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 The IOM (1999, 2001) Reports ( To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System. Summary (nap.edu) &  Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century Summary prompted the adoption of Electronic Health Records (EHR) to overcome medical errors reported in these articles. However, EHR- related medical errors have also been […]

Overview LMZ Company has solicited your assistance in developing a Total Rewards Program. The company was started 30 years ago by a husband and wife who are now transitioning into retirement and transferring the company in six months to their oldest son of five children. The company was positioned to allow several departments to transition […]

Review the website Patient Safety America created by John T. James, PhD.  http://www.patientsafetyamerica.com/Links to an external site. Read the Journal Article Electronic Health Records and Patient Safety https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4377566/pdf/ACI-06-0136 Links to an external site. Write a thoughtful entry regarding the website created by Dr. James and your main take-aways. How did you feel as you were […]

Merit-based pay links pay to performance to reward individual contributions for employees and to provide encouragement for employees to perform at their best. While there are positive considerations for implementing this type of pay program, there are also drawbacks depending on the business environment. Identify at least three ways that a merit-based pay system can […]

Overview Aligning a company’s human resources and business strategies is critical when seeking to increase competitive advantage. Some reasons that a business may seek to align or realign their business and HR strategies could include organizational restructuring, employee hiring and retention goals, social responsibility initiatives, and crisis management. The textbook broadly categorizes human resource strategies […]

Overview In your new role as chief human resources officer (CHRO) for a major retail organization, you have been tasked by the CEO to conduct a presentation to the management team on employment law awareness within your first 30 days. The CEO informed you that under the previous CHRO, the company was subject to legal […]

  What special issues might a reverse logistics department have to deal with when operating in different countries? For example, how might customs regulations, tariffs, or even different environmental laws affect returns, repairs, or recycling efforts in international markets? Can any business operate internationally? What might be required to set up operations abroad? Are there specific licenses, […]

To prepare for this Discussion: Review the course media “Incurable’ Violent Predators” from The Criminal Mind. Focus on the depictions of mentally ill offenders and consider treatment challenges associated with these offenders. Review the course media “Psychological Support for Violent Prisoners” from Inside Wabash. Take note of treatment approaches and programs for mentally ill offenders. Think about […]

Select an Assignment posted by one of your colleagues which is of particular interest to you and read the Assignment carefully. Respond to your colleague’s post by providing constructive feedback, which includes a description of one or more additional key concepts that were not mentioned that may have led to a different outcome in the […]

Quality management and sustainability—including Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)—are vital to the success of an organization. For operations managers, one of the most important jobs is to deliver healthy, safe, and quality products and services to customers. Amazon is one of the biggest online shopping companies in the world. They sell everything from books to electronics […]