Avoiding readmission is financially feasible for the organization by lowering their healthcare spending. Congress enacted the Hospital Readmission Reduction Program under which Medicare penalizes hospitals for higher than expected rates of readmission. In 2015 CMS withheld 3 percent of reg reimbursement for hospitals having too many 30 day readmissions for HF. Heart failure accounts for more than 38 billion dollars of health care spending annually. More than 25% of pts hospitalized will be
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Parkland hospital is Dallas County’s public hospital and the primary teaching hospital for UT Southwestern Medical Center. It has been ranked as one of “America’s Best Hospitals” for 17 consecutive years by U.S. News & World Report. It is an imposing 2.5 million square feet‚ 17- story facility which opened the doors to its new facility in 2015. David Lopez is the chief operating officer (COO) for the Parkland organization‚ a position he has held since 2016. His academic background includes a Bachelor
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fact evident from a viewing of The General (Keaton‚ 1926)‚ ninety years on. His mastery over visual comedy: the physical nuances it exemplifies‚ coupled with the deadpan expressions that garnered him the nickname The Great Stone Face‚ are the driving forces behind his continuing appeal. In one of the very first scenes in the film‚ we see Keaton as Johnnie Gray walk up to the house of Annabelle Lee‚ one of the loves of his life – the other being his engine: The General – followed by two young boys. Completely
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Topic: Evolution of a fortune 500 company & link the concept covered in theme 1 & 2 with the management evolution of the selected company Fortune 500 Rank 15 - General Motors “A car for every purse and purpose" – Alfred P Sloan Jr‚ Former President & CEO General Motors. General Motors‚ one of the world’s largest automakers‚ traces its roots back to 1908. With its global headquarters in Detroit‚ GM employs 205‚000 people in every major region of the world and does business in some 157
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The article is about how Attorney General Ken Paxton was indicted and how his future looks bleak. The article talks about how Governor Rick Perry was indicted last year and how he came out looking like a hero. The same thing Attorney General Ken Paxton tried to do but it didn’t work out so well for him. Rick Perry was Indicted because he vetoed funding for the Public Integrity Unit ‚yet people had a different reaction for Rick Perry then for Ken Paxton. Rick Perry was cheered and all Ken Paxton
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Effects of hospital-acquired infections in public hospitals of low-income countries Hospital-acquired or nosocomial or healthcare associated infections (HAIs) are those which are transmitted to the patients during their treatment in a hospital or any other healthcare facility but which are not present or incubating before admission (Bagheri Nejad‚ Allegranzi‚ Syed‚ Ellis‚ & Pittet‚ 2011). Patients in low-income countries mostly depend on the public hospitals for their treatment‚ whereas public hospitals
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comes a difference between an attack and a massacre. General Reginald Dyer however‚ was unaware of these lines that could be crossed. The day in question was April 13th‚ 1919. A Sunday. It was in the public garden known as Jallianwala Bagh‚ in Amritsar India. The 13th was the day of the Sikh Baisakhi Festival‚ where thousands of people gathered to celebrate. However‚ a few days prior‚ Amritsar was put under martial law‚ where from there‚ General Dyer banned all meetings and gatherings in the city
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(Part A) Veterinary hospital. The purpose of a veterinary hospital is to provide basic medical help to animals‚ such as vaccinations and medications. They also perform surgeries and provide first aid for injured animals. (Part B) Solar power is not an entirely reliable source of power as it relies on the availability of the sun‚ however‚ using solar power to run some of the smaller‚ non-essential items would reduce the use of electricity generated by fossil fuels. Solar panels can be installed on
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emotionally to discard this proposal by taking help of an equally heartless financial jargon of profit-margins and return on capital employed? Or would you take a step forward and approach this problem the right way rather than the easy way. Arvind Eye Hospitals‚ since their inception‚ have proven time and again‚ year-after-year‚ that a business that deals in miracles like this can be self-sustainable - if you have the right sentiments‚ intentions‚ vision and the sincerity to cater to the base of the pyramid
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Hospitals often elicit surprising emotions from incoming patients; feelings of dread‚ mortality‚ and a loss of control. These emotions come contrary to the goal of a hospital: to heal‚ to help‚ and to provide a general sense of positivity. Of course the former emotions are valid‚ but they are seemingly over-dramatic with the goal of a hospital kept in mind. The author of this account carefully crafts his writing using diction‚ strong details‚ and a specific tone‚ to paint his hospital visit in a
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