The emergency room is unquestionably a fast-paced environment especially at Grady Memorial Hospital located in the heart of downtown Atlanta where I want to work. Grady is probably one of the busiest emergency departments in Georgia with a patient count that ranges from 25 to 100‚000 clients a year. One could only imagine how busy a nurse would be in that environment. As an ER nurse you need to have the ability to shift gears and accelerate your pace as needed‚ additionally you need to have the ability
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Running head: WHAT MAKES A TOP 100 HOSPITAL? 1 What Makes a Top 100 Hospital? A Review of Hill Country Memorial Hospital Jane Doe DeVry University Author Note This paper was prepared for HSM 310‚ Introduction to Health Services Management‚ taught by Professor Klense. WHAT MAKES A TOP 100 HOSPITAL? 2 Abstract The competition in healthcare is growing‚ and with good reason. There is a greater demand as our population
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CHAPTER 12‚ Cost‚ Access‚ and Quality Study Guide TERMINOLOGY *Access to care may be defined as the timely use of needed‚ affordable‚ convenient‚ acceptable‚ and effective personal health services. Accessibility refers to the fit between the location of a provider and the location of patients. *Administrative costs are costs associated with the management of the financing‚ insurance‚ delivery‚ and payment functions. These costs include management of the enrollment process‚ setting
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items in the statement were easiest to project and why? Which were the most difficult and why? What effect could mis-estimates have had on projections? Which items would cause the most damage if mis-estimated? The items in the statement that were easiest to project were the building lease‚ and equipment rental because the historical financial data have shown each have been consistently around the same cost. The equipment rental has been the exact same on the statement in the previous years and the
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patterson‚ dir. of operations from: maria jastillana subject: cost of quality control date: 7/8/2011 cc: department heads cost of quality When we listen to what our customers want‚ we find they want Quality. Products that are designed to specifications that is free of defects. The demand for quality in today’s consumer market is high‚ customer loyalty is driven by quality so we need to supply products that meet demand. QUALITY CONSIDERATIONS – Creating an environment focused on supplying
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Anonymous Re: Quality costs for consideration Date: February 7‚ 2012 Our firm is the producer of tangible products. We‚ as a company‚ must ensure that we are delivering the highest quality products to our customers to maintain a quality reputation and in order to earn repeat and referral business. We have identified the three types of costs associated with the implementation of quality considerations. We believe that if we are mindful of the following costs our quality will improve‚ our
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Open Heart Surgery at Cabarrus Memorial Hospital Bettina Pressley Strategic Management for Healthcare Organizations September 9‚ 2014 Professor Dennis Coker South University EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report examines Cabarrus Memorial Hospital implementing a full-service cardiac surgery program. The report will identify the key issues to include internal and external opportunities and threats‚ and it is necessary to point out that the main reason for open-heart surgery strategic plan development
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Instructor: Cynthia Ker COST SAVINGS FOR HOSPITALS Overview Currently‚ most of the hospitals in the United States are facing crisis in their operations because of the high costs used in the maintenance of the hospitals. Therefore‚ it is without doubt that‚ there is need to change how the funds of the hospitals are maintained by encouraging the participation of the hospitals’ administrators as well as the employees to lead to reduced costs. The measures to reduce costs in the hospitals should be focused
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can be included in your report The preceding question is if the clinic continues operating the hospital without expanding its marketing program‚ what would be outcome? In essence‚ continuing to operate the clinic with no new marketing plan have two outcomes: make or break the clinic. The main benefit of this decision is that there will be no adjustments or changes required‚ and‚ therefore‚ no extra costs will be incurred. Word Count: 64 The setback with this decision is that the clinic will continue
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assess the profit potential of a currently unprofitable walk-in clinic. A break-even analysis is performed in many different contexts. This report comprises of a break-even analysis of a healthcare association. A break-even analysis is used to figure out the level of necessary incomes on settled expenses. Managers might use this to budget revenues for available plans without having to carry out to performing them. Word Count: 73 Summary Columbia Memorial Hospital is an acute-care hospital operated by
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