Toward a Definition of Health Services Management: A Humanist Orientation

1974 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 701-721
Author(s):  
Roger M. Battistella ◽  
David B. Smith

Factors contributing to the rising status of management in United States health services are described, and the ethos and techniques of management science are assessed in terms of their inability to deal satisfactorily with the social, political, and ethical aspects of social policy.

Author(s):  
Liliia Morhai

The article describes the definition of «social package» and the content, characteristics and social benefits to which the employee is entitled while working at the enterprise. The essence of the compensation package and its function at the enterprise are analyzed. Motivation has been highlighted material motivation, which effectively influences and motivates employees to a better result at work. Problems have been identified. The need to introduce a social package at the enterprise has been substantiated. The directions of improvement of documentation of a social package at the enterprises are covered. The practice of providing social packages to employees at Ukrainian enterprises has been presented. The neds of employees in the relevant social benefits had been identified. It has been proposed to form social packages taking into account employees' needs and interests. The works of Ukrainian teachers who dealt with the content of the social package at the enterprise have been analyzed. Issues of the content of the social package in Ukraine and abroad, in particular in the United States and Germany have been covered. In Ukraine, the content of the social package depends on which institution a person works in - public or private. It had been found that the US legislation prescribes the social benefits that the company must provide to its employers. It has been established that there is compulsory health and pension insurance, and contributions to state insurance funds depend on the amount of salary in Germany. Methods of filling the social package in Western countries have been highlighted. It was found that the social policy of enterprises influences the content of the social package.


Author(s):  
Svetlana Nikolaevna Ispulova

The article is devoted to the main models and ways of forming social well-being as an indicator of the social state. The author draws attention to the ongoing measures of social support for economically disadvantaged citizens in Russia and the United States.


PEDIATRICS ◽  
1974 ◽  
Vol 54 (5) ◽  
pp. 654-654
Author(s):  
Hania W. Ris

Two model bills for minors' consent for health services have been published in Pediatrics in 1973, one espoused by the Youth Committee of AAP, the other by the Society of Adolescent Medicine.1-2 In my endeavor to promote the concept of the bills among pediatricians, I became aware that an important discrepancy regarding birth control in the AAP bill is not clearly evident to the reader. One should be cognizant of it before initiating legislation. Although "contraceptive advice and devices" are included in the definition of "Health Services" in the AAP bill, section three dealing specifically with minors' consent limits it to "any minor who professes or is found to be pregnant."


Author(s):  
Arati Maleku ◽  
Richard Hoefer

This chapter examines the engagement of social work academics in the policy process in the United States. It begins by presenting an overview of social policy and the welfare state in the United States and by discussing the emergence of the social work profession in that country. The development of social work education in the United States and its contemporary features are then depicted. Following these, the methodology and the findings of a study of the policy engagement of American social work academics are presented. The findings relate to the levels of engagement in policy and the forms that this takes. The study also offers insights into various factors that are associated with these, such as perceptions, capabilities, institutional support and the accessibility of the policy process. The chapter concludes with an analysis of the findings and their implications.


Author(s):  
Ксения Карасёва ◽  
Kseniya Karasyova

The paper features the personnel and the social company policies and their interdependence. It contains classical definitions, as well as basic directions of staff management and personnel policy. In addition, the paper introduces an authentic definition of personnel policy. Social policy is interpreted from the point of view of "narrow" and "broad" approaches. Formation and implementation of personnel and social policies are regarded as key conditions for the effective functioning of business under the influence of market relations, competition and social orientation of companies. The author's vision of the correlation and interrelation between the personnel and social policies is revealed through their general characteristics. Personnel and social policies are inextricably linked. Their aim is to increase productivity by narrowing the gap between the interests of the employees and the interests of the organization.


Author(s):  
Aishwarya S Patil ◽  

Advancement in nanotechnology in multidisciplinary areas of health, cosmetics, automotive, electronics, food and agriculture is established. The researchers started to study and debate the social and ethical aspects in terms of benefits and risks. The study of nanotechnology starts with the proper definition of its purpose and its scope. Since nanotechnology is at an emerging stage, the study of ethics is needed and society revolving around this technology has to grow. This study will help the growth and future predictions about nanotechnology and its implications which can then be communicated to a wider audience which will build confidence and will give them the right to choose. Acceptance of advanced technology by society is the very first milestone for a longer run.


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