Introduction Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) is a proprietary hospital management company. The company has been following an acquisitive strategy by taking over hospital companies and not-for-profit hospitals. The firm is also considering expanding into new health service areas like home health care and outpatient surgery. The company is at a crossroads with regard to its financial goals; HCA currently faces the likelihood of adverse changes to the Medicare/Medicaid policy which could strain
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Department at University Hospitals‚ Richmond Medical Center in Richmond Heights‚ Ohio. Mr. _______ was kind enough to give me an interview on benchmarking from a Health Information Management point of view. Mr._________ started by telling me that the Department Performance Improvement Plan is a plan intent to assist each department to continue to make quality a priority‚ and that Quality meant how well the hospital does things to help the patients’ stay or visit at the hospital. Mr.________ stated
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Hospital waste management By Karthik Kesar P S Ramkumar K Genevious Daniel Introduction Hospital waste management is one of the most critical and yet underrated kind of waste management .The growing number of hospitals and the unhealthy eating habits of the people has contributed to the rising number of patients in hospitals. Wastes that are improperly disposed lead to spreading of infection. This will lead to the unhealthy society as a whole. Modern day societies place high importance
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| Palms Hospital | Memo To: From: CC: Date: [ 7/30/2010 ] Re: Ambulatory Surgical Center Executive Summary The Palms Hospital is considering an expansion project that would utilize land previously purchased. By expanding into ambulatory surgical services‚ the hospital has the opportunity to increase revenues and capture market share in this area. Investigation in the NPV of the project and a scenario analysis reveal that the project would be profitable. Debt Financing This project
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| Smoke Breaks | Shari Johnson | | Smoke Breaks There is a lot of controversy over the allowance of employee smoke breaks. Some employees say that the employees that smoke end up getting more smoke breaks than the employees that do not smoke. Concerns about one’s health of breathing in smoke from cigarettes is another issue that is raised. A lot of companies have concerns that if they do not provide smoke breaks than their employees will just take unauthorized breaks to go smoke. To
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paint job. Question # 3 Write a program that computes and displays the charges for a patient’s hospital stay. First‚ the program should ask if the patient was admitted as an in-patient or an outpatient. If the patient was an in-patient the following data should be entered: • The number of days spent in the hospital • The daily rate • Charges for hospital services (lab tests‚ etc.) • Hospital medication charges. If the patient was an out-patient the following data should be entered:
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7. “Patient self-determination and autonomy are under the law ancillary and derivative from the well-articulated right of privacy. Under this well established right‚ procreative freedom‚ the right to refuse any medical care no matter how beneficial‚ the right to terminate one’s life and legal immunity for doctors supporting or implementing such patient desires are all set out with clarity.” Accept or reject with specific examples. I completely agree with this statement‚ patients have the freedom
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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 voice to introduce the reader to many technological advances‚ and the obstacles that have slowed them down. The article begins by describing one woman’s experience with a robot like machine that would record her vitals and
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For many people‚ receiving an IV at the hospital can be a very scathing experience. Combined with the hospital’s sweet aroma of formaldehyde and harsh interrogation lighting‚ the drawing of blood makes most people fear the needle as much as the dentist’s office. The act can be even more excruciating when the phlebotomist ruptures the vein and has to stick the patient multiple times. Though there are many ways to prepare veins properly‚ such as hydrating‚ the best course of action is to keep your
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Every year for the past five years during the height of tax season I’ve become ill and ended up in the hospital. I’ve always become hospitalized in March‚ my busiest time of the year working as tax accountant. Stress for me is always the worst in March‚ just before the tax deadline. The reason for my hospitalization is always different‚ but yields the same result. Hospitalization results in paying a large deductible from my insurance plan‚ usually around $4000.00. But the worst of it is taking
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