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Health care reform
HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE. The term "health care system" refers to a country's system of delivering services for the prevention and treatment of disease and for the promotion of physical and mental well-being. Of particular interest to a health care system is how medical care is organized,... Read more |
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GranCare Inc
GranCare, Inc. One Ravinia Drive, Suite 1500Atlanta, Georgia 30346U.S.A.(404) 393-0199Fax: (404) 698-8199 Public Company Incorporated: 1990Employees: 15,000Sales: $549 millionStock Exchanges: New YorkSICs: 8051 Skilled Nursing Care Facilities; 8052Intermediate Care Facilities; 8059 Nursing and... Read more |
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Primary Care
PRIMARY CARE The concept of primary health care was defined by the World Health Organization in 1978 as both a level of health service delivery and an approach to health care practice. Primary care, as the provision of essential health care, is the basis of a health care system. Seventy-five to... Read more |
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Palliative Care
PALLIATIVE CARE A report released by the Institute of Medicine's Committee on Care at the End of Life states that individuals often suffer needlessly at the end of life. According to this report, the organization of the health care delivery system in the United States impedes delivery of good... Read more |
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Nurse practitioners
NURSE PRACTITIONER Health care demands are often the driving force behind the emergence of new and modified positions within the field. In the 1960s the United States began to experience a significant reduction in the number of physicians. Coupled with increasing patient acuity (increasingly... Read more |
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Manor Care Inc
Manor Care, Inc. 11555 Darnestown RoadGaithersburg, Maryland 20878-3200U.S.A.(301) 979-4000Fax: (301) 979-4062Web site: http://www.manorcare.com Public CompanyIncorporated: 1968Employees: 38,000Sales: $1.53 billion (1997)Stock Exchanges: New YorkTicker Symbol: MNRSICs: 8051 Skilled Nursing Care... Read more |
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Unison HealthCare Corp
Unison HealthCare Corporation 15300 North 90th StreetSuite 100Scottsdale, Arizona 85260U.S.A.(602) 423-1954Fax: (602) 607-4113Web Site: http://www.unhc.com Public CompanyEstablished: 1992Employees: 4,600Sales: $148.7 million (1996)Stock Exchanges: NASDAQTicker: UNHCSICs: 8051 Skilled Nursing... Read more |
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Genesis Health Ventures Inc
Genesis Health Ventures, Inc. 148 West State StreetKennett Square, Pennsylvania 19438U.S.A.(610) 444-6350Fax: (610) 444-3365 Public CompanyIncorporated: 1985Employees: 25,000Sales: $671.47 million (1996)Stock Exchanges: New YorkSICs: 8051 Skilled Nursing Care Facilities; 8052 Intermediate... Read more |
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New York City Health and Hospitals Corp
New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation 125 Worth Street New York, New York 10013 U.S.A. Telephone: (212) 788-3339 Fax: (212) 788-3348 Web site: http://www.nyc.gov/hhc Government-Owned Corporation Incorporated: 1969 Employees: 35,000 Revenues: $4.18 billion (2003) NAIC:... Read more |
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Nursing Education
NURSING EDUCATION To place nursing education into perspective, it is helpful to reflect on the health care environment and the role of the nurse in that environment. The health care landscape in the United States has been changing at an unprecedented rate. Nursing education also has undergone... Read more |
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