Community strains on community resources

The increased number of acutely ill post-hospital patients in the community strains community resources. What are some of the needs of these patients and how can community health care providers and other resources attempt to address them?

Advocacy and Mediation For Human Service Professionals

Compare and contrast interest-based negotiation with power- and rights-based negotiations.

Non verbal communication

Given the gamut of information that is transmitted when we communicate with someone in front of us, what percentage of that communication package do you think is represented by only the words that you are saying? How do you know that your nonverbal cues have been understood as you intended them to be? Conversely, what leads to believe that they've been misunderstood?

Outline about the epidemic of pediatric obesity

I need some help coming up with a cohesive (a detailed) outline about the epidemic of pediatric obesity. I need to come up with about 7 all-ecompassing topics. I am writing about a lot, but I'm having trouble putting it into a concise outline. Here is a description of what I am working on: This directed study will address the special considerations of obesity in children and adolescents, including etiology, medical complications, treatment, the media’s involvement, and research into improved prevention and treatment. Who is responsible for good nutrition? What are the physician’s and parent’s respective roles in the success of the maintenance of healthy children? What is the ethical ma... click for more

The value of performance incentives as a tool to motivate employees in healthcare organizations

During the recent Employee Opinion Survey, the radiology department received a Tier 3 rating. Due to the low score, an HR consultant and the department leaders met with staff to obtain clarification about the survey responses. At the top of the list was a desire for performance incentives to stimulate effort. Employees wanted to be rewarded for meeting performance goals. Currently, performance incentives are used for physicians only. 1. the value of performance incentives as a tool to motivate employees in healthcare organizations 2. examples of performance incentives used in healthcare organizations (must list at least 2 types of performance incentives) 3. an acti... click for more