YOU WERE LOOKING FOR :New Performance Measure for Hospitals
Essays 1201 - 1230
HMOs now are listed as the responsible parties for 97 percent of all Americans who have insurance coverage and are not covered thr...
of the market (Christensen, Bohmer and Kenagy, 2000). The area of disruptive technology is the same one through which personal co...
to the fact that it placed requirements on HMOs that were not in place on indemnity carriers, it actually served to reduce the abi...
employers are increasing employees portion of premium payments or ceasing to contribute anything at all. Many employers have ceas...
processed, but also in terms of the culture where employees feel appreciated. They are paid more than the average wage, on top of ...
All of the results of this reengineering, however, were not as positive. The process had not taken into consideration the fact th...
litigious society where health care workers and institutions are open and easy targets, this dearth of lawsuits reported in The Ne...
ineffective - organizational structure on the organizations ability to function at optimal levels has been known literally for dec...
occur in an EMS vehicle in the summer months (McElroy, 2002). Such degradation can occur with no visible changes to the medicatio...
instruments not trustworthy? This is just another meaningless slogan, a cousin of zero defects" (Deming, 1986; p. 66). The...
its founding in the late 18th century, the United States has opened its borders to people from a variety of countries and cultures...
100 percent and also to create a neighborhood health and daycare facility. Another proposal is the creation of a preventative diag...
provide the physician interface. Beyond these duties are the operational and administrative duties required in this type of facil...
environment. That open system "interacts with internal and external stressors and is in a state of constant change, moving toward...
therefore, highly desirable to have a variety of types of LTC settings. Furthermore, alternatives to institutionalized care can o...
completing the ranges of study required to attain the licensing level each holds. Aides are not licensed individuals and may or m...
parameters of his perspective and goals, and, specifically, refers to the unique orientation of nursing. "Nurses encounter patient...
wrong leg amputated. Ben Kolb was eight years old when he died during "minor" surgery due to a drug mix-up. These horrific cases t...
to improving standards of public health, noting that the infant mortality rate was reduced significantly between 1980 and 1993, an...
(Fawcett, 1995). Application of either model rests in large part on the appropriateness and completeness of nurse documentation (...
This paper concerns three aspects of policy that pertains to Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) in Boston. Three pages in length, ...
This research paper/essay pertains to a hospital improvement project that involved medication administration and involved the DMAI...
Hospital readmissions of patients is upsetting to patients and families, especially when that readmission occurs within 30 days of...
This paper is made up of three sections, with each section pertaining to a significant hospital administration issue. These topics...
Discusses the process of enterprise resource planning (ERP) in a hospital setting. Issues discussed include implementation and get...
Hospital chaplains are an essential part of the health team because he or she is the only one with the education and training to m...
data needing a broad bandwidth, but also the need for security as patient files are confidential and security measures are not onl...
either to reduce benefits or require employees to pay a greater share of the costs of their health care insurance premiums. Risin...
the FTCs complaint is true, "alleging that the systems three hospitals extracted huge price increases from payers after the deal a...
a serious or highly unusual medical problem, a hospital devoted to the care of patients with similar conditions may be preferred. ...