Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Diana Gonzalez Perez Florida International University Introduction The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) was signed into law on March 23, 2010 by President Barack Obama. The PPACA was enacted to address the lack of quality health care delivery to the 49 million uninsured Americans, a number which has grown with the slow economic growth our country is experiencing (Rattue, 2011). As part of this legislation there are ten provisions
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Sendayu Tinggi was founded by Mrs. Rozita Ibrahim with a capital of RM 400 for a start with Enigma Beauty products. The packaging and products made in a small scale with her child at home sold to her nearby friends and family. Upon receiving the capital, she started the production of slimming products that use herself as the earliest testimony. She brought the name of Sendayu Tinggi at that time, which was among the earliest developer of herbs in Malaysia. Besides, Sendayu Tinggi
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evaluate KM solutions / Madanmohan Rao. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-7506-7818-6 (alk. paper) 1. Knowledge management. 2. Organizational learning. 3. Knowledge management—Data processing. 4. Management information systems. 5. Information resources management. 6. Database management. I. Title Knowledge management tools and techniques. II. Title. HD30.2.R356 2004 658.4¢038—dc22 2004050698 British Library
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European Commission EVALUATION OF RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS IN BANGLADESH Technical Paper # 4 National Food Policy Capacity Strengthening Programme The National Food Policy Capacity Strengthening Programme (NFPCSP) was initiated to enhance national capacity to implement the National Food Policy (NFP) and the ensuing Plan of Action. The NFPCSP is implemented jointly by the Food Planning and Monitoring Unit (FPMU) under the Ministry of Food and Disaster Management (MoFDM), Government of the People’s
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A Marketing Plan for an Imaginary Managed Care Organization Executive Summary and Situation Analysis Working for the Managed Care Organization of America, the ultimate goal would be to ensure cooperation in the understanding, agreement, and commitment between all divisions and units. One of the problems at the Managed Care Organization of America is that the healthcare professionals are put in a position where they are inhibited in their involvement over the communication and networking systems
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assessment and treatment of mental health problems, it is also directed towards understanding and solving problems in many different spheres of human activity. The majority of psychologists are involved in some kind of therapeutic role, practicing in clinical, counseling, or school settings. Many do scientific research on a wide range of topics related to mental processes and behavior, and typically work in university psychology departments or teach in other academic settings (e.g., medical schools, hospitals)
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Implementation Guide for the Use of Bar Code Technology in Healthcare Sponsored by Implementation Guide for the Use of Bar Code Technology in Healthcare © 2003 HIMSS 230 E. Ohio St., Suite 500 Chicago, IL 60611 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, adapted, translated, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher
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refrigerated packaging methods and the logistical planning to protect the integrity of these shipments. The Cold Chain logistics infrastructure generally consists of: Pre-cooling facilities, Cold storage, Refrigerated Carriers, Packaging, Warehousing, Information Management System, Traceability and Financial & Insurance Institution. A Cold Chain is a temperature controlled supply chain which begins at pre-cooling stage prior to shipping. It involves a temperature and moisture controlled transportation
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A Self-Servicing Option 1.0 Executive Summary Argus Health Systems, Inc. is a pharmacy benefit management company (PBM) that provides information management services to healthcare organizations, specifically, managed care organizations, and pharmacy benefit management companies, alike. Headquartered in downtown Kansas City, Missouri, Argus was founded in 1983. The key executives are President and CEO Jonathan J. Boehm, Senior Vice President Candy Yakimo, Vice President and Controller Elizabeth
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Introduction :- Human Resource Management (HRM) is a relatively new approach to managing people in any organisation. People are considered the key resource in this approach. it is concerned with the people dimension in management of an organisation. Since an organisation is a body of people, their acquisition, development of skills, motivation for higher levels of attainments, as well as ensuring maintenance of their level of commitment are all significant activities. These activities fall in the
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