Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) is rooted in the healthcare reforms of the early 1990s. As the traditional fee-for-service system transformed to a managed care system‚ heavy emphasis was placed on cost control (Pg. 4). As a result‚ PBMs immerged to reduce pharmaceutical costs and optimize the use of medications. At first their focus was on claims processing‚ but over the years‚ they leveraged their pharmacy network to negotiate discounted rates on pharmaceuticals. This allowed the PBMs to gain
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Henderson theory of nursing encompasses a definition of nursing‚ a description of the function of the nurse‚ and the enumeration of the 14 components that make up basic nursing care. Description: The Henderson theory of nursing was developed by Virginia Henderson. She did not believe that she was setting out a theory‚ and preferred it to be thought as a definition. Whether it is considered a definition or a theory‚ it has had a wide influence on concept and practice of nursing. BACKGROUND •
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A manager of a childcare center has various roles and responsibilities that they are accountable for. In order for the center to be successful‚ one must create a professional environment in which teachers can instruct and motivate healthy learning to children. With this being said‚ none of these roles can be completed without the help of a highly qualified manager‚ (Hearron‚ 2007). A high-qualified manager must first have the needed characteristics to run a daycare. The most important characteristic
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Intermountain Healthcare Case Study Gina L. Turley Northwestern University In the Harvard Business School case study of Intermountain Health Care (IHC)‚ we learned about the efforts made by IHC to adopt a new strategy for managing health care delivery that is focused on improving care quality while simultaneously saving money. Beginning in 1986 as a series of experiments tying cost outcomes to traditional clinical trials‚ IHC’s approach to delivering care became known as “Clinical Integration”
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misconception that wearing a helmet provides adequate protection against all types of head injuries. This information is false and is something that players‚ parents‚ and coaches all need to be aware of. Even if a helmet receives a five-star rating from the Virginia Tech
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Virginia Henderson’s Need Theory Background * “First Lady of Nursing” * “First Truly Internetional Nurse” * “The Nightingale of modern Nursing” * “The 20th century Florence Nightingale” * Born in Kansa City‚ Missouri‚ in 1897 and is the 5th child of the family of 8th children but spent her formative years in virginia. * Received a Diploma in Nursing from the Army School of Nursing at Walter Reed Hospital‚ Washington‚ D.C. in 1921. * Worked at the Henry Street Visiting
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1. What are the most important issues confronting Sheila Mason? Explain you priority of important issues. The most important issue confronting Sheila is that her previous company‚ ATS‚ is claiming she may be in violation of her Employee Noncompetition‚ Nonsolicitation‚ Nondisclosure and Development Agreement that she signed when she was hired by the company. The day after she quit she began officially working for her own company‚ which ATS indicates is in direct competition with its own business
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MARU BATTING CENTER – MEMORANDUM Date: October 13‚ 2014 To: Prof. Peter Magnusson From: CARLOS A. MORENO (CAM) Subject: Customer Lifetime Value Analysis for Maru Batting Center Solution to case questions: The customer acquisition cost for each customer segment is showed in exhibit 1. Entertainment seekers are the least expensive customer to acquire (2000 yen /customer). This group is followed by Little Leaguers and summer sluggers (10.000 yen / customer) and finally we have the most
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MCDONALDS CASE PART B I. INTRODUCTION McDonalds is a very famous fast-food restaurant with more than 31‚000 worldwide branches. Its main dishes are hamburger and fries. McDonalds has limited choice of food but in turn it serves its patrons fast. However‚ the restaurant is about 41 years olds now and consequently it becomes penetrated and mature‚ it has more competitions and tough challenges. In Operation management term‚ McDonalds has highly qualified operating system‚ its kitchen and its management
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Description of Case This case is about a clinical department manager who has successfully brought a failing department to a department that is very efficient. The manager has used her skills to help improve satisfaction among the patients‚ families‚ nurses‚ and physician satisfaction. She has also found ways to increase patient volume and finances. This manager made such an impact that she was promoted to administrator of one of the hospitals suites. When she arrives at her new job she realizes
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