Nicholas Cole

[Nicholas Cole @SgtBoots]

EMTALA is effective against fraud and abuse as it prevents hospitals from refusing to treat patients who don't have insurance. Some benefits include a guaranteed medical screening exam and treatment or stabilization of any detected injuries or illness. #CSIBUS605 #CH16 #Qu4

[Nicholas Cole @SgtBoots]

Right to Try laws give gravely/terminally ill patients the right to try experimental drugs before the FDA approves them. These laws are more successful than Right to Die laws because RTT laws emphasize patients' rights and the hope for recovery or relief. #CSIBUS605 #Ch15 #Qu10

[Nicholas Cole @SgtBoots]

TW in HC is hard because undergrad and grad HC prgms don't prepare workers. HC TW is good because it provides clarity of roles, helps drive change, & encourages trust, respect, & value. Costs of TW are extra meetings, no autonomy, & the need for compromise. #CSIBUS605 #Ch13 #Qu5

[Nicholas Cole @SgtBoots]

The National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) is a workplace tool that prevents poor practitioner performance from being overlooked, and was created so that state licensing boards, hospitals, etc. could identify, discipline, and report said performance. #CSIBUS605 #Ch11 #Qu6

[Nicholas Cole @SgtBoots]

Insurance pkgs: Comprehensive-cover inpatient/outpatient emergencies, not elective or experimntl treatments. Basic- types of illness that require hospitalization. Catastrophic converge- rare illnesses. Medigap- supplemental coverage. Long-term- in-home care. #CSIBUS605 #Ch9 #Qu3

[Nicholas Cole @SgtBoots]

EMR's were first proven essential in 1991 when the IOM issued a report concluding their necessity due to 98k preventable annual deaths in US, then in the mid-2k's HIMSS Analytics characterized EMR's as app. environments that contain most pertinent HC info. #CSIBUS605 #Ch8 #Qu2

[Nicholas Cole @SgtBoots]

There is extreme complexity in healthcare due to ambiguity in patient behavior or response to treatments. Therefore, healthcare managers need to abandon mechanical approaches, recognize patterns, and act with carefully thought out action to improve. #CSIBUS605 #Ch7 #Qu4

[Nicholas Cole @SgtBoots]

SWOT analyses provide a foundation for strategy dev. by showing how the org interacts with the market given their capabilities and goals and highlighting opps and threats that need to be addressed. Analyzing SWOT allows strategy identification to begin. #CSIBUS605 #Ch5 #Qu4

[Nicholas Cole @SgtBoots]

Empathy matters in the workplace as it allows employees to feel as if they are being supported and cared for by their employers. It benefits organizations and its members through the fostering of reciprocity and connection in relationships. #CSIBUS605 #Ch4 #Qu10

[Nicholas Cole @SgtBoots]

There are many distinct theories of motivation that range in basis from needs & extrinsic & intrinsic factors to mngmt issues. HC managers should employ McGregor's Theory X & Y. It assumes employees need to be directed by actively engaged managers. #CSIBUS605 #Ch3 #Qu3

[Nicholas Cole @SgtBoots]

Governance in health care boards has changed in that the boards are becoming smaller in size, consist of a combo of experts and members of the comm. to reduce the poss. of conflicts of interest and are purposeful, well-prepared, & focused on important issues. #CSIBUS605 #Ch2 #Qu9

[Nicholas Cole @SgtBoots]

Interpersonal skills are important in healthcare management because they are the skills that enable a manager to communicate and work well with other individuals regardless of whether they are peers, supervisors, or subordinates. #CSIBUS605 #Ch1 #Qu4

[Nicholas Cole @SgtBoots]

Every org should have a contingency plan as situations often change in orgs and strat. thinkers need to give leadership a different course of action. The more turbulent the environment, the more resourceful orgs have to be. Better contin plans = achieve goals #CSIMGT725 #Ch10 #Q9

[Nicholas Cole @SgtBoots]

Action plans assist in resource allocation in line w/ strats by determining expected revenues, costs, and addtnl' resources needed to construct the unit's budget request and ensuring the appropriate commitment of resources to an activity to complete a task. #CSIMGT725 #Ch10 #Q4

[Nicholas Cole @SgtBoots]

Facilities mgmt. is important in strategic mgmt. in that the phys. layout of the medical facility is the first thing that the public will notice and judge. This layout will change based on vert. and horiz. expansion to keep up with outpatient facilities. #CSIMGT725 #Ch9 #Qu11

[Nicholas Cole @SgtBoots]

Adv's of matrix structure are functional exp., variety of product/project dev., efficient use of expertise, rapid production, & creativity. Disadv's are difficulties in management, confusion on priorities, & coordination/comm problems. #CSIMGT725 #Ch9 #Qu4 #Part4

[Nicholas Cole @SgtBoots]

Adv's of divisional structure are it forces decision making down the org, diversif. of strat., improved local response, & dev's gen. managers. Disadv's are difficult to maintain image/rep., adds layers of management, and creates comp. for resources. #CSIMGT725 #Ch9 #Qu4 #Part3

[Nicholas Cole @SgtBoots]

Adv's of functional structure are specialization, efficiency, centralization, and dev'ing expertise. The disadv's are narrow specialization, slower decision making, difficult coordination and horizontal comm, and limiting the dev of gen managers. #CSIMGT725 #Ch9 #Qu4 #Part2

[Nicholas Cole @SgtBoots]

The basic building blocks of structure are functional, divisional, and matrix. Each has their own set of advantages and disadvantages. These are fundamental organizational hierarchal designs that aid the company in executing complex work. #CSIMGT725 #Ch9 #Qu4 #Part1

[Nicholas Cole @SgtBoots]

For healthcare org's value chain activities are marketing and clinical in nature due to the importance of provider reputation to the consumer who does not wish to utilize the service, but will choose the provider with which they feel most comfortable. #CSIMGT725 #Ch8 #Qu3