Case Analysis Veterans Health Administration: NSQIP Program Lora K. Jackson Keller Graduate School of Management IS66 July 16‚ 2011 Case Analysis - Veterans Health Administration: NSQIP Program Purpose of Study “The Veterans Health Administration: NSQIP Program” (Ball‚ Weaver‚ Kiel; 2004) was a physician-driven comparison study initiated by senior surgeons between 1991 and 1997‚ in which mortality and morbidity rates were “risk adjusted and compared to observed-to-expected ratios”
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1. What was VHA’s approach to its NSQIP program? The VHA ’s NSQIP includes the following components: • An annual report prepared for the chief of surgery of each medical center‚ comparing local outcomes with those of other (anonymous) VA hospitals and to the performance of all VA hospitals combined. • An annual performance evaluation by an executive committee that communicates praise or concerns about high- and low-performing centers. • The provision of self-assessment tools
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What was the Bauhaus and what was its purpose? The Bauhaus was a school of art‚ architecture and design that existed in three German cities including Weimar‚ Dessau‚ and Berlin. The school was founded by Walter Gropius in 1919 and it lasted until 1933. During its time‚ Bauhaus went through different distinct periods under different directors and cities including expressionism‚ constructivism‚ functionalism and architecture. The Bauhaus was the start of modernism‚ at the same time‚ it changed the
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The K to 12 Program covers Kindergarten and 12 years of basic education (six years of primary education‚ four years of Junior High School‚ and two years of Senior High School [SHS]) to provide sufficient time for mastery of concepts and skills‚ develop lifelong learners‚ and prepare graduates for tertiary education‚ middle-level skills development‚ employment‚ and entrepreneurship. What is K to 12? K to 12 means Kindergarten and the 12 years of elementary and secondary education. Kindergarten refers
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Orton-Gillingham approach to reading instruction was developed in the early-20th century. It is language-based‚ multisensory‚ structured‚ sequential‚ cumulative‚ cognitive‚ and flexible. Orton–Gillingham was the first teaching approach specifically designed to help struggling readers by explicitly teaching the connections between letters and sounds. The Lindamood Bell Phoneme Sequencing program‚ previously known as Auditory Discrimination in Depth was developed in 1969. This program takes an sensory‐cognitive
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The apollo moon program was the 3rd project the US that attempted to discover space‚ it was ran by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration‚ NASA which accomplished putting the first humans on the Moon‚ the program ran from 1969 to 1972 resulted in American astronauts’ trying a total of 11 spaceflights and putting the first man on the moon. The Apollo moon program costed a smashing 25.4 billion dollars‚ NASA designed the Apollo Command Module for this program. It was a capsule with room
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Diplomacy the Best Approach to Iran’s Nuclear Program? The idea of Iran developing a nuclear weapon has undoubtedly sparked up an international debate on both sides of the isle. While many in the west debate about which actions to take to prevent the development of the bomb or if Iran is even developing the bomb other countries like Russian and China have been reluctant to criticize. From a western perspective we have to decide whether or not a patient diplomacy is the best approach to Iran’s nuclear
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Study Guide Assessment 7 1. What was the Stonewall Uprising and what was its historical impact? 1. It was a 5 day riot against police. First time gays fought back. 2. How did Vietnam and the Watergate scandal affect popular trust in the government? a. The poor decisions Nixon made destroyed the trust citizens had in the gov to make further decisions. 2. What main issues gave rise to the culture wars of the 1990’s? List Three Issues. a. The global spread of a secular culture based on consumption
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physical‚ emotional‚ social and cognitive development. Play-based curriculum is the best approach for children as children learn best while playing and interacting with others. I still have fond memories of my days when I was young and how I enjoyed playing outside with my friends and cousins where nature was our toy. That was an important part of growing up where
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22‚ 2012 Geico Employees Insurance Company has been in existence since in 1936 and was founded by Leo and Lillian Goodwin. Geico was established to provide auto insurance for governmental employees in the entire United States. Geico was based on the idea the governmental employees were safer and more financially dependable then the general public. With this way of thinking Geico was able to cut out the middle man and saving the company money. Therefore‚ they were able
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