establishing goals for the future (Buchbinder & Shanks‚ 2012‚ p. 78). A strategic plan is a process by which managers develop a carefully devised plan of action to achieve the goals of the organization. For example the mission of the Community South Medical Center is to enhance their health services for the population it serves. Essentially since the organization mission is to enhance their health care services to the population it services then the strategic planning should support the fulfillment
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Community South Medical Center HCA340: Managing in Health & Human Services Instructor April 1‚ 2013 Community South Medical Center Strategic plans are critical to any business field including the health care field. However‚ the health care industry is constantly changing and strategies need to adjust with those industry changes. This is the only way for the health care business to keep competitive in the health care field. Strategic planning is the process of identifying a desired
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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Lorma Medical Center is the largest private hospital in Region 1. Since it was launched in 1934‚ it has set the standard for quality care‚ cleanliness‚ specialization and technology and it is one of the leading Medical Centers of the North. Lorma Hospital was founded by Dr. & Mrs. Rufino N. Macagba‚ Sr.‚ both physicians. The name LORMA stands for their family names: LOR-enzana‚ the maiden name of Dr. Crispina Macagba and MA-cagba. The hospital began admitting patients
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“Community Health Center or Health Center: An outpatient clinic that receives grant funds from the federal government through §330 of the Public Health Service Act (PHSA).”(Taylor‚ Jessamy) Federally funded Community Health Centers began in the 1960’s as part of the Office of Economic Opportunity‚ to reach the regions of the United States that were medically underserved and to promote community “empowerment.” Formally operated under the Department of Health‚ Education‚ and Welfare‚ it is now
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Regional Medical Center (WFRMC)‚ a large-for-profit hospital. This facility is located in Pensacola‚ an area with intense competition and tons of services. He is evaluating a continuous quality (CQI) program that the hospital has implemented in order to address issues of improvement in outcomes. WFRMC also owns and operates an off-site psychiatric facility with 89 beds and the 58 bed Rehabilitation Institute of West Florida. WFRMC is currently in the process of constructing their new cancer center. WFRMC
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HEALTH SERVICES OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT. CLASS 6500:482/582:801 ------------------------------------------------- MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER CASE ANALYSIS - 01/31/2013 1- Why does Elaine Brennan need to develop a new strategy now? A great manager will be the one who is able to examine the environment‚ determine opportunities and threats‚ plan accordingly‚ implement the plans and evaluate the results of his planning on frequent basis to add more value to what his/her organization is built
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Alexian Brothers Medical Center - AlexiCare DeVry University Alexian Brothers Medical Center - AlexiCare Alexian Brothers Medical Center is located in Elk Grove Village‚ IL‚ a northwest suburb of Chicago‚ IL. They are a 387-bed acute care hospital‚ with more than 900 physicians on staff‚ representing more than 80 medical and surgical specialties. They treat more than 18‚000 patients annually. Instead of purchasing an existing EHR system‚ they opted to create their own‚ AlexiCare‚ to assist with
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Every community isn’t perfect. Some communities are nice looking and some that are not so nice looking. Communities are groups of people who live in the same area or have similar personalties. There are communities that need work and they are some that need things for kids too. Neighborhoods need improvements to their area safe and give kids something to do. Having a community center could help improve communities. Having a community center can teach kids respect and responsibility. It can teach
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In this case we looked at data from a long-term study of individuals 65 years of age or older‚ sociologists and physicians at the Wentworth Medical Center in upstate New York investigated the relationship between geographic location and depression. A sample of 60 individuals‚ all in reasonably good health‚ was selected; 20 were residents of Florida‚ 20 were residents of New York‚ and 20 were residents of North Carolina. From the data collected we could know that the higher test scores indicate
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SWOT Analysis. A SWOT Analysis is a tool that identifies the strengths‚ weaknesses‚ opportunities and threats of an organization. This basic‚ straightforward model assesses what an organization can and cannot do as well as its potential opportunities and threats. The method of the SWOT analysis is to take the information from an environmental analysis and separate it into internal (strengths and weaknesses) and external issues (opportunities and threats). Once it is completed‚ SWOT analysis
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