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implementing a new information system, every time a goal is reach we will know how we are advancing. Important factors to consider when selecting and acquiring a new information system is the training of each employee and how that will affect the workflow as well as the financial…

I worked a variety of jobs after graduating high school with no clear vision of what I wanted to do long term and furthermore never considered a health care profession. In a way I might say it happened by accident. I moved to a new city and acquired employment through a staffing agency as a receptionist in an orthopedic surgeon’s office, this is where I found my passion. I truly enjoyed working with patients and at the age of 25 made the decision to pursue my education full time. I was…

The Job Characteristics Model, by Hackman and Oldham, is similar to Herzberg’s Two Factor Theory in many areas – wherein if jobs are enriched this would lead to improvement in outcomes in terms of attitudes and behaviours. However, Hackman and Oldham has improved on Herzberg’s model as they recognised the psychology of individual preferences through incorporating the moderators in the model. The Job Characteristics Model consists of five core job characteristics, three critical psychological…

Some people may wonder, “What is soft skill? Or what in the world is a hard skill?” Therefore, the next question would lead to wondering the difference between the two. How many jobs require soft skills? To answer those questions, a vast majority of jobs desire an employee with soft skills over those who possess hard skills. Dan Schawbel (2013) stated, “Until very recently, Hard Skills were the only things that companies looked for when hiring and promoting their employees. However, now that…

Summerlin Hospital Medical Center, a for-profit hospital founded in 1997, is owned and operated by a subsidiary of Universal Health Services, and was developed by the Howard Hughes Corporation. It is located at 657 Town Center Drive, in Las Vegas, Nevada, is one of America’s fastest growing healthcare communities, providing a comprehensive range of specialties to Las Vegas and its surrounding communities (About The Hospital, 2016). Summerlin Hospital Medical Center is accredited by The Joint…

To: Mr. John Brown, CEO Space City Ads, Shepherd Street. Houston, Texas 77770 April 11th, 2017 Dear Mr. Brown, Space City Ads’ Research and Development Team (RAD Team for short) is thrilled to have the chance to submit a proposal that will help Space City Ads improve our current expansion as a company. We are well aware, and very excited to hear about Space City Ad’s hopes to grow as a company. We hope that our proposal will help bridge the gap between all of your…

detection of Severe Sepsis? CDS is a tool that has been adopted in many electronic healthcare records (EHR) to provide physicians with data that could be pulled from the record to make informed and/or evidence base decision during the physician workflow. A sepsis alert rule using the CDS would give the physicians a way to detect severe sepsis early on. Another tool is the cloud base sepsis sniffer which can take data like vital signs and lab values and if the patient meets criteria a severe…

in reinforcements. To the best of my ability, I will try to match my nurse’s abilities to the patient’s acuities and request critique if the assignments do not work effectively with current staffing. In order to address the staffing needs and the workflow that changes hour to hour, I believe the implementation of a resource nurse role will help address the staffing needs when patient loads become hectic. In order to keep the patients safe and staff happy, healthy, and stress free, it is crucial…

With the rearrangement of a pipe shop layout, it decreased the distance of workflow of material, thus saving time and increasing productivity. However, this is only a very generic example of how rearrangement of a pipe shop layout can bring out productivity. Depending on the output of the pipe shop, the company will then decide…

hospital/organization. The tasked is to increase quality and lower cost in the process of applying Value Stream and Kaizen mapping. Within our discussion, we observed the understanding of the 8 waste, Lean thinking, Toyota Methodology and how to improve workflow. Introduction Many healthcare organizations have turned to performance improvement methods such as Lean and Six Sigma to manage their costs, productivity, customer needs, and operational growth. Healthcare providers strive to…