Essays on Rating System

Business Problem Statement

Climate change is an issue that is evaluated just as any other business issue and thus it has to compete at some stage with other investment opportunities. In business, it is important to focus on projects that are compliant with applicable environmental and resource protection laws (Kubba 2). This has driven the focus of project managers to green initiatives in businesses. There are various programs in existence that seek to outline the important green criteria by highlighting sound practices that protect the environment as well as operations that are cost effective. One of the widely recognized programs is the ...

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Article 1 The first article selected, Burden of Hospital Acquired Infections and Antimicrobial Use in Vietnamese Adult Intensive Care Units, highlights a situation where patients tend to experience economic burdens associated with hospital-acquired infections. Phu et al (2016) provide readers with a background analysis of the impacts associated with such types of infections especially on matters associated with health care costs. One key aspect that the authors note when undertaking their study is that Vietnam lacks a national surveillance system for hospital-acquired infections. Thus, the number of infections occurring on an annual basis, especially when dealing with public hospitals, ...

1.1. Early on, Dr. Vasella was able to identify that the company’s turnover rate is more than acceptable. It was becoming a problem for them to make people stay. He noted that it is not enough for the company to pay good money to their employees. They also must be able to solicit their commitment and drive for excellence at the same time. 1.2. One of the factors affecting this high turnover rate was the inability of the company to recognize talent for promotions within. By the time they do so, these potential senior executives were already on ...

ENGL 303-005: Technical Writing

Feasibility Study on Solutions to efficiently power an electrical vehicle Abstract “Feasibility Study on Solutions to Efficiently Power and Charge Electrical Vehicles” The future of electric vehicles needs to shift toward the use of solar charging stations which can increase the feasibility of electric vehicles outside of urban areas. The solar powered charging stations can revolutionize the way the world views vehicles powered by renewable energy sources. These solar stations can be placed in rural areas which can allow the drivers to store and charge their vehicle, which will minimize the prevalence of vehicles being stranded without access to ...

Description of what food labelling is to supermarket chains and to manufacturers and how / why different for these two stages in the supply chain. Pepsi Company is a giant drink manufacturer that has branches all over the globe. The firm has effectively practiced food labelling in its drinks. The firm has advanced more information on food labels in relation to nutrition. Even though the company has improved its food labelling policy, I feel that there are more the company can take to improve its information on the drinks it sells. The increase in the food label usage has ...

Summary

Medicare Advantage program offers Medicare beneficiaries the option of enrolling in a private health plan as opposed to the traditional fee-for-service system. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) applies a Star Rating system to Medicare plans based on defined quality measures that range from one to five stars. The stars are assigned on a contract rather than an organizational basis. The main source of Medicare Advantage star ratings is performance measure data collected from five different types of research. The Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS), evaluates plans accessibility to members, clinical effectiveness, and resources utilization. ...

Industry of the film production is a big area where someone's imagination in a form of film may affect the outlook of millions of viewers. Each film is a great piece of art, where the director reflects his or her thoughts about any issue. Knowing this, many films might contain a harmless content, which may have a different impact on adults and children. That is why America has created a mysterious rating organization, the MPAA film rating system, which assesses the content of every film and may limit the audience of it. This paper was written after the film ...