...Discussion of new Strategy The new strategy is aligned with the mission of AF • Reduction of overall cost to serve, indirect patient cost and to increase net income. The question is whether it would be financially viable especially when a large number of patients have to be served ( Arroyo Fresco, 2004-2013). • The new strategy is also addressing workforce gaps in order to provide clinical and technical staff. Would this be viable in the light that employee training costs, as well as staff with technical skills are high? • Thirdly increase prevention care and avoidance of chronic and communicable diseases at the different sites. This will require internal and external resources to address the unmet health care needs in the various service areas and this can create the need for further financial resources. • The fourth objective is to provide uninsured patients with health care needs. When the organization and state collaborate they can provide increase insurance for patients. But the drawback to this system is that it increases financial cost and does not seem financially viable. • The fifth strategy is to increase satisfaction among volunteers, employees, and patients. This will however call for an increase compensation for staff and this may not be financially viable. Analysis of chapter 7 and research completed Patients with % BMI had consistently reduced in all three counties better than the State-Average CHC between 2003-2005 .Percentage of patients...
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...Team 5 Bernadette Freeman Kelly Krider Leah Saaka •1. How will you determine how the work/tasks will be distributed/shared among the group? All team members will determine the specific tasks to be completed. Each Team member will then pick a task based on his or her strengths and experiences. If a team member is uncomfortable with his or her task, we will offer some guidelines to make him/her comfortable •2. How will you match individual strengths/weaknesses to the tasks? The team will first determine each member’s strengths and weaknesses as related to the tasks. Each person will choose to focus on his or her strengths. Team members will supplement the weaknesses of other if need be to ensure a balance. • 3. How will you select a leader for the group? Any person can volunteer to be a team leader. The team will however agree whether to let the person be a leader or not. • 4. What authority is vested in the leader and the group? The team leader will ensure that the team is on track. As a team, other team members will also check on each other to ensure that the work is been done. • 5. How will you handle nonperformance or non-participation of a group member should it occur? A non-performance team member will be encouraged be team members by assisting him/her with any difficulties. We will encourage the person to seek our help anytime she/he needs it. If after all the support the team member just proves stubborn, we shall let the team member know and report to the...
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...Arroyo Fresco Arroyo Fresco Community Health Center (AF) is a community health center serving western Arizona from 11 clinics and 4 mobile service vans. Community health centers have been established over the past 40 years in underserved areas in all 50 states, and they are nonprofit, community-owned health care organizations that offer patients high-quality primary care and preventive services regardless of their ability to pay. They also provide enabling services, such as transportation, translation, case management, health education, and home visitation, which increase access to care. AF serves three counties – Yuma, Mohave, and La Paz – with diverse populations and needs. The service area of over 23,000 square miles has fewer than 400,000 people – about one-third of the state’s overall population. AF provides ambulatory medical (i.e. obstetric/gynecologic, family medicine, pediatric) and dental services, which are supported by routine laboratory and X-ray services, vision and hearing screening, behavioral health and substance abuse screening, and pharmacy services. AF also ensures that its patients can access all services required across the continuum of care through partnerships or contractual relationships with hospitals, physicians, and agencies throughout the tricounty area and these arrangements are spelled out in the annual plan required by the Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC). Arroyo Fresco’s mission is to provide residents of Yuma, La Paz, and Mohave counties...
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...n this exercise, your team will analyze the organization and develop a new organizational strategy for the Arroyo Fresco Community Health Center. The strategy should be formulated using the information from the case study, including an analysis of the results, and should take into account current concerns including health care reform, the political environment in Arizona, the state of the economy, and leadership and management principles learned during the course and financial capability. The Arroyo Fresco Case Study will be available for download in the Course Content area. Team members should prepare Project Plan An abbreviated project plan due in Week 5 (format will be provided in the Course Content area) An updated project plan w/status column completed in Week 9 A presentation to the Board of Directors which will be presenting in the conference in Week 11. This can be a Powerpoint presentation, Adobe Acrobat presenter, video, or any creative combination you can think of. The presentation grading will be based on: Organized overview of strategy Persuasiveness of presentation Creativity in presentation Clarity of answers to comments/questions in the conference A brief seven (7) page paper (excluding tile page and reference list), which includes: Discussion of new strategy and whether it is financially viable. Analysis of results of Chapter 7 and the research completed Specific goals/recommendations for the future including generation of revenue. Description...
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...2006 National Institute of Standards and Technology Technology Administration • Department of Commerce Baldrige National Quality Program Arroyo Fresco Community Health Center Case Study 2006 National Institute of Standards and Technology Technology Administration • Department of Commerce Baldrige National Quality Program Arroyo Fresco Community Health Center Case Study The Arroyo Fresco Community Health Center Case Study was prepared for use in the 2006 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Examiner Preparation Course. The Arroyo Fresco Community Health Center Case Study describes a fictitious nonprofit organization in the health care sector. There is no connection between the fictitious Arroyo Fresco Community Health Center and any other organization, either named Arroyo Fresco Community Health Center or otherwise. Other organizations cited in the case study also are fictitious, except for several national and government organizations. Because the case study is developed to train Baldrige Examiners and others and to provide an example of the possible content of a Baldrige application, there are areas in the case study where Criteria requirements are not addressed. CONTENTS 2006 Eligibility Certification Form ………………………………………………………………… Organization Chart ………………………………………………………………………………… 2006 Application Form …………………………………………………………………………… Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations ……………………………………………………………… Preface: Organizational Profile P.1 P.2 Organizational Description...
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...INTRAMUROS Intramuros (Latin: within the walls) is the historic centre and oldest district of Manila, the capital city of the Philippines. Also known as the Ciudad Murada (Walled City) because of its most famous feature: a nearly three-mile-long circuit of massive stone walls and fortifications that almost completely surrounds the entire district. Understand From the city's foundation in 1571 to the end of Spanish rule in 1898, Intramuros was Manila. The Spanish conquistador Miguel López de Legazpi laid the foundations of the new capital on the former site of Maynilad, a palisaded riverside settlement ruled by a native chieftain. To protect the inhabitants from attack, in the late 1500s construction began on a series of stone walls and fortifications that would eventually enclose a pentagonal area approximately 0.67 sq km in size, within which lay a tight grid-like system of streets and a main square surrounded by government structures. The defensive curtain was more or less completed by the 1700s, although improvements and other construction work continued well into the next century. Within the protective walls rose a city of stone palaces, churches, monasteries, convents, schools, and fine courtyard houses. In the centuries that followed, Manila (meaning Intramuros) served as the capital of the Spanish East Indies - the centre of commerce, education, government, and religion in Spain's most distant imperial possession. Except for a brief period under British rule (1762-1764)...
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...a bit a couple a few a little adj, pron a lot (of) (tb lots (of)) a, an art indet a.m. (USA tb A.M.) abrev abandon v abandoned adj ability n able adj about adv, prep un poco un par unos cuantos algo / un poco mucho un/a Ante meridiam abandonar abandonado habilidad poder hacer algo affect v más o menos, hacia, por aquí / affection n prep: sobre algo above prep, adv por encima, más arriba / adv: afford v arriba afraid adj abroad adv en el extranjero after adv, prep, absence n ausencia conj absent adj ausente afternoon n absolute adj absoluto afterwards (USA absolutely adv absolutamente tb afterward) adv absorb v absorber again adv abuse n, v abusar, abuso against prep academic adj académico age n accent n acento aged adj accept v aceptar agency n acceptable adj aceptable agent n access n acceso aggressive adj accident n accidente ago adv accidental adj accidental agree v accidentally adv accidentalmente accommodation alojamiento, espacio, plazas agreement n ahead adv n accompany v acompañar aid n, v according to según algo aim n, v prep account n, v cuenta, relato / considerar air n aircraft n accurate adj preciso airport n accurately adv con precisión alarm n, v accuse v acusar a alguien alarmed adj achieve v lograr alarming adj achievement n logro alcohol n acid n acido alcoholic adj, n acknowledge v reconocer/agradecer/enterarse alive adj all adj, pron, acquire v adquirir adv across adv, a través de / all right adj, prep adv, interj act n, v acto, ley / actuar allied adj...
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...English Contents ABOUT THIS BOOK ................................5 THE WORDS.............................................7 WORD ANALYSIS ...............................103 IDIOM AND USAGE ............................117 About This Book English offers perhaps the richest vocabulary of all languages, in part because its words are culled from so many languages. It is a shame that we do not tap this rich source more often in our daily conversation to express ourselves more clearly and precisely. There are of course thesauruses but they mainly list common words. Other vocabulary books list difficult, esoteric words that we quickly forget or feel self-conscious using. However, there is a bounty of choice words between the common and the esoteric that often seem be just on the tip of our tongue. Vocabulary 4000 brings these words to the fore. Whenever possible, one-word definitions are used. Although this makes a definition less precise, it also makes it easier to remember. Many common words appear in the list of words, but with their less common meanings. For example, the common meaning of champion is “winner.” A less common meaning for champion is to support or fight for someone else. (Think of the phrase “to champion a cause.”) This is the meaning that would be used in the list. As you read through the list of words, mark any that you do not know with a check mark. Then when you read through the list again, mark any that you do not remember with two checks. Continue in this...
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...2008 Baldrige National Quality Program Education Criteria for Performance Excellence THE MALCOLM BALDRIGE NATIONAL QUALITY AWARD A Public-Private Partnership Building active partnerships in the private sector—and among the private sector and all levels of government—is fundamental to the success of the Baldrige National Quality Program in improving national competitiveness. Privatesector support for the Program in the form of funds, volunteer efforts, and participation in information transfer continues to grow. To ensure the continued growth and success of these partnerships, each of the following organizations plays an important role. board is appointed by the Secretary of Commerce and consists of distinguished leaders from all sectors of the U.S. economy. The Board of Overseers evaluates all aspects of the Program, including the adequacy of the Criteria and processes for determining Award recipients. An important part of the board’s responsibility is to assess how well the Program is serving the national interest. Accordingly, the board makes recommendations to the Secretary of Commerce and to the Director of NIST regarding changes and improvements in the Program. Foundation for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award The Foundation for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award was created to foster the success of the Program. The Foundation’s main objective is to raise funds to permanently endow the Award Program. Prominent leaders from U.S. organizations...
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...attention to the words you thought you knew. See whether any of them are defined in an unexpected way. If they are, make a special note of them. As you know from the preceding chapters, SAT often stumps students with questions based on unfamiliar meanings of familiar-looking words. Use the flash cards in the back of this book and create others for the words you want to master. Work up memory tricks to help yourself remember them. Try using them on your parents and friends. Not only will going over these high-frequency words reassure you that you do know some SAT-type words, but also it may well help you on the actual day of the test. These words have turned up on recent tests; some of them may well turn up on the test you take. The more you study actual SAT critical reading questions, the more you realize one thing: the key to doing well on the critical reading portions of SAT is a strong working vocabulary of college-level words....
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...Barron GRE word list - A abase abash abate abbreviate abdicate aberrant aberration abet abeyance abhor abide abject abjure ablution abnegation abode abolish abominable abominate aboriginal abortive abrasive abridge abrogate abscission abscond absolute absolve abstain lower; degrade; humiliate; make humble; make (oneself) lose self-respect embarrass subside or moderate shorten renounce; give up (position, right, or responsibility) abnormal or deviant deviation from the normal; mental disorder assist usually in doing something wrong; encourage suspended action detest; hate Dwell; abide by: comply with; put up with; tolerate; Ex. abide by the rules; Ex. I can't abide rude people. (of a condition) wretched; as low as possible; lacking pride; very humble; showing lack of self-respect; Ex. abject apology renounce upon oath washing renunciation; self-sacrifice; self-abnegation dwelling place; home cancel; put an end to detestable; extremely unpleasant loathe; hate being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native; indigenous; N. aborigine unsuccessful; fruitless rubbing away; tending to grind down condense or shorten abolish cutting off; separation depart secretly and hide complete; totally unlimited; having complete power; certain; not relative; Ex. absolute honesty/ruler; CF. absolutism pardon (an offense) refrain; withhold from participation; intentionally not use one's vote; abstemious abstinence abstract abstruse abusive abut abysmal abyss academic accede accelerate...
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...EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION Two big events will frame the year ahead: America’s presidential election and the summer Olympic games in Beijing. The race for the White House will be a marathon, from the front-loaded primary season in January and February to the general election in November. The betting is that the winner will be a Democrat—with a strong chance that a Clinton will again be set to succeed a Bush as leader of the free world. China, meanwhile, will hope to use the Olympics to show the world what a splendid giant it has become. It will win the most gold medals, and bask in national pride and the global limelight. But it will also face awkward questions on its repressive politics. America and China will be prime players in the matters that will concentrate minds around the world in 2008. One of these is the world economy, which can no longer depend on America, with its housing and credit woes, to drive growth. America should—just—avoid recession, but it will be China (for the first time the biggest contributor to global growth) along with India and other emerging markets that will shine. Another focus of attention will be climate change. As China replaces America as the world’s biggest producer of greenhouse gases, serious efforts on global warming depend on the serious involvement of those two countries. If 2007 was the year when this rose to the top of the global agenda, in 2008 people will expect action. It is striking that green is a theme that links all the contributions...
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