In hospitals like all businesses there are several levels or tiers to its structure and each level has its own sublevels that as a whole make up the facility. Hospitals are not just filled with Doctors and nurses there are many other aspects that go into the day to day operations. Beginning with the Administration aspect of a hospital‚ those in charge of the business portion of the facility‚ including human resources and billing/collections. These people include a board of directors‚ HR employees
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The Case of the Unhealthy Hospital Anthony R. Kovner Harvard Business Review No. 91506 SEPTEMBER–OCTOBER 1991 HBR Anthony R. Kovner The Case of the Unhealthy Hospital Bruce Reid‚ Blake Memorial Hospital’s new CEO‚ rubbed his eyes and looked again at the 1992 budget worksheet. The more he played with the figures‚ the more pessimistic he became. Blake Memorial’s financial health was not good; it suffered from rising costs‚ static revenue‚ and declining quality of care. When the
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Medication discrepancies at the point of hospital discharge are a common occurrence [1-3]. A recent study reported that 41.3 % of patients had at least one unintentional medication discrepancy at hospital discharge‚ and 55.3 % were at risk for potential unintentional discrepancies involving incomplete or omitted prescription drug records [3]. In addition‚ a randomized controlled trial among 851 discharged cardiac patients concluded that about half of the patients (50.8 %) experienced clinically important
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Project Tittle: IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMPUTERISED HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Problem statement Statistics from the ministry of health report on the state of regional referral hospitals in Uganda indicates that more than 80% of the hospitals still use the book register system for example a file is opened for each patient that is admitted to the hospital‚ keeping financial records in books among others. The report further highlights that there are poor relations between patients and the medical
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Civil Hospital Karachi is a 1900-bed tertiary care public hospital that imparts both undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training. It is one of the teaching hospitals affiliated with the Dow Medical College[1] now the Dow University of Health Sciences. Civil Hospital Karachi is arguably the largest teaching hospital of Pakistan‚ catering not only to all areas of the province of Sindh but also the neighboring province of Balochistan as well. -------------------------------------------------
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Experience in Apollo Hospitals‚ Dhaka: My project was to write about a real life service experience and for this project I interviewed Ms. Rezina Nazneen‚ who is a faculty in Independent University of Bangladesh. I decided to write about her experience in Apollo Hospitals‚ Dhaka. She had a surgery there and for this surgery she experienced 6 days of service from Apollo Hospitals. She was expecting her second child and for the infants delivery she chose Apollo Hospitals‚ Dhaka. There were several
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Specialized procedure • Patients administered anesthetic in operating room • Upon completion of operation: patients are fully aware of what is going on • Counseling activities • Atmosphere • Experienced staff Shouldice way compared to other hospitals • Recovery o Practically cut in half • Atmosphere o Carpeted floors o No Bed Pans • Lower Costs • Administration of the anesthetic • Being aware of what is going on after surgery Target Group of Customers: Commonalities • Only external
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The Barberton Citizen Hospital 1915 the Barberton Citizen Hospital (BCH) opened as a small 50-bed hospital‚ which served the small‚ blue-collar community of Barberton‚ Ohio. Over the years and with it the increasing demand for healthcare‚ the hospital grew in bed capacity‚ office space and medical departments. In the 1970ties the BCH also build a 780-car garage . The hospital was originally city-owned‚ but was later purchased by Triad Hospitals‚ Inc.‚ a for-profit hospital management corporation
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on the above criteria‚ the following options can be generated. I. The hospital can continue with the current scale of operations i.e. Maintaining Status Quo II. The hospital can plan to scale up the level of operations. This can be done in 3 different ways A. Start operating on Saturdays which increases the capacity by 20% B. Expand the hospital building by adding one more floor C. Open new hospital in the USA‚ and thereby expanding operations to new geographical locations
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1. Should hospitals run lotteries to create revenue for their budgets? Why OR why not? Provide reasons. In my opinion‚ hospitals should run lotteries to create revenue for their budgets‚ Many hospitals today are lacking the required space for patients and staff. There are outdated machines still being used and the shortage of staff prevents the medical industry from delivering adequite health care. It would be beneficial for the hospitals to run lotteries. I will support this point of view by
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