Essays on Services

Racial discrimination remains an ongoing experience for a minority group in the America, despite the enactment of the civil right act that declared the racial discrimination illegal. Not only is the perception of racial bias damaging socially, but also new evidence indicates that the experience of racism may be detrimental to health care in the America. Currently, the racial groups are constructed to demonstrate the diversity in status, power, and resources. Racial classification is mainly experienced within the US context, African-American have been on the bottom while whites remain on top. Racism is reflected via the idea that inferiority Continue reading...

Introduction

In modern democracies in general and American in particular, the key principles to constitutional democracy is the separation of powers and rule of law. These principles are damaged by the administrative state where much power is vested in unelected government officials or bureaucrats. In a political system with separation of powers like that of the United States of America, the constitution divides policy making powers among the three branches of government. The Congress is charged with the responsibility of making laws, the executive branch is charged with the implementation of the laws formulated by Congress while the judiciary interprets Continue reading...

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Connected Health: A Review Of Technologies And Strategies To Improve Patient Care With Telemedicine And Telehealth

- Joseph Kvedar1,
- Molly Joel Coye2 and
- Wendy Everett3,*
+ Author Affiliations
- 1Joseph Kvedar is director of the Center for Connected Health at Partners HealthCare System, in Boston, Massachusetts.
- 2Molly Joel Coye is chief innovation officer at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Health, UCLA Medical Center, in Los Angeles.
- 3Wendy Everett () is president of NEHI ( Continue reading...

The Factors That Contribute To Length Of Stay In The Emergency Department Funding of the project considers the given issue at hand, and how critical it is to the sustenance of health institutions. These include the costs incurred in line with the provision of services to the affected people, especially those who are in critical conditions. The table below clearly illustrates the costs that would affect the success of the project at hand. However, there are other miscellaneous costs that have to be considered, on a greater scale. They base on the fact that there are issues that always Continue reading...

Abstract

The paper dwells on general equilibrium theory by putting into perspective various critical issues. The origin of the concept of general equilibrium theory is illuminated dating back to neoclassical period. Moreover, various models such as Walras model of pricing and modern equilibrium model is also put into consideration. Finally, the importance and application of general equilibrium has also been discussed at length. General equilibrium theory refers to a concept modeled around theoretical economics. The modern general equilibrium takes into consideration three important interpretations which should be taken into consideration. The idea of general equilibrium theory cannot be complete when Continue reading...

Introduction

As engraved on the tombstone "A Soldier of the Revolution', Joseph Plumb Martin was indeed an ordinary soldier who died amidst poverty in 1850. He was an ordinary person who served bravely in the Continental Army during the American Revolution. He is best known for his memoir titled 'A Narrative of Some of the Adventures, Dangers and Sufferings of a Revolutionary Soldier', which was first published anonymously in 1830. In this memoir, he gave a vivid account of all that transpired in the battlefield in front of his eyes. His account of war is devoid of any embellishment of Continue reading...

Management and Supervision in Law Enforcement

All Police departments are tasked with the responsibility of ensuring that law and order is maintained (Miller & Frank, 1999). The Chief of Police for the South Podunk Municipal Police Department is no exception. The major task among other issues is to take a number of progressive steps about addressing the security needs of the residents within Podunk Municipality. While the chief and the department are empowered with the authority to ensure maximum security and order within their limits, they are also expected to maintain and uphold high ethical and professional standards free of corruption and other vices of workmanship.

Mission statement

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OBAMA CARE

Introduction
The term Obama care is more or less a derogatory term coined by the critics of the affordable care act put in place by president Barack Obama. The literal meaning of the term Obama care is quite disturbing to say the least. This is because it refers to the type of care that is more inclined towards president Barack Obama as opposed to the entire nation. The question thus arises as to the true nature of this Obama care and whether or not it favors the greater good of the nation or it is a desperate plan by Continue reading...

The federal and state governments and some nongovernmental organizations have been offering an array of assistance to elderly persons in the society. Of most importance is the support offered by both federal government and state government where they help aged people from the age of 60 years and above to access health care, housing and retirement issues. They fund various centers that offer these services for senior citizens of the nation. (Butler, 3)
In my response to the requirement of this course assignment, I selected Silver Manor Home of The Aged, which is located in Meriden, Connecticut. This independent Continue reading...

- Activity diagram
- Sequence diagram

What are the different Vulnerable Points in an E-commerce Environment?

An e-commerce environment has many vulnerable points that attackers can get to the system. One of the points of attack is the channel of connection between the client and the ISP provider. The attacker can tap this point and make an attack on the connection. The attacker can intercept the communication between the user and the Internet Service Provider (ISP) and use security threats like spoofing to get data from the client. The client will lose money in the process. Another point of vulnerability is the ISP networks. There could be sniffer programs Continue reading...

Analysis of Political Speech in Linguistics: Obama’s Inauguration speech

Introduction
Language is an important tool used to access knowledge as well as to influence behavior and perceptions. Words evoke emotion and cause strong psychological impacts on the audience. Linguistics is the scientific study of language and is generally descriptive. It explains and describes different language features without subjecting any judgment on whether a particular feature is used in a good or bad way. A political speech relates to matters concerning governance, as opposed to individual or organization affairs. Political speeches provide insight into the political picture of the speaker. Depending on its characteristics, a speech may either move Continue reading...

The Hospitality industry in the U.K

The hospitality is a major employer and is a relevant field the world over. The U.K has made leap and bounds in the hospitality industry and this shows because it is a major contributor in the country’s economy. Like everywhere else in the world, the hospitality industry encompasses several fields within itself. Some of this field include; domestic and foreign tourism, food service and the hotels. The hospitality industry is dependent on several other factors, as a result this makes this industry fluctuate from time to time during an economic year. The hospitality industry can be divided into Continue reading...

Accenture has emerged as one of the leading global outsourcing companies in the world due to its costs effective outsourcing, technology and management services that have enabled many operations of their clients transform into successful businesses. The company has emerged a leading outsourcing services provider touching on many industries of business and industrial nature. The company has grown from a little known provider to a global giant that gives superb services that have transformed the operations of the organizations that have worked for. The company prides itself of giving cheat and fast services while working on a way to Continue reading...

Globalization is an integration process that occurs across the world and arises from interchange of products, world views, ideas and cultural aspects. The act of globalization can be traced from the old ages to present modern world (Stromquist M. P 2009). It begun with investments, trade, migration and dissemination of knowledge and was further linked with global climatic challenges, cross boundary pollution and sharing of socio-economic resources. Location of globalization begins at the local, national then regional continuum with economic and social relations organized at all stated levels. Modern forms of globalization can be said to have begun during Continue reading...

Introduction

In a world where the Pandora's Box opened a long time ago, every day new diseases are being discovered. New cases with new (or old) illnesses come up every day in huge numbers before the medical fraternity. While prevention and control measures safeguard the majority of the population from transmittable diseases, developing nations still find it hard to curb transmissible illnesses, thus increasing the incidences of illness or a disease in a household by manifold. In such a scenario, the point to ponder is how the citizens across the world, especially those of developing nations afford to pay for Continue reading...

BART workers went on strike after failed negotiations with the management. Areas of concern for the workers included; overtime amendments involving training schedules, the tax benefit, additional flexibility on employees pay for the costs of family medical consent, splitting the company’s bonus of up to one thousand dollars into a six month period for every employee if BART surpasses ridership estimates this fiscal year by 1 %, adjustment in long term upkeep insurance options and retirement services (Mike ). Federal mediators who were part of the talk confirmed that the two conflicting parties succeeded in agreeing to certain issues, such Continue reading...

Introduction

Christian Dior was the most influential fashion designer of the late 1940s and 1950s. In fashion history, he is one of the most interesting stores. By establishing Dior as a global brand across a wide range of products, new business model was defined by Christian in the post-war fashion industry. With the hourglass silhouette of his voluptuous ‘New Look,' he dominated fashion after World War II. His vision continues to be at forefront of current fashion even over sixty years later that proves that he was certainly a visionary. He was best known for his eponymous fashion house Continue reading...

Here is a brief introduction to the enclosed report that is going to be presented in the upcoming pages. We are talking of neutrality and to want to bring up the issues how recent companies are trying to bring inequality in the use of different sites. Internet has always helped us to browse websites on equal basis. But the changes in neutrality would take away our freedom to do so. And thus this document would take you to the journey of how internet works and to the reasons for which neutrality should be saved. And it is even way Continue reading...

Introduction

The recent technological innovation brought many changes in the society over the past century. The twentieth century is a period of technological change; almost everything is not permanent and constantly evolving in order to make the society a better place to live. In the earlier days, man has only known few methods of communication; however, in the modern era, man had already explored the universe bringing forth the latest gadgets to support their needs. In addition, the invention of the World Wide Web is in fact the most helpful tool to search for countless of online information from around Continue reading...

Afghanistan occupation: Take a pro or con position on whether the US should pull out of Afghanistan as it is today.

Thesis statement

Public opinion in the United States of America is for the government to withdraw American troops from Afghanistan. I will not support the pulling out of the troops out of Afghanistan.

Introduction

There was information from the White House regarding a statement on the status of the available negotiations between Afghanistan and the United States of America with the main intention of keeping the troops in Afghanistan after the year 2014. The White House and the Pentagon have been Continue reading...

Criminal Law

Communication Improvement Plan
The new Sherriff must be able to properly delegate responsibilities to the deputy Sheriffs, who in turn delegates some of his functions to other employees. In order to do this, they must establish open and reciprocal communication plan in order to deliver the department’s mission statement in line with the department’s core values. The communication process between Sheriff and deputy sheriffs to the line staff of the police department must be open and approachable in order to foster effective communication. This will ensure that there is transparency and integrity during their time of service Continue reading...

Brief history

Zurich Financial Services Company was started in 1872. As the name suggests, the company‘s intention was to offer extremely reliable financial services to the citizens of Switzerland. The company had been created to offer marine reinsurance services. It was originally known as the “Versicherungs-Verein” which meant the Insurance Association. After several acquisitions, in 2ooo the company changed its name to Zurich Financial Services in order to incorporate the many companies that it had acquired according to their functions. Zurich Financial Services Company is the biggest insurer in Switzerland. The company has also become extremely competitive in the global Continue reading...

A child therapist treats and diagnose children who are below the age of 17 years with emotional, mental and behavioral problems. They work in in private pratices in a clinical setting, in hospitals as part of a medical team and even in schools.
A child therapist may use play and language to observe,help,access and treat children who have emotional,behavioural,psychological and social psychological problems or difficulties.A child therapist works with kids who suffer from emotions such as aggression,phobia,anxiety,and behavioural problems .Other disorders are depression,learning problem or difficulties and psychomatic disorders.They interview and Continue reading...

Business Ethics

INTRODUCTION:
Ethics is defined as the set of characteristics, patterns of doings and right or wrong conducts possessed by a human being. Ethics can easily be influenced by human behaviours and attitudes and can have an impact on the surroundings, and the places where the person belongs. It can be a workplace, home, school, institutes or any other place (Ferrell, Fraedrich, & Ferrell, 2011).
Ethics is an essential concept that shapes the human personality, culture, values, mind-sets and one’s perceptions. These traits directly influence the corporate culture in the long term and affect the well-being of an organization. When Continue reading...

Business ethics, also known as the corporate ethics can be defined as the applied integrities or professional principles that are observes ethical ideologies and molarities as well as ethical problems that arise within the business environment. Worth noting is the fact that they applies to all aspects of business conduct and they are relevant to the conduct of not only the individuals, but also the entire organization as well as the countries doing business together (Glick, 2008). While government applies laws and regulations to indicate business comportment in the areas they recognize beneficial to them, the ethics indirectly standardizes Continue reading...

Biography on Steve Israel, a U.S. Representative for New York
Steve Israel is a member of the U.S House of Representatives from the Third Congressional District of New York since 2001. Steve is a true leader. He values education. He respects the middle class and the low-income group. Even in the worst situations, Steve always raised his voice and stood up for his people. He has sponsored and co-sponsored numerous bills and voted in favor of several reforms that benefit the public to a great extent. He has been in power since 2001 and never misled his people. He Continue reading...

UAE presents Cleveland Clinic with a good business opportunity for its services. The evidence that people move from Abu Dhabi to New York for treatment clearly shows that there is a great need for quality health services in the region. Ideally, these present Cleveland Clinic with a good opportunity to extend its services to this region. There is ready market for health services in UAE and calls for Cleveland Clinic to take the initiative and exploit the underlying opportunity early in advance. My opinion is that, Cleveland should expand its services to UAE (Kotler 364).
UAE has a good Continue reading...

Promotion

In order to create an awareness and publicity, Anytime American Food Truck will strategically use four distinct methods of marketing; word of mouth or personal selling, advertising in the local newspapers, magazines, and finally in the electronic media. Advertisement costs money, and the best way to protect the business from huge advertising costs, which can overwhelm a business strategy, is to keep it simple and creative. As indicated, more stress on direct marketing with customers and their families will be entertained. To have an effective and cheap advertisement going for customers to know what Anytime American Food Truck is Continue reading...

Leaders should be the custodians of the ideas, hope and views of those the people that they serve. Being custodian is being in trust of others and not in the pursuit of self-interest. For the leaders, choosing to serve is choosing what is best for their constituent even if it might not be in their interest. Service in the leadership is based on the values of servant leadership. It begins with the natural feeling of serving first and the conscious choice that brings the aspiration to lead. Service focused leaders are aware of their weakness, strengths, and they identify Continue reading...

Introduction

Financial markets in the economy have a role of linking the demanders and also the suppliers of funds. They enable firms and individuals to access capital and invest any surpluses. These are the markets that allow the financial sectors of the economy to run smoothly. However, many individuals do not understand these markets despite their crucial role in the economy. They have varied reasons for their failure to comprehend these markets and these reasons limit their understanding of the markets. This serves as the foundation for the thesis of this paper that is – accountants have a role to play Continue reading...

Insurance company

As of February 14, 2014, U.S. insurance company AIG intended to cut 3% employees worldwide, according to Financial Times. On Thursday, the company announced that the severance pay for 1500 is $ 265 million, thus, AIG continues to reorganize its business.
As of April 10, 2014, AIG had some problems with underwriting profits, nevertheless, despite several problems in the past the company shows some improvements. Smart investors are focusing on the business and the actions of management: by making unpopular moves today, AIG is taking a long-term bet that a simplified, streamlined company down the road will be much more Continue reading...

An electronic health record (EHR) refers to a digital version of patients’ medical records. They give real-time, records that are based on an individual patient, which are made availed securely and instantly to medical practitioners with authorization. It presents different tools that can be used by health care providers to make decisions about a patient’s health (Harvey, 2011).
EHR has several advantages and disadvantages; the advantages include enhancing patient data security and privacy. It also provides up-to-date, accurate and meaningful information on a patient at the point of care. Lastly, it facilitates efficient and coordinated care. For example, Continue reading...

Introduction

Work versus family life conflict starts to occur when there are demands that are incompatible between a person’s work and family life. These demands may include increased work load at both the sides. People may experience increase of work load at their workplace when they are asked to sit for extra hours which are taken from their time of family life. The workload increase at workplace has a pressure of career growth and good evaluation by the management due to which a person tries to cope up with the situation by spending extra hours at the workplace. Similarly, Continue reading...

Introduction

Sexual offenses are a social menace and affect the public health directly. The growing instances of sexual crimes and growing numbers of sexual offenders have emerged as a major issue. The government, policymakers, and law enforcement agencies are very apprehensive regarding this issue and want this issue to be resolved as soon as possible. A number of steps, including treatment of sexual offenders, have been taken in order to improve the situation. This paper intends to discuss several treatment programs that are designed for the sexual offenders.

Literature Review

McHugh and Rider (1981) in his article “Treatment of sex offenders with Continue reading...

Introduction

Health Care Management affects more than a billion people every day all around the world. Therefore, it is very important to understand how the health units function. The evaluation of the health units is based on mainly three factors-Efficiency, Effectiveness and Equity. A look at the efficiency of Hospital operations will bring to the front the factors that cause a Hospital to fail in providing proper care to its patients. Once the Hospital analyses where it is going wrong, it can adopt some best practices to improve upon its services.

Causal Factors for Health Care Management

Health Care Management is a highly competitive field, and Continue reading...

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Best Buy Co., Inc. is a global retailer in the technology and entertainment industry. The company offers products as well as services to its global clientele. The company currently operates in the United States, Europe, Canada, Mexico and China. Best Buy Inc. has its headquarters in Minnesota, and the group has a portfolio of retail stores and websites under 11 different brand names. Best Buy is the largest consumer electronics retailer in the United States with a market capitalization of approximately $16.53 billion. For the fiscal year 2009, the company reported revenues close to $45 billion.
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Introduction

Work and development assessment during strategic change can be defined as an evaluation of effectiveness and skills of leaders as managers. Development assessment provides a feedback system from direct reports of performance analysis for development of specific leadership skills based on performance feedback. The key areas in this study are where, how and when set leadership strategies are developed, the criteria for an effective management strategy, the manner in which management strategies are developed, and implemented. In reference to Brian and George (2007) performance management can be defined as a continuous cycle that commences with conscription decision and entails Continue reading...

This article is about how two of the world’s largest parcel delivery and shipping companies are, in fact, owned by the same owners. The article talks about UPS and FedEx, two companies having a chunk of the market share offering the above-mentioned services. Based on the illustration shown herewith, UPS has a 25.9% share of the deferred market while FedEx is closely following at 21.8% share. In terms of overnight packages, FedEx leads all market players with a 42.2% share while UPS follows at 33.8%.
Figure 1 Market Share of FedEx and UPS
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COMPANY DESCRIPTION

Fantasy Hotels is a leading UK based hotel chain which was established in the year 2004. The company mainly focuses on establishing and running budget hotels across Europe. Over a quick span of time, Fantasy Hotels had grown into a leading player in the European hospitality sector. Even though a budget player, the company’s hotel properties provide all the basic facilities like wireless internet, LED televisions with cable access, swimming pools, dry cleaning, etc. The company manages to provide these additional facilities by charging an extra fees over and above the regular room charges. As Fantasy Hotels is Continue reading...

Professional negligence

Generally, professional negligence can be described as the adjudged failure of a professional individual to possess the average skill or knowledge of other professionals in like circumstances, or, the failure of the individual to use their skill and knowledge if they possess it. It is evidenced by the results of their activities (Slovenko, 2009). An obligation to compensate for the damaged caused should be done if negligence is proved. The terms ‘medical malpractice’ or simply ‘malpractice’ are embedded in both legal and medical literature and are also a habit of thought.
Professional malpractice in psychology occurs when, in the Continue reading...