Mercy General Hospital (MGH) is considering altering the recipes for two of the egg entrées served to patients at breakfast. They would like to replace the eggs with egg substitute in the breakfast bake and veggie omelet, in order to make the entrées compliant for a heart healthy diet. This idea is in response to complaints from patients that the heart healthy breakfast menu is too repetitive. MGH has a Heart and Vascular Center, therefore they consistently have a high amount of patients who are on a heart healthy diet, and would like to accommodate their preferences. The breakfast bake and veggie omelet are each served once a week on the regular and consistent carbohydrate diets, but patients on a heart healthy diet receive scrambled eggs every day of the week.…
In today’s healthcare, case management ascends to an irreplaceable component in delivering quality care. The interaction of the case managers with multiple departments in a health system allows open communication, resulting in quality metrics demonstrating value in areas such as length of stay, observations, accounts receivable, and appeals or denials of patient care (Miodonski 2011). According to the Case Management Society of America (CMSA) hospital case management exists as a collaboration of assessments, plans, implementations, coordination, monitoring and evaluations of options and services for healthcare consumers. Huntsville Hospital (HH) Case…
Compare and contrast UCLA and Intermountain Medical Center’s outcomes. Why do you think there are such significant differences in outcomes and expenditures? • Both UCLA and intermountain medical centers, I believe, have a goal to improve the health care system and the outcomes for patients. The UCLA medical system was struggling to match the outcomes that were being seen at the intermountain Medical Center despite the expenditures. I found it interesting the difference in what procedures are being performed and at what rate.…
Case Q: Whose Hospital? Background of the situation: In June of 1979, the medical staff at Brendan Hospital held a mass meeting at the hospital to discuss various allegations against CEO, Don Wherry. A petition was signed by half the medical staff and by half the employees of the hospital at the mass meeting.…
Purpose: The purpose of this briefing note is to bring The Board Of Directors For Vancouver General Hospital up to speed on the current porter system conflicts, and give some recommendations on improving the efficiency of the Porter system to prevent as much delays as possibles, and meet the demands of the hospital. Background: Vancouver General Hospital (VGH) poster system represents a vital aspect of efficient hospital operations, facilitating the timely flow of patients, equipment and material to all departments within the hospital.…
Section 2 of the Canadian Healthcare Association (CHA), regarding insured health services, defines these services as, “‘physician services’ and ‘surgical-dental services’ that are ‘medically required’ and as ‘hospital services’ that are ‘medically necessary for the purpose of maintaining health, preventing disease or diagnosing or treating an injury, illness or disability.’” The Canadian Healthcare Association fails to define a criterion for determining what health services are deemed “medically necessary” or “medically required, leaving it to provincial medical associations to make such judgements, which results in inconsistency throughout the country.…
Riverside Community Hospital (RCH) is the largest provider of acute care medical services in the Inland Empire. The hospital is known for its patient-centric culture which is rooted in the ideals and values of our founders. Our mission statement is a reminder that above all else we are committed to the care and improvement of human life. The core values driving RCH are based on providing excellence in medical care delivered in a caring and compassionated manner. This dedication to providing high-quality medical services as made RCH the premier hospital in the region.…
Policies within an organization guide best practice for individual roles and responsibilities in addition to patient rules and responsibilities. State and Federal policies influence organizational policies. ABC Medical Center has an influence on patients on a micro level with policies they have in place. ABC Medical Centers Human Resources link available to employees allows for access to organizational policies.…
Catholic Charities Archdiocese of DC with the generous support of the Griffin Foundation has created The St. Jude’s project. The St. Jude’s project will provide a comprehensive and compassionate therapeutic approach to caring for low-income patients and their caregivers with life limiting illnesses such as Huntington’s Disease. Huntington’s Disease is a hereditary neurodegenerative disorder that can impact an entire family. This complicated illness often affects the mind, body and emotions. The St. Jude’s project will focus on supporting patients with Huntington’s disease and other life limiting illnesses through the often difficult emotions and decisions brought up by these kinds of diagnosis.…
According to the data received from a 2006 census, approximately 86% of optometrists in Canada had private practices, and the additional 17% worked for opticians. Another potential route would to work in an eye specific hospital, such as the Ivey Eye Institute in London. Some optometrists pursue teaching at Universities after further academic and professional training. An optometrist with a private practice spends on average 41 hours per week in practice, with 35 hours devoted to patients and the rest to managing the…
Sunnylake Hospital was a public center for helping people to cure their illness. Paul Layman, the CEO of the Sunnylake Hospital had joined the organization five years back with a vision of applying advanced technology to the communal center to form it into a hospital which is wanted after by the people. Paul applied electronic medical records (EMR) which substituted the customary method of prescribing and examining patient’s records through papers by changing them into digital data. One day an email pointing the mistake of the security systems of the organization was found in the inbox of Paul Layman mail by some nameless person. Paul had full belief in his IT division and its director of IT, Jacob Dale.…
Grant Proposal: Refugee Health Care Matters The organization, Refugee Health Care Matters (RHCM) sole purpose is to educate and assist refugees to the United States (US) in obtaining adequate and affordable health care. RHCM began in 2016 after the need for education and assistance in the area of health care became known through research. When refugees come to the US, they are sponsored through various organizations that are responsible for finding furnished housing, providing education in the English language, job interviewing, finances, transportation, mental health, and health care. These organizations are stretched thin due to limited resources, limited staff, and the need to rely on volunteers and donations to keep the organizations mandates going.…
Harvey Mackay once said “Ethical decisions ensure that everyone 's best interests are protected. When in doubt, don 't.” (Mackay, n.d.) This means that people who are responsible for others welfare have to put others needs and wants before their own. Doctors Without Borders is faced with a tough decision that will affect numerous people. They need to either continue purchasing the medication, Daraprim, from Turing Pharmaceuticals or transfer their support to Imprimis Pharmaceuticals.…
Recently, Hurricane Matthew struck and destroyed many villages and lots of people’s lives in Haiti. Moreover, the hurricane reinforced people’s mind in recovering from natural disasters. Many people are still recovering from the 2010 earthquake. What we learned from the previous experience as mentioned in one article from New York Times, “The lessons of wasted aid, and its duplicative and disorganized delivery, have grounded the government’s belief that what is done this time must be sustainable” (Ahmed, 2016). Based on the situation in Haiti, basic medical care should be considered as a human right.…
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (The United Nations, 1948) outlines in article 25.1 that everyone is entitled to sufficient social and civil living standards. This encompasses the rights to food, clothing, shelter, access to healthcare and social security. In many privileged nations, copious amounts of people never give these rights a second thought. Most were born into an abundance of security. Unfortunately, many were not.…