...Published online 2012 Jan 31. doi: 10.4066/AMJ.2011892 PMCID: PMC3413924 The relationship between managers' leadership styles and emergency medical technicians' job satisfaction Azimeh Ghorbanian,1 Mohammadkarim Bahadori,2* and Mostafa Nejati3 1. School of Management and Medical Information Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran 2. Health Management Research Centre, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 3. School of Management, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Malaysia Corresponding Author: Mohammadkarim Bahadori Health Management Research Centre, Baqiyatallah University of medical Sciences Tehran Iran Email: moc.liamg@htlaehirodahab Author information ► Copyright and License information ► Copyright © Australasian Medical Journal This article has been cited by other articles in PMC. Go to: ------------------------------------------------- Abstract Background/Aims Leadership plays a crucial role in many professions, especially in challenging positions such as emergency medical service jobs. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between managers' leadership styles and emergency medical technicians' job satisfaction. Method This is a descriptive and cross-sectional study that was carried out in 2010. The research population included 21 managers and 87 emergency medical technicians working in 23 stations in Isfahan city, Iran. The main tools used for data accumulation were the Multiple Leadership Questionnaire...
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...Organizational Performance Management Paper and Table Jessica Hare, Michael Jackson, Molly Sacco, and Natalie Shell HCA451 May 19, 2014 Lisa Kehlenbrink Organizational Performance Management Paper and Table Each organization provides a different type of services for consumers. Health Maintenance Organization, Emergency Medical Services and Cox Health systems work to provide health coverage for consumers and quality care for each consumer. HMO is a type of health care plan that consumers can chose for health coverage. Emergency Medical Services collaborates with teams to advance EMS systems. Cox Health systems provides a variety of services through their facilities. Cox health, like EMS, provides emergency treatment to patients. They also utilize the EMS for emergency patient transfers and admissions. Cox health also has to deal with HMOs and PPOs on a daily basis when treating patients and billing insurance companies. Cox Health is a good example of the other three organizations combined to provide excellence service to the consumers. The similarities and differences of HMOs and PPOs is first they are both networks. However, HMO allows one to choose a health care provider within the HMO network much like PPO. But, with PPO one can choose a primary care physician out of network as well. This is not so with HMO, one has to choose their PCP or Primary Care Physician within network. Another difference is one must have a referral from HMO to see a specialist but PPO a referral...
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...Ambulance Outline I. Introduction: EMRs for Ambulances/Paramedics – The term EMR is an electronic medical record system used to replace paper medical records with an online record which tracks a patient’s hospital history and medical care. A. Benefits: To incorporate the use of EMRs in ambulances would help not only the improvement of the clinical standards in health, but also the ability to manage key performance indicators, and health research. 1. This program is designed to improve such tasks as training for paramedics, review clinical standards, conduct pre-hospital research, audit dispatch priority codes, and design services for the future. 2. Health services will always adapt to meet growing population needs. The EMR will significantly improve the delivery and quality of patient care as well as streamline clinical workflow, therefore is in the best interest to adopt this program. II. Demand Analysis: The expected demand is substantial because of the extent of the geographic service area covered, the huge number of ambulances where EMR’s will be installed in the geographic service area, the real and urgent need the product will address. A. The geographic service area which will benefit from EMR would be the entire United States considering that ambulance service is made available to patients by all hospitals all over the country and by Emergency medical teams in every city. B. The total number of ambulances all over the country would represent...
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...Career Research Paper I have designed this assignment as a step by step guide to walk my students through the research process. Of course, you may adjust it as you feel is necessary according to the level of students you are working with. This project explains in detail everything they need to research, as well as, giving them real world insight into what to expect in a career in terms of education, job duties and responsibilities and income. I begin by having them take a reality check quiz on the Jump Start Coalition website. This little quiz helps them determine how much money they will need to earn in order to live the lifestyle they would like to have. This income amount in turn helps open their eyes to the type of job necessary to achieve that income and what amount of education is involved. It was a real wake up call for many of my students. In this package I have also included a grading rubric for the project and a list of possible career choices for their assignment. Student Instructions You will be writing a research paper on a career chosen from the attached list. Think carefully about which career you chose to research. Read through these directions and the requirements for this assignment BEFORE making your choice. Materials needed for this project - ---note cards (preferably 3x5 lined) ---folder with pockets to keep all research materials in ---access to internet and reference books A. Take reality check quiz at http://www.jumpstartcoalition...
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...University of Phoenix Material Health Care Museum This paper is a Health Care Hall of Fame Museum proposal, it’s composed of five exhibits Marine Hospital Service, Polio Vaccination, Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), Emergency Medical Services (EMS), and Electric Health Records (EHR). This part of the exhibit will cover the history, and how did it affect our current health care system. The second part talks about how does everything ties together. Part 1: Health Care Hall of Fame Museum Proposal |Development |Description |Analysis (How does the development affect the current U.S. health care system?) | |1. Marine Hospital |The "Decades Of Healthcare Service" (). In 1798, President John Adams signed into |The relevance of the Marine Hospital service is by the government recognized that | |Service |law the Act for the Relief of Sick and Disabled Seamen. Creating the Marine Hospital|the servicemen needed federal regulated healthcare. This service was centered to | | |Service. This plan marked the nation’s first pre-paid health insurance plan and was |providing medical care to our servicemen, it evolve to a big organization known as| | |the birth of the modern American medical system. During that time, twenty cents was |the Public Health Service. According to "U.s Department Of Health And Human ...
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...During my time as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), I was trained to respond to high stress situations. In emergency situations, my role was to locate and prioritize patients based on the severity of their injuries which, in some cases, were life threatening. One of the most valuable experiences I gained as an EMT was being able to witness firsthand how medicine truly interacted with patients and what direct effects the prescribed treatments had on a case by case basis. This real life experience taught me many valuable lessons that cannot be learned in a classroom or behind a desk. My experience has also led me to the conclusion that, as an EMT, my abilities are limited by my inability to directly prescribe medicine to my patients. As a licensed Pharmacist, I'd have the tools necessary to exhaust all possible scenarios, which would allow me to prescribe the proper medicine needed to treat the patient to the best of my ability. With modern medicine changing and improving on a seemingly daily basis, the allure of constant learning and growth is both intriguing and motivating. The day to day interactions and trust building with patients and colleagues, coupled with the pride I take in giving back to my community have inspired me to want to be a Pharmacist. My experience as an EMT has proven to me that a life in the medical field is physically and mentally demanding. Very few people understand how draining the medical industry can be. There are times when we as EMT's are physically...
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...CAPABILITY OF EMERGENCY SERVICES TO REACT TO DISATERS Devon Clemons American Military University 12 February 2015 Abstract Every day throughout United States, thousands of emergency personnel respond to various types emergencies both natural and man-made. Such disasters pose significant problems for emergency managers and emergency response personnel as well as the medical facilities that treat them. At a moment’s notice, medical facilities can become overwhelmed after a disaster from people seeking medical attention. The key to success is information sharing and management among these responding organizations during and after a disaster. The idea of sharing information does not occur overnight, the plan should be implemented before any disaster occurs. Many of the issues responders face range from a lack of preparedness and training of emergency responders to a lack of communication. Disaster readiness remains uneven across the United States especially in small cities or rural areas and without significant disaster preparedness many emergency responders or emergency facilities such as hospitals or clinics remain unprepared for natural disasters. As a result, many facilities may be unprepared to accept and care for an influx of patients as a result of a terrorist attacks, chemical spills, and natural disasters. This paper will explore problems emergency responders may face during disasters due to a lack readiness and preparedness. In addition, this paper will provide...
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...………………………………………….4 IV DISCUSSION OF CURRENT INDUSTRY DYNAMICS………………………………………………..5 V POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS AND SOURCING…………………………………………………………….8 VI RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE……………………………………………9 VII ATTATCHMENT………………………………………………………………………………………….………12 VIII REFERENCES………………………………………………………………………………………………………13 I EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This research paper examines the capabilities of remote diagnostic access (RDA), and a proactive monitoring system as a foundation of medical equipment telemaintenance framework. In addition, this research will show how the cost effectiveness of such a system, can provide consistent monitoring of elaborate time sensitive data and systems without constraints. Due to recent growth and expansion into the medical equipment industry, the centralization of resources can expedite repair services, and this paper will give solutions to many reoccurring problems of the past. Lastly, this paper will propose the best solution for the best outcome to address the current problems as a whole. II ABSTRACT As it stands today, the current medical equipment maintenance model is on site and hands on, versus remote and virtual. There is no standardized remote diagnostic access capability for biomedical...
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...the role of risk-management to supervise safety functions and quality-management to supervise the stakeholder satisfaction with the services provided in all aspects. Differences and similarities in functionality for each organization or company runs parallel in the goal of safety and satisfaction through monitoring, improving, and communicating to meet regulatory and compliance requirement standards. Similarities and Differences These organizations share many similarities and yet there are differences amongst the five types of organizations chosen; hospitals, emergency services, assisted daily living, home health care, and diagnostics or laboratory facilities. Let us take two, the difference between home health care and assisted daily living are that one may require a higher level of care deemed necessary by the doctors. Home health care has a doctor encouragement to let the patients obtain required medical care; they receive skilled care, which can be provided by nurses or health aides (Elswick, 2011). They...
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...Joel S. Lynn KSU 1101 13 November 2012 EMT Research Paper EMTs are such an essential part of society nowadays. In my opinion, this is one of the most important jobs out there. For just a moment, imagine that you are driving down the road on a rainy night and lose control of your car. You go flying off the road and into a tree on the side of the road. Everything goes fuzzy and all you can see are flashes of reality. You fade in and out, hearing sirens and seeing lights, but you have no control of your body. The next thing you know, you wake up inside of a small room, freaking out because you have no idea what has just happened. Eventually you realize that the small room you are in is the back of an ambulance, and you are being taken care of by an EMT. Without the immediate care of the EMTs who rushed to the scene, you would most likely be dead. Events like this take place every single day, and when these events happen, it is up to EMTs to save our lives. An EMT, or Emergency Medical Technician, is “a person who is trained to give emergency medical care at the scene of an accident or in an ambulance (EMT).” These are the people who respond to 911 emergency calls. Once on the scene of an emergency, the EMTs evaluate the condition that the patient is in. EMTs are trained to handle all sorts of emergency situations, whether it is fixing up a cut, or taking care of a patient who has lost a limb. In the situation that someone needs to be rushed to a hospital, an EMT will restrain...
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...80-OL August 30, 2015 Intended Major Profile Paper As of my senior year in high school, I plan to major in anesthesia and minor in psychology. Anesthesiologists or Nurse Anesthetists are one of the top paid healthcare professionals in the world as of 2015. With majoring in anesthesia comes a tremendous amount of responsibility. If the anesthesiologists gives the patient too high of a dosage, it could kill the patient, which would cause a lawsuit. From researching other occupations that intrigue me, I believe I want to focus on becoming an anesthesiologist for the emergency room. I like the idea of having a buildup of adrenaline running through my body, while putting someone under anesthesia for an emergency surgery. From all the research I have conducted, there are several schools in North Carolina that offer an anesthesia program in their graduate school. I also have concluded that many of these schools are expensive, but offer a remarkable amount of scholarships and grants for those who are less fortunate. Many schools in North Carolina offer a program focusing on anesthesia. A few schools have stuck out in my research. UNC Charlotte offers a program for Nurse Anesthetists through the Carolinas Medical Center they are partnered with. UNCG also offers an anesthesia program through the Raleigh School of Anesthesia. Lastly, Western Carolina University offers a twenty-eight month Nurse Anesthetist program. Out of all my research that I have conducted on schools that offer...
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...increasing with the retirement of baby boomers and higher demands for patient care, the cost of healthcare will continue to grow. In response to increasing cost, many hospitals will employ outsourcing to save money and combat rising costs. This paper will examine outsourcing trends in healthcare. Prevalence and Trends Outsourcing is not a new trend in healthcare. In the past, medical centers successfully outsourced support services, such as construction, IT, translation, laundry services, housekeeping and food services. Today, in an attempt to reduce rising cost of healthcare services, hospitals increasingly turning to outside contractors for patient care and clinical services, such as medical staffing, radiology services, laboratory services and clinical specialties. The clinical specialties most frequently outsourced are anesthesia, emergency department, dialysis services, diagnostic imaging and hospitalist services (Waller, 2012). For information technology, 97% of respondents report outsourcing one or more of these services, such as EMRs, patient satisfaction surveys, help desk, CPU and peripheral maintenance and local IT support (Waller, 2012). According to Modern Healthcare survey, conducted in 2012, contracts for anesthesiology and emergency department services increased 21.4% and 10.1%, respectively, among the outsourcing firms that responded to the survey. The survey reported 13.1% growth in outsourcing among national healthcare clients between 2010 and 2011 (Kutscher, 2012)...
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...Translational Research for Practice and Populations Linda Parson Western Governors University February 20, 2016 Translational Research for Practice and Populations A. Identify a current nursing practice within your healthcare setting that requires change. Patients having procedures considered invasive require interaction with a medical device and a patient's mucous membranes. One major hazard of these procedures is the induction of pathogenic microorganisms that could lead to infection. Malfunction of utilizing the correct processes in accurately reprocessing or sterilizing reusable medical devices bears a risk connected with break of the host barriers. Spaulding’s classification is utilized to determine the stage of reprocessing/disinfection a medical device should be exposed to (CDC, 2008). Also, Spaulding’s classification also determines the level of sterilization for a medical device. The classification is as follows (CDC, 2008) • Critical items (such as surgical instruments, which contact sterile tissue • Semicritical items (such as endoscopes, which contact mucous membranes), • Noncritical items (such as stethoscopes, which contact only intact skin) Based on the classification of the device determines whether the device requires sterilization, high-level disinfection, or low-level disinfection, correspondingly. Pre-cleaning must be the most important thing to perform prior to high-level disinfection and sterilization (FDA, 2009) ...
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...Phoenix HCS-545 Cheryl Bly April 16, 2012 Health Law and Regulations Paper Federal regulatory agencies have been created over the life of the United States to deal with specific issues that affect citizens of all states or industries that engage in business across state boundaries. Federal regulatory agencies generate and enforce rules (eHow Money, 2012). The law dictates their work. Regulatory agencies enforce federal laws and generate rules. These rules are necessary for effective enforcement. There has been a challenge of rapidly rising costs in relation to qualify of outcomes. We have an insurance system that is costly and inadequate for those who really need it. We are faced with the high cost of new technology along with artificial restrictions on the supply of drugs. We also have uninformed or unnecessary needy consumers. These are some of the issues faced. The government is involved but there involvement is with controlling the drugs and insurance and medical industry advertising. This form of spending would bring costs down. The purpose of this paper is to take a closer look at the health care regulatory agency, The Center for Disease Control. The Center for Disease Control creates tools to protect the health of people. They educate on prevention of disease, injury and disability. They work on preparing the public for new health threats. They detect and investigate health problems; conduct research to enhance prevention; foster safe and healthful environment and provide...
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...Emergency Medical Services: The Evolution Behind the System Russell Keogler CED 595: Project Seminar May 3, 2011 Dr. Richard Gatteau Abstract The purpose of this study is to determine the evolutionary process of the emergency medical services system. The research explores the impact of war and prominent military figures on the development of emergency medical services as well as civilian efforts made to establish emergency services within the public sector. The research also discusses the ways in which major medical advancements and various reports and acts of legislation played a crucial part in the development of the modern day EMS system. Overall, results show that the EMS system as we know it today is a fairly modern creation based on centuries’ worth of ideas and discoveries. Introduction In modern day America the three digits 9-1-1 signify an accessible lifeline for individuals in need of emergency medical attention. The vast system is accessible from any telephone line and provides emergency services to even the most remote locations of the country. However, in spite of the simplistic process to initiate services, the emergency medical system is very complex. Thousands of independent agencies working in different capacities must coordinate efforts to insure that the system runs efficiently. Without effective cooperation by organizations the system would undeniably fail to meet the expectations of those calling for medical aid (Limmer &...
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