action of medical school‚ the teaching hospitals‚ the American Board of Medical specialties and ACGME affects the number‚ preparation and type of physician and even the distribution of the specialties within the physician workforce. Per our text‚ there were predictions that either physician shortage or physician oversupply. Regardless of the increase in physician shortage or physician oversupply‚ the geographic variation in physician location versus the physician numbers is always a problem. There is
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Auburn City is a culturally and linguistically diverse city that scores 916.7 on the SEIFA index of disadvantage. Indicating that Auburn City Council located at an area with low income‚ low educational attainment‚ high unemployment and jobs that do not require relative skills. Hence‚ this benchmarking report is conducted for Auburn City Council to compare its differences in between the economic‚ environmental and social sector against Bankstown City council (NSW) and Moreland city Council (VIC) in
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My hometown of Williamston‚ is 28 miles from the closest (not-so) major city‚ of Greenville‚ North Carolina. Growing up in a rural‚ medically under-served community‚ I witnessed firsthand the devastating effects of health care inequalities. Physician Assistants (PA) are the key to providing adequate access in these areas‚ like the one I am from. They are integral members of rural communities and are on the front lines combating disparities caused by shortages of primary care providers. It is my
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Resident physicians are usually the first to see patients in most teaching institutions‚ and should protect themselves against infectious agents. Their knowledge of infectious agents and disease process is critical. Knowledge of EVD is not only important to residents‚ but to the general public as a whole. Although the 2014 West African Ebola epidemic was prevalent in the news‚ only 6.7% of the residents identified all of the early symptoms of EVD. Residents exhibited poor knowledge of good hygiene
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Management 594 Case Two Table of Contents Page Lincoln Hospital Case Study Introduction 3 Contracting and Diagnosis Stages 5 Third-Party or Other Types of Intervention 6 Third-Party Effectivity and Next Steps 7 References 8 Lincoln Hospital Case Study Introduction This case describes a crisis situation that unfolds at the Lincoln Hospital‚ a 400-bed for-profit facility. At the root of the crisis is a dysfunctional relationship
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The Day After Case Names and Roles Case Name: The Day After Charlie Jones-Chief Executive Terminated after 23 years Russell Adams- Board Chairman Bill Handy- Chief Operating Officer Appointed by Charlie Jones liked by the board but not physicians/medical staff. Dr. Ralph Kemper- Chief Radiologist In cohorts with the additional radiologists Potential owner of Imaging Center Inc Russ Adams-bearer of bad news‚ personal friend. Background and Facts The cost per patient day was next
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Running head: ANALYSIS OF: “CONFLICT RESOLUTION AT GENERAL HOSPITAL” Analysis of: “Conflict Resolution at General Hospital” August 22‚ 2010 Abstract This is paper will address the conflict at General Hospital and discuss the conflict management styles that are evident in the case. Next‚ there will be a discussion of how General Hospital could have used teams to address the cost reductions needed to stay competitive. A description of how Hammer
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This case study examines the findings for a patient admitted to Littleton Hospital in February 2016. This patient was initially radiographed on February 8th and again on February10th‚ 2016‚ when the radiology department received orders for a portable chest x-ray for an 82-year-old patient in the ICU. Two days prior‚ she had received a chest x-ray‚ post-thoracentesis. At that time‚ the radiologist‚ Dr. Orlin Hopper noted “a moderate right-sided pneumothorax” (2016). Upon review of the second set of
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in improving physician contracting processes in the healthcare industry. In the The UnityPoint Health‚ the Executive Administrative Assistants are in charge of all medical staff and physician contracts. They also need to follow up with all involved parties (e.g. board of director‚ VP‚ etc.) to acquire certain signatures for the legal documents of the employment contracts. However‚ last year‚ issues have arisen on getting those signatures in a specific time frame; thus the physician employment statuses
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service and the results possible from a hospital and on the other hand the stakeholders look for the best possible profit they can gain from the business. This is the point where a competent hospital or a healthcare manager comes into picture. In this case the healthcare set up is going through a rough stage where in an increasing cost of healthcare facilities like the equipments‚ pharmacies etc is indirectly affecting on the quality of care provided in the hospital which is ultimately bringing down the
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