UNIVERSITY OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO MASTERS IN HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (MHA) PATIENT SAFETY Individual Assignment 1 SUBMITTED BY: Regan Ramkissoon PS57095 April 12th 2013 Patient Safety Assignment Background SUMMARY OF INCIDENT On Friday 27th January 2012‚ a young mother was trying to get her ailing twenty one month old baby to the hospital. The child was an outpatient of the San Fernando General Hospital as he had three holes in his heart and an enlarged liver. Earlier that
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Promotion of Health Tourism in India The global growth in the flow of patients and health professionals as well as medical technology‚ capital funding and regulatory regimes across national borders has given rise to new patterns of consumption and production of healthcare services over recent decades. The free movement of goods and services under the auspices of the World Trade Organization and its General Agreement on Trade in Services has accelerated the liberalization of the trade in health
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An Ethical Implication of Organ Transplants Nickolus Sorenson Health Care Ethics and Medical Law Instructor: Kymberly Lum September 24‚ 2012 All aspects of health care face the inevitability of moral and ethical issues arising on numerous fronts. The organ donation and transplantation field of medicine is no exception. Each day‚ approximately 18 people die waiting for an organ to become available for transplant (Taranto‚ 2010). In the grand scheme
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Case #19 Compass Records Synopsis and Objectives The cofounders of Compass Records‚ a small‚ independent music recording company‚ must decide whether to produce and own the next album of an up-and-coming folk musician‚ or simply license her finished recording. The case presents information sufficient to build cash flow forecasts for either investment alternative. The task for the students is to build a valuation model for the two capital investment alternatives‚ whereby they can evaluate the
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Abstract Medical errors and the quality problems to which they lead harm millions of Americans each year. If we are to reduce errors and improve quality substantially‚ we must create systems and care processes that anticipate inevitable human errors and either prevent them or compensate for them before they cause harm. Formidable barriers now stand in the way of progress. Success will require a multifaceted strategy‚ including public education‚ government investment and regulation‚ payment system
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This critique is about an article on patient fall in an acute care hospital setting and why and what are the leading causes to these fall incident. The definition of a fall is described as any event in which the patients are found on the floor; it could be an observed or unobserved fall. There are various types of equipments and special devices to prevent falls; however‚ many falls still take place‚ and it is a serious problem in hospitals. Protection of Human participants: This research involves
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ImRetiree Preference is towards 3% tax on retail sales. The ratio of tax distribution is most equitable in retail tax. I believe that every individual is responsible for contributing to the nation’s tax revenue despite age‚ but I believe that retirees should have the least contribution as they have already paid their dues to society from all the years they have previously worked. With this in mind‚ the retail tax is the fairest solution due to it being the most equal in distribution. Each group
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QUESTION: 1 1.1 The traditional viewpoint of management This concept focuses on efficiency and is split into three main branches‚ namely; bureaucratic management‚ scientific management and administrative management. Scientific management focuses on the – one best way to do the job. Administrative management emphasizes the flow of information in the operation of the organization. The behavioural viewpoint of management Behavioural or human relations management emerged in the 1920s and dealt
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Microsoft Access Exercise Ramona Stephan IT-206 December 16‚ 2012 Don Shults Microsoft Access Exercise Microsoft Access provides many functions for end users. While working in IT Support‚ many different situations may present from customers phoning in and requesting information or assistance. Following are three different situations that may be presented at a support desk. First‚ we will examine a veterinarian who wants to use Microsoft® Access® for his business‚ and has some questions
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“Direct Access" typically describes patient’s ability to consult with and receive care from physical therapist without the legal necessity of obtaining a referral from another healthcare practitioner (Fosnaught‚ 2002). Having direct access would definitely have a big impact in my current practice in assisted living facility and community based outpatient. It would open up a lot of opportunities for I can see my patients coming to me directly for their neuromusculoskeletal problems without the trouble
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