There is a lot of money to be made in the online prescription industry. The company spreads the wealth to doctors, pharmacies, online marketers, credit card companies ect. Jobs are created in several countries and many involved will claim they don’t realize what they are doing is unethically and in some instances illegal. They claim they want to help those who cannot afford health care and there for cannot go see a physician in their office. Others feel that doctors overcharge for certain medicines such as fertility medicines that by ordering them online with instructions can save a couple trying to conceive up to $10,000.
There are pros and cons to employer drug testing just like everything else in the world. Employers take a chance of invading a person’s privacy and possibly crossing an individual’s constitutional rights. Drug testing can also be costly depending on the type of test that is done and how frequently the tests are done also. On a positive note, by implementing a drug free work zone and testing prospective employees and current employees the risk for work related accidents and the chances of lawsuits are lessened. More than seventeen million people over age eighteen were illicit drug users in 2007, according to the U.S. Department of Labor, and more than seventy-five percent were currently employed.
Yet thousands of people die each year or escalates billions of debt to the health care system in the U.S. annually to fight them. According to the CDC these types of infections can be identified and isolated by cultures and laboratory testing. But to aid in helping battle the infections throughout the healthcare industry The Joint Commission has place accreditation requirements and various tools to reduce the infection rates in the healthcare field. Integration of Central Line Catheter Purposes
Drug Trafficking in the United States Lillian Gathers ENG122: English Composition II Prof. Lisa Teitlre September 21, 2012 Drug Trafficking in the United States The United States is faced with many problems each day which ranges from a number of different things. In the United States today, the major problem is drugs and drug trafficking within the states. This major issue is tearing the nation and its people apart with crime and drug uses. This problem has continued to grow over the decades. With the lowering the rates on imports from other countries it’s made the trafficking of drugs into the country easier for drug lords.
Running head: ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR IN THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY 1 Organizational Behavior in the Healthcare Industry Teana Allen BUS610: Organizational Behavior Instructor Conni Whitten November 26, 2012 ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR IN THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY 2 Organizational Behavior in the Healthcare Industry The US healthcare industry has grown and changed dramatically over the years. Besides being a nation’s largest industry, employing millions of people, it is also the most complex with its numerous consistent and co-dependent segments. Decisions made, unlike other industries, may result in life or death. Although all hospitals have cultures, the cultures do not all produce the same effect on the organizations. Some cultures help hospitals adapt well to constantly changing environments while others hinder this ability.
Conflicts of Altruism to Profit Lora Ririe Biology Abstract Altruism and profit are two forces that deeply influence research. As can been seen with the HeLa cells, the research began as an altruistic project but then progressed to a profit gaining product. If all scientific experiments and research were conducted for profit, immorality would occur. On the other hand, if all research was based on altruism, hardly any progress in the scientific field would be made due to lack of funding and protests. However, the risks of profit lead research can be seen in Southam’s experimentations and skin cream products today.
Fighting Methamphetamine What would you do if you knew something harmed millions of people on a daily basis? Day after day, methamphetamine harms not only the people using the appalling drug, but also the ones around them. The process of making meth can create harmful side effects on an innocent person. Also, meth addicts have psychotic behavior and tend to harm people they love. Even though the United States government has implemented laws to limit drugs – especially meth, the government needs to fight meth even harder because people can acquire it so easily and because meth devastates not only the user but everyone in contact with the user.
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).
The results of this study came out to be exactly what they were afraid of. It is not a coincidence that the referral rate is higher in physician owned practices. This initiation of therapy by the physician clearly proves that they are in it for simply for the money and not for the health of the patient. 575 million dollars each year is lost in California due to physical therapy compensation costs and “generates approximately $233 million per year in services delivered for economic rather than clinical reasons.” This is hurting everyone involved as well as many who are not involved. Each state as a whole is losing much needed money and it is going down the drain due to these physician owned practices.
Sales may be higher in zones where coffee is more popular versus where tea is the main selection. (Gurufocus.com) The rollout of alcohol and wine sales in some locations of Starbucks was a big risk to take for the company. Which is why they chose limited stores to partake in this venture. It started with one location in Seattle and then moved on to Atlanta, Southern California and Chicago. Out of all of the locations, Seattle saw the biggest and strongest sales trend.