because the learning from the mistakes can improve the patient safety. The surgery is an essential part of health care process‚ which prevents life loss in many critical cases. Although the surgery has saved life‚ it also accompanied with considerable risk of death (Weiser et al.‚ 2008). It is noticeable that a teamwork and effective communication increase the positive outcome; moreover‚ a skilled professional team reduces the rate of adverse events. In proper communication between health care providers
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Jennifer Smith Personal Profile Plan HSM/220 Kimberly Amerault October 10‚ 2014 The four steps an organization should take to change its personal profile is to determine the current profile‚ clarify the desired profile‚ identify the target audience‚ and finally to train and educate. In determining the current profile‚ you need to assemble a focus group to determine how the company is currently perceived. There are simple projective focus group techniques conducted with groups of current and desired
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Checkpoint 1 Impacts of Unethical Behavior The company that I researched for unethical practices is Tyco International; the nature of the controversy was the fraud and scandals that Tyco international has gone through. In 1999 the SEC began to analyze Tyco’s accounting practices do to the company was standing in 28 million dollars in debt. They were able to pinpoint many areas that were not adding up with the amounts money was being taken and there was really no good explanation. They found out
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As the Chief Financial Officer of Community Memorial Hospital‚ I realize that it is important for all individuals to get the full benefits of their insurance and to be able to get their claims processed in a timely fashion. I also realize the importance of the community patients and our employees benefiting from their health plans. The recent signing of the contract with MegaPlan Health is of great concern and worry. The cut-throat tactics‚ negotiation tactics‚ and claims processing fights of
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Foundations Paper HSM/260 Imagine living in a time where finding a job was almost impossible‚ food was hard to come by‚ and people were dying left and right from suicide and disease. Imagine feeling helpless and worthless because you could not afford to feed you family‚ so you take the easy way out and end your life- sometimes taking your family with you. This was the life for many people during the great depression when war had consumed most of all humanity and
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and motor vehicle liabilities‚ and workers’ compensation which may be created. The primary responsibility of this risk management program is to identify‚ investigate‚ and manage injuries‚ accidents‚ and other potentially compensable events. This process will be directed by me‚ the risk manager‚ and the others I have assigned to participate in the various components of events that may occur with patients‚ staff‚ visitors‚ and organizational assets. To achieve quality care in a safe environment and
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As the Chief Executive Office of Middlefield Hospital‚ it has been brought to my attention by the Chief Financial Officer that our financial performance has been deteriorating for the past six (6) months. It has also been brought to my attention that the new facility has been admitting more new patients and our admissions have been declining. The number of uninsured patients has increased over this period of time. The management team has identified some other interesting facts that are possibly
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Welcome Home Inc. Nicole Hopper University of Phoenix On June 22‚ 1999‚ the Supreme Court ruled to uphold the Olmsted decision and affirmed the right of individuals with disabilities to live in their community. Under Title II of the Federal Americans with Disabilities Act‚ “states are required to place persons with mental disabilities in community settings rather than in institutions when the states treatment professionals have determined that community placement is appropriate‚ the transfer
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Process Improvement Plan OPS 571 April 22‚ 2013 Richard Franchetti‚ Facilitator Process Improvement Plan In week one of this class‚ I was tasked to design a flowchart for a process in my daily life that I can improve. I chose my morning routine before work. My goal is to get out of the house by 7:38am Monday-Friday in order to catch my bus for work at 7:41am. I have trouble keeping track of time‚ usually missing the bus about one time every two weeks. I have discovered through the flowchart
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Week 5 quiz 1. In the U.S. current account‚ most of the trade deficit results from an excess of imported B. merchandise 2. What is the difference between the balance of trade and the balance of payments? A. The balance of trade is only part of the balance of trade. 3. If a government has implemented significantly higher trade tariffs‚ but does not want this action to affect the value of its currency‚ it will B. buy foreign currency because the tariffs will tend to make the domestic
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