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Current State Of Physician - System - Corporate Joint Ventures, Vikas Singh

Vikas Singh

A brief presentation about the current state of physician-system-corporate joint ventures in United States.

Disruptive Physician, Vikas Singh

Vikas Singh

PROBLEM STATEMENT

Management of River Health Care System (RHS) is concerned about increasing number of complaints about the negative/antagonistic or disruptive behavior of few physicians. The complaints are pouring in from a whole spectrum of employees working with these problem physicians and initial attempts by the area supervisor to bring about any changes in physicians behavior has been unsuccessful. The problem is really serious with Dr. Grouch. Staffs working under him have been subjected to his sudden and unjustified outbursts of anger and persistent verbal abuse, even in the presence of patients, which not only undermines our employee morale and …

Lifting Hazards At Sunnyside Nursing Facility, Vikas Singh, Jyric Sims, Keith Moore

Vikas Singh

A short team presentation on our research paper, "Lifting Hazards at Sunnyside Nursing Facility". It outlines the potential and prevalence of injuries associated with lifting or moving nursing home residents among direct care providers and a hazard control plan to alleviate the hazard potential.

Exposure Control & Post Exposure Testing And Treatment Of Medical Students Exposed To Hazardous Body Fluids And Tissues, Vikas Singh

Vikas Singh

Institute of Medical Sciences (IMS), Little Rock, Arkansas, is one of the largest employers in state of Arkansas with almost 6000 employees, 1000 physicians, 600 residents, and 1500 students who study and/or provide medical care to patients at the IMS Medical Center, and other affiliate hospital of IMS at various locations throughout the state.

IMS, Occupational Health & Safety Department works in close conjunction with various other departments and advisory boards, to formulate policies, protocols and procedures, guidelines, safety training programs and education for hazard control and mitigation. It reviews its policies and plans on yearly basis to be in …

"Minimizing Injuries Resulting From Patient Handling In Nursing Home Staff" - A Hazard Control Plan, Vikas Singh

Vikas Singh

A concise hazard control plan for "Minimizing Injuries Resulting from Patient Handling In Nursing Home Staff".

National Incident Management System, Vikas Singh

Vikas Singh

A very brief presentation about the National Incident Management System and various compliance areas for hospitals and healthcare systems.

Convinient Care Center (Retail Health Clinics), Vikas Singh

Vikas Singh

A brief presentation about the concept of "Retail Health Clinics" for hypothetical "River Health System" and a very superficial outline of the business plan of the same.

Use Of Queuing Models In Health Care, Vikas Singh

Vikas Singh

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Queuing theory is basically a mathematical approach(falling under the purview of decision analysis or industrial engineering) applied to the analysis of waiting lines. (Kleinrock) “We study the phenomenon of standing, waiting and serving, and we call this study Queuing Theory”, “Any system in which arrivals places demands upon a finite capacity resource may be termed as a queuing system”. In case of health care facilities, it can be found wherever patients arrive or demand for the services randomly, such as emergency room, walk in patients in outpatient setting, for facilities and resource planning, for emergency and disaster management …

Telemedicine And Mobile Telemedicine Systems, Vikas Singh

Vikas Singh

No abstract provided.

Telemedicine And Mobile Telemedicine Systems, Vikas Singh

Vikas Singh

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

Telemedicine literally means medicine at a distance. It is both the delivery of healthcare and exchange of healthcare information over long distances, combining medical knowledge with communications and information technology. It includes both, the clinical (diagnosis, treatment and medical records) and academic medicine (research, education and training).

An estimated 100 million Americans suffer from chronic health conditions, including heart disease, lung disorders, and diabetes, and treatment for these conditions accounts for three-fourths of total U.S. health-care costs. In addition, the elderly (65 years or older) population is rapidly increasing; it is estimated that it will reach 53 million …

Use Of Queuing Models In Health Care - Ppt, Vikas Singh

Vikas Singh

A brief powerpoint presentation of the paper, "Use of Queuing Models in Health Care".

"Walk The Line" By Allen F. Victor, Vikas Singh

Vikas Singh

A classroom presentation about VHA and its importance for member healthcare institutions in todays highly dynamic healthcare environment.

Front Office Staff Turnover Issue At Physician Offices And Clinics In Arkansas, Vikas Singh

Vikas Singh

No abstract provided.

Economic Analysis Of Price Determinants In Pharmaceutical Industry In United States, Vikas Singh

Vikas Singh

Executive Summary: In recent years increase in spending for prescription drugs in US has outpaced spending in every other category of health expenditures. Expenditure on the prescription drugs in recent years has grown more rapidly then any other component of health care. National prescription drug spending rose by about 4 ½ (inflation adjusted rate of 14.5% since 1997) times from $40.3 billion in 1990 to $179.2 billion in 2003. Prescription drug expenditure growth galloping by about 17% per year is the fastest growing item in health care inflation. It accounted for 11% of total healthcare spending (which was only 5.8% …

One More Time: How Do You Motivate Employees, Vikas Singh

Vikas Singh

A classroom presentation about the famous article written by Fredrick Herzberg, One More Time: How Do You Motivate Employees

Electronic Medical Records - Having It Your Way, Vikas Singh

Vikas Singh

No abstract provided.

Statistical Analysis Of Variables Affecting Infant Mortality Rate In United States, Vikas Singh

Vikas Singh

INTRODUCTION: The health status of the population or the effectiveness of interventions to improve health status of the constituents and of the health care system as a whole can be assessed by using many variables. Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) is one of the most commonly used variables for it. It’s the rate at which babies less than one year die. IMR in turn is affected by multitude of factors like; level of educational attainment of the mothers and the society, income level, sanitary conditions and access to safe drinking water, Pre and post natal care, number of healthcare facilities delivering …

Gero-Sys, Plan For A New Adult Day Care Center, Vikas Singh, Katherine Goodnight, Chris Ellis, Stacy Schriver

Vikas Singh

Executive Summary

The environment in Tucson, Arizona is the ideal location for Gero-Sys to put its new Adult Day Care Center. Over the last decade, large numbers of elderly people have settled in the area for retirement, causing the median age to jump by 11%. The population has a high incidence of Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, cardiovascular disease, and other conditions affecting the elderly, as well as, a high rate of disability with over 46% of the 65+ population having some form of disability. With the area growing at twice the national average, the economy in the area is very attractive …

Market Research Report - Faulkner County, Arkansas, Vikas Singh

Vikas Singh

Executive Summary:

The purpose of this market research report is to describe health profile of the whole county, to identify key health problems in Faulkner County, Arkansas, and to give recommendations regarding practices and policy interventions to address those health issues. Before analyzing key problem areas in health sector, we will first give a snapshot of the socio-economic and demographic profile of the Faulkner County, which gives us a background and helps to get a better understanding of the health issues. Preliminary analysis of the data from various web sources and literature gives a picture of Faulkner County, as one …

Gerosys Adult Day Care Center - Business Plan, Vikas Singh, Katherine Goodnight, Ellis Chirs, Stacy Shriver

Vikas Singh

Presentation of the business plan for opening up an adult day care center in Tucson, Arizona. Will upload the actual paper in a short time.

Negotiation Jujitsu, Vikas Singh, Ed Hill

Vikas Singh

A brief presentation about a chapter "Negotiation Jujitsu", from the famous book by Fisher & Ury - "Getting to Yes". It outlines some of the major points of prinicpled negotiation that are indispensable not only for negotiation in business settings but also in our personal life.

Community Hospital Risk Management, Vikas Singh

Vikas Singh

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

The Panacea community hospital in the Hot springs County, Arkansas is a big community hospital 52-inpatient beds providing medical. Surgical, mental health, pediatrics, Ob-gyn services and emergency care.

Of late there has been serious concern about the patient safety and quality of patient care delivered by the hospital. Close examination for the causes of the unsatisfactory quality of care and patient safety reveals that the hospital lacks proper and adequately supported risk management department. One employee only who is a part of the Quality Improvement cell sees the risk management program of the hospital and there is lack …