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Finally, the valuable intention for the change for the hospital was to expand of the $160,000 budget initiated by CEO James Edwards. New hire Wendy Jones chief operating officer first change was to fire head of radiology in order to save for the budget. Following her decision, it instigated not only an 18% of inaccuracy rates in outsourced readings but many legal ramifications in the process. Many physicians within the hospital form a meeting to come up with a way to modify this problem before it accelerates further. It is in this situation that Wendy Jones has committed sentinel event and that cause is a major mistake that should be correct by all means possible.

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