Case Analysis Veterans Health Administration: NSQIP Program Lora K. Jackson Keller Graduate School of Management IS66 July 16‚ 2011 Case Analysis - Veterans Health Administration: NSQIP Program Purpose of Study “The Veterans Health Administration: NSQIP Program” (Ball‚ Weaver‚ Kiel; 2004) was a physician-driven comparison study initiated by senior surgeons between 1991 and 1997‚ in which mortality and morbidity rates were “risk adjusted and compared to observed-to-expected ratios”
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1. What was VHA’s approach to its NSQIP program? The VHA ’s NSQIP includes the following components: • An annual report prepared for the chief of surgery of each medical center‚ comparing local outcomes with those of other (anonymous) VA hospitals and to the performance of all VA hospitals combined. • An annual performance evaluation by an executive committee that communicates praise or concerns about high- and low-performing centers. • The provision of self-assessment tools
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The enactment of the California Senate Bill 277 (SB 277) set new tough laws in order to protect California residents from a number of infectious diseases. Although all states required vaccinations for children before they could enroll into school‚ many states like California allowed religious and personal exemptions (LOBO‚ 2016). It was the infamous measles outbreak in California’s DisneyLand park that solidified the urgency to protect not only the most vulnerable members of society‚ but also other
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Most veterans are using Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and relying on no-VHA providers as well‚ because of poor quality and access to the care. The dual usage makes difficult for VHA to ensure continuity of care‚ however‚ veterans in the majority of cases how no choice other than seek to help outside the VHA. As results of lingering concerns about inequities in access to quality‚ the VHA system now is under major media and political scrutiny. The article stated‚ “about 636‚000 veterans across
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seen and treated through their facilities. We see brave Americans risking their life and limbs to defend this country only to return home to a flawed healthcare system. Since the beginning of the Second Gulf War‚ the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) has seen a surge of veterans coming in to seek help physically‚ and mentally. Even with the startup of the crisis hotline‚ a 24-hour support line‚ 22 veterans are committing suicide each day across the states. I want to find out if the crisis line
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CASE STUDY PUBLICIS GROUPE 2009: TOWARD A DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION BY: GENERATION D I. Executive Summary Publicis Group has always been one of the leaders in the advertising and communications sector‚ they have managed to remain competitive by anticipating in the environmental changes and trends and by trying to transform every threat to an opportunity‚ nevertheless their mission is to remain “a world leader in sustainable value creation though imaginative ideas and connections.” Drastic
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Fakulti Sains Komputer & Matematik Faculty of Computer & Mathematical Sciences ASSIGNMENT 1 IT PROJECT MANAGEMENT Program Code :CS2245A Course Code : ITS510 Student Name : UMI ABIHA BT ZUBER : ENGKU NABILA SYAQIRAH : NURUL AIDA BT ARIFIN : NURSYAHIRATUL AKMA BT ABD MULOP Prepared for Lecturer: DR NORJANSALIKA JANOM A. Introduction Eagle express is a bus transportation
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Strategy: Issues and Practice Second Edition Mini-Cases © 2012 Pearson Education‚ Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall Delivering Business Value with IT at Hefty Hardware 1. 2. © 2012 How effective is the partnership between IT and the business at Hefty Hardware? Identify the shortcomings of both IT and the business Create a plan for how IT and the business can work collaboratively to deliver the Savvy Store program successfully Mini-cases-2 Investing in TUFS 1. What went wrong with the
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The firm‟s goals and objectives The purpose of strategy • • • • • Our Approach Lecture – this is where we develop the idea Reading – this is where we study the material Research – this is where we investigate Writing – this is where we test knowledge Analysis – this is where we test our knowledge Copyright Dr. Sean D. Jasso Copyright Dr. Sean D. Jasso Guiding Questions What is our competitive landscape Analyzing the marketing environment How do we get into our customer‟s mind Marketing
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out of control : burning off grasslands or heather moorland gets out of hand. Mechanic al Trains can create sparks from electric connectors‚ friction & sparks Wildfire Human (accidental) causes Causes of Wildfires Mechanical causes Example / Case-Study : In the Canary Islands forest fires were started in 2007 after a town festival ended with a firework display. In the south of France‚ the army started a forest fire when they practised artillery shelling during the hot‚ dry summer. Possible
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