Operations Management Shouldice Hospital January‚ 2013 Table of Contents Executive Summary ....................................................................................................................3 Scope .................................................................................................................................................. 3 Analysis ......................................................................................................................
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a vocation –This is a club –Focused How Successful is Shouldice Hospital? • 140‚000 highly satisfied “Alumni”(past patients) • 1‚200 backlog of scheduled operations • Demand appears to expand with supply • Superior quality Shouldice Method of Hernia operation imitated by competitor • Low recurrence rate‚ 0.80% vs 10% • High degree of employee satisfaction Cost Comparison: Shouldices vs. Other Hospitals Shouldice Costs of typical operations $954 (p9) Transportation $200-600 Time Lost from
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Liver cells became inflamed Liver cells became inflamed Inflammation of the lining of the stomach (gastritis) Inflammation of the lining of the stomach (gastritis) Contributing factors for hiatal hernia * Farmer (heavy lifting or bending) * smoking Contributing factors for hiatal hernia * Farmer (heavy lifting or bending) * smoking Ampicillin Causes chronic active gastritis Defect in gastrin regulation Increased acid H. pylori responses to increased gastrin
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hospital offers an enriched and comfortable experience for patients accepted into the program for hernia operations. As soon as they arrive at the hospital they are interacted with very closely. Administrators and surgeons spend time with their patients prior to the operation to ensure that their needs are met and that their stay at Shouldice is a comfortable and successful one. After a normal hernia operation at a hospital or another institution‚ patients are encouraged to check out‚ whereas Shouldice
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is hiatal hernia. 12. The medical term for indigestion is dyspepsia. 13. The medical term for inflammation of the stomach is gastritis. 14. The medical term for accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity is ascites. 15. A chronic‚ progressive liver disease resulting from hepatic cell failure is: cirrhosis 16. Which is a segment of the large intestine cecum 17. A protrusion of a loop of the small intestine through the abdominal wall in the groin region is a(n): inguinal hernia. 18. A patient’s
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1. I do think Roberta W. is committing suicide because she is trying to kill herself. Definition of suicide is “intentionally kill oneself” and that is what Roberta W. is trying to do to herself. Killing herself is not the best thing for her to do; I know she been suffering a lot for the past years but ending her life just like that is not the right thing to do. A lot of people who has Roberta W. problem try so hard to survive and for her to refuse all hydration just so she can end her life is
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Part A 1. Discuss two differences between inpatient and outpatient coding. Outpatient coding is much less complicated than inpatient coding. First‚ outpatient coding is limited to a length of stay less than 24 hours whereas inpatient stays are longer due to the intensity of services. Second‚ for outpatient services‚ physicians are paid using CPT/HCPCS codes‚ whereas‚ hospitals are paid for their hospitality using a complex formula (MS-DRG) because of housing‚ feeding and nurturing the patient
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Barrett’s oesophagus The oesophagus is the muscular tube or gullet that connects the oral cavity to the stomach. Food passes through the oesophagus‚ which is normally lined in the inner wall by flat cells. People who have a condition called Barrett’s oesophagus (also spelled Barrett’s esophagus) have abnormal cells lining the lower gullet. This is caused by chronic reflux of stomach acids into the oesophagus. Affected individuals have an increased likelihood of developing cancer in the oesophagus
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resulting in lower cost‚ higher quality service for its patients‚ and better pay for and loyalty from its employees. Specializing in external abdominal hernias‚ Shouldice doctors execute the “Shouldice Technique” developed by founder Dr. Edward Earle Shouldice. This precise technique has resulted in early ambulation
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plastic surgery goes this far back‚ the abdominoplasty procedure came about in the late 19th century. The first tummy tuck procedures were innovated to help with massive umbilical hernias which also involved an extremely large abdominal pannus or skin flap. The skin flap was removed to facilitate repairing of the umbilical hernias. The beneficial effects of the removal of the abdominal pannus to the appearance of the patient quickly caught on as did other forms of body contouring which became quite popular
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