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CASE STUDY: EAST CHESTNUT REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM
History
Within the last 10 years, East Chestnut Regional Health System (ECRH) was formed from the merger of three organizations: the East River Medical Center, the Northern Mountain Hospital Consortium, and the Archway Hospital.
East River Medical Center (ERMC)
ERMC is the anchor hospital for the system. The medical center resides along the east side of the Chestnut River. Historically, ERMC was recognized as the location of choice for medical care. However, this reputation has deteriorated over the last 3 to 5 years. As the city of Chestnut has grown, ERMC has found itself on the edge of an urban blight. Safety has been a concern for patients, visitors, and physicians who use and serve the medical center. The technology offered at the medical center has been maintained at an excellent level of proficiency. At the same time, the medical staff is aging with the average age of the physicians being 57. There are younger primary care physicians who serve the specialists, but the specialists are aging as well. ERMC boasts a Level 1 Trauma Center with an air service. The total number of licensed beds for ERMC is 550. On any given day, the occupancy rate is 300 heads on the beds.
Northern Mountain Hospital Consortium (NMHC)
NMHC was originally formed in response to the migration of patients to Chestnut. Due to the rather aggressive strategies carried out by the hospitals in Chestnut, these rural hospitals decided to create a consortium of rural hospitals so that they could gain economies of scale in a number of areas, which include group purchasing, benefit administration, and physician and staff recruitment. Additionally, they worked together to stem any further deterioration of their market share. Patients were selecting to go to the larger community for services and leaving the smaller communities that collared the Chestnut metropolitan area. NMHC represented individual hospitals in four counties that circled Chestnut County: Walnut, Butternut, Oak, and Maple. Walnut and Butternut Counties had good employment with Oak and Maple Counties being mostly rural. In each county, the inpatient facilities averaged about 20 years of age. The upkeep of these facilities has been sketchy. No facility needs any major upgrades, but modernization is needed. The state does not have a Certificate of Need (CON) process. The medical staff makeup varies each location. The hospitals in Oak and Maple Counties are critical access hospitals. Further details will be provided regarding these organizations later in the case study.
Archway Hospital (AH)
AH is located directly in the community of Chestnut. It fully resides in the urban area of the community. The hospital has 200 registered beds, but on any given day there are only 50 to 75 patients in this facility. This hospital was a Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) hospital; there ...
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Case Study - The Merger of Two Competing Hospitals
This case highlights the process of merging two fully accredited hospitals, both of which have a full complement of state-of-the-art diagnostic technology, including MRI and CAT scanners, 24-hour physician-staffed emergency care centers, and specialized women’s centers. Both of these facilities are located in a community of 60,000 in the southeastern part of Idaho.
The success of the merger hinges on the timely resolution of several issues that the executive staff implemented, mutually enhancing solutions in the areas of: (1) leadership, (2) culture adaptation, (3) human resource management, (4) staffing, and (5) benefit issues.
Overview
Hospital A: Porter Regional Medical Center (PRMC)
Located on the east side of town, Porter Regional Medical Center (PRMC) was a for-profit hospital, consisting of 110 hospital beds, 8 of which were reserved for transitional care. PRMC was a privately owned facility. Mountain Health Care (MHC), a large healthcare organization in the Rocky Mountain region, owned the facility. Built in 1990, the facility was designed to efficiently handle patient flow from the emergency room to the pharmacy and to be a point of referral for more complicated patient conditions. PRMC services consisted of general and same-day surgery and full-service rehabilitation and radiology departments. Other services included a kidney dialysis center, on-site retail pharmacy, a regional Red Cross blood bank, 24-hour laboratory, home health, Infusion/Home IV, and a women’s center, including obstetrics and numerous other amenities.
Other assets owned by PRMC were the adjacent medical office buildings, a day care center, the land on which an assisted living center was located adjacent to the hospital, and the sports medicine complex adjacent to the state university’s arena. These assets represented 188,000 square feet of facility space housed on 63 acres. The hospital employed 450 personnel.
Last year, the hospital’s operating budget was $34 million. However, in the same year, the hospital experienced a $1 million loss, and a projected $500,000 loss was anticipated for the following year. After three years of red ink, PRMC decided to liquidate.
Hospital B: Banner Regional Medical Center (BRMC) and Turner Geriatric Center
Built in 1951, Banner Regional Medical Center (BRMC), a county-owned hospital, was located on the west side of town. The hospital structure included 154 inpatient beds and a geriatric healthcare center that consisted of 100-106 beds, 15 transitional care beds, and 7 rehabilitation beds. A medical office building with a parking structure was located adjacent to the hospital. The campus consisted of 561,366 square feet of building space, housed on 6 acres. The hospital’s operating budget for last year was $79 million. BRMC had a reserve fund of $20 million earmarked for major renovations to the existing facility’s emergency room and intensive care unit. BRMC’s servi ...
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How to Find the Ideal
Chief Medical Officer
John Byrnes, MD, president and CEO, Byrnes Group LLC, Ada, Michigan
H ave you ever hired the wrong physician executive—a physician who was well respected and a superb clinician, but for some reason failed as a leader? We have
probably all been there. Unfortunately, this problem is all too common.
The fallout from bad hiring decisions can be costly. A failed hire costs hospitals
and healthcare systems not only the fee paid to the executive recruiter but also
severance pay (in many cases) and the expense of hiring a replacement. The total cost
can be well over $500,000 for a typical chief medical officer (CMO). Healthcare
leaders need to do everything possible to avoid these mistakes.
So how do we select highly effective physician executives who will be successful
leaders in our organizations?
M Y F O R M U L A F O R S U C C E S S
I have been a system CMO twice. In one of these positions, I was responsible for
hiring CMOs for three hospitals across the healthcare system. Each hospital was
unique, not only in culture but also in size and geographic location. A CMO who
would be perfect for one hospital might not be successful in another. Hiring three
CMOs with distinctive skill sets that matched the organizations' needs was no
small feat.
If you are in a similar position, I recommend three steps: (1) partner with
leadership to appoint a selection committee, (2) have the selection committee read
relevant literature, and (3) retain an experienced executive recruiter.
P a r t n e r W i t h L e a d e r s h i p t o A p p o i n t a S e l e c t i o n C o m m i t t e e
As a system CMO seeking to hire three hospital CMOs, I first partnered with the CEO
and other members of the C-suite at each hospital to appoint a selection committee
at the local site. Each committee was made up of C-suite executives and physician
leaders from throughout the hospital. Everyone on the committee had input during
the selection process, but the hospital CEO had the final word.
H a v e t h e S e l e c t i o n C o m m i t t e e R e a d R e l e v a n t L i t e r a t u r e
Selection committee members should read books and articles about physician
leadership. Everyone on my health system's selection committees read two books.
Developing Physician Leaders for Successful Clinical Integration (Dye & Sokolov, 2013)
contains valuable advice on selecting, developing, and mentoring physician leaders.
311
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Competencies for Healthcare Executives (Dye & Garman, 2015), is a review of the
essential leadership competencies for healthcare executives. Dye and Garman (2015,
xiii) define competencies as "a set of professional and personal skills, knowledge,
values, and traits that guide a leaders performanc ...
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Instructor: Matthew Geyer
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Hospital Budgeting Ethics
Ethics, EBM, and hospital management discuss how hospital management should use evidence base medicine (EBM) to solve ethical issues that they face daily. In 2003 when the article was written the authors say that EBM was relatively a new concept and that it would be a powerful tool to use to find solutions for the ethical issues for hospital management in the hospital setting. They also discussed the down side to using EMB. It is not always easy to deal with stake holders being hospital management, and EBM could allow stake holders to have the upper hand. Hospital management will always have ethical issues that will pertain to funding, quality of patient care, staff and issues dealing with the community. In the article it was discussed how Germany was switching over their hospital payment system to disease related group (DRG) and how EBM would be a benefit, and how hospital management would deal with the ethical issues that would arise and try to solve them.
The article clearly states that evidence base medicine would help hospital management with ethical issues in a hospital setting. The hypothesis of this article was the use of EBM was a tool that should be used to develop a more ethical foundation for hospital management. Biller-Andorno, Lenk and Leititis have defined and explained all key terms within the article so that it was easy to understand except for one important term.
Review of Literature
Biller-Andorno, Lenk and Leititis have cited sources for their article that were pertinent to the topic. The articles used were articles on evidence base medicine, ethics and hospital policy with many of these articles being published between 2000 – 2002. There were some that were published in the 1990’s. I did not find this article to broad or too narrow, the authors stayed on the topic presented. I must admit at first, I was lost when the authors presented the fact that Germany was changing their payment system I did not know how this was related to the topic. But as I read over the article again I realized that Germany was going to calculate the hospital budget on only DRGs. This could pose as an ethical issue for the hospital management because Biller-Andorno, Lenk and Leititis stated that this would lead to some hospitals that had high overhead from their emergency an intensive care units’ their resources would need to be cut. This will lead hospital managers to try to take money from other units and staff which has ethical implications cutting funds from one place and using them somewhere else.
The conclusion discussed how hospital management must address ethical issues. Biller-Andorno, Lenk and Leititis implied during the conclusion that the increase of using EBM in hospital management could become a tool used as a power .
Case Study - The Merger of Two Competing Hospitals This case hig.docxwendolynhalbert
Case Study - The Merger of Two Competing Hospitals
This case highlights the process of merging two fully accredited hospitals, both of which have a full complement of state-of-the-art diagnostic technology, including MRI and CAT scanners, 24-hour physician-staffed emergency care centers, and specialized women’s centers. Both of these facilities are located in a community of 60,000 in the southeastern part of Idaho.
The success of the merger hinges on the timely resolution of several issues that the executive staff implemented, mutually enhancing solutions in the areas of: (1) leadership, (2) culture adaptation, (3) human resource management, (4) staffing, and (5) benefit issues.
Overview
Hospital A: Porter Regional Medical Center (PRMC)
Located on the east side of town, Porter Regional Medical Center (PRMC) was a for-profit hospital, consisting of 110 hospital beds, 8 of which were reserved for transitional care. PRMC was a privately owned facility. Mountain Health Care (MHC), a large healthcare organization in the Rocky Mountain region, owned the facility. Built in 1990, the facility was designed to efficiently handle patient flow from the emergency room to the pharmacy and to be a point of referral for more complicated patient conditions. PRMC services consisted of general and same-day surgery and full-service rehabilitation and radiology departments. Other services included a kidney dialysis center, on-site retail pharmacy, a regional Red Cross blood bank, 24-hour laboratory, home health, Infusion/Home IV, and a women’s center, including obstetrics and numerous other amenities.
Other assets owned by PRMC were the adjacent medical office buildings, a day care center, the land on which an assisted living center was located adjacent to the hospital, and the sports medicine complex adjacent to the state university’s arena. These assets represented 188,000 square feet of facility space housed on 63 acres. The hospital employed 450 personnel.
Last year, the hospital’s operating budget was $34 million. However, in the same year, the hospital experienced a $1 million loss, and a projected $500,000 loss was anticipated for the following year. After three years of red ink, PRMC decided to liquidate.
Hospital B: Banner Regional Medical Center (BRMC) and Turner Geriatric Center
Built in 1951, Banner Regional Medical Center (BRMC), a county-owned hospital, was located on the west side of town. The hospital structure included 154 inpatient beds and a geriatric healthcare center that consisted of 100-106 beds, 15 transitional care beds, and 7 rehabilitation beds. A medical office building with a parking structure was located adjacent to the hospital. The campus consisted of 561,366 square feet of building space, housed on 6 acres. The hospital’s operating budget for last year was $79 million. BRMC had a reserve fund of $20 million earmarked for major renovations to the existing facility’s emergency room and intensive care unit. BRMC’s servi ...
P H Y S I C I A N L E A D E R S H I PHow to Find the Idea.docxkarlhennesey
P H Y S I C I A N L E A D E R S H I P
How to Find the Ideal
Chief Medical Officer
John Byrnes, MD, president and CEO, Byrnes Group LLC, Ada, Michigan
H ave you ever hired the wrong physician executive—a physician who was well respected and a superb clinician, but for some reason failed as a leader? We have
probably all been there. Unfortunately, this problem is all too common.
The fallout from bad hiring decisions can be costly. A failed hire costs hospitals
and healthcare systems not only the fee paid to the executive recruiter but also
severance pay (in many cases) and the expense of hiring a replacement. The total cost
can be well over $500,000 for a typical chief medical officer (CMO). Healthcare
leaders need to do everything possible to avoid these mistakes.
So how do we select highly effective physician executives who will be successful
leaders in our organizations?
M Y F O R M U L A F O R S U C C E S S
I have been a system CMO twice. In one of these positions, I was responsible for
hiring CMOs for three hospitals across the healthcare system. Each hospital was
unique, not only in culture but also in size and geographic location. A CMO who
would be perfect for one hospital might not be successful in another. Hiring three
CMOs with distinctive skill sets that matched the organizations' needs was no
small feat.
If you are in a similar position, I recommend three steps: (1) partner with
leadership to appoint a selection committee, (2) have the selection committee read
relevant literature, and (3) retain an experienced executive recruiter.
P a r t n e r W i t h L e a d e r s h i p t o A p p o i n t a S e l e c t i o n C o m m i t t e e
As a system CMO seeking to hire three hospital CMOs, I first partnered with the CEO
and other members of the C-suite at each hospital to appoint a selection committee
at the local site. Each committee was made up of C-suite executives and physician
leaders from throughout the hospital. Everyone on the committee had input during
the selection process, but the hospital CEO had the final word.
H a v e t h e S e l e c t i o n C o m m i t t e e R e a d R e l e v a n t L i t e r a t u r e
Selection committee members should read books and articles about physician
leadership. Everyone on my health system's selection committees read two books.
Developing Physician Leaders for Successful Clinical Integration (Dye & Sokolov, 2013)
contains valuable advice on selecting, developing, and mentoring physician leaders.
311
Journal of H ealthcare M anagement 6 1 :5 S eptember/ O ctober 2 0 1 6
It was perfect for our situation. The second book, Exceptional Leadership: 16 Critical
Competencies for Healthcare Executives (Dye & Garman, 2015), is a review of the
essential leadership competencies for healthcare executives. Dye and Garman (2015,
xiii) define competencies as "a set of professional and personal skills, knowledge,
values, and traits that guide a leaders performanc ...
Surname 1
Hospital Budgeting Ethics
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ORG 6660 Fiscal Administration in Mental Health Care Systems
Instructor: Matthew Geyer
June 16, 2020
Hospital Budgeting Ethics
Ethics, EBM, and hospital management discuss how hospital management should use evidence base medicine (EBM) to solve ethical issues that they face daily. In 2003 when the article was written the authors say that EBM was relatively a new concept and that it would be a powerful tool to use to find solutions for the ethical issues for hospital management in the hospital setting. They also discussed the down side to using EMB. It is not always easy to deal with stake holders being hospital management, and EBM could allow stake holders to have the upper hand. Hospital management will always have ethical issues that will pertain to funding, quality of patient care, staff and issues dealing with the community. In the article it was discussed how Germany was switching over their hospital payment system to disease related group (DRG) and how EBM would be a benefit, and how hospital management would deal with the ethical issues that would arise and try to solve them.
The article clearly states that evidence base medicine would help hospital management with ethical issues in a hospital setting. The hypothesis of this article was the use of EBM was a tool that should be used to develop a more ethical foundation for hospital management. Biller-Andorno, Lenk and Leititis have defined and explained all key terms within the article so that it was easy to understand except for one important term.
Review of Literature
Biller-Andorno, Lenk and Leititis have cited sources for their article that were pertinent to the topic. The articles used were articles on evidence base medicine, ethics and hospital policy with many of these articles being published between 2000 – 2002. There were some that were published in the 1990’s. I did not find this article to broad or too narrow, the authors stayed on the topic presented. I must admit at first, I was lost when the authors presented the fact that Germany was changing their payment system I did not know how this was related to the topic. But as I read over the article again I realized that Germany was going to calculate the hospital budget on only DRGs. This could pose as an ethical issue for the hospital management because Biller-Andorno, Lenk and Leititis stated that this would lead to some hospitals that had high overhead from their emergency an intensive care units’ their resources would need to be cut. This will lead hospital managers to try to take money from other units and staff which has ethical implications cutting funds from one place and using them somewhere else.
The conclusion discussed how hospital management must address ethical issues. Biller-Andorno, Lenk and Leititis implied during the conclusion that the increase of using EBM in hospital management could become a tool used as a power .
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History and Evolution
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Responsibility for governance of SMC has shifted over the years. In the early years of operation, a hospital board ran SMC. In the 1940s, the city was given direct control over the hospital. In the 1980s, the state legislature created a public hospital authority (to be appointed by the county commission) to govern the hospital. In the 1990s, the hospital’s board of trustees voted to turn operations of the hospital over to a private, not-for-profit corporation (501c-3), the SMC Corporation. However, oversight for charity care remained with the county’s hospital authority. The SMC Corporation is directed by a 15-member board of directors and essentially manages the organized delivery system through a lease arrangement with the county hospital authority.
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Southeast Medical Center Case Study
Review the Southeast Medical Center case study found on page 92 of the course text. Of the recommendations found on pages 100-101, select the three which you consider to be the highest priority/most important to the case. Justify your reasoning. Support your opinion with a minimum of two outside scholarly resources
In-Depth Case Study: Southeast Medical Center
The following case study involving a large organized delivery system exemplifies many of the issues described earlier in this chapter.
History and Evolution
Southeast Medical Center (SMC; a pseudonym) was established as a public hospital in the 1920s, just before the Depression. Located in the Southeast, a $1 million bond financed the 250-bed facility. Major expansion projects in the 1950s increased the hospital’s size to 600 beds. Formal affiliation with the local university’s College of Medicine residency program in the 1970s further expanded capacity. Thus, SMC became a public academic health center and subsequently assumed multiple missions of patient care, teaching, and research. Capital improvement programs were conducted during the 1970s, and in 1982, a massive renovation and construction project ($160 million) added 550 beds to the facility. In the 1980s, a 59-bed freestanding rehabilitation center was opened adjacent to the hospital, and a physicians’ office building was constructed next to the hospital. Medical helicopters were also acquired in 1989, expanding SMC’s trauma services. In addition to serving as a regional provider for trauma, SMC also furnishes burn, neonatal, and transplant care for the region.
Responsibility for governance of SMC has shifted over the years. In the early years of operation, a hospital board ran SMC. In the 1940s, the city was given direct control over the hospital. In the 1980s, the state legislature created a public hospital authority (to be appointed by the county commission) to govern the hospital. In the 1990s, the hospital’s board of trustees voted to turn operations of the hospital over to a private, not-for-profit corporation (501c-3), the SMC Corporation. However, oversight for charity care remained with the county’s hospital authority. The SMC Corporation is directed by a 15-member board of directors and essentially manages the organized delivery system through a lease arrangement with the county hospital authority.
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Organization and Management of a Health Care Facility
Introduction
The organization that a health care facility can distinguish will determine its potential success and the longevity of that success because preparation, patience and organization are vital. Health care facilities are constantly changing, advancing and revamping. With this being a known unknown there is a major need for organization throughout the entire infrastructure of the organization. Organization is highly important because it allows for facilities to function and run smoothly with little to no confusion within each department acting as a well-oiled machine (Cruz, 2013 p.472). It is very difficult for a facility or organization to protect and flourish if there is no structure present. After witnessing first-hand the lack of proper structure and management take place, this caused a great deal of confusion from the upper management as they could not decipher the numerous departments’ primary responsibilities and this took a huge toll on their success. This particular lack of structure can and will decide an organizations fate if not fixed immediately. Healthcare facilities management must be in a sense bulletproof because of the many adversities which can and will arise as the healthcare realm changes. The healthcare realm changes and overlaps its previous methods for rules and regulations. This comes about due to the constant need for revitalization within the healthcare realm. If a facility lacks organization there is no structure and no sense of direction it will most likely fail. Of course there are spurts of success and lagging success for every healthcare facility today. But the elite healthcare facilities always find a way to revamp and restructure in order to flourish. The most important entity any facility or organization can acquire is the loyalty of its consumers. Loyalty has been proven to provide not only success but longevity of success for healthcare facilities and if health providers implement this type of atmosphere success is prominent.
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Step 2 Grading Rubric: Economy
Task description
Components of the task
Total points
Major economic features
Current demographic and economic features:
What is the population of your country, its age and gender composition? (2 points)
What are the major natural resources and the major features of the economy? Is the economy driven by the export of minerals and raw materials, agriculture, significant industries, or a mixture of these? What are the main exports and imports? (5 points)
Which countries are its largest trading partners? Is the country a member of regional or continental African trading blocs? (3 points)
What are major livelihood strategies, formal and informal, in both rural and urban settings? In other words, how do people in your country make a living? (5 points)
15
Economic policies
How did colonial policies impact your country’s current economic conditions? (5 points)
How has domestic economic policy since independence shaped the country? (5 points)
How have international economic forces shaped your country’s economy? For example, has your country been impacted by World Bank or International Monetary Fund programs? Do international trade agreements impact your country? (5 points)
15
Basic economic conditions
What is the current Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and Gross National Product (GNP)? What is the significance of these numbers for the economy of this country? (3 points)
What is the unemployment rate? (I point)
What is the poverty rate? (I point)
What is the foreign debt? (I point)
What do all these different economic indicators show about the state of the economy in your country? (3 points)
9
Technology
To what extent are the Internet and mobile phones, including the mobile banking system, used in your country? Do these affect economic potential and how so? (4 points)
4
Conclusion
Using all the data and analysis you have done pertaining to the above questions, write a conclusion addressing the economic health of your country and analyze the main factors contributing to its current strengths and challenges. (3 points)
3
Other requirements
Referencing:Evidential Proof of sources used: Papershould be supported by evidence and quotations from sources. At least three sources with APA citation at the bottom of the report, Variation in selection of sources necessary (2 points). Full points for accurate use of APA in-text and reference list)
Organization of text: Well organized, detailed and logical/cohesive arguments addressing relevant issues.(2 points)
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CASE 6
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Title: Organizational Structure and Functions
Common services or functions they can share
Blood banks; same blood banks can be used, in GAH, and in community clinic.
The pharmacy can also be one area that will be shared because they will need to bring the medicines that will be required (DeCoske, Tryon & White, 2011).
Operating rooms can also be shared between both sectors, and these will save money and resources.
Explain the organizational relationships between the structure blocks
Horizontal linkages; in these linkages, every person in the organization has an equal relationship (Talbot & Verrinder, 2010).
They are most needed when there is a need for coordination that is close in all the organization segments.
Vertical linkages; these linkages tie subordinates and supervisors together.
The supervisor is in charge of evaluating and providing guidance towards any improvement necessary.
How (if appropriate) will you integrate the services of physicians whose specialty is in geriatric treatment within the GAH /CC?
Geriatrics is a specialty that has its focus on older adults' health care with aim of promoting their health (Talbot & Verrinder, 2010).
There is no specific age for a patient to be under the care of a geriatric physician.
The first thing will be published on the hospital website about geriatrics. The second thing will be researching the best geriatrics in California.
Define the mission statement for the GAH and Community Clinic
The mission statement for Golden Age Hospital and the Community Clinic is a specialized facility for geriatric and education offers (Andrews, Jelley & Jelley, 2013).
It will also be focused on compassionate delivery of care that is client-cantered to the elderly population and the caregivers.
It is also aimed at expanding services according to the seniors at their residential places.
Prepare a simple organizational diagram, depicting the organizational structure (blocks) of the existing Mission Hospital (MVH), Children’s Hospital (CHOC), and the proposed Golden Age Hospital (GAH), and the community clinic (CC) (Harris, 2015).
C.E.O
Public Health Officer
Doctors
Workers
Nurses
Pharmaceuticals
Surgeons
Geriatrics
What is the recommended hospital size (number of beds)?
Taking into consideration the Orange County and its branches, the elderly population takes about 40 percent of the overall population (Epting, 2011).
This means that out of the people of 122, they represent 48.8.
This data depicts that, on average, Golden Age Hospital is recommended to have fifty beds.
What significant services/treatments will be offered based on your survey results at the ...
This is a short presentation to accompany a collection of case studies and evaluations I did while pursuing my MBA.It covers a VERY brief description and comparison of the management aspect of healthcare and healthcare sciences.
How to Start, Run and Manage a Hospital Successfully by Dr.Mahboob ali khan Phd Healthcare consultant
The purpose of this paper is to give a brief outline of the pre-planning and strategic thinking in which an entrepreneur might consider before investing in or starting up a new hospital in the developing world.
There are numerous examples of hospital startups that were ill-conceived or poorly planned and have resulted in either a hospital that was partially constructed and abandoned or were completed and within two years failed in profitability and now sit idle. Other examples exist of underperforming assets. What went wrong? What could the investors have done to decrease their investment risk and increase the chances of the hospital being successful?Globalization of Healthcare.
TNEEL-NE
Theoretical Perspectives
Learning Activities
Compiled by Jinny Tesiik, M.A., Bereavement Counselor. Used with permission
Activity 2: The Creative Expressions and Descriptions of Grief and Loss
Directions: The sayings are separated with dashed lines. To prepare for the in-class activity,
print the pages and cut on the dashed lines to separate each saying.
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TNEEL-NE
Saying 1: Edgar N. Jackson “You and Your Grief”
GRIEF is...
Grief is the intense emotion that floods life when a person’s inner security system is shattered by an acute loss,
usually associated with the death of someone important in his/her life.
In more personal terms, grief is a young widow who must find a way to bring up her three children, alone. Grief is
the angry reaction of a man so filled with shocked uncertainty and confusion that he strikes out at the nearest
person. Grief is the little old lady who goes to the funeral of a stranger and does some unfinished business of her
own feelings by crying her eyes out there; she is weeping for herself, for the event she is sure will come, and for
which she has so little help in preparing herself.
Grief is a mother walking daily to a nearby cemetery to stand quietly alone for a few moments before she goes on
about the tasks of the day; she knows that part of her is in the cemetery, just as part of her is in her daily work.
Grief is the deep sympathy one person has for another when he wants to do all he can to help resolve a tragic
experience. Grief is the silent, knifelike terror and sadness that comes a hundred times a day, when you start to
speak to someone who is no longer there.
Grief is the emptiness that comes when you eat alone after eating with another for years. Grief is the desperate
longing for another whose loss you cannot learn to endure. Grief is teaching yourself how to go to bed without
saying good night to the one who has died. Grief is the helpless wishing that things were different when you know
they are not and never will be again. Grief is a whole cluster of adjustments, apprehensions that strike life in its
forward progress and make it difficult to reorganize and redirect the energies of life.
Grief is always more than sorrow. Bereavement is the event in personal history that triggers the emotion of grief
Mourning is the process by which the powerful emotion is slowly and painfully brought under control. But when
doctors speak of grief they are focusing on the raw feelings that are at the center of a whole process that engages
the person in adjusting to changed circumstances. They are speaking of the deep fears of the mourner, of his
prospects of loneliness, and of the obstacles he must face as he finds a new way o ...
To Board of Directors of Reed Elsevier Plc.From Report.docxherthalearmont
To Board of Directors of Reed Elsevier Plc.
From Reporting Accountant
Date 11th November 2015
Subject: Corporate performance analysis 2010 - 2014
Introduction
The following report shows the financial appraisal of Reed Elsevier Plc. The financial analysis relates to five years financial period covering the periods 2010-2014. In order to have a full understanding of the figures computed I have attached a summary of five appendices. This appendix shows the vertical and horizontal trend analysis and the financial ratios covering the relevant period included in your financial statements.
Financial Ratio Analysis-Profitability
Reed Elsevier Plc. has maintained a high level of Return on Capital employed during the five year financial period. The Return on capital employed shows an upward trend over the years from 15.01% in 2010 to 19.61% in 2014. This shows that the company is performing above the industrial average benchmark of 8%-11% which indicates a favourable business performance and improvement in its profit margins. Further progress can be made if the business utilises its fixed assets more effectively and minimises its working capital.
The gross profit margin is viewed as gross profit expressed as a percentage of total revenues. A high Gross profit margin indicates increased profitability. As seen in our computation the gross profit margin from 2010-2014 was 63.52%, 64.58%, 65.03%, 64.90% and 65.25%. The result implies that Reed Elsevier Plc was able to generate £63.52, £64.58, £65.03, £64.90 and £65.25 of operating profit from every hundred pound of sales revenue in the corresponding financial years. These ratios above shows a moderate increase from 63.52% in 2010 to 65.25% in 2014. Despite slight decrease in 2013 to 64.90%, the gross profit margin improved marginally by 63.52% in 2010 to 65.25% in 2014. The decrease in gross profit margin in 2013 might be due to rise in inventory cost. Reed Elsevier Plc would be able to maintain a high profit margin by increasing revenue while decreasing its operating cost simultaneously. It may be plausible to increase selling price and reduce the cost of sales. More so, the company may choose to alter its product mix and sales mix in line with effective pricing policy.
Similarly, a review of the net profit margin shows a steady increase over the 5 years period from 18.00% in 2010 to 24.29% in 2014 providing evidence that the business is efficient in converting sales to profit.
There was a decrease in Return on Assets from 13.11% in 2013 to 12.65% in 2014. This occurred after an initial and steady increase from 9.77% in 2010. This suggests that the decrease in net income might have had a negative impact on the company’s earnings on investments. This may also suggest that the company did not utilise its assets efficiently during the period of decline.
The Asset Turnover fluctuated during the period showing a decline from 0.54 in 2010 to 0.52 in 2014. The low asset turnover can be attributed t ...
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Common services or functions they can share
Blood banks; same blood banks can be used, in GAH, and in community clinic.
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How (if appropriate) will you integrate the services of physicians whose specialty is in geriatric treatment within the GAH /CC?
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Saying 1: Edgar N. Jackson “You and Your Grief”
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Grief is the intense emotion that floods life when a person’s inner security system is shattered by an acute loss,
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In more personal terms, grief is a young widow who must find a way to bring up her three children, alone. Grief is
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experience. Grief is the silent, knifelike terror and sadness that comes a hundred times a day, when you start to
speak to someone who is no longer there.
Grief is the emptiness that comes when you eat alone after eating with another for years. Grief is the desperate
longing for another whose loss you cannot learn to endure. Grief is teaching yourself how to go to bed without
saying good night to the one who has died. Grief is the helpless wishing that things were different when you know
they are not and never will be again. Grief is a whole cluster of adjustments, apprehensions that strike life in its
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To Board of Directors of Reed Elsevier Plc.
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Introduction
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The gross profit margin is viewed as gross profit expressed as a percentage of total revenues. A high Gross profit margin indicates increased profitability. As seen in our computation the gross profit margin from 2010-2014 was 63.52%, 64.58%, 65.03%, 64.90% and 65.25%. The result implies that Reed Elsevier Plc was able to generate £63.52, £64.58, £65.03, £64.90 and £65.25 of operating profit from every hundred pound of sales revenue in the corresponding financial years. These ratios above shows a moderate increase from 63.52% in 2010 to 65.25% in 2014. Despite slight decrease in 2013 to 64.90%, the gross profit margin improved marginally by 63.52% in 2010 to 65.25% in 2014. The decrease in gross profit margin in 2013 might be due to rise in inventory cost. Reed Elsevier Plc would be able to maintain a high profit margin by increasing revenue while decreasing its operating cost simultaneously. It may be plausible to increase selling price and reduce the cost of sales. More so, the company may choose to alter its product mix and sales mix in line with effective pricing policy.
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THE FIRST THING to acknowledge about diversity is that it can be difficult. In the U.S., where the dialogue of inclusion is relatively advanced, even the mention of the word "diversity" can lead to anxiety and conflict. Supreme Court justices disagree on the virtues of diversity and the means for achieving it. Corporations spend billions of dollars to attract and manage diversity both internally and externally, yet they still face discrimination lawsuits, and the leadership ranks of the business world remain predominantly white and male. It is reasonable to ask what good diversity does us. Diversity of expertise confers benefits that are obvious -- you would not think of building a new car without engineers, designers and quality-control experts -- but what about social diversity? What good comes from diversity of race, ethnicity, gender and sexual orientation? Research has shown that social diversity in a group can cause discomfort, rougher interactions, a lack of trust, greater perceived interpersonal conflict, lower communication, less cohesion, more concern about disrespect, and other problems. So what is the upside?
The fact is that if you want to build teams or organizations capable of innovating, you need diversity. Diversity enhances creativity. It encourages the search for novel information and perspectives, leading to better decision making and problem solving. Diversity can improve the bottom line of companies and lead to unfettered discoveries and breakthrough innova ...
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TitleBUS-FP3061 – Fundamentals of Accounting
Ratio
Year 1
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Current ratio
3.12:1
2.96:1
Quick ratio
1.34:1
1.02:1
Receivables turnover
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10.2 times
Inventory turnover
2.4 times
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Profit margin
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Asset turnover
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1.22 times
Return on assets
13.7%
15.4%
Return on equity
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29.3%
Price-earnings ratio
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Debt ratio
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45.3%
Times interest earned
9.6 times
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Financial StatementsBUS-FP3061 - Fundamentals of AccountingAssessment 5, Part 1 TemplateOrange CompanyOrange CompanyIncome StatementBalance SheetsFor the Years Ended December 31December 312013201220132012Net sales (all on account)$ 600,000$ 520,000AssetsExpenses:Current AssetsCost of Goods Sold$ 415,000$ 354,000Cash$ 21,000$ 18,000Selling and administrative$ 120,800$ 114,600Short-term investments$ 18,000$ 15,000Interest Expense$ 7,800$ 6,000Accounts Receivable$ 86,000$ 74,000Income Tax Expense$ 18,000$ 14,000Inventory$ 90,000$ 70,000Total expenses$ 561,600$ 488,600Total Current Assets$ 215,000$ 177,000Net Income$ 38,400$ 31,400Plant Assets$ 423,000$ 383,000Total Assets$ 638,000$ 560,000Additional Data:1. The common stock recently sold at $19.50 per share.Liabilities and Stockholder's Equity2. Cash dividends in the amount of $15,400 were paid-out in 2013.Current LiabilitiesAccounts Payable$ 122,000$ 110,000Income Taxes Payable$ 23,000$ 20,000Total Curent Liabilities$ 145,000$ 130,000Long-term LiabilitiesBonds Payable$ 120,000$ 80,000Total Liabilities$ 265,000$ 210,000Stockholder's EquityCommon Stock ($5 par value)$ 150,000$ 150,000Retained Earnings$ 223,000$ 200,000Total Stockholder's Equity$ 373,000$ 350,000Total Liabilities and Stockholder's Equity$ 638,000$ 560,000
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Waking Up IBM.
HAMEL, GARY
Harvard Business Review. Jul/Aug2000, Vol. 78 Issue 4, p137146. 8p. 1
Color Photograph.
Article
*ORGANIZATIONAL change
*INTERNET industry
*CORPORATE turnarounds Management
*INDUSTRIAL management
*BEST practices
*WORLD Wide Web
*WEB development
ECONOMIC aspects
INTERNATIONAL Business Machines Corp. DUNS
Number: 001368083 Ticker: IBM
519130 Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals
GROSSMAN, David
PATRICK, John, 1945
In the early 1990s, IBM was a hasbeen. Fujitsu, Digital Equipment, and
Compaq were hammering down its hardware margins. EDS and
Andersen Consulting were stealing the hearts of ClOs. Intel and Microsoft
were running away with PC profits. Today, Big Blue is back on top, a
leader in ebusiness services. This is the story of how the company, which
had lagged behind every computer trend since the mainframe, caught the
Internet wave. Much of the credit for the turnaround goes to a small band
of activists who built a bonfire under IBM's rather broad behind. It started
in February 1994, when a lone midlevel IBM programmer watched Sun
Microsystems pirate IBM's Winter Olympics data for its own rogue
Website. Dave Grossman knew that IBM's mucketymucks were clueless
about the Web. But he was convinced that if nothing changed Sun would
eat Big Blue's lunch. Frustrated in his attempts to warn executives over
the phone, he drove down to Armonk, walked straight into headquarters
with a UNIX workstation in his arms, set it up in a closet, and
demonstrated the future of computing to a trio of IBM execs. One of them
was John Patrick, head of marketing for the hugely successful ThinkPad,
who quickly became his mentor. Together, building simultaneously from
the top and the bottom of the organization through an everwidening
grassroots coalition of technicians and executives, they put IBM on the
Web and morphed it into an ebusiness powerhouse. People who want to
foment similarly successful insurrections can learn a lot from their
example. INSET: How to Start an Insurrection. [ABSTRACT FROM
AUTHOR]
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Weekly Overview: Week Four
HCS/550 Version 2
3
Weekly OverviewWeek FourOverview
Policies are developed at all levels of government: federal, state, and local. The federal government is described in the US Constitution as sovereign, and no state may create laws that conflict with federal law. But states also create their own policies. States create policies that support the implementation of federal laws. Several states have created far-reaching health reform proposals. States sometimes create policy guidelines that are more strict than federal law, or may make specific laws where no federal laws exist. Local governments play a significant policy role as well, especially in public and environmental health, disaster management, etc. Morton Grodzins, a political scientist who lived in the early 20th century, famously described the roles of government as a marble cake rather than a layer cake because of its interwoven roles.
Individuals can directly impact the policy process. For example, an individual with a powerful story can result in policy change. Sometimes stakeholders group together to form a more powerful coalition, such as an interest group, to create change. Major organizations and lobbyists also exert powerful pressure on policy makers by using a variety of adovacacy methods.What you will cover
1. Development of Health Policy
a. Analyze local, state, and federal roles in the development of health policy.
1) Federalism refers to the relationship between the states and the federal government
a) No role is completely independent or autonomous
b) Morton Grodzin: roles are like a marble cake rather than a layer cake
c) Federal government supersedes
d) Supreme Court may intervene in cases of conflict between state and federal roles
(1) Example: Supreme Court authorized states to opt out of the Medicaid expansion of ACA. Gave authority to states to make the Medicaid expansion decision.
(2) Example: 2015 same-sex marriage ruling required states to authorize same-sex marriage. Removed authority of states to deny same-sex marriage.
2) State Roles
a) States implement federal laws
(1) State role in Medicaid program
(a) Shared funding
(b) May adjust the program to meet state-specific needs within federal guidelines
(c) May opt into or out of the ACA Medicaid expansion
b) States can strengthen or weaken federal policies
(1) States and the ACA Medicaid expansion: How did the Supreme Court ruling in the ACA that allows states to opt out of the Medicaid expansion affect the strength of the Affordable Care Act?
(2) Some states have implemented attempts at comprehensive health reform
(a) Massachusetts: model for Affordable Care Act
(b) Oregon Health Plan: model for wide-reaching health care coverage
(c) Vermont’s single payer experiment: failed attempt at government-funded universal care
c) States create policy
(1) Marijuana legalized in some states, either for recreational or medical use
(2) Abortion: ...
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ABC/123 Version X
1
Week 4 Practice Worksheet
PSY/315 Version 6
4
University of Phoenix MaterialWeek 4 Practice Worksheet
Prepare a written response to the following questions.
Chapters 9 &11
1. Two boats, the Prada (Italy) and the Oracle (USA), are competing for a spot in the upcoming America’s Cup race. They race over a part of the course several times. The sample times in minutes for the Prada were: 12.9, 12.5, 11.0, 13.3, 11.2, 11.4, 11.6, 12.3, 14.2, and 11.3. The sample times in minutes for the Oracle were: 14.1, 14.1, 14.2, 17.4, 15.8, 16.7, 16.1, 13.3, 13.4, 13.6, 10.8, and 19.0. For data analysis, the appropriate test is the t-Test: Two-Sample Assuming Unequal Variances.
The next table shows the results of this independent t-test. At the .05 significance level, can we conclude that there is a difference in their mean times? Explain these results to a person who knows about the t test for a single sample but is unfamiliar with the t test for independent means.
Hypothesis Test: Independent Groups (t-test, unequal variance)
Prada
Oracle
12.170
14.875
mean
1.056
2.208
std. dev.
10
12
n
16
df
-2.7050
difference (Prada - Oracle)
0.7196
standard error of difference
0
hypothesized difference
-3.76
t
.0017
p-value (two-tailed)
-4.2304
confidence interval 95.% lower
-1.1796
confidence interval 95.% upper
1.5254
margin of error
2. The Willow Run Outlet Mall has two Haggar Outlet Stores, one located on Peach Street and the other on Plum Street. The two stores are laid out differently, but both store managers claim their layout maximizes the amounts customers will purchase on impulse. A sample of ten customers at the Peach Street store revealed they spent the following amounts more than planned: $17.58, $19.73, $12.61, $17.79, $16.22, $15.82, $15.40, $15.86, $11.82, $15.85. A sample of fourteen customers at the Plum Street store revealed they spent the following amounts more than they planned when they entered the store: $18.19, $20.22, $17.38, $17.96, $23.92, $15.87, $16.47, $15.96, $16.79, $16.74, $21.40, $20.57, $19.79, $14.83. For Data Analysis, a t-Test: Two-Sample Assuming Unequal Variances was used.
At the .01 significance level is there a difference in the mean amount purchased on an impulse at the two stores? Explain these results to a person who knows about the t test for a single sample but is unfamiliar with the t test for independent means.
Hypothesis Test: Independent Groups (t-test, unequal variance)
Peach Street
Plum Street
15.8680
18.2921
mean
2.3306
2.5527
std. dev.
10
14
n
20
df
-2.42414
difference (Peach Street - Plum Street)
1.00431
standard error of difference
0
hypothesized difference
-2.41
t
.0255
p-value (two-tailed)
-5.28173
confidence interval 99.% lower
0.43345
confidence interval 99.% upper
2.85759
margin o ...
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ABC/123 Version X
1
Week 4 Practice Worksheet
PSY/315 Version 7
1
University of Phoenix MaterialWeek 4 Practice Worksheet
Provide a response to the following questions.
Note: Each team member should compute the following questions and submit to the Learning Team forum. The team should then discuss each team member’s answers to ascertain the correct answer for each question. Once your team has answered all the questions, submit a finalized team worksheet.
1. Two boats, the Prada (Italy) and the Oracle (USA), are competing for a spot in the upcoming America’s Cup race. They race over a part of the course several times. The sample times in minutes for the Prada were as follows: 12.9, 12.5, 11.0, 13.3, 11.2, 11.4, 11.6, 12.3, 14.2, and 11.3. The sample times in minutes for the Oracle were as follows: 14.1, 14.1, 14.2, 17.4, 15.8, 16.7, 16.1, 13.3, 13.4, 13.6, 10.8, and 19.0. For data analysis, the appropriate test is the t test: two-sample assuming unequal variances.
The next table shows the results of this independent t test. At the .05 significance level, can you conclude that there is a difference in their mean times? Explain these results to a person who knows about the t test for a single sample but who is unfamiliar with the t test for independent means.
Hypothesis Test: Independent Groups (t test, unequal variance)
Prada
Oracle
12.170
14.875
mean
1.056
2.208
std. dev.
10
12
n
16
df
-2.7050
difference (Prada - Oracle)
0.7196
standard error of difference
0
hypothesized difference
-3.76
t
.0017
p-value (two-tailed)
-4.2304
confidence interval 95.% lower
-1.1796
confidence interval 95.% upper
1.5254
margin of error
2. The Willow Run Outlet Mall has two Haggar Outlet Stores, one located on Peach Street and the other on Plum Street. The two stores are laid out differently, but both store managers claim their layout maximizes the amounts customers will purchase on impulse. A sample of 10 customers at the Peach Street store revealed they spent the following amounts more than planned: $17.58, $19.73, $12.61, $17.79, $16.22, $15.82, $15.40, $15.86, $11.82, $15.85. A sample of 14 customers at the Plum Street store revealed they spent the following amounts more than they planned when they entered the store: $18.19, $20.22, $17.38, $17.96, $23.92, $15.87, $16.47, $15.96, $16.79, $16.74, $21.40, $20.57, $19.79, $14.83. For data analysis, a t test: two-sample assuming unequal variances was used.
At the .01 significance level, is there a difference in the mean amount purchased on an impulse at the two stores? Explain these results to a person who knows about the t test for a single sample but who is unfamiliar with the t test for independent means.
Hypothesis Test: Independent Groups (t test, unequal variance)
Peach Street
Plum Street
15.8680
18.2921
mean
2.3306
2.5527
std. dev.
10
14
n
20
df
...
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TMGT 361
Assignment V Instructions
Lecture/Essay
Statistics 001
Though you might have forgot most of it, you have already had course work on most of the math and statistics required in this course. There was a prerequisite math quiz to review some of this math. Statistics is merely math (mostly algebra) aimed at (a) summarizing data (descriptive statistics) or (b) judging how well sample data fits a population of data (inferential statistics). Statistics as a term refers to doing a or b, the results of a or b, or the profession or field of study of the math to do a or b.
What makes statistics difficult or scary is not the math (software does that in a second) but the qualitative knowledge you need to do the statistics correctly (especially when software will do the number crunching) and interpret the results.
Terminology
It is helpful to understand the interrelationship of the following.
Population. A population is made up of things (or units or pieces, subjects, or test blanks, dogs, test tubes, persons, molecules, or other things). The population is the big set of things we are really interested in. Most hypotheses have to do with a population. Knowledge is most useful and generalizable when it pertains to a population. Usually, we do not have access to a population (because of time, money, availability, or other reasons).
Sample. A sample is a subset of the population. We can look at (test, measure, observe, experiment with) a sample much easier than we can the population. We can make decisions about the population based on the results of the sample (inferential statistics).
Sampling unit. The sampling unit is often called the unit of observation. The population and sample must have the same types of units or things because the sample is a subset of the things/units in the population. It is easy to understand a unit when it is common, discreet, individual thing, e.g., a person or a car. However, the unit can be a foot of rope, or a mile of rope, one marble, a gram of marble dust, a bag of marbles. The unit is often called the unit of observation due to the traditional reminder that for it to be measurable it must be observable. If I was measuring empathy or love or other emotion or desire, the same is true. I have to define those qualities (those variables, those characteristics) but I also need to know what they are qualities of. Aristotle's explanation is still used and valid. There are objects (things) like an apple. The object has qualities (like color or sugar content or weight or number of worms).
Characteristic or quality. A unit/object has any number of characteristics or qualities. The important characteristics are often redundantly called quality characteristics (meaning that those are the important characteristics). Characteristics are also called variables (when they can vary; they are not constant), factors, inputs, descriptors, signals, attributes, and many others depending on the situation or profession.
Variable value. Va ...
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TL3127 Creativity & Innovation in Organisations – 2017/18
Assignment 3 Critical essay (50% of final grade)
Submission Date12 noon on 11th January 2018
Assignment Three
Assignment 3 is designed to assess Learning Outcomes 1 & 2.
1.
Demonstrate and develop creative thinking and creative problem solving competencies
2.
Critically compare creativity and innovation
Requirement:
Critically review an example of creativity in the workplace, using appropriate theoretical perspectives to support your analysis. Assess how and why it has made a difference in the industry and consider future possible development.
[2000 words]
1
Marking criteria for Assignment 2:
Grade %
Knowledge / Understanding
Argument / Evaluation /
Application
Research /
Evidence/ Interpretation
Presentation / Structure / Referencing
What do you know and understand?
What do you do with this?
How do you evidence/support this?
How do you communicate this?
86-100
Demonstrates outstanding knowledge and comprehension of theories on creativity & innovation in the workplace
Shows an outstanding ability to apply knowledge on creativity & innovation to analyse information in order to make reasoned judgements.
Accesses and interprets creativity & innovation in organisations in an authoritative manner
Information professionally presented, structured and communicated; references accurate, reliable and precise
70-85
Demonstrates excellent knowledge and comprehension of theories on creativity & innovation in the workplace
Shows an excellent ability to apply knowledge on creativity & innovation to analyse information in order to make reasoned judgements.
Accesses and interprets creativity & innovation in organisations in a persuasive manner
Information excellently presented, structured and communicated; references accurate, reliable and precise
60-69
Demonstrates very good knowledge and comprehension of theories on creativity & innovation in the workplace
Shows a very good ability to apply knowledge on creativity & innovation to analyse information in order to make reasoned judgements.
Accesses and interprets creativity & innovation in organisations in a convincing manner
Information precisely presented, structured and communicated; references accurate and reliable
50-59
Demonstrates good knowledge and comprehension of theories on creativity & innovation in the workplace
Shows a good ability to apply knowledge on creativity & innovation to analyse information in order to make reasoned judgements.
Accesses and interprets creativity & innovation in organisations in a confident manner
Information confidently/ clearly presented, structured and communicated; references generally accurate with minor deficiencies
40-49
Demonstrates satisfactory knowledge and comprehension of theories on creativity & innovation in the workplace
Shows a satisfactory ability to apply knowledge on creativity & innovation to analyse information in order to make reasoned judgements.
Demonstrates basic abi ...
Title The Ship of LoveDate ca. 1500Period RenaissanceRela.docxherthalearmont
Title: The Ship of Love
Date: ca. 1500
Period: Renaissance
Related People:
Artist/Maker: Artist Unknown
Attribution: Unknown Artist, Northern Italy
Culture: Italian
Medium: tempera on wood
Dimensions: Sight: 25 x 29 1/2 in. (63.5 x 74.9 cm)
Framed: 34 x 38 3/4 x 4 in. (86.4 x 98.4 x 10.2 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of The Samuel H. Kress Foundation
Provenance: Donated to the Lowe Art Museum in 1961 by The Samuel H. Kress Foundation, New York, NY. Sold July 17, 1950 to Samuel H. Kress, New York, NY (as Ercole Roberti). Collection of Count Alessandro Contini Bonacossi, Rome-Florence, Italy. Collection of Otto Lanz, Amsterdam, The Netherlands by 1934.
Description: The imagery of this painting is unparalleled among surviving secular works of the Italian Renaissance, however, a number of features suggest that it is an allegory about love and marriage. Cupid, the god of love, stands on the bow of the ship, guiding it under the protection of Fortune, represented by a statuette atop the canopy of the throne. Inscribed on the canopy is the Latin phrase: “Poems are praised, but costly gifts are sought; so he [the lover] be wealthy, even a barbarian pleases. Now truly is the age of gold: by gold comes many an honor, by gold is affection gained” (Ovid’s Ars Amatoria, 2.277-78). The sleeping maiden dreams of love, whereas her older companion understands the realities of marriage in the Renaissance Italy: she holds a covered chalice symbolizing constancy and faithfulness, and leans upon the arm of the throne decorated with a relief sculpture of a putto bridling a hybrid monster representing the restraint of lust. The origins of the Ship of Love are unknown, but it probably was part of the lavish furnishings of a bedchamber, antechamber, or study of a patrician’s palace.
Place Made: Italy
Title: Judith with the Head of Holofernes
Date: ca. 1670-1680
Period: Baroque
Related People:
Artist/Maker: Pietro Dandini
Attribution: Pietro Dandini, Italy, 1646-1712
Culture: Italian
Medium: oil on canvas
Dimensions: Sight: 53 x 39 in. (134.6 x 99.1 cm)
Framed: 61 1/2 x 47 1/2 x 3 in. (156.2 x 120.7 x 7.6 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of George Farkas
Provenance: Donated to LAM in 1951 by George Farkas, New York, NY.
Description: The biblical story of Judith, the Jewish widow who saved the Israelites by beheading the Assyrian general Holofernes, was an enormously popular subject in European literature and art beginning in the Middle Ages. In addition to her importance as a heroine and defender of her people, Judith was considered a precursor of Christian triumphs, a prefiguration of Christ’s victory over death, a prototype of the Virgin and the Church, and the embodiment of many sterling virtues. Judith with the Head of Holofernes illustrates the immediate aftermath of the gruesome slaying. Judith holds the bloodied sword with which she has decapitated Holofernes, but she has not yet given the general’s head to her maidservant, Abra, to be placed in a basket in preparation for le ...
TitleABC123 Version X1Week 1 Practice WorksheetPSY.docxherthalearmont
Title
ABC/123 Version X
1
Week 1 Practice Worksheet
PSY/315 Version 6
1
University of Phoenix MaterialWeek 1 Practice Worksheet
Prepare a written response to the following questions.
Chapter 1
1. Explain and give an example for each of the following types of variables:
a. Nominal:
b. Ordinal:
c. Interval:
d. Ratio scale:
e. Continuous:
f. Discrete:
g. Quantitative:
h. Qualitative:
2. Following are the speeds of 40 cars clocked by radar on a particular road in a 35-mph zone on a particular afternoon:
30, 36, 42, 36, 30, 52, 36, 34, 36, 33, 30, 32, 35, 32, 37, 34, 36, 31, 35, 20
24, 46, 23, 31, 32, 45, 34, 37, 28, 40, 34, 38, 40, 52, 31, 33, 15, 27, 36, 40
Make a frequency table and a histogram, then describe the general shape of the distribution.
3. Raskauskas and Stoltz (2007) asked a group of 84 adolescents about their involvement in traditional and electronic bullying. The researchers defined electronic bullying as “…a means of bullying in which peers use electronics {such as text messages, emails, and defaming Web sites} to taunt, threaten, harass, and/or intimidate a peer” (p.565). The table below is a frequency table showing the adolescents’ reported incidence of being victims or perpetrators or traditional and electronic bullying.
a. Using this table as an example, explain the idea of a frequency table to a person who has never had a course in statistics.
b. Explain the general meaning of the pattern of results.
Incidence of Traditional and Electronic Bullying and Victimization (N=84)
Forms of Bullying
N
%
Electronic victims
41
48.8
Text-message victim
27
32.1
Internet victim (websites, chatrooms)
13
15.5
Picture-phone victim
8
9.5
Traditional Victims
60
71.4
Physical victim
38
45.2
Teasing victim
50
59.5
Rumors victim
32
38.6
Exclusion victim
30
50
Electronic Bullies
18
21.4
Text-message bully
18
21.4
Internet bully
11
13.1
Traditional Bullies
54
64.3
Physical bully
29
34.5
Teasing bully
38
45.2
Rumor bully
22
26.2
Exclusion bully
35
41.7
4. Kärnä and colleagues (2013) tested the effects of a new antibullying program, called KiVa, among students in grades 1–3 and grades 7–9 in 147 schools in Finland. The schools were randomly assigned to receive the new antibullying program or no program. At the beginning, middle, and end of the school year, all of the students completed a number of questionnaires, which included the following two questions: “How often have you been bullied at school in the last couple of months?” and “How often have you bullied others at school in the last couple of months?” The table below is a frequency table that shows students’ responses to these two questions at the end of the school year (referred to as “Wave 3” in the title of the table). Note that the table shows the results combined for all of the students in the study. In the table, “victimization” refers to students’ reports of being bullied and “bullying” is students’ reports of bullying other students.
a. Using this tab ...
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CASE STUDY: EAST CHESTNUT REGIONAL HEALTH
SYSTEM
History
Within the last 10 years, East Chestnut Regional Health System
(ECRH) was formed from the merger of three organizations: the
East River Medical Center, the Northern Mountain Hospital
Consortium, and the Archway Hospital.
East River Medical Center (ERMC)
ERMC is the anchor hospital for the system. The medical center
resides along the east side of the Chestnut River. Historically,
ERMC was recognized as the location of choice for medical
care. However, this reputation has deteriorated over the last 3 to
5 years. As the city of Chestnut has grown, ERMC has found
itself on the edge of an urban blight. Safety has been a concern
for patients, visitors, and physicians who use and serve the
medical center. The technology offered at the medical center
has been maintained at an excellent level of proficiency. At the
same time, the medical staff is aging with the average age of the
physicians being 57. There are younger primary care physicians
who serve the specialists, but the specialists are aging as well.
ERMC boasts a Level 1 Trauma Center with an air service. The
total number of licensed beds for ERMC is 550. On any given
day, the occupancy rate is 300 heads on the beds.
2. Northern Mountain Hospital Consortium (NMHC)
NMHC was originally formed in response to the migration of
patients to Chestnut. Due to the rather aggressive strategies
carried out by the hospitals in Chestnut, these rural hospitals
decided to create a consortium of rural hospitals so that they
could gain economies of scale in a number of areas, which
include group purchasing, benefit administration, and physician
and staff recruitment. Additionally, they worked together to
stem any further deterioration of their market share. Patients
were selecting to go to the larger community for services and
leaving the smaller communities that collared the Chestnut
metropolitan area. NMHC represented individual hospitals in
four counties that circled Chestnut County: Walnut, Butternut,
Oak, and Maple. Walnut and Butternut Counties had good
employment with Oak and Maple Counties being mostly rural.
In each county, the inpatient facilities averaged about 20 years
of age. The upkeep of these facilities has been sketchy. No
facility needs any major upgrades, but modernization is needed.
The state does not have a Certificate of Need (CON) process.
The medical staff makeup varies each location. The hospitals in
Oak and Maple Counties are critical access hospitals. Further
details will be provided regarding these organizations later in
the case study.
Archway Hospital (AH)
AH is located directly in the community of Chestnut. It fully
resides in the urban area of the community. The hospital has
200 registered beds, but on any given day there are only 50 to
75 patients in this facility. This hospital was a Doctor of
Osteopathy (DO) hospital; therefore, most of the physicians that
worked out of this facility were DOs. The payer mix for this
hospital was heavily burdened with Medicare and Medicaid.
This payer mix composed nearly 85% of the reimbursement. The
facility is aging and needs considerable repairs. It is
questionable if it will be worth the investment in this facility.
3. Leadership and Organizational Culture
The original merger that created the East Chestnut Regional
Health System (ECRH) occurred 10 years ago. This merger was
between ERMC and AH. AH had a rather dynamic leader who
was about 57 years old at the time of the merger. The AH CEO
became the new President and Chief Executive Officer of ECRH
after the merger. Since this CEO had only worked in a smaller
organization, he had not experienced the cultural changes and
demands that occur after the merging of a large organization.
Additionally, he began to change the culture of the organization
such that decisions were made on a decentralized basis. He
trusted the management team at AH to do the right things and
make the right decisions with low supervision. However, the
Chief Operating Officer (COO) who was put in charge was
originally from AH but left 2 years after the merger with a new
COO being put in place. This COO developed a rather poor
reputation and was known to want to build his own empire at
AH and to be dishonest at times. This reputation created a
culture within the traditional AH that lacked a cohesive team
effort to create a system. This positioning of the COO was left
unattended by the President and CEO of ECRH since he was
actively pursuing the acquisition of NMHC. The hospitals of
NMHC were doing okay, but those in the consortium realized
that their ability to stand alone was becoming difficult in
today’s market. When the leadership of the consortium assessed
the market as to a partnership, they decided that ECRH would
be the best choice. The other option was to develop a for-profit
hospital that also resided in Chestnut. The leadership was
attracted to what they saw happen with AH. They liked that the
central leadership of the system allowed AH to continue on as
their own entity without a lot of centralized control.
By the time all of this was put together, the President and CEO
of ECRH was near retirement. He retired about three years after
all of the merger activity was complete. During those three
years, he became lax in his leadership role. ECRH deteriorated
4. in market share and profitability during this time. Upon his
retirement, the Board of ECRH performed a national search for
a replacement. They employed Hunter Brown as the new
President and CEO. Mr. Brown was the CEO of a smaller health
system and had been in that position for nearly 10 years.
Therefore, he had limited experience from other markets in the
art of strategic implementation. However, he was also well
trained, bright, and articulate in expressing his knowledge. He
has now been the President/CEO of ECRH for nine months.
As for the remainder of the leadership team for ECRH, there is
a newly hired corporate counsel. She has 15 years of experience
and is extremely competent in the work that she does.
The CEO also hired a new Chief Financial Officer. He has taken
good strides in managing the accounts receivable throughout the
system as well as extracting exceptional dollars from high
quality supply chain management.
The Chief Operating Officer (COO) is new and has three years
of previous experience from the same organization where the
CEO departed.
The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) has been retained from the
old leadership team. His reputation is excellent, and he works
well with other physicians, including the medical staff and the
employed physicians.
The Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) is three years away from
retirement. She is known for not getting along with the medical
staff and will always defend nursing when at times this is not
appropriate.
The Senior Vice President for Human Resources is competent
and respected by management and staff throughout the
organization.
5. The remainder of the leadership team was retained from the old
regime. This included information technology, employed
physician group leadership, marketing, human resources, and
other vice presidents or directors responsible for varying
service lines. It should be noted that the IT leadership is just
completing the implementation of the EPIC system. The future
for this team depends on how well the overall implementation of
the system goes. Likewise those in the marketing department
will need to be stellar in senior leadership advisement regarding
the marketing of complex issues that will be encountered ahead.
They have been told if marketing misses the target, then
replacements will occur within this department.
The new CEO inherited the management team of AH and
NMHC. For NMHC the organizational structure was left intact
with the COOs for each of the individual hospitals being
retained. It was agreed that this traditional structure would be
left intact for at least five years. This agreement was near its
end and the new CEO had plans to change the existing structure
as well as management. This change was being considered for
this year’s strategic plan development. Even if the structure of
NMHC was going to be changed to a more direct relationship
with corporate leadership, all of the existing COO’s would be
retained as they have performed well since the merger. As for
the COO of AH, he had been recently terminated. An interim
COO is now in place pending the board approved closure of this
hospital.
Competitive Assessment
ECRH was not the only provider of care in the community.
There was a for-profit hospital, Banford Medical Center (BMC),
that had been purchased by a large publicly traded for-profit
health system about 10 years ago. The for-profit health system
was the largest in the country. The CEO of this hospital was
6. good at optimizing performance as a result of the weaknesses of
ECRH and its leadership. He was an effective opportunist.
BMC has 400 registered beds with a current occupancy rate of
85%. They have been effective at taking market share away
from ECRH. For each loss of service line market share by
ECRH, BMC has shown proportional gains. After the
acquisition of BMC, the for-profit immediately moved to build a
new facility. This new facility is located on the growing
wealthy edge of the community. Additionally, at the time that
this new facility was developed, the for-profit syndicated
ownership to the physicians. The highest level of syndication
occurred with the obstetrics and gynecology physicians in the
community. Therefore, women’s services deteriorated at ECRH.
It should be noted that this physician syndication occurred
before the Affordable Care Act was passed, which precluded
hospital ownership by physicians.
It is important that additional information is provided regarding
ECRH. ECRH recently purchased 100 acres of land across the
interstate from BMC. This land is located northwest of Chester.
The intention is to eventually build a new medical center on this
location. The initial planning of this land has occurred and it
has been approved to build a regional oncology center on this
site. The construction of the project is already underway with an
anticipated completion in 6 months.
In addition, ECRH has an orthopedic hospital attached to the
current ERMC site and a behavioral health hospital at this same
location. ECRH also has two ambulatory surgical centers that
are conveniently located on the growing northwest and
southwest side in the community. The one surgical center is
located on the 100 acre development site. The orthopedic
hospital has done well and has been listed in the top 100
orthopedic hospitals. However, the behavioral health hospital is
losing significant dollars, so the Board of Directors for ECRH
7. has decided to close down this hospital. ECRH has also
developed a joint venture imaging center with the radiologists.
This center resides across from a major shopping area in the
community. It is conveniently located near heavily populated
neighborhoods and shopping. The only downside is the location
is not close to physician offices that would refer to this center.
However, if a new facility is built on the 100 acres, which
would include physician offices, the imaging center will be in
an ideal location. Leadership is developing a free standing
emergency center on the 100 acre site, which is on the
northwest side of Chestnut.
The last competitive issue is the location of a medical school
and hospital in the city of Chestnut. The facility resides in a
downtown location. This medical school had been established
by the state nearly 45 years ago and is associated with
Greenbranch University. It mostly serves the indigent
community in Chestnut and the surrounding area. This academic
center has a rather negative reputation in the surrounding area.
There are four other medical academic centers in the state as
well as a medical center with a world renowned reputation.
There have been ongoing rumors that this world renowned
organization was planning on assuming the responsibility of the
Chestnut academic center. This change would substantially alter
the complexion of the local medical community if it were to
occur. Speed in ECRH dealing with some of its market issues is
an imperative.
Additional Market Information: Population
DemographicsChestnut County
· With 433,689 people, Chestnut County is the 6th most
populated county in the state.
· The largest Chestnut County racial/ethnic groups are
Caucasian (70.1%), African American (18.5%), and Hispanic
8. (6.5%).
· In 2015, the median household income of Chestnut County
residents was $41,777. However, 21.1% of Chestnut County
residents live in poverty.
· The median age for Chestnut County residents is 37.7 years
old.
· Employment is strong in Chestnut County. Unemployment
resides at 4.5%. Employer diversity is strong since the
community is not dependent on singular large employers.
Employment includes some high-tech jobs, general
manufacturing to support the automobile industry, and there is a
large university, Greenbranch University, located in the
community. The university has 25,000 students and offers most
majors, which includes engineering and nursing.
Walnut County
· With 42,537 people, Walnut County is the 57th most populated
county in the state.
· The largest Walnut County racial/ethnic groups are Caucasian
(89.8%), followed by Hispanic (7.2%) and African American
(3%).
· In 2015, the median household income of Walnut County
residents was $55,120. However, 10.8% of Walnut County
residents live in poverty.
· The median age for Walnut County residents is 39.8 years old.
Butternut County
· With 38,352 people, Butternut County is the 65th most
populated county in the state.
· The largest Butternut County racial/ethnic groups are White
(87.0%), Hispanic (9.5%), and African American (1.7%).
· In 2015, the median household income of Butternut County
residents was $50,663. However, 13.4% of Butternut County
residents live in poverty.
· The median age for Butternut County residents is 39.7 years
old.
Oak County
· With 37,120 people, Oak County is the 66th most populated
9. county in the state.
· The largest Oak County racial/ethnic groups are Caucasian
(93.3%), Hispanic (4.0%), and African American (1.1%).
· In 2015, the median household income of Oak County
residents was $42,492. However, 14.9% of Oak County
residents live in poverty.
· The median age for Oak County residents is 46.6 years old.
Maple County
· With 27,816 people, Maple County is the 79th most populated
county in the state.
· The largest Maple County racial/ethnic groups are Caucasian
(90.8%), Hispanic (7.1%), and African American (1.0%).
· In 2015, the median household income of Maple County
residents was $39,353. However, 15.4% of Maple County
residents live in poverty.
· The median age for Maple County residents is 48.2 years old.
· Both Oak and Maple Counties are rural with an older
population. Many patients have Medicare and Medicaid that
come from these two counties. Likewise the hospitals located in
each of these counties have been designated as critical access.
Like many rural counties, Oak and Maple have been blighted
with younger people using drugs, including methamphetamine.
Employed Physicians
ECRH employs 400 physicians throughout its system. The
breakdown for each location is as follows:Chestnut County
· 135 primary care
· 100 specialistsWalnut County
· 40 primary care
· 10 specialistsButternut County
· 30 primary care
· 12 specialistsOak County
· 27 primary care
· 10 specialistsMaple County
· 25 primary care
10. · 11 specialists
There have been ongoing complaints from the newly recruited
physicians that their practices have not been marketed well;
thus, their patient volumes have been slow to grow.
Service Line Performance Information
The following is a list of bullet points regarding service line
performance by ECRH and issues of operational concern.
1. Women’s health services deteriorated significantly since the
syndication by Banford Medical Center. Obstetrical deliveries
are down 20% across the system. BMC has done an excellent
job of creating attractive facility and services for women. This
includes nurse navigation, women’s breast center, and a series
of other amenities. BMC has also started a neonatal intensive
care unit, which rivals the services of ECRH.
2. The cardiologists at ECRH are aging. This has been a
traditionally strong service for ECRH, but 50% of the
cardiologists will be retiring within the next 3 to 5 years. All
cardiologists who serve ERCH are employed by the health
system. Cardiology is a service that is gaining strength within
the Greenbranch Medical Center, particularly since they brought
in a renowned cardiologist to rebuild their program.
3. The orthopedic volumes are down 7%. ECRH does jointly
operate an orthopedic hospital with an independent orthopedic
group located in the community. There have been some internal
problems within the orthopedic group where the old guard of
orthopedic surgeons has forced a low retention with younger,
and to some degree better trained, surgeons. Retention is
becoming a growing concern regarding the status of this group
with consideration of ECRH hiring their own surgeons. The
joint venture hospital does not exclude other surgeons from
11. working in this hospital.
4. Emergency department (ED) volumes are down 5%. The
hospital uses an emergency physician group to supply
physicians to cover all of the EDs within ERCH. These
physicians are known for poor customer service and making
rude comments to patients who are self-pay or Medicaid.
5. The ambulatory visits and services are up 3%. This volume
increase is from the younger primary care physicians who have
been employed by ECRH. This young group of physicians has
become great support for ECRH and refer patients loyally to the
organization.
6. General surgery cases are down 4%. The aging surgeons are
starting to retire and it is difficult to recruit new surgeons to
replace past demand. Some of this work is going to Greenbranch
since they have good general surgeons.
7. The oncology services for ECRH have increased in volume
and revenue by 4%. ECRH’s development of the new oncology
center has created a magnet for referrals to the oncologists. The
oncologists are very enthusiastic about the development of this
new center and have begun to shift work to ECRH.
8. ECRH has the regional burn center. ECRH works with
Greenbranch Medical Center for training residence in the burn
setting. This includes the plastic and general surgeons. The
downside of this service is that it is losing money. A decision
has been made to close down this service with Greenbranch
starting their burn center.
9. ECRH is a Level 1 Trauma Center, and this designation has
been a historical positive for the system. The helicopter service
is well recognized by the community as well as first responder
professionals found in the region. They historically have been
12. top of mind for major trauma cases. The usage of this service is
down 5% since the for-profit has established a similar service.
BMC however only has a Level 2 Trauma Center. They have
worked diligently to acquire ambulance services in some of the
outlying communities. This has helped feed patients to BMC.
10. The ECRH Board of Directors decided to close down the
behavioral health hospital. It is uncertain where patients will be
able to receive inpatient care. An active out-patient service will
still be provided by ECRH.
Payer Mix
The payer mix for ECRH has deteriorated. The current inpatient
payer mix for the entire system is as follows:
· 55% Medicare
· 15% Medicaid
· 30% Commercial
There has been a long standing joint venture relationship with a
national insurance company for commercial insurance.
Administratively this venture has not developed as anticipated;
however, in some of the regional markets, the Chestnut Care
insurance has a strong presence. Of the 30% commercial pay,
20% is Chestnut Care based. The national insurance company in
the venture is Aetna. The next strongest product is Anthem. It is
the expectation of the CEO that Chestnut Care be leveraged and
positioned for growth.
The 15% Medicaid has helped the hospital gain additional
disproportionate share dollars, which does help the bottom line
of the hospital.
13. Historical Strategic InitiativesAccountable Care Organization
When the Affordable Care Act was passed in 2010, ECRH
decided to get into the one-sided model of an accountable care
organization (ACO). This venture has not gone well, and ECRH
has decided to leave the ACO business. However, they are
concerned about the public image of this decision. The details
of the termination are under discussion with a need to determine
how to minimize the public perception of termination,
particularly since there was so much marketing of their getting
in this venture. The regulatory requirements of the government
regarding the timing of terminating an ACO venture further
complicate this decision.
Primary Care Medical Home
The employed primary care group has been active in
establishing accredited primary care medical homes within all
of the primary care offices throughout the ECRH system. This
initiative is a positive emerging strategy for ECRH. It has also
been an attractive draw for the family practitioners from
Greenbranch Medical Center residency program since
Greenbranch has established an accredited medical home for
their family practice residency program.
American Nursing Credential Center Status (ANCC)
ECRH has been working on becoming a magnet status for
ERMC. This work has stalled out as an initiative. Some of this
is due to the nursing leadership within ERMC. The CEO intends
to move this priority up in the organization’s goals.
Information Technology
ECRH has invested heavily in their information technology
infrastructure. This investment became a requirement just to be
able to gather the data needed for the ACO development. This
cost has become significantly greater than anticipated. ECRH
fully implemented EPIC as their core information technology
system. There have been implementation problems since the
ECRH was operating off of multiple systems before the decision
14. to consolidate to one platform. The implementation of EPIC
required considerable retraining for the staff and physicians.
Data conversions have gone well. The difficulties have been
more human-related relative to the effective use of the system.
One of the major issues has been the lack of ECRH not meeting
meaningful use requirements which has cost ECRH significant
lost revenue from not meeting these goals.
Legal Actions Pending for ECRHFederal Trade Commission
Investigation
With the merger and acquisition of NMHC, questions of
antitrust have been raised. In the service lines of cardiology and
oncology it has been found that ECRH controls 60% of the
cardiology market and 52% of the oncology market. Chestnut
Care in some markets has been strong in steering patient
volumes to ERMC. Union leaders for the varying trades were
instrumental in precipitating this investigation. At the time that
this issue was raised, the President and Executive Branch of the
federal government were very pro-labor, thus, their interest in
pursuing this matter.
As to the projected disposition of this case, it is anticipated that
a negative determination will be made due to the market share
control in oncology and cardiology. This could force ECRH to
divest their ownership in the Chestnut Care insurance venture.
Another option might be that certain hospitals of NMHC be
divested. It is not anticipated that both determinations would
occur. This case has cost ECRH considerable money to stave off
investigation of this allegation.
Predatory Collections and the Loss of Not-for-profit Tax Status
for NMHC
NMHC negotiated that they would continue to act
independently. The consortium leadership set policies that
included predatory collections for the patients that would be
served in the NMHC hospitals. In a recent evening news report,
15. an investigative reporter interviewed an elderly patient that had
her home taken from her to pay for her medical bills. This home
had been in her family for over 100 years. This story prompted
the state’s Attorney General’s Office to investigate the
predatory collection policies of ECRH and NMHC.
The state has already taken an aggressive stance to investigate
the status of not-for-profits not fulfilling requirements (e.g.,
charity care, research, and education). The state is in economic
trouble and is seeking revenue from wherever they can find it.
The outlook is dim regarding the anticipated final decision of
the Attorney General’s Office. If NMHC is required to pay
taxes, this would wipe out the bottom line for these hospitals
and many of the needed services supplied to the indigent
population by ECRH would be reduced or eliminated.
Faith & Main Consultants Report
Within the last year, ECRH contracted with Faith & Main to
study the market perception of their women’s services. The
following is a summation of the findings of Faith & Main.
Interest in a Women’s Center Crosses County Lines
· 36% of women in the service area would travel across county
lines to receive excellent women’s health services
· 72% of women in Chestnut County would consider using the
women’s services of East Chestnut Regional Medical Center
· Women in all counties were most interested in these services:
· Breast care
· General gynecology services
· Female doctors
16. · Services in one area
· Physicals for women
Interest in a Heart Care and a Health Information Line
· A physician approved source of information
· A nurse help line that could be a resource for women’s care in
heart health as well be a source for health navigation.
Clear Expectations Regarding Getting Appointments with Their
Primary Care Physician
· Women expect same-day appointments
· In the collar counties to Chestnut County, women ranked this
in the top 28.7%
· Chestnut County women ranked this in the top 37.7%
· Expectation of same-day appointments ranked highest for
women of childbearing age
· Percent expecting same-day appointments
· 42.9 % of Chestnut County women of childbearing age
· 31.3% of collar county women of childbearing age
· Willingness to be Seen by a Nurse Practitioner
Overwhelmingly “Yes”
· 75.7% of Chestnut County women of childbearing age
· 76.1% of collar county women of childbearing age
Respondents Expressed How Health Care Could Be Improved
· 24% of all Chestnut County women, and 26% of all collar
county women named adding more primary care doctors and
more children’s care with urgent care outranking any other
17. single topic.
Respondents of Childbearing Age Widely Represented in Study:
· 86% of women respondents of childbearing age in Chestnut
County had children under the age of 18
· 76% of women respondents of childbearing age in the collar
counties had children under the age of 18
Willingness to be seen by nurse practitioner was viewed as
favorable by those in this study.
This data from Faith & Main will be used to ramp up
improvements in the women’s services for ECRH.
Strategic Plan Goals for the Upcoming Year
· Women’s service line improvement
· Increase obstetrical deliveries by 20% over 3 years
· Establish nurse navigation system for the entire system
· Facility improvement and development for women’s services
· Improve access standards for women’s care
· Assist in the marketing of the implementation of the
consultant’s report regarding women’s services
· Oncology Center grand opening
· Mature the retail strategy with the primary care employed
physician group
· Assess the market impact of the lawsuits and develop
marketing strategy to counteract the negative impact if
decisions are made against ECRH
· Aggressively recruit new physicians to reduce the average age
18. of the medical staff and strategically enhance service line
development
· Use lean management processes to correct service issues found
in the ED. Improve ED visits by 6%.
· Review physician contracts to enhance physician service
performance
· Investigate the fast track ED concept
· Implement the free standing ED strategy
· Abandon the Accountable Care Organization (ACO)
· Re-establish relationships with regional emergency medical
services to raise the utilization of the medical air service.
Growth goal is to get back to the previous level of utilization
within 18 months
· Decision to close the regional burn unit and let those cases go
to the academic medical center
· Implement the decision to close the behavioral health services
of ECRH
· Implement the decision to close AH
CEO Instruction to Marketing Team
The marketing department for East Chestnut Regional Health
System will be asked to step up their game to develop a
marketing plan for the regional health system. The CEO has had
some concerns regarding the ability of the marketing department
to keep up with the rapidly moving strategic environment that
he has created. So he established a time line for the department
to develop a system wide marketing plan over the next six
19. weeks. The VP of marketing has been in all of the senior
leadership cabinet meetings so she is aware of all of the details.
Therefore, the learning curve regarding the institutional
strategic goals is of no concern.
The following are elements that the CEO wants in the marketing
plan.
1. A consultant, Faith & Main, was used to test the impression
of the women in the key service markets for East Chestnut
Health System. The summary of the consultant’s report can be
seen above. The survey covered all aspects of women’s care.
The marketing department will need to develop a marketing
campaign to match the recommendations of the consultant’s
report.
a. It is recognized that the age span for communicating with
women consumers will be quite variable. On one end of the
spectrum you have the younger child bearing age women, next
are the women that are middle aged followed by women that are
pre-elederly then those that are elderly. Therefore, a
communication plan using social media to conventional
marketing techniques will be required.
2. A communication plan will need to be developed for the
closure of the regional burn center as well the exiting the
accountable care organization and the closure of the behavioral
health hospital.
3. A communication plan will be needed to deal with the closure
of AH.
4. A branding strategy will need to be developed to overcome
the current weak brand identity that is in place for the combined
ECRH entities.
21. situation in the case study.
Cite at least 3 reputable references to support your assignment
(e.g., trade or industry publications, government or agency
websites, scholarly works, or other sources of similar quality).
Format your assignment according to APA guidelines.
THEN
Post a 260- to 350-word response ON SEPERATE SHEET OF
PAPER to the following questions
· What marketing challenges would ensue should a major health
care provider drop a service that is socially popular but
economically unprofitable?
· What marketing plan could be taken to minimize negative
perception by the community?
Cite at least 1 peer-reviewed, scholarly, or similar references.
Format your citations according to APA guidelines.
You can place answer after the references I will copy it to a
separate sheet myself. Please make sure word count is reached
before answering the question