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.
Those with high self-esteem believe that they are adequate, strong and worthy of a good life, while those with low self-esteem feel inadequate and worthless. Low self-esteem can develop in childhood and continue throughout adulthood, causing great emotional pain.