Avoiding readmission is financially feasible for the organization by lowering their healthcare spending. Congress enacted the Hospital Readmission Reduction Program under which Medicare penalizes hospitals for higher than expected rates of readmission. In 2015 CMS withheld 3 percent of reg reimbursement for hospitals having too many 30 day readmissions for HF. Heart failure accounts for more than 38 billion dollars of health care spending annually. More than 25% of pts hospitalized will be
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Parkland hospital is Dallas County’s public hospital and the primary teaching hospital for UT Southwestern Medical Center. It has been ranked as one of “America’s Best Hospitals” for 17 consecutive years by U.S. News & World Report. It is an imposing 2.5 million square feet‚ 17- story facility which opened the doors to its new facility in 2015. David Lopez is the chief operating officer (COO) for the Parkland organization‚ a position he has held since 2016. His academic background includes a Bachelor
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Policy changes Like many other hospitals‚ Memorial waited for help to come from the National Guard and the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA). FEMA is expected to provide guidance in natural and man-made disasters‚ furthermore‚ they are not meant to take over situations (Shoup‚ 2005). In advance of the disaster the then Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco wrote to President Bush requesting a disaster declaration to allow federal assistance. The emergency responses were delayed by
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A Proposal for Renfrey Memorial Hospital Robin Revels-Fitzhugh Principles of Health Care/MHA 601 Instructor: Jack Lazarre November 21‚ 2011 A Proposal for Renfrey Memorial Hospital Introduction Every discussion about the nursing shortage notes that the root cause of the current shortage is different from the shortage in the past. That may be true to a certain point but some of the contributing factors remain the same‚ women have more career choices now than in the past. However there are some
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CASE: Community Hospital Evening Operating Room Solution 1) The average customer arrival rate and service rate per hour Patient arrival time in a day (11 pm to 7 am) = 8 hr/day Patient arrival time in a year (Total study time) = 8 (hr/day) * 365 = 2920 hrs For average customer arrival rate‚ we know that 62 patients are required during that time period. So average customer arrival rate (λ) = 62/2920 = 0.0212 patients /hr Service rate (μ) = 60/80.79 = 0.7426 /hr
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goes to the GP. GP examines the patient and in some cases the GP will refer the patient to the hospital. In the hospital the person will be examined by a doctor and maybe there’s a surgery. After the surgery he needs to go to the local pharmacist for his medicines. The pharmacist sends him a bill. The payment of this bill will be arranged between the patient and the health insurer. 5. Four external factors that influence the costs of the hospital are: If the government doesn’t invest in the healthcare
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❖ WHAT I VALUE . . . FAMILY – A Family is my learning center for life and our shelter in times of storms and problems. RELATIONSHIP – it enhance our life experience exponentially‚particularly the relationships we have with those closest and it provide a yardstick by which we can examine and live out our values--that is‚ when each person’s values are acknowledged‚ respected‚ and equally supported within the relationship. WORK – one of the fundamental source of learning and when you work‚
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Akron Children’s Hospital Anthony D. Davis‚ Sr. Keiser University MBA 542
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“The Passionate Shepherd to His Love” and “The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd” have many differences and similarities that can be found in their theme‚ structure‚ and tone. One difference between the two poems is the theme. In “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love‚” the author wants the reader‚ a woman‚ that they should make the most out of their life‚ and be careless about the future‚ which can be seen in the first and second line: “Come live with me and be my love‚ And we will all the pleasures prove
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Case Study: Edgewood Lake Hospital - Leadership in a Rural Healthcare Facility During Challenging Economic Times [NAME] [DATE] Case Study: Edgewood Lake Hospital - Leadership in a Rural Healthcare Facility During Challenging Economic Times Edgewood Lake Hospital (ELH) which opened in 1945‚ is a 30-bed‚ independent‚ not-for-profit hospital located in rural northern California. It provides inpatient and outpatient services to the close-knit community that resides within the forested and lakeside
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