The Joint Commission Review Joint Commission Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) is an organization that develops and maintains standards to promote compliance in regards to acceptable levels of care that should be given to patients. If a facility has been accepted by JCAHO‚ it is like a stamp of approval for the hospital when someone in looking at a hospital for surgery‚ to have their baby‚ etc. JCAHO is not mandatory for a hospital to operate and has no legal power. Southern
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int ventureThe current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/0951-3558.htm Successful joint venture partnerships: public-private partnerships Sue Trafford Liverpool City Council‚ Liverpool‚ UK‚ and Public-private partnerships 117 Tony Proctor Chester Business School‚ Chester University‚ Chester‚ UK Abstract Purpose – Seeks to examine important characteristics that go hand-in-hand with successful public-private partnerships. Design/methodology/approach
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barriers to successful joint ventures and international collaborations are challenging. In many cases‚ these barriers emerge during the start-up stages of an alliance. The objective of this paper is to identify and analyze the different types of challenges the organizations should evaluate during the early stage of their alliances. It is based on a literature survey and the findings of Canadian high technology industry. The study shows that the key challenges in the first year of joint ventures/international
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Hinge joints A hinge joint is the simplest type of joint. It is found in the elbows and the joints of the fingers and toes. Hinge joints allow movement in only one direction. The hinge joint of the knee‚ the body’s largest joint‚ is unusual because it can swivel on its axis‚ allowing the foot to turn from side to side. Therefore‚ the knee is constantly rolling and gliding during walking. Gliding joints Gliding joints are the surfaces that are flat or slightly curved. These joints allow sliding
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Iliofemoral joint is also known as the hip joint. It is the joint between the femur and acetabulum of the pelvis. Its primary function is to support the weight of the body in both static and dynamic postures. There are seven different kinds of movements are possible in the hip joint. There is flexion and extension on the spine and thigh‚ abduction and adduction of the femur‚ internal and external rotation of the pelvis‚ thigh or spine and circumduction of the femur or pelvis. The Iliofemoral joint is important
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The knee joint is formed by the articulation of the distal end of the femur and the proximal end of the tibia. The fibula is only involved to the extent that it serves as an attachment site for connective tissue. In this paper‚ the anatomy of the joint will be discussed. The knee is a hinge-type‚ diarthrotic‚ or freely moveable joint. Also referred to as a synovial joint‚ the 2 articulating ends of bone are encased in a capsule that lubricates the joint with synovial fluid to reduce friction
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3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho‚ Tokushima 770-8504‚ Japan; and 2Department of Functional Anatomy‚ ACTA‚ Amsterdam‚ The Netherlands; *corresponding author‚ etanaka@ dent.tokushima-u.ac.jp J Dent Res 87(11):989-991‚ 2008 Biomechanics of the Temporomandibular Joint INTRODUCTION his article is in honor of the late professor Theo van Eijden‚ who passed away on February 28‚ 2007. During his career as chairman of the Department of Functional Anatomy at the Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam‚ he was very
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Jonathan Bender’s Joint Pain Relief Codes - Full Review Hello there and welcome to our review of the Joint Pain Relief Codes by Jonathan Bender. As always‚ this review will be divided into 3 main parts: 1. The basics section which will help you to understand better what the Joint Pain Relief Codes is all about. 2. The section about the pros and cons‚ which covers several of the main advantages and disadvantages of Jonathan Bender’s system. 3. The conclusions section that will summarize our
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Conclusion/ Discussion Chin Up: Yes‚ the shoulder joint ( Ball and Socket). It is important for the analysis because you use your shoulder muscles to pull yourself up to the bar to complete one chin up. It can be difficult to determine each joint because each joint has a distinct way of moving for a specific task. It was difficult for me to determine the axis and planes because I could not see the bones moving inside of the body. An axis can be defined as a line that goes around when an object
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International Joint Venture International Joint Ventures (IJVs) are becoming increasingly popular in the business world as they aid companies to form strategic alliances. These strategic alliances allow companies to gain competitive advantage through access to a partner’s resources‚ including markets‚ technologies‚ capital and people. International Joint Ventures are viewed as a practical vehicle for knowledge transfer‚ such as technology transfer‚ from multinational expertise to local companies
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