Assignment 3: Post-Merger Analysis

Due Week 10 and worth 280 points

In today’s uncertain economic and regulatory environment for the health services industry, many organizations may be presented with merger and acquisition opportunities to gain market share and drive financial and operational efficiencies. Given the current state of this market segment:

Write a five to six (5-6) page paper in which you:

1. Suggest the key financial drivers that most likely will cause health care organizations to merge. Provide support for your rationale.
2. Assuming that two (2) health care organizations have merged. Determine the evaluation criteria that a financial analyst would use to evaluate the financial performance of the organization post-merger, and identify the determinants that the analyst would use to decide whether or not the merger generated favorable financial results for the organization. Provide support for your evaluation.
3. Determine the key factors that will drive the financial planning process for most organizations in the post-merger phase, and examine the related impact to the organization process. Provide support for your rationale.
4. Create an argument to assert that the financial planning process is of high value to a health care organization. Provide support for your argument.
5. Predict the financial stability of the health care industry over the next five (5) years. Provide support for your prediction.
6. Use at least three (3) quality academic resources. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Evaluate the financial statements and the financial position of health care institutions.
• Describe the overall planning process and the key components of the financial plan.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in health financial management.
• Write clearly and concisely about health financial management using proper writing mechanics.

Students will select a contemporary cultural health population facing a global health issue to research critically analyze and develop a theoretically-grounded culturally-sensitive health program. A 6-paged (minimum) double-spaced research paper in 12 pt. Times New Roman font with subheadings is required including at least 5 peer-reviewed references (one can be the text and the other 4 must be journal articles; Wikipedia will not be accepted).Please cite in APA format WITHIN THE TEXT OF THE PAPER (author/organization year of publication). SUBHEADINGS (NOT numbered sections) are required throughout the paper.A reference page needs to be attached to the end of the paper listing all of the references in APA format used to write the paper (not included in the 6 required pages).Content quality of writing and grammar will be considered during grading. Final papers are due onThursdayof this week.Please include the following sections in your6-paged(minimum) double-spaced research paper:2. Explain theimplementation plan step-by-step how the program could be implemented for your target population

Creating a Safe EnvironmentUnit 9 Assignment Step-by-Step:You are going to write a 23 page paper (in addition to a title and reference page) that explains and identifies a safe and healthy indoor and outdoor learning environment for one of the following age groups:04 months52 months24 years58 yearsPlease make sure to include the following components:Introductory paragraph: Preview the paper, include the importance of providing a healthy indoor and outdoor learning environment, and address how health, safety, and nutrition are interrelated and dependent on one another.Paragraph 2: Identify and describe four age-appropriate learning activities and toys that reinforce the important of health, nutrition, and safety.Paragraph 3: Discuss an ideal location, space, and security of a center, school, etc., and explain appropriate facility maintenance and upkeep.Conclusion paragraph: Summarize the main points of the paper and discuss the information mentioned in the body paragraphs.As with all writing, be sure to include citations if you use information from any source to avoid plagiarism. It is always necessary to give the author credit. In addition, please make sure to include a reference page. If you need assistance, please use the APA Quick Reference Guide in the Course Home page or visit the Kaplan University Writing Center.The viewpoint and purpose of this Assignment should be clearly established and sustained throughout the paper and should follow the conventions of Standard American English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.). Your writing should be well ordered, logical and unified, as well as original and insightful within each section of the paper. Your paper should display superior content, organization, style, and mechanics. More details can be found in the GEL-1.1 Universal Writing Rubric.I want the age group 2 to 4 or 5 to 8 to be written about. I also want Authentic work!!

Overview
Develop a 3–4-page educational plan to help improve the health and welfare needs of a vulnerable population in your community. In your plan, include the demographics of your community and the health care needs of the selected vulnerable population.

—-I have selected the elderly population in south Florida

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:
The implementation of the Affordable Care Act (2010) has changed the focus of community health care to disease prevention. Now persons who would otherwise not seek health care services can access safe, quality, continuity of care. Many from this population are identified as at-risk. They have a strong need to become more educated about their illnesses and learn how to prevent disease progression. The key is promoting health and wellness.

Questions to Consider
To deepen your understanding, you are encouraged to consider the questions below and discuss them with a fellow learner, a work associate, an interested friend, or a member of your professional community.
•What are the demographics of your community in terms of the at-risk population?
•What resources are already in place for this population?
•What is the best method to approach the intervention with this population?

Suggested Resources
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•APA Citation: Citing a Journal Article | Transcript.
•APA Citation: Citing a Book | Transcript.
•APA Citation: Citing a Website | Transcript.

Assessment Instructions
Preparation
•Read the scenario below.
•Reflect on your community and review the literature to obtain recent demographic information regarding population, age, gender, socio-economic status, education, ethnic distribution, types of diseases, and morbidity and mortality rates.
•Once you have gathered this data you should be able to determine what the greatest health care needs are in your community and select an at-risk population that could benefit from a health education program.
•Search the library and the Internet for scholarly and professional peer-reviewed articles on your selected health issue. Examining the nursing literature will help to identify how to approach the health concern that should be addressed within the selected population. You will need at least four articles to use as support for your lesson plan.

Scenario

The Patient Outreach department where you work has asked you to create an education plan for an at-risk population that is underserved in your community.

As an active member of your community you are aware of several health disparities among the population; some members have difficulty accessing care, others have little knowledge of their chronic disease process, and often cultural issues influence medical care.

Patient Outreach would like you to select a group and create a lesson plan that will help educate them and help them better understand how to manage or prevent illness or disease. Consider characteristics of culture, ethnicity, and social background that might affect the target group.

The population you choose could be a subset such as the elderly, an ethnic minority, a lower socio-economic group, or one that you have identified from your own observations. Some examples might be producing a lesson plan on how to manage diabetes or how to decrease the transmission of sexually transmitted diseases.

Directions

Create a lesson plan for your selected population. Be sure you identify the population your lesson is meant for. As you develop your lesson plan, keep in mind the comprehension level of your target audience and the information you want them to take away. Include the following:
•Explain why a specific population in your community qualifies as at-risk.
•Recommend evidence-based strategies to improve health outcomes for this at-risk group.
•Describe health care resources that serve this vulnerable population.
•Explain appropriate nursing interventions that will provide quality care to this vulnerable population.
•Create strategies to support plan implementation, addressing characteristics of culture, ethnicity, and social background that could affect the plan.

Additional Requirements
•Write between 1000 and 1250 words (4–5 pages).
•Include a title page and reference page.
•Provide adequate documentation of ideas and appropriate APA citations of relevant literature.
•Use a minimum of 4 references. (These must be recent, from within the past five years.)
•Double space, and use Times New Roman font, 12 point

Community Health Care Resources Scoring Guide/Criteria

Explain why a specific population in a community qualifies as at-risk.

Explains why a specific population in a community qualifies as at-risk and supports with relevant data from multiple sources.

Describe health care resources that serve vulnerable populations.

Describes health care resources that serve vulnerable populations and explains how these resources improve the health and wellness of the community.

Explain appropriate evidence-based nursing interventions that will provide quality care to vulnerable populations.

. Explains appropriate evidence-based nursing interventions that will provide quality care to vulnerable populations. Explains appropriate evidence-based nursing interventions that will provide quality care to vulnerable populations and explains how the interventions respect diversity.

Create an evidence-based plan to promote health and wellness in an at-risk population.
Creates an evidence-based plan to promote health and wellness in an at-risk population. Creates an evidence-based plan to promote health and wellness in an at-risk population and expands the plan with details and examples.

Write content clearly and logically, with correct use of grammar, punctuation, and mechanics.

Writes clearly and logically, with correct use of spelling, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics; uses relevant evidence to support a central idea.

Correctly format citations and references using APA style.
Correctly formats citations and references using APA style. Citations are free from all errors.