Finance And The Health Care Manager Discussion

Finance And The Health Care Manager Discussion
With the amazing advances in health care in recent decades, one question that continues to stir debate within the political arena and from a personal perspective is: “How to pay for health care” Health care managers must be good stewards of their resources to allow the funds available to do the greatest good for the largest number of people. Health care finance information is critical to assessing the financial condition of an organization, as well as accessing whether the resources being spent are achieving the goals of the organization.
To prepare for this Discussion, select a recent (within 5 years) relevant article from the Walden University library and current information from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, and the Healthcare Financial Management Association, Knowledge Center, that addresses the importance of health care finance information in decision making within the health care setting.
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Post a comprehensive response(250-350 words) to the following:
How do health care managers depicted in the article and website information you selected apply the principles of financial management to decisions, to the assessment of the financial condition of an entity or stewardship, or to the assessment of the efficiency, effectiveness, and compliance with organization directives?
Reference to files below:
Cleverley, W., Song, P., & Cleverley, J. (2011). Essentials of health care finance (7th ed.). Sudbury, MA. Jones & Bartlett.
Chapter 1, “Financial Information and the Decision Making Process”
Cleverley, W., Song, P., & Cleverley, J. (2011). Essentials of health care finance (7th ed.). Sudbury, MA. Jones & Bartlett.
Chapter 3, “Financial Environment of Healthcare Organizations”
https://www.cms.gov/
As early as 400 BC, the Hippocratic Oath admonished physicians to keep patients from harm or injustice. Current codes of ethics remind health care practitioners that safety and quality are imperative in health care. Yet quality and safety remain a critical issue for health care managers and patients today.
To prepare for this Discussion, carefully review your Learning Resources. Seek additional resources to support your Discussion from one of the known web resources of health care quality: Finance And The Health Care Manager Discussion.
Websites:

  • The Joint Commission http://www.jointcommission.org/
  • Institute for Healthcare Improvement http://www.ihi.org/ihi
  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/

Post a comprehensive response(250-350 words) to the following:
How is quality of care viewed from the perspective of each of the followiing:

  • A patient
  • A health care provider
  • A purchaser

What role can the health care manager play in ensuring quality and safety in a health care setting? Select one of the different methods for improving the delivery of care described in your Learning Resources (this can include the websites identified). Provide a specific example of how that method can help protect a patient from errors of underuse, overuse, or misuse of care. Finance And The Health Care Manager Discussion

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Ecological Systems Theory

Theroy Paper Graduate Level

COU 510 Theory Worksheet

Overview: You will be submitting this worksheet at the end of Week Two. You should have notes within each column and plan on adding to it throughout the course. This worksheet does not need to go into great detail, but it should have brief notes within the last three columns. (The first four columns may have just a word or phrase.) You can add to the chart throughout the course. By the end of Week One, you should have the following theories filled in to keep you on track.
· Ecological Systems Theory
· Psychoanalytic Theory
· Behaviorism Theory
You will receive feedback on this worksheet and continue to add to it as you learn more about how these developmental theories apply to different aspects of the lifespan. This is also an excellent tool to use as you study for your licensing exam.

Theory Identifying Characteristics Associated Theorists Continuity or Discontinuity Nature or Nurture What are the ethical, legal, and cultural concerns? Describe how this theory applies to different aspects of the lifespan. How can this theory be applied in the counseling field?
Ecological Systems Theory Different environments that surround a child i.e. microsystem, mesosystem, exosystem, macrosystem, chronosystem Urie Bronfenbrenner Continuity nurture It examines the effects of the relations between a child and its immediate environment (Ryan, 2001). Also examines the role of culture in the development of a child. The theory states how the society should handle individuals during the different stages of development. The theory examines the different environments and how they influence the development of a child (Ryan, 2001). This states how an individual develops different characteristics throughout their lifespan. Counselors can utilize this theory to examine the behavioral development of an individual. They can use this theory to base their advice on different behavioral aspects.
Psychoanalytic Theory Personality traits i.e. ID, Ego and Super Ego. Sigmund Freud, Erik Erikson Discontinuity nurture Enables understanding of human character (Klein, 1976).
Enables control of human relations.		 This theory explains the development of human character as they grow (Klein, 1976). It can be useful to identify the influence of the experiences of individuals in their behavior.
Behaviorism Theory Behavior and learning.
Also associated with responses to stimulus.		 John B. Watson, Ivan Pavlov, B.F. Skinner discontinuity Nurture Enhancing the learning of behavior, teaches moral behavior and cultural practices (Ormrod & Davis, 2004). Provides legal knowledge to individuals. Explains how various stimulus influences responses and repetition of the same process leads to the development of behavior (Ormrod & Davis, 2004). Enables examination of the cause of certain behaviors.
Can also be used to correct bad habits developed by individuals through avoiding the stimulus.

References
Klein, G. S. (1976). Psychoanalytic theory: An exploration of essentials. Intl Universities Pr Inc.
Ormrod, J. E., & Davis, K. M. (2004). Human learning. London: Merrill.
Ryan, D. P. J. (2001). Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems theory. Retrieved January, 9, 2012.

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What are some of the societal and historical forces which might have created this situation or dilemma?

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Let’s start thinking about your Week 6 final paper – Cultural Perspectives. For that paper, you will choose one particular diversity-related issue to explore in depth. For this written assignment, think of possible diversity-related issues that could be used for your Final Paper.

Instructions:

First, identify three different types of diversity situations or cultural dilemmas based on different types of cultural and group associations. These diversity situations or dilemmas are your topics.
The following are guidelines for choosing your three separate diversity-related issues:

  • Select topics that are reflective of diversity issues as we have been discussing in this course.
  • The situations or dilemmas should demonstrate a cultural clash between at least two socio-cultural groups and have the potential for debate.

This video provides a tour of the University of the Rockies Library.

  • Select topics that are current and possibly in the news.
  • Select topics that can be researched to find out about them more in-depth.

Second, in addition to readings, media, website resources, and personal experiences, use ProQuest and EBSCOhost to find THREEappropriate scholarly articles to support your topics. Review the Library Tour video as well as the vidoes for searching EBSCOhost and Proquest to get started. At least one article should come from ProQuest, and one article should come from EBSCOhost.

  • Searching Techniques: EBSCOhost (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
  • Searching Techniques: Proquest (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Third, write a 660-1320 word paper (not including title page) that briefly discusses the following for each of your selected topics:

  • Describe the diversity situation or cultural dilemma and your interest in this topic.
  • Describe the cultural groups impacted by this topic.
  • What are some of the societal and historical forces which might have created this situation or dilemma?
  • Provide one argument from each perspective regarding the topic.

Remember to cite the articles you found using ProQuest and EBSCOhost (use this APA formatted template (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. for assistance).
Point Value: 8 Points
Weekly Learning Outcome Alignment: 1, 2
Course Learning Outcome Alignment: 3, 4, 6

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Descriptive Statistics

Descriptive Statistics

The Statistics Project assignment has been broken down into multiple parts and you will complete these parts throughout the course. This week’s assignment allows you to become familiar with opening data and viewing it in Microsoft® Excel® and using the Analysis Toolpak. In research, the individual data points are entered into databases, but for the purpose of this course, the data is provided in a spreadsheet for you in the Happiness and Engagement Dataset.
Imagine you have been asked to enhance workplace happiness and engagement at your company. You have conducted a survey and gathered data on the gender, age, relationship with direct supervisor, telecommute schedule, relationship with coworkers, along with the ratings for workplace happiness and workplace engagement for 50 individuals in your department. You must determine what variables affect workplace happiness and engagement. The first step is to run descriptive statistics on each variable to learn more about the data you have collected.
Calculate descriptive statistics for the following variables in the provided Microsoft® Excel® dataset:

  • Gender
  • Age
  • Relationship with Direct Supervisor
  • Telecommute Schedule
  • Relationship with Coworkers
  • Workplace Happiness Rating
  • Workplace Engagement Rating

Write a 125- to 175-word summary of your interpretation of the descriptive results for each variable. Copy and paste the Microsoft® Excel® output below your summary.
Format your summary according to APA guidelines.

Statistics Project, Part 1: Opening Data in Microsoft® Excel® and Running Descriptive Statistics

Data

Gender Age Supervisor Telecommute Coworkers Happiness Engagement Overall Rating
1 29 1 1 2 7 8 15
2 32 4 1 3 9 10 19
1 39 1 1 1 4 5 8
1 25 2 1 2 5 8 13
1 27 1 1 1 5 4 9
2 33 3 1 2 7 8 15
2 36 3 1 2 8 7 15
1 28 3 1 3 9 8 17
1 34 3 2 3 8 8 16
2 32 2 1 2 6 8 14
2 31 1 1 1 7 5 12
2 38 1 1 1 6 8 14
2 27 3 1 2 7 9 16
2 29 4 1 2 8 9 17
1 26 4 1 2 8 8 16
1 39 4 1 3 9 8 17
1 40 1 1 1 6 8 14
2 37 2 1 1 7 9 16
2 37 3 1 2 9 7 16
1 29 3 2 2 7 8 15
1 29 3 1 2 9 7 16
1 30 2 1 1 6 7 13
2 36 3 1 3 9 9 18
1 30 3 1 2 7 7 14
2 30 2 1 2 8 7 15
2 35 4 1 2 8 8 16
1 27 3 2 3 9 9 18
2 31 2 1 3 8 8 16
2 38 1 1 2 6 8 14
2 38 3 1 2 8 8 16
1 34 2 1 1 5 6 11
2 28 3 1 2 9 9 18
1 29 2 2 2 7 8 15
1 32 4 2 2 8 8 16
1 35 2 2 3 9 9 18
1 35 3 1 2 7 7 14
2 37 2 1 2 8 9 17
2 29 3 1 2 8 8 16
1 40 4 1 2 9 8 17
2 27 4 1 1 8 7 15
1 27 2 1 1 4 6 10
1 34 1 1 2 8 7 15
2 34 1 2 1 7 5 12
2 25 2 2 2 9 8 17
2 25 1 1 1 5 6 11
2 29 2 1 2 8 8 16
1 30 3 1 2 9 9 18
1 30 3 1 2 7 8 15
2 35 2 2 1 6 6 12
2 34 4 1 3 9 9 18

Information

Variable Description of Values
Gender 1= Male, 2=Female
Age Chronological Age (in years)
Relationship With Direct Supervisor 1 = negative relationship, 2 = neutral relationship, 3 = positive relationship, 4 = great relationship
Telecommute Schedule 1= no ability to telecommute, 2 = able to telecommute at least 2 days per week
Relationship With Coworkers 1 = negative relationship, 2 = no relationship, 3 = positive relationship
Workplace Happiness Rating Scale 0-10, 0 = no happiness, 10 = completely happy
Workplace Engagement Rating Scale 0-10, 1 = no engagement, 10 = highly engaged
Overall Combined Rating Scale 0-20, 0 = not happy and not engaged, 20 = completely happy and highly engaged
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IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ROPER, LOGAN AND TIERNEY MODEL OF CARE

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ROPER, LOGAN AND TIERNEY MODEL OF CARE: DEVELOPMENT OF A NURSING CARE PLAN AND…

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Nursing Care Plan and nursing report. You need to write a nursing plan and nursing report which is on page 6 second file based on case study.Marking criteria is on page 10 and 11 second file

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NHW 2012 Assignment Case Study 1 Unit: Nursing for Health and Wellbeing 400745 School of Nursing and Midwifery NHW 2012 Assignment case study Name: Jake Anderson DOB: 5th May 2008 Address: 66 Longbow St Blacktown You are working in a community centre and received a referral letter from one of the local General Practitioners about a young child he has seen. According to the letter, Jake who is nearly 4, has had extensive consultations with Paediatric specialists as his mother is concerned about his development. No reasons have been found to explain his situation. The doctor asks that you make a plan of care to provide the mother with strategies to help his development. Jake’s mother, Sally has come to the centre to speak with you about Jake. Sally states that Jake is her only child and she has no siblings or friends with children. Sally has just moved into a house, from a small unit. She is worried about Jake getting hurt so she has him sitting with her most of the day. She admits that she doesn’t know what she should be doing but when Jake recently started preschool, it was obvious that he wasn’t doing things other children of his age were doing. On examination you find: Jake is 95 cm tall and Weighs 13 Kg. Jake is shy and does not make eye contact. He sits very close to his mother. His mother informs you that the preschool teachers have voiced concerns to her that Jake rarely interacts with other children preferring to play on his own or parallel to them. They are also concerned about his diet as he often refuses to eat his lunch. When you ask Jake about what he likes to eat, he says “McDonald’s”. On further questioning, you find he generally has cereal for breakfast and Sally states they eat a lot of take away food as she gets frustrated when she cooks a meal and he will not eat it. She knows he’ll eat the take away food. Even then he doesn’t eat much. His speech is limited to short phrases to get what he wants. For example when he wanted to play with a particular…
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 A toxic radioactive substance

A. Between 2005 and 2008​, the average rate of inflation was about 3.6​% per year.
If a cart of groceries cost ​$110 in​ 2005, what did it cost in 2008​?
A cart of groceries cost approximately ​$____in 2008.
B.   A toxic radioactive substance with a density of 7
milligrams per square centimeter is detected in the ventilating ducts of a nuclear processing building that was used 55 years ago. If the​ half- life of the substance is 20 ​years, what was the density of the substance when it was deposited 55
years​ ago?
The density of the radioactive substance when it was deposited 55 years ago was approximately was approximately_____mg/ cm squared
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Clinical Manifestations Of AIDS Discussion

Clinical Manifestations Of AIDS Discussion

Chapter 5 described the progression of AIDS, from the initial infection with HIV to the late stages of the disease. There are a number of interesting questions to explore. There are also quite a few symptoms and opportunistic infections that are characteristic of AIDS. In this discussion, each of you should focus your post on one of these topics, something that you found to be of particular interest.
Below is a list of examples of topics, but you can also introduce one of your own:
What is going on during the asymptomatic phase of HIV infection?
How can patients help to delay the symptomatic phase of AIDS?
Choose one of the symptoms of the progression of AIDS, as shown in Table 5-1a on p.72 of the textbook. You can type any one of those symptoms into google and you’ll probably find some you-tube videos. Be sure to include HIV as a keyword in your search. Do some research on that symptom and describe it in your post.  Describe what is going on in the patient’s body. You might include some preventative steps or treatment for that symptom.
As usual, upload your post of 150-200 words
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What arguments can be made for focusing on those considered gifted and talented?

Reflection

In this course, you have learned about the range of exceptionalities in children from low-incidence disabilities to gifted and talented, and also twice-exceptional children.
Given the realities of budget cutbacks, financial challenges, and legal requirements of schools, the focus tends to be on evaluating and providing interventions for students on the disability end of the exceptionalities continuum, rather than on those considered gifted and talented.
Using the module readings, the Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet, research gifted and talented students. Then, reflect on what you have learned throughout this course.
Based on your research, respond to the following:
Part I

  • What arguments can you make for focusing time and resources on children with disabilities, rather than on those considered gifted and talented?
  • What arguments can be made for focusing on those considered gifted and talented?
  • Given what you have learned about the continuum of exceptionalities, what recommendations would you make? Provide reasons to support your answer.

Remember to consider ethical and legal arguments.
Part II

  • Explain why the term exceptionalities includes a continuum from those with low-incidence disabilities to gifted and talented. What do all of these children have in common?
  • Describe something new that you learned, including how it might have changed your viewpoint on children with exceptionalities (such as, how research differs from what you thought was true or how an opinion or perspective was challenged).
  • Discuss something you learned in this course that you would like to continue learning more about. How might you apply this knowledge in your career goals?

Write your initial response in 300–500 words. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.

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What arguments can you make for focusing time and resources on children with disabilities, rather than on those considered gifted and talented?

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Assignment 2: Discussion—Reflection

In this course, you have learned about the range of exceptionalities in children from low-incidence disabilities to gifted and talented, and also twice-exceptional children.
Given the realities of budget cutbacks, financial challenges, and legal requirements of schools, the focus tends to be on evaluating and providing interventions for students on the disability end of the exceptionalities continuum, rather than on those considered gifted and talented.
Using the module readings, the Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet, research gifted and talented students. Then, reflect on what you have learned throughout this course.
Based on your research, respond to the following:
Part I

  • What arguments can you make for focusing time and resources on children with disabilities, rather than on those considered gifted and talented?
  • What arguments can be made for focusing on those considered gifted and talented?
  • Given what you have learned about the continuum of exceptionalities, what recommendations would you make? Provide reasons to support your answer.

Remember to consider ethical and legal arguments.
Part II

  • Explain why the term exceptionalities includes a continuum from those with low-incidence disabilities to gifted and talented. What do all of these children have in common?
  • Describe something new that you learned, including how it might have changed your viewpoint on children with exceptionalities (such as, how research differs from what you thought was true or how an opinion or perspective was challenged).
  • Discuss something you learned in this course that you would like to continue learning more about. How might you apply this knowledge in your career goals?

Write your initial response in 300–500 words. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.

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Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Cancer

Poster Project On Burkitt Lymphoma – See Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Cancer

The poster part of the project should include, at a minimum, the following information (5 points per section): • Introduction and general characteristics of the disease (take-home message). • Special susceptibility to suffer this cancer (i.e., white skin for melanoma, immunocompromised (HIV) for Kaposi sarcoma, etc.) Carcinogens involved? Chemical? Physical? Biological? Explain the mechanism in detail. Does this cancer have a hereditary component? If so, explain. • General characteristics of the tumor (where it originates, driver genes, subtypes, etc) • The signs and symptoms of the disease. Disease progression. Preferred sites of metastasis. What organ system(s) do metastasis affect? • Tests used to monitor the population as a preventive measure. Laboratory tests used to absolutely confirm the identity of the disease, i.e. biopsy with immunohistochemistry. Be specific for this cancer! • Methods used to reduce the incidence of the cancer (ie. Prevent second hand smoking, ban tobacco ads, etc.). • Treatment for the disease (talk about how it works and side effects). Life expectancy in 5 or 10 years after diagnosis with/without treatment. Is there a novel treatment available? If so, discuss the treatment, side effects etc. If no novel treatment is available, why not? Is work being done to develop one? • Current cases locally (San Diego/California/US when available) and globally (with incidence) B) Be VERY careful when referencing online sites. Each underscore, period, or capital letter must be exact, or we will not be able to find the site. Always check your references before reporting them by using the OPEN feature on your browser. If your reference will not open, it will not be counted toward your grade. It is important that the above information be complete, and that it be presented in a logical and orderly manner. If you don’t it will be obvious, and you will end up losing points (quality and effective communication: 10 of the 80 points). I do look at all of the posters in great detail. Your poster must be presented on a large, tri-fold, standing poster board.  When selecting online references remember that not all information on the Internet is reliable. Always try to use journal articles or governmental documents as the “authority,” and not rely on commercial sites (.com). Wikipedia, WebMD, Healthline, Mayo Clinic are NOT an acceptable references. Two references with the same URL except for the last part will be considered the same reference, like different pages in a book. Include all sources used; reference books and periodicals by a standard format. Be sure that you reference all photos/charts that you use on or below the item on the poster. A minimum of five reliable, scientific references (books, publications or Internet) plus any other references used. (10 of the 80 points) To report your sources, prepare a bibliography at the end of your poster presentation and number all references used. Then in the body of your poster, provide the number of the reference you used for information. This is called end notes, which you have probably used for other research papers. As with any report, be sure that you are not directly copying or simply paraphrasing material that you use. If you choose to use direct quotes from the article, you must use quotation marks. I will be checking the references, so be sure NOT to plagiarize! Any phrase longer than 5-6 words in length taken from the source, which is then copied and pasted in the presentation might be considered plagiarism. A one-page handout (brochure) that would be suitable to explain the critical aspects of the disease to the general public (15 points). Example of brochures are available at the bottom of this document. This brochure should include useful information starting with a brief introduction about the cancer and the organ affected, risk factors, information or aid for the identification of that tumor (need to know…), preventive tests you can take if you are at high risk, what if you are diagnosed with this cancer (tests to confirm diagnosis, treatment, …), etc. AIM: Try to think on a person that might have just discovered an abnormal growth on any site of his/her body. This person has zero knowledge about cancer or biology of cancer but he/she will need useful information about that cancer, diagnostics, what to do if the symptoms match with the description and what if he/she is finally diagnosed with cancer. THE POSTER PRESENTATION WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE END APRIL/ BEGINNING OF MAY (Please, get it done ASAP since you will be pretty busy at that point with other exams/finals). Specific dates will be announced after spring break. Late projects will not be accepted. You must be able to explain the poster in detail to other students (including non-Biol316 students, since posters will be displayed to the general public). There are five required parts of an Internet reference in order to receive full credit: • the author of the article, if available. • title of the article • the date written/updated • Internet address (URL). For example, https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/index.htm is the URL or reference for this page, which should show in your browser heading. An easy way to get this reference is to copy it from your browser and paste into your word processing program, so typos will not be made. • the date you visited the site. Guidelines for Poster Presentation Your presentation is an important means of exchanging information with your fellow students. We will be learning information from these presentations that they will be tested on at the end of the semester. Therefore, it is important that you do an effective presentation. Make an outline of the information you need to present, decide how you will arrange the poster for each point you need to make. Do not write in complete sentences; use short phrases as a memory jogger of the points you need to make. Use visual aids when possible *do not forget to explain at the bottom of each picture/chart your point and reference the original source. PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE! Due to the time constraints, it is very important that you practice delivering your presentation (5 minutes) and time it to see how long it takes. Adjust the content accordingly during practice to fill the allotted time. Be prepared! Your aim is to attract the interest of the general public. Therefore, the poster needs to be well structured and appealing. There is an ideal balance between too little and too much information on a poster. The poster should require some explanation in order to hold the interest of the audience, but visual aids are pretty helpful in providing the most important information in a very effective manner. Use fonts that will be large enough to read; Differentiate main titles from the body on each section (use bold, underline, bigger fonts, etc.)
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