Medicare Severity-Diagnosis Groups Diagnosis related groups (DRGs) have been around since the early 1980s‚ evolving over the years as a patient classification system. However‚ since October 1st‚ 2007‚ Medicare relies on the Medicare Severity-Diagnosis Group (MS-DRG) system to facilitate payments of services rendered for Medicare inpatients. The Beginning of MS-DRGs In the late 1960s‚ Yale University’s School of Management worked with Public Health to begin design and development of the DRG system
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Walmart powers online About Walmart • Wal-Mart Stores‚ Inc.‚ is an American multinational retail corporation that operates chains of large discount department stores and warehouse stores. • Headquartered in Bentonville‚ Arkansas‚ the company was founded by Sam Walton in 1962 and incorporated on October 31‚ 1969. It has over 11‚000 stores in 27 countries‚ under a total 71 different banners. • Walmart is the world’s largest company by revenue‚ according to the Fortune Global 500 list in 2014‚ the
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References: Wal-mart Lays Out Future Plans to Shareholders. (2010). Retrieved: May 17‚ 2013‚ from Talk Business Web Site: http://talkbusiness.net/2010/06/wal-mart-lays-out-future-plans-to-shareholders Walmart. (2013). Retrieved: May 17‚ 2013‚ form Wikipedia Web Site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walmart History of Wal-Mart Stores‚ Inc. (2013). Retrieved: May 17‚ 2013‚ from Reference for Business Web Site: http://www.referenceforbusiness.com/history2/20/Wal-Mart-Stores-Inc.html Wal-Mart Dividend Stock
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The Effects of Dual Diagnosis on a Person’s Life Jamie Sivels Georgia Military College November 28‚ 2012 The Effects of Dual Diagnosis on a Person’s Life People with severe mental disorders also experience a co-occurring substance abuse problem; approximately 50% of individuals with a mental disorder are also affected by substance abuse; 37% are alcohol abusers‚ 53% drug abusers (Medline). This is also called dual diagnosis which is when someone has a mental disorder
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according to “the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism’s National Longitudinal Alcohol Epidemiology Survey concluded that dependence and mental illness go hand in hand” (NIH‚ pg. 1). Dual Diagnosis A person who is being “treated in a psychiatric hospital may be given a dual diagnosis” (Stevens & Smith‚ pg. 158). This
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Steam Boat Springs‚ CO 1. + reputation 2. + supplier to WalMart 3. – community identity Employees 1. 1 M Associates 2. Sam Walton‚ CEO 3. Brenda Lockhart 1. + job 2. – legacy 3. + job (WalMart spokes person) Consumers 1. 100M+ shoppers per week 2. Consumers of local merchants 1. + low prices 2. – selection ‚ choice‚ support of locals Owners 1. The Walton Family 2. WalMart Shareholders 3. Board of Directors of WalMart 1. – Reputation‚ money 2. -/+ Dividends and Growth 3. – Reputation
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Bacterial vaginosis‚ or simply BV‚ is a prevailing vaginal infection in women. BV is an illness that outcomes in vaginal discharge and are a consequence of overgrowth of usual bacteria in the vagina. There are numerous kinds of bacteria that live naturally in the vaginal region. The vaginal discharge results when numbers of various species of bacteria grow large such that their numbers exceed the natural balance (Bacterial Vaginosis Researchomatic). The reasons for the specific vaginal bacterial
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company‚ and does it aligned with the overall strategy of the company‚ customer needs and wants. For Wal-Mart‚ it is better to develop vertical integration based on the firm establishment in the market and the firm is always looking into expansion. Walmart is a well-known hypermarket with 8500 stores across 15 different countries. It is in business of selling everything to customers’ needs in their everyday lives. Wal-Mart practices vertical integration strategy where it has developed its own name
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food and health care (“Saving people money” para.14). The United Food and Commercial Workers union has established the Organization United for Respect at Wal-Mart (OUR Walmart) to lobby the retail giant for better wages and working conditions. By early 2012 thousands of employees in thirty states had joined the organization. 2011 Walmart established @walmartlabs‚ a hub for developing social‚ mobile and global platforms (Kuhlken
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The financial impact of a cancer diagnosis Linda Sharp Aileen Timmons National Cancer Registry Ireland Kindly supported by The financial impact of a cancer diagnosis Linda Sharp Aileen Timmons With the support of: Harry Comber‚ Director‚ National Cancer Registry (NCR) Noeleen Donnelly‚ Human Resources Manager‚ Irish Cancer Society (ICS) Joan Kelly‚ Nursing Services Manager‚ ICS Mairéad Lyons‚ Head of Services‚ ICS John McCormack‚ Chief Executive‚ ICS Niamh Ni Chonghaile
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