Outcomes Measurement and Data Management Project: Hospital Readmissions Charmein Garner and Celeste Thomas Loyola University New Orleans Outcomes Management Project Defined Issue or Problem of Interest The selected problem of interest is hospital readmissions after being discharged from hospitals/medical facilities. Several patients enter the hospital and soon after discharge are catapulted back into the seemingly revolving doors of the hospital. Readmission rates affect all areas
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Introduction Marks and Spencer was described by Tse (1985) to be “ widely recognised as one of the best managed companies in Europe ”. Since the end of the 1990s, they have suffered some serious problems. However, now they are still one of the most successful retailers in the UK, which specialize in clothing, foods and homewares. The company, employing over 81,000 people, headquarters in London. They have more than 700 UK stores and almost 400 international stores across the world. In 2012
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immune system that comes with age and certain age-related conditions. Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a common reason for hospital admission in patients aged 75 upward and has increased approximately 65% over the last 5 years (Woodford & George 2009). According to Caterino, Ting, Sisbarro, Espinola, and Camargo (2012), each year, patients aged 65 years and over
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discussed in this paper. Keywords: childhood, obesity, parents, schools, physical activity, food, intervention Linking Factors to Childhood Obesity and Intervention: A Literature Review Overview. Today, childhood obesity has become a primary issue for public health worldwide. It has been well documented that over 23 million children in the United States alone are obese or overweight. Center for Disease Control (2004), defined obesity in children or adolescents as those individuals with a body
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many contributing factors to the development of type 2 diabetes, most of which can be prevented. Some risk factors include having a family history of diabetes, diagnosis with pre-diabetes, aged 45 years or older, abnormal cholesterol (lipid) levels, polycystic ovary syndrome or blood vessel problems affecting the heart, brain or legs. Some preventable factors are lack of exercise and poor diet leading to obesity or overweightness.
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decision was brief, the decision was made with moral, professional and ethical choices. There were three qualifying candidates who were in need of the transplant: The first is a 55 year old male named Jerry, who is a husband and father of 3 children, aged 14, 16, and 19, a Middle Level Manager at a carpet distributing business and 5 years short of his retirement. His heart is damaged due to the use of steroids in his early 20’s when he was involved with bodybuilding before the dangers of steroid use
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seas on the slave trade, and only 10.7 million survived. And of those 10.7 slaves that survived, only around 388,000 came to North America. The ones that didn’t come to the states went to the Caribbean and elsewhere. Slaves from Yyesteryear are affecting lives for Americans now. Everything from the south and the Confederate flag, to white and black racial tensions, to the black lives matter movement, all have roots stemming from the slaves and the slave trade. Some of the most
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TABLE OF CONTENT PAGE Title Page……………………………………………………..……………………….. i Approval Sheet ………………………………………………………………...............ii Acknowledgement …………………………………………………………………..…iii Table of Content ……………………………………………………………………….iv List of Figures ………………………………….………………………………............v List of Appendices ……………………………………………………………………..vi CHAPTER I. THE PROBLEM AND IT’S SCOPE RATIONALE………………………………………………………………..2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM ………………………………….. STATEMENT OF HYPOTHESIS ……………………………………
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parent with three adult children living at home. I portray this family lacking emotional stability among each other. Tina’s enjoys working out and spends most of her time doing so. Tina has a best friend named Ida, she confides and discusses personal issues with her. Michael, who is Tina’s boyfriend for 5 years works as a mentor in a youth program and has managed to spend time motivating young men to leave gangs and finish high school. Michael and Tina enjoy each other’s company even though it is limited
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way they work and act with communities. Human Rights affecting the Public services The NHS have been affected by human rights act as they have been challenged many times over certain situations which have been occurred. The Human Rights Act covers many situations, such as the issue of whether patients are able to eat properly and respect for privacy on a hospital ward. A good example given to the inquiry was when a young girl aged 5 was undergoing open heart surgery and the hospital refused
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