sharing experience and research to improve outcomes. Nurses should always share the successes to give others the opportunity to take the best care of patients.” Upenieks (2002)‚ found that “nurses in magnet hospitals were more empowered and satisfied with their jobs than those in non-magnet hospitals. Magnet hospitals are known to have strong nursing leaders who ensure that work environments support professional nursing practice.” She went on to say that this was important because we need‚ “To fulfill
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Martin Luther King/Drew Medical Center Accreditation Status The accreditation status of Martin Luther King-Drew Medical Center was threatened by the commission in charge on the assessment on the quality and safety of care at hospitals (Herrera‚ 2004). This was due to the number of times that the said hospital failed to comply with the rules by the commission to improve health care many times after numerous inspections. This status has affected most of the hospital ’s operation and resulted to
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2007). Furthermore‚ if Magnet status is awarded‚ the hospital must go through the whole process once again and reapply every four years. As a result‚ the nursing shortage is not being immediately resolved due to the lengthy and rigorous process of achieving Magnet status. Nursing shortage is also being hindered by the requirement of Magnet hospital requiring 80% of their nurses to be at bachelor degree level of education. Many nurses are not in favor of the process of Magnet recognition because hospitals
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MAGNET STATUS PATRICIA THORNTON LONESTAR COLLEGE KINGWOOD MAGNET STATUS More and more hospitals are hiring Registered nurses only. I chose this topic to educate licensed vocational nurses on the importance of furthering you degree‚ if you choose to work anywhere beside a nursing home‚ doctors’ offices are home health care. The importance of this topic I chose is to confirm the reason I decided to continue my journey to become a Registered nurse. In the changing environment of hospital
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Achieving and Maintaining Accreditation in Managed Care Accreditation is a process by which an impartial organization (URAC) will review a company’s operations to ensure that the company is conducting business in a manner consistent with national standards. For a physician and a nurse after they receive their degree they have to do continuing education courses every year to maintain their licensing with that particular state. These classes are generally known as CME’s (Continuing medical education)
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Magnet GWU Net2 Dr. Ami Bhatt Magnet Magnet status is a highly coveted status‚ it is known for providing measurable outcomes‚ high scoring in benchmarks. It was called Magnet as it was known to draw nurses for the lower level of RN to patient ratio’s high staff satisfaction and larger number of Registered Nurses who were doing primary care doing tasks for the patient and not delegating tasks. Only 6% of hospitals currently hold magnet status‚ a hospital that has magnet status provides
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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Lorma Medical Center is the largest private hospital in Region 1. Since it was launched in 1934‚ it has set the standard for quality care‚ cleanliness‚ specialization and technology and it is one of the leading Medical Centers of the North. Lorma Hospital was founded by Dr. & Mrs. Rufino N. Macagba‚ Sr.‚ both physicians. The name LORMA stands for their family names: LOR-enzana‚ the maiden name of Dr. Crispina Macagba and MA-cagba. The hospital began admitting patients
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Alexian Brothers Medical Center - AlexiCare DeVry University Alexian Brothers Medical Center - AlexiCare Alexian Brothers Medical Center is located in Elk Grove Village‚ IL‚ a northwest suburb of Chicago‚ IL. They are a 387-bed acute care hospital‚ with more than 900 physicians on staff‚ representing more than 80 medical and surgical specialties. They treat more than 18‚000 patients annually. Instead of purchasing an existing EHR system‚ they opted to create their own‚ AlexiCare‚ to assist with
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Regional Medical Center (WFRMC)‚ a large-for-profit hospital. This facility is located in Pensacola‚ an area with intense competition and tons of services. He is evaluating a continuous quality (CQI) program that the hospital has implemented in order to address issues of improvement in outcomes. WFRMC also owns and operates an off-site psychiatric facility with 89 beds and the 58 bed Rehabilitation Institute of West Florida. WFRMC is currently in the process of constructing their new cancer center. WFRMC
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HEALTH SERVICES OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT. CLASS 6500:482/582:801 ------------------------------------------------- MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER CASE ANALYSIS - 01/31/2013 1- Why does Elaine Brennan need to develop a new strategy now? A great manager will be the one who is able to examine the environment‚ determine opportunities and threats‚ plan accordingly‚ implement the plans and evaluate the results of his planning on frequent basis to add more value to what his/her organization is built
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