Hospital Acquired Pneumonia October 7‚ 2010 Hospital Acquired Pneumonia Hospital acquired pneumonia is currently the second most common nosocomial infection in the United States and is associated with high mortality and morbidity (Seymann‚ 2008). This paper is a case study of a 52 year old female who was in the hospital for a scheduled gastric bypass surgery. During a post-op test she aspirated dye thus beginning the process of her developing nosocomial pneumonia. The patient was
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The existence of healing hospitals is not a new ideology. “Historically‚ hospitals were often founded and funded by religious orders” (Encyclopedia Britannica‚ 2014). Hospitals of yesteryear were built on the premise of healing and fulfilled several of the requirements of institutions established for healing. As early as 4000 B. C. many religions identified and associated some of their deities with healing powers. However‚ the modern concept of hospitals dates from 331 C E‚ when Roman emperor
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Hilltop Memorial Hospital (HMH) is respecting Long’s privacy by keeping the current position of not speaking about Long’s medical history of his mental health disorder. Depending on the state in which this occurs‚ the state and federal laws of privacy maybe different. In this case‚ “under HIPAA‚ the privacy rule adopted by HHS does not supersede or preempt state laws that provide a higher level of protection for the privacy of healthcare information” (Harris‚ 2014‚ p. 113). The general rule for
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Chapter 01 1. The business entity assumption requires that a business be accounted for separately from other business entities‚ including its owner or owners. 2. The four basic financial statements include the balance sheet‚ income statement‚ statement of retained earnings and statement of cash flows. 3. A balance sheet covers a period of time‚ such as a month or year. 4. The income statement shows the financial position of a business on a specific date.
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*Microsoft’s Financial Reporting Strategy 1. What are the factors that likely explain the difference between Microsoft’s market value of equity and its reported book value of equity? The most obvious reason for the difference between the market value of equity and the book value of equity is the inability to record certain intangible assets such as brand value‚ customer loyalty‚ and perhaps most importantly‚ human capital. These intangible assets are likely to provide tremendous earnings
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For the month of July 2016‚ The New London Hospital Association‚ Inc. generated a consolidated loss from operations of $177k compared to a budgeted loss of $247k. Non-operating revenue was $109k compared to a budget of $83k‚ resulting in a positive variance of $26k. Gross Revenue – The first month of FY17 started off with consolidated gross revenue $192k lower than budget‚ but favorable to July 2015’s gross revenue by $300k. Within the Hospital‚ the departments with the largest favorable revenue
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Case 8-28. Evaluating a Company’s Budget Procedures. 1. Identify the problems that exist in Ferguson & Sons Manufacturing Company’s budgetary control system and explain how the problems are likely to reduce the effectiveness of the system. The overall company’s strategy is not well defined by executives and communicated to the management. There is no goal other the cost reduction at total company level as well as at departmental level. Managers don’t see connection between expenses‚ revenues
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Problem Summary The Riverview Children’s Hospital is eight months behind schedule with the implementation of a new computerized financial system. Management wants the system to be in place by the end-of-year audit [April]‚ which is only six weeks away. However‚ management estimates that there is only a fifty percent chance that the system will function correctly if its implementation is rushed. While this makes a case for delaying the implementation‚ it also pushes the schedule into another
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First Rate Hospital (FRH) is committing significant resources to this pilot program since the demand for this type of network will only increase with time. Setting up a new infrastructure has monetary costs for both equipment and man-hours. The IT staff will need to install and set up the new infrastructure‚ as well as‚ train professional and standard users on the expectations for use of the new network and specific HIPAA rules for the use of their own device. The IT department along other members
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1. PG 5 Mark Twain was notorious for stretching the truth‚ such truth stretching is hyperbole. 2. PG6 Miss Watson was characterized as a tolerable slim old maid. 3. PG7 When the wind was trying to whisper something to Huck personification was coming into play. 4. PG8 The stirring in the dark creating a "me-yow!" sound is onomatopoeia. 5. PG9 Informal style is being used throughout as Huck describes the stories told. 6. PG 10 The superstitions brought forth have imagery when describing
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