Teaching hospitals might be hit especially hard because unlike the value-based purchasing and readmissions programs, which levy a penalty on base operating DRG payments, the HAC program's 1% penalty applies to total payments.
Ways to build self-esteem. Having healthy or high self-esteem means that you feel good about yourself and are proud of what you can do. Having high self-esteem can help you to think positively, deal better with stress, and boost your drive to work hard.
Myers (2010) defines self-esteem as an âoverall self-evaluation or sense of self-worthâ (p. 52). It is the total of a personâs self-schema, as well as the possible self. Low self-esteem and negative experiences early in life can cause problems throughout life, such as lower salaries, depression, and substance abuse.