Essays on AMS

Historical perspectives regarding the delivery of health care in the United States

The delivery of health care in the United States has undergone many reforms to improve the quality of care, efficiency, and develop universal access to health care. The first perspective focuses on the establishment of hospitals. America founded its first hospital in the mid-1700s. The hospital system became fully functional in the 1850s characterized by unskilled labor and hospitals owned by physicians who would provide care at their homes. The health care condition was deplorable as people went to hospitals because there was no other alternative. The second health care perspective is in medicine and medical education. In 1847, ...

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The Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) industry plays a crucial role in developing an industry approach to risk management in the area of air medical transport. The aviation sector has been known to manage risk at very high levels, but the current state of HEMS, given the many accidents, needs higher level risk assessment. An analysis of the risks involved in the HEMS industry would allow operators to maximize their opportunities and minimize probable threats. While some risks are uniform to most HEMS operators, there are some risks that are unique to an operator. For this paper, Air Methods ...

M.C. Escher One great artist that has embodied art, mathematics, and the mystical is Maurits Cornelis Escher. He lived from 1898 to 1972. He was a graphic artist who revolutionized a new kind of art form that tickled the imagination of people. He has created around 2,000 drawings, and around 448 lithographs and wood art (M.C. Escher Foundation). He went to the School for Architecture and Decorative Arts in Haarlem, Netherlands to study architecture. However, an instructor of his convinced him to focus on graphical art instead of architecture upon seeing samples of his graphic art. Particularly, what inspired ...

[Author] 1.0 Specific loyalties and ideals 1.1 Journalism Journalism has two ideals in the exercise of the profession, namely: the respect of truth and upholding the public’s right for information (Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance [MEAA], 2014). These fundamental principles serve as foundational precepts that guide journalist in obtaining all information necessary from sources and in reporting the same to the public. The truth is the bedrock on which honest, fair, and independent reporting finds meaning and protection. In brief, its loyalties rest upon the truth and the public. The journalists’ loyalty with their employers has ...

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There was a time when one would have to visit a health food store to buy organic food. However, they are now freely available in general food stores and supermarkets. Organic foods have become the rave among the health conscious who believe that not only are such foods safer than conventional foods but taste better too. At the same time, there is a majority of people around the globe that continues to consume food produced using conventional methods. For any food to be marketed as ‘organic’, it has to attain certifications from the government. Different from private gardening, government regulation pertaining to ...

Question 1. The agricultural marketing agreement act commonly referred to as ‘AMAA’, is the law that allows the government to issue ‘marketing orders’ for agricultural products. Question 2. This law was adopted in 1937; however the current marketing order for raisins was adopted in August.18 1949. Question 3.The marketing orders are formally issued by the united states department of agriculture(USDA) secretary, after it is issued, the agricultural marketing services is the federal body (“AMS”) that administers the order. The “AMS” itself is an agency within the USDA. The committee that determines how the order will be applied ...

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Public health services can be dated back to 1872 when APHA was founded by Stephen Smith. He was a physician and a commissioner in the New York health board. In 1893, the public health service focused on tuberculosis control, in 1895 standardisation of water and sewerage examination was established. In 1905, public health through the Walter reed report focused on yellow fever. Milk examination act was passed in 1906; public health services also established the death certificate standard in 1908. The examination of air and the APHA journal were established in the year 1908 and 1911 respectively. APHA focused on ...

A diversifiable risk refers to risk that an investor can eliminate if he held an efficient portfolio while a non-diversifiable risk refers to risk that still present in all adequately diversified portfolios. The investor, therefore, seeks to eliminate the diversifiable risk by adding more assets to the portfolio.

a) A substantial, unexpected increase in inflation is a non-diversifiable risk. This is because a substantial, unexpected increase in inflation will affect all assets that an investor can invest in. Therefore, the risk cannot be eliminated by adding more assets to the portfolio. b) A major recession in the U.S is a non-diversifiable risk. This is ...