...things are changing every day. New technology, medication, and the way we deal with patients changes on a daily basis. Change is necessary because there are people behind the scenes always finding new ways to better improve the quality of care we give to our patients as well as creating new technology to help assist with the way we treat our patients. Adding and taking away from departments are changing as well. With change we may want to be uninterested with it, supportive of it, to be a participate in it, or unreceptive about it. Whether the case may be, change has increased and will continue to happen whether we like it or not. Throughout this paper I will discuss two healthcare organizations that have experienced change. “Effective change has been characterized as unfreezing old behaviors, introducing new ones, and refreezing them.” (Al-Abir, 2007) Change can be random, rare, occasional, or continuous. Change that are predictable allow preparation time, whereas change that is unpredictable may be difficult for everyone to respond effectively too. Since in healthcare changes happen so fast, they are more than likely predicable. Even though change is recognized, the employees what to be able to understand why change is occurring and how it will affect them in the present as well as in the future. Another key element to guarantee a successful change is to establish a vision that is clear regarding the way the change process will occur. “Measuring and monitoring outcomes...
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...Wellness: the new health goal • Generations of people have viewed health simply as the absence of disease • Health – typically refers to the overall condition of a person’s body or mind and to the presence or absence of illness or injury • Wellness – beyond the simple presence or absence of disease, wellness refers to optimal health and vitality – to living life to its fullest • There are two differences between health and wellness: o Health – or some aspects of it – can be determined or influenced by factors beyond your control, such as your genes, age and family history (for example, family history of heart disease or cancer) o Wellness is largely determined by the decisions you make about how you live. For example, eating sensibly, exercising and having regular screening tests. Enhanced wellness, therefore, involves making conscious decisions to control risk factors that contribute to disease or injury. (age and family history are risk factors that cannot be controlled. Behaviours such as smoking, exercising and eating healthy are factors you can control) The dimensions of wellness • Experts have defined six dimensions of wellness: o Physical o Emotional o Intellectual o Interpersonal o Spiritual o Environmental • These dimensions are interrelated; each has an effect on the others • The process of achieving wellness is constant and dynamic, involving change and growth • Wellness is not static; ignoring any dimension of wellness can have harmful...
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...a longer healthier life for generations to come. As for my current fitness and nutritional habits, they have suffered in the past six to nine months. My health and wellness has been a roller coaster for many years. I have been eating on the go, never working-out and essentially doing whatever was quick, easy, and convenient. I have had some personal life changes which have made all this change in the past month or so. I have known I’ve had high blood pressure for over 20 years as it is hereditary in my family. Most recently I have had spells where I would almost pass out, dizzy and become very light headed. After visiting the Doctor he recommended performing a stress test and EKG which showed at some point I had had a mini-stroke. I feel this was a wakeup call to get my life back on track and to stay on track for the duration of my life. My wife and I have begun to plan out my weekly meals with the consultation of a certified trainer and we have been exercising five nights a week. I know I have a long road ahead of me, but I feel as though I am heading down the right path for success. I am sure if I did not make this change, I would have had a stroke or heart attack before I turned 40 years old. People who carry on my prior eating way of life tend to become obese. Obesity is an extremely serious health concern among society today. Obesity can...
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...wellness in order to achieve their goals. Usually the best place to start is with themselves, by having figuring out their current fitness status. They need to also evaluate the exercises and activities they have been doing and improve their programs that will help make improvements towards their goal. Fitness and wellness isn’t all about working out, the individual needs to work on a diet plan and ways to control metabolic functions. Exercise and eating healthy are inseparable and come hand & hand with one another. Many people in the United States have struggled to eat healthy and also stay with a work out routine, which has resulted in an increase in obesity in America. Good health is just as important as fitness is, so it is important to create a good balance in order to achieve a high quality of life. To get a full understanding on where you stand on your health and fitness levels, you should regularly assess yourself. There are some specific attributes that an individual should check often to properly judge where they stand on their health and fitness levels. Doing an assessment on your fitness level is a great way to find out how healthy you are and your physical abilities. Before you start any exercise program, it is best to start by doing an assessment so that you know your fitness level before proceeding. Muscular strength and endurance is one of the first things you should check because it is apart of your everyday life, such as walking. According to Livestrong...
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...Employee Environmental, Health and Safety Guidebook An EHS reference guide for Dell employees 1 Dell EHS Reference Guide My Site Emergency Information My site EHS contact or designate My site emergency number My outside relocation (muster) point My inside relocation area My manager’s name & number Please collect the information requested above during a meeting with your manager after your arrival on campus 2 Dell EHS Reference Guide Table of contents My site emergency information Environmental, Health & Safety Violations Purpose of the EHS Guidebook Safety moments Environmental, health and safety responsibilities Emergency preparedness Injury and illness reporting Hazard recognition Office safety & ergonomics Environmental actions Critical links Dell’s Global Safety Policy Dell’s Global Environmental Policy New employee safety checklist 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Environmental, health & safety violations Each employee is expected to comply with all environmental, health and safety rules and practices whenever working for Dell. Failure to do so is taken seriously, and EHS violations will follow the HR Progressive Discipline policy. Based on the severity of the violation, Dell may decide to move directly to a higher level of discipline, including termination. 3 Dell EHS Reference Guide Purpose of the EHS Guidebook This guidebook, created by Dell’s Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) team, describes actions all employees...
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...Business Research Methods Part II QNT/HC561 Applied Business in Research and Statistics in Health Care April 30, 2012 Business Research Methods Part II Kaiser Permanente, an integrated managed care consortium, operates with 181,900 employees. The organization’s $47.9 billion in operating revenues makes the company lucrative. Even so, the health care corporation is faced with the challenge of employee performance that seems to affect customer satisfaction. Management’s growing concern regarding the substandard level of employee performance has been the reason leadership initiated an action plan. With the help of research methods the intent is to determine the underlying problem thus improving employee performance. Kaiser Permanente will explore and design an employee satisfaction survey questionnaire to determine employees’ attitude toward the job. The uses of survey information to measure performance while “Understanding employee perceptions of certain leadership practices (customer orientation, quality focus, training, and involvement); along with adequate information/job knowledge, teamwork, satisfaction, and retention, are most often related to customer and business performance measures” (Kam & Brooks, 1998, p. 2). From the investigative measure using both the intranet and personal interview the research questions structured to help managerial decision-making in solving substandard employee performance that has been negatively affecting customer satisfaction...
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...Name: Fritz-Michael Parkinson Subject: Speech 211 Date: 10/14/14 General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about the Importance of Running Thesis Statement: Running gives you strength and happiness is so many ways and put you in the best shape in your life. Introduction Running is a great form of cardio exercise helps you improve your health, controls your weight, prevent health issues and it help you improve performance such as mentally and physically disorders. “Running should be a lifelong activity. Approach it patiently and intelligently, and it will reward you for a long, long time."-Michael Sargent Body I. Running can give you a wide variety of benefits like good health, losing weight, and having a long life....
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...Technology and Health Care Raising the ordinary to extraordinary, PrimeConnect is one of the top EMR (electronic medical record) software solution companies within the industry. Using various platforms, EMRs enable providers, hospitals, physician offices and patients to connect anytime and anywhere. PrimeConnect allows physician offices, hospitals and providers to comply with Meaningful Use requirements while increasing productivity and enhancing cash flow and revenue. PrimeConnect offers a full suite of services including: PrimePen, a digital pen that can easily transfer data directly to the EMR; PrimeConnect Mobile, a cellular phone app allowing access to records anytime and anywhere; PrimeConnect E-prescribing, a unique way to capture patient allergies, drug interaction and the capability of easily prescribing and refilling patient prescriptions electronically; and finally, PrimeConnect ProHealth, “an integrated, protocol-based communications, patient engagement, and measurement solution that empowers providers to succeed in every aspect of collaborative care” (NextGen, 2013). Quality of Care “When health care providers have access to complete and accurate information, patients receive better medical care. Electronic health records (EHRs) can improve the ability to diagnose diseases and reduce—even prevent—medical errors, improving patient outcomes” (HealthIT.gov, 2013, para. 1). PrimeConnect ensures that providers have reliable access to patient records anytime and anywhere...
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...Summary 3 Introduction 5 Research Findings 6 Health Benefits 6 Retirement Planning 7 Employee Rewards and Incentives 8 Recommendations 10 Conclusion 11 References 12 Executive Summary We need to re-evaluate our current employee package. Our compensation strategy needs an entire tune-up. We do not offer competitive benefits that will entice the type of employees we want working for our company on a long-term basis. A new, improved, and luring employee benefit package will help set us apart from our competition. Our current benefits policy includes: Paid vacation for salaried employees only after 1 full year of continuous service, paid sick days for salaried employees only after 1 full year of continuous service, medical and dental only to all employees after 6 months of continuous service, holiday dinner for corporate employees and their spouse/domestic partner. We can improve these areas and add some other options to our current employee package, Our current health benefits are through an HMO, which is the best option at this time. Perhaps in the future when we have become a 500+ employee company we can look at the other option, a PPO coverage with an additional option to include an HSA account. Our current HMO plan provides coverage with a small co-payment and a 20/80 % coverage with a $1000 annual deductible. The only way I can see right now to improve our health benefits option is to add vision coverage and also...
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...TEN WAYS TO IMPROVE INVENTORY MANAGEMENT CFOs and other senior executives already know the importance of inventory management. And yet even the most attentive managers often find it difficult to get it right. In our work with clients, we've found that decision makers often rely on external benchmarks that seldom deliver expected insights. And they make operating assumptions that send them down the wrong path. Two of the classic misconceptions: improving the accuracy of sales forecasts is the best way to reduce inventory and beefing up customer service requires keeping more inventory on hand. The fact is, both assumptions can lead to inventory gluts or shortages. As most executives know, getting the right levels is vital since it not only controls costs but also serves as a barometer of a company's overall health. We've found that best in class supply organizations are able to improve inventory levels by between 20 percent and 50 percent by employing sophisticated analytical tools, resulting in savings for years. We typically ask clients 10 questions that take the pulse of a company's inventory health. They are designed to assess the effectiveness of inventory reduction processes as well as the sophistication and breadth of those efforts. Taking an Inventory Pulse Check 1) Are you able to break down your operating inventory into the three major categories when reporting levels—safety, replenishment and excess or obsolete stock? This breakdown makes it easier to make sound decisions...
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...May 06, 2013 Professor Joan Ralph Webber Sunbeam Healthcare A Business Proposal to Improve Efficiency and Customer Service by Focusing on Teamwork Prepared for Mary Ivyland Senior Vice President, Business Development Sunbeam Healthcare Prepared by Anne Aquino Manager, Call Center Operations Sunbeam Healthcare May 06, 2013 Sunbeam Healthcare A Business Proposal to Improve Efficiency and Customer Service by Focusing on Teamwork Executive Summary Background Sunbeam Healthcare is a not-for-profit health care delivery system with a mission to improve the health of those they serve with a commitment to quality in all that they do. Sunbeam Healthcare’s goal is to provide quality care and programs that set community standards, surpass patients’ expectations and are provided in a caring, convenient, economical, and accessible manner. Objective Sunbeam Healthcare is aiming to improve efficiency and customer satisfaction in the Call Center department through teamwork and a widespread collaboration of everyone involved. The organization has to think about teamwork when it comes to customer service. The customer does not categorize individuals in the organization based on their business unit, department or position. They see them as one entity. Due to the budget constraints, the hiring of additional staff is not possible. Sunbeam Healthcare must find other ways to enhance and develop department productivity and customer service. Goals Sunbeam...
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...WORKOUT: A HEALTHY OPTION FOR TREATING DEPRESSION _____ A Research Paper Presented to Mrs. Susana D. Dado St. Joseph College Olongapo City _____ In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements in ENGLISH IV _____ by : Daniel O. Mirabueno 4 – Charity (SSC) March 8, 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT CHAPTER PAGE I. INTRODUCTION 1 A. Statement of the Problem 5 B. Significance of the Study 5 C. Scope and Limitation 6 D. Definition of Terms 6 II. DISCUSSION 7 A. Sweating the Way Out 7 B. Workout Magic 11 C. Doing the Basics 15 D. On the Perspective of the Experts 19 E. Planting the Seeds for a Healthier Life 23 III. SUMMARY and CONCLUSION 27 BIBLIOGRAPHY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT “I do not cease to give thanks for you as I remember you in my prayers.” — Ephesians 1.16 (62 AD) The researcher would like to extend his sincerest and deepest gratitude to all those who have contributed that made this research a possible and successful one. To his parents, Dr. Tirso Cadag Mirabueno and Mrs. Lydia Omaña Mirabueno, for giving him their unselfish love, care, untiring guidance, moral and financial support. To his family – especially his sisters Zarah, Arianne and Jencelle, and his brothers Meinard, Andrei, Eljhon and Zander – for extending him their unwavering help. To his research adviser, Mrs. Susana Dumayag...
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...CQ1) How are priority issues for Australia’s health identified? 1. Account for the differences in health status of men and women in Australia (7 marks) 2. Define the following terms: mortality, morbidity and life expectancy (3 marks) 3. How is epidemiology used to improve the health of Australians? Provide examples (6 marks) 4. Outline two indicators of morbidity. Include examples in your answer (3 marks) 5. Why is it important to prioritise particular health issues in Australia? Include examples in your answer (5 marks) 6. Discuss the limitations of using epidemiology to describe the current health status of a population (4 marks) 7. Compare the health status of Australian males to Australian females (4 marks) 8. Analyse the importance of social justice principles in selecting health priorities in Australia (6 marks) 9. Demonstrate how an illness or disease is selected as a National Priority area (5 marks) 10. What is the role of epidemiology? Explain how epidemiology can be used to determine the priority areas for Australia’s health (4 marks) 11. Explain the main measures of epidemiology. What information do they provide about the current health status of Australians (4 marks) 12. Is Australia a healthy nation compared with the rest of the world? Explain your answer. How can Australia’s health be improved? (5 marks) 13. Distinguish between the terms ‘prevalence’ and ‘incidence’ (2 marks) 14. Identify reasons for Australia’s declining infant mortality rate...
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...The College Student’s Guide to Grocery Shopping Healthy Eating Made Easy Introducing Healthy Foods… To College Student’s Everywhere 1 | www.syattfitness.com This book is not intended for the treatment or prevention of disease, nor as a substitute for medical treatment, nor as an alternative to medical advice. Use of the guidelines herein is at the sole choice and risk of the reader and should be discussed with a health professional prior to implementation. 2 | www.syattfitness.com CONTENTS Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………………………….…..…4 Chapter 1: Protein………………………………………………………………………………………….……….5-9 Chapter 2: Carbohydrates……………………………………………………………………………….……10-14 Chapter 3: Fats……………………………………………………………………………………………….....15-19 Chapter 4: Beverages……………………………………………………………………………………………20-22 Chapter 5: Supplements……………………………………………………………………………………….23-25 Wrapping Up………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 26 3 | www.syattfitness.com The College Student’s Guide to Grocery Shopping Healthy Eating Made Easy Welcome to The College Students Guide to Grocery Shopping – Healthy Eating Made Easy! As a current college student myself, I understand that university life is a non-stop whirlwind of classes, sports, clubs, work, random shenanigans, and excessive fraternization with the opposite sex. Trust me, I get it. I also understand that learning how to strategically and consistently incorporate healthy options while enjoying the benefits...
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...10 Surprising Health Benefits of Sex The health benefits of sex extend well beyond the bedroom. Turns out sex is good for you in ways you may never have imagined. 1. Sex Relieves Stress A big health benefit of sex is lower blood pressure and overall stress reduction, according to researchers from Scotland who reported their findings in the journal Biological Psychology. They studied 24 women and 22 men who kept records of their sexual activity. Then the researchers subjected them to stressful situations -- such as speaking in public and doing verbal arithmetic -- and noted their blood pressure response to stress. Those who had intercourse had better responses to stress than those who engaged in other sexual behaviors or abstained. Another study published in the same journal found that frequent intercourse was associated with lower diastolic blood pressure in cohabiting participants. Yet other research found a link between partner hugs and lower blood pressure in women. 2. Sex Boosts Immunity Good sexual health may mean better physical health. Having sex once or twice a week has been linked with higher levels of an antibody called immunoglobulin A or IgA, which can protect you from getting colds and other infections. Scientists at Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., took samples of saliva, which contain IgA, from 112 college students who reported the frequency of sex they had. Those in the "frequent" group -- once or twice a week -- had higher levels of IgA than those...
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