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Hospital Capacity Management

Insights and Strategies

By: Robbin Dick,Robert Agness

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Hospital Capacity Management

Insights and Strategies

By: Robbin Dick,Robert Agness

Hospital Capacity Management: Insights and Strategies details many of the key processes, procedures, and administrative realities that make up the healthcare system we all encounter when we visit the ED or the hospital. It walks through, in detail, how these systems work, how they came to be this way, why they are set up as they are, and then, in many cases, why and how they should be improved right now. Many examples pulled from the lifelong experiences of the authors, published studies, and well-documented case studies are provided, both to illustrate and support arguments for change. First and foremost, it is necessary to remember that the mission of our healthcare system is to take care of patients. This has been forgotten at times, causing many of the issues the authors discuss in the book including hospital capacity management. This facet of healthcare management is absolutely central to the success or failure of a hospital, both in terms of its delivery of care and its ability to survive as an institution. Poor hospital capacity management is a root cause of long wait times, overcrowding, higher error rates, poor communication, low satisfaction, and a host of other commonly experienced problems. It is important enough that when it is done well, it can completely transform an entire hospital system. Hospital capacity management can be described as optimizing a hospital’s bed availability to provide enough capacity for efficient, error-free patient evaluation, treatment, and transfer to meet daily demand. A hospital that excels at capacity management is easy to spot: no lines of people waiting and no patients in hallways or sitting around in chairs. These hospitals don’t divert incoming ambulances to other hospitals; they have excellent patient safety records and efficiently move patients through their organization. They exist but are sadly in the minority of American hospitals. The vast majority are instead forced to constantly react to their own poor performance. This often results in the building of bigger and bigger institutions, which, instead of managing capacity, simply create more space in which to mismanage it. These institutions are failing to resolve the true stumbling blocks to excellent patient care, many of which you may have experienced firsthand in your own visit to your hospital. It is the hope of the authors that this book will provide a better understanding of the healthcare delivery system.

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CRC Press

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1000364763

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9781000364767

Longevity

By: Robbin Dick MD FACP

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Longevity

By: Robbin Dick MD FACP

Longevity By: Robbin Dick What would happen if scientists discovered the secret to longevity? Recent college graduate John McDonald is about to find out. After he accepts a position with Biogene, a medical research company, his bosses send him to the Amazon rainforest and put his expertise in pharmacy and botany to the test. At first, John’s job simply involves gathering and cataloging plant specimens. But after he learns that his predecessor met a gruesome fate after a meeting with a reclusive Amazon tribe, his assignment suddenly becomes much more interesting—and urgent.

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Dorrance Publishing

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1646106318

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9781646106318

Rebuilding American Military Power in the Pacific

A 21st-Century Strategy

By: Robbin F. Laird,Edward Timperlake,Richard Weitz

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Rebuilding American Military Power in the Pacific

A 21st-Century Strategy

By: Robbin F. Laird,Edward Timperlake,Richard Weitz

This volume examines how the U.S. military must rebuild in the wake of Iraq/Afghanistan, and refocus its power projection to face the new challenges emerging in the Pacific and with China. Rebuilding American Military Power in the Pacific: A 21st-Century Strategy provides an all-encompassing look at the challenges facing the United States in shaping a 21st-century Pacific strategy: dealing with the growing Chinese colossus, the unpredictable nuclear challenge presented by North Korea, the dynamic of the Arctic opening, and maintaining the security of the conveyor belt of goods and services in the Pacific. Can the United States successfully train and prepare for the 21st century, and break free from the mindset that determined its strategies in the previous century? The authors of the work explain why a carefully considered, fully modernized Pacific strategy is a key element for the evolution of American military power—and why shaping an effective air and maritime strategy in the Pacific as well as globally is the crucial challenge facing the U.S. military and the policy community. Written by authors with significant access to the media, think tanks, and high-level politicians, the book provides an insider's look at how American military leaders are building out relevant capabilities in the Pacific to defend America and its allies, and it contains extensive interviews with those leaders.

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414

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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1440830460

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9781440830464

Ain't Life Funny

A Collection of Short Stories and Poems

By: Robbin Ridgell

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Ain't Life Funny

A Collection of Short Stories and Poems

By: Robbin Ridgell

This is a book of true stories and poems about real life. Have you ever noticed how family stories, told over the years always get changed and usually get shorter as the years go by? Wouldn't it be nice to make sure that your children and grandchildren can know a relative better, that has passed away. This book was written to carry on the memory of those who have gone and to remind us of our love for family and friends. These stories will make you laugh and, whether you like it or not, will probably remind you of yourself or your own family.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1453511121

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9781453511121

German English Words

A Popular Dictionary of German Words Used in English

By: Robbin D. Knapp

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German English Words

A Popular Dictionary of German Words Used in English

By: Robbin D. Knapp

Have you ever come across a word you thought was German but weren't sure? Have you ever wondered about the meaning of a German word used in English? Are you a German American? Are you studying German? Then this book is for you. Here you will find hundreds of words that have come to English through German, including sometimes surprising and unexpected meanings and very many interesting and often humorous examples from books, magazines, comics, movies, TV, songs and the Internet. More info: http: //www.robbsbooks.com/rknapp0e.ht

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135

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Lulu.com

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ISBN 10

1411658957

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9781411658950

The San Giovanni Days

By: Nancy Robbin

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The San Giovanni Days

By: Nancy Robbin

An engrossing story of life among societys refugees and misfits in a rundown hotel in San Franciscos North Beach district during the post-beat era.

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iUniverse

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0595156061

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9780595156061

Shadows of Reality

The Fourth Dimension in Relativity, Cubism, and Modern Thought

By: Tony Robbin

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Shadows of Reality

The Fourth Dimension in Relativity, Cubism, and Modern Thought

By: Tony Robbin

In this insightful book, which is a revisionist math history as well as a revisionist art history, Tony Robbin, well known for his innovative computer visualizations of hyperspace, investigates different models of the fourth dimension and how these are applied in art and physics. Robbin explores the distinction between the slicing, or Flatland, model and the projection, or shadow, model. He compares the history of these two models and their uses and misuses in popular discussions. Robbin breaks new ground with his original argument that Picasso used the projection model to invent cubism, and that Minkowski had four-dimensional projective geometry in mind when he structured special relativity. The discussion is brought to the present with an exposition of the projection model in the most creative ideas about space in contemporary mathematics such as twisters, quasicrystals, and quantum topology. Robbin clarifies these esoteric concepts with understandable drawings and diagrams. Robbin proposes that the powerful role of projective geometry in the development of current mathematical ideas has been long overlooked and that our attachment to the slicing model is essentially a conceptual block that hinders progress in understanding contemporary models of spacetime. He offers a fascinating review of how projective ideas are the source of some of today’s most exciting developments in art, math, physics, and computer visualization.

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151

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Yale University Press

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0300129629

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9780300129625

Great Cars of All Time

Fascinating stories of the origin, development, and famous feats of the world's most exciting automobiles

By: Irving Robbin

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Great Cars of All Time

Fascinating stories of the origin, development, and famous feats of the world's most exciting automobiles

By: Irving Robbin

“ ... For enthusiasts of every age, here is a gallery of great cars from the beginning to the present day. Each of these machines has its own claim to fame—some for fabulous styling, some for technical developments that changed the course of automotive history, some for racing prowess, and some for sheer “personality.” For each chapter there is a beautiful full-page color portrait of the car in its proper setting. The text is no mere description of the machines. With authority, enthusiasm and wit the author traces the history of each make, illuminating the characters of both cars and men with spine-tingling racing adventures and inside anecdotes. While the story of each make is complete in itself and may be read alone, the book as a whole provides a panorama of automotive history. The story of cars is, of course, also the story of men—some of the most colorful figures of the modern world—drivers such as Nuvolari, Oldfield, Fangio: engineers such as Bugatti, Ford, and Porsche. But cars are the real heroes of this book; in these words and pictures they emerge, not as mere collections of nuts and bolts and sheet metal, but as creatures with a kind of life of their own. A life that embodies the urge to freedom and adventure, the pride and love of beauty of both their creators and their users.” (New York – 1960)

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Edizioni Savine

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8896365732

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9788896365731

Coven of the Gods: And the Twin Flames

By: Emeline Robbin

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Coven of the Gods: And the Twin Flames

By: Emeline Robbin

Coven of the Gods By: Emeline Robbin Coven of the Gods is a fun fantasy story about special people with superhuman power centered around a group of people thrown together by fate. As they learn about their powers and each other, they face an evil from the past, learn their ancient origins, and discover their destiny.

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Dorrance Publishing

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1646101510

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9781646101511

Focus on Fakes

The Washington/Franklins Series 1908-1923

By: Robbin Dick

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Focus on Fakes

The Washington/Franklins Series 1908-1923

By: Robbin Dick

Focus on Fakes was written with the average stamp collector in mind. The focus is on the most altered group of United States stamps-The Washington-Franklin series. It is meant to help individuals determine if a stamp has been altered. Thousands of dollars are spent on these stamps by collectors only to find out the stamp has been altered and is not genuine. It gives advice and instruction to determine when to send the stamp off to expertizing agencies and also explains to processes that were used to manufacture and print these stamps.

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Hospital Capacity Management

Hospital Capacity Management

Longevity

Longevity

Rebuilding American Military Power in the Pacific

Rebuilding American Military Power in the Pacific

Ain't Life Funny

Ain't Life Funny

German English Words

German English Words

The San Giovanni Days

The San Giovanni Days

Shadows of Reality

Shadows of Reality

Great Cars of All Time

Great Cars of All Time

Coven of the Gods: And the Twin Flames

Coven of the Gods: And the Twin Flames

Focus on Fakes

Focus on Fakes

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