Introduction Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) is a proprietary hospital management company. The company has been following an acquisitive strategy by taking over hospital companies and not-for-profit hospitals. The firm is also considering expanding into new health service areas like home health care and outpatient surgery. The company is at a crossroads with regard to its financial goals; HCA currently faces the likelihood of adverse changes to the Medicare/Medicaid policy which could strain
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Department at University Hospitals‚ Richmond Medical Center in Richmond Heights‚ Ohio. Mr. _______ was kind enough to give me an interview on benchmarking from a Health Information Management point of view. Mr._________ started by telling me that the Department Performance Improvement Plan is a plan intent to assist each department to continue to make quality a priority‚ and that Quality meant how well the hospital does things to help the patients’ stay or visit at the hospital. Mr.________ stated
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the provost. The provost being the head of both the medical school and teaching hospital is the most influential person and is in the best position to initiate decisions in solving the gap and inconsistencies between the two institutions. The case also indicated that the top management is the only one common among the two institutions so to address the problem occurring among the medical school and the hospital. The events that have transcribed in the renal unit should have been prevented also
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| Palms Hospital | Memo To: From: CC: Date: [ 7/30/2010 ] Re: Ambulatory Surgical Center Executive Summary The Palms Hospital is considering an expansion project that would utilize land previously purchased. By expanding into ambulatory surgical services‚ the hospital has the opportunity to increase revenues and capture market share in this area. Investigation in the NPV of the project and a scenario analysis reveal that the project would be profitable. Debt Financing This project
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Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program and Critical Access Hospitals BACKGROUND Significant health disparities between rural and urban populations have been a major concern in the United States. One prominent factor contributing to the disparities is lack of access to quality care in rural areas which is closely associated with challenges faced by rural health care providers (National Rural Health Association‚ 2007). Rural hospitals are the key health care provider in rural areas‚ offering
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paint job. Question # 3 Write a program that computes and displays the charges for a patient’s hospital stay. First‚ the program should ask if the patient was admitted as an in-patient or an outpatient. If the patient was an in-patient the following data should be entered: • The number of days spent in the hospital • The daily rate • Charges for hospital services (lab tests‚ etc.) • Hospital medication charges. If the patient was an out-patient the following data should be entered:
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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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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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7. “Patient self-determination and autonomy are under the law ancillary and derivative from the well-articulated right of privacy. Under this well established right‚ procreative freedom‚ the right to refuse any medical care no matter how beneficial‚ the right to terminate one’s life and legal immunity for doctors supporting or implementing such patient desires are all set out with clarity.” Accept or reject with specific examples. I completely agree with this statement‚ patients have the freedom
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pain. So one can only imagine what there is to come in the future in regards to medical technology‚ medicines‚ and treatments that can‚ and will be developed in order to help current health issues facing society. Michael Andrews‚ the author of “ The Hospital of the Future” uses his voice to introduce the reader to many technological advances‚ and the obstacles that have slowed them down. The article begins by describing one woman’s experience with a robot like machine that would record her vitals and
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