Memo To: Congressman Howard Hughes From: Alisha Clarke, Chief of Staff Date: 9/9/2012 Re: Medicare Funding Crisis Congressman Hughes, Below, please find the prepared document for the panel discussion. Introduction As you all may know, Medicare is currently the object of scrutiny in regards to its funding and how it is effecting the current healthcare situation. There are many perspectives in which to look at this program to decide whether or not it is actually a positive attempt at resolving
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morbidity, length of hospital stay, postoperative complications, and pre and post outcomes. The results yielded that Maori patients were more likely than Caucasian patients to be obese, diabetic, and smokers. The postoperative complications and hospital in both groups were about the same. However studies showed Maori patients were more likely to have preoperative co morbidities than Caucasians. This study was also compared to a study of early failures. At distant hospitals, in order to reduce
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564 outpatient surgeries. Duke’s emergency room also had 68,646 visits. This hospital was one of 80 facilities that made the classifications in at least one of the 10 specialties investigated for the 2012-13 Best Children's Hospitals. Duke is number one research organization in the world. Major patient care facilities at Duke University Medical Center that are located on their campus include the Duke University Hospital, Duke Clinic, Duke Cancer Center, McGovern-Davison Children's Health Center
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implementation indicate that waiting time measures were significantly improved and overall patient time in the clinic was reduced. Keywords: Outpatient Clinic, Discrete Event Simulation, Process Improvement, Patient Waiting I. Introduction Visiting hospital outpatient clinics is a very common way for patients to access health care. These clinics typically schedule appointments for patients in advance, and patients arrive to the clinic expecting service to begin at their scheduled time. However, due
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Introduction An organizational design specifies and describes the formal and the informal structures and processes within an organization through which the organization pursues its mission and objectives. An organizational design, thus, is the framework within which an organization functions. Both internal forces and external forces influence the character of an organization’s design. An organizational design tends to be defined in terms of structure, processes, and size (Chatain & Zemsky
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Quality Improvement Plan Part II This paper attempts to explain some areas of potential improvement for the Veteran Affairs (VA) organization in a surgical department. Describe the data that needs to be collected and the tools to be use. Also, it will be identified and compared the types of information collected based on the different tools used. Presenting the Quality Improvements (QI) tools needed to accomplish the goal and describe the information obtained from it. In addition, establish how
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care today present with many different clinical symptoms that require medical attention, these symptoms may also differ from illness to illness but will also be based on some cultural aspects of the patients background. As patients move through the hospital, dialysis unit or other healthcare facility it is important for care takers not to just address the clinical needs of the patient but also identify each patient’s demographics and personal characteristics. Most healthcare facilities focus on the
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to the interventions described in the case study. The case study in question shows many benefits of hospitals around the world adapting to lean management practices. Essentially they are looking to cut waste, and provide the most efficient care possible. The first perspective of organizational effectiveness the hospitals are utilizing is an organizational learning perspective. The hospitals have identified in their studies that several sources of capital influence their effectiveness. Specifically
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the firms revenue? Increase volume on payers that leads to gain profit Homework Assignment Chapter 4 1- How could a hospital avoid being covered by the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act? Identify and describe the key elements of the plan. * Review and understand the EMTALA requirements * Ensure that all patients who leave the hospital without receiving treatment are offered a medical examination * Reasonable steps are taken to obtain patient’s informed consent
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Leggett Pavilion A Place That You Can Call For Safety And Help When In need[1] Prepared for Dana Barnes Senior Vice President, Leggett Pavilion Prepared by Shantel’ Johnson Head Manager of, Health Care Organization of South Mississippi November 9, 2012 Proposal Number: ST:1101, 12 Leggett Pavilion A Business Proposal to Improve Effiency, and Customer Satisfaction, and Hire Additional Staff Executive Summary Background Leggett Pavilion is a southern organization
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