July 15th “Open Systems Theory (OST) is a modern systems-based changed management theory designed to create healthy‚ innovative and resilient organizations and communities in today’s fast changing and unpredictable environments (Opensystemtheory.org‚ July‚ 2013).” In this paper I will discuss what Open System Theory is and how it relates to organizations‚ groups and Individuals. The Open System Model takes into account relations between systems and its environment. The open system properties
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GETWELL CLINICS BREAKEVEN ANALYSIS Analyzing Break-Even Points and Dealing with Practice Constraints INSTRUCTIONS: FILL IN THE YELLOW HIGHLIGHTED AREAS • Explain the relevance of Diagnosis Related Groups (DRG) analysis as a tool that drives costs and affects management decisions in health care. Diagnosis Related Groups is a system that categorized patients into specific groups based
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Undeniably‚ breaking even is not the ultimate goal of firms. Why then bother about the break-even analysis? THE IMPORTANT OF BREAK-EVEN ANALYSIS It is an undisputable fact that every business’ objective is to survive and make profit as compensation of being in existence. Frankly‚ predicting a precise amount of sales or profits is nearly impossible. No business aims at making losses whatsoever. Given this‚ a person starting a new business often asks‚ ‘’ At what level of sales will my company make a
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Today‚ March 1‚ 2011‚ was my point of no return: I quit my job. It feels great to write those four words‚ but it is also terrifying and exhilarating and scary and exciting and surreal and unbelievable and‚ in many ways‚ indescribable. I’m listening to Nina Simone’s “Feeling Good” as I write this. Her words‚ “It’s a new dawn / it’s a new day / it’s a new life for me / and I’m feeling good‚” best describe what I feel right now. A new beginning. A fresh start. The precipice of something exciting.
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The Importance of Early Activity after Open Heart Surgery Open heart surgery is one of the most important procedures in today’s time. Some of the more common performed corrective procedures include myocardial revascularization‚ valve repair or replacement‚ repair of congenital or acquired structural abnormalities‚ placement of a mechanical assist device‚ and heart transplantation. The postoperative period is the most critical time when it comes to these patients; it is during this time that the
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Definition of Break Even point: Break even point is the level of sales at which profit is zero. According to this definition‚ at break even point sales are equal to fixed cost plus variable cost. This concept is further explained by the the following equation: [Break even sales = fixed cost + variable cost] The break even point can be calculated using either the equation method or contribution margin method. These two methods are equivalent. Equation Method: The equation method centers on
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opinion‚ we must listen with open minds. While this may be a seemingly trivial and obvious position to take‚ the implications of it carry great weight. Listening with an open mind is essential in fully benefitting and learning from those around us‚ as well as maintaining relationships that will allow us to voice our opinions. Before we can even begin to explore the “open-mind”‚ it is necessary to understand the responsibility we have to listen to others with an open mind. As humans‚ we all carry
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An Open Letter to Seminarians All that is in here are just simple reflections. You might have encountered them before. I just made my own version of it. I did not intend to make myself known to you but to help you in your discernment as your co-journeyer to the priesthood. Please pardon my grammar and English composition. I prefer to make it this long to have a greater chance of touching some parts of your being. I was a college seminarian then‚ when we visited the Tuloy sa Don
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You’re So Vain‚ You Probably Think This Tweet Is about You “My battery in my phone is dying” or “Oh‚ he can tweet but can’t text back?” is what floods Twitter user’s timeline on a daily basis. Meghan Daum refers to this as the Age of Oversharing in her essay “I Don’t Give a Tweet What You’re Doing‚” where she sarcastically dissects the controversies behind Twitter and how nearly fourteen million users have completely abandoned Twitter’s “initial function to serve as an information conduit between
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spoke widely around the country‚ she toured with abolitionists and continued to speak on slavery as well as human rights. In May of 1851‚ Truth attended a Women’s Rights Convention in Akron‚ Ohio (“Sojourner Truth: Biography”). She discoursed her “Ain’t I A Woman” speech to promote independence among women. This motivational speech has been influential to many generations
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