Category: Hospital
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City Hospitals Reorganization and Strategic Planning
Table of Contents Introduction Main body Conclusion References Introduction Communicating to a few key employees working in City Hospital, I managed to become familiar with the most important problems in each department and the proposed methods that could help to ameliorate the situation. There were a few strategies presented by the specialists and it is…
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Johns Hopkins Hospital: Quality Measurement and Assessment
Table of Contents Introduction Current Situation Quality Improvement Measures and Indicators of Quality Presentation of Data Methods for Collecting and Analyzing Data in the Future Targets Quality Improvement Strategies Process Map Management of EHR References Introduction Johns Hopkins Hospital is one of the most recognizable health facilities in America. It is known for…
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Temple University Hospital Environment
Introducing proper care tools and creating an environment in which the length of patients hospital stay can be reduced are essential steps toward improving the performance of a healthcare facility. Therefore, introducing the proposed changes to the Temple University Hospital (TUH) environment is an important change that will allow for a positive change in the…
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Hospital Contact Associations and Private Organizations
Hospital Contact Associations, government agencies, and private organizations have influenced the development of healthcare and hospital through additional financing, philanthropy, and technological support. The role of Hospital Contact Associations is to support hospitals and help them to solve daily problems. It is not to run the place but to support patients and medical staff in…
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Hospital Value-Based Purchase Program
Today, one of the top priorities of the US healthcare system is the prevention of overuse, underuse, and inappropriate use of medical services. Thus, it is imperative that the focus is shifted from quantity to quality. This means that medical facilities should be evaluated not by the amount of work they put in but on…
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Transferring Financial Control of Public Hospitals
Introduction Over the recent past, the issue of transferring financial control of public hospitals from State Governments to Commonwealth Government has been controversial. Some people have been opposing the idea while others have strongly supported it. The proponents of this idea have various reasons for supporting it. The Commonwealth mostly funds health care services through…
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Calculating Nursing Staffing for Hospital Units
According to Paulsen (2018), each patient needs extra care. The manager must consider the number of staff and the patient acuity and be aware of the staffing mix, which refers to the percentages of licensed or registered nurses (RN), licensed vocational nurses (LVN), and unlicensed assistive personnel or certified nursing assistants CNA) working at a…
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Hospital Financial Reimbursement and Patient Outcomes
The insufficient distribution of finances within healthcare structures can significantly decrease the quality of care. It is vital to ensure that medical organizations gain timely reimbursements. Moreover, it is also necessary to establish the top-down priorities structure of the budget. In order to do so, medical organizations should analyze the healthcare outcomes measures and essentials.…
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Shouldice Hospital: The Success Rate
Introduction and case history The hospital is extremely successful which can be seen from the fact that, while initially, the total number of available beds was just eighty-nine, during 1982, the hospital was capable of carrying out nearly 6850 operations. (Hooksett, 1983, p.2). This speaks volumes for the growth of this hospital over the years…
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Hospital Admissions in Nursing Homes
Table of Contents Abstract Purpose Methods Results Conclusion References Abstract The goal of the nursing sector is to ensure that patients healthcare demands are met, regardless of whether their conditions are acute or chronic. Contemporary nursing homes are struggling to establish mechanisms that can help to manage various conditions of patients who present with long-term…