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Hospital SWOT Analysis

SWOT Analysis of a Hospital Facility Analyze the SWOT and Five Forces analyses and determine which would be more valuable from a marketing perspective. Provide specific examples of how you could use the results of either analysis to support informed marketing efforts. Recall a situation in which you sought health care of some type (not […]

Talent management

Discuss what talent management is and why it is a consideration addressed by a growing number of employers. 2. Describe the broad range of talent management efforts that use software applications by going to www.learn.com. Then give some examples of firms that have successfully used these applications. 3. How has the increase in uncertainty in […]

Reflection Paper

Short-Answer Assignment / Reflection on the Lost Highway Documentary (2013). Most recently aired on TVO in January 2020: 15% Before our in-class meeting on Saturday, January 25, each student will have to view the 1 hour documentary, The Lost Highway (2013) write a brief Reflection Paper based on one of the assigned readings examined during […]

Workplace Ethics and Ethical Dilemma

Assigned readings 1. Ethics and Excellence, by Robert Solomon. Chapter 2, Macho Myths and Metaphors 2. Garth Morgan. Images of Organizations, pages 3 to 5. Answer the two questions below: Question 1: Robert Solomon describes 4 verbal metaphors that have the potential to frame our way of thinking about organizations and our place in them. […]

Prevention of Pneumonia in Ventilated Patients/ Critical Care

Paper details This assignment provides students the opportunity of working in small groups to examine nursing-focused interventions pertinent to critical care areas. Students will identify a selected faculty-approved topic, collect information regarding best practices, judge the quality of the evidence, analyze the information, and form conclusions and practice recommendations. Electronic presentations should focus on current […]

Discuss how mobile phones play into cross contamination in a health care setting.

Discuss how mobile phones play into cross contamination in a health care setting. Mobile phones have become one of the most indispensable accessories of professional and social life. They are increasingly becoming an important means of communication worldwide being easily accessible, economical and user-friendly. They are widely used by the healthcare workers (HCWs) and non-HCWs […]

General Principles of Budgeting For Healthcare

Two types of costs exist: variable costs and fixed costs.  When the total cost is equal to the revenue, a break-even takes place. Examples of budget variance: Quantity variance, and Volume variance Managing controllable costs. Controllable costs: payroll, materials and supplies, office supplies, fuel, and employee benefits such as bonuses Four common cost determination methods: cost-to-charge ratio (CCR), […]