Changing the US healthcare system

The US healthcare system 2010: problems, principles, and potential solutions.

Ten years ago, the US healthcare system was declared “broken,” and it has not improved. Fixes promised by managed care have not materialized. Premiums are rising. Hassles for patients and physicians abound. Nearly 45 million Americans are uninsured. Over the next decade, these problems will worsen and new challenges will arise. Although new technology will increase efficiency, the cost of new t...

Sociotechnical changing in healthcare.

This paper discusses a conceptual approach to the study of the implementation of ICTs in healthcare organizations. The paper uses some fundamental concepts from sociotechnical studies to address the complex process of change--the changing--that accompanies ICT innovations. The paper argues for the importance of the perspective of changing as a way to account for the dynamics as technology and p...

The Changing US-Japan Security Alliance

"Web revolution" is changing healthcare.

e all know t h a t the I n t e r n e t is changing the way people communicate, get information, and entertain themselves. The question for healthcare leaders is, How is it changing the way your organization works and fulfills its mission? If your answer is, "I don ' t know," then you are probably among the majority—short on time, long on other issues demanding attention. In a year of declining ...

the effects of changing roughness on the flow structure in the bends

flow in natural river bends is a complex and turbulent phenomenon which affects the scour and sedimentations and causes an irregular bed topography on the bed. for the reason, the flow hydralics and the parameters which affect the flow to be studied and understand. in this study the effect of bed and wall roughness using the software fluent discussed in a sharp 90-degree flume bend with 40.3cm ...