...revive the company and what can be done to turn the precarious situation around. External Analysis Environmental and industry opportunities for GHH include: • The increasing need for eldercare services due to increasing life expectancies and aging baby boomers • Rapid expansion and increasing consumer preference for assisted living and home health care Environmental and industry threats to GHH include: • Highly regulated and fragmented industry (difficulty in gaining significant market share) • Reduced nursing home use (due to growing availability of alternatives such as home‐delivered eldercare) • Pressure from the government and general public to increase quality of care while reducing expenses • Reduced federal funding and healthcare reform measures (changing regulations and reimbursement cuts) • Increased number of lawsuits and patient care liability costs (leading to reduced liability insurance) • Increased profitability and market share of competitors [Add overall conclusion around industry attractiveness and attractiveness for GHH, and what this means] Internal Analysis GHH’s strengths include: • Major player in nursing home market (largest market share) • “Family...
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...making health records electronic is one of them. The days of having a paper health record are almost obsolete. An electronic health record keeps a patient’s medical information and history on a computer which is accessible to more people in less time. I will explain how the continuity, communication, coordination and accountability of the electronic health record can help the medical office. I will explain what can be included in the electronic health record. As an advocate of the electronic health record I will also explain some disadvantages to the electronic system. Computer Based Medical Records Electronic health records are taking over the paper medical records in doctors’ offices and hospitals everywhere. Electronic health records will help physicians with the continuity of care of their patients. The communication between different doctors and hospitals and also within the office is much faster and easier. Coordinating the electronic health record is much easier. The system is laid out in ways that makes it easy to use and document and also find information when needed. Finally, the accountability of the system is excellent. The electronic health record will help physician’s continue care with their patient’s in a lot of different ways. The electronic systems allows for easy access and sharing of patients health records. (Chheda, 2005) A patient could have been seen at the hospital and had tests and x-rays done and then followed up with their primary physician...
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...Peachtree Healthcare (PH)’s mission are ensures quality, provide consistency and continuity of care across the entire network, to deliver care with the highest levels of efficiency and economy, and maintain respect for patients and staff. The objective of PH is to offer all kinds of treatments so patients' care would be continued without any disruption. PH’s patchwork IT infrastructure is in critical condition, so it has major IT infrastructure problems. CEO of PH Max Berndt is trying to find the right solution. He has an option to go with monolithic system that will provide consistency across PH’s facilities but may not give doctors enough flexibility or he can choose service-oriented architecture (SOA), a modular design that will allow PH to standardize incrementally and selectively but poses certain risks as a newer technology. Evaluating pros and cons of both SOA and monolithic system, SOA seems less expensive in the long run than the monolithic system. CEO Max Berndt does not like the basic force to make homogeneous across the network hospitals, especially for non-routine stuff. So, he considers applying SOA as a new information system. Monte Ford, Sr. VP/CIO of American Airlines, recommends SOA and mentioned as “the company doesn’t have the luxury of waiting for a lot more certainty; its infrastructure needs a solutions now”. Likewise Randy Heffner, a VP at Forrester Research also recommends SOA. The interesting thing to note is that none of the experts recommend a monolithic...
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...employees. Motivation will increase innovation and productivity for a successful business to thrive. It is essential for managers and leaders to motivate employees to achieve a high level of performance and productivity. Managers are inclined to pay attention to the needs of different personalities in order to excerpt the fullest potential from any one employee therefore employees need different types of motivation. According to Locke, the goal-setting theory is to enhance individuals work performance and job satisfaction. To achieve the highest potential of the employees the manager and leaders must work cohesively and set goals that are attainable. An example of this theory is transitioning from individualized preschool care to continuity of care. Continuity of care consists of a teacher keeping the same small group of kids throughout preschool allowing the teachers and children grow and get to know each other over several years. The program was offered to few schools in California and the owner of the preschool presented the employees with the opportunity, teachers were motivated to learn and teach something new. The owner also offered vacation hours for every hour completed in the program, enhancing the motivation of the staff to set goals on completing the training. Specific goals were set to successfully transition parents, teachers and children. The process has taken over a year to effectively change, and with the managers rewarding the specific goals met it has allowed for...
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...Comparison and Contrasts of the United States and Canadian Health Care Systems Devry University HSM 310 Comparison and Contrasts of the United States and Canadian Health Care Systems Canada In the 1960’s, Canada reformed its system providing a universal single payer health care system which covers all services provided by physicians and hospitals it is mostly free at point of use and has most services provided by private entities. Single payer health care is the financing of costs of delivering universal health care for an entire population through a single insurance pool. The government took over full funding of both physician and hospital services, setting minor physician fees and hospital budgets. Everyone is covered at all times. United States of America For the past 8 decades, the U.S. has run its country on a private health care system where the individual pays for their choice of health care. Depending on the coverage of the health care amounts to the cost. In the U.S, government funding for health care is limited to Medicare, Medicaid, Veterans Administration and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, which covers senior citizens, the very poor, disabled people, veterans and their families and children. The United States is the only country in the developing world that does not have a fundamentally public tax-supported health care system. The National healthcare debate is one that has been a continuing arguing point for the last decade. The goal is...
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...structures were described. It is clear that there are pros and cons to starting any business; however it is very apparent that it is still the American dream to start a company. The reading assignment included descriptions on Sole Proprietorship, General Partnership, Limited Partnership, C-Corporation, S-Corporation, and a Limited Liability Company. In this task, a breakdown of characteristics, advantages, and disadvantages will be described about each organizational form. Types and Characteristics of Business LIT Task 310.1.2-01-06 Sole Proprietorship Most businesses start as Sole Proprietorships because they are the easiest to begin and they are the most flexible of all the business types. There is no startup fee for a Sole Proprietorship; however a business license or permit may be required. There are many attractive advantages to being an entrepreneur and at the top of the list is being solely responsible for the start and finish of all jobs without having to share or report to anyone. Another luxury would be no set business hours or specific locations. There is certainly something to be said about waking up at noon to walk to your home office down the hall with bed head and wrinkled pajamas. Additionally, the sole proprietor is also able to pocket all of the income, and come tax time they are only required to file one return, with the added benefit of writing off expenses. All of that sounds wonderful, but with every pro comes a con. If revenue isn’t coming in as quickly...
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...the health professional to keep up. From electronic medical records to fast diagnosis, rapid lab results, and quick radiology readings the health care professionals must be constantly educated on new information systems. New technology allows more patients to be seen, faster, more cost effectively, and more securely than ever before. Telenursing is being used all over the world and the demand is growing more each year. For example, calls to the national telephone service in the UK, NHS Direct, increased by 20% every year since being introduced in 1997 (Purc-Stephenson, R., 2013). Anyone can have availability to health care on any day or any time. Some telenursing systems are open 24 hours a day. Manuel, a co-worker has recently inquired about the role of a telenurse. He has applied for the position although has many questions about the job itself. Currently, as a student in a nursing information systems class have been educated on many roles that information systems can have in nursing, as well as a few disadvantages and advantages to the different information systems available. Manuel needs to realize that this new position places him in a role model position for the people seeking help. There are pros and cons to any career although Manuel should consider completing some self-reflection before accepting the position such as the pros and cons to telenursing, the important role and reliability he will have, as well as consumer satisfaction and education. Telenursing is medical...
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...Title of paper :Was there any justification for the lack of explicit demographic considerations in the development plans of developing countries before Cairo 1994? Economic development represents a growth in average income, usually defined as per capita (per person) income. Economic development also refers to a rise in real income—an increase in the amount of goods and services you can actually buy. Planning is defined as the rational process whereby the best manner for achieving certain goals with the available means is identified and defined. The International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) held in 1994 is undoubtedly a landmark UN conference in terms of the shift from population control to a reproductive rights framework, an achievement that was a result of passionate struggle of all stakeholders mainly the women’s health movement. Taking a journey into the history of population and development conferences, organized by the United Nations, we understand that the ICPD conference was not a one off conference organized by the United Nations, but fifth in succession to the population and development conferences held since 1954. Every ten years since 1954, United Nations has been organizing international conferences on population and development issues. Each conference brought forth issues for discussion relevant to that decade. The first two United Nations Population Conference held in 1954 in Rome, and 1965 in Belgrade were purely technical conferences...
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...Implementing Successful Transitional Care: A structured move from Acute to Sub-Acute or Ambulatory Care Introduction Transitional care is defined as a set of actions designed to ensure the coordination and conti- nuity of health care as patients transfer between different locations or different levels of care. Representative locations include (but are not limited to) hospitals, sub-acute and post-acute nursing homes, the patient’s home, primary and specialty care offices, and long-term care fa- cilities. Transitional care is based on a comprehensive plan of care and the availability of health care practitioners who are well-trained in chronic care and have current information about the patient’s goals, preferences, and clinical status. It includes logistical arrangements, education of the patient and family, and coordination among the health professionals involved in the transition. Transitional care, which encompasses both the sending and the receiving aspects of the transfer, is essential for persons with complex care needs.1 Contents 1 Introduction 1 Historical Problems 2 Attempted Solutions 3 AmerisourceBergen Solution 3 Benefits 5 Outcomes 5 Summary Historical Problems with Transitional Care Despite considerable attention focused on improving 30-day readmission rates to hospitals, only modest change has been achieved according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Medicare Readmission Penalties Max Penalty 278 Hospitals ...
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...Executive Summary Peachtree Healthcare consists of a network of 11 large and midsized institutions that came about by way of mergers. Max Berndt is the current CEO of Peachtree and he has been instructed by the Board of Directors to ensure quality, consistency, and continuity of care across the entire network, and to deliver all that with the highest levels of efficiency, economy and respect for patients and staff. The Board believes that total standardization of IT systems would achieve the business goals of Peachtree but Max believes in selective standardization which would still allow physicians the flexibility they need in order to provide the best care possible. The current IT systems in place in Peachtree are out of date, complex due to the mergers, and are failing. The IT infrastructure is consuming so much maintenance energy that further technological innovation was becoming an afterthought. In order to combat the issue Max wanted to know what it would cost to rearchitect technology across all of Peachtree’s facilities. Two options were presented by Candace Markovich the Chief Information Officer. The first option is Monoliths – massive systems running massively ambitious enterprise software that would compel the arduous redesign of every business process. This would provide the standardization the Board wanted but would hinder the flexibility of physicians. The cost of implementation is higher than the budget and would run about five hundred million to a billion dollars...
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...Health Bill". House Bill No. 5043 - An act providing for a national policy on reproductive health, responsible parenthood, population development and for other purposes. This act shall be known as the "Reproductive Health and Development Act of 2008". This bill aims to promote responsible parenthood, properly conceptualized birth spacing and respect for life in consonance with the internationally recognized human rights standard. It also guarantees universal access to medically safe, legal, affordable, and quality reproductive health care services either on modern or natural methods, devices, and supplies all for the promotion of gender equality and woman empowerment. It does not only aim to mold citizens but to also prevent reproductive tract infections such as HIV, AIDS and STD. If people will acquire pertinent information on what RH Bill is all about then misconceptions will be addressed and they will realize that this bill is not anti-life but a pro-life mandate. We can never achieve prosperity if our population is rapidly increasing as our natural resources are diminishing leaving behind sickly population unfit to work efficiently. With the RH Bill, we can raise healthier, God-fearing and responsible citizens of our country. Healthy parents surely give rise to healthy offspring and healthy families are building blocks of a prosperous nation for the...
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...19 CASE The Case for Open Heart Surgery at Cabarrus Memorial Hospital Situation It was a clear, crisp October morning in Concord, North Carolina. The board of trustees of Cabarrus Memorial Hospital gathered in the windowless, walnut paneled boardroom for its monthly meet- ing (see Exhibit 19/1 for board members). Board chairman George Batte opened the meeting saying, “Because we do not have an open heart surgery program, patients needing open heart surgery or coronary angioplasty have to be transferred to another hospi- tal, causing inconvenience to the patient’s families and risks from delayed treatment. There are several questions we have to answer in addressing this issue. Should we add open heart surgery to the mix of cardiac services we offer? Does the hospital’s existing service area provide adequate patient volumes to support the program? What This case was written by Fred H. Campbell, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and Darise D. Caldwell, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Northeast Medical Center. It is intended as a basis for classroom discussion rather than to illustrate either effective or ineffective handling of an administrative situation. Used with permission from Fred Campbell. 804 Exhibit 19/1: CMH Board of Trustees Mr. George A. Batte, Jr., Chairman (Retired Manufacturing Executive) Mr. L. D. Coltrane, III, Vice Chairman (Telephone Company President) Mr. Robert L. Wall (President, Cabarrus...
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...EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Trends come and go, and this is especially true in the healthcare industry where everything is currently constantly changing. It is always important to analyze pros and cons of business trends when deciding whether to implement them in an organization. While there are countless trends to consider, six in particular will be the topic of this discussion: Mergers and acquisitions, consumerism and the role of the patient, outsourcing, Lean Six Sigma, Medicaid Expansion, and Bring Your Own Device. In the ever-changing health care world, different business and finance trends come and go. In the midst of all the uncertainty, there is only one thing for certain and that is the goal of improving the bottom line. There are countless trends on the horizon for healthcare but there are six in particular that will be discussed: Mergers and acquisitions, consumerism and the role of the patient, outsourcing, Lean Six Sigma, Medicaid Expansion, and Bring Your Own Device. Careful consideration of the pros and cons of each trend can help determine whether implementing one or more of them is right for an organization. Mergers and acquisitions are expected to grow within the healthcare industry in the coming months and even years due to the Affordable Care Act. According to KPMG, 60 percent of the healthcare executives it recently polled said they plan to make more deals in 2013 than in 2012. Many of the deals are expected to be mid-market sized or smaller...
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... "Just write 'Attn: Ms. Christine Jalleh'. She'll know what to do with it." Bcc . - blind carbon copy or blind copy to. In this case, the carbon copy is sent to an e-mail recipient whose e-mail address is not visible to the cc or other bcc recipients. "By the way, I think it's better if you bcc me in your e-mail to Brown. We wouldn't want him thinking that I'm supervising you for this project." Cc . - carbon copy, or copy to "But I would like to be cc-ed on the e-mail to Mr Green as I have not yet introduced the both of you to each other." www.corehr.wordpress.com | 2 SHORT FORM IN BUSINESS COMMUNICATION c/o - in care of, Used when sending a document to A who will receive it on B's behalf because B is away from the office. "Boss, I think Christine is back in China this week. Would it be all right if I sent the cheque in care of her assistant? I'll still write her name on top with c/o Ah Sis Tern below." COD - cash on delivery Where a person makes payment for an item purchase after it has been delivered. "I'm also sending out the cheque for the set of Business English reference books we bought...
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...freelancer consultant. In his tenure with various organisations for 14+ years he discovered that there were more busy people with even more things to get done. That is how GenieOnCall idea was conceived in his mind but never could implement it as was extremely busy serving the corporate from various countries. In his 14+ years of experience, he provided world class services to some big names in the corporate worlds, names like: - Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) - UK, Ireland, Germany, Australia, USA and Canada, ICC (Bisnode, now part of D&B) UK, Ireland, Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Norway, Business Pro UK and Ireland, Axciom USA, Verizon USA, Data National USA, Innovectra USA, Idearc USA, Lexis Nexis USA, BSI USA, Apex UK and many more. His areas of specialization have been Project Management (Analysis/ Transition/ Migration), Review (Projects/ Units/ Vendors/ Organisation), Business Continuity, Creation of Alliances, Business Development, Process Improvements/ Re-engineering, Operations, Costing and Projection V/S Billing, ISO-9001 and ISO-27001 Audit and Compliance, P&L for Projects/ Units/ Vendors, Feedback/ Coaching/ Mentoring, Capacity/ Recovery Planning. After serving the above mentioned customers, he moved back to Agra in year 2010. He then started giving consultancy to some of the European companies and also started working towards converting the concept GenieOnCall into reality with the motive to provide that helping hand to all the people whether at home or work, as everyone...
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