QI Plan – Part I Kittitas Valley Community Hospital (KVCH) is a progressive, critical access hospital that provides exceptional health care to Kittitas County and surrounding areas. KVCH provides 24-hour emergency care and offers inpatient and outpatient hospital services. KVCH's emergency department is designated as a Level IV trauma service by the State of Washington Department of Health and is staffed 24-hours-a-day by an emergency physician (About KVCH, 2012). Over the course of this paper
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How to integrate technology-enhanced learning with business process management Nicola Capuano, Matteo Gaeta, Pierluigi Ritrovato and Saverio Salerno Abstract Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose an innovative approach for providing an answer to the emerging trends on how to integrate e-learning efficiently in the business value chain in medium and large enterprises. Design/methodology/approach – The proposed approach defines methodologies and technologies for integrating technology-enhanced
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The Goal – A Process of Ongoing Improvement The Goal tells the story of Alex (“Al”) Rogo, a Plant Manager for UniCO Manufacturing. The plan is always behind schedule, and the plan was in danger of being closed. At the beginning of the book, Bill Peach, an executive at the company, gives Al three months to turn the operation around. Al enlists the help of his physicist friend Jonah, who advises Al on the impact of bottlenecks in a production environment. In addition to the primary story about
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TQM with Six Sigma Why is quality so difficult to deliver? Ambient temperature, vibration, humidity, supply, voltage, etc. Labor Training level Control variables Points for temperature, cutting speed, raw material specs, recipe, etc. The Process Variation in Output Quality of finished Product; Level of Customer Satisfaction Raw materials quality/quantity State Variables measured here Traditional Management Focus on short-term profits, stock price No clear strategic position in
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Business process re-engineering is a business management strategy, originally pioneered in the early 1990s, focusing on the analysis and design of workflows and processes within an organization. BPR aimed to help organizations fundamentally rethink how they do their work in order to dramatically improve customer service, cut operational costs, and become world-class competitors.[1] In the mid-1990s, as many as 60% of the Fortune 500 companies claimed to either have initiated reengineering efforts
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Case Introduction The accreditation process is designed to assist healthcare establishment to identify and enhance the patient’s safety and the quality of service delivery. This paper presents a review of the readiness Nightingale Community Hospital for accreditation audit. The paper comprises of a periodic performance review of the establishment. The review has focus of several priority areas. These areas include; assessment and care; quality improvement; patient safety, and staffing effectiveness
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comes to an irreparable point. The first issue we will address is the payer mix issue. The Payer Mix. The Reimbursement issues with Medicare and Medicaid have become a revolving issue which has initiated the Obama care policy. Hopes are the plan is established in a way so the United States is able to resurface from its current bankrupt state. The problem today is paying for patients who are not able to afford the high prices of medical care. The first change provided by the CFO would be a
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A disaster is generally defined as an event in which illness or injuries surpass resource capabilities of a community or medical facility (Ignatavicius & Workman, 2010). Disaster preparedness is a process of ensuring that an organization has complied with the preventive measures and is in a state of readiness to contain the effects of a predicted disastrous event to minimize loss of life, injury, and damage to property. Disaster preparedness can also provide rescue, relief, rehabilitation, and other
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performance management plan, using the current organizational strategy to increase performance and identify performance gaps. Landslide Limousine is anticipating to have a -$50,000 revenue for the first year and expecting revenue growth of 5% each year. With 25 employees, Mr. Stonefield is estimating a 10% turnover rate annually for the business. It is essential to develop a performance plan to maximize performance and minimum the turnover rate. To develop a strategic performance plan, I will expound on
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A 5s Implementation Plan For The Shipping Department at Helical Products Co. By Eric William Walker A Senior Project submitted In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo Graded by: Checked by: Date of Submission: Approved by: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Helical Products Company is a business that manufactures flexure products, such as couplings and u-joints. As part of a
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