...value judgments play a large part, as in grading and promoting students. Most educators considered that a school’s main business is promoting growth towards desirable and societal objectives; fewer agree on who should judge the desirability of these objectives. However, since all schools focus on student progress as the ultimate criterion, it is important to evaluate the status and gains of students expertly. If our evaluation procedures are poor, then the quality of the information on which we make judgments can not be adequate. Measurement and evaluation are indispensable to the growth of scientific education. They encompass judgments made by teachers and administrators. An important phase of this educational process involves the construction, administration, and scoring of tests. Before it is possible to make a practical judgment some aspects of status must be measure. One of the measures of evaluating students’ status or change is an achievement status or change in an achievement test. Flores (1960) asserts that achievement test is used as an instrument to secure and to measure pupil performance. It may be in the form of questions, exercises or problems to which the pupil...
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...After 40 months of construction, the Cleveland Clinic is ready to celebrate the opening of two buildings characterized as monuments to 21st-century thinking in health-care delivery. The Sydell and Arnold Miller Family Pavilion will be home to the Clinic's signature cardiovascular program and a new grand entrance at the corner of East 93rd and Euclid Avenue. Tucked behind Miller on the 166-acre campus is the Glickman Tower, the new 12-story headquarters of the Urological and Kidney Institute, which has bragging rights as the Clinic's largest surgery center and one of it fastest growing programs. Fronted by reflecting pools and rows of tulip trees that stretch to Chester Avenue, the glassy, C-shaped Miller Pavilion gives the Clinic a dramatic new look. But the buildings symbolize more than an investment in capacity and aesthetics. Tracy Boulian/The Plain DealerThe new Sydell and Arnold Miller Family Pavilion at the Cleveland Clinic. Patients first The Clinic promises the buildings represent a new era of patient care. The buzzword these days is "patient-centered care." It encompasses everything from moving doctors closer to hospitalized patients, to piped-in music and patient rooms that are described as "comfortable as a well-appointed hotel room." The emphasis on customer service coincides with a new era of patient expectations. It's also tied to growing demands for accountability of hospital performance. In a first-ever release of patient-satisfaction scores by Medicare...
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...Project Definition Report Coupled with ITPM Phases Fairlawn Fitness Center and Sports Clinic MBA 533 OL – Team 3 Summer 2015 Prepared by Team 3 | Edwin Medina - Class Lead Arif Morshed Azad -Team Leader, Integration, Time, Stakeholders' and Communication Manager Ubeda Sawda - HR, Scope and Cost Manager Shikhun Liu – Procurement and Risk Manager | Quality Assurance Manager | Md Sabbir Islam Asif- Quality Manager | Date of Publication/Revision | June 9, 2015 | Document History: Document Revision | Date | Description | 1.0 | 3/1/15 | PDR Initial Document | 2.0 | 3/11/15 | PDR Revised Document | 3.0 | 05/29/15 | Value Added PDR Initial Document | 4.0 | 06/10/15 | Value Added PDR Revised Document | Table of Contents Topic | Author | Page No. | Project Executive Summary: | Ubeda Shahira Sawda | ………......... | 3 | Project Overview : | Arif Morshed Azad | ………......... | 4 | Project Objectives: | Arif Morshed Azad | ………......... | 8 | Project Scope: | Ubeda Shahira Sawda | ………......... | 9 | Project Deliverables: | Shikhun Liu | ………......... | 12 | Organizations Affected: | Arif Morshed Azad | ………......... | 15 | Project Estimated Cost: | Ubeda Shahira Sawda | ………......... | 17 | Project Approach: | Arif Morshed Azad | ………......... | 18 | ...
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...University of Phoenix BUS/415 Steven Lee August 08, 2010 Restaurant/Bar Scenario Business Entity, Control, Taxation and Liability As per the scenario, Lou and Jose plan to open a sports bar and restaurant, the best business entity choice for this restaurant and sports bar is the partnership firm because Lou, Jose and Miriam are the three persons who want to start the business in return for a percentage of ownership. Lou and Jose will take care of business operations and Miriam will invest money. Miriam will allow to Lou and Jose to keep control on business activities by sharing profit with them, so it would be considered as the partnership firm (The General Partnership, 2010). In a partnership firm the all the business decisions are taken by the conformance of all the partners. In this scenario, Lou and Jose are the main controllers and their partnership is general partnership but Miriam would not have any control because he is giving money in to earn profits only (Liability for partnership debts, 2010). According to the taxation policy of USA, in a partnership firm the tax will not incur on profit before distributing to the partners. In partnership business entity, the tax would be paid by the individual partners after distributing the profit among them (The General Partnership, 2010). According to the common law, in this partnership business entity, the liability of Lou and Jose is unlimited for the business...
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...that Perpetual Mercy faces are the demographic shifts in the community, in which northern suburban areas are becoming more heavily occupied, placing potential business farther away from the hospital. Downtown Healthcare Clinic In 1998 Perpetual Mercy Hospital’s Board of Trustee’s did a study to find out if it would be worthwhile to open a clinic up north in a new construction area downtown. The clinic would offer specific services like: Preventive health care Minor emergency care Referral for acute and chronic health care conditions Specialized employer services Primary health care services Basic x-ray and lab test The clinic would not only service the local community but also serve as a preferred provider organization (PPO), holding a contractual arrangement with employment groups located near the new clinics area. These services will allow the hospital to expand their referral base, increase referrals of privately insured patients and establish a liaison with the business community by addressing employees’ specific health care needs. A study of the service radius showed that the clinics services would cover a 5 block radius and approximately 11,663 office workers, with a projected population growth of 6% per year because of new area construction. After interviewing 400 office workers in the area, results showed that 50% of office...
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...Problem statement Pate Memorial Hospital is a 600-bed, independent, not-for-profit, self-supporting hospitals. PHC, an ambulatory health care facility, was opened by PMH. Sherri Worth, a new assistant administrator of Pate Memorial Hospital in charge of the PHC, was told that a firm plan establishes a clinic five blocks north of PHC. It is a big competitor for PHC. On the other hand, financial problems, Short service hours, long waiting time and lacking of gynecological services are all be the problem faced by Worth. Therefore, Sherri was requested to analyze the PHC’s performance and take Medcenter, a possible competitor, into consideration which either did or not opens a clinic in north. SWOT analysis Strengths | Weaknesses | * PMH is financially stronger than most of the metropolitan-based hospital. It is debt-free and has highest overall occupancy rate among the city’s six general hospitals strength the support to PHC. * 50% of office workers are willing to visit PHC if necessary. 44% of business-initiated visits. * Approximately 5% of visits in each month were repeat visits. * The referrals objective was met means it brought more patients to hospital. | * Because of hinting at crass commercialism, No adverting or other types of promotion are planned. * Bad debt of PHC needs to be decreased. * Patients still dissatisfy with service hours. * Waiting time is too long, particularly during the lunch hours (11:00 A.M-2:00 P.M.) * Lack of gynecological...
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...size of her station and a number of market factors related to the oil industry and demand for gasoline. After a careful analysis Susan has developed the following table: Size of gas station Small Medium Large Very large Payoff in dollars Good Market 50,000 80,000 100,000 300,000 Fair Market 20,000 30,000 30,000 25,000 Poor Market -10,000 -20,000 -40,000 -160,000 (a) What is the Maximax (optimistic) decision? (b) What is the Maximin (pessimistic) decision? (c) What is the criterion of realism decision? Use α = 0.8. (d) What is the equally likely decision? (e) What is the minimax regret decision? Class Example 3 (Decision trees) A group of medical professionals is considering the construction of a private clinic. If the medical demand is high (that is, there is favorable market for the clinic), the doctors would realize a net profit of $100,000. If the market is not favorable, they could...
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... Table of contents page Case Study: Peace Memorial Hospital: Downtown health Clinic …….………………. 3 Executive Summary …………………………………………………………………….. 3 Environmental Aspects …………………………………………………………….. 5 Demographics …………………………………………………………………….. 5 Politics …………………………………………………………………….. 7 Competition …………………………………………………………………….. 8 Marketing …………………………………………………………………………….. 9 Objectives …………………………………………………………………….. 9 Strategies …………………………………………………………………….. 10 Tactics …………………………………………………………………………….. 10 Four Ps …………………….…………………………………………….. 11 Product …………………………………………………………… 11 Price …………………………………………………………………… 11 Place …………………………………………………………………… 11 Promotion …………………………………………………………… 12 Marketing Information Systems ……………………………………………. 12 Conclusion …………………………………………………………………………….. 13 References …………………………………………………………………………….. 14 Marketing Audit Case Study: Peace Memorial Hospital: Downtown health Clinic Peace Memorial Hospital (PMH) is one of six independent, nonprofit, general hospitals within its city limits. The hospital has...
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...colors sections and noise issues. Also the types of equipment needed examination of budget planning and cost estimates, and description of the role of stakeholders in facility planning and development. Regulatory Requirements Hospitals are among the most regulated of all building types. Like other buildings, they must follow the local and/or state general building codes. However, federal facilities on federal property generally need not comply with state and local codes, but follow federal regulations. For many years the health care system has experienced a continuing decline in the number of beds required for inpatients. As inpatient care is reduced, there is a corresponding trend toward increased outpatient health care. An outpatient clinic is less expensive to build and operate than a hospital. Space need not be devoted to "hotel functions" (the typical nursing units of hospitals), (WBDG) and the extensive dietetic and housekeeping areas that accompany them. Fire code requirements are considerably less demanding and mechanical and electrical systems can be simpler. Multiple shifts of staff are not required, since the building is usually closed at nights and on weekends, and housekeeping can take place after it is closed to patients and most staff, rather than while it is occupied (WBDG). By definition, all outpatient facilities are alike in having no overnight patients. Otherwise, they can range from simple physicians' offices that provide primary care, to large, independent...
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...The Founding Fathers of the U.S. Constitution May 25, 1787, the founding fathers with 55 delegates from 12 states in attendance, created the United States Constitution in order to establish the foundation that would govern our country for future generations. However, it should be noted that when the U.S. Constitution was developed, it was understood that it was likely going to require modifications to maintain applicability in an ever changing world. The founding fathers' foresight led to Article V of the U.S. Constitution, which details the steps for processing changes to the Constitution (The Constitutional Convention, 32). Article V of the U.S. Constitution specifies that there are two formal ways to amend the constitution. The first requires a two-thirds vote by both the House of Representatives and the Senate. The alternative method for amending the Constitution requires no less than 34 States calling for a convention to come together and re-write the legislation. A current event is the confederate flag in South Carolina that is being called to be taken down by Gov. Nikki Haley. This is a prime example of three fourths congressional vote for the law to be passed that has been being fought for many years, but still no conclusion to the votes (Fieldstadt). In years past, there have been proposals to take down the confederate flag, but because there hasn’t been a majority rule, the law hasn’t changed. Situations have led up to dissatisfied communities, like the young man...
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...organizations. These forms include: sole proprietorship, general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, and corporation. According to Cheeseman, 2010, “the selection of business forms has many factors to depend on. Factors including the ease of cost of formation, the capital requirements of the business, the flexibility of management decisions, government restrictions, personal liability, tax consideration, and the like” (p,250). In this paper, I will also discuss three scenarios: Business Professional Practices, the Extermination Business, and the Construction scenario. I will discuss the business entity of each scenario, the taxation of each scenario, taking charge, liability issues that each business must consider, identify the laws and regulations, and risk associated with each scenario. Professional Practice This scenario is about two friends Akiva and Tara who wants to open a birth clinic together. They have both completed all of their educational and experimental requirements of becoming obstetricians. Before they (Akiva and Tara) can become partners, they must first pass their required board test to become licensed obstetricians. After becoming licensed, they can now concentrate on finding a place to open their business and acquiring a loan so that they can finance their business. The entity for this business is a partnership. Both Akiva and Tara must agree to the terms of being partners. They...
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...Running Head: Financing Strategy John Smith Grace University (This a financing strategy document written in APA and relying on two sources. The document proposes a fixed rate, non-recourse construction-permanent loan of $75 million that will be sought from experienced lenders to finance the 100-unit apartment building project.) Financing Strategy Document I. Preamble The proposed company will be a development firm which will focus on developing urban villages geared specifically towards the elderly population. The first development will be near Jones Beach area in New York and will consist of 5 buildings with 5 floors each, 4 units per floor (100 units in total). Within this village there will also be several amenities like stores, shops, supermarket, restaurants, health clinic, movie theater, etc) available to the residents. The price per unit will be $1,000,000 and the monthly maintenance fee will be $1000 per unit. In this end, this financing strategy aims at raising fund in form of a construction loan for about 80% of the projected costs for about $75,000,000. In addition, investors are expected to pump in $40,000,000. II. Principles While the company is committed towards developing urban villages specifically for the elderly population, we believe in minimizing costs through efficient use of financial resources through risk management strategies employed by our well able team of analysts (CIVICUS, (n.d). There is no such thing as “survival at all costs...
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...International Journal of Public and Private Healthcare Management and Economics, 1(2), 17-25, April-June 2011 17 The Politics of Health Finance Reform in Hong Kong Raymond K. H. Chan, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong ABSTRACT Since the late 1950s, Hong Kong’s public health services have increased. They are mainly funded by taxes, supplemented by minimal user fees. In the late 1980s, the government recognized the limitations of this financing model and subsequently proposed alternative methods of funding. Their proposals have been rejected by various stakeholders, who represented different, and even conflicting, values and interests. This paper describes the development of health services and the debates that have surrounded health financing since the late 1980s. It shows that the health finance debate in Hong Kong is not a simple issue that can be tackled by rational planning; instead, it is a complex consequence of welfare politics in an increasingly mobilized society. Keywords: Health Finance, Health Policy, Health Services, Hong Kong, Public Health Services INTRODUCTION The earliest public health services in Hong Kong were mainly devoted to combating communicable diseases. As the government was largely unresponsive to demands for further services, the gap in provision was filled by traditional Chinese medical practitioners and hospitals operated by local philanthropic organizations. It was not until the late 1950s that the government expanded its role...
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...PROFESSIONAL/ PRATICE Akiva and Tara are equal partners in the business. Akiva and Tara are both have the same education and experiential requirements to start the birth clinic. Akiva’s and Tara’s name will be on the loan. Both are brining the same things to the table like education, experience, money and desire to own their own business. Akiva and Tara are entering into a general partnership with each other. They will have equal control and voting right with the business. The money earned from the business will be represented on their individual personal income tax returns. Within a general partnership each partner is responsible for liabilities jointly of the contract and debts of each partnership. This is important because each person in a partnership can be sued by a plaintiff if the plaintiff names each partner in the suit. The partners can be sued equally if this happens. If the plaintiff does not name all the partners in the suit then just the partner that is named will be sued. If any partner does not pay their part of a loss then the remanding partner may seek indemnification from him or her. Went a new partner joins a partnership the exiting debts and obligations of the partnership are liable only to the extent of his or her capital contribution. But when an incoming partner joins a partnership the partner is personally liable for debts and obligations incurred by the partnership after they have became partners. The Civil right Act of 1964 is laws that businesses...
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...Puce Health Clinic Case Analysis Table of Contents Executive Summary……………………………………………………3 Objective of the Report ………………………………………………..3-4 4P’S and STP…………………………………………………………..4-6 Market Analysis………………………………………………………..6 Competitors Analysis ………………………………………………….7-8 SWOT Analysis………………………………………………………...9 Recommendations………………………………………………………10 Conclusion………………………………………………………………10 Appendix A……………………………………………………………...11 Income Statement………………………………………………………..11 Puce Memorial Hospital (PMH) is, an independent, not-for-profit, general hospital located on the southern periphery of a major western city. Being debt free and dependent on inner city residents, the board of trustees authorized PMH to expand operations by adding an ambulatory facility in the downtown area ten blocks north of the hospital. Being open for 11 months now, Puce Health Clinic (PHC) has seen success by becoming self sufficient, increasing cliental, reducing bad debts by 2 % and minimizing the increase in their expenses. Sherri Worth, Assistant Administrator of PMH, has recognized a potential threat that could hurt their facility. Medcenter, a possible competitor, has been proposing to develop their own facility overlapping in service areas with PHC. This threat has the potential to take a third of PHC’s northern portion of personal illness patients and also 40% of potential personal illness patients in this area will go to the new location. After speaking to her boss Roger Mahon...
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