Essays on Jude

The device that necessitated the clinical trial by Thoratec Corporation, the sponsor, is the Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD). The device is meant to assist the left ventricle of the heart to perform its function of pumping blood to the aorta and onwards to vital organs of the body. The device is prescribed for patients whose hearts are not able to function optimally. The study type employed during the clinical trial of the device was observational, non-randomized, and controlled (St. Jude Medical). It took place in a number of HM II implanting centers. The observational model incorporated prospective and ...

Summary of 2016’s Top 10 Deals Terms

There is a list of companies who have made deals to join businesses in the year 2016. First, Shire Plc is to merge with Baxalta in which Baxalta shareholders are to be given & 47.50 for every share. This means that each member of the company will be allocated $ 18.00 in cash in addition to 0.1482 Shire ADS for every share from Baxalta which amounts to a total price of $ 32.00 billion. Secondly, Microsoft has entered into a contract with LinkedIn in which it Microsoft is to buy all its shares at price of $ 196 in any business deal all ...

How Universal Health services revenue mix compares to revenue blend of not for profit entity; St Jude Children Research Hospital.

The Universal Health’s revenue mix Inc has its basis on services that are provided to the inpatients while that of St Jude is based on contribution sources. In that respect, the revenue mix percentages for Universal health and St Jude is summarized in the following table. In view of the above table, Universal’s revenue mix is marked by third party payments through Medicaid and Medicare. Other sources include the managed care and individual patients’ payments. In that respect, Medicare is the largest source followed by managed care and other sources. On the other hand, the non-profit organization’( ...

Reflection Paper

Poor communication As mentioned in the case study, there was a breakdown in communication between the bottom level employees and the top rank. Communication is one aspect that can never be ignored in any organization despite its size. The breakdown in communication meant that instructions were poorly passed and most probably delayed. Poor performance is expected from employees when they are not given a platform to express themselves within an organization. Therefore, a breakdown in communication channels can be pointed out as one of the primary factors that could have contributed to poor performance among the employees at St ...

Culture: the most important source of “Soft Power”

In the 21st century, everyone is facing a significant change of daily life. This fact gets seen in the Rapid growth of technology and the economy. These developments facilitate our ability to connect with people from different cultural backgrounds. Through interacting with people from different cultures, we get a deeper understanding of each other. Culture refers to the customs, beliefs and arts and many other aspects of a particular group or society. Culture brings progressive force to the society in terms of human equality, women rights, etc. Brazilian writer Paulo Coelho once commented on the power of culture: “Culture ...