below is designed to assess the current operations at the hospital, in addition to explaining our recommendation that Shouldice should invest $4MM in a new unit, which will increase bed capacity by 50% and require its surgeons to perform Saturday surgeries. As the financial analysis shows, this change will allow Shouldice to capture unmet demand without compromising its unique system of patient and employee care. Lastly, our recommendation will be also juxtaposed to other options we evaluated as
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Performance Pay for Massachusetts General Orthopaedic Association Spring 2014 Christopher J. Tukiendorf March 17, 2014 Performance Pay for MGOA Physicians Key Problems Faced by MGOA I believe that there are three key problems that the Massachusetts General Orthopaedic Associated (MGOA) faced when Dr. Harry Rubash and Dr. James Herndon arrived to help remedy the association’s financial situation. The first of the three issues was the financial problem that MGOA was faced with. Over time
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What is the role of the anaesthetist? Anaesthetists play a very important role in surgery. In addition to the administration and monitoring of anaesthetics and sedation, they have a responsibility to keep the patient comfortable and in a stable condition. The anaesthetist has a role in the pre, peri and postoperative stages. Including: Preoperative- Gaining consent from the patient and choosing the most suitable anaesthetic/s Perioperative- Monitoring the patient (most important, the patient’s
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Robotic Surgery Technology, Society, and Culture HUMN432 Introduction: Robotic Surgery Robotic surgery is the latest development that uses robots and computer aided apparatus to aid in normal surgical procedures. It is a new technology and mostly used in well-developed countries. With robotic surgery a single surgeon is able not only to perform multiple surgeries but also do his/her work from any part of the world (McConnell, Schneeberger & Michler, 2003). Robotic surgery is a type
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Andrea Moore PSYC 320-001 January 19, 2012 Frank and Lillian Gilbreth Scientific Management Studies The Gilbreths studies were great contributions to not only scientific management, but to the modern world we live in today. They were innovative, and efficient in all aspects of life. Their values and ideals were influences by their unique and fulfilled lives, enriched with the responsibility of caring for twelve children. Certainly, Frank and Lillian had a lot on their hands, so they had to
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1.) It seems that Providence Medical Center uses Evidence-based Management in the decision making for their whole organization. They are utilizing their tools to make changes within the organization, in turn involves better care for patients, saving patients money, and also saving the Hospital money. As Stanford business scholars Jeffrey Pfeffer and Robert Sutton said evidence based-management is based on the belief that “facing the hard truths about what works and what doesn’t will help organizations
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solo-practice family practitioner who does not deliver babies A multi-specialty group practice that provides primary care at five (5) satellite locations An academic medical center Shouldice Hospital in Toronto, which specializes in short-stay surgery for hernia repair According to our text, breadth "refers to the number of different product lines in the mix." (Berkowitz, 2011, pg 263) and depth "refers to the nimber of product items within each product line." (Berkowitz, 2011, pg 263)
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and pressed the button for the baby floor. When we reached the nurses desk we did the paper work and were instructed to have a seat in the waiting room. Ten minutes after our arrival the process began. While they took my wife back to prepare for surgery, I put on the hair net and scrubs. Eventually the nurse came back to direct me toward the operating room. Because I was nervous, I did not enter into the operating room right away. Since I was afraid of what was on the other side of the door I waited
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Head Transplants: A Frankensteinian Endeavor The booming hustle of science is proceeding faster than society can keep up with; new technologies are fast approaching, making the old collect dust. With science becoming more experimental and venturesome, the advancement is becoming more and more far-fetched. It is the prime time for some scientists and scholars to begin ostentatious trials, or continue with the unrealistic experiments of illogical professors. Astonishing procedures continue to blow
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Microorganisms have been blamed for causing diseases for centuries, however, the germ theory was embraced around the period of 1870 when hospitals were also being transformed to be the center of health care. Improvements in hospital technologies and new surgery techniques made hospital visits more appealing and less life threatening. Increased urbanization created demand for hospital services, and the germ theory created a need for doctors to work in laboratories in order to diagnose and treat disease.
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