NOSTALGIA BY CAROL ANN DUFFY Linda Wang When we were younger we might have been homesick at school camps or sleepovers at someone that is not family. But we were lucky for the next day we would return to our family’s embrace but there are people out in the world that suffer from nostalgia for years and decades before being able to see their hometown again. In Nostalgia by Carol Ann Duffy‚ the mercenaries‚ strong brave men‚ described in the poem are tormented by the same feeling of nostalgia. In
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improvement in quality and safety are the board of directors and the executive and senior leaders. Drivers involved are families‚ providers and department mangers and directors. Others who should have been mentioned are patients‚ employees‚ regulatory agencies‚ accrediting and certifying organizations. Patients are vital to the success of quality and safety improvement because they can share their experiences as a patient in the facility‚ which can be used in ensuring quality and safe care is provided
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Substandard Quality of Care HCS 451 Health Care Quality Management and Outcomes Analysis Professor Jodi Sapaguh By Lisa Gresley August 9‚ 2010 Substandard quality of health care is duly recognized as a major form of medical crises with potential to jeopardize the functioning and purpose of the American health care system. Whereas on the one hand medical costs of treatment are rising‚ on the other malpractices and non compliance on the part of medical professionals and institutions compounds
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readiness for a self-directed referring system. To persuade our stakeholders‚ we will propose several possible reimbursement models that will work in our context. For example‚ a couple of models available as described by Bodenheimer & Grumbach (2012)‚ would be the Diagnosis Related Group and the Capitation models. However‚ from our initial planning‚ we propose a mixed reimbursement model where PTs are paid per session up to a stipulated amount per month. This will help prevent potential moral hazards like
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Transportation costs: $857‚686 /month Total: $5.6M /month $67M /year Can save $ Direct Distribution No VAR fees (assumed 8% of the sales through VARs‚ $52.1M) $4.3/yr Save ● Total additional costs for Direct model is $6.5M/yr‚ and the variable cost of the new model is 21.5M /yr‚ mostly resulted from transportation costs. ● Additional saving opportunities: - Order shift from manual to electronic can save $100K to $350K. - Efficient trucking‚
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continue to age‚ long-term care providers are facing so many challenges and they will continue to do so. Quality of care has been a challenge‚ and will continue to be a challenge. Quality of care refers to the technical competency of medical and quasi-medical services (CITATION). Quality of care in nursing homes‚ even with all the substantial regulatory oversight‚ still remained problematic. There are however steps that can be taken to improve and promote quality of care in nursing homes and assisted
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Commentary on "Valentine" by Carol Ann Duffy Carol Ann Duffy talks of an unorthodox love in her poem “Valentine”‚ where she compares love to an onion. The narrator finds that gift givers portray love incorrectly when she mentions typical Valentine’s Day gifts. The poem is an extended metaphor of love being an onion‚ and she thinks of love as a violent emotion rather than a peaceful one. The narrator compares love to an onion in her poem "Valentine" to show that her opinion of love is unconventional
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Carol Ann Duffy &Sheenagh Pugh LT1 exam The alliterative ’m’ in ’Magnificiant‚ she murmurs ‚ moving on’ creates a seductive slow pase tone which constructs a dream like feeling‚ again distancing herself away from her reality. In the third stanza Duffy brings the two characters together revealing the fact that they’re not so different. The metaphorical use of ’stiffens’ creates a sexual imagery along with another sexual reference‚ ’he dips the brush repeatedly’ suggesting that he is responding sexually
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The poem ‘Valentine’ by Carol Ann Duffy portrays a realistic and honest view on love. Duffy has a unique perspective of love contrasting to the stereotypical way love is often thought about. She compares love to an onion‚ which is odd because an onion is neither visually appealing nor valued but Duffy’s insight on love and unconventional way of perceiving love is what makes the poem Valentine interesting. She presents her ideas by using a range of different poetic devices such as‚ choosing a distinct
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In the poem Medusa by Carol Ann Duffy‚ who is the 1st female poet Laurate‚ destructive power of jealousy is described from Medusa’s point of view. Duffy also explores the physical effects of emotional distress when her suspicion‚ doubt and fear transform into a filthy snakes. Duffy displays these by using a powerful language‚ effective tones and different text structures. Carol Ann Duffy uses language very effectively to enhance the understanding and fluency of the poem. She uses alliterations
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