anti-trust law proper purpose. The purposes of the laws are not to punish big companies solely on account of their size‚ or to serve as an alternative set of “consumer protection” laws. The case of Oltz v. St. Peter’s Community Hospital is a different type of anti-trust case in which the hospital allowed a group of anesthesiologists from inside the facility to create an organization that directly eliminated outside competition from Mr. Oltz. The law was broken when the group of anesthesiologists banded together
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Cooper Green hospital and the Community Care Plan Nicole Warren California College San Diego HCA474 [ December 13‚ 2012 ] Jason Kart Cooper Green Hospital and the Community Care Plan When it comes to health care‚ it’s very hard to afford. People get sick on a daily basis and they start to treat the emergency room as walk-in clinics. The delivering of health care to an indigent population‚ the lack of communication‚ education‚ changes with the US health care system and funding started to
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1. As an administrator of Blue Ridge Community Hospital‚ I would expect to see an overall increase in the various types of community outreach programs being offered by the hospital. With the primary focus being on diet and exercise; this project would be developed and overseen by various staff members within the hospital. One example of a new outreach program that could be offered is healthy cooking and or making healthy eating choices. These types of programs could be developed for various demographics
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Kim Fuller In the early fall of 2002‚ Kim Fuller was employed as a district sales engineer for a large chemical firm. During a routine discussion with plant chemists‚ Fuller learned that the company had developed a use for the recycled material‚ in pulverized form‚ made from plastic soda pop bottles. Because the state had mandatory deposits all beverage bottles. Fuller realized that a ready supply of this material was available. All that was needed was an organization to tap that bottle supply‚
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University of Phoenix Material Patton-Fuller Ratio Analysis There is a _$_1 million__ difference between the “unaudited” and the “audited” financial reports. The subsequent audit adjustment __increase bad debt_____expense by $__1 milion___ and changed the operating results for 2009 from _a gain to a loss_‚ as compared to the unaudited financial statements. This audit adjustment reduced _the profitability_by 1 mil_and weakens the __creditability_ of the CEO’s report to the Board in December
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A1. Status Preparing for The Joint Commission‚ Nightingale Community Hospital reviews areas of compliance and non-compliance. A periodic performance review‚ which is a self-evaluation‚ is utilized by Nightingale Community Hospital‚ to prepare for The Joint Commission. The Joint Commission has eighteen accreditation requirements. (Commission‚ 2013) The periodic performance review found the hospital to be compliant and non- compliant in the following areas: Compliant: Emergency Management
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Between Nurse Education Level and Patient Safety Miyoung Schuler Washington State University College of Nursing Instructor: Erin Gillingham NURS 360 Professional Nursing: Concepts and Issues Summer 2014 Review of Article: Relationship Between Nurse Education Level and Patient Safety In 2010‚ the Institute of Medicine (IOM) issued a report calling for 80% of RNs to have a minimum of a BSN by 2020. One argument for the increase in education requirements of registered nurses is that
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RESULTS A total of 227 patients presenting with type II DM and ≥ 5 years of duration of DM at medicine ward‚ Civil Hospital Karachi were enrolled in this study. Characteristics: The mean age of patients was 48.26±9.01years (Table 1) and percentage distribution of age of patients is shown (Table 2). Percentage distribution of gender in overall study population‚ males were 101 (44.5%) and females were 126 (55.5%) shown in (Table 3). The mean weight of patients was 457.29±7.56 kg‚ with 95% CI (56
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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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Advanced Degreed Nurses Improve Patient Safety Angela Lofton American Sentinel University Nurses have an obligation to patients and to patient’s families to deliver competent and safe quality of care. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing stated “education has a significant impact on the knowledge and competencies of the nurse clinician.” (Fact sheet AACN). My choice to return to school is a direct reflection on my commitment to give the absolute best care possible.
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