Virginia Mason Medical Center Case 1. What is Gary Kaplan trying to achieve at Virginia Mason? Dr. Gary Kaplan was trying to achieve change at Virginia Mason. He envisioned the transformation of Virginia Mason Medical Center into the quality leader in health care and sought to lead the organization toward this vision. When Dr. Kaplan joined VMMC what attracted him to the medical field was a collaborative team approach and Virginia Masons’ unique culture that was created in the early 1900’s
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A NOT-FOR-PROFIT MEDICAL RESEARCH MINI-REPORT Written by: PAUL NCHARAM STUDENT ID: 200348962 PROGRAM: INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS ENGINEERING (M.Eng) Submitted to: Dr. Hussameldin Ibrahim (Assoc. prof)
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Project Progress Report The City of Fort Washington – Teal Medical Center Project TPC‚ Inc. November 27‚ 2013 PMAN 600‚ 9040‚ Fall 2013 Leah Amare Jacqueline Drafts Seth Miller Richard Shaw Patricia Wilburg Turnitin / Originality score 21% Change History Date changed Change details Reason for change (if applicable) Responsible for change September 19‚ 2013 Added multi-weighted scoring model Added description Seth Miller September 24‚ 2013 Modified SOW. Revised based on instructor
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MEMORANDUM TO: Dr. Spencer Foreman FROM: SUBJECT: Montefiore Medical Center Analysis DATE: May 5‚ 2011 Background: Montefiore Medical Center (MMC)‚ developed from the consolidation of two hospitals in the Bronx‚ New York‚ consists of two acute care hospitals‚ 31 primary care centers‚ a home care agency‚ and a physician/medical joint venture with an annual operating budget of over $1 billion. By 1995‚ from a combination of lower payment arrangements‚ increased competition‚ and unsatisfied
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created its own 2020 vision that focuses on patient satisfaction in order to improve operations and service requirements at the medical center. However‚ AUBMC faced several issues that left the patient unsatisfied with the service‚ one of which was its transport within the medical center. Patient transport is one of the most important parts in medical centers and is essential for an efficient and successful function of all departments. It plays a major role in the patients’ judgment of
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During the clinical rotation to Southeastern Medical Oncology Center observations were made concerning cancer patients‚ their treatments‚ nursing care‚ education and special procedures while handling their medications. Upon entry of the treatment facility reclining chairs were lined up along the wall from one side of the room to the other. Each chair had its own television and headphones. Refreshments such as beverages and chips for the patients were near the door along‚ with the scale for weighing
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4AA3 Union Medical Center April 2‚ 2015 Richard Veller‚ the new CFO for Union Medical Center‚ began to change the operations of their management. Richard Veller looked to change UMC to an industrial system‚ which meant that the hospital would view cases as products. Just like any ordinary business‚ these products would have cost objects and would require an accounting system. In order to allocate costs appropriately‚ UMC was required to organize their cases into Diagnosis Related Groups
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HISTORY AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION Patient Name: Adela Torres Patient ID: 132463 Date of Admission: 6/22/2013 Admitting Physician: Leon Medina‚ MD‚ Internal Medicine Admitting Diagnoses: Stomatitis‚ possibly methotrexate related. Chief Complaint: Swelling of lips causing difficulty swallowing. HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS: This patient is a 57-year-old Cuban woman with a long history of rheumatoid arthritis. She has received methotrexate on a weekly basis as an outpatient
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During my time at Hillcrest‚ I have learned a lot about myself in many ways. I saw some good outcomes of working with people and about other organizations around. Working with people that are not the same mindset as fellow social workers made it difficult but I made it through. That it self-taught me that nothing can keep me from making the best out of the situation. At Hillcrest‚ I worked hard on every task that I was given‚ either it is clean an apartment‚ take out expired food out of the
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May 5‚ 2010‚ my brother‚ dad‚ and I are waiting in a lobby of the Anaheim Regional Medical Center. It’s a cold morning having to wake up early to go see my sister Liz at the doctor‚ considering the fact we weren’t even allowed to see her yet‚ and having to sit and just wait to get some sort of news from my mom who was allowed to go up and see my sister. I stand to walk around as my dad asks me “What are you doing”? “ I can’t wait and I am really hungry‚ how much longer is going to be till we can
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