Download or read book Mismanaged Care written by Deb Duffin and published by Deb Duffin. This book was released on 2011-08-09 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You probably think a resort on the beach in Florida would be a great place to relax and have some fun. Ordinarily, you'd be right. UNLESS: You're the General Manager, the Spring Break Bacchanalia is sinking to new levels of depravity, your Executive Chef is making a fool of herself with an improbably good looking but curiously out of place guest, and one sunny afternoon, you discover that somebody has--improbably, and curiously--left Mr. Gorgeous under a cabana with his throat cut. Maureen Delaney, a recovering lawyer and the tough-talking and hard-headed manager of the SeaHorse Grand Resort, thought she had a pretty nice life--living and working with her best friends, and having a smart and funny saxophone player come around every once in a while to heat up the sub-tropical nights. But when said Executive Chef is charged with the murder of said Mr. Gorgeous, Mo and her other best friends must scramble to find out who really killed him in order to liberate her from orange jumpsuit hell. Their investigation ultimately leads them to a crooked HMO, corruption in high places, and surprising revelations about people they thought they knew.
Download or read book Mismanaged Care written by Michael E. Makover and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A medical doctor with more than 30 years experience argues eloquently and authoritatively for a return to the professionalism that puts patients' needs first. Dr. Makeover calls for the health care debate to be stripped from the hands of politicians, businessmen, insurance providers, and lawyers, and be given back to patients and independent, self-employed physicians.
Download or read book American Medicine Mismanaged Care written by Carter V. Multz and published by Infinity Publishing. This book was released on 2010-07-20 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explains why American Medicine is an administrative monstrosity and tells how simple changes can provide coverage for all Americans, add pharmacy and leave $200 Billion left over.
Download or read book Organizational Crises of Mismanaged Care written by Judi Beckman Friedson and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A City Mismanaged written by Leo F. Goodstadt and published by Hong Kong University Press. This book was released on 2019-11-01 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A City Mismanaged traces the collapse of good governance in Hong Kong, explains its causes, and exposes the damaging impact on the community’s quality of life. Leo Goodstadt argues that the current well-being and future survival of Hong Kong have been threatened by disastrous policy decisions made by chief executives and their principal officials. Individual chapters look at the most shocking examples of mismanagement: the government’s refusal to implement the Basic Law in full; official reluctance to halt the large-scale dilapidation of private sector homes into accommodation unfit for habitation; and ministerial toleration of the rise of new slums. Mismanagement of economic relations with Mainland China is shown to have created severe business losses. Goodstadt’s riveting investigations include extensive scandals in the post-secondary education sector and how lives are at risk because of the inadequate staff levels and limited funding allocated to key government departments. This book offers a unique and very powerful account of Hong Kong’s struggle to survive. ‘Goodstadt demonstrates how the neglect of social rights in managing the SAR has brought about serious consequences through the discussion of housing, medical services, and education. A highly readable title with a lot of interesting arguments for those who really care about Hong Kong.’ —Lui Tai-lok, Department of Asian and Policy Studies, Education University of Hong Kong ‘Goodstadt gives a well-grounded and relentless rebuke of the HKSAR government for failing to safeguard lives, quality of living and the interests of its people in the past twenty years. It is a poignant siren that calls for reflection and correction.’ —Christine M. S. Fang, Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong ‘Goodstadt utilizes his long experience in public policy in Hong Kong to interpret the city’s mismanagement. He supplies a devastating critique of the fallacy of the approach taken by the Chief Executives and the senior leaders.’ —David R. Meyer, Olin Business School, Washington University in St. Louis
Download or read book Taman Health Plan written by Maged A. Taman and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Taman Health Plan book gives an in depth look at the problems that Health Care is facing now, the problems patients, doctors and institutions are facing, mainly caused by either the legal system (and some corrupt lawyers!), the HMOs, and the pharmaceutical companies. Medical Insurance premiums are so out of control that more and more Americans are without insurance. Some patients are not getting the tests and medications they need, because the HMOs refuse to pay. Doctors and nurses are leaving the practice. Hospitals and Nursing homes are faced with defecits and to stay open they are forcing doctors and nurses to work long hours to the point of exhaustion. The second part of the book is dedicated to solving this problem. The book extensively lays out the plan that would save not only the Medicare System but would make healthcare available to every American. All the ills can be cured with a simple health credit card to be used like a debit/credit card, giving patients full control of their accounts. With this plan no more paperwork, no more co-pays, no more HMOs.
Download or read book Healthcare Unhinged The Making of an Advocate written by Liz Helms and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2016-05-23 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Helms takes us through her unfiltered, uplifting story of chronic pain and severe depression to becoming a nationally recognized coalition builder and health care advocate as she battled to change a system that had failed millions. With stark honesty, she describes her personal struggle for appropriate care and the redemption she found challenging some of America’s most powerful, for-profit corporations on behalf of patient fairness and access to affordable, appropriate standards of quality care for all. “The power of one” an often over-used cliché, but the soul’s message of Unhinged; one woman joined by many to face down one dragon at a time; one voice joined by a chorus to alter forever, the conversation. Helms plots a roadmap for anyone who, even while questioning their own value or power, can move mountains unimagined by owning their voice, their sense of justice and their purpose. Armed with truth, directed purpose and willful respect, Helms proves that the ‘Lion’s den’ is but a myth, waiting to be challenged and exposed as such on behalf of all concerned.
Download or read book Managed Care Services written by Nancy W. Veeder and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2000-12-07 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Managed Care Services explores the complexities of managed health and behavioral health care systems in relation to policy, program, and research issues. It focuses on the dramatic consequences of the transformation of health care delivery from an essential social good to a commodity totally dependent on the marketplace. The book begins with a foreword by James J. Callahan Jr., a leading authority in the field, and includes an interdisciplinary group of authors who address multiple fields of practice. A common theme throughout the book is the inadequacy of service for such high-risk groups as children, the elderly, the mentally ill, the disabled, the chronically ill, substance abusers, and minorities of color. These at-risk groups include, but are not limited to, the vast numbers of un- and underinsured people in the United States. Specific topics covered in the book include cost of access to care; parity of behavioral health care services reimbursement; health services utilization patterns; education of health care professionals and professional autonomy; care management; and ethical issues arising from the structure of managed care administrative and organizational systems. The importance of research, especially program outcome assessments, is also emphasized. Managed Care Services provide a broad overview of "macro" managed care issues and is an invaluable resource for students and professionals interested in the intersection of social work and health care.
Download or read book The Book on Bush written by Eric Alterman and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2004-08-03 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When George W. Bush became president in January 2001, he took office with a comfortably familiar surname, bipartisan rhetoric, and the promise of calming a public shaken by the convulsions of impeachment and a contested election. Then nine months later, after the tragedy of 9/11, both the country and the world looked to him for leadership that could unite people behind great common goals. Instead, three years into his term, George W. Bush squandered the goodwill felt toward America, turned allies into adversaries, and ran the most radical and divisive administration in the history of the presidency. The Book On Bush was the first comprehensive critique of a president who governed on a right wing and a prayer. In carefully documented and vivid detail, Eric Alterman and Mark Green, two of the leading progressive authors/advocates in the country, not only trace the guiding ideology that ran through a wide range of W.’s policies but also expose a presidential decision-making process that, rather than weighing facts to arrive at conclusions, began with conclusions and then searched for supporting facts.
Download or read book A Crime Against One Person written by Edie Schmoll and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-10-23 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Crime Against One Person is a medical tragedy, a legal battle, and a timeless love story. As a million patients are injured through medical errors in our hospitals annually--and up to 200,000 are killed--this true tale of medical malpractice and the havoc it wreaks on innocent persons reveals a crisis that affects everyone.--and is ignored by our leaders and the medical community. Interspersed are romantic and humorous incidents to relieve the underlying horror, plus practical advice for caregivers of helpless victims. Here is the shocking truth of care in American hospitals and nursing homes.
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Social Work with Groups written by Alex Gitterman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-06-02 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What do you have to know, today, to be an effective group worker and what are the different group work approaches? With 110 articles and entries, this book provides a comprehensive overview of social work with groups from its initial development to its astounding range of diverse practice today with many populations in different places. The articles have been written by social workers trained in the group approach from the United States, Canada, England, Australia, Spain and Japan, and all involved are well known group workers, acknowledged as experts in the area. The book covers all aspects of social work with groups: including its history, values, major models, approaches and methods, education, research, journals, phases of development, working with specific populations and ages, plus many more. Each article includes references which can be a major resource for future exploration in the particular subject area. Both editors have many years of productive work in group work practice and other areas and are board members of The Association for the Advancement of Social Work with Groups. The Encyclopedia of Social Work with Groups will be of interest to students, practitioners, social work faculty, novice and experienced group workers.
Download or read book Organ Procurement and Transplantation written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1999-12-09 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each day, nearly 60 Americans receive a transplanted kidney, liver, or other organâ€"a literal "second chance at life"â€"but 11 others die waiting for an organ transplant. The number of donors, although rising, is not growing fast enough to meet the increasing demand. Intended to improve the current system of organ procurement and allocation, the "Final Rule," a 1998 regulation issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, sparked further controversy with its attempts to eliminate the apparent geographic disparities in the time an individual must wait for an organ. This book assesses the potential impact of the Final Rule on organ transplantation. It also presents new, original analyses of data, and assesses medical practices, social and economic observations, and other information on: access to transplantation services for low-income populations and racial and ethnic minority groups; organ donation rates; waiting times for transplantation; patient survival rates and organ failure rates leading to retransplantation; and cost of organ transplantation services.
Download or read book Human Behavior in the Social Environment written by Esther Urdang and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-10-05 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Human Behavior in the Social Environment: Interweaving the Inner and Outer Worlds is an essential human behavior textbook for social work students. The third edition emphasizes the biopsychosocial framework within a psychodynamic, developmental and life-course perspective and includes a brand new chapter on the psychosocial complexities of technological advances. Written by an experienced classroom teacher, faculty advisor and clinician, the text approaches development through the life cycle, discussing the challenges, tasks, and problems of each stage. Presenting complex concepts in a clear and understandable way, Human Behavior in the Social Environment: Includes 16 chapters which cover the diverse nature of the circumstances that practicing social workers will be exposed to, including cultural differences, mental health issues, and disability; Analyses several different theories, including psychoanalytic, ego psychology, cognitive-behavioral, and postmodern theories in a manner that enables students to engage critically with the subject matter; Includes case vignettes and material from literary works, biographies and newspapers, intertwined with learning exercises and suggestions for additional readings, forming an engaging and practical volume. Written specifically for social work students undertaking courses and modules on human behavior in the social environment, this book is also a valuable resource for beginning and advanced readers in human services, including nursing, medicine, public health, clinical psychology and counseling.
Download or read book Ethical Challenges in Managed Care written by Karen Grandstrand Gervais and published by Georgetown University Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through twenty case studies that illustrate a wide range of ethical challenges, this book explores the goals, methods, and practices of managed care, and offers practical guidance for addressing the ethical and policy issues inherent in such a system.
Download or read book Health Care written by Olivia Ferguson and published by Greenhaven Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2011-07-15 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most hotly debated issue, both in politics and the media, is health care and its reform. Sweeping changes impact millions of people, so reform is no easy task. As each President comes to power, he or she tackles health care reform, further creating new debates and controversies. This essential volume helps readers to navigate through various issues, by presenting compelling essay from a variety of well-respected sources. Essay sources include Newt Gingrich, Sarah van Gelder, and Merrill Goozner. Does health care reform give the I.R.S. more power? Will new technologies cut health care costs? Is America already rationing health care? Give your readers the answers.
Download or read book Cumulated Index Medicus written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 1646 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Handbook of Clinical Gender Medicine written by K. Schenck-Gustafsson and published by Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers. This book was released on 2012-08-17 with total page 529 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gender medicine is an important new field in health and disease. It is derived from top-quality research and encompasses the biological and social determinants that underlie the susceptibility to disease and its consequences. In the future, consideration of the role of gender will undoubtedly become an integral feature of all research and clinical care. Defining the role of gender in medicine requires a broad perspective on biology and diverse skills in biomedical and social sciences. When these scientific disciplines come together, a revolution in medical care is in the making. Covering twelve different areas of medicine, the practical and useful Handbook of Clinical Gender Medicine provides up-to-date information on the role of gender in the clinical presentation, diagnosis, and management of a wide range of common diseases.
