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Healthcare Policy Analysis: Next Of Kin Contact Information On Driver's Licensse And Its Use In Emergency Notification, Suzanne Sheaffer
Healthcare Policy Analysis: Next Of Kin Contact Information On Driver's Licensse And Its Use In Emergency Notification, Suzanne Sheaffer
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Abstract
In Pennsylvania, there has been a rise in unclaimed decedents within Third-Class and Fifth-Class county coroner offices. Decreasing the number of unclaimed decedents in Third-Class and Fifth-Class Pennsylvania coroners offices is the goal for this healthcare policy analysis project. Using the Bardach’s eight step policy analysis problem solving technique, the data and the project outcomes will be presented to Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT). Data collection began with a questionnaire sent to all 67 counties to determine who had access to the Pennsylvania driver’s license database entitled Pennsylvania Justice Network (JNET). Fourteen of 67 counties have partial access and …