Organizational Systems and Quality Leadership Western Governors University Nursing-sensitive indicators are defined by the American Nurses Association as indicators that “reflect the structure‚ process and outcomes of nursing care. The structure of nursing care is indicated by the supply of nursing staff‚ the skill level of the nursing staff‚ and the education/certification of nursing staff” (ANA‚ 2015). These indicators are outcomes that increase the quality and safety in patient
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The Expansion of a Residency Program in the Waco VA Hospital By expanding the residency program already in place‚ the amount of patients seen could well cover the amount of people needing care. Cost The addition of 5 faculty would incur an additional $900‚000 for salary. However‚ residents are only paid around $65‚000 and work upwards of 80 hours a week. So the total cost for the addition of 50 residents would be around $3.25 million‚ however Medicare appropriates funds to help educate residents
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Header: “What Makes a Top 100 Hospital” “What Makes a Top 100 Hospital?” Devry University Health Services Management 310 Introduction The Washington Hospital in Washington‚ Pennsylvania was one of the hospitals to make the top 100 list. The Washington Hospital is very successful not- for- profit community hospital because it helps out its community and provides a wide variety of jobs to the surrounding cities. The hospitals mission statement is “To provide
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Situation Analysis-Peace Memorial Hospital Peace Memorial Hospital is a 600-bed‚ independent‚ not-for-profit‚ general hospital located on the southern periphery of a major western city. It is one of six general hospitals in the city and twenty in the county. After doing much research‚ the Board of Directors has decided that they should open an ambulatory location in the downtown area‚ to be known as the Downtown Health Clinic (DHC). The clinic will have 4 major objectives: “1. To expand the hospital’s
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DRAFT Indian Public Health Standards (IPHS) For 51 to 100 Bedded Sub-District/Sub-Divisional Hospitals GUIDELINES (January 2007) Directorate General of Health Services Ministry of Health & Family Welfare Government of India 1 Contents 1. Introduction 2. Objectives of IPHS for Sub-District Hospitals 3. Definition of Sub-District Hospital 4. Grading of Sub-District Hospital 5. Functions 6. Essential Services 7. Physical Infrastructure 8. Manpower 9. Equipment 10. Laboratory Services 11. Recommended
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In Carol Taylor’s 1970 book In Horizontal Orbit: Hospitals and the Cult of Efficiency‚ it is argued that the built environment of a hospital has the ability to define a hospital inhabitant’s personhood. "The hospital takes custody of the patient’s person‚ arranges to charge the patient for services rendered . . .sees to it that the patient is cared for and fed . . . and schedules the patient’s journeys to and from machines that will be used to diagnose and treat him." Reference - double click to
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Today‚ community hospital becomes a fast-paced environment. The growing number of consumers‚ including the median age from 40 to 41 years old in the American health care system; the community hospital strategic management is a fender-bender with the country economy and politic. In the same vein‚ the Patient protection and Affordable Care Act expansion of health care of many New Jersey’s people have allowed some things that were limited. People with a pre-existing condition and the children who remain
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charities is The Shriners Hospital for children. They are a charitable organization‚ and their 22 hospitals are completely free to patients. According to their website‚ their vision is to “Become the best at transforming children’s lives by providing exceptional healthcare through innovative research‚ in a patient and family centered environment.” They are dedicated to improving the lives of children and families in need through medical and financial backing (Shriners Hospitals for Children). It’s hard
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1. What are the physicians trying to accomplish through buying the same EHR product at their hospital? What are the pros and cons? The Physicians are trying to accomplish a way to make it easier to get all of the patient’s records when they are needed. The benefits of buying the same EHR product are that they can write orders from their practices for patients who are in the hospital. The other benefit is that if there is an emergency or the physician is covering the emergency room they will be
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long-term acute care hospital‚ and it’s a truly unique combination of hospital and nursing home. The definition of LTACH according to a white paper from Hospital Medicine is as follows: “A Long-Term Acute Care Hospital (LTACH) is an acute care hospital that specializes in the treatment
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