Dr. James is a consultant and specialist in Surgery at Mercy Hospital. The interview took place at his office in Mercy Hospital. The interview focused on his career‚ why he chose the field of medicine‚ various challenges experienced in his career‚ his day to day activities and how he dealt with emergencies and stress due to the workload. Why did you choose to be a doctor? Dr. James chose a career in medicine because he wanted to help ailing people. He grew up in a village where access to medical
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BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION HOSPITAL CASE Names & student numbers Marit de Hoog Peter Kock // 1665849 Rolf van Moergastel // 1563838 Class IB09 1 1. Modeling process. Model the described process with the activities in the care chain. Draw only the process of the hospital and describe how the process is linked with the pharmacist‚ the GP and the health insurance. Specify in the process diagram of the hospital the subprocesses
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of Shouldice hospital from experiential marketing‚ brand loyalty‚ providing a memorable experience‚ the importance of good word of mouth advertising‚ to focus and using one’s competitive advantage to such an extent that although people might try to copy it‚ there are slim chances of them getting it right. Shouldice hospital is marketing a well-developed‚ focused service delivery system‚ it is providing an experience. Core Competency Dr. Earle Shouldice who founded the hospital started this operation
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Safety Issues: Similarities‚ Differences Exist Among Small and Large Hospital Comment Email Print RSS News Widget ShareThis Heather Comak‚ April 20‚ 2009 Although the general principles of what goes into creating a culture of safety are the same at small and large hospitals‚ both types of facilities face different hurdles when addressing the topic. "I think that there is not a substantive distinction‚" says Jennifer Lundblad‚ PhD‚ MBA‚ CEO of Stratis Health in Bloomington‚ MN‚ about
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Amt2 In: Business and Management Amt2 Community Health Needs Assessment On March 23‚ 2012 it became a requirement for all hospital organizations operating a state-licensed hospital facility to compete a community health needs assessment (CHNA) at least every three years. The report must include a description of the community the hospital serves‚ the process and methods used to complete the assessment‚ input from persons representing the interest of the community‚ a prioritized description
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analyzing the number of hospital beds per 1k population in Florida and trying to come up with some interesting findings which will help com-paring Florida with rest of the US and if possible will lead to a predictive model showing how different driving factors are related with the number of hospital beds per 1k population in Florida. Summary Statistics and Explanation • Number of hospital beds per 1k population has been calculated taking the ratio of Total number of hospital beds in a country to the
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Blake Memorial Hospital in Marksville recently hired Bruce Reid as their new CEO. The hospital and its clinics are not generating enough income. The hospital’s costs is rising‚ the quality of care is declining and is not generating enough revenue to cover the expenses. Bruce Reid was given a $70 million budget to improve the financial health of Blake Memorial and improve the quality of healthcare services. He was allowed only less than a week to finalize the budget and present it to the board members
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Due to a patient near fatal accident‚ the children’s hospital and clinics were looking for any effort to provide a safety patient culture. Julie Morath was hired in 1999 to improve hospital operations; she wanted to make Safety the top priority of the hospital. Julie Morath directed and begun setting up the Patient Safety Initiative at Children’s Hospital and Clinics by making employees obtain the mindset of safety and building a culture. The key steps to her patient safety initiative were the
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shock from the speed and lack of noise of American cars‚ to the short tempered cab driver that threatens him with a gun (Verghese‚ 2009‚ p.464). Marion was familiar with the Missing Hospital in Africa‚ and nearly oblivious to the fact that Our Lady of Perpetual Succour was understaffed and poor compared to other hospitals (Verghese‚ 2009‚ p. 467). However‚ Marion seemed to truly enjoy the long hours of caring for patient’s that Missing wouldn’t have been able to treat despite the vast amount of crime
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New York Presbyterian Hospital‚ like many medical facilities‚ found it needed to have information flow freely. Information is gathered from the moment the patient is admitted in the hospital until discharge. This information needs to be accessible to all interested parties that come in contact with the patient. The survey pointed out that both the physician and the nursing staff needs to know certain patient specific information. Lab results and other test results are cited by both the physician
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