Captivated Health
Are you tired of watching your company's health insurance costs skyrocket year after year?If you're a CFO, business owner, or HR leader, you know the frustration: yet another "less bad" renewal, double-digit rate hike, and that gut-wrenching sense that your choices are limited because you have no data to actually fix the root cause and solve the problem.The American health insurance system is like a casino-the house always wins. There's no way to improve your odds without understanding the design and rules of the game.Here's the good news: Mark S. Gaunya, GBA, has a health insurance hack for you. The Captivated Health(R) platform is designed to help you improve your health insurance odds by putting the control in your hands.The Captivated Health platform will guide you to: Take Control by moving from system-decision to self-decision Gain Transparency as you free yourself from the "less bad renewal" cycle Leverage Confidence in your increased literacy to strategically influence outcomesSave Cash by reinvesting your dividends to create greater value for everyoneWhether you're directly responsible for your company's health insurance plan or you know someone who is, this book is for you. It's time to understand the health insurance casino and learn how to play to win-for your bottom line and for the health and well-being of your people.Start your journey toward taking control of your health insurance future with the Captivated Health platform today!
The CBCT(R) for Healthcare Providers Implementation Guide
This comprehensive implementation guide lays out the path to integrate CBCT(R) (Cognitively Based Compassion Training) for Healthcare Providers into healthcare systems. Compassion is core to the practice of medicine, and yet healthcare systems world-wide are facing a crisis of disconnection and burnout. Cultivating a culture of compassion in healthcare is a whole-systems approach to promote provider, patient, and organizational flourishing. CBCT for Healthcare Providers fosters such a culture through practices designed to enhance meaningful relationships, resilience, and self-agency in the workplace. This guide presents a thorough and multi-layered process to integrate Emory University's industry-defining compassion training program into your organization to effect meaningful and sustainable change.
Training Compassion for Healthcare Providers
Compassion is the warm-hearted concern that unfolds when we witness the struggles of others and feel motivated to relieve them. Research suggests that compassion is innate and any of us can strengthen this capacity through deliberate practice, with benefits for self, for others, and for society.This ground-breaking guide offers a research-based, comprehensive approach to training compassion. While compassion is recognized as fundamental to offering quality healthcare, the field is experiencing a crisis of compassion along with a related epidemic of burnout and attrition. Designed to accompany a CBCT course, the guide supports healthcare providers by offering tools to connect more meaningfully with patients and colleagues, strengthen personal resilience, and cultivate a greater sense of efficacy in the face of suffering.All CBCT courses are led by certified CBCT teachers. Learn more at compassionu.app.
Training Compassion for Healthcare Providers
Compassion is the warm-hearted concern that unfolds when we witness the struggles of others and feel motivated to relieve them. Research suggests that compassion is innate and any of us can strengthen this capacity through deliberate practice, with benefits for self, for others, and for society.This ground-breaking guide offers a research-based, comprehensive approach to training compassion. While compassion is recognized as fundamental to offering quality healthcare, the field is experiencing a crisis of compassion along with a related epidemic of burnout and attrition. Designed to accompany a CBCT course, the guide supports healthcare providers by offering tools to connect more meaningfully with patients and colleagues, strengthen personal resilience, and cultivate a greater sense of efficacy in the face of suffering.All CBCT courses are led by certified CBCT teachers. Learn more at compassionu.app.
Building Businesses with Small Producers
Building Businesses with Small Producers presents the findings and a comparative analysis of seven case studies that challenge current beliefs about good practice in the provision of business development services (BDS) to small and microenterprises. The book also highlights issues concerning the assessment of impact, sustainability and cost-effectiveness of such services. Each case study - from Bolivia, Bangladesh, El Salvador, Ghana, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe - shows how small producers were introduced to new production and marketing systems and how private sector participation was successfully promoted. The analysis of these experiences looks at the feasibility of market-based BDS provision and the role of non-governmental organizations in building BDS markets. The analysis presented here reminds us that, to provide effective assistance to small producers, business development services often need to be provided in a multi-faceted and flexible manner.
And Other Duties as Assigned
Here is a guide for those navigating spiritual care in smaller healthcare settings, blending real-world stories with practical strategies to implement a transformative care model. This book offers creative solutions for chaplains, administrators, and faith leaders with tools to strengthen community connections and drive meaningful change in healthcare.In a world where healthcare is increasingly complex, Chaplain Managers offers a clear path for integrating spiritual care and leadership in smaller settings. With insights into vocational discernment, community building, and financial benefits, this book is a must-read for anyone exploring the future of chaplaincy.
Failure to Treat
Stories of healthcare disasters abound in America today. Who among us does not know of one? In this anthology of composited true stories, a veteran clinician shares the details of practitioners and patients who were harmed-in some cases fatally-by a terribly broken healthcare system. Each of the twenty stories addresses a common problem: insurance denials, physician burnout, drug overpricing, limited physician access, fragmented care, frivolous lawsuits, medical deserts, misleading medical advertising, administrative harm, and corporate takeovers. Dr. Kowey discusses these issues, and more, in layman's terms, concluding each vignette with practical advice for patients and caregivers to help them avoid a catastrophe. His goal is to partner with practitioners and patients to promote real change before American medicine runs completely off the tracks."This book should be required reading for all clinicians and patients who are serious about transforming American healthcare." -Joseph S. Alpert, MD, Editor-in-Chief of The American Journal of Medicine"Dr. Kowey has done an outstanding job of explaining how profit has utterly corrupted the US healthcare system-driving caring, capable physicians out of practice, while lining the pockets of hospital administrators, pharmaceutical companies, and medical device manufacturers. Read and weep." -Barbara H. Roberts, MD, FACC, author of The Truth About Statins"These clinical anecdotes are poignant, precisely chosen, and fluently written." -Robert Fenichel, MD, former Director, Cardiorenal Division, FDA"An engrossing compendium of medical stories that expose serious flaws in our increasingly heartless healthcare system. This book is a call to action. Changes must occur so practitioners no longer face systemic hurdles that waste their time and block their ability to provide high quality care to their patients." -Andrea Leonard-Segal, MD, former Director, Division of Nonprescription Drugs, FDA"Dr. Kowey has illuminated brilliantly many of the pitfalls in U.S. healthcare today, along with their causes, using patient vignettes. Helpful guidance is offered to patients as they navigate our dysfunctional healthcare system until vast improvements in US healthcare delivery are in place."-Ralph Brindis, MD, MPH, MACC, Past President, American College of Cardiology
Biennial Report
This "Biennial Report" provides a detailed account of the operations, activities, and conditions at the Iowa State Hospital in Clarinda. Detailing the administrative and medical aspects of the institution during the period covered, the report offers insights into the challenges and successes of caring for patients with mental illnesses. It serves as a valuable historical document for understanding the evolution of mental health treatment and institutional care in Iowa. The report includes statistical data, financial summaries, and observations on patient care, making it an essential resource for historians, medical professionals, and anyone interested in the history of mental health in the United States.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Hospital Asset Maintenance Engineering for the Next Century
Young Black Women and Health Inequities in the United States
This important book not only highlights the high rates of morbidity and mortality among young black women in the US, but also provides a lens through which the reasons behind such health disparities can be understood.
Biennial Report
This "Biennial Report" provides a detailed account of the operations, activities, and conditions at the Iowa State Hospital in Clarinda. Detailing the administrative and medical aspects of the institution during the period covered, the report offers insights into the challenges and successes of caring for patients with mental illnesses. It serves as a valuable historical document for understanding the evolution of mental health treatment and institutional care in Iowa. The report includes statistical data, financial summaries, and observations on patient care, making it an essential resource for historians, medical professionals, and anyone interested in the history of mental health in the United States.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Biennial Report
This is Volume 15 of the "Biennial Report" documenting the activities and administration of the Iowa State Hospital in Mount Pleasant, along with information related to the Iowa Hospital for Inebriates. It provides a valuable historical record of institutional care, mental health treatment, and social welfare efforts in Iowa during the period covered. Researchers and historians interested in the history of medicine, public health, and social services will find this report a useful primary source. The report offers insights into the challenges and approaches to mental health care and substance abuse treatment in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Biennial Report
This is Volume 15 of the "Biennial Report" documenting the activities and administration of the Iowa State Hospital in Mount Pleasant, along with information related to the Iowa Hospital for Inebriates. It provides a valuable historical record of institutional care, mental health treatment, and social welfare efforts in Iowa during the period covered. Researchers and historians interested in the history of medicine, public health, and social services will find this report a useful primary source. The report offers insights into the challenges and approaches to mental health care and substance abuse treatment in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Enduring Leadership Competencies for Medical Service Corps Officers
The Air Force Medical Service (AFMS) continues to define its role in today's expeditionary Air Force. The Medical Service Corps (MSC), the administrative component of the AFMS, is focused on ensuring its relevancy today and well into the future in the midst of a challenging and evolving military healthcare arena. The former Chief of Staff of the Air Force's (CSAF) Sight Picture promotes Medical Force Development, restructures the Objective Medical Group (OMG), and emphasizes the expeditionary nature of AF medics.1 The Medical Service Corps must identify and cultivate enduring competencies to remain relevant in light of this dynamic backdrop.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
How the Military Health System Can Fulfill the Promise
Rising health care costs consume an increasing portion of the United States economy. These cost increases exist in the Department of Defense, and based on recent requests to increase TRICARE enrollment fees, an inevitable cost increase to the DoD beneficiary will occur within the next few years. Instead of increasing beneficiary costs, DoD could control health care costs by looking at other health care delivery models. An option available to DoD is utilizing the Federal Employee's Health Benefit Program (FEHBP) - "the nations largest voluntary employer-sponsored health insurance program." This study looked at the structure of TRICARE and FEHBP, then looked at advantages and disadvantages to converting DoD beneficiaries to the federal civilian's program, and finally presented recommendations for the future.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Navigating Changes In Healthcare
In today's ever-evolving healthcare landscape, success is not just about strategy & innovation-it's about leading and sustaining changes effectively. Navigating Changes in Healthcare is a practical and comprehensive guide for healthcare professionals, leaders, and change agents ready to navigate the complexities of transformation confidently.Drawing from over 24 years of global experience, Girish Bommakanti combines proven frameworks, case studies, and actionable strategies to help you: Master the principles of leading sustainable change management.Align people, processes, and culture for lasting impact.Strengthen leadership competencies at every career stage.Drive healthcare transformation in hospitals, public health, health systems, and beyond.This book takes you step-by-step through the realities of healthcare leadership, offering tools to bridge the gap between strategy and execution. It provides a roadmap for tackling the toughest challenges-whether it's adapting to organization growth, new technologies, improving patient outcomes, or fostering workforce engagement.Navigating Changes in Healthcare isn't just a textbook; it's a toolkit for making meaningful, sustainable change management in one of the most critical sectors of our time.Leadership starts here. Change begins with you.
Navigating Changes In Healthcare
In today's ever-evolving healthcare landscape, success is not just about strategy & innovation-it's about leading and sustaining changes effectively. Navigating Changes in Healthcare is a practical and comprehensive guide for healthcare professionals, leaders, and change agents ready to navigate the complexities of transformation confidently.Drawing from over 24 years of global experience, Girish Bommakanti combines proven frameworks, case studies, and actionable strategies to help you: Master the principles of leading sustainable change management.Align people, processes, and culture for lasting impact.Strengthen leadership competencies at every career stage.Drive healthcare transformation in hospitals, public health, health systems, and beyond.This book takes you step-by-step through the realities of healthcare leadership, offering tools to bridge the gap between strategy and execution. It provides a roadmap for tackling the toughest challenges-whether it's adapting to organization growth, new technologies, improving patient outcomes, or fostering workforce engagement.Navigating Changes in Healthcare isn't just a textbook; it's a toolkit for making meaningful, sustainable change management in one of the most critical sectors of our time.Leadership starts here. Change begins with you.
The Cerebral Palsy Tool Kit
The Cerebral Palsy Tool Kit was created to help you sort through the initial emotions in response to your child or loved one receiving a diagnosis of cerebral palsy (CP) and to answer your questions and concerns related to CP. It will guide you through the initial diagnosis period, direct you to other helpful resources, and provide information to you about the different approaches to treating and managing CP.
Digital Health for Primary Care
This book provides a comprehensive exploration of the role of Digital Health technologies in Primary Care. Discussing the transformative potential of Digital Health solutions and their impact on healthcare delivery within the Primary Care setting, the book offers insights, considers strategies, and shares practical guidance for all Primary Care providers interested in leveraging digital innovations to enhance patient outcomes and optimise care delivery.Key Features: Content specific to and tailored for primary care and family medicine Provides expert opinion and thought leadership on key enablers and hindrances of digital technology within health care systems Includes concepts of patient and provider co-design of ideal systems and real-world examples of successful integrations of technologies into patient-centred models of care Delivers the essential knowledge for practitioners and policy makers to develop and implement digital health innovation and service redesign Through structured description of the spectrum of existing digital innovations, all applicable within and relevant to Primary Care, this timely new guide will support clinicians, innovators, and policy makers to maximise the opportunities and challenges that these technologies present. This guide will also enable future doctors, whatever their career aspirations, to understand the importance of digital innovation and its applications in health systems and patient-centred care.
Digital Health for Primary Care
This book provides a comprehensive exploration of the role of Digital Health technologies in Primary Care. Discussing the transformative potential of Digital Health solutions and their impact on healthcare delivery within the Primary Care setting, the book offers insights, considers strategies, and shares practical guidance for all Primary Care providers interested in leveraging digital innovations to enhance patient outcomes and optimise care delivery.Key Features: Content specific to and tailored for primary care and family medicine Provides expert opinion and thought leadership on key enablers and hindrances of digital technology within health care systems Includes concepts of patient and provider co-design of ideal systems and real-world examples of successful integrations of technologies into patient-centred models of care Delivers the essential knowledge for practitioners and policy makers to develop and implement digital health innovation and service redesign Through structured description of the spectrum of existing digital innovations, all applicable within and relevant to Primary Care, this timely new guide will support clinicians, innovators, and policy makers to maximise the opportunities and challenges that these technologies present. This guide will also enable future doctors, whatever their career aspirations, to understand the importance of digital innovation and its applications in health systems and patient-centred care.
Lean Life
Are you ready to hop off the weight-loss hamster wheel?You know how it goes: hop on lose ten, hop off gain twenty.Rinse, repeat, binge, purge, grow, shrink...and finally, end up where you started.The modern weight-loss industry is driven by tall tales, short-term results, and only the assurance that your weight loss will last as long as it takes them to come up with a new "miracle solution."What if there was a way to: - Boost your maximum strength by 50%- Drop your body fat by 50%- Improve your quality of life 100%All by following three simple pillars that will allow you to make wholesale changes to last a lifetime? Well...now there is.It's called Lean Life, and it was developed by Texas-native Dr. Mo during his years as a stressed out, overworked, weight-gaining medical student. Dr. Mo's formula is unique because it allows occasional cheating and doesn't require a rigorous exercise routine.In Lean Life, Dr. Mo uses his own experiences to show you exactly how fitness, weight loss, lower stress, and greater happiness can all become permanent parts of your routine based on what you choose to put in your mouth and how you move.
Review of Medicare Part B Avastin and Lucentis Treatments for Age-Related Macular Degeneration
The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) is part of Cabinet departments and independent agencies of the United States federal government, as well as some state and local governments. Each office includes an Inspector General and employees whom identify, audit, and investigate: fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement within the agency. In addition to representing Departments within the United States Government, some OIG's exist to investigate specific offenses. Each month the OIG publishes rulings and reports regarding different topics such as: fraud, budget, work plans, abuse, medicare/medicaid, etc; this is one of those reports.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Anti/VAX
In Anti/Vax, Bernice L. Hausman challenges the widespread perception of vaccine skepticism shaped by media, celebrities, and internet misinformation. She explores other motivations behind vaccine hesitancy, including distrust of pharmaceutical companies and the belief that illness plays a role in good health. Seeking to reframe the conversation, she shows that when resistance to vaccination is portrayed as scientific illiteracy, denial of scientific facts, or simply as irrational, we lose opportunities to understand many people's real concerns. Anti/Vax reveals that resistance to vaccination consolidates a number of cultural issues--from critiques of medicalization to concerns about government overreach--and raises questions about public health norms. Researched and published before the Covid-19 pandemic, Hausman's rich exploration of the cultural themes animating vaccine skepticism continues to illuminate controversies over vaccination today.
Forgotten Leaders in Modern Medicine
This is a print on demand edition of an important, hard-to-find publication. More than 65 illustrations.
Executive Health Care In The Air Force
It is often assumed by most military and civilians, that flag-ranking officers and their families, enjoy priveleged health care, both accession and quality of care. As an experienced physician in charge of a major command's Executive Health Program, the author's experience is far from that perceived and ssumed. In fact, quite the opposite prevails. Although there are "Executive Wellness" and "Health" programs in existence in the USAF, there is clear lack of doctrine and awareness of such programs. The result is a less-than optimal health care delivery to flag-ranking officers and their families. In some instances, inferior to that provided to the lowest ranking individual in the service. The paper will go on to explore the origin of executive health care, case studies highlighting major medical errors commited with analyses that follow, a broad look at world-class executive establishments, and finally, a proposed executive establishments, and finally, a proposed executive health care system for the 21st century.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Keys to Successful Implementation and Sustainment of Managed Maintenance for Healthcare Facilities
Health care providers are faced with two critical issues in today's evolving marketplace: lowering operational costs and achieving more efficient, cost-effective methods to delver high quality patient care. The rising costs of healthcare and decreasing budgets have placed additional strain on the United States Air Force Medical Service to aggressively lower its facilities' costs. With fewer funds and less personnel, the Air Force medical service is re-evaluating its current maintenance outsourcing implementation practices and reexamining how these strategies might be implemented and sustained more successfully. This research offers some of the foundational needs for designing, implementing and sustaining any type of outsourcing effort. Additionally this study highlighted some DoD specific issues to program management, focusing on some of the unique attributes associated with successfully managing and sustaining a DoD medical facility maintenance program. Content analysis was used to determine the ingredients for successful outsourcing implementation and sustainment.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Review of Medicare Part B Avastin and Lucentis Treatments for Age-Related Macular Degeneration
The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) is part of Cabinet departments and independent agencies of the United States federal government, as well as some state and local governments. Each office includes an Inspector General and employees whom identify, audit, and investigate: fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement within the agency. In addition to representing Departments within the United States Government, some OIG's exist to investigate specific offenses. Each month the OIG publishes rulings and reports regarding different topics such as: fraud, budget, work plans, abuse, medicare/medicaid, etc; this is one of those reports.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Executive Health Care In The Air Force
It is often assumed by most military and civilians, that flag-ranking officers and their families, enjoy priveleged health care, both accession and quality of care. As an experienced physician in charge of a major command's Executive Health Program, the author's experience is far from that perceived and ssumed. In fact, quite the opposite prevails. Although there are "Executive Wellness" and "Health" programs in existence in the USAF, there is clear lack of doctrine and awareness of such programs. The result is a less-than optimal health care delivery to flag-ranking officers and their families. In some instances, inferior to that provided to the lowest ranking individual in the service. The paper will go on to explore the origin of executive health care, case studies highlighting major medical errors commited with analyses that follow, a broad look at world-class executive establishments, and finally, a proposed executive establishments, and finally, a proposed executive health care system for the 21st century.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Analysis of Patient Information
With rising costs and increasing complexities, many hospitals seek to better understand the intricate details of their operations. Increasingly, these organizations havea strong desire to accurately predict the resources required to effectively treat their patientload. This research investigates patient length-of-stay in a hospital neurological unitusing an empirical modeling approach. Factors significantly affecting patient length ofstay were identified and used to construct a regression model. The predictive modelprovides hospital decision makers with a compact tool to input what-if scenarios andpredict future patient treatment lengths, thus, allowing the hospital to properly allocateresources.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Reducing Medical Errors
The BiblioGov Project is an effort to expand awareness of the public documents and records of the U.S. Government via print publications. In broadening the public understanding of government and its work, an enlightened democracy can grow and prosper. Ranging from historic Congressional Bills to the most recent Budget of the United States Government, the BiblioGov Project spans a wealth of government information. These works are now made available through an environmentally friendly, print-on-demand basis, using only what is necessary to meet the required demands of an interested public. We invite you to learn of the records of the U.S. Government, heightening the knowledge and debate that can lead from such publications.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Telemedicine
The BiblioGov Project is an effort to expand awareness of the public documents and records of the U.S. Government via print publications. In broadening the public understanding of government and its work, an enlightened democracy can grow and prosper. Ranging from historic Congressional Bills to the most recent Budget of the United States Government, the BiblioGov Project spans a wealth of government information. These works are now made available through an environmentally friendly, print-on-demand basis, using only what is necessary to meet the required demands of an interested public. We invite you to learn of the records of the U.S. Government, heightening the knowledge and debate that can lead from such publications.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Social Accountability of Medical Schools
This book contributes to advancing social accountability in medical schools. By offering insights, case studies, and innovative approaches and strategies, the book inspires educators, administrators, and policymakers to understand the significance of social accountability and implement effective practices within their medical schools. Through a comprehensive exploration of diverse topics related to social accountability, the book fosters a collective effort towards nurturing socially responsible physicians and improving healthcare outcomes for communities worldwide. This book comprehensively covers various dimensions of social accountability in medical education. It delves into the theoretical underpinnings of the concept, the evolution from community-based education to embracing social accountability, and the vital link between social accountability and medical school accreditation. The book also outlines a roadmap for health professions and education colleges to adopt social accountability principles. It presents inspiring case studies of successful social accountability initiatives from around the globe. Furthermore, it explores strategies for managing change and empowering leaders to foster socially accountable schools, employing tools such as appreciative inquiry to catalyze progress. Chapters on curriculum development, innovative teaching methods, and student assessment shed light on integrating social accountability into the educational process. The book also addresses the faculty's role in promoting social accountability and examines the global perspectives and challenges in advancing social accountability internationally. In summary, the book's scope encompasses a comprehensive examination of social accountability in medical schools, providing valuable insights and practical guidance for educators to create socially responsible learning environments and produce future physicians responsive to their communities' healthcare needs.
Noise in Hospitals
"Noise in Hospitals" examines the pervasive issue of noise within hospital environments and its effects on patients and staff. Authored by Jack C. Haldeman, this study, likely from 1962, provides insights into the sources and impact of noise, offering perspectives on how hospital administrations can mitigate these disturbances. The book likely addresses the challenges of creating a healing environment amidst the operational necessities of a medical facility, and considers the effects on recovery, patient well-being, and staff efficiency.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Investigating the Optimal Management Strategy for a Healthcare Facility Maintenance Program
Reacting to the need to transform and the increasing pressure to outsource all non-core activities, Air Force Material Command Surgeon General discontinued its previous use of full service contracts with original equipment manufacturers and adopted a relatively new maintenance outsourcing strategy: strategic partnering with an equipment management firm. The objective of this study is to create a decision-model for selecting the optimal management strategy for a healthcare organization's facility maintenance program. This study used personal interviews with facility management personnel from MAJCOMs to collect and analyze data. This study offers a re-conceptualized framework for viewing and understanding the various maintenance programs and their interrelationships. Additionally, the study evaluates the strategic fit between maintenance programs and strategic objectives and finally examines the strength of the strategic fit and how it relates to overall customer satisfaction of the maintenance program. The data from the interviews tested the interviewee's relative satisfaction with their programs and analyzed each management program and determined which strategic objectives resulted in satisfaction. This research found that facilities should determine their particular level of risk. Facilities that prefer "term vs. whole" insurance may be more satisfied with a program that hedges its risk by utilizing multiple OEMs or 3rd party providers. Facilities that desire stable pricing and cost structures and consolidated management would do well to investigate single OEMs or single comprehensive providers.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Biennial Report, Issue 4
This is the Biennial Report, Issue 4 from the Illinois State Hospital in East Moline, covering the year 1904. A valuable primary source document for researchers, historians, and anyone interested in the history of mental health care and institutional administration in the early 20th century United States. The report provides insights into the day-to-day operations, patient demographics, treatment approaches, and challenges faced by a large state-run psychiatric hospital. It offers a glimpse into the evolving understanding and treatment of mental illness during this period. A fascinating historical record.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
A Primary Care Workload Production Model for Estimating Relative Value Unit Output
Health care costs have grown to unsustainable levels nationally and within the Department of Defense. Military health care costs have historically been difficult to isolate, causing budget cuts to be the vehicle for cost control. Maximum efficiency, therefore, is the goal in order to show improvement. With the Air Force's new preventive health plan, they aim to drive a long-term posture for cost reduction through prevention. This research effort aimed to develop a tool to assist in future efforts to understand and improve efficiency in workload output, and whether a relationship exists between patient workload demand and the per-encounter variables collected at the Wright-Patterson AFB Medical Center Primary Care Clinic. This study examined primary care production data from the Military Health System Management Analysis and Reporting Tool from fiscal years 2009 and 2010, measuring patient workload in Relative Value Units (RVU) per encounter. The model produced shows a predictive adjusted R of 82%, indicating the variable appointment type shows an explanatory capability of the differences in RVU output per encounter and is a demand-based estimating tool for RVU throughput. When applied, the results could lead to a better understanding of efficiency of workload production.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Internalizing a Mentoring Program in the United States Air Force Medical Service Corps
On 6 March of 2007 the Air Force Medical Service Corps (MSC) Young Healthcare Administrators Council identified to the Air Force Senior MSC Council that many of the newest MSCs and enlisted medical administration technicians (4A0s) did not feel they were receiving mentoring or that what they were receiving was too infrequent or inadequate. At the time they presented their report, the Senior MSC Council was working on the MSC Strategic Plan and the issue was inserted as an objective within the plan. A working group was then appointed to address internalizing a mentoring program throughout the MSC career field. It is my belief that the Air Force prescribed mentoring program with a few enhancements will yield an excellent mentoring program within the MSC community. Throughout the body of this paper several research articles and the MSC Young Healthcare Administrators Council survey of Air Force MSCs and 4A0s are reviewed.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Analysis of Patient Information
With rising costs and increasing complexities, many hospitals seek to better understand the intricate details of their operations. Increasingly, these organizations havea strong desire to accurately predict the resources required to effectively treat their patientload. This research investigates patient length-of-stay in a hospital neurological unitusing an empirical modeling approach. Factors significantly affecting patient length ofstay were identified and used to construct a regression model. The predictive modelprovides hospital decision makers with a compact tool to input what-if scenarios andpredict future patient treatment lengths, thus, allowing the hospital to properly allocateresources.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Investigating the Optimal Management Strategy for a Healthcare Facility Maintenance Program
Reacting to the need to transform and the increasing pressure to outsource all non-core activities, Air Force Material Command Surgeon General discontinued its previous use of full service contracts with original equipment manufacturers and adopted a relatively new maintenance outsourcing strategy: strategic partnering with an equipment management firm. The objective of this study is to create a decision-model for selecting the optimal management strategy for a healthcare organization's facility maintenance program. This study used personal interviews with facility management personnel from MAJCOMs to collect and analyze data. This study offers a re-conceptualized framework for viewing and understanding the various maintenance programs and their interrelationships. Additionally, the study evaluates the strategic fit between maintenance programs and strategic objectives and finally examines the strength of the strategic fit and how it relates to overall customer satisfaction of the maintenance program. The data from the interviews tested the interviewee's relative satisfaction with their programs and analyzed each management program and determined which strategic objectives resulted in satisfaction. This research found that facilities should determine their particular level of risk. Facilities that prefer "term vs. whole" insurance may be more satisfied with a program that hedges its risk by utilizing multiple OEMs or 3rd party providers. Facilities that desire stable pricing and cost structures and consolidated management would do well to investigate single OEMs or single comprehensive providers.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Keys to Successful Implementation and Sustainment of Managed Maintenance for Healthcare Facilities
Health care providers are faced with two critical issues in today's evolving marketplace: lowering operational costs and achieving more efficient, cost-effective methods to delver high quality patient care. The rising costs of healthcare and decreasing budgets have placed additional strain on the United States Air Force Medical Service to aggressively lower its facilities' costs. With fewer funds and less personnel, the Air Force medical service is re-evaluating its current maintenance outsourcing implementation practices and reexamining how these strategies might be implemented and sustained more successfully. This research offers some of the foundational needs for designing, implementing and sustaining any type of outsourcing effort. Additionally this study highlighted some DoD specific issues to program management, focusing on some of the unique attributes associated with successfully managing and sustaining a DoD medical facility maintenance program. Content analysis was used to determine the ingredients for successful outsourcing implementation and sustainment.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
A Primary Care Workload Production Model for Estimating Relative Value Unit Output
Health care costs have grown to unsustainable levels nationally and within the Department of Defense. Military health care costs have historically been difficult to isolate, causing budget cuts to be the vehicle for cost control. Maximum efficiency, therefore, is the goal in order to show improvement. With the Air Force's new preventive health plan, they aim to drive a long-term posture for cost reduction through prevention. This research effort aimed to develop a tool to assist in future efforts to understand and improve efficiency in workload output, and whether a relationship exists between patient workload demand and the per-encounter variables collected at the Wright-Patterson AFB Medical Center Primary Care Clinic. This study examined primary care production data from the Military Health System Management Analysis and Reporting Tool from fiscal years 2009 and 2010, measuring patient workload in Relative Value Units (RVU) per encounter. The model produced shows a predictive adjusted R of 82%, indicating the variable appointment type shows an explanatory capability of the differences in RVU output per encounter and is a demand-based estimating tool for RVU throughput. When applied, the results could lead to a better understanding of efficiency of workload production.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Globalisation and Pandemic Management
This book considers the global response on governance after the pandemic while sociologically addressing the effects of COVID-19 in life and work experience.
Defense Medical Logistics Standard Support (DMLSS) Users Manual
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces. The USAF was initially a part of the U.S. Army, but was formed as a separate branch of the military in 1947 under the National Security Act. Although it is the most recent branch of the U.S. Military to be formed, the USAF is the most technologically advanced air force in the world. The Air Force e-Publishing Library's mission is to provide documents for Air Force customers worldwide, and supply life-cycle management of Air Force Electronic Publishing to enable product and service delivery to the end user, regardless of media in pace and in war. The United States Air Force e-Publishing Library collection contains manuals and reports describing the procedures and protocol necessary in various situations and circumstances. Some titles in the collection include: A Manual of Civil Engineer Bare Base Development, Guide to Mobile Aircraft Arresting System Installation, and Nuclear Weapons Accident and Incident Response. This publication is part of this Air Force e-Publications collection.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
FDA's Review Process for New Drug Applications
The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) is an office that is part of the Cabinet departments and independent agencies of the United States federal government as well as some state and local governments. Each office includes an Inspector General and employees charged with identifying, auditing, and investigating, fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement within the parent agency. The Office of Evaluation and Inspections (OEI) conducts management and program evaluations that focus on issues of concern to HHS, the Congress and the public. OEI publishes reports, studies, research and books to better inform the people. Some of these documents include titles like: Dietary Supplement Labels: Key Elements, Electronic Media Claims and Contractors' For-Profit Subsidiaries, and Child Support and the Military. This document is an OEI publication.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
