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PERCEPTIONS OF SENIOR CITIZENS IN CENTRAL FLORIDA REGARDING QUALITY OF CARE UNDER THE PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT (PPACA)
Title
PERCEPTIONS OF SENIOR CITIZENS IN CENTRAL FLORIDA REGARDING QUALITY OF CARE UNDER THE PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT (PPACA).
Creator
Nieves , Rafael, Sumner, Jennifer, University of Central Florida
Abstract / Description
On March 23, 2010, President Barack Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) into law. This reform, it is argued, is projected to increase insurance coverage of pre-existing conditions, to expand access to insurance for more than 30 million Americans, and to increase estimated National medical spending while lowering projected Medicare spending. This thesis sought to investigate and analyze the perceptions of senior citizens in Central Florida about PPACA and their...
Show moreOn March 23, 2010, President Barack Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) into law. This reform, it is argued, is projected to increase insurance coverage of pre-existing conditions, to expand access to insurance for more than 30 million Americans, and to increase estimated National medical spending while lowering projected Medicare spending. This thesis sought to investigate and analyze the perceptions of senior citizens in Central Florida about PPACA and their perceived effects on the healthcare quality provided to them under this law. Four sections of PPACA bill, thought to specifically pertain to the elderly, were selected for this study; respondents were asked their opinions regarding PPACA's aspects of: (1) the reform on preventive healthcare services; (2) Medicare Part D [prescription drugs]; (3) Medicare; and (4) Medicaid. This thesis employed both qualitative and quantitative methodologies; data were collected and analyzed with findings presented and discussed.
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Date Issued
2013
Identifier
CFH0004468, ucf:45112
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFH0004468
HEALTHCARE COMMUNICATION NETWORKS: THE DISSEMINATION OF EMPLOYEE INFORMATION FOR HOSPITAL SECURITY
Title
HEALTHCARE COMMUNICATION NETWORKS: THE DISSEMINATION OF EMPLOYEE INFORMATION FOR HOSPITAL SECURITY.
Creator
Sumner, Jennifer, Liberman, Aaron, University of Central Florida
Abstract / Description
ABSTRACT: Healthcare in the United States is a system that, organizationally speaking, is fragmented. Each hospital facility is independently operated and is responsible for the hiring of its own employees. However, corrupt individuals can take advantage of this fragmentation and move from hospital to hospital, gaining employment while hiding previous employment history. Traditionally, hospitals have been reluctant to share information on their previous employees, even with other hospitals,...
Show moreABSTRACT: Healthcare in the United States is a system that, organizationally speaking, is fragmented. Each hospital facility is independently operated and is responsible for the hiring of its own employees. However, corrupt individuals can take advantage of this fragmentation and move from hospital to hospital, gaining employment while hiding previous employment history. Traditionally, hospitals have been reluctant to share information on their previous employees, even with other hospitals, for fear of issues surrounding defamation, negligent hiring, and violation of the employee's privacy. However, growth in healthcare services is expected to rise exponentially in the near future, increasing the demand for employees. The need, therefore, to exchange pertinent information regarding employees will become necessary as hospitals seek qualified employees to fill positions throughout their organizations. One way to promote this information exchange is to develop trusted information sharing networks among hospital units. This study examined the problems surrounding organizational information sharing as well as the current level of employee information sharing being conducted by hospitals nationwide. Utilizing a survey of hospital administrators, this study drew upon the theoretical foundations of the Diffusion of Innovation Theory, the Knowledge Management Theory, the Social Exchange Theory and the earlier organizational information sharing frameworks established by Dawes (1996) and Landsbergen and Wolken (1998; 2001) in order to examine the variables that contribute to propensity of hospital administrators to engage in the sharing of employee information with other organizations.
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Date Issued
2008
Identifier
CFE0002010, ucf:47609
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0002010