2)      Identify the topic you selected for your Evaluation Project, and propose three potential evaluation goals for this topic.

Key Topics in Health Care Technology Evaluation The amount of new information and data, and the number of available technologies are growing at an ever-accelerating rate. Did you know that during any given 24 hours, humanity generates enough new information to fill the Library of Congress 70 times (Smolan & Erwitt, 2012)? As a nurse informaticist, it is important to keep current on new developments in the field, but with the rapid pace of change, that effort can be overwhelming. It is easier to keep current with key trends if nurse informaticists focus on selected issues. In this Discussion, you consider key topics in the field of health care technology. You then consider the different approaches you could take when designing an evaluation in these areas. For example, if you are interested in usability, your goal could be to determine if a system is user friendly from the viewpoint of a nurse. A different goal might be to determine if the location of the system facilitates ease of use from the viewpoint of physicians. Note: This Discussion serves as practice for the first part of your Evaluation Project. What you derive from your Discussion with colleagues will likely inform the work that you do in Part 1 of the Evaluation Project. The Discussion focuses on the following major topics in the health care information field: Implementing HIT Systems

  • Consumer health information
  • Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE)
  • Decision support systems
  • Electronic health records (EHR)
  • Tele-medicine and eHealth
  • Nursing documentation
Other Issues Related to the Use of HIT Systems
  • Interoperability
  • Unforeseen consequences
  • Usability
To prepare:
  • Select at least two topics from the lists above that are relevant to your current organization or that are of particular interest to you. Read the articles in this week’s Learning Resources that relate to these topics. Consider why these topics are of interest to you, what relevance they have to health care organizations, and how they impact your professional responsibilities. Choose one topic to be the focus of your Evaluation Project, and consider potential evaluation goals.
  • Determine the viewpoint from which you would approach the evaluation, and why.
By tomorrow, post a minimum of 550 words essay in APA format with a minimum of 3 references from the list of required resources below, that addresses the level one headings as numbered below: 1)      Post the two topics you identified as most relevant to your organization or to you personally, and explain why you selected those topics.   2)      Identify the topic you selected for your Evaluation Project, and propose three potential evaluation goals for this topic.   3)      Identify the viewpoint you would use with each goal, and explain why.     Required Readings       Friedman, C. P., & Wyatt, J. C. (2010). Evaluation methods in biomedical informatics (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Springer Science+Business Media, Inc. Chapter 2, “Evaluation as a Field” (pp. 21–47) This chapter defines evaluation and shows how it differs from research. The chapter also includes a discussion the philosophy behind evaluation and the multiple approaches to evaluation.       Board on Health Care Services. (2012). Health IT and patient safety: Building safer systems for better care. The National Academies Press: Washington DC. Retrieved from http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=13269 Chapter 2, “Evaluating the Current State of Patient Safety and Health IT” (pp. 31–58) This chapter addresses the challenges of evaluation in health information technology due to the complex nature of technology and rapid changes in the field. The chapter also identifies barriers to evaluation and the threats posed to patient safety by a lack of evaluation.]]>

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>Economics homework help

Need 100-125 words response for each questions. No Plagiarism. Don’t use outside sources. Due in 8 hours
 
 
Q1. Define fiscal policy and its key objectives. What government agencies are responsible for making decisions on fiscal policy actions and implementations?
Q2. Describe briefly the short-run and long-run effects of the rising budget deficit and public debt. What is the crowding out effect? Why has the US economy seldom been faced with the crowding out effect in recent decades despite the skyrocketing budget deficit and public debt?
Q3. Explain why the velocity of either M 1 or M 2 is expected to rise during a rising interest rate trend and why it is expected to fall during a declining interest rate trend?
Q4. Why do neither monetarists nor Keynesians suggest maintaining a constant federal funds rate target? What potential consequences do they anticipate if a constant target were to be maintained?
Q5. Why does excessive money supply, usually called printing money, accelerate inflation? Give an example.
 

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Explain the positive and negative aspects of these forces that act against each other, in case of government healthcare programs such as Medicare and Medicaid.

  • Explain the positive and negative aspects of these forces that act against each other, in case of government healthcare programs such as Medicare and Medicaid.
  • How do these two forces play a part in the development of healthcare policy relative to government healthcare programs?
    • All government programs are subject to legislative actions and administrative implementation. Based on the stages through which each item of public policy passes, answer the following questions:
    • How can a government healthcare program that was first envisioned be the same program when implemented?
    • Why do public policy and legislative action have such a significant impact on the implementation of government healthcare programs?
    State health programs are typically funded in part by federal grants. The federal government pays a percentage of the costs and the states pay for the remaining balance. Based on your understanding of the above statement, answer the following:
    • Discuss the power and discretion states have in making decisions for federally funded health programs.
    • Using the PPACA as an example, what role will states play in implementing the policy?
    • Describe the level of financial support expected from the federal government.
    Prepare a report in a Microsoft word document, in response to these questions. Support your responses with examples.]]>

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    Anatomy homework help

    Name: ______________________________   Date: __________

    MAT153 Unit 4 Project: Zombie Apocalypse

     
     
    A fast-spreading zombie outbreak has begun on an isolated island in the South Pacific. Assume the spread of this outbreak can be modeled by the exponential equation:
     
     
     
     
     
    P(t) is the total number people who become zombies after t days.
     
     
     
     
     

    1. Estimate the initial number of zombies. Show how you found your answer.

     
     
     
     
     
     

    1. Estimate the number of zombies after 5 days? Show how you found your answer.

     
     
     
     
     
     
     

    1. What is the maximum number of people on the island that can become zombies? (Hint: Examine the function for larger and larger values of t).

     
     
     
     
     
     
     

    1. Explain why your answer for Question #3 is the maximum.

     
     

    1. The town can survive if it can receive necessary equipment before 10,000 zombies exist on the island. How many days does the island have in order to receive the necessary equipment and survive? Show how you found your answer.

     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

    1. Create an informative zombie infographic on how fast spreading a zombie outbreak can be. Use at least one table of data and at least one graph to illustrate how fast this outbreak can occur.

    Example:
     

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    Fit a multiple regression model, testing whether a moderating variable affects the relationship between the predictor and the outcome variable

    Question Description

    Based on the research question you created, complete the following tasks:

    • Fit a multiple regression model, testing whether a moderating variable affects the relationship between the predictor and the outcome variable. Think about whether or not the model will meet assumptions.
    • Fit the model, testing for moderation between two key variables.
    • Analyze the output, determining whether moderation was significant and how to interpret that result.
    • Reflect on possible implications of social change.

    Write 2-paragraph analysis in APA format that includes your data output and addresses each of the tasks listed above. See pages 641 and 642 in your Warner textbook for an excellent APA-compliant write-up of a moderation analysis.

    This is the research question

    The research question: “Does the hours of work every week, the level of education and the hours of TV watching every day has a significant effect on income?”

    Resources

    Warner, R. M. (2013). Applied statistics: From bivariate through multivariate techniques (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.

    • Chapter 15, “Moderation: Tests for Interaction in Multiple Regression” (pp. 611–644)
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    Public Health

    It is important for a public health professional to show evidence of professional development over time. The professional portfolio is one way to collect and showcase achievements and artifacts or evidence of accomplishments.

    For this assignment, you will prepare a professional portfolio that includes the following:

    Reflection of Your Practicum Experience

    In a 1,000-1,250 words, address the following:

    1. Summarize your practicum experience.
    2. Describe how you have applied theory and/or knowledge from your course work into practice during your practicum experience (provide specific examples).
    3. What are the most important things you have learned from this practicum experience and how will you apply them to your public health career?
    4. How has this experience helped develop professionalism skills, such as networking, team building, communication, and professional competencies in public health? What leadership qualities do you possess and how do you envision applying them to your public health career?
    5. Articulate a personal mission, a set of core values, and vision regarding your role in public health. How will your core values help guide your ethical decision making in public health?
    6. Include two or three scholarly sources to support your narrative.

    Sample Practicum Work:

    In a second, separate document, submit a sample of your practicum work (e.g., health education materials, reports, presentation)

    Cover Letter and Resume:

    In a third, separate document, submit a cover letter and resume. Prepare a cover letter and resume for a potential (or actual) position in public health.

    APA format is required for essays only. Solid academic writing is expected for all presentation formats, and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

    This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

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    1408 Genetics Problems 2015

    1408 Genetics Problems 2015
    Name __________________________ Date __________
    For each correctly conducted genetics problem, the value is 3 points. Maximum credit is 20 points.
    All Punnett Squares must be shown for deriving the answer.
    Turn in the problems, worked on this paper or an attached sheet. Show your work!!!
    1. In humans, the allele for albinism (a) is recessive to the allele for normal pigmentation (A).
    A normally pigmented woman whose father is an albino marries an albino man whose parents are normal. They have three children, two normal and one albino.
    Give the genotypes for each person in the above scenario. Use the Punnett Square to prove your answer.
    Genotype
    The woman _____________
    Her Father ______________
    The albino man __________
    His Mother _____________
    His Father ______________
    3 children ____, ____, ____
    Incomplete Dominance is an intermediate inheritance in which one allele for a specific trait is not completely dominant over the other allele. Each allele is expressed in the heterozygous genotype producing an intermediate phenotype.
    For example, in certain snapdragon flowers, the gene R codes for red flowers while its allele R’ codes for white flowers. The RR genotype produces red flowers, R’R’ produces white and heterozygous RR’ produces pink flowers.
     
    Codominance occurs when two alleles are equally dominant, it is characterized by full expression of both alleles and both appear in a phenotype. The roan cow is the result of a heterozygous expression of colored and white hairs from the parents.
    2. In four o’clock flowers the gene R codes for red flowers and its allele R’ codes for white flowers. The genotype RR produce red flowers R’R’ results in white and the heterozygous condition RR’ produces pink flowers. What type of dominance is this? Give the genotypic and phenotypic ratios of the offspring of a cross between a white and pink flowering four o’clock.
    3. Give the genotypic and phenotypic ratios of the offspring of a cross between two pink flowering four o’clock plants.
    4. In cocker spaniels, black coat color (B) is dominant over red (b), and solid color (S) is dominant over
    spotted (s). If BbSs were crossed with Bbss, give the phenotype ratio for the offspring of this dihybrid cross. Show your work.
    MULTIPLE ALLELES INHERITANCE – Characteristics determined by Multiple Allele Inheritance are determined by more than two alleles of the same gene in the general population, although any one individual only has a single pair of genes (2 alleles) for the characteristic.
    For example ABO blood groupings are determined by three alleles of the same gene. The allele IA produce a type A antigen on the surface of the red blood cell, IB produces the type B antigen and the allele i does not code for any antigen. The genotypes IAIA and IAi produce type A blood, IBIB and IBi produce type B, IAIB produces type AB and ii produces type O blood. Remember that in ABO blood groupings the alleles for type A and type B are codominant. IA and IB are co-dominant genes so that the combination IA IB produces the AB blood type.
    5. Knowing what you do about the ABO blood types (M ultiple Allele Inheritance ). .
    Can each of these parents produce the given child? Show your work for each cross.
    Parent Child Yes/No
    a) A x AB B ______
    b) A x O A ______
    c) A x B O ______
    d) A x A AB ______
    e) B x B O ______
    f) AB x AB A ______
    X-LINKED INHERITANCE – The genes for X-linked characteristics are located on the X chromosome only,
    thus females have two genes for each X-linked characteristic while males have only one.
    As a result X-linked recessive characteristics appear more often in males than females.
    In cats coat color is determined by one pair of X-linked alleles. The gene XB codes for black coat while its allele Xb produces yellow coat. In females the heterozygous condition XBXb results in a calico coat (female).
    6. A calico cat (female) is mated with a yellow cat. Give the genotypic and the phenotypic ratios for the expected offspring. The interaction between XB and Xb to produce calico is an example of ____ inheritance.
    6. (2 points) A yellow female cat is mated with a black male. Give the genotypic and phenotypic ratios for the offspring
    Answer this following question.
    1. Observe an ice cube.  This is water in a solid form, so it has a high structural order.  This means that the molecules cannot move very much and are in a fixed position.  The temperature of the ice is zero degrees celcius.  As a result, the entropy of the system is low.
    2. Allow the ice to melt at room temperature.  What is the state of molecules in the liquid water now?  How did the energy transfer take place?  Is the entropy of the system higher or lower?  Why?
    3. If you were to heat the melted water to its boiling point, what would happen to the entropy of the system?
    4. Describe the structure and complementary base pairing of DNA.
    5. Explain how single nucleotide changes can have vastly different effects on protein function.
    6. In the past 25 years, we have learned a lot about DNA, and are now able to manipulate genes.  Plants are genetically modified to possess desirable traits such as resistance to disease and to grow with less water and fertilizer.  There are even certain Idaho potatoes that all grow to the same size, so McDonald’s french fries are the same length!  Human genes are inserted into bacteria to inexpensively produce drugs that treat diseases.  Soon, non-life threatening cosmetic changes will be available for those who can afford them.Conduct an internet search to find an interesting example of genetic engineering.  Then, summarize what you discovered.  Next, respond to at least one other student’s findings.
    Answer:
    1.
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    3.
    4.
    5.
    6.

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    Mathematics homework help

    Part 1
    Practice graphing the elementary functions:Use Desmos or GeoGebra to graph the following. Submit screen shots of every graph.
    y=−x2+3y=−x2+3
    y=x−3−−−−√y=x−3
    y=−3|x|y=−3|x|
    y=x3−1y=x3−1
    y=2x−1y=2x−1
    y=2−xy=2−x
    y=ln(x+3)y=ln(x+3)
    For each graph, write its domain and range.
    Compare each graph to its parent function (the basic elementary function).
    Describe how each graph (i – vii) was transformed using the transformational rules.
    Part 2
    Design your own video game by using at least one of the following elementary functions:Square Root
    Cubic
    Absolute Value
    Exponential
    Logarithmic
    Provide a full description of how to play. Programming the game isn’t necessary.
    Provide a full description of how the elementary function(s) will be used in the game.
    Provide at least one visual as to what the game would look like to the player.
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    wonders of modern technologies

    NURSING APA with REFERENCES
    Essay Assignment: 
    Answer all of the following questions using headers to separate topics.

    1. As one learns about all of the wonders of modern technologies, how would you respond (positive or negative, and why) to Dr. Victoria Sweet who wrote: In trying to get control of healthcare costs by emphasizing “efficiency,” we’ve headed down a wrong path. Medicine works best—that is, arrives at the right diagnosis and the right treatment for the least cost—when the doctor has enough time to do a good job, and pays attention not only to the patient but to what’s around the patient. Dr. Sweet calls this approach Slow Medicine, and she believes that, put into wider practice, it would be not only more satisfying for patient and doctor, but also less expensive.
    2. Consider the involvement of insurance companies, the big business of healthcare, and cost-cutting activities. Explain what you believe is meant by a cardiac patient who, upon meeting his surgeon for the first time prior to surgery, says to the surgeon, “Hello, sir. I’m Mr. John Smith, husband of Mary Smith and father of Jeanette Smith. I’m a carpenter who has built close to 80 new homes over the last 20 years with these two hands. I’m not the heart attack in Room 403.” and why.
    3. It’s been said that true quality improvement is only possible when those involved in the process can be completely honest with one another. In the case of healthcare, when mistakes cause serious pain, suffering, and possibly death, how is true quality improvement possible? When leveraging 6 Sigma, is total honesty really necessary? Explain.
    4. Everyone agrees that reading the Electronic Healthcare Records is much easier than the hand-written entries of old, but many complain that too many are focusing too much on the computer screen instead of on the human right in front of them. Is this just lack of skill or training? Is it poor computer system design? Is it just the nature of the transition from the old way to the new? Is patient care suffering because computers and all the displays, alerts, and alarms distract us?
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    Decision Tree For Statistics

    Discussion Not An Essay/Please Follow Directions/ Please Use Decision Tree For Statistics

    What does it mean to analyze the collected data from a program evaluation? An analysis involves reviewing multiple components, such as analyzing and synthesizing findings. This includes tabulating information to explore how many individuals participate in the program, reviewing demographics, analyzing the number of participants achieving the outcome goals, and analyzing and stratifying data by race, gender, age, income level, and geographic locations. It is also important to conduct a comparative analysis to review strengths, weaknesses, and any limitations and to review gaps. The next step is combining all of this information to make decisions and present to stakeholders for further input and suggestions regarding the program.
    Using the readings for this week, the South University Online Library, and the Internet, obtain scholarly articles and materials to draw inferences and support your philosophy. Review the textbook readings that will help you respond to this assignment.
    Respond to the following:

    • Compare and contrast qualitative and quantitative methods used for designing a program. (Use a 2×2-table format to present your analysis).
    • Review the decision tree for statistics. You can review the tree online at the following:
      • The Decision Tree for Statistics. (n.d.).
    • After reviewing the information:
      • Select three public health statistical methods that you would use in a public health program for your selected health issue or health disease topic.
      • Provide a complete analysis for each statistical method.
      • Explain why these methods are important and what data or information you could obtain for your program.

    Write a 1-paragraph response. Support your methods with appropriate examples and scholarly references. Comment on the postings of at least two peers with scholarly information.
    Evaluation Criteria:

    • Compared and contrasted qualitative and quantitative methods used for designing a program.
    • Recommended three feasible public health statistical methods that you would use in a public health program for your selected health issue or health disease topic.
    • Analyzed each statistical method in detail.
    • Explained why your selected statistical methods are important and what data or information you could obtain for your program.
    • Responses demonstrated an in-depth research and analysis.
    • Justified your answers with appropriate research and reasoning.
    • Commented on the postings of at least two peers.

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