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Lenity Hospital for Advanced Care, 2006.
A discussion of performance benchmarking during an online simulation of the Lenity Hospital for Advanced Care (LHAC) and the conclusions reached in the simulation.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 3 sources, £ 36.95
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This paper discusses performance benchmarking as it is applied in the Lenity Hospital for Advanced Care (LHAC) in an online simulation. LHAC has experienced several difficulties that can be addressed through benchmarking best practices and its executive management has acquired a consultant on staff to address these strategic solutions. One of the conclusions is the functional strategy of an organization should be based on business level strategies.
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"LHAC has experienced an increased rate of nosocomial infections that is simply not sustainable both from a quality perspective and from a liability perspective. The identified root cause was determined to be inefficient equipment practices within the hospital. Because hospital equipment is exposed to an enormous amount and variety of diseases and environmental pollutants within the context of a medical facility, proper maintenance and procedural care for equipment is essential. Failure to adequately address these concerns not only exposes the hospital or healthcare facility to a greater degree of legal and regulatory consequences but, most importantly, exposes patients, staff, and visitors to unnecessary levels of contaminants. The general conclusion from this particular circumstance was determined to be a lack of a proper tracking system for hospital equipment."
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Information Management for UCLA Neuropsychiatric Hospital, 2002.
This paper develops a knowledge management strategy for the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Hospital to be implemented by the hospital IMS department.
1,785 words (approx. 7.1 pages), 14 sources, APA, £ 39.95
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This paper states that knowledge management involves the management of data in a way that transforms data into useful knowledge. This paper declares that almost all of the information developed by a hospital organization will relate in some way to specific patients. The author provides tables which illustrate the recommended logical and designs for the information system to support the knowledge management strategy for the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Hospital.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Developing a Knowledge Management Strategy
Designing the Knowledge Management Strategy
Information Requirements
Designing the Information Technology Support System
Implementing the Knowledge Management Strategy
Evaluating the Proposed Knowledge Management Strategy
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"The soft systems analysis framework will provide the basis for the implementation of the knowledge management strategy for the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Hospital. This framework has nine stages. The stages of the implementation will be as follows: (1) systems analysis, (2) systems design, (3) equipment selection and acquisition, (4) programming, (5) testing and conversion, (6) installation, (7) operation, (8) maintenance and enhancement, and (9) follow up evaluation. The basis for soft systems analysis framework is a standard approach to problem solving."
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Faith Community Hospital Case Study, 2002.
A discussion of the Faith Community Hospital Case Study, focusing on the problematic issues in the hospital, and illustrating the importance of a good mission statement and goal accomplishment.
1,672 words (approx. 6.7 pages), 9 sources, MLA, £ 37.95
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This paper analyzes the Faith Community Hospital case study aka Let It Pour. The paper ties in course concepts of ambiguity, perception, individual personal values versus society legal and ethical norms, and communication processes. Included is stakeholder and brand (hospital image) concepts. The writer outlines the recommendations of the case study for the benefit of the hospital.
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"?A good mission statement should accurately explain why the organization exists and what it hopes to achieve in the future. It articulates the organization's essential nature, its values, and its work? (Radtke, 1998, Para 2). A good mission statement is not the recipe for success in business; it is the grand global picture. To accomplish the goals identified in the organizational mission statement, identification of all stakeholders, support of key stakeholders, written policies, detailed written procedures, and effective communication are critical success factors. These critical success factors are the missing ingredients at Faith Community Hospital, the subject of this case study."
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Advanced Practice Nursing, 2005.
This paper defines advanced practice nursing, its core competencies and scope of practice.
845 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 5 sources, MLA, £ 20.95
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This paper explains that advanced practice nurse are registered nurses including nurse practitioners, nurse-midwifes, nurse anesthetists and clinical nurse specialists, who hold authorization from a board to practice, based on the completion of a recognized advanced educational program. The author points out that core competency of advanced practice nurses include the application and adaptation of advanced skills in unstable and complex environments, the ability to apply advanced clinical reasoning including the use of advanced complete assessment, the acceptance of referrals and consultation from other health care professionals and team work with other health care providers. The paper relates that an advanced practice nurse is supposed to diagnose a patient and recognize the underlying problem and then provide adequate treatment, which includes the prescription of medicines as well as administering anesthetics.
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Introduction
Definition
Core Competencies
Scope of Practice
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"Further, their nature of practice further includes research work and the utilization of research within the scope of their practice. They are allowed to admit patients to hospitals and the authority to refer patients to other healthcare professionals like licensed physicians and dentists. Additionally an advanced practice nurse also gives consulting services to other healthcare providers. They have professional autonomy and independent practice which also includes management. Moreover they are to manage the physical and mental illness status of the patient with regard to nursing care."
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Peach Tree Hospital, 2002.
An examination of the difficulties facing a new hospital - focusing on a case-study of Peach Tree Hospital.
719 words (approx. 2.9 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 17.95
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This paper discusses the challenges start-up hospital Peach Tree Hospital has been encountering. By evaluating the methods they?ve employed to date, as well as survey results from their employees and continued communication, this paper helps Peach Tree?s administrator and human resource director to clarify exactly where the problems exist. From this information they can then begin to take steps to make the changes necessary to overcome their challenges.
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"Although the staff of Peachtree Hospital ?had spent the better part of its time recruiting and training employees? (Hellriegel et al., 2002, p. 289) the administrator of the hospital felt the organizational efforts had not been as successful as they should have been. The human resource director, although acknowledging that there were still organizational issues that needed to be addressed, wrote these off to start-up conditions, as the hospital had only been open for less than one year and would be resolved in a very short period of time. To quantify the organizational problems, a survey was administered to most of the 1,200 employees of the hospital and revealed some startling results."
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Faith Community Hospital, 2004.
This paper is a case study about Faith Community Hospital, a not-for-profit health care services organization, which is facing major challenges.
1,855 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 2 sources, APA, £ 41.95
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The paper explains that some of the critical issues facing Faith Community Hospital, which the hospital needs to address, are basic financial problems; the conflict between the organization?s spiritual heritage and values and the ethics of the medical profession; non-compliance with government, managed care, insurance regulations, and non-adherence to hospital operational policies. The author points out that Faith Community Hospital has an organizational management problem, which needs to be thoroughly analyzed rather than tyring to solve the various problems piecemeal. The paper states that, although the mission statement of Faith Community Hospital implies a broad goal of promoting the health and well-being of the people it serves within a framework of spiritual values, it can be inferred that the organization suffers from an absence of clear-cut policies and goals that are specific, measurable, targeted, and time-specific.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Identifying the Key Issues
Organizational Mission, Culture and Processes
Organizational Goals
Defining the Problem
The Mission Statement
The Absence of Clearly Defined Organizational Goals
Alternative Strategies
Alternative 1
Alternative 2
Recommendation
Conclusion
Appendix 1: Affinity Diagram
Appendix 2: Fishbone Diagram
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"The mission statement plays a critical role in setting direction and laying the foundation for the culture and goals of any organization. Indeed, this is clearly expressed in Hyrum Smith?s model of instructive goal setting, which is commonly referred to as Smith?s ?Success Triangle.? This model places an organization?s governing values at the base of the goal setting process and recommends that goals must be linked to specific governing values in order to be meaningful and to help the organization achieve its mission (Parker, 2003). The mission statement of Faith Community Hospital appears to adhere to the strategic principles inherent in Smith?s ?Success Triangle? to the extent that it clearly emphasizes the organization?s commitment to promoting the health and well-being of the people in the communities it serves, using its spiritual heritage and values as the foundation. However, since spiritual values can vary vastly across religions and individual beliefs, Faith?s mission statement has led to broad individual interpretations that have, in turn, led to an organizational culture, which allows too much leeway for individual decision-making. This is evident in the anecdotal cases cited by the CEO of doctors independently deciding to either treat patients pro bono or insisting on insurance coverage prior to commencement of treatment; the pharmacist filling prescriptions for uninsured patients; and the inconsistency in adhering to hospital policy in areas such as ?Do Not Resuscitate? (DNR) decisions."
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Bellevue Hospital and the World Trade Tower Collapse, 2002.
An examination of the way in which local hospitals should respond and provide support when a disaster strikes in their town, using the Bellevue Hospital and the World Trade Tower Collapse as examples.
2,030 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 7 sources, MLA, £ 44.95
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This paper examines the elements of an Emergency Response Plan of a hospital in the event of a disaster striking. This paper specifically discusses the elements of the emergency plan for Bellevue Hospital in lower Manhattan, both before and after the attacks on the World Trade Tower. The way in which a local hospital should be concerned with protecting people, information systems, and communications is examined in this paper.
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?The primary concern for a hospital is the protection of people. These people not only include the victims, but also management, employees, and families of the victims. It is necessary to be able to quickly assess the number and skill levels of the staffing available. In the early moments of a disaster, this may be difficult, as was the case in the World Trade Tower attacks. Bellevue Hospital in lower Manhattan received word that the trade towers were on fire. They quickly and efficiently invoked their Emergency Response Plan. They waited and prepared for a flood of victims. In this case, instead of being understaffed to handle the load, they found themselves with many willing and capable volunteers and unfortunately, no victims. This created another situation, in which, when a victim did come in they were stormed by people willing to help.?
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Community Hospital Case Study, 2006.
A case study assessing the financial viability of a community hospital.
2,839 words (approx. 11.4 pages), 5 sources, MLA, £ 58.95
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This paper presents a financial analysis of a small community hospital that is facing a financial crunch in the near future. The paper describes the hospital's financial problems, the causes of those problems and what measures need to be taken in order to get the hospital back on track. In assessing these measures, the paper also outlines what the short-term and long-term goals of the hospital need to be and describes a strategy for implementing those goals.
Table of Contents
The Facts
The Pointers
Getting the Hospital on Track
Short-term Goals
Long-term Goals
Detailed Implementation Strategy
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"The Community Hospital in the present case study saw its beginnings during the mid-1800s and has come a long way since then serving a population of nearly 13,000 inhabitants. Its location from the nearest large city is 15 miles which itself has four major hospitals and 40 miles from the state capital with more medical conveniences. Apart from that, the Hospital also caters to the medical needs of five very small and nearby rural towns with a net total population which is estimated to be 35,000 inhabitants. It continues to be a general hospital since inception because of the presence of many large hospitals in its vicinity. Although the hospital has good doctors in attendance, majority of them have grown old in their profession and as such the Hospital will be facing a severe shortage of doctors 10-15 years down the line. The Hospital is facing a crunch on the financial front as the minimum occupancy rates have fallen well below the break-even point needed for the Hospital to stay afloat."
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The Hospital System, 1991.
This paper discusses the hospital system: Evolution of hospital care, operations, finances, quality of care, supply and demand and problems.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 4 sources, £ 32.95
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"Health care is one of the fastest-rising expenses faced by American families. Every year, health-care expenses rise faster than either consumers' incomes or the general rate of inflation. It would seem, then, that health-care providers--of which hospitals are the most conspicuous institutional component would be a highly lucrative enterprise. In fact, however, hospitals have found the late 1980s to be a difficult period, with conditions improving only slightly at the beginning of the 1990s.
To understand the economic problems and choices facing hospitals, it is useful to regard them as firms, and apply to them the general principles of microeconomics which shape the environments of all firms. However, hospitals are firms of a specialized type--not simply in terms of the services they provide, but in terms of how and by whom those services are ... "
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Advanced Degrees in Nursing, 2007.
This paper discuses the many levels of advanced nursing degrees and their need in the profession.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 6 sources, APA, £ 36.95
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This paper explains that the rapidly changing healthcare environment requires various levels of nursing educational preparation, which involve advanced levels of competence. The author points out that the scope of practice becomes wider as advanced degrees create an impressive variety of practice settings. The paper describes many types of advanced nursing, which can be completed at a university or online. The author stresses that nurses have an ethical demand to pursue advanced practices because of the professional principle of beneficence, which refers to doing well and working in the best interests of the patient and because of the more salient principle of autonomy. The author summarizes that an advanced level of nursing practice maximizes the use of in-depth nursing knowledge and skill for meeting the needs of the individual patient, family and the community.
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"The Bachelor of Science in Nursing is a four-year baccalaureate degree program for non-nurses which leads to RN licensure. The baccalaureate degree is the minimum requirement for entry into professional nursing practice. This requirement resulted from the American Nurses Association's (ANA's) position paper requesting the baccalaureate degree as the minimum preparation for practice. The basis for that degree was the observation by the ANA of significant changes in the practice of nursing, which included important theoretical formulations, scientific discoveries, technological advances, and the development of new treatments."
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Parkland Hospital: A Dallas Icon, 2002.
This research highlights the major accomplishments of the hospital from its primitive beginnings to its present position as a leader in patient care and technology.
3,142 words (approx. 12.6 pages), 8 sources, MLA, £ 63.95
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This paper examines the history of this famous hospital which opened in the late 1800s. It focuses on how the hospital started as a two-bed clinic to one of the most famous and advanced medical centers in the country. The paper discusses the hospitals early years and its major milestones until today.
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"Seven years after the end of the Civil War; Dallas became a thriving city. In 1885 the Dallas Morning News began publication, at that time the hospital consisted of a two room hospital and county poor farm.1 Since 1872, the city had employed a physician to give medical attention to prisoners at the county jail.2 This first hospital was rudimentary and resembled a military encampment consisting of wooden buildings arranged in a circular fashion. The conditions were primitive. However, one must remember that at that time there were many places still not served by physicians, let alone a hospital. Much of the medical knowledge at the time sprang from the care of soldiers during the Civil War. The first Dallas hospital resembled a Civil War field hospital and lacked even the basic necessities, such as running water. This is the atmosphere from which the first Dallas hospital sprang. For its time, it was the best medicine had to offer."
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Victoria Hospital - Mission, Vision, Strategies, 2008.
A case study of the future plans and success of the Victoria Hospital.
774 words (approx. 3.1 pages), 2 sources, APA, £ 18.95
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This paper explains that Victoria Hospital is currently undergoing the process of organizational change and that they must highlight their future plans and courses of action. The paper then proceeds to describe how the hospital's vision and mission statement should be developed as well as some of the strategies of operation it should adopt.
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Victoria Hospital Vision Statement
Mission Statement
Victoria Hospital Strategies
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"The mission statement takes on step further and communicates the audience the core competencies and the features on which the organization will base its actions in order to retrieve success. Furthermore, it also points out the main focuses of the organization in reaching their goals. For instance, a basic mission statement for a for-profit organization would be to offer their clients the best products and services and integrate the employees into the corporate culture, while in the same time registering profits. The mission statement is an important tool for communicating corporate objectives and commitment and it is addressed to all stakeholders, such as employees, clients, or patients in the case of Victoria Hospital, business partners or the general audience. The mission statement has to be developed by keeping in mind the corporate values and goals. For the Victoria Hospital, these are: dedicated personnel, the usage of advanced technologies and commitment to preserving and improving patient's health. However due to financial cuts, the management at Victoria Hospital desires to increase their profits, this will not be stated in the mission."
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Advanced Production Planning and Control, 2007.
This paper evaluates the advanced planning and control strategies companies use in the computer industry, with a specific focus on the global laptop sector.
2,452 words (approx. 9.8 pages), 13 sources, MLA, £ 51.95
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The paper provides an assessment of Dell and Gateway and explains that these two manufacturers have revolutionized advanced production planning and control techniques. The paper profiles the unique strategies of each company and then analyzes their use of advanced production planning and control, specifically in a build-to-order and product customization environment.
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Executive Summary
Evaluating Dell's Unique Strategy for Advanced Production Planning and Control
Gateway's Approach to Advanced Production Planning and Control
Summary
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"Dell Computer Corporation attained revenue of $55.9B in the latest fiscal year period ending February 3, 2006 (Dell Investor, 2006). At the time of this writing Dell had not yet released its fiscal 2007 figures. The is a global leader in the selling, manufacturing and servicing of laptop, desktop, server, storage area networks, and enterprise-class rack-mounted systems for both the consumer and business markets. Dell is also a recognized leader in the sales of Intel-based systems of all types to educational and government institutions. The company rose to prominence in this industry due to its unique direct selling model combined with build-to-order manufacturing that is considered the most efficient in this industry."
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Case Study on Faith Community Hospital, 2004.
Uses a case study to identify several problems at Faith Community Hospital.
2,146 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 3 sources, APA, £ 46.95
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This paper is based on a case study of Faith Community Hospital and is an attempt to identify several problems at the hospital and the issues arising from those problems. The paper delineates the steps in the identification process and presents an analysis of the problems the hospital is facing. Following the analysis and identification, recommendations for solutions and a plan for implementing the solutions are presented.
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"As we are told, medical errors are a major concern for the hospital. This problem is made more relevant for Faith Community Hospital because we see that the varied views of both the patients and the staff inflict upon their ability to provide adequate patient care. As we are told "we have particular patients who refuse to take certain medical services." We are told of a current case where Child Protective Services are threatening to take action because of the way the hospital did not provide services, even though this non action was in agreement with the parent's wishes."
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