NIGHTINGALE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL. RCA (ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS) FOR THE SENTINEL EVENT REPORT HAPPENED ON MAY 14‚ THURSDAY AT 9:00 AM. 1. SENTINEL EVENT DESCRIPTION. The pre-op nurse told the mother that once Tina (The patient)‚ a 3 years old child‚ went to the OR‚ her surgery would take about 45 minutes and then she would go to recovery and she would be there at least one hour
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so common these days‚ were rare‚ or did not exist at all about one hundred year ago. Medicine has evolved tremendously‚ from their being no anesthesia‚ to patients being able to go through massive surgeries without feeling pain. So one can only imagine what there is to come in the future in regards to medical technology‚ medicines‚ and treatments that can‚ and will be developed in order to help current health issues facing society. Michael Andrews‚ the author of “ The Hospital of the Future” uses his
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Assignment: Case Study for Berwick Hospital System Assume that you are the newly appointed Chief Continuity Manager for the Berwick Hospital System. Outlining the major risks associated with maintaining continuity of operations in the event of an environmental catastrophe‚ and making an outline of the basics of a continuity plan to cope such a scenario. To: the Chief Operating Officer Subject: Risks Associated with Environmental Catastrophe Berwick Hospital System has identified some of the
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rising cost of health care are aimed at reducing medical resource consumption rates. These approaches may be limited in effectiveness because of the relatively low variable cost of medical care. Variable costs (for medication and supplies) are saved if a facility does not provide a service while fixed costs (for salaried labor‚ buildings‚ and equipment) are not saved over the short term when a health care facility reduces service. OBJECTIVE: To determine the relative variable and fixed costs of inpatient
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NVQ 3 Colour coding hospital cleaning materials and equipment Reference number 0429 Central Alert System (CAS) reference NPSA/2007/15 Issue date10 January 2007 Action date (if applicable) (date field)31 March 2008 DH Gateway reference 7469 TypeAlert This Safer Practice Notice introduced the National Colour Coding Scheme for hospital cleaning materials and equipment. This ensured that these items are not used in multiple areas‚ therefore reducing the risk of cross-infection. Most hospitals already
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Value-Based Purchasing Analysis The rates of each hospital are based on patient surveys. These surveys helped to adjust the cost that each organization is allowed to charge and how well they may be paid. The patient survey is a questionnaire filled out by the patients of the facilities. The centers of Medicaid and Medicare are required by the new law to hold a 1% reimbursement from organizations each year. This percentage is set aside and paid out within a 30% weighted score‚ based on satisfaction
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KOFORIDUA POLYTECHNIC PATIENT MONITORING SYSTEM (A CASE STUDY AT POLYTECHNIC CLINIC‚ KOFORIDUA) FOR HND COMPUTER NETWORK MANAGEMENT STUDENT’S NAME: WESONO FELIX 04/2010/582D DITSA‚ JONAS CUDJOE 04/2010/561D DATE: 6TH MARCH‚ 2013 COMPUTER SCIENCE DEPARTMENT AWARD ……………………………………………………………………………….. TENTATIVE TITLE (OR FINAL TITLE): …………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………… APPROVED BY HEAD OF DEPARTMENT COMPUTER SCIENCE Signature Date: ………………………………………
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Brigham and Woman’s Hospital in the Top 100 Health Service Management Taylor Dahlberg Brigham and Woman’s Hospital in the Top 100 The Brigham and Woman’s Hospital started in 1832. In 1980‚ they merged with three of the most prestigious and well known Boston Harvard teaching hospitals: the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital‚ Boston Hospital for Women‚ and the Robert Breck Brigham Hospital. Brigham and Woman’s Hospital‚ or BWH‚ is very well known for their
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in a hospital‚ then it is important to stay up to date with changes. CMS developed a challenge for all hospitals and that is hospital readmission prevention. No one is aware of the impact a readmission(s) can have on a hospital until they receive the penalty. As any future health care administrator‚ it is important to understand all aspects of changes made through the government. This topic sparked an interest due to the impact and decision making of senior management. Readmissions‚ patient satisfaction
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* Children’s Hospital and Clinics HBR Case 9-302-050‚ Does Children’s Hospital offer a safe environment for patients? Children’s Hospital and Clinics‚ established in 1994 is a 270 bed hospital providing medical services in 6 facilities Provides medical services in 6 facilities throughout the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area. Starting from May‚ 1999 since Julie Morath joined Children’s Hospital‚ the hospital had implemented multiple safety initiatives. Under leadership of Julie Morath‚ the
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