Healthcare administration: roles, responsibilities, and organizational structure

Healthcare Administration: Healthcare Law, Cultural Diversity, And Principles of Accounting

Cities, Suburbs, And Rural Areas

Rural areas are geographic areas located away from suburbs and cities, often characterized by a small population and abundant natural resources. Currently, in the U.S., rural residents make up 16% of the entire population - as compared to 17% in 1910. This implies that poor job opportunities and lack of skills that are evident in these areas have pushed people into towns and cities. Suburban areas are residential areas often situated on the outskirts of major cities. Although they have more residents, they have fewer resources as compared to rural areas. The current population in the suburbs has increased to 51%, something that has never been witnessed before. Cities in the U.S. are the largest areas of settlement and are often congested due to high population. The National Center for Education statistics reported that 33% of Americans currently live in the cities. Some of the characteristics of cities include good working conditions and political autonomy.

How will trends in immigration and population growth affect American culture and how Americans view their cultural identity?

The projections of the Census Bureau show that immigration is increasing and come 2027, it will be more responsible for the growth of the U.S. population than maternal deliveries, as fewer Americans are having babies. More specifically, the primary source of population growth will be immigration, and fertility rates will slowly start to decline. According to Samovar, Porter and McDaniel (2009), as the world order and social structures are changing, more and more people continue to gravitate towards their safe haven - which is a group with shared political and social interest, and common beliefs. Despite the global changes, Americans value for their cultural identity will not change. People will keep away from others with different cultural identities and social problems like prejudice, gender inequality, and racism are bound to increase with increased self-aggregation.

Healthcare Law, Ethics & Policy

Utilization review (UR) protects patients from inappropriate healthcare practices by allowing health care providers to consider different factors when dealing with different patients. These include: accessible service, good quality service and care, making informed decisions and providing the necessary medical care. Medical necessity is regarded highly in UR and procedures that may put a patient's health in danger are, sometimes, not seen through. In the scenario given, the patient's surgical procedure is denied by the UR of the health insurer because it is considered experimental. In health care, patients needs are always more important than those of the health insurer. Furthermore, organizations have to meet the standards of the Utilization Review Accreditation Commission before they qualify as Medicare Advantage organizations (Kazmier, 2008). The health insurer is not in a position to make a medical decision, such as denying the patient a surgical procedure, as this decision amounts to patient-specific reasoning. In the event the UR denies a patient such care, a malpractice claim by state law provides a patient with recourse against the UR of the health insurer.

The pros and cons of having an online retail store vs. The traditional storefronts

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 4% of all retail sales are made possible with e-commerce, with sales amounting to $173 billion (Warren, Reeve and Duchac, 2013). In choosing a traditional retail store, a clothing store would be a suitable option, with the main product being clothes and fashion accessories. All types of customers will be able to come to the store and try on items of clothing from a variety of popular designers. An example of an online store dealing in online sale of clothes is the GAP online clothing store, which reaches millions of customers in over 90 countries on their online platform. Compared to a physical clothing retail store, GAP customers get to choose the clothes they want to buy from wherever they are located with the use of mobile devices.