It was a beautiful spring morning in Los Angeles. I awoke from an ambulance passing by and I realized I was late for work. When I was on my way to work‚ I saw more and more ambulances come hurdling passed me‚ wondering what is going on. When I got to my job as a female security guard for The Los Angeles County Prison there was no one new brought in. As I was waiting for new people to join our jail I was looking at the news with my feet propped on the desk‚ eating a salad and there is some type of
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The U.S. Department of Education is an agency set up by the federal government to establish policies and regulations for administrators‚ and coordinates many federal aids to education. It assists the president in executing his educational policies. The Department of Education purpose is to assist America’s student’s‚ and to make sure everyone has equal access to education. When congress passed the public law in 1979 creating the Department of Education it also declared these purposes; to strengthen
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Emergency Department Overload: Creating Positive Changes under Conflicting Circumstances Creating Change Within Organizations HCS 587 Emergency Department Overload: Creating Positive Changes under Conflicting Circumstances Every day in life‚ we face conflict and change; whether it is large in its impact or small. Generally‚ change is often perceived as something that is negative‚ or at least does not come with great ease. Many of us are creatures of habit‚ and it can be difficult to change
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References: • Healthcare Information Management Systems: Cases‚ Strategies and Solutions 3rd Edition - Marion J. Ball‚ Charlotte A. Weaver and Joan M. Kiel • http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9790339 The Department of Veterans Affairs ’ NSQIP: the first national‚ validated‚ outcome-based‚ risk-adjusted‚ and peer-controlled program for the measurement and enhancement of the quality of surgical care. National VA Surgical Quality Improvement Program. Khuri SF
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The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) mission is “to care for him who shall have borne the battle‚ and for his widow‚ and his orphan” (Abraham Lincoln) by assisting and honoring the United States Veterans (VA‚ 2015). The strategic planning areas mentioned in the book; the mission; vision; values; grand strategic objectives‚ specific organization‚ benchmarks‚ metrics‚ targets‚ goals and others are similar to the VA strategic planning. Because of the unique mission of the VA‚ some will not be adaptable
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The writer will discuss in this writing assignment how The Emergency Medical Treatment Act included problems with the possibility of complicating hospital compliance. The Emergency Act (EMTALA) is known as the federal law that has been and still is consistent with the knowledge that in an emergent situation in healthcare‚ patients have the right to health care service regardless of their financial status. The United States Congress in 1998 passed an act called EMTALA‚ that coincides with Consolidated
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communication systems we rely on to stay in touch with friends and family. The vitalization of critical infrastructure according to research and the” Department of Homeland Security‚ 2013” is the assets‚ systems‚ and networks‚ whether physical or virtual. It is so
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What are the positive and negative effects of communication in an organization? There is no denying the importance of communication in an organization‚ considering the fact that in an organization people belonging to different social and professional backgrounds come together to work for the same goals. "The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place." George Bernard Shaw This quote pretty much sums up the root cause of all conflicts in the workplace
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The emergency department is a fast paced‚ busy‚ and vital to the hospital and community. There are patients of all ages coming into the ED. Every patient that comes in has a different diagnosis. Patients have various medical problems‚ for example‚ one patient could have the flu and one patient could have just been cut free from a car. When multiple patients are coming in there must be a way to sort through all the ciaos. A triage nurse determines which patient is most important and gets the sent
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The Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs administers programs to aid Alabama’s military veterans and families‚ and provides free assistance and advocacy for Alabama veterans seeking benefits from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Alabama has a long history of caring for its military veterans‚ dating from the Civil War. In 1927 Alabama established the State Service Commission to assist veterans with claiming benefits and other services for which their military service made them eligible.
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