HMOs and the Uninsured
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A 12 page paper answering 3 questions about HMOs, the uninsured, HMO ethics and implications for US health care. Questions address HMO structure; relationship with the uninsured; HMO behavior ethics; who the uninsured are; and consequences for American society. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: KShmoUnins.rtf

HMOs: History and Future
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A 10 page paper divided into two parts. The first is a five-page discussion of HMOs' history and future, concentrating on Paul Ellwood's (2002) proposal that the HMO structure be replaced with his HEROIC one. The second part of the paper answers 4 questions addressing Medicare and Medicaid's influence on the evolution of American healthcare, and assessment of President Bush's ban on continued collection of stem cells from aborted embryos. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: KShmoHistory.rtf

Hodgkin's Disease
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A 5 page overview of Hodgkin's Disease-- discussing its occurrence, causes, symptoms, and more. The writer is particularly concerned with new research and developments aimed at improving both the quality and length of life for Hodgkin's patients. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Hodgkin.wps

Hoff: People in Crisis
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This 10 page paper reviews Lee Ann Hoff's book People in Crisis. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: HVLAHoff.rtf

Holding Costs Down by Increasing Spending
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A 3 page paper recommending increasing spending on diabetes screening and testing as well as on health promotion targeting obesity. The purpose of this increased spending is to reduce the rate of growth in new cases of diabetes, thereby reducing overall expenditures. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: KSeconDiabetes.rtf

Holistic And Allopathic Medicine: Incorporating The Two Approaches
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12 pages in length. The world of medicine has witnessed a significant shift in treatment since the population has taken a great interest in the alternative approach. One of the most sought-after treatments in contemporary society is that of holistic health, which is comprised of myriad modalities from which to choose. In conjunction with -- as opposed to in exchange for -- allopathic medicine, the holistic approach to health care has demonstrated great promise. In its purest form, holistic medicine seeks to treat the entire being as a single entity, rather than address it as a singular component; allopathic medicine, on the other hand, looks at healing in a very scientific, pharmaceutical manner The writer discusses industry movement toward achieving wellness in the allopathic sense, while at the same time incorporating the holistic approach as well. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: TLCholis.wps

Holistic and alternative medicine and treatment of disease
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A 7 page review of the value of alternative medicine in treating diseases such as hypertension, migraine headaches, and Crohn's Disease. An emphasis is placed on acupressure, massage, and meditation. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: PPmedAlt.rtf

Home Health Care Verses Public Health Care: Similarities and Differences
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A 13 page overview of the similarities and differences which exist between different health care delivery mechanisms. The author of this paper asserts that while there are many similarities, however, we must acknowledge that differences do exist according to organizational structure and environment as well as culture. This paper provides a detailed overview of several mechanisms which allow us to overcome these differences and to ensure the most effective delivery of healthcare in all environments. Critical pathways are one of the most important of these mechanisms. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
Filename: PPhlthC2.rtf

Home Health Role for Oxygen Therapy in the Home
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A 4 page overview of oxygen therapy in the home. The author discusses varying patient needs and the consequent variance that exist in therapeutic oversight. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: PPnrsOxy.rtf

Homeland Security, INS and Epidemiology
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This 4 page paper discusses the way in which Homeland Security could potentially compromise the INS in its duties, particularly with regard to epidemiology. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: HVINSHSA.rtf

Homeopathic Medicine
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5 pages in length. The writer discusses historical development and evolution, philosophy, how the therapy is practiced, what constitutes practice of the therapy, desired outcomes, training and qualifications, current licensing and governmental regulation, and clinical studies documenting the benefits as they relate to homeopathic medicine. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: TLCHomeoMed.rtf

Homeopathy: More Beneficial Than Conventional Medicine In Many Respects
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6 pages in length. The writer discusses the inherent differences between homeopathy and conventional medicine, as well as addresses issues pertaining to the spiritual aspects of homeopathy. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: TLChomcn.wps

Homeostasis: Definition and Examples
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A 5 page discussion of the physiological process of homeostasis, the tendency of living organisms to maintain an equilibrium in regard to a number of physiological aspects ranging from blood sugar regulation to temperature regulation. Provides a detailed discussion of the importance of homeostasis in regard to the regulation of such compounds as salt and even the critical balance of wastes products such as urea and carbon dioxide. Details the process of osmoregulation as it pertains to homeostasis. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PPhomeos.wps

Homeostatis: Positive vs. Negative Feedback
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A 3 page overview of homeostasis and healing. This paper delineates the importance of positive vs. negative feedback. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: PPhomeostasisFeedback.rtf

Hormone Replacement Therapy: Do the Adversities Outweigh the Potential Benefits?
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A 10 page discussion of the contradictory evidence which exists regarding the benefits verses the adverse potentials of hormone replacement therapy (HRT)in menopausal women. While HRT is still touted by many professionals as advantageous in certain circumstances, these contentions are now being refuted in the case of new evidence which suggests that not only is it not effective in preventing bone fractures and reducing the risks of heart disease, there may be a small increase in the frequency of heart attacks, strokes, blood clots, and fatal strokes. There is also an adverse correlation between HRT and urinary incontinence, gallbladder disease, breast tenderness, and uterine bleeding, among other effects. Bibliography lists 14 sources.
Filename: PPhormRp.rtf

Hormones, Testosterone and Personality Differences Between the Genders
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This 3 page paper considers whether or not testosterone and other hormones can in fact be considered responsible for personality differences between men and women. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: HVhortes.rtf

Hospice: A Personal Option for the Terminally Ill
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A 20 page exploration of the dying process and how it is typically handled in the healthcare establishment. The author presents hospice as a viable alternative to this often less than optimum situation. Hospice cares not just for the clinical aspects of the patients health but also for their personal, social, and psychological aspects. Bibliography lists 16 sources.
Filename: PPhospic.rtf

HOSPITAL CASE STUDY
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This 3-page paper focuses on a suggestion to a hospital to help shore up its finances and patient base, while examining nurse retention. Bibliography list 1 source.
Filename: MThoscasst.rtf

Hospital Disclosure
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This 4 page paper asks the question: Should hospitals report data regarding errors, infections, etc. on a regular basis? The writer approaches the question by reporting data regarding the incidence and prevalence of complications, infections and pressure ulcers. The writer identifies states that require hospitals to disclose such information and the proposed legislation regarding these issues. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PGhosdscl.rtf

Hospital Downsizing/Change Initiatives
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A 3 page research paper that addresses the fact that many hospitals struggle to survive in today’s dramatically changed health care delivery system, and that change initiatives that are designed to cope with fiscal survival include downsizing their number of employees and by eliminating or limiting services (Apker, 2002). Examining these change initiatives reveals implications for their short- and long-term effects. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: khhdsize.rtf

Hospital Expansion Project
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A 6 page paper discussing the effects that a large physical expansion project at Glendale Adventist Medical Center (GAMC) in Glendale, California will have on several areas of operation and management, including staffing, finances, technological advances and communication with the local community. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: KShospExpand.rtf

Hospital Information Systems: Identifying Pathways
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A 3 page paper identifying information pathways in a nonprofit hospital clinic. The overall system can be improved by requiring that all patient data be stored electronically. This creates a record of items presently not accounted for (such as paper messages or verbal instruction), making them available for practitioners' use as well as for greater accuracy in billing. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: KShospInfoPath.rtf

Hospital Leaning Center
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A 6 page paper about establishing a learning center in a hospital. The dimensions and location of the center is reported, including the hospital floor on which is located and the types of patients served. The writer, an RN, must provide four specific ideas to the design and then discuss other things that will be included, including laptops, outlets, internet, CD-ROMS and DVDS, a list of the topics to be included, and other aspects of the design of the center including patient materials and why. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: PGlrnhspc.RTF

Hospital Management - Problem Solving Case Study
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This 6 page paper uses a student-supplied scenario. The writer begins by identifying the key problem issues at the hospital, which include cost management, communication and procedures. The second section provides the analysis of the problems. Finally, the writer makes specific recommendations for solving the identified problems with justification for the recommendations. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: PGhospp.rtf

Hospital Medicare Reimbursement
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A 3 page research paper that discusses Medicare reform. The writer discusses how, in 2003, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission issued a report that indicated that, since the early 1990s, the government had considerably overpaid hospitals for the care of Medicare patients. The writer then discusses arguments that hospital advocates could offer to policymakers depending the hospital industry. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: khhosmed.rtf

Hospital Mergers / Pros and Cons
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A 6 page overview of the history of structural change within U.S. hospitals. An emphasis is placed on the merging of smaller hospitals into large hospital systems and the pros and cons of those mergers. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: Hospmerg.wps

Hospital Risk Management - Consent Forms
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A 4 page paper. This essay discusses the legal need for consent forms, the need for consent forms to inform, a new way for physicians to perceive these forms, the importance of them and comments from the CMS regarding these forms. The last part of the paper discusses the issue or emergencies and emergency rooms and what they do about consent forms. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PGhscnfr.RTF

Hospital Security: An Overview and Syllabus for Policy Development
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This 10 page paper provides an overview of a hospital security plan and a subsequent syllabus for the training of security personnel. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: MHHosSec.rtf

Hospitalization Of Nursing Home Residents – Article Review
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A 7 page paper that reviews a journal article entitled Hospitalization of Nursing Home Residents: A Qualitative Study by Kutner and colleagues. Specific questions are addressed, including: problem studied, purpose of study, research method, sample population, data collection and analysis, strengths and weaknesses and the implications of the study. This study considered the relationship between registered nurse/nursing home resident staffing ratio and hospitalizations of the residents. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PGrnns.rtf

Hospitals/Divisions, Classifications
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A 4 page research paper that discusses the various divisions and/classifications that pertain to hospitals. Knowing the divisions and classifications that pertain to hospitals can prove instrumental in selecting a facility that is most appropriate for the care of a particular consumer. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: khhosdc.rtf

How Consumers Can Avoid the Negative Effects of MSG
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This 3 page paper examines the problem with MSG. Some information from studies are relayed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: SA913msg.rtf

How Exercise Delays Onset Of Dementia In Alzheimer's Patients: Literature Review
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20 pages in length. The natural course of aging takes its toll on both the body and mind; as much significant progress medical technology has made, there are still some aspects of human existence it cannot stop or reverse. Multimodal exercise has long been a highly recommended component of the geriatric health protocol as a method by which to tone muscles, strengthen bones stronger and keep all the bodily systems in good function. Why is it, therefore, that exercise is only just recently being associated with the delay onset of dementia when it has such dramatically positive impact upon the rest of the physiological makeup? Second only to the skin, the human brain is the largest organ in the body that responds to stimuli no differently than others, however, it is also vastly complex when compared to the liver or heart; because medical science still has a very long way to go before the mind's holistic function and capacity is known, new realizations of the mind/body connection will continue to be made, not the least of which includes the growing association between physical activity and staving off dementia. Bibliography lists 19 sources.
Filename: TLCexerdemen.rtf

How Insulin Affects my Life
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This 3 page paper provides a first person account about how insulin figures into one's life. It is written from the perspective of a Juvenile diabetic. Some information about diabetes and new research in the field is relayed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: SA517In.rtf

How Malaria Affects Children in Ghana
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This 15 page paper provides background information about Ghana and malaria and then goes on to report about studies as well as efforts in respect to helping the children. Recent studies are noted. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: SA819Gha.rtf

How Medical Care Played into Gilda Radner's Plight
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This 7 page paper focuses on the book It's Always Something, which is an autobiographical account of Gilda Radner's ordeal with ovarian cancer. The paper examines medical ethics and the types of medical care provided to this Saturday Night Live star. No additional sources cited.
Filename: SA545GR2.rtf

How Quackery Sells
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6 pages in length. Drs. Jarvis and Barrett's article entitled How Quackery Sells attempts to educate the masses with regard to what they believe as being false – and sometimes harmful – claims made by alternative medicine practitioners. The authors explain that quackery, unproven medical claims that allegedly heal various ailments and illness, is running rampant in contemporary society, with people eagerly flocking to such practitioners as a means by which to cure themselves apart from conventional treatment. According to the article, quackery sells because of myriad elements employed by supersalesmen to reach people at their most vulnerable points, such as vanity, quick fix and the claim of using "all natural" components. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: TLCquack.wps

How Quality Of Diet, Body Position And Time After Feeding Influence Behavioral States In Low Birth Weight Infants
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6 pages in length. There are myriad factors involved with influencing behavioral states in low birth weight infants, including – but not limited to – quality of diet, body position and time after feeding. For example, recent studies have clearly indicated the connection between diet and behavioral states is more involved than previously believed; that low birth weight infants are typically denied the standard nitrogen supply during early development, research suggests the need for aggressive nitrogen supplementation throughout the first days and weeks of life. The effects of body position during sleep and other quiet times have just as significant a role in behavioral outcome, based upon a recent study that evaluated LBW babies. And finally, current research has illustrated how nutrient assimilation is determined in great part upon the LBW infant's body position and time after feed. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: TLCLowWt.rtf

How The Concepts, Theories And Attitudes To The Treatment Of Breast Cancer Have Altered Since Time Began
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This 10 page paper looks at the way breast cancer has been perceived in terms of causes and treatment. The paper starts wit the Ancient Egyptians and includes, but is not limited to the work of Hippocrates, Galen, Leonidus, Henry LeDran, Henry Arnott and William Halsted and brings the concepts of breast cancer into the modern day. The paper considers how the concepts theories and attitudes reflect the level of knowledge the beliefs and the values of the age in which they occur. The bibliography cites 15 sources.
Filename: TEbcancer.rtf

How The Disciplines Of Sociology, Psychology And Biomedicine Help To Bring About A Better Understanding Of Men's Health
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6 pages in length. The writer discusses how sociology, psychology and biomedicine play a role in understanding the impact of coronary heart disease (CHD) and suicide upon the male gender. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: TLCMensH.rtf

How The Law Reasons About Bioethical Issues And The Criteria
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8 pages in length. The law found itself in a quagmire of unfamiliar territory throughout the twentieth century as man's progression as a species challenged many long-standing believes, assumptions and legal tenets. While legal interpretation depends upon those making such determinations, technology has presented some difficult cases before the court for which there is no precedent and the final ruling still leaves room for future debate and potential reversal. Bioethical issues have presented particularly challenging situations for the courts to decide about an otherwise grey that must be transformed into terms of black and white; medicine in particular has been at the forefront of how the law reasons bioethical issues. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: TLCBioethLaw.rtf