Virginia Mason Medical Center Case 1. What is Gary Kaplan trying to achieve at Virginia Mason? Dr. Gary Kaplan was trying to achieve change at Virginia Mason. He envisioned the transformation of Virginia Mason Medical Center into the quality leader in health care and sought to lead the organization toward this vision. When Dr. Kaplan joined VMMC what attracted him to the medical field was a collaborative team approach and Virginia Masons’ unique culture that was created in the early 1900’s
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A NOT-FOR-PROFIT MEDICAL RESEARCH MINI-REPORT Written by: PAUL NCHARAM STUDENT ID: 200348962 PROGRAM: INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS ENGINEERING (M.Eng) Submitted to: Dr. Hussameldin Ibrahim (Assoc. prof)
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MEMORANDUM TO: Dr. Spencer Foreman FROM: SUBJECT: Montefiore Medical Center Analysis DATE: May 5‚ 2011 Background: Montefiore Medical Center (MMC)‚ developed from the consolidation of two hospitals in the Bronx‚ New York‚ consists of two acute care hospitals‚ 31 primary care centers‚ a home care agency‚ and a physician/medical joint venture with an annual operating budget of over $1 billion. By 1995‚ from a combination of lower payment arrangements‚ increased competition‚ and unsatisfied
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created its own 2020 vision that focuses on patient satisfaction in order to improve operations and service requirements at the medical center. However‚ AUBMC faced several issues that left the patient unsatisfied with the service‚ one of which was its transport within the medical center. Patient transport is one of the most important parts in medical centers and is essential for an efficient and successful function of all departments. It plays a major role in the patients’ judgment of
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4AA3 Union Medical Center April 2‚ 2015 Richard Veller‚ the new CFO for Union Medical Center‚ began to change the operations of their management. Richard Veller looked to change UMC to an industrial system‚ which meant that the hospital would view cases as products. Just like any ordinary business‚ these products would have cost objects and would require an accounting system. In order to allocate costs appropriately‚ UMC was required to organize their cases into Diagnosis Related Groups
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Hmas Warramunga i44‚ was one of three Tribal-class destroyers built for the RAN launched in 1942 during World War II. Hmas warramunga’s name comes from the Warumungu Aboriginal people from the Tennant Creek area. On 6 August 1950‚ HMAS Warramunga sailed to join United Nations forces involved in the Korean War. Most of the ship’s first tour consisted of patrols and shore bombardments. During her deployment Hmas Warrumunga evacuated wounded soldiers at Chinnampo in December 1950 under difficult conditions
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agencies and private companies have overcome these barriers by creating a network that changes the way information is transferred within the project. This makes liability and risk more collaborative. An example of this is The Sutter Medical Centre. In the Sutter Medical Centre project‚ project managers organised each task based on the progression of events‚ so each section and trade can complete their work with a timetable to abide to. 2.14 Where is the future of BIM heading in the construction industry
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goals for the future (Buchbinder & Shanks‚ 2012‚ p. 78). A strategic plan is a process by which managers develop a carefully devised plan of action to achieve the goals of the organization. For example the mission of the Community South Medical Center is to enhance their health services for the population it serves. Essentially since the organization mission is to enhance their health care services to the population it services then the strategic planning should support the fulfillment of
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quality health care services‚ it is important to improve health care facilities and build new facilities to accommodate the growing population. Community or facility need for the building or renovation An emergency room is an area in a hospital that provides treatment to patients with acute illness‚ trauma and other medical emergencies. Harlan Medical Center provided emergency care to 25‚000 patients last year. This makes the facility the most experienced and busiest hospital in the area. To accommodate
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1. Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the balanced scorecard in this type of an organization. Brief summary of Montefiore Medical Center: * MMC started off in 1884 as a home for the chronically ill that other hospitals couldn’t help‚ dedicated in honor of Sir Moses Montefiore. * In 1963‚ Montefiore agreed to operate the patient care facility of the Hospital of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Both hospitals remained as distinct entities with separate administrations for the
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