Even though the overall life expectancy in the U.S. has increased to the age of 78, the relative ranking has fallen in relation to the rest of the world, with the U.S. now 38th out of 195 countries, behind most of Western Europe.

These rankings may reflect the combination of a shortage of public health education, lack of daily exercise, poor nutrition, and the uninsured not seeking medical help.

The results seem inevitable: the vast amount of money being spent on health care in the U.S. is plainly not buying better health care for the population. In a privatized insurance system where individual resources determine availability to obtain health care, then access to care will be prejudiced by income difference.

Positive Outcomes with Earlier Detection

There is some positive news. Cancer survival rates are considerably higher in the U.S. than the UK, presumably a result of a health care system which offers earlier detection…...

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Donohue, Tom. "U.S. Health Care -- Strengths and Weaknesses." 12 Feb 2008 . Chamber Post. 2 May 2009 .

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In your opinion, has marketing been truly accepted as a necessity for health care organizations yet, or is it still regarded as a luxury?

It is a necessity because of how competitive the industry is, how studies continue to show the continual sharing and publishing of healthcare benefits from given products does lead to interest and trial, and how critical the physician base as a distribution channel is (Joseph, Spake, Finney, 2008). Marketing is also critically important from the standpoint of providing more effective customer success stories and sharing insights as to which products and solutions are also delivering the greatest value (Lee-Wingate, Xie, 2010).

All companies' brands and messaging are predicated on stories of how they serve customers, deliver value, and help to alleviate pain or increase the quality of life. Marketing is the catalyst of all successful storytelling and branding within any industry. Arguably, the more an industry relies on…...

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References

Massimo Bertolini, M. Bevilacqua, F.E. Ciarapica, & G. Giacchetta. (2011). Business process re-engineering in healthcare management: a case study. Business Process Management Journal, 17(1), 42-66.

John Hamilton. (2009). Building a targeted pharmacy customer engagement approach. International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Marketing, 3(4), 381-396.

Matthew Joseph, Deborah F. Spake, & Zachary Finney. (2008). Consumer attitudes toward pharmaceutical direct-to-consumer advertising: An empirical study and the role of income. International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Marketing, 2(2), 117-133.

Sooyeon Nikki Lee-Wingate, & Ying Xie. (2010). Consumer perceptions of product-claim vs. help-seeking direct-to-consumer advertising. International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Marketing, 4(3), 232-246.

Healthcare Industry
Changes in healthcare in the last ten years

In the last two decades, the average cost of healthcare per person was $2,800. This almost doubled in a span of ten years to reach a staggering $4,700. The cost tripled to reach $7,500 per person in 2008. This has happened as the number of Americans without insurance keeps increasing. The number of uninsured Americans has risen from 13.1% in 2001 to 16.3% in 2008 (Chideya, 2012). This implies that approximately 50 million people are uninsured today the reason being the job losses that were witnessed during the world economic meltdown and employer's decision to cut back on coverage (Chideya, 2012). A number of innovations in the healthcare sector were also registered within the last ten years especially the use of iPhone in clinical trials. These phones could be turned into EKG monitors that automatically transmitted data to a cardiologist (Chideya,…...

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References List

Chideya, F. (2012). Healthcare 5, 10, 20 years in the past and Future. Retrieved from  http://www.forbes.com/sites/singularity/2012/07/02/healthcare-5-10-20-years-in-the-past -

and-future/

Garson, A. & Levin, S.A. (2001). Ten 10-Year Trends for the Future of Healthcare: Implications

for Academic Health Centers. Ochsner Journal, 3(1), 10-15.

health care industry in America today is suffering greatly. It is suffering from spiraling costs, decreasing availability of qualified personnel, increasing demand for its services, and uncertainty relative to its future. Some of these problems are the result of mismanagement, lack of foresight, an aging population, and, perhaps greed but regardless of the causes the solutions must be determined and the present political climate makes this difficult.
The Obama administration recently passed and enacted new health insurance legislation whose aim was to improve the state of health care in America. Although not directly aimed at the delivery of health care but at the availability by increasing the number of individuals with health insurance, the debate over said legislation highlights the problems inherent in the industry. Indicative of the concerns that Americans have regarding the state of health care in America was the publication of a CBS News / New York…...

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References

Blendon, R. (2001). Physicians' Views on Quality of Care: A Five Country Comparison. Health Affairs, 233-243.

Davis, K. (2006). Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: An Update on the Quality of American Health Care through the Patient's Lens. New York: The Commonwealth Fund.

McGlynn, E.A. (2003). The Quality of Health Care Delivered to Adults in the United States. New England School of Medicine, 2635-2645.

Nolte, E. (2008). Measuring the Health of Nations: Updating an Earlier Analysis. Health Affairs, 58-71.

health care industry has undergone fundamental change over the last decade. Most of the changes have occurred within the underlying business operation of the healthcare industry. These changes will ultimately effect healthcare agency administration as it continues to evolve and innovate. Legislation in particular has had a profound impact on the health care industry and the agencies which govern it. First, due to the Affordable Care Act of 2010, the healthcare profession is undergoing a fundamental shift in regards to the patient experience. The U.S. health care system is now shifting the focus from acute and specialty care to that of primary care which requires a shift in business operations. Also, due primarily to that aging of the baby boomer generation, the need for primary car overall is shifting and will be needed heavily in the future. The last 10 years in particular has seen an increasing influx of…...

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1) Draper, Elaine, Joseph LaDou, and Dan J. Tennenhouse. 2011. "Occupational Health Nursing and the Quest for Professional Authority," New Solutions 21, 47 -- 81

2) Levsey, K.R., Campbell, D., & Green, A. (2007). Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow; Challenges in Securing Federal Support for Graduate Nurses. Journal of Nursing Education, 46(4), 176-183

3) Creating a sampling frame for population-based veteran research: Representativeness and overlap of VA and department of defense databases. Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development Volume 47, Issue 8, June 2002 pp. 763-772

healthcare industry/medical laboratories. As the conditions change and new information becomes available, one can easily realize that this industry has many components that drive it.
Prices

As demand for laboratory services is rather inelastic, laboratories can establish prices as they deem appropriate. eimbursement for services is limited, however, by contracts which the laboratory holds with various healthcare plans (Daron 2008). These healthcare plans, including Medicare and Medicaid, will negotiate reimbursement fees with the laboratory that are lower than the laboratory's usual and customary fees (Eddy 2007). The laboratory agrees to accept the reimbursement received from the health plan as payment in full. Laboratories are often forced into contracting with the large health plans in its area because referring clinicians will often not send specimens to the laboratory for processing unless the contracts exist (Daron 2006). Because the reimbursement from the health plans is often very low, the laboratory must find other…...

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References

Daron Acemoglu, David Cutler, Amy Finkelstein, and Joshua Linn. Did Medicare Induce Pharmaceutical Innovation? American Economic Review, 96(2):103{07, May 2006.

Daron Acemoglu and Amy Finkelstein. Input and Technology Choices in Regulated Industries: Evidence From the Health Care Sector. Journal of Political Economy, 116(5):837{880, October 2008.

Eddy M.M. Adang and George F. Borm. Is There an Association between Economic Performance and Public Satisfaction in Health Care? European Journal of Health Economics, 8(3):279{85, September 2007.

Anna Alberini and Aline Chiabai. Urban Environmental Health and Sensitive Populations: How Much are the Italians Willing to Pay to Reduce Their Risks? Working Paper 2005.105, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, 2005.

Often, there isn't publicly available data on the best-rated physicians or hospitals for treating specific conditions. Prices aren't readily available and vastly differ according to the patient's health plan affiliation. and, unnecessarily complex billing contributes to cost shifting, drives up administrative costs, and makes price and value comparisons very difficult.
Consumer-driven health plans with higher deductibles and a savings account for health expense are emerging in an attempt to make consumers more cost conscious in their healthcare decisions just as they are in other buying decisions. In a recent Kaiser Family Foundation study (Andrews, 2006), more than 70% of people in these new plans said they consider price when deciding to see a doctor or fill a prescription, compared with just under half in traditional plans.

However, there are negative implications of consumer-driven health plans in preventative care. A fourth of people in these plans said they skipped a recommended test…...

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Andrews, M. (2006, December 10). Health plan blues. U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved from Web site:  http://www.usnews.com/usnews/health/articles/061210/18direct.htm 

Mullen, P. (2006, May). They wrote the book on fixing the system. Managed Care. Retrieved from Web site:  http://www.managedcaremag.com/archives/0605/0605.qna_porterteisberg.html 

Porter, M.E. And Teisberg, E.O. (2004, July 12). Michael Porter's prescription for the high cost of health care. Harvard Business School Working Knowledge. Retrieved from Web site:  http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/4255.html

healthcare industry has, like so many other industries, undergone significant changes in recent years. Like many other industries, some of these changes have been propelled by technological developments and innovations, improvements over existing technology or tools that nonetheless bring with them additional, potentially unforeseen, challenges. Yet the healthcare industry has faced an additional challenge in the form of public policy and changing expectations. Cost containment has become a hot topic within the healthcare field, from insurance to providers to hospitals and pharmacies. A variety of measure of have been undertaken in pursuit of such cost containment, including mergers and acquisitions, as well as an ever deepening involvement in the political process, activity that often lacks transparency and accountability. It is the emphasis on the pursuit of cost containment that is shared amongst the below articles.
"Health Reform Memo- June 11, 2012." all Street Journal. 11 June 2012. eb. http://deloitte.wsj.com/cfo/2012/06/11/health-reform-memo-june-11-2012/?KEYORDS=health+cost+containment

Articulates the…...

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Works Cited

Keckley, Paul. "Health Reform Memo- June 11, 2012." Wall Street Journal. 11 June 2012. Web.  http://deloitte.wsj.com/cfo/2012/06/11/health-reform-memo-june-11-2012/?KEYWORDS=health+cost+containment 

Matthews, Anna Wilde. "Hospitals Consider Merger." Wall Street Journal. 7 June 2012. Web.  http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303753904577451252116466554.html?KEYWORDS=healthcare+merger 

Matthews, Anna Wilde. "WellPoint to Buy 1-800 Contacts." Wall Street Journal. 4 June 2012. Web.  http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303918204577444953508462104.html?KEYWORDS=healthcare+acquisition 

"ObamaCare's Secret History." Wall Street Journal. 11 June 2012. Web.  http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303830204577446470015843822.html?KEYWORDS=healthcare+merger

UHS, Inc. Financial Analysis overview:

According to the analysts' report, the average net income for the previous five years for UHS, Inc. shows a 20.1% growth rate; this is higher than the industry average of 10.6% and sales of 12.7% which also higher than industry average of 8.67%. UHS, Inc. has dividends that average 4.64% of earnings while the average of Healthcare industry is only 0.64%. The price per share is $58.11 and earnings per share is 4.08%,. UHS, Inc. is expected to grow only 10.40% in the present projection, which is behind the industry standard that is set at about 13.50%. Despite the current economic challenges, UHS, Inc. is expected to outperform the market within the next six-month with less risk than average.

LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. Financial Analysis overview:

The analysts' report revealed that, the average net income growth for the previous five years for LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. was only 2.44%, which…...

IntroductionAs indicated by the recent COVID-19 pandemic, a global pandemic can have severe adverse social and economic consequences for society. From a social perspective, the inability to properly communicate in a face to face manner can have grave implications for individual mental health and stability. For centuries, human beings have relied heavily on interacting, communicating and engaging with one another in a productive fashion. This distinctive ability allows ideas and thoughts to coalesce throughout society. From a business perspective, it has been this ability to interact that has created some of the best products and services throughout the world. Likewise, from a social perspective, there is large disruptions to traditional channels of communication and entertainment. The largest detractor is arguable that of education. Young children rely heavily on interactions with other students to learn about the world around them. They are able to learn difficult cultures, ways of thinking, along…...

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1. Byrd, G. D., & Winkelstein, P. (2014). A comparative analysis of moral principles and behavioral norms in eight ethical codes relevant to health sciences librarianship, medical informatics, and the health professions. Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA, 102(4), 247–256.  https://doi.org/10.3163/1536-5050.102.4.006 

2. Jahn W. T. (2011). The 4 basic ethical principles that apply to forensic activities are respect for autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, and justice. Journal of chiropractic medicine, 10(3), 225–226.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcm.2011.08.004 

3. Kitchener, K. S. (1984). Intuition, critical evaluation and ethical principles: The foundation for ethical decisions in counseling psychology. Counseling Psychologist, 12(3), 43-55.

Health Care
The Staffing Policies Matrix

Hospitals are in the clubs quadrant of the staffing policies matrix. Hospitals are in this sector because careers are slow-moving. This means that the focus is not on constant promotion. Instead, individuals work based on their specialist area, whether it be nursing, rehabilitation, or various medical specialties. On a day-to-day basis the focus is on being reliable and consistent.

Sonnenfield and Pieperl (1988) note that organizations in the clubs sector have a fixed hierarchy with an emphasis on status. This is true of hospitals with overall status based on the hierarchy of professions. This hierarchy has support staff at the lower levels, nurses at the middle levels, medical professionals at the higher levels, and specialist medical staff such as surgeons at the highest level. Within the levels, seniority determines status. Seniority is also the basis on which promotion is generally given. This is a slow-moving process, where…...

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References

Porter, M.E. (1980). Competitive strategy: Techniques for analyzing industries and competitors. New York: The Free Press.

Sonnenfield, J.A., & Peiperl, M.A. (1988). Staffing policy as a strategic response: A typology of career systems. Academy of Management Review, 13, 588-600.

Revenue Cycle in the Healthcare IndustryThe healthcare industry revenue cycle is the most complicated compared to the other industries. The process essentially begins with the patient getting registered into the healthcare facility, providing treatment to the patient, and ends with the hospital or the healthcare provider receiving full payment for the services rendered. In most scenarios, the health insurance companies are involved, mainly when a significant expenditure is involved in medical treatment. The healthcare systems use the revenue cycle management to trace revenue from patients from their encounter with the healthcare system or initial appointment to their balance payment (Rauscher & Wheeler, 2008). There are seven basic steps involved in the healthcare industry revenue cycle and are explained as follows.Pre-registrationThis is where the process begins and is the most critical step in the whole revenue cycle process. This step allows for capturing demographic information by the medical practice, ad insurance…...

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References

Callahan, M. A. (2008). Successfully implementing a revenue cycle self-pay solution. Healthcare Financial Management, 62(9), 82-87.

Manley, R., & Satiani, B. (2009). Revenue cycle management. Journal of vascular surgery, 50(5), 1232-1238.

Mindel, V., & Mathiassen, L. (2015). Contextualist inquiry into IT-enabled hospital revenue cycle management: Bridging research and practice. Journal of the Association for Information Systems, 16(12), 1.

Hospital Corporation of America Introduction
Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) is not only one of the country’s largest hospital companies, but it also happens to be one of the most notable healthcare services providers in the country. At present, HCA manages more than 170 healthcare facilities offering a wide range of services across the nation. This for-profit organization is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. It is important to note that to remain relevant in the increasingly dynamic healthcare industry, organizations such as HCA ought to have the relevant strategies in place to address the various needs of citizens going forward. This text assesses the readiness of HCA to address the healthcare needs of citizens in the next decade. The paper also compares HCA to Singapore Airlines in an attempt to evaluate its readiness to tackle inherent marketplace challenges.
Discussion
HCA operates outpatient healthcare facilities, psychiatric hospitals, acute care hospitals, and general facilities that offer a…...

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Research Methodology

This work will first provide a synopsis of a more detailed review of literature developing the case of transformational leadership model in healthcare, exploring some of the claims of the model as it is observed in practice. (Edmonstone & Western, 2002) the work will then provide a qualitative review of 50 healthcare professionals, from leadership to trade. Ultimately the work will attempt to focus on a single hospital organization setting and review all departments, through a questionnaire regarding the leadership model (based on characteristics of the TrLM) and attempt to determine first if the literature is accurate in its assessment of TrLM being the most common and i.e. popular model in health care and then determine if this leadership model is reflective of better health outcomes for the community served than were provided prior to implementation of the TrLM. Lastly I will determine if some of the claims…...

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Accountability and the Healthcare Industry
Accountability is absolutely crucial when it comes to the health care industry. The professional health care industry has an obligation to create an atmosphere of responsibility and obligation with strong ethical values and where these values are clearly enforced. One of the reasons why this is so absolutely crucial is because the stakes are so high in health care: clinicians deal with the high stakes of life and death each day. "Accountability encompasses the procedures and processes by which one party justifies and takes responsibility for its activities such as for achieving various organizational goals" (O'Hagan, 2009). Accountability creates a culture which can thus be focused on things like evidence-based practice and on a steady improvement of health and quality services because the atmosphere values and rewards things like these and is structured in such a way that it is demanded by the collective and individual…...

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Benjamin, B. (2003, December). Ethics and Self-Accountability. Retrieved from Massagetoday.com:  http://www.massagetoday.com/archives/2003/12/07.html 

Lion, M. (2012, July 30). Establishing Staff Accountability. Retrieved from Physiciansmoneydigest.com:  http://www.physiciansmoneydigest.com/practice-management/Establishing-Staff-Accountability 

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O'Hagan, J. (2009). Creating a Culture of Accountability in Health Care . The Health Care Manager, 124-133.

Self- management support refers to the help provided to people with chronic conditions.  This help is designed to help patients manage chronic conditions on a daily basis.  It is common with many conditions, but may be mentioned most often in the context of diabetes because diabetes is a manageable disease, but requires a substantial amount of self-care.  Self-management support is based on several principles, which are focused on providing the patient with the tools to manage their health conditions.

The pillars of self-management include: involving the care team in planning patient visits, focusing....

1. The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Enhancing Cybersecurity Measures
2. Ethical Hacking: Balancing Privacy and Security in the Digital Age
3. The Implications of Cybersecurity Breaches on National Security
4. Cybersecurity Threats and Challenges in the Healthcare Industry
5. The Impact of Cybercrime on Small Businesses and Ways to Mitigate Risks
6. Cybersecurity and the Internet of Things: Risks and Solutions
7. The Role of Government and Law Enforcement Agencies in Preventing Cybercrimes
8. Cybersecurity in the Age of Remote Work: Challenges and Best Practices
9. Cybersecurity Awareness and Education: Filling the Gap in Digital Literacy
10. Cybersecurity Regulations and Compliance: Balancing Security and Innovation
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I. Introduction
A. Explanation of artificial intelligence (AI)
B. Importance of AI in healthcare
C. Overview of the topic

II. History of AI in healthcare
A. Early developments
B. Progress over the years
C. Current use in the healthcare sector

III. Benefits of AI in healthcare
A. Improved diagnostics
B. Enhanced treatment planning
C. Personalized medicine
D. Efficient patient care

IV. Challenges of AI in healthcare
A. Data privacy concerns
B. Ethical implications
C. Integration with existing systems

V. Future of AI in healthcare
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1. The benefits and drawbacks of implementing universal healthcare in the United States
2. The impact of universal healthcare on the economy and healthcare industry
3. Exploring different models of universal healthcare systems around the world
4. The ethical considerations of providing universal healthcare to all citizens
5. The role of the government in ensuring access to healthcare for all individuals
6. The relationship between universal healthcare and social equality
7. Challenges and obstacles to implementing universal healthcare in the United States
8. The potential impact of universal healthcare on preventive medicine and public health
9. The role of technology and....