Should Addiction to Drugs Be Labeled a Brain Disease? YES: Alan Lesher maintains that chronic use of drugs changes how the brain works so drastically that recurring use of drugs becomes its sole focus and thus addiction is a brain disease. Lesher says that determining physical or physiological dependency of drugs will no longer help the cause of addiction, ad that the main aspect of drug use is whether the drug eventually causes compulsive, uncontrollable cravings. It is these compulsive cravings that will do the most damage to the individual, their families, and society. Lesher says, “Addiction is a brain disease expressed in the form of compulsive behavior.” As with most chronic diseases, addiction should also be treated with multiple recurring treatments since the brain chemistry of addicts often causes them to relapse into drug use.
(Department of Health (DOH), 2010). These changes are to occur in a period of financial constraint, with the aim of reducing bureaucracy and empowering front line clinicians. (DOH, 2010). The proposal to use EMTs and A&E support ignores current inefficiencies in the way patients are treated. EMTs, trained in basic and advanced life support, deal with a range of life threatening illnesses and injuries and can administer a range of drugs.
These two stores were in high-crime-rate areas. Company Q should consider, instead of simply cutting losses and closing, creating a more crime-free place for the community and for the stores employees. Not only does closing stores create a higher unemployment percentage in an already high-crime area, but it also takes the profits that should go to the area to neighboring parts. Maybe by tightening up security devices such as cameras and alarms, etc, Company Q could work toward bettering the community and its profits. Besides, if chains closed every time they lost money, there would be a huge loss in just the opening and reopening phases of a business.
The vendor will be function in effort to make a profit as is with all businesses. The problems can come when the vendor needs to increase profit and since the contracts are normally a fixed price, the only way for them to do so is to decrease expenses. This is a viable option as long as they meet the conditions specified in the contract (Bucki, 2012). When outsourcing to another company, your organization is now tied to the financial well-being of the vendor. The problem can arise when after contracting out the IT functions of the organization and paying the fees negotiated, the vendor goes bankrupt leaving the companies who have contracted to them without an IT resource (Bucki,
The main similarity that both articles highlight is the topic of morals. “What is morally correct?” I can imagine if they could sit down to talk about their work they would come to a common ground in their beliefs. Steve Buist’s article highlights the unethical behavior between researchers and companies that fund researches, and how these behaviors can be improved. “Improving the transparency around the financial relationships between researchers and companies is one way to deal with the potential conflicts of interest that can arise” (Buist, S., 2012). One such example is the “most reputable scientific journals, such as the New England Journal of Medicine, now require the authors of scientific papers to make detailed disclosure of their commercial financial relationships as a prerequisite for publication” (Buist, S., 2012).
One is “A Brief History of Adult Day Services” written by California Association for Adult Day Services, last reversed on 2007-9-20. The article was published by the official department, so the information will be correct and accurate. And also another article “Caring for the Elderly” by Marcia Clemmitt, published on October 13, 2006. Author is a veteran social-policy reporter, her article is detail in analyzing overall elder care situation which can be helpful for my research and develop solution. The budget crisis caused lots problems, and the government is just using some too absolute solutions to fit many of the problems.
According to Rosenau, Lai, and Lako (2012), the United States health care industry P4P is one of the most important developments after capitation and managed care. The target of P4P is to change the behavior patients, physicians, and those working in the health care industry through a system of rewards and punishments. The P4P bonus for physicians can become the form of an add-on to his or her salary to the general fee-for-service. A bonus for a hospital can be additional payments beyond the payments received through the diagnosis group based payment. A punishment through the P4P system can end in the reduction of compensation or other penalties.
Economic Issues Simulation Paper The economic issues simulation refers to the use of managed care firms that wish to supply health insurance to companies and individuals. The managed care firms incur costs in providing health care services to enrollees, but earn profits or revenue from providing health insurance. In this paper we will discuss the economic issues simulation which focuses on the planning and decisions made by a health maintenance organization (HMO). HMOs can choose to provide or deny coverage to companies and individuals in order to maximize revenues and reduce risks to the organization (University of Phoenix, 2004). About the Company Castor Collins Health Plans (CCHP) is a regional HMO that was founded
Alumina, Inc. paid out money to a plaintiff based upon threat of lawsuit and hurting its public image (UoP, SIMULATIONS: Business Regulation Simulation, 2009). The issue started with neglect on their part, but with the public accounting of the issue, Mrs. Bates was able to draw her own conclusions to the situation and create a connection (at least minimally) to hers. This type of action can be very costly to the company, and the plan and the team will work to keep this type of action from
Financial pressures also may lead to incentives for active killing by putting a limit on funding for terminal care. Legislators considering the cost of terminal care in the Medicare and Medicate programs may take it as an obligation to encourage a more cost-effective way of dying. Almost all observers agree that cost pressures will put a force on future adoption of practicing protocols based on patient condition, likely outcome, and cost of alternative treatments. If euthanasia is legal and widely acceptable it will add to this economic pressure. It is hard to imagine a future without practice protocols, basic benefits package, restrictions, or cost-sharing arrangements that provide de facto incentive for the active killing of people who are terminally