Bottleneck analysis: Also see enclosed Process flow chart (Appendix 1). Hospital is able to perform 42 exams/afternoon and send 38 patients to the operation rooms. But surgery capacity is 33 operations/day only. Bottleneck (number of operations/day) is therefore located between these two processes. Hospital performs 33 operations/day = demand 116 beds/Wed‚Thu and 99 beds/Tue. Demand is 116 and current capacity is 89. Bottleneck is the number of beds available. It is necessary to increase capacity
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Hospital Supply Inc.: A quantitative analysis I. Introduction: Hospital Supply‚Inc.‚produced hydraulic hoists that were used by hospitals to move bedridden patients. The costs of manufacturing and marketing hydraulic hoists at the company’s normal volume of 3‚000 units per month are shown in Exhibit 1. EXHIBIT 1: Cost per unit for hydraulic hoists Unit manufacturing costs: Variable materials $550 Variable labor 825 Variable overhead 420
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Palms Hospital (Traditional Project Analysis) Palms Hospital * 250 bed capacity; investor owned; Islamorada‚ Florida * Founded in 1946 by Rob Winslow‚ went back in 1967 after the war * High economic growth‚ population expansion * Acknowledged to be one of the leading healthcare providers in the area * Currently evaluating a proposed ambulatory (outpatient) surgery centre * More than 80% o all outpatient surgery is performed by specialists * Minor procedures take about
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Memorandum To: xxxxxxxxxx CC: Management 404 From: xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: 10/18/13 Re: YYYYYYYYYYYY Group D Participation For week two project proposal our group has chosen to do our project on a fair. The fair will be named YYYYYYYYYYYY. This fair will be fundamental in helping the school to obtain the much needed and necessary equipment‚ along with basic necessities for the students and staff. In order for the students and staff to be able to effectively learn. In the fair attendees are encouraged
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1. Introduction 1.1. Background of the Problem Hospitals deal with the life and health of their patients. Good medical care relies on well-trained doctors and nurses and on high quality facilities and equipment. Good medical care also relies on good record keeping. Without accurate‚ comprehensive and up to date and accessible patient notes‚ medical personnel may not offer the best treatment or may in fact misdiagnose the condition‚ which can have serious consequences. Associated records‚ such
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Business Proposal - Thomas Money Service‚ Inc. Scenario Reginald G. Jackson‚ Sr. ECO561 October 29‚ 2012 Susan McMaster Business Proposal - Thomas Money Service‚ Inc. Scenario The following pages will discuss the subsidiary of Thomas Money Service‚ Inc.‚ Future Growth Inc. (FGI). It will be presented as a business proposal with an emphasis on product differentiation‚ increasing revenue‚ and maximizing profit. As there is an absence of historical data‚ many assumptions must be made. Although
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Due to a patient near fatal accident‚ the children’s hospital and clinics were looking for any effort to provide a safety patient culture. Julie Morath was hired in 1999 to improve hospital operations; she wanted to make Safety the top priority of the hospital. Julie Morath directed and begun setting up the Patient Safety Initiative at Children’s Hospital and Clinics by making employees obtain the mindset of safety and building a culture. The key steps to her patient safety initiative were the
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Quality Improvement Presentation Lori Stemen HCS/588 Measuring Performance Standards September 22‚ 2014 Professor Jacqueline Summerville Executive Summary A Quality Improvement Plan is the foundation for quality care for the Bon Secours Health System. It is essential for the QI agenda be outlined to reflect how QI will advance quality care for Bon Secours. Innovation in quality care processes needs to be reflected in all areas of the spectrum. It is important to recognize that all stakeholders
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chose involves implementing a measure that will help in the efforts toward decreasing the hospital readmissions of a specific patient population. The QSEN competency for my project is quality improvement (QSEN Institute‚ 2014). For this discussion‚ I will review my ICP‚ explain why I selected it‚ discuss my selected organization‚ and provide the proposed solution. The QSEN competency of quality improvement is defined as a process to continually develop and advance the safety and quality of health
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If someone is going to work in the medical field especially in a hospital‚ then it is important to stay up to date with changes. CMS developed a challenge for all hospitals and that is hospital readmission prevention. No one is aware of the impact a readmission(s) can have on a hospital until they receive the penalty. As any future health care administrator‚ it is important to understand all aspects of changes made through the government. This topic sparked an interest due to the impact and decision
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