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Clinical Case Mix And Other Challenges To Detroit's Medicaid-Dependent Nursing Homes, Richard L. Douglass, William Lavery, Paul Bridgewater, Gloria Long, Joyce Blair
Clinical Case Mix And Other Challenges To Detroit's Medicaid-Dependent Nursing Homes, Richard L. Douglass, William Lavery, Paul Bridgewater, Gloria Long, Joyce Blair
Michigan Journal of Public Health
Nursing homes that care for the poor in Detroit are frequently dependent upon Medicaid as their principal source of revenue. These facilities face numerous challenges because they face limited resources for maintenance of facilities, staff and administrative supports, and other normal costs. They lack the kinds of support that are provided in-kind, or by more generous sources of revenue and are often characterized as institutions of poor quality; yet nearly 70% of the nation’s Medicaid-recipient elderly nursing home patients are in for-profit facilities that are sustained largely on Medicaid funding. These facilities are often sources of care for underserved minority …
John B. Waller, Jr, Drph: A Celebration Of Life In Public Health A Tribute In The Michigan Journal Of Public Health
Michigan Journal of Public Health
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Public Health Emergency Preparedness Terminology: Using An Interactive Game To Introduce Complex Words And Definitions, Julie Gleason-Comstock, Tim Spannaus, Ellen Marks, Deborah Charbonneau, Alicia Streater
Public Health Emergency Preparedness Terminology: Using An Interactive Game To Introduce Complex Words And Definitions, Julie Gleason-Comstock, Tim Spannaus, Ellen Marks, Deborah Charbonneau, Alicia Streater
Michigan Journal of Public Health
Objectives. An educational reinforcement exercise, using a bingo game, introduced students to challenging public health emergency preparedness terminology in order to pilot test the use of a game as an efficient method of learning a new vocabulary and definitions. Knowledge of the language of emergency preparedness and a fast and fun way to stay current could contribute to better coordination among public health personnel and their community partners. Methods. A bingo game, developed using Macromedia Flash and XML files, and delivered within the Blackboard™ Course Management System was tested with first year medical students in a library orientation, and graduate …
Letters To Mjph, Patricia D. Mail
Letters To Mjph, Patricia D. Mail
Michigan Journal of Public Health
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Ethical Dilemmas In Publishing A Journal Of Public Health Practice, Harry Perlstadt
Ethical Dilemmas In Publishing A Journal Of Public Health Practice, Harry Perlstadt
Michigan Journal of Public Health
No abstract provided.