ALLIANT HEALTH SYSTEMS : A VISION OF TOTAL QUALITY Alliant’s quest for quality is unequivocal when one reads what Jim Petersdorf had to say about the health care industry “To deliver value‚ hospitals would have to consider both cost and quality….” And what his successor‚ Rod Wolford said about TQM : “To make total quality management work‚ you need an overwhelming conviction that it is central to everything you do. I have this conviction…..” For a strategy to be accepted ‚ and to become successful
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Alliant Health Systems Alliant Health System: A Vision of Total Quality 1. Is Alliant’s strategy Sound? What does it have to do well to succeed? a. No strategy is totally sound. b. On paper‚ Alliant’s strategy would seem sound but‚ even though over the past five years they have made progress‚ Alliant has hit a few snags along the way that has prevented their strategy from becoming truly sound. i. They have only been able to lay down a foundation. c. Alliant is faced with “a culture and a climate
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under the supervision of Jim Petersdorf‚ developed a long range‚ corporate strategy that is Total Quality Management or TQM. As a not-for –profit organization‚ Alliant’s mission was to become “the leading provider of value-driven‚ superior quality health care in Louisville and the surrounding region.” According to Petersdorf‚ hospitals are escalating costs‚ using the excuse of providing quality. But in reality‚ quality is still questionable. In fact‚ in order to provide true value‚ hospitals would
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perfectly sound. There are some or other lacking points in every strategy. In case of alliants strategy‚ although they have made quite advancements but in last 5yrs they have hit a few unexpected obstacles and drawbacks that has staggered their progress. alliants were only been able to lay the base. The working of alliants was facing the problem of in cordiality to the total quality management philosophy. For alliants to eliminate the problem the quality process still needs a jumpstart ‚even the
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1. Who are the main players (name and position)? William D Harvey‚ Chairman and CEO of Alliant Energy Jamie Toledo‚ head of supplier diversity program- Alliant Energy 2. In what business or businesses and industry or industries is the company operating? Energy/Utility- Alliance provides electricity and natural gas service 3. What are the issues and problems facing the company? That diversity within the workforce and supplier base does not meet corporate core values and goals (to create
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questions/concerns and our collective responses: Case# 11802 – On 2/4/2016‚ Ms. Allen had a dentist appointment and DENCAP was not showing up. She called Harbor Health and was told she should have dental insurance because her premium was paid‚ but a spreadsheet which needed to be completed with her name had not been sent to DENCAP‚ so she had to cancel her appointment. Ms. Allen said she called DENCAP twice and DENCAP contacted Harbor Health but had not received a call back and no one addressed
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Health Cruises Case Read the Health Cruises Case and submit answers to the following questions. 1. What is the minimum number of passengers Health Cruises must sign up by November 20th to break even? [show your calculations] Considering that an average ticket price is $1500 and the cost per passenger is $200‚ each sold ticket generates $1‚300 of the positive cash flow. Since $295‚000 of the initial capital had been spent by November 14th‚ the following minimum number of passengers must
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4180 Organization and Management of Health Agencies INSTRUCTOR: LAWRENCE J. WALTERS‚ MHA‚ FACHE Item #4 on Assignments Tab HSA 4180 – Fall 2011; Case Study #4 **Your response to this case study is due 6PM 10/30/2011 Case Study #4 Managing Healthcare Professionals: Mini-Case Studies Respond to each of the scenarios below. Please label your mini-cases. Your response may be in a word document format or in a power point format. Cover all of the issues in each case you and use good writing and presentation
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Case Study On The Experience Of Health & Illness Introduction I will focus on the culture‚ and the service user ’s experience in my essay. The story will explain‚ and analyse the cultural meanings‚ in impacts‚ of a client ’ illness‚ or health condition. There are so many cultures in the United Kingdom‚ that function differently‚ and effectively‚ within their community; People have different values‚ beliefs‚ and ideas about nursing. This essay will be drawn from the observation‚ and interview
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1. What is the minimum number of passengers Health Cruises must sign up by November 20th to break even? [show your calculations] Fixed Cost = 220000+10000+65000 = 295000 Variable cost per passenger = 200 Revenue = 1500 per passenger X # of passengers (# of passengers = x) Revenue – Cost = Profit 1500x – (200x+295000) = 0 x = 226.92 rounded up to 227 passengers to break even 2. Should Health Cruises go ahead with the cruise since 200 people have signed up by November 14th?
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