Hospital Case Studies Samples For Students

Abstract

Telemedicine can be said to be the use of information of a medical nature, shared by one site to another via the internet or intranet or any mass medium to help in the strengthening of the patients’ health (Sharpe, 2011). This involves the use of modern technology to communicate with patients and health practitioners. This may be through the use of e-health, videoconferencing, patients’ portals, still images and many others.

This technology results to the improved access by the patients to health care and improves the productivity of the health practitioners if well installed. It has also ...

A hospital administrator is tasked with the day to day running of the hospital (Sharma and Goyal, 2013). This means that the administrator bears responsibility for any breach of law that may occur during the discharge of their duties. The administrator must thus be aware of any legal requirements that relate to the hospital. One of the key laws to be aware of is the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA). From a general perspective, the law prevents ‘dumping’ of patients out of emergency departments (Pozgar, 2012).

Dumping essentially means transferring patients to another hospital either because ...

Analysis

Hospitals worldwide look for ways of improving the quality of care through promoting effective and quality improvement strategies. Various factors contribute to the high-performance of health care centers and improved patient satisfaction. The hospital’s management should focus on improving their services in order to achieve better patient reputation and encourage more people to seek medical assistance from this hospital. The following is a case of delays observed in the hospital’s Emergency Department (ED) where a patient spends almost 12 hours in the hospital. The ED is a crucial department and doctors and other health care providers should ensure patients receive ...

Introduction

Health Care Management affects more than a billion people every day all around the world. Therefore, it is very important to understand how the health units function. The evaluation of the health units is based on mainly three factors-Efficiency, Effectiveness and Equity. A look at the efficiency of Hospital operations will bring to the front the factors that cause a Hospital to fail in providing proper care to its patients. Once the Hospital analyses where it is going wrong, it can adopt some best practices to improve upon its services.

Causal Factors for Health Care Management

Health Care Management is a highly competitive field, and the survival of a ...

The nursing curriculum is designed to offer the nursing students the knowledge and skills required for handling specific situations of their career, especially based on the required expertise to handle the nursing discipline. Nursing textbooks are written by experienced individuals in the field of nursing and the learners are expected to achieve specified results by the end of their trainings. However, there exist several significant differences between the things that are taught in nursing textbooks, published literature, hospitals’ policies and procedures, and actual practice. The orthodox view of teaching at the university level is that, during the lecture courses, ...

Clinical Diagnosis and Rationale for the Diagnosis

Randle McMurphy is the protagonist in the movie “One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest”. Although he does not overtly show any mental disorder, he seems to be suffering from narcissistic personality disorder (Zaentz & Forma, 1975). Randle McMurphy suffers from Narcissistic Personality Disorders (in Axis 1), which, as he manifests, is proven by several symptoms. The patient employs humiliation and shame to win over others, exploits the situation to gratify himself and becomes jealous easily. He is also confident, arrogant and contemptuous, living in unrealistic fantasies, beauty, power, intelligence and romance, and appearing less emotional (American Psychiatric Association, 2014).
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Jane is the case management coordinator for a large public teaching hospital, and she is responsible for all case management and discharge planning for admitted patients and directs activities through a number of case managers and social workers. Therefore, in order for Jane to assist her case managers better coordinate the work of the different professional, she needs to come up with strategies that favor them this entails use of strategies like the democratic leadership, team work and the strategy of communication. Democratic leadership strategy will ensure that each member is able to contribute to the running of the firm, and ...

1. Clearly define the problem to be solved or identify symptoms that suggest an underlying problem.
The problem at hand in this situation is that of stereotyping at the healthcare institution. Stereotyping patients may have a negative impact upon the patient’s overall health. Doctor’s for instance, may not take the grievances of female patients as seriously as male patients. Moreover, doctors may have a different attitude towards patient’s belonging to an ethnic background. For instance; sick people of the Afro-Caribbean group areconsidered as having a laid back attitude by the doctors. Therefore, doctors may have varying attitudes with ...

Pros and Cons for Crestview Hospital

The billboard targets the main traffic corridor that runs by Briarwood Medical Centre and Crestview Hospital, but its situation within the close proximity to Briarwood creates the impression of Briarwood endorsing its competitor as the best medical care in Oakland. Effectively, this billboard is great for Crestview’s brand and sales. Given the facts given by Susan that 42 percent of new patients are influenced to visit hospitals because of advertising, especially those patients that do not have relationships with hospitals. The value of the influence that marketing communication has on elective services. In addition, the situation of the ...

This case pertains to Metropolitan hospital, a small 2 year old hospital that has a relatively tiny workforce of 235 people. It is a 60 bedded hospital and is very efficient. The hospital board has decided to increase its capacity from 60 to 190 beds within one year; they also plan to recruit the workforce that would be required to handle such an expansion. Clara Hawkins, the hospital administrator, is against this decision as she feels that this proposed expansion would reduce the efficiency of the hospital. She feels that it would be difficult to find such a talented, dedicated and hardworking team ...

- “Stopping Outshopping” provides a good practice model for healthcare executives, by exploring the Scarlet Hospital case. Activating as an insulated business, Scarlet Hospital never stood back in terms of providing qualitative and modern services, although it enjoyed the favorable condition of not having relevant competitors, which could have allowed the company not to strive for quality. Not being complacent is the key of longevity for Scarlet Hospital and Barr (2010) acknowledges that businesses need to change, to permanently adapt on the changing customer needs and market trends in order to remain relevant. This is the lesson that Scarlet Hospital ...

Tertiary care center requires advance technology equipments and highly skilled workers to run their hospital setups. Gateway hospital is among them and was facing many crises related to health care system, organizational strategies for work patterns, financial issues, communication gap among team members, shortage of medical staffing, level of dissatisfaction for employees and bad reputation of the hospital (Freyer, 2013). Administration of hospital was much concerned about addressing and resolving core issues. A survey based research was used to measure current issues that included a questionnaire and interview for authentic data collection with representative sample of population to draw valid ...

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Company Overview
Trinity Mothers Frances Hospitals and clinics include Mother Frances hospital-Jacksonville, Mother Frances hospital – Winnsboro, the Louis and Peaches Owen Hospital. They are affiliated with the health south, Tyler Care Hospital a facility that is a long-term acute care facility and trinity Clinic. It is preferred by multispecialty media groups as it has over 350 physicians and mid-level provider that represent 40 specialists in 36 locations that serve east Texas since March 1937. It is a 404-bed acute care facility that is located in Tyler, Texas. It offers a wide range of services; emergencies and trauma care, surgical and medical care. ...

Feigenbaum defines quality as an “excellent-driven” rather than a “defect-driven” process. However, such a definition will depend on the role of people defining it. According to Feigenbaum, there is no system of universally defining quality because some people view quality differently. For instance, some view quality as “fulfilling the customers’ needs” while others view it as “conformance to the standards or specifications set”. In the context of healthcare – particularly the case study – the physicians or doctors will have a slightly different viewpoint regarding quality in the hospital. The nurses too will have their own viewpoint while patients will tend to define quality ...

Utility test results for the three methods are as follows; structured interviews (95,080), working sample test (57,200) and mental ability test (75,120). The utility decreased when we factored in more applicants. That implies a reduction in efficiency of the system. The most appropriate method, as per the results of the calculations I obtained, is a structured interview as it yielded the highest utility, and that provides the company with employees with best skills. The structured interview, being the most preferred method involves asking sets of questions to each and every candidate in one- on- one interviews. It also ...

Langley Mason Health is an example of a hospital struggling to achieve it growth agenda amid financial constraints, need to provide quality services, and implementation challenges. The hospital is undertaking expansion projects that are estimated to cost $1 billion. Already, the hospital has sourced a half of this capital and is expected to raise the remaining amount through operations and other sources. LMH is left with $10 million per year to finance other expenditure that include maintenance and technology. The nursing staff and the pharmacy need $4.9 to buy smart pumps aimed at reducing medication errors. The computerized provider order entry ( ...

The dressing code at the hospital is meant to ensure safety to patients is maximized by reducing or eliminate chances of infection. Additionally, the dress code is a means of projecting professionalism and restoring the patient trust and confidence on the health practitioners attending the patient. Moreover, the dress code is for easy identification and reducing chances of confusion. Hence, patient or any person at hospital should be in a position to distinguish a nurse from other health practitioners. However, the dressing code at times comes into conflict with religious and culture believes. Hence, the hospital management should come into agreement with ...

Introduction

Quality assurance is of utmost importance in the health care sector. The main reason is that this sector deals directly with saving human life. As such, there is adamant pressure that the services that are offered are quality to the extent that they can safeguard human life. As such, hospitals are among the primary facilities that are vital in this sector. Therefore, the report shall evaluate quality assurance as applied by Valley General Hospital, Monroe, Washington.
Quality department is tasked with the responsibility to ensure that the hospital conforms to the best quality expectation. As such, the firm ...

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Ans1. The West Virginia’s Supreme Court of Appeals ruled that the plaintiff had stated a claim for the negligent infliction of emotional distress. AIDS is a serious disease and is like a slow death to the person and is emotional trauma even for the family. Court’s findings are appreciable as the physician who has committed this gross act of negligence should have been penalized and plaintiff who suffered emotional distress can ask for compensation in the form of cash or kind. In the worst case, physician’s license can be cancelled, prohibiting him to continue with ...

The acquisition of the Brain Electrical activity mapping will reduce the physicians the time they spend on a patient. The Hippocratic Oath requires medical physicians to perform their tasks with due diligence and provide effective treatment methods to the patient. The medical field has recognized the need for the need for the BEAM technology in their institutions. Any healthcare facility that acquires the technology will become reputable and attract high profile patients.
The Metropolitan Hospital has already recognized that necessity and is planning to acquire a Brain Electrical Activity mapping machine. The machine will help physicians to detect abnormalities in ...

The Indus Hospital: Delivering Free Health Care in Pakistan

Position Statement: The efforts by The Indus Hospital to deliver free health care in Pakistan threaten the effectives of service delivery in health care centers and the general health of the society.

Problem Definition

The greater interest by the management and the stakeholders of The Indus Hospital to improve health care of Pakistan’s poorest patients through availing exceptional care without exception can’t be ignored. However the hospital is experiencing immense increase in the number of the patients seeking the health services within the facility. The outcomes are availing services that fails to meet the organizational goal of improved health ...

Abstract

The healthcare sector has seen the introduction of information technologies that has helped in the enhancement of health care procedures. This effort has been seen to be going on for a long time. Information processes like information retrieval have helped in achieving efficient management of health care processes and procedures. The source of information that are fed to healthcare information systems should be assessed to ensure that the integrity of data is achieved. Data management is an important aspect of the information process. There should be ways on which e information is ensured to be safe.

Organization’s information security policies

Johns Hopkins hospital has ...

Question 1

Health informatics came it to existence after the growing need to address the need to apply new tools in healthcare for better services. According to Bemmel and Shortliffe (1986), it began in 1970s as Medical and Nursing Informatics. The growth of health informatics field is very rapid with the advent of cheap hardware and more powerful software applications. Health informatics was used for electronic data processing in health facilities.
There more advancement in information technology has led to more complex informatics systems being used in medical diagnosis. Decision making in healthcare is now enhanced by the use of ...

Scenario of Paediatric Care within a Hospital Setting

INTRODUCTION
Every day, children becomes ill or get involved in various types of accidents that require medical attention. Whether these children are taken to a paediatrician, specialist, clinic or a hospital setting, a nurse will tend to them. Therefore, a paediatric nurse plays a crucial role which is as imperative as that of a doctor. Paediatric nurses are known to provide essential information in regard to treatment, prevention of future illnesses and injuries in children, and helping the child and the family as well all through the illness or injury. In this paper, I will develop a scenario of paediatric care within a hospital setting for a ...

Orthopedic device sales involve the sale of medical devices across the medical department. This sale involves devices such as the plaster of Paris or any other technological equipment used in this field. Over the years, medical device innovation has been noted to slow down where product categories have become more crowded with similar products. Medical physicians on the other hand are more willing to accept medical devices offered at the lowest price as long as it meets quality standards. This combination of trends has been highly noted the portions of the medical device market that generate the largest profit. ...

In light of the proposed bill to ban advertisements for healthcare organizations in Vermont, one way for Putney County Hospital to protect their patient base is to continue to build and foster its relationship with members of the community. This can be done by strengthening doctor-patient relationships and by holding community service programs (Brenner, 1994) that will allow the hospital’s staff to directly interact with members of the community. Whether the bill gets passed or not, this will allow the hospital to keep the community members informed about its services. By engaging in such relationship-building activities even before ...

Introduction

The movie ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest’ is acted with a sense of human life. It demonstrates humanity and features what happens in the human society in depth.

Even without showing any overt signs of mental illness McMurphy the main character and his colleagues avoid hard labor and spend their sentence in a relaxed hospital environment playing sick. This exhibits the behavior of pretence. McMurphy exhibits leadership and responsibility skills by establishing himself as a leader in the hospital. Billy refuses to leave the hospital because he is unwell. This highlights how responsible he is over his health conditions. Washington protects ...

1. As the goal of the fringe benefits restructuring is not merely to reduce cost but also to consider the fact that this change may have on the quality of staff. Therefore, it is critical to take into account opinions and demands of people, who work in the university. A task force includes staff and faculty from different university departments, therefore it can better represent the interests of university employees.
2. The president already appointed chief administrator of the task force, thus ensuring that hospital management issues will be high on the task force agenda. Furthermore, an inclusion ...

Electronic health record are form a very crucial part of a modern day hospital. Information in the hospitals continues to increase and an advanced system of management becomes important for successful service delivery and goal attendance. Many hospitals have implemented this technology and are enjoying every single bit of what it has to offer in terms of hospital success. Among these hospitals, three have shown great advancement to the extent of being awarded (Davis, 2012). They include, Citizen Memorial Healthcare, Maimonides Medical Center and the Cincinnati Children Hospital Medical Center.
The citizen memorial hospital applied this technology in 2005, and ...

Hospital Software Management (A).

Given the development and changes in healthcare in the last few years, one can easily question the type of information system to be used in this area. Therefore the modern complexity of the healthcare provision in the areas of management, legal and clinical relationship needs a total configured software and information system with clear operations in the area of clinical management, office operations. There is need for extra capacity incorporation with various laboratories and medical equipments. Therefore in this paper I have discussed the various hospital software solutions to be adopted by the healthcare managers so as to increase their ...

Any plan set to maintain and improve the original objectives of a hospital while at the same time enabling it cope with the rising challenges is crucial and needs a lot of thinking. The original plan of Riverside Paediatric Hospital was sidelined when the management was faced with the challenge of accommodating a large number of patients, a factor that they had not reviewed in the initial plan for the hospital.
In order to bring the hospital back on track, several changes needs to be made as pertaining the management and relationship of workers during working hours at the hospital. These include
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Change Paper

Change Paper

Proposal

Tuberculosis, a bacterial infection, most commonly impacts the respiratory system. Tuberculosis can also affect the neurological system, the lymphatic system, blood circulation system, genitourinary system, bones and joint parts. Often Called TB for short, tuberculosis is the most common major contagious disease today. With that title the virus is infecting two billion people which are approximately one-third of the global population. Latent tuberculosis disease is when a person is contaminated with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, but does not have signs of illness. They are said to be without signs. Active tuberculosis illness is the full-blown illness and if not handled and ...

Question 1 – Critically discuss the initial history taking and assessment of Mr. Markantonakis

In every medical procedure, regardless of the type of medical practitioner (e.g. Nurse, Physician, Physiatrist, Physical Therapist, Paramedics), it is standard, at least in most medical centers that an initial history taking, assessment, and evaluation is performed. Aside from helping the practitioner paint a bigger picture of the patient’s condition and diagnose, and do medical procedures based on this document, medical documents such as this serve as protection for the patients (or in this case, the patient’s family), and the practitioner, should an unexpected death of exacerbation of the patient’s condition that would lead to a lawsuit occur. ...

I = Interviewer

I: Under what circumstances did you smoke for the first time, including where you were and your age?
H: I was 11 years-old when I began to smoke. Wow [Gasp], it’s been 50 years! I smoked for the
first time as a dare. I was hanging out at the baseball field with a couple of my friends and a couple of boys who were a little older. We were told that if we smoked with them, we could play on their team in a pick-up game that was going to occur soon. We all smoked, we all played, and ...

Introduction

Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (MEEI) is a non- profit organization which for the past decades has had problems in its evaluation on the way the cost are being evaluated and appropriated to patients. The system that was being employed in the hospital was insinuated to be ineffective in the sense that it did not put into consideration all the necessary measures that are required before allocating costs. According to the executive director, Mr. Charles wood, there is a need to change the traditional method used in evaluating the costs and instead embrace the new method. Central to his thoughts, the ...

Introduction

This paper addresses the major steps that Caring Angle Hospital can implement to realize its goals. Also, it recommends one strategy that the heath care provider can adopt to obtain a large market share. Finally, it examines value-added services will strengthen its value proposition.

Major steps for Caring Angle Hospital

Improve the quality of care
Improving the quality of care is important since it will prevent patients from hopping from hospital to another. Caring Angle Hospital can employ various strategies to enhance the quality of their services. The hospital administration should consider managing the process of care rather than focusing on controlling on the physicians. ...

A billboard opens immense opportunities in marketing communications for any hospital. This is one of the best methods of advertisements as it is narrative and cost effective. Placement of its billboard directly adjacent to Brianwood Medical Centre gives an edge to Crestview hospital for many reasons. Firstly, the billboard will certainly influence many of the patients who patronage Brianwood Medical Centre. Some of them may tend to choose Crestview hospital for future medical services. This gives Crestview, a competitive advantage over its rivals. Secondly, there are many patients in Oakland who do not have relation with any hospitals. The ...

Bad Image Radiology Department

Step I: Summary of the case

Notably, many hospitals find themselves in the middle of court cases and trials with very little knowledge of the events that led to the scenario. This case is a good example. It presents the origin of the problem, the personnel that were involved and the events that led to the problems presented. It is about MacMillan hospital and the problems that generated from the department of medical imaging. The department had contracted its services to Good View Company and the major shareholder was Goodview (Darr, 2001, p. 322). He started neglecting his work and ...

The ER that became the emergency

Problem Overview

Community Memorial Hospital (CMH) is one of the main hospitals in Middleville, Ohio. Although the reputation of the hospital is quite good, there have been a number of concerns in the recent years regarding the financial situation of the institution. Although CMH is a not-for-profit organization, stable financial performance is crucial for maintain high level of customer service and to support clinical trials. That is why the hospital has launched a new marketing campaign, which seemed to have attracted quite a number of people. However, a more in-depth analysis of the demand patterns has revealed that most of the demand increase can ...

Introduction

The situation is getting out of control at Good Health Hospital (Tampa Bay) since the outbreak of Escherichia coli, a specie of bacteria that can be found in many daily items. The incident involved Ward 10, which is located in the second floor. A recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) stated that the investigation of the bacterial source must begin with the hospital kitchen as the bacterium can be transmitted through contaminated vegetables and delicatessen meats (e.g. salami and other cold cuts). The Epidemiological Summary provides a brief description of the data obtained.
Environmental review ...

Introduction

The Shouldice Hospital located right outside Toronto in Canada was founded in 1945 by Dr. Earle Shouldice and strictly performs hernia repair operations only. The hospital has a capacity of 90 beds, 12 full-time surgeons, and seven part-time assistant surgeons and performs an average of 7,000 operations a year.

Comparison of Shouldice Hospital to a Typical Hospital

The setting of the hospital is very different from the ones in general hospitals. The hospital is built on a converted country estate with beautiful landscapes, walking paths, tennis courts and stables, giving the hospital a serene country club environment. The hospital also encourages socialization between patients. This is ...

Introduction

Weak relationships among medical care workers are often found or evidenced by malpractices’ reports by some nursing and medical cases. Unresolved challenges often result to one group avoiding the other with the last persons becoming the troublesome individual or party. Kaluyu memorial hospital in Nairobi, Kenya has been experiencing a related scenario where there are conflicts and tension among doctors, nurses and other hospital employees most of whom avoid tasks given and even looking forward to the end of their shifts. The hospital has been incurring losses that result from the unhealthy relationship among staff members of the organization. ...

Introduction:

What process did Duke Children's Hospital follow in creating a balanced scorecard? Why did the hospital decide to use the balanced scorecard to evaluate its stakeholder relationships and its business processes? What was the reaction of the staff?

Duke Children’s Hospital turned around its 138-bed academic hospital from a losing proposition to an organization that gained profitability from its operations. It did so through the use of the Balanced Scorecard. The balanced scorecard approach is an effective management tool that is used by organizations to improve their performance, expand their services, and gain profitability. Management teams from hospital institutions deal ...

1. Do EMR and CPOE systems seem to have the potential to help Mountain View achieve its goals of achieving high-quality care and containment? Support you answers with examples of how you think these goals may not or may not be achieved.
The EMR and CPOE have mechanisms that can help the MVCH achieve its goals and objectives as they make the process of administering services to different patients easier. They facilitate the service delivery process and ensure that there is proper data storage which can be easily accessed when needed. The EMR and CPOE also reduces the ...

Introduction

The outcome of the treatment process in health facilities is dependent on several factors among which is the safety of the facility. There is a need to ensure that all the systems and facilities in the health facilities are safe to enhance the treatment procedures, services delivered and the quality of care. The principles behind the accreditation process are very influential to achieving the status described above. The purpose of the accreditation process is to ensure that the health facilities can not only identify but also formulate resolutions for the problems identified. The accreditation process also aims to inspire ...

In any hospital and other health institution across the world, their mission as to concentrate on providing up-to-date and quality health services to their clients and the same case applies to memorial hospital. It should work at giving reliable health services that will improve the quality of healthcare in the environment in which they operate (Carman et al., 2013). The first method in which the hospital should use to measure the quality of services it offers is by first undertaking a survey to determine if it is satisfying the needs of its staff and patients through addressing their complains, empowering ...

A Case Study on Shouldice Hospital Limited: Practical Marketing Solutions

Critical problems/issues
Shouldice Hospital Limited, a Canadian hospital specializing in hernia operations is considering whether and how to expand capacity and reach of its services while maintaining the quality of service delivered.

The hospital also faces the paradox of change given the current manager is 6o years old.

Assumptions
Increasing capacity of the facility will increase the profitability of the firm because they will be able to serve many customers.

Increasing capacity will help in reducing waiting lines because currently, there are no operations scheduled during weekends.

Expanding the capacity of by beds by 50 percent would enable the organization schedule the operating rooms more heavily.
If not well implemented, increasing capacity could compromise the quality of service offered by the hospital.
It is assumed that the hospital is ...

Introduction

Companies today face the challenge of measuring their performance appraisal since managers want to make sure that they are following the strategic objectives that have been set for te company in a particular time period (Stimpson, 2002). One of the tools that have become increasingly popular to measure performance is a balance scorecard. It is a management system and a strategic planning tool which helps different companies like hospitals, hotels, nonprofit organizations to match their business activities with their vision and strategies, assists in monitoring the company’s performance against its goals and helps to evaluate the internal and external communications of the ...

Horizontal Hostility in Nursing

Lateral or horizontal hostility among medical practioners represents in a long line impediments that have hampered efforts aimed at assuring and improving the quality of healthcare services within key healthcare institutions. Specifically, the management of many healthcare organizations has been involved in initiating cases or situations that are more likely to hamper communications and relationships between health care practitioners despite the existence of management policies, strategies, and interventions. Lack of efficient and high quality healthcare service delivery and poor communication among healthcare practitioners can be attributed to the escalating cases of horizontal hostility among health care practitioners. A survey conducted ...

Overview

Palms Hospital, established in 1946 by Rob Winslow, is presently one of the best hospitals in Islamorada, Florida. It has one of the best inpatient care facilities in the Key Islands. In recent years, favorable federal regulatory rules, advancement in surgical procedure techniques, and substantial increase in the number of outpatient surgery services have created a high potential for outpatient surgery market. Key Islands have seen a phenomenal growth in population in recent years, which has increased the demand for inpatient as well as outpatient care services. Currently, Islamorada has no hospital with a facility of outpatient surgical procedures, which gives Palms ...

Patient Care Issue: The outstanding patient care issue for the organization

The patient in question is a 67-year-old female patient according to the medical history provided by the hospital. The patient suffered from a laparoscopic hysterectomy and after a series of complications she was operated on and admitted to hospital. It is important first to understand that healthcare is crucial and hospitals should provide utmost care to patients. A patient’s confidence is determined by the level of quality embedded in healthcare management for a particular hospital and as such, the patient requires understanding how the hospital works and whether there is cohesiveness in operations as well as outstanding patient ...

Introduction

I write this plan as the Head Health Care administrator based at USA Community Hospital. The plan has been necessitated by the recent conduct of the staff in this hospital whereupon patients and members of the public alike have raised concerns over the unethical, unlawful and inhuman conduct of the staff towards patients most of which are HIV/AIDS patients in the hospital. Such patients are not accorded the attention that they require and whenever our staff attend to them they look down upon them. This has occasioned them untold psychological trauma and great injustice, this being a public hospital where ...

1. Which formula would you use to calculate the daily inpatient census?

Daily inpatient census refers to the number of inpatients present within a hospital facility or hospital unit at the time the census is being taken, a task which is normally done daily at midnight in majority of the hospitals. In addition, it includes any patients who were admitted and discharged within the 24 hours between one census taking time and the next (Koch, 2008, p.67). Therefore, computation of the daily inpatient census is done using the following formula:
Daily inpatient census= The total number of patients at midnight of the census day+ A&Ds for that day( the patients admitted ...

Businesses are today competing against each other to attain their set goals. These goals can include raising the levels of profit and increasing their market share, which are facilitated by marketing the goods and services being offered. However, small businesses find it hard to establish themselves in the market, especially when there are other well-established competing businesses. Scarlet Hospital appears to be facing the same situation considering that the barrier to market entrance has been removed, which will lead to other established health facilities entering the market and affecting its share. The Scarlet Hospital has dominated the market for ...

Executive Summary

Implementations of care paths will/may help cut healthcare costs. This report argues that the adoption of the care path approach is necessary to ensure MGH's costs are sustainable, but to ensure success, a phased approach to implementation approach, stakeholder engagement, constant, communication, and use of formal change management models will help.

Summary of the Case

As one of the largest hospitals in the country and a pioneer of open-heart surgery, MGH its ability to rein the costs of one of the most expensive procedures would serve as an important guide for the rest of the industry. Its costs are higher than its competitors ...

Stress has a significant impact on student performance and is one of the top determinants of whether a student will stick it out throughout the program and matriculate. The nursing curriculum is known to be one of the most stressful programs, in part by the type of student that enrolls in these programs: individuals with families to support and limited hours for study.
Another stressor for nursing students over and above their academic load is the mandatory clinical experience, which has been reported by a significant majority of nursing students to exert the greatest stress. Thus, the clinical environment in which ...

1. Identify each cause of action that is pursued and the plaintiff and defendant to the lawsuit
The general procedure of the case will involve investigating the concepts of the case and applying the legal scholarship to the facts that are demonstrated. The specified facts that will allow the families in the case to bring a case against the hospital include a major lack of consideration regarding the potential hazards that were made evident in the report filed by the Joint Commission. The failure of the hospital to develop solutions to these problems resulted in various medical issues
This ...

Introduction

A strategic plan for a healthcare organization provides the organization and its stakeholders with roadmap of where it intends to be in future. It also details the plans and methods through which it will assess its progress. Strategic plans are used by profit-based entities to guide organizations about strategic priorities (Perera & Peiro, 2012). They provide a basis upon which future decisions are made. A strategic plan is necessary in strategic management. This paper is developed against the backdrop of a case study on Last Chance Hospital in which a strategic plan fails to achieve its intended goal.

Question one: Russ Newmarket planning strategies

Russ Newmarket ought to have used ...

Overview

The current case once again brings to light the countless flaws in the prevailing Indian healthcare system that is plagued by shoddy practices, including unavailability of proper infrastructure, along with the callousness and disenchantment of the medical practitioners and the staff in general both towards the medical profession and the patients, that manifests itself into decreased morale and increased turnover and absenteeism rates amongst them. With the needle this time pointing towards SR Hospital, a middle-class government hospital in Kerala (India), the case tries to briefly talk about the current financially debilitating state of the medical establishment, which again is ...

. HOW WOULD THE ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE OF EACH HOSPITAL AFFECT A NEW GRADUATE ?

Each organizational culture has its own expectations for the roles the new graduates would be required to play. A cutting-edge hospital may be more difficult to adapt to, for it may require that the novice learn new adaptation skills in addition to the traditional skills necessary for a smooth transition from the school into the hospital setting.
2. WHICH ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE DO YOU THINK WOULD BE BEST FOR A NEW GRADUATE , CENTRALS OR CITYS ?
The answer lies in the new graduate’s ability to ...