By Steven Malik Shelton The Blackstone Group is a private equity firm that acquired a majority equity stake in Vanguard Health Systems with a $1.75 billion dollar investment in 2004. According to Josh Kosman‚ business reporter for the New York Post‚ private equity firms purchase businesses through leveraged buy-outs in which the majority of the money for the acquisition comes
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Kristine Kim CPSP119F 11 February 2013 This case study focused on the millions of deaths caused by diarrheal disease in Egypt. It was recorded that in 1977‚ was found that in Egypt this disease was the cause of half of all infant deaths. Diarrheal disease results in dehydration which greatly contributes to those high mortality rates. The National Control of Diarrheal Disease Project of Egypt was created to promote the usage of oral rehydration salts which can reverse dehydration. This program
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1. Introduction: For this project we were given the task of solving the simplified problem of the Vacuum cleaning robot that was introduced in the book “An introduction to MultiAgent Systems” by Michael Wooldridge. We were given a few tasks to complete using the model checking tool Uppaal. Uppaal allows us to create models of our problems with data types and function calls. That way we can validate and verify various queries and solve complex tasks with minimum effort. 2. Problem Description: Wooldridge
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1. The two main focuses for Cisco‚ specifically related to the Viking‚ were offering the lowest possible cost in combination with innovative‚ high-end technological advancements. Cisco believed they would be capable of achieving these goals by outsourcing manufacturing processes to partners who would take responsibility for components planning and procurement‚ order scheduling‚ designing manufacturing processes‚ and overall supply chain management. Cisco would be freed up to add value by focusing
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context of health and social care in relation to a particular health issue. The approaches and intervention strategies that needed to support the individuals with specific needs and evaluation of services and systems for supporting such individuals is the main part of the report. For this‚ the case study of Ahmed and his family is used. Ahmed is the 15-year-old British Pakistani that is suffering from the problem of cerebral palsy. Moreover‚ the parents are also suffering from health problems as
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Question: 1. In the case study‚ we referred to the systems being developed and used as decision support systems. However‚ we also identified various artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. How can a decision support system incorporate and use AI technologies such as pattern recognition? Answer: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) tools and techniques can aid in the diagnosis of disease states and assessment of treatment outcomes‚ so AI can be used by a decision support system as pattern recognition
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1. What is the purpose of HCAHPS and why was initiated? What goals have shaped the survey? (Please use your own words rather than direct quote)? The Hospital Consumer Assessment of Health Care Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) is a patient satisfaction survey that is required by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to all adults who receive inpatient care‚ excluding psychiatric patients. HCAHPS is the voice of the patient regarding his or her perception of the care provided while
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Case Name: Community Health Systems I. Mission The Health Care System of Opportunity: Community Health’s System is committed to “building a network of thriving hospitals vital to the residents and economic development of the communities served.” They go on to say that they have assisted community hospitals with problems and challenges they typically face such as a lack of capital‚ difficulty hiring physicians‚ and retaining management with a high amount of experience and expertise. In addition
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1. Describe how some of the changes in the health services delivery system have led to a decline in hospital inpatient days and a growth in ambulatory services. • Two of the main factors that have led to decrease in hospital inpatient days and a growth in ambulatory services are Medicare reimbursement and cost-saving efforts of managed care. Medicare instituted PPS for reimbursing hospitals in the mid 1980s. PPS repayment based on DRGs gives fixed case-based payment to hospitals. Therefore‚ hospitals
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Program Evaluation Final Johannes Kieding Simmons School for Social Work Program Evaluation Final Introduction and Background The Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) is one of the academic teaching hospitals of Harvard and Tufts Medical Schools. The hospital has many different departments‚ including primary care clinics‚ inpatient psychiatry‚ outpatient psychiatry‚ as well as specialty clinics such as the Latino‚ Haitian‚ Portuguese‚ and the Asian linguistic teams. The CHA has three main locations:
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