Essays on Orthopedics

1. Company Background and Business Overview Depuy has a rich and long history of innovation. In 1895, a 35-year-old chemist named Revra DePuy started a business to manufacture fiber splints customizable to fit patients. He started his operation in Warsaw, Indiana (DePuySynthes, 2016). Depuy is the first orthopedic manufacturing company in the world. Because of the success of DePuy, Warsaw has become the orthopedic capital of the world. DePuy was the first company to introduce mobile bearing knee system (LCS Knee System). DePuy was also the first company to introduce Porocoat, a biological fixation to bone without the use ...

Overall score

After completing the game, I obtained and overall A grade for this case study.Decision This case presents a scenario of a unit that is faced with the dilemma of under staffed registered nurses. Even so, it would not be necessary to request and get approval from the CNO for one nurse to extend their working hours. Registered nurses are expected to have adequate time of rest; hence, making a nurse to work overtime would be subjecting them to the possibility of fatigues, which could hinder them in delivering their nursing care duties (Butts, & Rich, 2014). In this case, the ...

Introduction

Hospitals are homes to different patients who require different attention. This means that there must be people who are qualified for different roles in the medical field. In this connection, hospitals are not required as a block where all patients are handled in the same room. Instead, departments should be formed where each of them operates in support of the other to ensure patients are handled and treated accordingly. This has resulted to existence of various experts for specific duties in the hospital. Among the most common departments in hospitals are Dermatology, Oncology, Gastroenterology, Pulmonary, Cardiology, Endocrinology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, ...

Personal Statement: Saudi Board Program

I was born in Nejran, Saudi Arabia. I am 27 years old, male, and married. Although my first language is Arabic, I speak English fluently and read and write it proficiently. I have a Diploma in Hospital Management from the British Academic Centre for Training, and a Bachelor Degree in Medicine (MBBS) from the Faculty of Medical Sciences at the University of Science and Technology, Sana’a, Yemen. I also passed the Saudi Medical Selection Examination in 2012. Orthopedics is the branch of medicine that has always interested me the most, from the time I first began my medical studies. I ...

Life is a series of opportunities for adventure. Those that we take dictate where we were meant to be. I have been extremely fortunate to have had a wide variety of experiences in my life so far, on numerous occasions finding myself at a crossroads. I know now that the decisions that I have made have serendipitously led to me becoming an emergency medicine physician. Not only was this desire ingrained in me some years prior to attending medical school, it was in all probability the single most important reason why I became a physician. I have always been an open person ...

Abstract

Since its founding in 1886 by three brothers, Robert, James, and Edward Johnson, Johnsons & Johnsons has reached more than 275 operating companies around the world to include Asia, Europe, Asia Pacific and Africa. Its goal of creating new and better products for customers and healthcare professionals pushed it to expand into three product segments: Pharmaceuticals, Consumers, and Medical Devices and Diagnostics (MDD). In 2013, it stood as one of the top 10 companies in the United States in its Pharmaceutical segment. It has driven growth through a concerted effort to restore reliability in providing products to its consumers with a focused ...

Introduction

Orthopedics refers to the branch of surgery devoted to the diagnosis and treatment of illness, injuries malformations and deformities of the musculoskeletal system (Goriainov et al. 2014). The system includes the muscles, ligaments, tendons, joints and bones. Orthopedic engineering leverages biomaterials in the form of implants such as sutures, joint replacements, bone plates and so forth. It also deals medical devices to replace damaged and defective parts of the body (Goriainov et al. 2014,"Material, Technology and Profit” 1988). Biomaterial is termed as "Any substance (other than drug) or combination of substances, synthetic or natural in origin, which ...

AN EXPLORATORY ANALYSIS OF SENATE BILL 863

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Chairperson

ABSTRACT California’s (CA) legislature has passed a series of Workers Compensation (WC) reforms during the past 15 years; the most recent, Senate Bill (SB) 863 passed on August 21, 2012. SB 863 was introduced and presented to the California public as a reform bill that would ensure better coverage and easier medical access for workers injured on the job. SB 899 passed during the early 2000s was shown to be better for California’s workers, than SB863. ...

An Exploratory Analysis of Senate Bill 863

Chapter IV: Results Overview Several workers compensation reform bills have been passed in California in the last fifteen years. The aim of this research was to review, evaluate, and simplify the complexities of the California workers compensation reform bills SB 899 and SB 863. Data was gathered from a variety of sources and organized in order to develop a better understanding of the differences and similarities between the processes instituted. Relevant data was collected for the specific purpose of reviewing the systems in order to design a new system from the ground up; one that would avoiding the pitfalls of ...

Executive summary

This piece examines ten departments in the hospital that have contributed to the milestones achieved this year. These departments include Dermatology, Oncology, Gastroenterology, Pulmonary, Cardiology, Endocrinology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Radiology and Imaging Orthopedics, and Neurology. This piece describes common diseases seen, significant procedures and services, relevant diagnostic services and the specialty teams in each department.

Introduction

In this fiscal year, the hospital departments have demonstrated excellent performance that has transcended the strategic plan. Under the leadership of the chief executive officer, this hospital has attained its vision and mission that aim to be responsive to client needs through the provision ...

Abstract

This paper discusses my role as the nurse manager in healthcare budgeting and financial management. Financial management can be defined as a series of activities that are designed to plan for various operations. In my capacity, I have allocated them in various departments for the efficient operation of our organization. As a nurse manager, I am responsible for understanding and knowing the various types of budgets in our organization that is; over time, personnel, travel, supplies, staff development and equipment. This operating budget is actually the main budget I maintain by controlling supply costs and personnel. As a planning function of financial ...