Cleveland Clinic Research Paper

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Grades Are In Cleveland Clinic On Top Again! Vladimir Rigaud Introduction to Health Service Management SPRB11 Sec1 Professor Klense May 26, 2011 Abstract In the past, people had no way of knowing how good or how bad a hospital performed services on patients. With the internet usage worldwide, we the patients are now more informed and are able to select a top notch hospital which we feel would assist in improving or extending our quality of life. One such hospital which I am proud to inform you of, a top 100 hospital, a hospital which provides specialties in various aspects of patient care is no other than the Cleveland Clinic. In this brief essay, I will introduce to you why I feel that Cleveland Clinic is Americas Top 100 hospital.…show more content…
For the year of 2010 Cleveland Clinic physicians were recognized for their specialization in the following adult and pediatric specialty out of 4,852 hospitals. These were amongst the top services graded. They are heart disease, rheumatology, kidney disorders, urology, orthopedics, gastroenterology, neurology, diabetes and endocrinology and cancer to name a few. In pediatric they were nationally ranked for their specialization in pediatric cancer, cardiology, diabetes, gastroenterology, neonatology, nephrology, neurology, orthopedics, pulmonology and urology. One can go to various websites for rating of this hospital services. I have listed a few of them. www.healthgrades.com, my.clevelandclinic.org,…show more content…
This hospital receives grants from government entities, and private entities. Since the hospital specializes in numerous specialities, they receive grants from areas of specialization such as the Kresge Foundation, the Lerner Research institute, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society’s to name a few. The hospital is contracted with many managed care affiliates such as Blue Cross Blue Shield, United Healthcare and many more. Cleveland Clinic strives to get the best possible contract agreement for patient care. Cleveland Clinic also has their own foundation. This foundation offers a wide variety of medical solutions to all sorts of diseases and problems. This foundation covers people ailing from illnesses from ear, nose throat infections to more serious illnesses. Their foundation will review patient applications, and will approve them once the hospitals criteria have been met. Cleveland clinic also offer patients community education. “Cleveland Clinic continues to focus on community health and wellness with an emphasis on chronic disease management. Traditionally, health care has focused on rescue, repair and recovery. Cleveland Clinic prides itself on moving “sick” care to “health” care and educating our community to provide disease management for crippling diseases like diabetes. We’re committed to promoting nutrition, fitness and healthy habits. We’re empowering people with the tools and education they need to take
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