and half-time...
Transversal case study - Montefiore Medical Center
Case study - 12 pages - Management
With more than 70,000 admissions per year, Montefiore Medical Center is one of the largest healthcare institutions in the United States and is the most dominant hospital in the Bronx borough of New York City, which is apparently one of the country's poorest neighborhoods. It has two major...
NPR's Morning Edition Radio Show
Case study - 3 pages - Sociology & social sciences
By offering different perspectives on the law—a powerful story from either side and an expert opinion from a healthcare provider, such as Barbara Zdravecky of Planned Parenthood—NPR offers more depth and breadth in its coverage than just the act of reporting. It gains support for...
Study of nursing management
Essay - 5 pages - Management
Nursing management remains a critical component in today's healthcare. Due to a wide array of factors, the number of nurse managers is diminishing, and the healthcare industry is scrambling to stop this trend from continuing. Research and surveys have shown that the nurses are...
What lessons can Britain learn from health care systems in other countries?
Thesis - 5 pages - Social, moral & civic education
The market for health presents a number of market failures and equity issues which advocate a role for government in its provision. What role this is however, how precisely the government should attempt to tackle these problems is debatable. There exist a spectrum of approaches to both the...
Management of CHD and other chronic illnesses
Case study - 7 pages - Medical studies
This report presents Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) also known as Coronary Artery Disease, a condition that affects a large number of people and which causes a lot death as it affect a most vital organ in the body - the heart. Once we have looked its definition, diagnosis and treatment options we...
Paying for a Green New Deal with Modern Monetary Theory - Dean Baker (2019) ; Mixed Economies Today, Compared to Those of Antiquity - Michael Hudson (2019) ; The Green New Deal, Capitalism and the State - Rob Urie (2019) ; The Great Austerity Shell Game - Richard Wolff (2013) ; The crisis of globalization: interview with Mark Blyth (2019)
Case study - 5 pages - Economy general
Dean Baker offers in this column a critique of the Green New Deal (GND), a set of legislative proposals put forward by progressive (left-wing) members of the Democratic Party in the United States. The GND is an ambitious set of policies designed to revamp the entire American by making it less...
In every mind, women have more chances to suffer from mental illness. Hence, discuss the notion of normativity within the issue of mental health care
Essay - 6 pages - Psychology
In all societies, women have always been perceived as, physically but also mentally weaker than men. For a very long period, and even today in some parts of the world, women have not been considered as rational as men, but were rather seen as a “permanently subversive force within the...
Creating the New American Hospital
Book review - 5 pages - Management
Written in 1993, Creating the New American Hospital: A Time For Greatness by V. Clayton Sherman still has lessons for the twenty-first century hospital. Though issues such as the rise of managed care, cost constraints, litigation and malpractice, changes to Medicare and Medicaid, and low morale...
Refugee Mental Health and Social Justice - Research Study
Dissertation - 2 pages - Sociology & social sciences
The plight of refugees is often characterized by harrowing tales of displacement, fleeing conflict, persecution, and other traumatic experiences that leave lasting scars on their mental well-being. With the huge pandemonium of mass migration, refugees deal with many tasks both physically and...
A closer look at Covansys with special reference to ITES sector in India
Dissertation - 100 pages - Management
Incorporated in 1985, Covansys Corporation is a global technology services company with a focus on industry-specific solutions, strategic outsourcing and integration services. It addresses the most challenging technology issues companies are facing through an onsite, offsite, offshore delivery...
Eugenic Expectations: The Reality of Getting What You Want
Essay - 5 pages - Philosophy
The advancement of medical technology has encroached upon every aspect of our healthcare system and delivery, yet probably the most sensitive area it has impacted has been our methods of reproduction. Due to the illicit (or at least discrete) nature of conception means, along with the...
On why I may move to Sweden, on for once, listen to the French
Thesis - 2 pages - Social, moral & civic education
The United States, in comparison to other industrialized countries, often falls far behind in statistics in terms of healthcare. For example, according to our Central Intelligence Agency, the United States ranks 44th with infant mortality, trailing far behind countries such as Sweden and...
The Swiss chemical and pharmaceutical industry
Market study - 6 pages - Business strategy
In the beginning, pharmacists developed new products in their back shop. Industrialization started a century ago, with the universal exposition where scientists wanted to find new processes and develop their market. Moreover, the two World Wars led to significant growth in this particular market....
Nursing Informatics: Case study
Case study - 3 pages - Psychology
Advancements in information technology and quality problems in healthcare have become more pronounced; public policy has had a focus on methods of dissemination of the principles of informatics to a larger audience for a broader benefit. Focus has primarily been on adoption of electronic...
Risk Management: Top 10 risks of a Koninklijke Philips Electronics
Course material - 8 pages - Management
Philips Presentation Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., well known as Philips, is one of the biggest groups of the world in terms of electronics, household, music edition and medical equipment. In 2004, its sales reached € 30.3 billion and employed 161 586 people in more than 60 countries...
The Eyewear Industry- Analysis and Recommendations
Thesis - 15 pages - Business strategy
The eyewear industry began during the 18th century, in France (Pays de Morez, in Jura - North East) inspired from the invention of Roger Bacon of two convex lenses inserted in wooden rims joined together by a nail. In France, Jura is still the main geographic point of this industry where, all...
Importance of Electronic Medical Records (EMR)
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
There is a shift towards use of digital equipment in contemporary times. Virtually all forms of paper documents are being replaced by electronic models. For example, the banking industry is within the brink of eliminating paper work from banking. The medical field is not far behind; there are...
Research Critique: Meta-Analysis of Nurses' Job Satisfaction
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
Job satisfaction in nursing poses a critical challenge to healthcare institutions since the cost of labor is high, and shortages are common. The supplies are not sufficient to meet the requirements as the nurses' demands increase. As projected by the Bureau of Labor statistics (2005),...
Medical tourism challenges
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
Traveling around the globe to seek cancer treatment has been steadily growing over the years. Medical tourism is mainly influenced by several factors that include: cheaper cancer treatments, advanced medical facilities, better qualified medical personnel and better healthcare services....
The Burden of Stigma and Discrimination to Mental Illness
Case study - 15 pages - Educational studies
Globally, information age awareness has heightened interconnected efforts underlining the essence of social inclusion in itself to counter the unjustified restrictions and stigmatizations experienced by individuals suffering from mental illness. After a series of assessments of the levels of...
International Business Alliances in Use Today
Case study - 2 pages - Business strategy
In order to improve revenue and maximize competitive advantages, corporations have often sought to form alliances of a strategic nature (Eppler & Comi, 2009). The nature of these alliances varies and when related to a new geographic market or across national boundaries, they are considered...
Subsidise for childcare
Essay - 3 pages - Economy general
This essay briefly describes the various principles of economics and economic theories and effects in the childcare. It describes vividly the major reasons and effect that subsidies has on healthcare sector. Therefore, the essay uses the economic principles in giving the reasons for the...
