Problem Identification A patient’s safety is a worldwide priority in preventing medication errors before they lead to permanent or temporary harm, financial loss, psychological trauma to patients and health care providers, and death. As stated by Aronson (2009), a medication error is characterized by the incorrect performance of prescriptions, negligence,...
Introduction The case study selected for review is that of Cattaraugus County Rehabilitation Center (CCRC) that is a nonprofit organization that has implemented the Balanced Scorecard for effective strategic planning and management of its operations. The analysis presented in this report argues that Cattaraugus County Rehabilitation Center used an effective...
Introduction Behavioral health conditions account for mental and substance abuse disorders. It is estimated that by 2020, mental and substance use disorders will outperform all physical conditions as a critical source of disability globally (Williams, 2013). Data also indicate that about 26% of Americans aged 18 and more are living...
Abstract Quality in service delivery is an important aspect of healthcare provision. This study was aimed at measuring the quality of services provided by three private hospitals in the city of Riyadh. Existing literature indicates that the SERVQUAL method has been used in measuring the quality of service in the...
Introduction and Background In the United States, the health care delivery system is characterized by diversity and complexity. The United States citizens rely on various insurance programs to pay for medical services, and the healthcare delivery system includes public and private institutions operating in for-profit and not-for-profit manner. Even though...
21st Century Solutions Health Care Hospital is an organization that aims at delivering professional health and nursing care to the local population and promoting the use of information technologies in order to improve services and cooperation between the employees. The chosen facility has a number of qualified people who take...
Overview of the Case Management Ancillary Service As already seen in the review of the literature for the previous assignment, case management is essentially concerned with stabilizing life situations for people living with HIV/AIDS, removing barriers to ensure they have access to care, linking them to other critical health care...
Abstract The current research explores the notion of the universal health coverage from the perspective of business ethics and with references to comparing health care systems in the USA, Canada, and the UAE. The critical review of the previous research on the topic and the World Health Organization’s statistics was...
Introduction The Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust recorded one of the biggest health scandals in the world. The Trust, which managed the Stafford Hospital, was accused of mismanaging funds and inadequate management of the hospital. The public was irritated by the appalling conditions of the hospital facilities seeing that it was...
History of the Governance Crises at Mid Staffs NHS Trust The governance crises at Mid Staffs started as early as 2004. It started when HCC embarked on the first enquiry. The enquiry revealed that intractable and longstanding problems were very evident at Mid Staffs. The new senior management team at...
The mission of the North Carolina’s Department of Health and Human Services is to improve the health care for citizens in North Carolina and transform the traditional approach to the health care delivery in the state. From this point, the value of the agency to the U.S. citizens is in...