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electronic data interchange (EDI)

Imagine you are the office manager at a small doctor’s office. As the office manager, you are in charge of educating new hires.
Write a 700- to 1,050-word reference guide describing electronic data interchange (EDI).
Include the following in your summary:

  • Define EDI.
  • Explain how using EDI facilitates electronic transactions.
  • Explain how HIPAA has changed how health care information is transmitted in EDI.
  • Describe the relationship between Electronic Health Records, reimbursement, HIPAA, and EDI transactions.

Cite a minimum of two outside sources.

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Accounting homework help

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Course Name: Principles of Finance Student’s Name:
Course Code: FIN101 Student’s ID Number:
Semester: 1st CRN:
Academic Year: 1441/1442 H, 1st Term

 
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Instructor’s Name:
Students’ Grade:   /5 Level of Marks: High/Middle/Low

 
 
 
Instructions – PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY
 

  • This assignment is an individual
  • The Assignment must be submitted only in WORD format via allocated folder on Blackboard.
  • Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted.
  • Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented. This also includes filling your information on the cover page.
  • Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.
  • Late submitted assignments will NOT be entertained.
  • Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words, copying from students or other resources without proper referencing will result in ZERO marks. No exceptions.
  • All answered must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) No pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism).

 
Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assignment Question(s):                                                        (Marks 5)
 
Q1. Alfa Company is issuing eight-year bonds with a coupon rate of 6.5 percent and semiannual coupon payments. If the current market rate for similar bonds is 8 percent, what will be the bond price? If the company wants to raise $1.25 million, how many bonds does the firm have to sell?
1 mark
Q2. Suppose a 3 year bond with a 6% coupon rate that was purchased for $760 and had a promised yield of 8%. Suppose that interest rates increased and the price of the bond declined. Displeased, you sold the bond for 798.8 after having owned it for 1 year. What is the realized yield ? 1 mark
 
Q3. Ahmed is interested in purchasing the common stock of Inch, Inc., which is currently priced at $ 40. The company is expected to pay a dividend of $3 next year and to grow at a constant rate of 8 percent. 1.5 marks

  1. What should the market value of the stock be if the required rate of return is 15.75 percent?
  2. Is this a good buy? Why or why not?

Q4. Case Study: 1.5 marks
Deepwater Horizon Rig Disaster Threatens Drilling
 
British Petroleum​ (BP) is an oil exploration and production company that encourages high risk projects with the potential for high return. Last summer the​ company’s exploration and production​ chief, Andy​ Inglis, is quoted as​ saying, “We​ don’t do simple things. We are prepared to work on the frontier and manage the​ risks.” So far that strategy has paid off for BP. Now that strategic decision is being called into question.
​BP’s earnings for the quarter ending March​ 31, 2010 were​ $5.6 billion; more than double what they were five years ago.​ However, a recent deepwater drilling rig accident in the Gulf of Mexico killed eleven employees and has spewed over three million barrels of oil into the ocean with no real end in sight. The​ company’s disaster is threatening one of the most productive fisheries in the world and the fragile Gulf ecosystem.
From​ BP’s perspective the disaster may also be threatening the​ company’s future. If the spill is not contained soon it may mark the end of Gulf exploration and drilling. The practice may be deemed too​ risky, both politically and environmentally. For a company that has staked much of its future on the​ Gulf, it may also signal the end of BP. Investors are abandoning BP and the company has lost over​ $30 billion in market capitalization since the disaster.
 
Multiple Choice Questions:
 

  1. Higher risk projects should be evaluated using​ __________ discount rates.
  2. the same
  3. higher
  4. lower
  5. there is no relationship between risk and discount rate

 

  1. Ultimately concern over​ BP’s ________ is pushing many investors to sell the​ company’s stock.
  2. future cash flow
  3. business model
  4. management
  5. none of the above

 

  1. The process of investing money for the firm with the expectation of generating positive returns is known as​ ___________________
  2. capital budgeting
  3. risk taking
  4. capital structure
  5. none of the above

 

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Assignment: Regulation for Nursing Practice Staff Development

Assignment: Regulation for Nursing Practice Staff Development Meeting Nursing is a very highly regulated profession. There are over 100 boards of nursing and national nursing associations throughout th

Assignment: Regulation for Nursing Practice Staff Development Meeting

Nursing is a very highly regulated profession. There are over 100 boards of nursing and national nursing associations throughout the United States and its territories. Their existence helps regulate, inform, and promote the nursing profession. With such numbers, it can be difficult to distinguish between BONs and nursing associations, and overwhelming to consider various benefits and options offered by each.

Both boards of nursing and national nursing associations have significant impacts on the nurse practitioner profession and scope of practice. Understanding these differences helps lend credence to your expertise as a professional. In this Assignment, you will practice the application of such expertise by communicating a comparison of boards of nursing and professional nurse associations. You will also share an analysis of your state board of nursing.

To Prepare:

  • Assume that you are leading a staff development meeting on regulation for nursing practice at your healthcare organization or agency.
  • Review the NCSBN and ANA websites to prepare for your presentation.

The Assignment: (9- to 10-slide PowerPoint presentation)

Develop a 9- to 10-slide Voice-Over PowerPoint Presentation that addresses the following:

  • Describe the differences between a board of nursing and a professional nurse association.
  • Describe the geographic distribution, academic credentials, practice positions, and licensure status of members of the board for your specific region/area.
    • Who is on the board?
    • How does one become a member of the board?
  • Describe at least one federal regulation for healthcare.
    • How does this regulation influence delivery, cost, and access to healthcare (e.g., CMS, OSHA, and EPA)?
    • Has there been any change to the regulation within the past 5 years? Explain.
  • Describe at least one state regulation related to general nurse scope of practice.
    • How does this regulation influence the nurse’s role?
    • How does this regulation influence delivery, cost, and access to healthcare?
  • Describe at least one state regulation related to Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs).
    • How does this regulation influence the nurse’s role?
    • How does this regulation influence delivery, cost, and access to healthcare?
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Biotechnology

Biotechnology is the use of a living thing or any part of a living thing to make a product or process that improves human life.
Recommended: Click on the following links to review materials to enhance your knowledge of cell division and biotechnology, and to support your opinion of the benefit, difference or safety of food from cloned animals:
Genetics Science Learning Center: A Web site dedicated to helping people understand how genetics affects their lives and society
Mitosis: An animation of the process of cell division
Meiosis: An animation of the process of cell division for the production of haploid gametes
5 Cloning Myths: Debunking common misconceptions about clones and the process of cloning
Biotechnology Solutions for Everyday Life: Examples of biotechnology
Assignment Details
Choose 1 of the following biotechnology applications:

  • in vitro fertilization
  • DNA profiling
  • Vaccines
  • Genetically modified organisms (GMOs)
  • Gene therapy

In an APA-formatted report, research the topic that you have chosen, and answer the following questions:

  • Explain how the process you have chosen meets the definition of biotechnology.
  • Describe how the process is performed.
  • Explain the uses of the application.
  • Discuss at least 1 benefit, 1 drawback, and 1 risk of each of the processes.
  • Elaborate on an ethical concern, such as leftover embryos, DNA privacy, or mandated vaccines.

Use the following guidelines for your report:

  • Utilize at least 2 credible sources to support the arguments presented in the paper. Make sure you cite them appropriately within your paper and list the references in APA format on your Reference page.
  • Your paper should be 2–3 pages in length, not counting the Title page, Abstract, and Reference page. In accordance with APA formatting requirements, it should be double-spaced and include a running head and page numbers.

References
Biotechnology Innovation Organization. (2017). Biotechnology solutions for everyday life. Retrieved from https://www.bio.org/articles/biotechnology-solutions-everyday-life
Learn.Genetics. (n.d.). Basic genetics. Retrieved from http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/basics/
Learn.Genetics. (n.d.). Cloning myths. Retrieved from http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/cloning/cloningmyths/
Sadava, et al. (2010). Meiosis: Introduction. In, Life: The science of biology (9th ed.). Retrieved from http://www.sumanasinc.com/webcontent/animations/content/meiosis.html
Sadava, et al. (2010). Mitosis: Introduction. In, Life: The science of biology (9th ed.). Retrieved from http://www.sumanasinc.com/webcontent/animations/content/mitosis.html

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Political Science homework help

Explain the similarities and differences between a school’s climate and a school’s culture.  Which is easier to change?  Does your school’s mission and vision statements reflect your school’s culture?  Explain.
Part B
Answer the following questions using APA format.  You should also include research from at least two sources when answering the following questions. Total response should be 1200 words in length
1.  What is the history of instructional improvement at your classroom, school or district?
2.  What efforts and initiatives have worked well? Why do you believe that is so?
3.  What efforts and initiatives have failed?  Why do you believe that is so?
4.  What lessons should be carried forward as you and your school or district engages in continuous instructional improvement?

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The McGill Model of Nursing

THE MCGILL MODEL OF NURSING IS A THEORY THAT LOOKS AT THE PATIENT AS A WHOLE PERSON AND NOT JUST THROUGH THE EYES OF DISEASE AND SICKNESS.

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The McGill Model of Nursing is a theory that looks at the patient as a whole person and not just through the eyes of disease and sickness.This theory helps identify the patient with loving family members involved in the care as an individual person and as a person with desires and goals in life (Wright & Gross 2012).A study conducted on the end of life care on patients using the McGill Model focused the study on family members of dying patients and how the transition from palliative to hospice care affected them.Furthermore the study revealed the APNs transition with the family from having hope of saving the patient to finding peace in the dying patient (Wright & Gross 2012). The APN walks through this transition with the patient and family constantly observing the needs of the patient and family while making sure all the medical needs are meant as well.The Gestalt Theory is based on a persons perception of a situation or event.This theory focuses on an event that people experience together but how differently each person can perceive the event (Butts & Rich 2013 p 210).People tend to filter what they see and experience differently from one another much like when a family goes through the death of a loved one.Each family member shows different emotions or has different perspectives for example one person may be angry and resentful of the situation while another might be the one at peace with it (Shaha et el. 2011).Even though these two theories are unrelated they both can be utilized by the APN. The McGill Model looks at the patient and the family members involved in patients care as if they are all the same whereas the Gestalt Theory focuses on individuals perception of the same situation but appreciates the different views of each person.These theories demonstrate a holistic approach on caring for the patient and can provide more meaningful care when combined.(Butts J. B. & Rich K. L. (2013). Philosophies and Theories for Advanced Nursing Practice (2nd ed). Burlington MA: Jones & Bartlett Publishers.Shaha M. Cox C. L. Belcher A. & Cohen M. Z. (2011). Transitoriness: patients’ perception of life after a diagnosis of cancer: Maya Shaha and colleagues discuss the importance of understanding how people come to terms with the finality of life in the context of evidence-based care. Cancer Nursing Practice (4) 24.Wright D. K. & Gros C. P. (2012). Theory inspired practice for end-of-life cancer care: An exploration of the McGill Model of Nursing. Canadian Oncology Nursing Journal 22(3) 175-181.
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Flowering plants

Flowering plants
Angiosperms (flowering plants) are the largest Phylum in the plant kingdom Plantae. These plants have true roots, stems, leaves, and flowers. The roots grow into the soil to anchor the plant in place and take up water and nutrients. The leaves are above ground and act as the main organs for photosynthesis. Stems provide above-ground support for the plant and operate as conduits to move nutrients and water throughout the plant. Flowers contain the male and female reproductive organs of the plant.
Plants develop specialized roots, stems, leaves, and flowers to make them better adapted to their environment. With the anatomical features described above in mind, do some research to find an angiosperm that has modified leaves, stems, roots or flowers that are structurally different from the norm, do not function in the normal manner, or that function in an unusual manner. For example, a cactus has spines in place of leaves. The spines help reduce water loss that would occur through a large, expanded leaf in a desert environment, and they also help to prevent herbivory.
Recommended:

  • Browse through the pages in the following link to learn more about gymnosperms and angiosperms: Evolution of the Seed Plant.
  • Watch this video to learn more about modified roots, stems and leaves: Modification of Root, Stem and Leaf.

Complete all of the following steps:

  • Choose an angiosperm with at least 1 unusual organ, characteristic, modification, or adaptation.
  • Describe the anatomy (structure) and physiology (function) of the angiosperm you chose.
  • Explain the unusual characteristic(s) or modification(s) and how it differs from the standard root, stem, leaf, or flower.
  • What benefit does the modification provide to the plant you chose?
  • Research at least 1 other plant, or review posts made by your peers to devise a potentially advantageous new adaptation that would benefit your plant.
    • Consider the environment, potential threats, and changing climate, and then come up with an adaptation that would further benefit your angiosperm. Explain the potential concern your plant will face and how your new adaptation would benefit the plant. For example, gypsy moth is an introduced species spreading west and south from New England. The caterpillars can strip all of the leaves from a maple tree but do not eat the waxy leaves of holly that produce a toxin, theobromine. If maple trees had waxy, toxic leaves like the holly, then they would be protected from these pests.

Utilize at least 1 credible source to support the arguments presented in your post.
In your own words, post a response to the Discussion Board, and comment on at least 2 other postings. You will be graded on both level of engagement and the quality of the contribution to the discussion.
References
Tree of Life Web Project. (2005). Retrieved from http://tolweb.org/tree/phylogeny.html
Macmillan Education India. (2017, September 20). Modification of root, stem and leaf | Macmillan Education India [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1K_G4UXc3s0

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. What three kinds of cells are infected by HIV?

Quiz CH4

1. What three kinds of cells are infected by HIV?
macrophages, dendritic cells and cytotoxic T-cells
B-cells, skin cells and T-helper cells
B-cells, T-Helper cells and T-killer cells
macrophages, T-Helper cells and dendritic cells
2. What are the two known routes of entry of the Zika virus into the body? Choose two answers.
oral cavity and the digestive tract
anal/genital tract
inhalation via the respiratory tract
breaks in the skin
3. Name at least three processes that viruses are dependent on cells for?
4. What does the ELISA test for HIV infection measure?
Hepatitis B-specific antibodies
HIV-specific antibodies
circulating HIV particles
HIV-specific DNA
5. What is the cell surface receptor for HIV?
6. What is the likely origin of HIV-1?
sexually transmitted to humans through relations with sheep
germ warfare research by the CIA
infection of humans by a simian virus native to the chimpanzee
a new human-chimpanzee hybrid virus accidentally made in a laboratory with recombinant DNA
7. How does AZT block the production of infectious virus?
It acts as a substitute for a DNA nucleotide that can only be inserted by the viral reverse transcriptase. The presence of the AZT in the DNA aborts the production of new viral DNA.
It directly blocks the reverse transcriptase.
It blocks the protease that cuts apart the three viral proteins, which is a necessary step during viral synthesis.
It blocks the adsorption of the virus to the CXCR4 and CCR5 receptors on the T-cell surface.
8. How do protease inhibitors work?
It blocks the adsorption of the virus to the CXCR4 and CCR5 receptors on the T-cell surface.
It directly blocks the reverse transcriptase.
It acts as a substitute for a DNA nucleotide that can only be inserted by the viral reverse transcriptase. The presence of the AZT in the DNA aborts the production of new viral DNA.
It blocks the protease that cuts apart the three viral proteins, which is a necessary step during viral synthesis.
9. Name the two most common causes of a false negative result in the HIV test?
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