Case 4 Better Care Clinic (Breakeven Analysis) Fairbanks Memorial Hospital, an acute care hospital with 300 beds and 160 staff physicians, is one of 75 hospitals owned and operated by Health Services of America, a for-profit, publicly owned company. Although there are two other acute care hospitals serving the same general population, Fairbanks historically has been highly profitable because of its well-appointed facilities, fine medical staff, and reputation for quality care. In addition
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Economics of an Urgent Care Center in a Market of Emergency Departments One of the contributors to the rising cost of Healthcare can be attributed to the over use of emergency departments (EDs) for non-emergency needs. In the greater Capitol/First/Beacon Hill area there are three major hospitals (Virginia Mason, Harborview, and Swedish) with emergency rooms and no urgent care centers with the exception of Group Health which is restricted to Group Health insurance members. The question I asked
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Office Intro It began with the professor feeling distressed from an “illness” and decided to call his primary care physician, Dr. Martin. He spoke with Betty, a nurse who told him the doctor was booked all day. For this reason, he sought a referral to the HealthCheck clinic which was covered under the university insurance. Despite the professor’s sickness, he was not referred to the clinic. Afterwards, the professor called the Employee Benefits Office and his case was relayed to Candy, the director
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each with a unique goal in determining the safety and efficacy of a novel medical intervention. These steps are intended to guarantee that potential therapies are thoroughly evaluated before being released to the general public. Phase 1: Safety The primary goal of phase 1 studies is to evaluate the safety of the experimental treatment on a small sample of healthy volunteers, typically ranging from 20 to 100. Researchers want to know the maximum
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Beginning of the Donelle K. Blackwell Clinic Khalil Blackwell Professor Lewis English Composition May 14, 2016 The Beginning of the Donelle K. Blackwell Clinic Greetings, I am Khalil Blackwell, your specialist for today’s discussion the upcoming construction of The Donelle K. Blackwell Clinic. A free clinic is defined as a hospital or health program, usually located in a neighborhood setting, that provides health care for ambulatory patients at minimal to no
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certification. Nurse Practitioners can be educated and nationally certified in areas of Family Health (FNP), Pediatrics, including Pediatric Acute/Chronic Care, Pediatric Critical Care, Pediatric Oncology and general Pediatrics (PNP), Neonatology (NNP), Gerontology (GNP), Women's Health (WHNP), Psychiatry & Mental Health (PMHNP), Acute Care (ACNP), Adult Health (ANP), Oncology (FNP, ACNP, ANP, PNP or ANP) Emergency (as FNP or ACNP), Occupational Health (as ANP or FNP), etc. In Canada, NPs are
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Assignment 1- The Primary Care Clinic Corliss John Dr. Gilton Grange HSA 300 January 29, 2012 1. Discuss the key political, economic, and social forces that may have influenced the development of the clinic. I feel that economic and social conditions that affect people’s lives determine their health. The reason why is because people who are poor are less likely to get medical care, as opposed to people that are middle- class status and above. When it comes to citizens that have more social
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Overtime in Outpatient Clinic: Challenges and Solutions Zhu Zhecheng Health Services & Outcomes Research, Singapore Heng Bee Hoon Health Services & Outcomes Research, Singapore Teow Kiok Liang Health Services & Outcomes Research, Singapore Chapter 11 ABSTRACT Outpatient clinics face increasing pressure to handle more appointment requests due to aging and growing population. The increase in workload impacts two critical performance indicators: consultation waiting time and clinic overtime. Consultation
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world of health care, it is important for health care organizations to reach as much people as they can. The evolution of technology has it easier to market products and services to all kinds of people all over the world. There was a time where a person’s access to certain products and services was limited because the world was not so connected as it is now through various modes of communication such as television and the internet. Now that people have more options in health care it is important
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------------------------------------------------- San Bernardino County Introduction and Purpose Everyone has a specific preference when it comes to where they would like to live. Some enjoy a rural area that’s quiet and away from all of the commotion while others, like myself, enjoy an urban area that’s filled with people and everything is convenient. San Bernardino County is an urban area even though looking at a topography map, you would imagine it’s a rural area due to the large mountain
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