As CEO of Ashford Medical Center‚ the board has authorized you to work with the Medical Director‚ the Chief of Staff‚ and Medical Staff in the development of an exciting new program to attempt to meet the medical‚ health‚ and nutritional needs of the community for the next 10 years. What conflicts might you anticipate as you attempt to adopt a post modernist/complexity science strategy? There are a few conflicts that I may face while developing new programs‚ as an Ashford Medical Center CEO.
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2. On Competition – The Five Forces & The Blue Ocean a. We have said that competition forces society to be better by providing superior value. Identify and discuss your team company’s competitive advantage and core competency – in essence‚ the magic sauce that makes the company stay in the game. Generally‚ competitive advantage is defined as an advantage that a company has over its rivals‚ allowing it to generate greater sales or margins and sustain more consumers than
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What are the key factors to understand about prevention? There is a lot that one needs to understand about prevention; especially if one is working in the healthcare field. It is important that all staff member of the healthcare; are trained on how to prevent illness from passing from a patients room. Prevention is key in the healthcare field. Many or most are fitted for a face mask or a body suit. These face mask and body suits are to prevent a health care staff member from getting whatever illness
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Assigning Evaluation and Management (E/M codes) Lovejoy Difiore HCR 220 April 16 2012 Assigning Evaluation and Management (E/M codes) 1. Initial consultation is performed for a 78-year-old woman with unexplained weight loss‚ abdominal pain‚ and rectal bleeding. A comprehensive history and examination is performed. The code that I will be using is the 99204. The patient is 78 years old‚ so I am assuming that we will be billing Medicare for the procedures. The reason why I choose the
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Summer vs. winter Each season has its own characteristics: heat of summer‚ falling leaves of fall‚ blooming flowers of spring‚ and the snow of winter. In the United States summer and winter are the two seasons that are distinguished from each other. Weather‚ food‚ clothing‚ activities change from summer to winter. In addition‚ alternating seasons would affect people’s mood and health. Summer and winter have completely different weather patterns. When people say summer‚ the first thing that comes
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Assign appropriate E/M codes for the following five cases: o Initial consultation for a 78-year-old woman with unexplained weight loss‚ abdominal pain‚ and rectal bleeding. Comprehensive history and examination performed. The E/M code I would use for this case would be 99205. I chose this code also since the patient is older and high complexity of the decisions the doctor may need to make. Her comprehensive examination and history will also help with determining if there are any other factors
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Edward Jenner‚ known as the “Father of Immunology”‚ was a country doctor who significantly impacted the history of medicine and health with a huge medical breakthrough: the development of the smallpox vaccine. Smallpox was an ancient yet deadly disease that spread rapidly and impacted every class in society starting from the times of the Egyptians in 1570 BC. It was considered to be the most feared and likely the greatest killer during his time‚ killing up to 33% of those who contracted it worldwide
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Signs and symptoms of child hood illness Chicken pox – an infectious virus that also causes shingles in adults. Headache and a fever followed by an itchy‚ spotty red rash that first appears on the chest and then spreads over the body. It eventually turns to blisters and then scabs. Call your GP. Keep your child cool‚ use calamine to soothe the itching and discourage scratching! Treat a temperature with a fever-reducing medicine such as calpol Croup – a common viral illness. Symptoms come
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COMMON COLD INCUBATION PERIOD: 1-3 days The signs and symptoms of common cold are: Severe headache‚ Runny nose‚ Sore throat‚ mild temperature‚ Persistent crying & cough‚ Vomiting or abdominal pain. The treatment that a child can undergo to cure this illnesses: Treat the symptoms with antibiotics that were prescribing from the GP‚ Encourage the child to have an enough rest‚ encourage the child to drink
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Infectious Mononucleosis Infectious mononucleosis is an infection caused by a virus. This illness is often called "mono." You can get mono from close contact with someone who is infected. If you have mono‚ you may feel tired and have a sore throat‚ a headache‚ or a fever. HOME CARE • Rest as needed. • Do not play contact sports‚ perform hard exercise‚ or lift anything that is heavy until your doctor says you can. You may need to wait a couple months before playing sports. Your liver or spleen
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