Volume 19, Issue 2 - Spring 2010:Loyola University Chicago

Volume 19, Issue 2 - Spring 2010

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Jana E. Harris, Advance Directive Editor

Articles

Concierge Medicine: Quality Care for a Price
James Stathopoulos

Retail Healthcare Clinics: A Measure of Quality
Naomi Rivas Gonzalez

Improvements in the Modern Home Healthcare Industry: Responses to Nursing Shortages & New Technological Advancements
Leilani Pino

Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing: Evolving Challenges
Christopher Freet

Improving Quality of Care Through Telemedicine: The Need to Remove Reimbursement and Licensure Barriers
Jaime Bennett

Telemedicine: Revamping Quality Healthcare in Rural America
Dominique LeVert

Righting the Stereotypes in Quality of Care Between Rural and Urban Hospitals
Drew Steven Kushnick

Increasing the Quality of Care During Times of Disaster
Margaret L. Begalle

A Plea to End Medical Imperialism: Efforts to End Physicians' Moral Interference with Quality of Care
Melanie Younger

The Potential Pitfalls of the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative
Amanda Byrne

The PROMETHEUS Model: Bringing Healthcare into the Next Decade
Micaela P. McVary

Carrot Before Stick: Utilizing a Business Case for Quality of Care Initiatives
Joseph T. Van Leer

The Defensive Medicine Debate: Driven by Special Interests
Jill Fairchild

The Effect of Medical Malpractice
Jonathan Thomas

Using Medical Liability Tort Reform to Improve Patient Care
Vanessa Lu