Running head: WHAT MAKES A TOP 100 HOSPITAL? 1 What Makes a Top 100 Hospital? A Review of Hill Country Memorial Hospital Jane Doe DeVry University Author Note This paper was prepared for HSM 310‚ Introduction to Health Services Management‚ taught by Professor Klense. WHAT MAKES A TOP 100 HOSPITAL? 2 Abstract The competition in healthcare is growing‚ and with good reason. There is a greater demand as our population
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THE UF Health Shands Hospital employ a tracking system to ensure that quality measures are in place to monitor outcomes in patient care. In 2013‚ Shands hospital was recognized as one of the top performers on key quality measures by the Joint Commission (UFHealth‚ 2016). This designation was based on the ability of the hospital to demonstrate improved performance on evidence-based interventions that increased the chances of healthy outcomes for patients with certain conditions‚ including
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like multi-hospital health systems‚ stand-alone hospitals‚ large medical groups‚ small independent physician group practices‚
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Contracting Specialist position is a single point of failure for Naval Hospital Bremerton and does not have a secondary backup for continuity. In order to maintain “Highly Reliable” contract business practices‚ audit readiness‚ inspection readiness and achievement of above par metrics‚ it is essential that the Contract Specialist position should be funded‚ preventing any contract lapse‚ delays or impediment involving hospital operations or patient care. - The incumbent in this position provides
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The Case of the Unhealthy Hospital Anthony R. Kovner Harvard Business Review No. 91506 SEPTEMBER–OCTOBER 1991 HBR Anthony R. Kovner The Case of the Unhealthy Hospital Bruce Reid‚ Blake Memorial Hospital’s new CEO‚ rubbed his eyes and looked again at the 1992 budget worksheet. The more he played with the figures‚ the more pessimistic he became. Blake Memorial’s financial health was not good; it suffered from rising costs‚ static revenue‚ and declining quality of care. When the
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Northern Lights Limited James Slater‚ Vice President Sales and Marketing of Northern Lights Limited (“NLL”) stared at his computer screen in heightened disbelief. What had grabbed his attention was an email outlining a unique request from a long-standing and important customer‚ Amtron Pvt Ltd (“APL”). The email strongly suggested that NLL participate in sponsoring a portion of the company’s annual sales meeting (see exhibit 1). A recent MBA‚ James had been brought into the company with the specific
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Hospital Supply Inc.: A quantitative analysis I. Introduction: Hospital Supply‚Inc.‚produced hydraulic hoists that were used by hospitals to move bedridden patients. The costs of manufacturing and marketing hydraulic hoists at the company’s normal volume of 3‚000 units per month are shown in Exhibit 1. EXHIBIT 1: Cost per unit for hydraulic hoists Unit manufacturing costs: Variable materials $550 Variable labor 825 Variable overhead 420
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The Problem of Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria in Hospitals. Introduction Antibiotic resistant bacteria are bacteria who can survive after exposure to one or more antibiotics. Some bacteria present today can even be resistant to multiple antibiotics and these are sometimes referred to by the name Multidrug resistant (MDR). Today many clinically important bacteria are MDR’s and this is a direct result of past decades of antimicrobial use and misuse. If an infection results from this sort of resistant
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The New York and Presbyterian Hospital (NYP) is a leading provider of inpatient‚ ambulatory‚ and preventive care services in and around New York City. NYP is one of the nation’s largest health care facility that has over 2 million patient visits‚ about 15‚000 births‚ and processes over 310‚000 emergency room patients every year. This hospital‚ ranked #1 by U.S. News and World Report‚ has six campuses‚ including two that are affiliated with medical schools. NYP has approximately 2‚600 beds and employs
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I chose UF Health Shands hospital in Gainesville‚ Fl as my healthcare setting. To give some background‚ with a combined 996 licensed beds ‚UF Health Shands hospital in Gainesville‚ Fl include UF Health Shands Children’s hospital‚ UF Health Shands Cancer hospital‚etc. The missions that the hospital upholds are patient care‚ research‚ education‚ and community service. Their values are centered around accountability‚ diversity‚ excellence‚ innovation‚ integrity‚ teamwork‚ and trust. The overall goal
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