1.
Assignment #2
Technology Project pertinent to their practice environment
THIS WEEK DUE PART II AND THOSE TO SUBMIT THE ENTIRE PROJECT (PAPER) . PART I ALREADY WITH CORRECTIONS SUGGESTED, IF ANY, AND PART II
Grading Criteria for Assignments #1 & 2
Technology Project Paper Part 1 (20 points of grade)
Technology Project Paper Part 2 (20 points of grade)
Student to identify a Technology Project pertinent to their practice environment. This proposal must include:
Executive Summary; Description of Project; Rationale Topic chosen; Research-supported by evidenced based recent literature; Project Clinical Goals & Objectives; Market/Financial Project Analysis;
Plan for Evaluation; Plan for Alternative Assumptions & Strategies.
Include how this project is applicable to the present Healthcare system in terms of the issues of healthcare access, quality & cost. Include 2 MSN Essentials.
Minimum 10 pages, double spaced,
Maximum 15 pages, double spaced, APA format.
Part 1:
• Identify Topic of Project Proposal (2 points)
• Description of project & Background Discussion (5 points)
• Goals & Objectives & Significance discussion (5 points)
• Include evidenced based research to support paper, at least three (5 points)
• Overall: Focused, Ideas with clarity, Overall compliance with grammar & APA 6th format (3 points). Include cover page and reference used on part I
Part 2:
*10 pages, double spaced, APA format style including cover and reference pages
• Financial Proposal analysis (4 points)
• Alternative plan of actions (4 points)
• Proposed project plan to include: (8 points)
o Project activities
o Timeline
o Budget
o Evaluation Plan
• Executive Summary at end of project (4 points)
Top of Form
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Technology Project Paper Part 1
Electronic Health Records
Florida National University
Jose Cardentey
Health Care Informatics
Professor Jacquelin Alonso
January 28,2022
Electronic Health Records Proposal
Executive Summary
The healthcare sector has making bold strides in reducing the number of medical errors which have been claiming the lives of many patients by adoption of numerous technology to determine the technology that will be most effective. among these technologies is Electronic Health Records whose goal is to improve the documentation of patient information to guide practitioners when prescribing medication and keeping track of the patient outcomes. The deployment of this technology in the health facility calls for collaboration with different shareholders in different disciplines in the health sector. For successful implementation, the proposal provides a list of activities that need to executed. They include development of the lead committee who will oversee the accomplishment of the project goals, strategies to manage the EHR system and the strategies to manage changes that will face the system due to the rapidly changing business environment. The goal of this report is to analyze the background of the technology and briefly descr ...
Final Project Implementation Assessment of Electronic Health .docxtjane3
Final Project:
Implementation Assessment of Electronic Health Record.
Objective
:
For this assignment, you will create the assessment to implement the new HER in a Health care setting. The assessment phase is foundational to all other EHR implementation steps, and involves determining if the practice is ready to make the change from paper records to electronic (EHRs), or to upgrade their current system to a new certified version. You will be encourage to choose a Community Health Center or a Doctor’s Office. The Assessment is designed because our world has been radically transformed by digital technology – smart phones, tablets, and web-enabled devices have transformed our daily lives and the way we communicate. Medicine is an information-rich enterprise. A greater and more seamless flow of information within a digital health care infrastructure, created by electronic health records (EHRs), encompasses and leverages digital progress and can transform the way care is delivered and compensated. With EHRs, information is available whenever and wherever it is needed.
The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, a component of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, represents the Nation’s first substantial commitment of Federal resources to support the widespread adoption of EHRs. As of August 2012, 54 percent of the Medicare- and Medicaid-eligible professionals had registered for the
meaningful use incentive program
.
The paper will be 8 pages long. More information and due date will provide in the assignments link.
ASSIGNMENT GUIDELINES (2 points /10%):
The
assessment
should look at the current state of the practice:
Are administrative processes organized, efficient, and well documented?
Are clinical workflows efficient, clearly mapped out, and understood by all staff?
Are data collection and reporting processes well established and documented?
Are staff members computer literate and comfortable with information technology?
Does the practice have access to
high-speed internet connectivity
?
Does the practice have access to the financial capital required to purchase new or additional hardware?
Are there clinical priorities or needs that should be addressed?
Does the practice have specialty specific requirements?
Through the Regional Extension Centers (RECs), we’ve learned that these questions and assessment tools provide a good understanding of the current state of the practice and can help identify key goals for improvement. Often, these goals relate to patient quality, patient satisfaction, practice productivity and efficiency, improved quality of work environment, and most important to the overall goal – improved health care.
EACH PAPER SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
1.
Introduction (5 points / 25%)
Offer an abstract that provide a brief outlook of the proposal and explaining in your own words what is meant by a Electronic H.
Case study 7 chapter 141. 2. Answer the Case Study Questions (.docxwendolynhalbert
Case study 7 chapter 14
1.
2. Answer the Case Study Questions (found at the end of each case study) in 500-750 words total (not including reference list).
3. Include at least one additional, external reference to sources such as an article or video. Cite the reference(s) in your study.
Your case study will be graded on the following:
Grading: 20 points
Content 80% (how thoroughly and logically you answer the questions, how well you incorporate your reference(s), how well you make arguments and state facts to support your answers).
Spelling/Grammar/Punctuation 20%
14-4 What are the principal risk factors in information systems projects, and how can they be managed?
We have already introduced the topic of information system risks and risk assessment in Chapter 8. In this chapter, we describe the specific risks to information systems projects and show what can be done to manage them effectively.Dimensions of Project Risk
Systems differ dramatically in their size, scope, level of complexity, and organizational and technical components. Some systems development projects are more likely to create the problems we have described earlier or to suffer delays because they carry a much higher level of risk than others. The level of project risk is influenced by project size, project structure, and the level of technical expertise of the information systems staff and project team.
· Project size. The larger the project—as indicated by the dollars spent, the size of the implementation staff, the time allocated for implementation, and the number of organizational units affected—the greater the risk. Very large-scale systems projects have a failure rate that is 50 to 75 percent higher than that for other projects because such projects are complex and difficult to control. The organizational complexity of the system—how many units and groups use it and how much it influences business processes—contributes to the complexity of large-scale systems projects just as much as technical characteristics, such as the number of lines of program code, length of project, and budget. In addition, there are few reliable techniques for estimating the time and cost to develop large-scale information systems.
· Project structure. Some projects are more highly structured than others. Their requirements are clear and straightforward, so outputs and processes can be easily defined. Users know exactly what they want and what the system should do; there is almost no possibility of the users changing their minds. Such projects run a much lower risk than those with relatively undefined, fluid, and constantly changing requirements; with outputs that cannot be fixed easily because they are subject to users’ changing ideas; or with users who cannot agree on what they want.
· Experience with technology. The project risk rises if the project team and the information system staff lack the required technical expertise. If the team is unfamiliar with the hardware, system software, applica ...
Running head: ANALYSIS PAPER 1
ANALYSIS PAPER 2
Analysis Paper
Krista Kim
Rasmussen College
Author Note
This paper is being submitted on January 21st, 2018, for Kim Sanders’s H490/HSA4922 Section 01 Healthcare Management Capstone - Online Plus - 2018 Winter Quarter
Analysis Paper
Based on the results of the SWOT analysis, what should Barbara recommend as an overall strategy?
From the SWOT analysis, the overall strategy that Barbara should recommend is a system that is capable of meeting the needs of the healthcare facility effectively and efficiently. The strategy focuses on having systems that are fast to allow for easy processing of information and offer quality support to the patients. It should also have a high level of functionality to allow for the normalizing, analyzing, access and the storage of the entire patient's data and saving it for easy retrieving in the future. The system should also be user-friendly so that the professionals and the staff using it can be in a position to easily maneuver in the process of care delivery. The other component of the system that the company should consider is that it should have a wide range of features to enhance maximum utilization and the ease of data access by the patients and physicians. Finally, the medical professionals should also be trained on how to use the system upon implementation.
How will the selection of the chosen EHR system contribute to the strategy? Further explain why it was the best choice.
One of the ways in which the selection of eClinical works EHR will contribute to strategy is that it is the ability to maintain highly organized data; it’s fast and also has amazing features. The EHR system adapted for use in the organization should be in a position to increase effectiveness, efficiency, achieve quality in the delivery of care and also enhance the patient’s outcomes (Sinha et al., 2013). Due to its organization, the system will make it easy for the health care professionals to retrieve the patients’ information while at the same time ensuring security to prevent access of the patient information by unauthorized persons. The e-Clinical works will also contribute to the strategy because it offers low and affordable prices and has low maintenance costs and this aids in the reduction of the costs that the healthcare facilities incur in the maintenance. The other way in which the system will contribute to the strategy is that it has a wide scope of features which make it easy for the patients and the physicians to login into their portals and interact with each other.
On what basis should she develop actions items? What should the action items be, as they directly relate to the strategy?
The action items should be developed based on their importance in m ...
STUDY PROTOCOL Open AccessSafety Assurance Factors for Ele.docxhanneloremccaffery
STUDY PROTOCOL Open Access
Safety Assurance Factors for Electronic Health
Record Resilience (SAFER): study protocol
Hardeep Singh1*, Joan S Ash2 and Dean F Sittig3
Abstract
Background: Implementation and use of electronic health records (EHRs) could lead to potential improvements in
quality of care. However, the use of EHRs also introduces unique and often unexpected patient safety risks.
Proactive assessment of risks and vulnerabilities can help address potential EHR-related safety hazards before harm
occurs; however, current risk assessment methods are underdeveloped. The overall objective of this project is to
develop and validate proactive assessment tools to ensure that EHR-enabled clinical work systems are safe and
effective.
Methods/Design: This work is conceptually grounded in an 8-dimension model of safe and effective health
information technology use. Our first aim is to develop self-assessment guides that can be used by health care
institutions to evaluate certain high-risk components of their EHR-enabled clinical work systems. We will solicit input
from subject matter experts and relevant stakeholders to develop guides focused on 9 specific risk areas and will
subsequently pilot test the guides with individuals representative of likely users. The second aim will be to examine
the utility of the self-assessment guides by beta testing the guides at selected facilities and conducting on-site
evaluations. Our multidisciplinary team will use a variety of methods to assess the content validity and perceived
usefulness of the guides, including interviews, naturalistic observations, and document analysis. The anticipated
output of this work will be a series of self-administered EHR safety assessment guides with clear, actionable,
checklist-type items.
Discussion: Proactive assessment of patient safety risks increases the resiliency of health care organizations to
unanticipated hazards of EHR use. The resulting products and lessons learned from the development of the
assessment guides are expected to be helpful to organizations that are beginning the EHR selection and
implementation process as well as those that have already implemented EHRs. Findings from our project, currently
underway, will inform future efforts to validate and implement tools that can be used by health care organizations
to improve the safety of EHR-enabled clinical work systems.
Keywords: Electronic health records, Health information technology, Patient safety, Risk assessment, Resilience
Background
Several countries have made recent multi-billion dollar
investments in electronic health record (EHR) infra-
structure to transform their health care delivery systems.
However, implementation of EHR-related initiatives has
encountered greater than expected challenges [1-4].
Although successful transformations have occurred in a
few pioneering healthcare organizations across the globe,
[5,6] the vast majority of organizations are still in the
process of implementing.
Final Project Implementation Assessment of Electronic Health .docxtjane3
Final Project:
Implementation Assessment of Electronic Health Record.
Objective
:
For this assignment, you will create the assessment to implement the new HER in a Health care setting. The assessment phase is foundational to all other EHR implementation steps, and involves determining if the practice is ready to make the change from paper records to electronic (EHRs), or to upgrade their current system to a new certified version. You will be encourage to choose a Community Health Center or a Doctor’s Office. The Assessment is designed because our world has been radically transformed by digital technology – smart phones, tablets, and web-enabled devices have transformed our daily lives and the way we communicate. Medicine is an information-rich enterprise. A greater and more seamless flow of information within a digital health care infrastructure, created by electronic health records (EHRs), encompasses and leverages digital progress and can transform the way care is delivered and compensated. With EHRs, information is available whenever and wherever it is needed.
The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, a component of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, represents the Nation’s first substantial commitment of Federal resources to support the widespread adoption of EHRs. As of August 2012, 54 percent of the Medicare- and Medicaid-eligible professionals had registered for the
meaningful use incentive program
.
The paper will be 8 pages long. More information and due date will provide in the assignments link.
ASSIGNMENT GUIDELINES (2 points /10%):
The
assessment
should look at the current state of the practice:
Are administrative processes organized, efficient, and well documented?
Are clinical workflows efficient, clearly mapped out, and understood by all staff?
Are data collection and reporting processes well established and documented?
Are staff members computer literate and comfortable with information technology?
Does the practice have access to
high-speed internet connectivity
?
Does the practice have access to the financial capital required to purchase new or additional hardware?
Are there clinical priorities or needs that should be addressed?
Does the practice have specialty specific requirements?
Through the Regional Extension Centers (RECs), we’ve learned that these questions and assessment tools provide a good understanding of the current state of the practice and can help identify key goals for improvement. Often, these goals relate to patient quality, patient satisfaction, practice productivity and efficiency, improved quality of work environment, and most important to the overall goal – improved health care.
EACH PAPER SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
1.
Introduction (5 points / 25%)
Offer an abstract that provide a brief outlook of the proposal and explaining in your own words what is meant by a Electronic H.
Case study 7 chapter 141. 2. Answer the Case Study Questions (.docxwendolynhalbert
Case study 7 chapter 14
1.
2. Answer the Case Study Questions (found at the end of each case study) in 500-750 words total (not including reference list).
3. Include at least one additional, external reference to sources such as an article or video. Cite the reference(s) in your study.
Your case study will be graded on the following:
Grading: 20 points
Content 80% (how thoroughly and logically you answer the questions, how well you incorporate your reference(s), how well you make arguments and state facts to support your answers).
Spelling/Grammar/Punctuation 20%
14-4 What are the principal risk factors in information systems projects, and how can they be managed?
We have already introduced the topic of information system risks and risk assessment in Chapter 8. In this chapter, we describe the specific risks to information systems projects and show what can be done to manage them effectively.Dimensions of Project Risk
Systems differ dramatically in their size, scope, level of complexity, and organizational and technical components. Some systems development projects are more likely to create the problems we have described earlier or to suffer delays because they carry a much higher level of risk than others. The level of project risk is influenced by project size, project structure, and the level of technical expertise of the information systems staff and project team.
· Project size. The larger the project—as indicated by the dollars spent, the size of the implementation staff, the time allocated for implementation, and the number of organizational units affected—the greater the risk. Very large-scale systems projects have a failure rate that is 50 to 75 percent higher than that for other projects because such projects are complex and difficult to control. The organizational complexity of the system—how many units and groups use it and how much it influences business processes—contributes to the complexity of large-scale systems projects just as much as technical characteristics, such as the number of lines of program code, length of project, and budget. In addition, there are few reliable techniques for estimating the time and cost to develop large-scale information systems.
· Project structure. Some projects are more highly structured than others. Their requirements are clear and straightforward, so outputs and processes can be easily defined. Users know exactly what they want and what the system should do; there is almost no possibility of the users changing their minds. Such projects run a much lower risk than those with relatively undefined, fluid, and constantly changing requirements; with outputs that cannot be fixed easily because they are subject to users’ changing ideas; or with users who cannot agree on what they want.
· Experience with technology. The project risk rises if the project team and the information system staff lack the required technical expertise. If the team is unfamiliar with the hardware, system software, applica ...
Running head: ANALYSIS PAPER 1
ANALYSIS PAPER 2
Analysis Paper
Krista Kim
Rasmussen College
Author Note
This paper is being submitted on January 21st, 2018, for Kim Sanders’s H490/HSA4922 Section 01 Healthcare Management Capstone - Online Plus - 2018 Winter Quarter
Analysis Paper
Based on the results of the SWOT analysis, what should Barbara recommend as an overall strategy?
From the SWOT analysis, the overall strategy that Barbara should recommend is a system that is capable of meeting the needs of the healthcare facility effectively and efficiently. The strategy focuses on having systems that are fast to allow for easy processing of information and offer quality support to the patients. It should also have a high level of functionality to allow for the normalizing, analyzing, access and the storage of the entire patient's data and saving it for easy retrieving in the future. The system should also be user-friendly so that the professionals and the staff using it can be in a position to easily maneuver in the process of care delivery. The other component of the system that the company should consider is that it should have a wide range of features to enhance maximum utilization and the ease of data access by the patients and physicians. Finally, the medical professionals should also be trained on how to use the system upon implementation.
How will the selection of the chosen EHR system contribute to the strategy? Further explain why it was the best choice.
One of the ways in which the selection of eClinical works EHR will contribute to strategy is that it is the ability to maintain highly organized data; it’s fast and also has amazing features. The EHR system adapted for use in the organization should be in a position to increase effectiveness, efficiency, achieve quality in the delivery of care and also enhance the patient’s outcomes (Sinha et al., 2013). Due to its organization, the system will make it easy for the health care professionals to retrieve the patients’ information while at the same time ensuring security to prevent access of the patient information by unauthorized persons. The e-Clinical works will also contribute to the strategy because it offers low and affordable prices and has low maintenance costs and this aids in the reduction of the costs that the healthcare facilities incur in the maintenance. The other way in which the system will contribute to the strategy is that it has a wide scope of features which make it easy for the patients and the physicians to login into their portals and interact with each other.
On what basis should she develop actions items? What should the action items be, as they directly relate to the strategy?
The action items should be developed based on their importance in m ...
STUDY PROTOCOL Open AccessSafety Assurance Factors for Ele.docxhanneloremccaffery
STUDY PROTOCOL Open Access
Safety Assurance Factors for Electronic Health
Record Resilience (SAFER): study protocol
Hardeep Singh1*, Joan S Ash2 and Dean F Sittig3
Abstract
Background: Implementation and use of electronic health records (EHRs) could lead to potential improvements in
quality of care. However, the use of EHRs also introduces unique and often unexpected patient safety risks.
Proactive assessment of risks and vulnerabilities can help address potential EHR-related safety hazards before harm
occurs; however, current risk assessment methods are underdeveloped. The overall objective of this project is to
develop and validate proactive assessment tools to ensure that EHR-enabled clinical work systems are safe and
effective.
Methods/Design: This work is conceptually grounded in an 8-dimension model of safe and effective health
information technology use. Our first aim is to develop self-assessment guides that can be used by health care
institutions to evaluate certain high-risk components of their EHR-enabled clinical work systems. We will solicit input
from subject matter experts and relevant stakeholders to develop guides focused on 9 specific risk areas and will
subsequently pilot test the guides with individuals representative of likely users. The second aim will be to examine
the utility of the self-assessment guides by beta testing the guides at selected facilities and conducting on-site
evaluations. Our multidisciplinary team will use a variety of methods to assess the content validity and perceived
usefulness of the guides, including interviews, naturalistic observations, and document analysis. The anticipated
output of this work will be a series of self-administered EHR safety assessment guides with clear, actionable,
checklist-type items.
Discussion: Proactive assessment of patient safety risks increases the resiliency of health care organizations to
unanticipated hazards of EHR use. The resulting products and lessons learned from the development of the
assessment guides are expected to be helpful to organizations that are beginning the EHR selection and
implementation process as well as those that have already implemented EHRs. Findings from our project, currently
underway, will inform future efforts to validate and implement tools that can be used by health care organizations
to improve the safety of EHR-enabled clinical work systems.
Keywords: Electronic health records, Health information technology, Patient safety, Risk assessment, Resilience
Background
Several countries have made recent multi-billion dollar
investments in electronic health record (EHR) infra-
structure to transform their health care delivery systems.
However, implementation of EHR-related initiatives has
encountered greater than expected challenges [1-4].
Although successful transformations have occurred in a
few pioneering healthcare organizations across the globe,
[5,6] the vast majority of organizations are still in the
process of implementing.
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PROJECT PLAN 5
Project Plan
Nicholas Calhoun
Project Management
South University
January 21, 2020
Project Plan
Industry: Healthcare
Project: “Implementation of Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems”
Project Overview
The growth in technology has seen the inception of healthcare informatics whereby hospitals are required to utilize software systems to “facilitate workflow and improve the quality of patient care and patient safety” (Chang & Choi, 2016). Following the enactment of Affordable Care Act in 2010, the demand for healthcare services has increased drastically. Consequently, hospitals across United States serve a huge number of patients in a single day –hence making it hard for healthcare providers, clinical staff, and physicians to handle patients’ medical records manually.
Considerably, some level or organization is required in order to facilitate process of documentation and easy retrieval of patient records. Acquisition and implementation of a EMR system helps to capture, manage, and retrieve patient data like demographic information, lab results, medical history, among others with a single click. According to Coleman et al. (2015), “a strong EMR system can effectively acquire and centralize vital patient information” –something that is effective and efficient service delivery.
Thus, this project involves the process acquiring and implementing EMR to facilitate workflow and enhance service delivery in hospitals.
Synopsis
The project success is entirely anchored on proper “planning and management” of the activities and processes involved (Serra & Kunc, 2015). As a course, project management has a number of objectives which must be fulfilled and this project is fully aligned those objectives. First, there is need to ensure that projects are aligned to the organizational strategy and hence, this project is in line with the need to provide quality care to patients. The project plan will involve the process of creating a WBS that will act as a point of reference as far as project planning and control is concerned. Developing a network diagram for the project is also key in managing this project. Cost and time estimation is a key element of this project is essential in ensuring that the implementation team works within the required timeframe and budget. Values and risk analysis also forms is a key element of project plan to ensure that its implementation does not result into losses. The acquisition of high performing team is critical in ensuring that the necessary knowledge, skills, and expertise is acquired to spearhead the implementation process. Understanding procurement process is necessary in order to acquire all the relevant materials and equipment to facilitate the installation and maintenance of EMR. Finally, assessment and evaluation of the project is essential to ensure that it meets the required standards (Clarizen, 2018).
Project Scope
Rouse notes that “project scope is the part of p.
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Abstract— This research paper was conducted to demonstrate the usefulness, positives, negatives and challenges associated with implementing the Electronic Health Record in a small private family practice group. Further use of research in this paper includes pieces on project implementation, government security accordance and system recommendations.
INTRODUCTION
Health information technology (HIT) has been revolutionized by the development of the electronic health record (EHR) and its expansion. The generalization of its use includes the transformation of paper patient charts and protected health information (PHI) into electronic forms and from there the options to revolutionize HIT began. The development of the EHR has brought a multitude of advantages and challenges with its implementation in the HIT world. Although the functions of EHR have allowed for both public and private sectors to utilize its possibilities, the private sector will be focused on in this situation. The ability for an electronic system to safely document, record, save, integrate and share with other instantly has allowed HIT to expand rapidly to all corners of the world.
EHR functionalities
In health information technologies, electronic health records have been identified by the Institute of Medicine as having eight core components which include the following [1]: recording patient health information and data, result management, physician order management, decision support, electronic communication and connectivity, patient support, administrative process and reporting, reporting requirements, and population health. Table 1 allows a visual representation of the core components along with other variable options available through the EHR [2]:
As seen, the electronic health record is much more than digitized patient records. As the EHR has the ability to provide functions ranging from patient care through supportive administration functions and even the function of informational infrastructure guidance in order to better aid the staff of the practice in clinical and clerical office services.
Integration of Practice Management System
Practice management systems (PMS) have multiple levels of integration with electronic health record systems yet there are difficulties at each level. Levels of integration can range from full system communication sharing all data entered in to each system or select data pending on the organizations need for level of integration from one system to another [3]. To distinguish the two systems, practice management systems provide more clerical functions of a physician’s office such as patient billing profiles, insurance verification, appointment scheduling and sending appointment reminders [3]. Co-coordination between the two systems have become increasingly more difficult due to the evolution and development of multiple EHR products. As organizations develop new electronic h.
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Running head: PROJECT PLAN 1
PROJECT PLAN 5
Project Plan
Nicholas Calhoun
Project Management
South University
January 21, 2020
Project Plan
Industry: Healthcare
Project: “Implementation of Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems”
Project Overview
The growth in technology has seen the inception of healthcare informatics whereby hospitals are required to utilize software systems to “facilitate workflow and improve the quality of patient care and patient safety” (Chang & Choi, 2016). Following the enactment of Affordable Care Act in 2010, the demand for healthcare services has increased drastically. Consequently, hospitals across United States serve a huge number of patients in a single day –hence making it hard for healthcare providers, clinical staff, and physicians to handle patients’ medical records manually.
Considerably, some level or organization is required in order to facilitate process of documentation and easy retrieval of patient records. Acquisition and implementation of a EMR system helps to capture, manage, and retrieve patient data like demographic information, lab results, medical history, among others with a single click. According to Coleman et al. (2015), “a strong EMR system can effectively acquire and centralize vital patient information” –something that is effective and efficient service delivery.
Thus, this project involves the process acquiring and implementing EMR to facilitate workflow and enhance service delivery in hospitals.
Synopsis
The project success is entirely anchored on proper “planning and management” of the activities and processes involved (Serra & Kunc, 2015). As a course, project management has a number of objectives which must be fulfilled and this project is fully aligned those objectives. First, there is need to ensure that projects are aligned to the organizational strategy and hence, this project is in line with the need to provide quality care to patients. The project plan will involve the process of creating a WBS that will act as a point of reference as far as project planning and control is concerned. Developing a network diagram for the project is also key in managing this project. Cost and time estimation is a key element of this project is essential in ensuring that the implementation team works within the required timeframe and budget. Values and risk analysis also forms is a key element of project plan to ensure that its implementation does not result into losses. The acquisition of high performing team is critical in ensuring that the necessary knowledge, skills, and expertise is acquired to spearhead the implementation process. Understanding procurement process is necessary in order to acquire all the relevant materials and equipment to facilitate the installation and maintenance of EMR. Finally, assessment and evaluation of the project is essential to ensure that it meets the required standards (Clarizen, 2018).
Project Scope
Rouse notes that “project scope is the part of p ...
COMPETIVENESS AND PERFORMANCE COMPETIVENESS AN.docxdonnajames55
COMPETIVENESS AND PERFORMANCE
COMPETIVENESS AND PERFORMANCE
Competiveness and Performance Effectiveness for Health Care IT Systems
Teresa Pride
Strayer University
February 25, 2018
Dr. Renita Ellis
HSA 315 Health Information Systems
Information technology (IT) has undergone significant improvements thereby requiring organizations to integrate these technologies to remain competitive. Considerably, health institutions are striving to improve primary care delivery, a facet that can be attained by incorporating the use of IT in service delivery. Information technology systems enable these institutions to streamline their processes based on its ability to improve the communication aspect of the system. Enhanced communication between employees and management simplify the organization’s operations as information can be shared in real time. Notably, healthcare institutions have priorities that must be addressed adequately to ensure that both the patients and stakeholders are satisfied with the organization’s service delivery system. Based on this, the institutions ought to retain IT management personnel to sustain its processes. This paper discusses the responsibilities and characteristics of the Chief Information and Chief Technology Officers. Additionally, the paper outlines how technologies can be used to improve healthcare processes, approaches to prevent misuse of information by upholding data privacy, strategies for organizations to train providers in using IT, and best practices for efficient IT alignment with strategic planning initiatives.
Characteristics and Roles of a CTO and a CIO
Often people confuse the two important senior leadership roles within the health care organization, the Chief Information Officer and Chief Technology Officer (Wager, Lee and Glaser 2013). Despite this, they have distinct tasks that must be performed to ensure the smooth running of the healthcare organization. Primarily, the CTO ensures that the institution’s services are tailored to meet the needs of the consumers. Notably, technological innovations are continually evolving thereby the organizations should retain an individual who is conversant with the new changes whenever they occur. In this regard, the CTO has the responsibility of advising top-level executives on strategic decisions regarding technology (Stephens, Ledbetter, Mitra & Ford, 2011). Additionally, the CTO identifies, evaluates and examines high return and high-risk IT systems with the potential of its application within the organization. As a result, the CTO must assess and monitor technologies for use in better service delivery in the future. The CTO’s focus is the client whereby he/she uses technology to foster collaboration amid suppliers and management to promote the organization’s services (Stephens, Ledbetter, Mitra & Ford, 2011). As the CTO works in the external environment, he/she can comprehend what is working in other institutions and apply it within the organization.
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EVALUATION PLAN FOCUS 1
Evaluation Plan Focus
Student Name
University Affiliations
Date
Professor
Scenario 1:
Your hospital is implementing a new unified acute and ambulatory Electronic Health Record (EHR) system through which patient care documentation will occur. Interdisciplinary assessment forms (including nursing), clinical decision support, and medical notes will be documented in this system. The implementation of the system is anticipated to improve the hospital’s performance in a multitude of areas. In particular, it is hoped that the use of the EHR system will reduce the rate of patient safety events, improve the quality of care, deter sentinel events, reduce patient readmissions, and impact spending. The implementation of the EHR system is also
Introduction
Evaluation plan involves an integral part regarding a grant suggestion providing information aimed at improving a project during the development and implementation. I will participate in the assessment of the scenario system in throughout the project. The scenario includes the hospital that is implementing the new unified as well as the Ambulatory EHR (Electronic Health Record) system that enhances the documentation of patient care. The purpose of the paper is explaining the selected scenario one, explanation of the reasons for selecting it, and summarizing of the research findings on the similar HIT implementations. More so, there is a description of the evaluation viewpoint, and goal guiding the assessment plan and same rationale.
HIT System Selected
The new system to be implemented has various modules that contain interdisciplinary assessment forms, medical notes, and clinical decision support where their documentation is guaranteed. The implementation of the unified system will enhance improved performance of the hospital in several departments. The new EHR system becomes of great importance to the hospital since there is a reduction of medical errors, reduction of the rate of the safety events of each patient, improving the quality of healthcare, deterrence of sentinel events, reduced patients readmissions as well as impact spending. Another reason for choosing the scenario is that the new system will enhance while fulfilling the requirements of meaningful use as stipulated in the HITECH (Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health) Act. Therefore, the need for evaluation regarding the EHR implementation becomes paramount since it will help to identify the associated risks while adjusting the modules required when offering the medication services to the patients (Lanham, Leykum & McDaniel, 2012).
Summary of Research Findings on Similar HIT Implementations
Several evaluations are analogous to the HIT system implementation of the unified system with related differences regarding the outcomes based on the primary goals. For instance, some of the implemented systems fail to meet one hundred percent ...
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In the field of health informatics, particular historical events help inform the management of health information:
1. The 1950s saw the early development of health informatics through cybernetics and information processing. This entailed professionals from various fields, such as clinical documentation and epidemiology.
2. The 1960 to 2000 period saw the evolution of data analysis and computing. Health information management was facilitated through the development of electronic medical records systems. Such systems are vital for health information management since they provide real-time patient-centered records to authorized users (Collen & Ball, 2018).
3. There is the period from 2000 to the present where stakeholders have moved to digitize healthcare processes such as information sharing, record keeping, and care coordination.
Guidelines
There are several guidelines for technology use that Feather fall could implement in health information management. For starters, the medical staff should get the relevant training required to utilize the technology to facilitate the effective acquisition, analysis, and protection of patient information. Training ensures they can tackle any challenges they may encounter to collect accurate data and analyze it in a way that benefits patients. Additionally, the medical staff needs to ensure that the devices they use are beyond the reach of unauthorized individuals. This is crucial in promoting patient confidentiality/privacy and securing pertinent data does not get into the wrong hands (Ozair et al., 2018). Finally, medical practitioners should provide feedback about their experiences to ensure that the technology they use can be improved in the future.
Standard Technologies
There are various standard technologies used in health information management. For starters, concerning record keeping, some of the traditional EHR technologies include Epic Systems and Meditech. Many institutions use these two systems due to their departmental functionality and extensive usability. RingCentral Video is a standard technology for videoconferencing that facilitates open communication and interactive communications among healthcare providers. Different practitioners can share information and work together in real-time to facilitate effective patient care. Finally, there is the use of Vendor-Neutral Archives (VNAs) and Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS) when it comes to processing and storing the medical images of patients (Sirota-Cohen et al., 2019).
How Roles at Feather fall Interact with Technology
The pertinent roles at Feather fall would interact with technology through a simple but effective communication system that ensures all users can get the most out of the health management technologies on offer. Currently, the staff members have poor training and no means of effe ...
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Unit 2 Assignment: The Leadership Challenge – Leadership Credibility
This Assignment will assess your knowledge based on the following outcome:
GM502-2: Develop leadership practice through the application and integration of leadership theory.
Kouzes, and Posner (2012) state “What people most look for in a leader (a person they would be willing to
follow) has been constant over time,” and cite these characteristics as:
Honest
Forward-looking
Inspiring
Competent
(Kouzes & Posner, 2012).
Using the Kouzes & Posner, and Northouse readings in a 4–5 page APA compliant paper you will:
1. Provide an overview of the four characteristics described in Kouzes and Posner.
2. Determine if these characteristics are indicative of the skills or trait approach as described in Northouse.
3. Provide at least one example of a leader you have known or have identified through research that has
demonstrated these characteristics. Include detail on how this leader used these characteristics to increase the
effectiveness of the organization.
4. Identify the trait or characteristic that resonates with you the most. Then provide a detailed action plan on how you
will incorporate this trait or characteristic into your own leadership practice.
Reference
Kouzes, J. M., & Posner, B. Z. (2012). The leadership challenge (5th ed.). San Francisco, CA: Wiley.
Northouse, P. G. (2016). Leadership theory and practice (7th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
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● Identify a leader that you have known or have identified through
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● Cite examples of what this leader has done to support your
choice.
● Identify the trait or characteristic that resonates with you the most.
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Chapter 12 IT Alignment and Strategic Planning Learning ObjectivesEstelaJeffery653
Chapter 12 IT Alignment and Strategic Planning Learning Objectives To be able to understand the importance of an IT strategic plan. To review the components of the IT strategic plan. To be able to understand the processes for developing an IT strategy. To be able to discuss the challenges of developing an IT strategy. To describe the Gartner Hype Cycle recognizing the wide range of emerging technologies at various stages of maturity. Information technology (IT) investments serve to advance organizational performance. These investments should enable the organization to reduce costs, improve service, enhance the quality of care, and, in general, achieve its strategic objectives. The goal of IT alignment and strategic planning is to ensure a strong and clear relationship between IT investment decisions and the health care organization's overall strategies, goals, and objectives. For example, an organization's decision to invest in a new claims adjudication system should be the clear result of a goal of improving the effectiveness of its claims processing process. An organization's decision to implement a care coordination application should be a consequence of its population health management strategy. Developing a sound alignment can be very important for one simple reason—if you define the IT agenda incorrectly or even partially correctly, you run the risk that significant organizational resources will be misdirected; the resources will not be put to furthering strategically important areas. This risk has nothing to do with how well you execute the IT direction you choose. Being on time, on budget, and on specification is of little value to the organization if it is doing the wrong thing! IT Planning Objectives The IT strategic planning process has several objectives: To ensure that information technology plans and activities align with the plans and activities of the organization; in other words, the IT needs of each aspect of organizational strategy are clear, and the portfolio of IT plans and activities can be mapped to organizational strategies and operational needs To ensure that the alignment is comprehensive; in other words, each aspect of strategy has been addressed from an IT perspective that recognizes not all aspects of strategy have an IT component, and not all components will be funded To identify non-IT organizational initiatives needed to ensure maximum leverage of the IT initiative (for example, process reengineering) To ensure that the organization has not missed a strategic IT opportunity, such as those that might result from new technologies To develop a tactical plan that details approved project descriptions, timetables, budgets, staffing plans, and plan risk factors To create a communication tool that can inform the organization of the IT initiatives that will and will not be undertaken To establish a political process that helps ensure the plan results have sufficient organizational support At the end of the alignment an ...
This article introduces health care managers to the theories and philosophies of John Kotter and William Bridges, 2 leaders in the evolving field of change management. For Kotter, change has both an emotional and situational component, and methods for managing each are expressed in his 8-step model (developing urgency, building a guiding team, creating a vision, communicating for buy-in, enabling action, creating short-term wins, don't let up, and making it stick). Bridges deals with change at a more granular, individual level, suggesting that change within a health care organization means that individuals must transition from one identity to a new identity when they are involved in a process of change. According to Bridges, transitions occur in 3 steps: endings, the neutral zone, and beginnings. The major steps and important concepts within the models of each are addressed, and examples are provided to demonstrate how health care managers can actualize the models within their health care organizations.
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Techniques and Tools for Strategic Management of Quality and Performance
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HS450-01: Strategic Planning and Organizational Development
Todd Kane
February 20, 2020
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Compliance in healthcare is the method of observing guidelines, rules, and regulations. Healthcare compliance can cover a wide range of activities, which comply with internal and external regulations. These rules and regulations are put in place to protect patient safety, patient information, and billing practices. Examining quality management, this is a process to improve treatments, outcomes, satisfaction, and the delivery of care. As quality management is put into place, this can help organizations and the healthcare industry identify other policies needed to be implemented to continue towards the goal of improving the overall delivery of care. Quality management tools can be utilized to support compliance efforts throughout an organization and industry.
One type of quality management tool that can be used as a process control technique to support compliance is a control chart. This type of tool is a graph used to study processes and how they change over time. These types of charts can be used with ongoing processes and help by correcting problems as they arise (ASQ, n.d.). Utilizing this tool can help monitor and help set regulations in areas such as hospital-acquired infections, pre and post-operative complications, and mortality rates. This type of tool involves process thinking, learning through data, study, use of experimentation, measurement systems, and methods of data collection (Suman & Prajapati, 2018). When utilized correctly, it can help the organization to determine how successful processes are before and after the implementation of a new EHR system. It can also help create regulations and determine if additional compliance-related regulations are necessary for the future.
The next type of quality management tool that can be beneficial is fishbone diagrams. This type of diagram is a structured approach that helps with identifying problems and sorting different ideas into categories. It can help as a visual tool to display cause and effect and is often also referred to as a cause and effect diagram. At the head of the diagram is the problem with contributing factors branching off separated into the various categories. This tool can be used to help promote an atmosphere of brainstorming and identifying issues that could have potentially been looked over otherwise (API, n.d.). Applications for the organization as it pertains to the implementation of a new EHR system is that it can help identify issues related to the process as well as help understand other factors that might be aiding to the problem. Once these are identified, new pro.
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Initial Plan Development
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Foundations of Project Management
South University
January 28, 2020
Initial Plan Development
The statement of need: Write a brief description of the chosen organization and discuss the background information associated with the problems that need to be solved.
Due to the passing of the Affordable Care Act ten years ago, there has been an increased demand for medical services in the United States. This has led to medical institutions serving increased patient numbers. Consequently, physicians, clinical staff and healthcare providers have had difficulties in managing the medical records of patients manually. This created the need for organization in the process of documentation and retrieval of patient records. The Electronic Medical Record, EMR, system comes in and its implementation and acquisitions would facilitate the following. The retrieval, management and capturing of patient data such as medical history, lab results, and demographic data (Jawhari, Keenan, Zakus, Ludwick, Isaac, Saleh, Hayward, 2016). Research indicates that an effective EMR system can centralize and acquire crucial patient information efficiently leading to enhanced service delivery.
EMR offers the ability to incur improvements on patient safety through the provision of timely and consistent care to patients in performance and through compliance with clinical regulations and standards, and the avoidance of duplicates. It can also lead to lower health care costs and improved efficiencies by promoting single patient records entailing integrated information. This would ensure improved coordination and continuity of care by reducing redundant tests and waste.
The goals and objectives of the project: Identify project goals and the underlying objectives. Quantify the measurable performance expectations of the project plan to determine whether it meets the planned objectives. Performance should be defined in terms of:
· The product or process specification
An EMR is an electronic version of a paper-based record-keeping system. It is a computer-based system for retrieving, organizing and storing patient information and is expected to improve the safety and quality of healthcare tremendously. An EMR can entail information such as the following. Research and education that would be accessible from various departments of a hospital institution under confidentiality, patient privacy and the protection of security. A plan of care, vital signs, patient progress assessment, hospitalization, surgical and medical history, test and laboratory results, allergies, past and present medication history (Morris, Sheehan, Lamichahane, Zimbro, Morgan, Bharadwaj, 2019). Others include insurance information, person to be notified in case of an emergency, gender, date of birth, complete address and full names.
· The total budget at completion of the plan
The budget for ...
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Please read:
Robert Geraci, “Russia: Minorities and Empire,” in Abbott Gleason, ed., A Companion to Russian History (Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell, 2009), 243-260.
And discuss:
How does Geraci portray the legacy of the early Russian history for the make-up of 18-19th century Russia?
Please read: Leonard Victor Rutgers, “Roman Policy Towards the Jews: Expulsions from the City of Rome during the First Century C.E.,” in Classical Antiquity, Vol. 13, No. 1 (Apr., 1994), pp. 56-74.
And discuss: Rutgers surveys the different reasons historians have given for the expulsion of the Jews from Rome in the first century C.E. Who place did Jews have in Roman society at this time? Were they expelled because of their religious practices, or because they were ‘unruly’ as Rutgers argues? If so, what caused them to act in this way? What kind of historical evidence does the author use?
There are 2 essay, each one should write at least 300-350 words and plus one reference page.
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LEONARD VICTOR RUTGERS
Roman Policy towards the Jews:
Expulsions from the City of Rome
during the First Century c. E.
Tant de causes secretes se melent souvent a la cause apparente, tant de ressorts
inconnus servent a persecuter un homme, qu'il est impossible de demeler dans les
siecles posterieures la source cachee des malheurs des hommes les plus consider
ables, a plus forte raison celle du supplice d'un particulier qui ne pouvait etre
connu que par ceux de son parti.
-Voltaire, Traite sur la tolerance (1763)
IN THIS ARTICLE I want to discuss the evidence for expulsions of Jews from
the city of Rome in the first century C.E. Scholars have long been interested in the
reasons underlying these expulsions. Because the anci.
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There are many reasons that make the Chevy’s and Ford’s motors two most common trucks. Studies reveal that that they are the most popular vehicles on sales today. It is because they are powerful, versatile and reasonably priced. They also come in a wide variety of configurations and styles. However, many buyers and sellers have questioned themselves on the better vehicle compared to the other in terms of quality, Wi-Fi, price ranges, value, and costs. To compare and contrast on this subject, let us take an example of two vehicles each from each company to facilitate comparison.
Ford offers the full-size track with automatic high-beam control, automatic parallel parking and power-retractable running boards. Fords are elegant, and they are mostly aluminum making them save weight and bolster gas mileage. None of these features are offered Chevy’s. Chevrolets have outstanding quality. They are mostly comprised of steel, for instance, the Chevrolet Silverado. This makes them good for rough roads and difficult terrains.
Fords have employed the use of up to date Wi-Fi technology. Ford intends to provide the Ford Sync, which will provide robust connections for occupants. Latest Chevrolet brands Malibu utilize the 4G LTE Wi-Fi Technology that provides rich in-vehicle experiences. This technology is powerful compared to Ford Sync, and is used for connecting devices and executing few remote operations within the car.
From the value and cost standpoint, Ford can consume a little more, and its payload capacity is a little higher. Additionally, its mileage is too better. The prices vary from nation to nation. Chevrolet seems to be a little cheaper, and reasonably priced going for $33,044, which is slightly less than Ford, but the differences are not serious to propel buyers towards one truck leaving the other
Technophiles are likely to put their preferences on Ford to Chevrolet. On overall, Fords have many features as compared Chevy’s. However, they may be hard to maintain. Compared to Fords, Chevrolets are reliable and cheaper. However, the two brands are equally good performers. It is, therefore, prudent to pick what one thinks would fit his or her usage and preference and personal style
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Thus, this project involves the process acquiring and implementing EMR to facilitate workflow and enhance service delivery in hospitals.
Synopsis
The project success is entirely anchored on proper “planning and management” of the activities and processes involved (Serra & Kunc, 2015). As a course, project management has a number of objectives which must be fulfilled and this project is fully aligned those objectives. First, there is need to ensure that projects are aligned to the organizational strategy and hence, this project is in line with the need to provide quality care to patients. The project plan will involve the process of creating a WBS that will act as a point of reference as far as project planning and control is concerned. Developing a network diagram for the project is also key in managing this project. Cost and time estimation is a key element of this project is essential in ensuring that the implementation team works within the required timeframe and budget. Values and risk analysis also forms is a key element of project plan to ensure that its implementation does not result into losses. The acquisition of high performing team is critical in ensuring that the necessary knowledge, skills, and expertise is acquired to spearhead the implementation process. Understanding procurement process is necessary in order to acquire all the relevant materials and equipment to facilitate the installation and maintenance of EMR. Finally, assessment and evaluation of the project is essential to ensure that it meets the required standards (Clarizen, 2018).
Project Scope
Rouse notes that “project scope is the part of p ...
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COMPETIVENESS AND PERFORMANCE
COMPETIVENESS AND PERFORMANCE
Competiveness and Performance Effectiveness for Health Care IT Systems
Teresa Pride
Strayer University
February 25, 2018
Dr. Renita Ellis
HSA 315 Health Information Systems
Information technology (IT) has undergone significant improvements thereby requiring organizations to integrate these technologies to remain competitive. Considerably, health institutions are striving to improve primary care delivery, a facet that can be attained by incorporating the use of IT in service delivery. Information technology systems enable these institutions to streamline their processes based on its ability to improve the communication aspect of the system. Enhanced communication between employees and management simplify the organization’s operations as information can be shared in real time. Notably, healthcare institutions have priorities that must be addressed adequately to ensure that both the patients and stakeholders are satisfied with the organization’s service delivery system. Based on this, the institutions ought to retain IT management personnel to sustain its processes. This paper discusses the responsibilities and characteristics of the Chief Information and Chief Technology Officers. Additionally, the paper outlines how technologies can be used to improve healthcare processes, approaches to prevent misuse of information by upholding data privacy, strategies for organizations to train providers in using IT, and best practices for efficient IT alignment with strategic planning initiatives.
Characteristics and Roles of a CTO and a CIO
Often people confuse the two important senior leadership roles within the health care organization, the Chief Information Officer and Chief Technology Officer (Wager, Lee and Glaser 2013). Despite this, they have distinct tasks that must be performed to ensure the smooth running of the healthcare organization. Primarily, the CTO ensures that the institution’s services are tailored to meet the needs of the consumers. Notably, technological innovations are continually evolving thereby the organizations should retain an individual who is conversant with the new changes whenever they occur. In this regard, the CTO has the responsibility of advising top-level executives on strategic decisions regarding technology (Stephens, Ledbetter, Mitra & Ford, 2011). Additionally, the CTO identifies, evaluates and examines high return and high-risk IT systems with the potential of its application within the organization. As a result, the CTO must assess and monitor technologies for use in better service delivery in the future. The CTO’s focus is the client whereby he/she uses technology to foster collaboration amid suppliers and management to promote the organization’s services (Stephens, Ledbetter, Mitra & Ford, 2011). As the CTO works in the external environment, he/she can comprehend what is working in other institutions and apply it within the organization.
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Scenario 1:
Your hospital is implementing a new unified acute and ambulatory Electronic Health Record (EHR) system through which patient care documentation will occur. Interdisciplinary assessment forms (including nursing), clinical decision support, and medical notes will be documented in this system. The implementation of the system is anticipated to improve the hospital’s performance in a multitude of areas. In particular, it is hoped that the use of the EHR system will reduce the rate of patient safety events, improve the quality of care, deter sentinel events, reduce patient readmissions, and impact spending. The implementation of the EHR system is also
Introduction
Evaluation plan involves an integral part regarding a grant suggestion providing information aimed at improving a project during the development and implementation. I will participate in the assessment of the scenario system in throughout the project. The scenario includes the hospital that is implementing the new unified as well as the Ambulatory EHR (Electronic Health Record) system that enhances the documentation of patient care. The purpose of the paper is explaining the selected scenario one, explanation of the reasons for selecting it, and summarizing of the research findings on the similar HIT implementations. More so, there is a description of the evaluation viewpoint, and goal guiding the assessment plan and same rationale.
HIT System Selected
The new system to be implemented has various modules that contain interdisciplinary assessment forms, medical notes, and clinical decision support where their documentation is guaranteed. The implementation of the unified system will enhance improved performance of the hospital in several departments. The new EHR system becomes of great importance to the hospital since there is a reduction of medical errors, reduction of the rate of the safety events of each patient, improving the quality of healthcare, deterrence of sentinel events, reduced patients readmissions as well as impact spending. Another reason for choosing the scenario is that the new system will enhance while fulfilling the requirements of meaningful use as stipulated in the HITECH (Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health) Act. Therefore, the need for evaluation regarding the EHR implementation becomes paramount since it will help to identify the associated risks while adjusting the modules required when offering the medication services to the patients (Lanham, Leykum & McDaniel, 2012).
Summary of Research Findings on Similar HIT Implementations
Several evaluations are analogous to the HIT system implementation of the unified system with related differences regarding the outcomes based on the primary goals. For instance, some of the implemented systems fail to meet one hundred percent ...
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In the field of health informatics, particular historical events help inform the management of health information:
1. The 1950s saw the early development of health informatics through cybernetics and information processing. This entailed professionals from various fields, such as clinical documentation and epidemiology.
2. The 1960 to 2000 period saw the evolution of data analysis and computing. Health information management was facilitated through the development of electronic medical records systems. Such systems are vital for health information management since they provide real-time patient-centered records to authorized users (Collen & Ball, 2018).
3. There is the period from 2000 to the present where stakeholders have moved to digitize healthcare processes such as information sharing, record keeping, and care coordination.
Guidelines
There are several guidelines for technology use that Feather fall could implement in health information management. For starters, the medical staff should get the relevant training required to utilize the technology to facilitate the effective acquisition, analysis, and protection of patient information. Training ensures they can tackle any challenges they may encounter to collect accurate data and analyze it in a way that benefits patients. Additionally, the medical staff needs to ensure that the devices they use are beyond the reach of unauthorized individuals. This is crucial in promoting patient confidentiality/privacy and securing pertinent data does not get into the wrong hands (Ozair et al., 2018). Finally, medical practitioners should provide feedback about their experiences to ensure that the technology they use can be improved in the future.
Standard Technologies
There are various standard technologies used in health information management. For starters, concerning record keeping, some of the traditional EHR technologies include Epic Systems and Meditech. Many institutions use these two systems due to their departmental functionality and extensive usability. RingCentral Video is a standard technology for videoconferencing that facilitates open communication and interactive communications among healthcare providers. Different practitioners can share information and work together in real-time to facilitate effective patient care. Finally, there is the use of Vendor-Neutral Archives (VNAs) and Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS) when it comes to processing and storing the medical images of patients (Sirota-Cohen et al., 2019).
How Roles at Feather fall Interact with Technology
The pertinent roles at Feather fall would interact with technology through a simple but effective communication system that ensures all users can get the most out of the health management technologies on offer. Currently, the staff members have poor training and no means of effe ...
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Unit 2 Assignment: The Leadership Challenge – Leadership Credibility
This Assignment will assess your knowledge based on the following outcome:
GM502-2: Develop leadership practice through the application and integration of leadership theory.
Kouzes, and Posner (2012) state “What people most look for in a leader (a person they would be willing to
follow) has been constant over time,” and cite these characteristics as:
Honest
Forward-looking
Inspiring
Competent
(Kouzes & Posner, 2012).
Using the Kouzes & Posner, and Northouse readings in a 4–5 page APA compliant paper you will:
1. Provide an overview of the four characteristics described in Kouzes and Posner.
2. Determine if these characteristics are indicative of the skills or trait approach as described in Northouse.
3. Provide at least one example of a leader you have known or have identified through research that has
demonstrated these characteristics. Include detail on how this leader used these characteristics to increase the
effectiveness of the organization.
4. Identify the trait or characteristic that resonates with you the most. Then provide a detailed action plan on how you
will incorporate this trait or characteristic into your own leadership practice.
Reference
Kouzes, J. M., & Posner, B. Z. (2012). The leadership challenge (5th ed.). San Francisco, CA: Wiley.
Northouse, P. G. (2016). Leadership theory and practice (7th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
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Chapter 12 IT Alignment and Strategic Planning Learning ObjectivesEstelaJeffery653
Chapter 12 IT Alignment and Strategic Planning Learning Objectives To be able to understand the importance of an IT strategic plan. To review the components of the IT strategic plan. To be able to understand the processes for developing an IT strategy. To be able to discuss the challenges of developing an IT strategy. To describe the Gartner Hype Cycle recognizing the wide range of emerging technologies at various stages of maturity. Information technology (IT) investments serve to advance organizational performance. These investments should enable the organization to reduce costs, improve service, enhance the quality of care, and, in general, achieve its strategic objectives. The goal of IT alignment and strategic planning is to ensure a strong and clear relationship between IT investment decisions and the health care organization's overall strategies, goals, and objectives. For example, an organization's decision to invest in a new claims adjudication system should be the clear result of a goal of improving the effectiveness of its claims processing process. An organization's decision to implement a care coordination application should be a consequence of its population health management strategy. Developing a sound alignment can be very important for one simple reason—if you define the IT agenda incorrectly or even partially correctly, you run the risk that significant organizational resources will be misdirected; the resources will not be put to furthering strategically important areas. This risk has nothing to do with how well you execute the IT direction you choose. Being on time, on budget, and on specification is of little value to the organization if it is doing the wrong thing! IT Planning Objectives The IT strategic planning process has several objectives: To ensure that information technology plans and activities align with the plans and activities of the organization; in other words, the IT needs of each aspect of organizational strategy are clear, and the portfolio of IT plans and activities can be mapped to organizational strategies and operational needs To ensure that the alignment is comprehensive; in other words, each aspect of strategy has been addressed from an IT perspective that recognizes not all aspects of strategy have an IT component, and not all components will be funded To identify non-IT organizational initiatives needed to ensure maximum leverage of the IT initiative (for example, process reengineering) To ensure that the organization has not missed a strategic IT opportunity, such as those that might result from new technologies To develop a tactical plan that details approved project descriptions, timetables, budgets, staffing plans, and plan risk factors To create a communication tool that can inform the organization of the IT initiatives that will and will not be undertaken To establish a political process that helps ensure the plan results have sufficient organizational support At the end of the alignment an ...
This article introduces health care managers to the theories and philosophies of John Kotter and William Bridges, 2 leaders in the evolving field of change management. For Kotter, change has both an emotional and situational component, and methods for managing each are expressed in his 8-step model (developing urgency, building a guiding team, creating a vision, communicating for buy-in, enabling action, creating short-term wins, don't let up, and making it stick). Bridges deals with change at a more granular, individual level, suggesting that change within a health care organization means that individuals must transition from one identity to a new identity when they are involved in a process of change. According to Bridges, transitions occur in 3 steps: endings, the neutral zone, and beginnings. The major steps and important concepts within the models of each are addressed, and examples are provided to demonstrate how health care managers can actualize the models within their health care organizations.
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Techniques and Tools for Strategic Management of Quality and Performance
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Todd Kane
February 20, 2020
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Part 1
Compliance in healthcare is the method of observing guidelines, rules, and regulations. Healthcare compliance can cover a wide range of activities, which comply with internal and external regulations. These rules and regulations are put in place to protect patient safety, patient information, and billing practices. Examining quality management, this is a process to improve treatments, outcomes, satisfaction, and the delivery of care. As quality management is put into place, this can help organizations and the healthcare industry identify other policies needed to be implemented to continue towards the goal of improving the overall delivery of care. Quality management tools can be utilized to support compliance efforts throughout an organization and industry.
One type of quality management tool that can be used as a process control technique to support compliance is a control chart. This type of tool is a graph used to study processes and how they change over time. These types of charts can be used with ongoing processes and help by correcting problems as they arise (ASQ, n.d.). Utilizing this tool can help monitor and help set regulations in areas such as hospital-acquired infections, pre and post-operative complications, and mortality rates. This type of tool involves process thinking, learning through data, study, use of experimentation, measurement systems, and methods of data collection (Suman & Prajapati, 2018). When utilized correctly, it can help the organization to determine how successful processes are before and after the implementation of a new EHR system. It can also help create regulations and determine if additional compliance-related regulations are necessary for the future.
The next type of quality management tool that can be beneficial is fishbone diagrams. This type of diagram is a structured approach that helps with identifying problems and sorting different ideas into categories. It can help as a visual tool to display cause and effect and is often also referred to as a cause and effect diagram. At the head of the diagram is the problem with contributing factors branching off separated into the various categories. This tool can be used to help promote an atmosphere of brainstorming and identifying issues that could have potentially been looked over otherwise (API, n.d.). Applications for the organization as it pertains to the implementation of a new EHR system is that it can help identify issues related to the process as well as help understand other factors that might be aiding to the problem. Once these are identified, new pro.
WBS ExampleWBS #Task DescriptionDuration (hours)Milestone (Y/N)Start DateEnd DateWork Effort 1 (hours)Resource 1Work Effort 2 (hours)Resource 2Starts After TaskComments1Prepare room0YMilestone tasks have 0 duration1.1Protect or remove furniture2N1-Jan1-Jan2Painter2Helper1.2Lay down canvas or plastic floor covering2N1-Jan1-Jan2Painter2Helper1.11.3Sand and scrape walls and ceiling4N1-Jan1-Jan4Painter4Helper1.22Paint room0YMilestone tasks have 0 duration2.1Paint ceiling2N2-Jan2-Jan2Painter1.32.2Paint walls4N2-Jan2-Jan4Painter2.12.3Paint doors, windows, and trim4N2-Jan3-Jan4Painter2.23Clean up room0Y3.1Remove protective materials1N4-Jan4-Jan1Helper2.2 + 1 dayAllow day for drying3.2Vacuum floors1N4-Jan4-Jan1Helper3.13.3Touch up missed spots1N4-Jan4-Jan1Painter3.1Can start at same time as 3.23.4Secure signoff from client1N5-Jan5-Jan1Owner3.2, 3.34Project complete0Y5-Jan5-Jan1OwnerMilestone tasks have 0 duration
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Gantt Chart ExampleWBS #Task DescriptionDuration (hours)Milestone (Y/N)Start DateEnd Date11-Dec12-Dec13-Dec14-Dec15-Dec16-Dec17-Dec1. My Health eVet Registration0Y11-Dec12-Dec1.1.1.Clinical staff3N11-Dec11-Dec1.1.2Service members2N12-Dec12-Dec2Training4Y12-Dec16-Dec2.1.How to use the online portal4N12-Dec16-Dec2.1.1.Clinical staff2N12-Dec12-Dec2.1.2.Service members4N13-Dec13-Dec2.1.3.Existing Patients1N16-Dec16-Dec3HIPPA Compliance1N11-Dec15-Dec3.1Privacy Compliance documentation1N11-Dec11-Dec3.1.1. Ensure clinical staff have read and agree to HIPPA regulations1N13-Dec13-Dec3.1.2.Ensure service members have read and agree to HIPPA regulations1N15-Dec15-Dec4Computer Access for the patient4.1Purchase72Y11-Dec13-Dec4.1.1Interion privacy study Carrel TeakN4.1.2ComputersN4.1.3PrintersN4.2Installation4.2.1Property management install the booths4Y14-Dec14-Dec4.2.2IT Helpdesk install the computer and printers2Y15-Dec15-Dec
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Electronic Health Record Software in the Cloud platform is one among them and aims to improve the quality with the existing smart device doctors and patients have.
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Initial Plan Development
The statement of need: Write a brief description of the chosen organization and discuss the background information associated with the problems that need to be solved.
Due to the passing of the Affordable Care Act ten years ago, there has been an increased demand for medical services in the United States. This has led to medical institutions serving increased patient numbers. Consequently, physicians, clinical staff and healthcare providers have had difficulties in managing the medical records of patients manually. This created the need for organization in the process of documentation and retrieval of patient records. The Electronic Medical Record, EMR, system comes in and its implementation and acquisitions would facilitate the following. The retrieval, management and capturing of patient data such as medical history, lab results, and demographic data (Jawhari, Keenan, Zakus, Ludwick, Isaac, Saleh, Hayward, 2016). Research indicates that an effective EMR system can centralize and acquire crucial patient information efficiently leading to enhanced service delivery.
EMR offers the ability to incur improvements on patient safety through the provision of timely and consistent care to patients in performance and through compliance with clinical regulations and standards, and the avoidance of duplicates. It can also lead to lower health care costs and improved efficiencies by promoting single patient records entailing integrated information. This would ensure improved coordination and continuity of care by reducing redundant tests and waste.
The goals and objectives of the project: Identify project goals and the underlying objectives. Quantify the measurable performance expectations of the project plan to determine whether it meets the planned objectives. Performance should be defined in terms of:
· The product or process specification
An EMR is an electronic version of a paper-based record-keeping system. It is a computer-based system for retrieving, organizing and storing patient information and is expected to improve the safety and quality of healthcare tremendously. An EMR can entail information such as the following. Research and education that would be accessible from various departments of a hospital institution under confidentiality, patient privacy and the protection of security. A plan of care, vital signs, patient progress assessment, hospitalization, surgical and medical history, test and laboratory results, allergies, past and present medication history (Morris, Sheehan, Lamichahane, Zimbro, Morgan, Bharadwaj, 2019). Others include insurance information, person to be notified in case of an emergency, gender, date of birth, complete address and full names.
· The total budget at completion of the plan
The budget for ...
Please readRobert Geraci, Russia Minorities and Empire,” in .docxTatianaMajor22
Please read:
Robert Geraci, “Russia: Minorities and Empire,” in Abbott Gleason, ed., A Companion to Russian History (Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell, 2009), 243-260.
And discuss:
How does Geraci portray the legacy of the early Russian history for the make-up of 18-19th century Russia?
Please read: Leonard Victor Rutgers, “Roman Policy Towards the Jews: Expulsions from the City of Rome during the First Century C.E.,” in Classical Antiquity, Vol. 13, No. 1 (Apr., 1994), pp. 56-74.
And discuss: Rutgers surveys the different reasons historians have given for the expulsion of the Jews from Rome in the first century C.E. Who place did Jews have in Roman society at this time? Were they expelled because of their religious practices, or because they were ‘unruly’ as Rutgers argues? If so, what caused them to act in this way? What kind of historical evidence does the author use?
There are 2 essay, each one should write at least 300-350 words and plus one reference page.
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LEONARD VICTOR RUTGERS
Roman Policy towards the Jews:
Expulsions from the City of Rome
during the First Century c. E.
Tant de causes secretes se melent souvent a la cause apparente, tant de ressorts
inconnus servent a persecuter un homme, qu'il est impossible de demeler dans les
siecles posterieures la source cachee des malheurs des hommes les plus consider
ables, a plus forte raison celle du supplice d'un particulier qui ne pouvait etre
connu que par ceux de son parti.
-Voltaire, Traite sur la tolerance (1763)
IN THIS ARTICLE I want to discuss the evidence for expulsions of Jews from
the city of Rome in the first century C.E. Scholars have long been interested in the
reasons underlying these expulsions. Because the anci.
Ford VS ChevroletThere are many reasons that make the Chevy.docxTatianaMajor22
Ford VS Chevrolet
There are many reasons that make the Chevy’s and Ford’s motors two most common trucks. Studies reveal that that they are the most popular vehicles on sales today. It is because they are powerful, versatile and reasonably priced. They also come in a wide variety of configurations and styles. However, many buyers and sellers have questioned themselves on the better vehicle compared to the other in terms of quality, Wi-Fi, price ranges, value, and costs. To compare and contrast on this subject, let us take an example of two vehicles each from each company to facilitate comparison.
Ford offers the full-size track with automatic high-beam control, automatic parallel parking and power-retractable running boards. Fords are elegant, and they are mostly aluminum making them save weight and bolster gas mileage. None of these features are offered Chevy’s. Chevrolets have outstanding quality. They are mostly comprised of steel, for instance, the Chevrolet Silverado. This makes them good for rough roads and difficult terrains.
Fords have employed the use of up to date Wi-Fi technology. Ford intends to provide the Ford Sync, which will provide robust connections for occupants. Latest Chevrolet brands Malibu utilize the 4G LTE Wi-Fi Technology that provides rich in-vehicle experiences. This technology is powerful compared to Ford Sync, and is used for connecting devices and executing few remote operations within the car.
From the value and cost standpoint, Ford can consume a little more, and its payload capacity is a little higher. Additionally, its mileage is too better. The prices vary from nation to nation. Chevrolet seems to be a little cheaper, and reasonably priced going for $33,044, which is slightly less than Ford, but the differences are not serious to propel buyers towards one truck leaving the other
Technophiles are likely to put their preferences on Ford to Chevrolet. On overall, Fords have many features as compared Chevy’s. However, they may be hard to maintain. Compared to Fords, Chevrolets are reliable and cheaper. However, the two brands are equally good performers. It is, therefore, prudent to pick what one thinks would fit his or her usage and preference and personal style
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Fairness and Discipline
We've all been disciplined at one time or another by a parent or a teacher. What disciplinary experiences have you had as a child that took a non-punitive approach?
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Appendix 12A
Statement of Cash Flows—Direct Method
LEARNING OBJECTIVE
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Prepare a statement of cash flows using the direct method.
To explain and illustrate the direct method, we will use the transactions of Computer Services Company for 2014, to prepare a statement of cash flows. Illustration 12A-1 presents information related to 2014 for Computer Services Company.
To prepare a statement of cash flows under the direct approach, we will apply the three steps outlined in Illustration 12-4.
Illustration 12A-1
Comparative balance sheets, income statement, and additional information for Computer Services Company
STEP 1: OPERATING ACTIVITIES
DETERMINE NET CASH PROVIDED/USED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES BY CONVERTING NET INCOME FROM AN ACCRUAL BASIS TO A CASH BASIS
Under the direct method, companies compute net cash provided by operating activities by adjusting each item in the income statement from the accrual basis to the cash basis. To simplify and condense the operating activities section, companies report only major classes of operating cash receipts and cash payments. For these major classes, the difference between cash receipts and cash payments is the net cash provided by operating activities. These relationships are as shown in Illustration 12A-2.
Illustration 12A-2
Major classes of cash receipts and payments
An efficient way to apply the direct method is to analyze the items reported in the income statement in the order in which they are listed. We then determine cash receipts and cash payments related to these revenues and expenses. The following pages present the adjustments required to prepare a statement of cash flows for Computer Services Company using the direct approach.
CASH RECEIPTS FROM CUSTOMERS.
The income statement for Computer Services Company reported sales revenue from customers of $507,000. How much of that was cash receipts? To answer that, companies need to consider the change in accounts receivable during the year. When accounts receivable increase during the year, revenues on an accrual basis are higher than cash receipts from customers. Operations led to revenues, but not all of these revenues resulted in cash receipts.
To determine the amount of cash receipts, the company deducts from sales revenue the increase in accounts receivable. On the other hand, there may be a decrease in accounts receivable. That would occur if cash receipts from customers exceeded sales revenue. In that case, the company adds to sales revenue the decrease in accounts receivable. For Computer Services Company, accounts receivable decreased $10,000. Thus, cash receipts from customers were $517,000, computed as shown in Illustration 12A-3.
Illustration 12A-3
Computation of cash receipts from customers
Computer Services can also determine cash receipts from customers from an analysis of the Accounts Receivable account, as shown in Illustration 12A-4.
Illustration 12A-4
Analysis of Accounts Receivable
Illustration.
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Effects of Stress
Provide a 1-page description of a stressful event currently occurring in your life.
Discuss I am married work a full time job as an occupational therapy assistant am taking two courses
Have to take care of a home feed the animals attend to laundry
Think of my pateitns worry about their well being and what I can do for them ( I bring home my patients issues)
Constantly doing paper work for work such as documentation for billing
I feel like I have no free time for me some days I don’t even eat dinner or lunch because I don’t have time to make anything or am just too tired to cook
On top of this I am married and married ppl do argue and my husband am I have been bunting heads on finances.
Then, referring to information you learned throughout this course, address the following:
· What physiological changes occur in the brain due to the stress response?
· What emotional and cognitive effects might occur due to this stressful situation?
· Would the above changes (physiological, cognitive, or emotional) be any different if the same stress were being experienced by a person of the opposite sex or someone much older or younger than you?
· If the situation continues, how might your physical health be affected?
· What three behavioral strategies would you implement to reduce the effects of this stressor? Describe each strategy. Explain how each behavior could cause changes in brain physiology (e.g., exercise can raise serotonin levels).
· If you were encouraging an adult client to make the above changes, what ethical considerations would you have to keep in mind? How would you address those ethical considerations?
In addition to citing the online course and the text, you are also required to cite a minimum of four scholarly sources. For reputable web sources, look for .gov or .edu sites as opposed to .com sites. Please do not use Wikipedia.
Your paper should be double-spaced, in 12-point Times New Roman font, and with normal 1-inch margins; written in APA style; and free of typographical and grammatical errors. It should include a title page with a running head, an abstract, and a reference page.
The body of the paper should be at least 6 pages in length total
not including the reference or title page
Assignment 1 Grading Criteria
Maximum Points
Described a stressful event.
20
Explained the physiological changes that occur in the brain due to the stress response.
36
Explained the emotional and cognitive effects that may occur due to this stressful situation.
32
Analyzed potential differences in physiological, cognitive, and emotional responses in someone of a different age or sex.
32
Discussed the physical health risks.
28
Provided three behavioral strategies to reduce the effects of the stressor and explained how each could cause changes in brain physiology.
40
Analyzed ethical considerations in implementing behavioral strategies and offered suggestions for addressing these.
40
Integrated at least two scholarly references .
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Design Factors
Notes
CIO’s Office
5 People
IT Chief’s Office
5 People
LAN/WAN Maint.
20 People
Reception
4 People
Telecommunications
20 People
LAN Management
50 People
Server Room A
2 Person
Server Room B
4 Person
Equipment:
Patch Cable
Computer to Wall
Patch Cable
LAN Room
Cable Trays/Runs
Horizontal Runs
Cisco Border Router
Research: Attached to 5 Floor Switches
Server Room A
10 Servers
Server Room B
10 Servers
Computers
One Per Person
Standard floor (first floor) Lesson 2 Project Plan info
Design Factors
Notes
CIO’s Office
5 People
IT Chief’s Office
5 People
LAN/WAN Maint.
20 People
Reception
4 People
Telecommunications
20 People
LAN Management
50 People
Server Room A
2 Person
Server Room B
4 Person
Equipment:
Patch Cable
Computer to Wall
Patch Cable
LAN Room
Cable Trays/Runs
Horizontal Runs
Cisco Border Router
Research: Attached to 5 Floor Switches
Server Room A
10 Servers
Server Room B
10 Servers
Computers
One Per Person
Basement floor
Design Factors
Notes
Vertical Riser Run
On Outside Wall of LAN Room on Each Floor.
Fiber-Optic Multimode
Riser Runs: Backbone
SC Connectors
Fiber-Optic Cable
Cisco Catalyst: Switch: WS-C3750G-24PS-S: 24 Ports
Leave a Minimum of four ports free on each switch
Color Laser Printer
Minimum of One per Room or One per 20 people
Vertical Riser Run
On Outside Wall of LAN Room on Each Floor and Server RM B on this floor.
Fiber-Optic Multimode
Riser Runs: Backbone
SC Connectors
Fiber-Optic Cable
Cable Trays/Runs
Horizontal Runs
Horizontal Runs
Leave a Minimum of four ports free on each switch
Applicataion
U.S. Minimum Requirement Ranges
Space per Employee - 1997
Two people, such as a supervisor and an employee, can meet in an office with a table or desk between them
60" to 72" x 90" to 126:/5.78m2 to 11.7m2
280Sq. Ft./26.0m2
Worker has a primary desk plus a return
60" to 72"x60"to 84"/5.78 to 7.8m2
193Sq. Ft./17.9m2
Executive office - three to four people can meet around a desk
105 to 130"x96 to 123"/9.75 to 11.4 m2
142Sq. Ft./13.2m2
Basic workstation such as a call center
42" to 52" x 60" to 72"/3.9 to 6.7 m2
114Sq. Ft./10.6 m2
NT1310: Project
Page 1
PRO JECT D ESC RIPT ION
As the project manager for the Cable Planning team, you will manage the creation of the cable plan for
the new building that will be built, with construction set to begin in six weeks.
The deliverables for the entire Cable Plan will consist of an Executive Summary, a PowerPoint
Presentation and an Excel Spreadsheet. You will develop different parts of each of these in three parts.
The final organization should contain these elements:
The Executive Summary:
o Project Introduction
o Standards and Codes
Cable Standards and Codes
Building Standards and Codes
o Project Materials
o Copper Cable, Tools, and Test Equipment
o Fiber-Optic Cable, Tools, and Test Equipment
o Fiber-Optic Design Considerations
o Basement Server Comp.
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Question 1
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The OSU studies concluded that leaders exhibit two main types of behavior: structure behavior and consideration behavior.
True
False
Question 2
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Fiedler suggests when there is a mismatch between the type of situation in which leaders find themselves, and the leaders style of leadership:
leaders should shift to situations for which they are best suited
the situation should be changed
immediate training is necessary no matter how long it may take
any leadership style is appropriate
the leaders should be flexible enough to adapt to the new situation
Question 3
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The OSU studies concluded that leaders exhibit two main styles of behavior:
employee-centered behavior and job-centered behavior
structure behavior and consideration behavior
boss-centered behavior and subordinate-centered behavior
consideration behavior and job-centered behavior
structure behavior and employee-centered behavior
Question 4
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The life cycle theory of leadership maintains that:
as a manager becomes more mature, he/she should become more participatory
the organization should match the individual with a specific leadership situation
a manager's leadership style should be independent of the follower's maturity levels
the leader's abilities will peak when the leader is 45 years old, and decline thereafter
a manager's leadership style will be effective only if it is appropriate for the maturity level of the followers
Question 5
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According to the characteristics of the emerging leader versus characteristics of the manager, which of the following would be associated with the leader?
problem-solving
independent
consulting
stabilizing
authoritative
Question 6
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Under which of the following conditions would Fiedler say a considerate leader would be most effective?
good leader-member relations, high task structure, and strong leader position power
moderately poor leader-member relations, high task structure, and weak leader position power
moderately poor leader-member relations, weak task structure and weak leader position power
good leader-member relations, high task structure, and weak leader position power
good leader-member relations, weak task structure, and weak leader position power
Question 7
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Which approach to leadership suggests successful leadership requires a unique combination of leaders, followers, and leadership situations?
transformational leadership
the trait approach
the situational approach to leadership
contingency approach
the contemporary leader approach
Question 8
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According to the Vroom-Yetton-Jago Model, when a manager and subordinates meet as a group to discuss the situation, and the group makes the decision, it is the ________ de.
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Case Study 1 Questions:
1. What is the allocated budget ? $250,000
2. Where does the server room located? Currently, there is no server room
3. What is the number of users with PCs inside each existing site?
Currently there are
4. What is the current cabling used in each location? (cat5e or cat6) Current cabling does not meet the company’s current and future needs
5. Do want us to upgrade token Ring or use a completely new Ethernet network What is your recommendation and why?
6. regarding the ordering system , it is not clear what the we should do , do you want to talk about how to connect the system to the network or how to built the ordering online system because it is more software engineering than networking . Talk about the kind of network (hardware) you recommend based on the business requirements
7. all the sites should have access to our servers in the main branch? yes
8. Regarding the order software, do you need more details about the way it works or just about its connection with the network? Your solution should be from a network point of view
9. Distances are given in Meters or feet? feet
10. Shipment is done by truck, or ships? Currently, only trucking
11. In Dimebox branch, where are administration offices located? See Business goals # 4
12. What is the current network connectivity status? How many devices are currently on the network? How they are physically laid out? Is cabling running all over the floor, hidden in walls or threaded through the ceiling? What are the switches used and its speed? Currently, only the office is networked (token ring) NOVELL
13. What is the minimum Internet speed wanted? See Business Goals on page 2 – I only can tell you what we need the network for, you must tell me what we need to meet the business needs
14. Will the corporation provide wireless access? If yes will it be in all department and buildings? Wireless access would be helpful if we can justify the cost
15. Are there phones in offices? yes
16. What is the internet speed available now? What speed do you want for future? Internet access is through time warner cable company which is not very reliable
17. Do employees access their emails outside the company? yes
18. Do you have plans for future expansion? We like to increase our customer base by 20% over the next year
REMEMBER, you are the IT expert, I’m only a business person who must rely on your expertise.
Network Design and Performance
Case Study
Dooma-Flochies, Inc. with headquarters located on Podunk Road in Trumansburg, NY, is the sole manufacturer of Dooma-Flochies (big surprise). They currently have a manufacturing facility in, Lake Ridge, NY (across Cayuga Lake) on Cayuga Dr. and have recently diversified by purchasing a company, This-N-That, on Industry Ave. in, Dime Box Texas. This-N-That is the sole competitor of Domma-Flochies with their product Thinga-Ma-Jigs. This acquisition gives Dooma-Flochies, Inc a monopoly in this mark.
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Behavior in Organizations
Intercultural Communications Exercise Response Paper –
Week 5
The most overt cultural differences, such as greeting rituals and name format, can be overcome most easily. The underlying, intangible differences are very difficult to overcome. In this case, the underlying cultural differences are
· Assumptions about the purpose of the event (is the party strictly for fun and for relationship building, or are their business matters to take care of?).
· Assumptions about the purpose and the nature of business relationship.
· Assumptions about power and leadership relationships (who makes the decisions and how?).
· Response styles (verbal and nonverbal signals of agreement, disagreement, politeness, etc.).
Many (though not all) cultural differences can be overcome if you carefully observe other people, think creatively, remain flexible, and remember that your own culture is not inherently superior to others.
The Scenario
Three corporations are planning a joint venture to sponsor an international concert tour. The corporations are Decibel, an agency representing the musicians (from the US, Britain, and Japan); Images, a marketing firm which will handle sales of tickets, snacks and beverages, clothing, and CDs; and Event, a special events company which will hire the ushers, concessionaires, and security officers; print the programs; and clean up the arenas after the shows. The companies come from three different cultures: Blue, Green, and Red. Each has specific cultural traits, customs, and practices.
You are a manager in one of these companies. You will attend the opening cocktail party in Perth, Australia the evening before a 3-day meeting during which the three companies will negotiate the details of the partnership. Your management team includes a Vice President and a number of other managers.
During the 3-day meeting, the companies have the following goals:
Decibel
· As high a royalty rate as possible on sales of T-shirts, videos, and CDs
· Aggressive marketing and advertising to increase attendance and sales
· Good security, both before and during the show Image
Image
· Well known bands that will be easy to market
· As much income as possible from the concerts
· Smoothly functioning event so that publicity from early concerts is positive
Event
· Bands that are not likely to provoke stampedes, riots, or other antisocial behavior
· Bands that are reliable and will show up on time, ready to play
· As much income as possible from the concerts
The cultures that are assigned to the various companies are:
BLUE CULTURE
Image (Marketing Company)
Beliefs, Values, and Attitudes that Underlie This Culture’s Communication
Believe that fate and luck control most things.
Believe in feelings more than reasoning.
An authoritarian leader makes the ultimate decisions.
Nonverbal Traits of This Culture
Treat time as something that is unimportant. It is not a commodity that can be lost.
Conversation distance is close (about 15 inches, face-.
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Discussion Question:
Comparison of Theories on Anxiety Disorders
There are numerous theories that attempt to explain the development and manifestation of psychological disorders. Some researchers hold that certain disorders result from learned behaviors (behavioral theory), while other researchers believe that there is a genetic or biological basis to psychological disorders (medical model), while still others hold that psychological disorders stem from unresolved unconscious conflict (psychoanalytic theory). How would each of these theoretical viewpoints explain anxiety disorders? Does one explain the development and manifestation of anxiety disorders better than the others?
200- 400 words please
Three min resources with
in text citations and examples
you can use the following as a module reference
cite as university 2014
Anxiety Disorders
Anxiety disorders such as panic disorder, specific phobias, and social anxiety disorder feature a heightened autonomic nervous system response that is above and beyond what would be considered normal when faced with the object or situation that the person reacts to. For example, a person with a specific phobia of spiders (called arachnophobia) experiences a heightened autonomic response when confronted with a spider (or even an image of a spider). This anxiety response must result in significant distress or impairment. In general, anxiety disorders have been linked to underactive gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) in the brain, resulting in overexcitability of the amygdala and the anterior cingulate cortex. Additionally, genetic research shows that anxiety disorders demonstrate a clear pattern of genetic predisposition
Charles Darwin's Perspective
We talked about Charles Darwin when discussing evolution and natural selection. Darwin was also very interested in emotions. One of his books published in 1872,The Expression of Emotions in Man and Animals, was devoted to this topic.
Darwin believed that emotions play an important role in the survival of the species and result from evolutionary processes in the same way as other behaviors and psychological functions. Darwin's writing on this topic also prompted psychologists to study animal behavior as a way to better understand human behavior.
James–Lange Theory of Emotions
Modern theories of emotion can be traced to William James and Carl Lange (Pinel, 2011). William James was a renowned Harvard psychologist who is sometimes called the father of American psychology. Carl Lange was a Danish physician. James and Lange formulated the same theory of emotions independently at about the same time (1884). As a result, it is called the James–Lange theory of emotions. This theory reversed the commonsensical notion that emotions are automatic responses to events around us. Instead, it proposes that emotions are the brain's interpretation of physiological responses to emotionally provocative stimuli.
Cannon–Bard Theory of Emotions
In 1915, Harvard physiologist Walt.
I have always liked Dustin Hoffmans style of acting, in this mov.docxTatianaMajor22
I have always liked Dustin Hoffman's style of acting, in this movie he takes on a sexually deprived young male just out of college, and has never been with a female, and is duped by horny older woman that feels neglected. Dustin Hoffman takes the characters form of a young male, goofy, respectful virgin and intelligent male, missing something but not really sure at the beginning till Ann Bancroft coaxes him with seduction to fulfill her own needs. In an other movie called "The life of Little Big Man" he plays almost the same character but as a white child raised by the Native Americans and a wise old chief that deeply care and loves him as his own, and Fay Dunaway plays a Holy rollers wife that is older and sexually deprived and feeling neglected by her husband and also she goes through major changes in her life from devoted wife, to a honey bell/ house hooker, whats funny Dustin Hoffman is a awesome actor but has to have his surrounding characters bring his character to life. The Graduate was Dustin Hoffman's first big movie of his career.
I actually liked movie "Little Big man" way better due to he went through major changes in his life, from being a Native boy warrior, captured by Yankees, meets Fay Dunaway who loves to give baths, to finding his sister who teaches him to be a gunslinger and then returns to his Grand Father to be a native again and tells his blind Grand Father the world of the white man is a crazy one, then his see the Psyho Col. Custer and gets his revenge by telling Custer the truth. The movie Little Big Man makes you laugh, teaches you things about people and survial and cry at times... its a must see...
Although a stray away from the Benjamin Braddock written about in the novel The Graduate, Dustin Hoffman does an awesome job with this character on film. When you first meet Ben he is at a party that his parents are throwing in his academic honor upon his graduation from school and return home. The whole night, Hoffman stumbles though various conversations and tries to coyly escape from the festivities. Small things such as this Hoffman did a great job at, conveying the hesitance and crisis that Ben was going through as a graduate. There are multiple times in the movie he hardly expresses anything at all, yet it clearly shows you that Ben is having a very hard time internally with everything going on. Even through his relationships with Mrs. Robinson and her daughter Elaine you see the young man struggling with himself through either failed attempts at affection or lack thereof.
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Is obedience to the law sufficient to ensure ethical behavior Wh.docxTatianaMajor22
Is obedience to the law sufficient to ensure ethical behavior? Why, or why not? Support your answer with at least three reasons that justify your position.
100 words
Discuss the differences between an attitude and a behavior. Provide 4 substantive reasons why it is important for organizations to monitor and mitigate employee behavior that is either beneficial or detrimental to the organization's goals and existence.
150 words
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If you are using the Blackboard Mobile Learn IOS App, please click "View in Browser." V BUS 520Week 9 Assignment 4 Paper
I need the paper as soon as possible
Students, please view the "Submit a Clickable Rubric Assignment" in the Student Center.
Instructors, training on how to grade is within the Instructor Center.
Assignment 4: Leadership Style: What Do People Do When They Are Leading?
Due Week 9 and worth 100 points
Choose one (1) of the following CEOs for this assignment: Larry Page (Google), Tony Hsieh (Zappos), Gary Kelly (Southwest Airlines), Meg Whitman (Hewlett Packard), Ursula Burns (Xerox), Terri Kelly (W.L. Gore), Ellen Kullman (DuPont), or Bob McDonald (Procter & Gamble). Use the Internet to investigate the leadership style and effectiveness of the selected CEO. (Note: Just choose one that is easier for you to right about.) It does not matter to me which CEO you pick
Write a five to six (5-6) page paper in which you:
1. Provide a brief (one [1] paragraph) background of the CEO.
2. Analyze the CEO’s leadership style and philosophy, and how the CEO’s leadership style aligns with the culture.
3. Examine the CEO’s personal and organizational values.
4. Evaluate how the values of the CEO are likely to influence ethical behavior within the organization.
5. Determine the CEO’s three (3) greatest strengths and three (3) greatest weaknesses.
6. Select the quality that you believe contributes most to this leader’s success. Support your reasoning.
7. Assess how communication and collaboration, and power and politics influence group (i.e., the organization’s) dynamics.
8. Use at least five (5) quality academic resources in this assignment. 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:
· Analyze the formation and dynamics of group behavior and work teams, including the application of power in groups.
· Outline various individual and group decision-making processes and key factors affecting these processes.
· Examine the primary conflict levels within organization and the process for negotiating resolutions.
· Examine how power and influence empower and affect office politics, political interpretations, and political behavior.
· Use technology and information resources to research issues in organizational behavior.
· Write clearly and concisely about organizational behavior using proper writing mechanics.
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Is the proliferation of social media and communication devices a .docxTatianaMajor22
Is the proliferation of social media and communication devices a good thing or a bad thing for society? Use personal examples to support your opinion.
( I’m currently a freshmen in university)
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MATH 107 FINAL EXAMINATIONMULTIPLE CHOICE1. Deter.docxTatianaMajor22
MATH 107 FINAL EXAMINATION
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Determine the domain and range of the piecewise function.
A. Domain [–2, 2];
B. Domain [–1, 1];
C. Domain [–1, 3];
D. Domain [–3/2, –1/2];
2. Solve:
A. 3
B. 3,7
C. 9
D. No solution
3. Determine the interval(s) on which the function is increasing.
A. (−1.3, 1.3)
B. (1, 3)
C. (−∞,−1)and (3,∞)
D. (−2.5, 1)and (4.5,∞)
4. Determine whether the graph of y = 2|x| + 1 is symmetric with respect to the origin,
the x-axis, or the y-axis.
A. symmetric with respect to the origin only
B. symmetric with respect to the x-axis only
C. symmetric with respect to the y-axis only
D. not symmetric with respect to the origin, not symmetric with respect to the x-axis, and
not symmetric with respect to the y-axis
5. Solve, and express the answer in interval notation: | 9 – 7x | ≤ 12.
A. (–∞, –3/7]
B. (–∞, −3/7] ∪ [3, ∞) C. [–3, 3/7]
D. [–3/7, 3]
6. Which of the following represents the graph of 7x + 2y = 14 ?
A. B.
C. D.
7. Write a slope-intercept equation for a line parallel to the line x – 2y = 6 which passes through the point (10, – 4).
A.
B.
C.
D.
8. Which of the following best describes the graph?
A. It is the graph of a function and it is one-to-one.
B. It is the graph of a function and it is not one-to-one.
C. It is not the graph of a function and it is one-to-one.
D. It is not the graph of a function and it is not one-to-one.
9. Express as a single logarithm: log x + log 1 – 6 log (y + 4)
A.
B.
C.
D.
10. Which of the functions corresponds to the graph?
A.
B.
C.
D.
11. Suppose that a function f has exactly one x-intercept.
Which of the following statements MUST be true?
A. f is a linear function.
B. f (x) ≥ 0 for all x in the domain of f.
C. The equation f(x) = 0 has exactly one real-number solution.
D. f is an invertible function.
12. The graph of y = f(x) is shown at the left and the graph of y = g(x) is shown at the right. (No formulas are given.) What is the relationship between g(x) and f(x)?
y = f (x) y = g(x)
A. g(x) = f (x – 3) + 1
B. g(x) = f (x – 1) + 3
C. g(x) = f (x + 3) – 1
D. g(x) = f (x + 1) .
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If the CIO is to be valued as a strategic actor, how can he bring to the table the ethos of alignment, bound to the demands of process strategic planning to move IT to the forefront of the organization's future? Is there a lack of information on strategic planning? Nope. I think the process of planning is poorly understood, and rarely endorsed. The reasons are simple enough. Planning requires a commitment of resources (time, talent, money); it requires insight; it requires a total immersion in the corporate culture. While organizations do plan, planning is invariably attached to the budget process. It is typically here that the CIO lays out his/her vision for the coming year Now a few years ago authors began writing on the value of aligning IT purpose to organizational purpose. They wrote at a time when enterprise architectural planning was fairly new, and enterprise resource management was on the lips of every executive. My view is that alignment is a natural process driven by the availability of the tools to accomplish it. Twenty years ago making sense of IT was more about processing power, and database management. We are in a new age of IT, and it is the computer that is the network, not the network as an independent self-contained exchange of information. If you will spend some time reviewing the basic materials I provided on strategic planning and alignment, we can begin our discussions for the course. Again, here is the problem I would like for us to tackle: If the CIO is to be valued as a strategic actor, how can he bring to the table the ethos of alignment, bound to the demands of process strategic planning to move IT to the forefront of the organization's future? Most of the articles I bundled together for this week are replete with tables and charts. These can be a heavy read. Your approach should be to review these articles for the "big ideas" or lessons that are take away. I think these studies are significant enough that we will conclude our first week with an understanding of the roles between executive leaders, and how they see Information Technology playing a role in shaping a business strategy.
Read the articles to answer the question. Please No Plagerism or verbatim but you are allowed to quote from the article.
Achieving and Sustaining
Business-IT Alignment
Jerry Luftman
Tom Brier
I
n recent decades, billions of dollars have been invested in intormation tech-
nology (IT). A key concern of business executives is alignment—applying IT
in an appropriate and timely way and in harmony with business strategies,
goals, and needs. This issue addresses both how IT is aligned with the busi-
ness and how the business should be aligned with IT Frustratingly, organizations
seem to find it difficult or impossible to harness the power of information tech-
nology for their own long-term benefit, even though there is worldwide evi-
dence that IT has the power to transform whole industries and markets.' How
can companies.
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I am showing below the proof of breakeven, which is fixed costs/ contribution margin.
We start with the definition of breakeven and proceed using elementary algebra to derive the formula. Breakeven is a number and is created by knowing fixed and variable costs, and the retail sales price. It is thus not a point of discussion but is based on the assumptions of these variables.
Proof of Breakeven
Definition of BreakevenVolume: Total Revenue = Total Expenses
Definition
1.Total Revenue = Total Expenses
Breakdown of Definition
2. Retail Price * Volume = Fixed Expenses + Variable Expenses
Further Analysis
3. Retail Price * Volume = Fixed Expenses + (Volume * Unit Variable Expenses)
Subtract (Volume * Unit Variable Expenses) from both sides
4. Fixed Expenses = (Retail Price * Volume) — (Volume * Unit Variable Expenses)
Factor
5. Fixed Expenses = Volume * (Retail Price – Unit Variable Expenses)
Divide both sides by (Retail Price – Unit Variable Expenses)
6. Volume = Fixed Expenses
(Retail Price – Unit Variable Expenses)
Substitution based on Definition
7. Since (Retail Price — Unit Variable Expenses) is called Contribution Margin,
Therefore:
Breakeven Volume = Fixed Expenses / Contribution Margin
NAME_________________________________________________ DATE ____________
1. Explain some of the economic, social, and political considerations involved in changing the tax law.
2. Explain the difference between a Partnership, a Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) and a Limited Liability Company (LLC). In each structure who has liability?
3. How is “control” defined for purposes of Section 351 of the IRS Code?
4. What are the advantages and disadvantages of using debt in a firm’s capital structure?
5. Under what circumstances is a corporation’s assumption of liabilities considered boot in a Section 351exchange?
6. What are the tax consequences for the transferor and transferee when property is transferred to a newly created corporation in an exchange qualifying as nontaxable under Section 351?
7. Why are corporations allowed a dividend-received deduction? What dividends qualify for this special deduction?
8. Provide 3 examples of a Constructive Dividend. Are these Constructive Dividends taxable?
9. Discuss the tax consequences of a new Partnership Formation and give details to gain and losses and basis?
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11. What is the difference between inside and outside basis with a partnership?
12. ABC Partnership distributes $12,000 of taxable income to partner Bob and $24,000 of tax-exempt income to Partner Bob. As a result of these two distributions, how does Bob’s basis change?
13. On January 1, Katie pays $2,000 for a 10% capital, profits, and loss interest in a partnership.
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Examine the way in which death and dying are viewed at different points in human development.
Using only my text as a reference:
Berger, K.S. (2011). The developing person through the life span (8th ed.).
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Karimi 1
Big Picture Blog Post First Draft
College Girls in Media
Sogand Karimi
Media and Hollywood movies have affected and influenced society’s perception on
female college students. Due to Hollywood movies and media, society mostly recognizes the
negative stereotypes of a college women. Saran Donahoo, an associate professor and education
administration of Southern Illinois University, once said, “The messages in these films
consistently emphasized college as a place where young women come to have fun, engage in
romances with young men, experiment with sex and alcohol, face dilemmas regarding body
image, and encounter difficulties in associating with other college women.” In this essay I will
be talking about the recurring stereotypes and themes portrayed in three hollywood movies,
Spring Breakers, The house bunny and Legally Blond and how these stereotypes affect our
society.
The movie Spring Breakers is about four college girls who are bored with their daily
routines and want to escape on a spring break vacation to Florida. After realizing they don’t have
enough money, they rub a local diner with fake guns and ski masks. They break the laws in order
to get down to Florida, just to break more rules and laws once they’re there. During the film, you
will notice a lot of partying, drugs and sexual activity. The four girls wear bikinis for majority of
the film and are overly sexual. These are some common themes and stereotypes seen in all three
movies. Media and movies like spring breakers have made it a norm to constantly want to party,
get drunk and have sex as a college woman. In an article by Heather Long, she mentions how the
movie can even be seen as supporting rape culture. She believes because of these stereotypes
always being shown in media, it is contributing to the “girls asking for it” excuse when it comes
to rape cases with young girls. Long also said “...never mind the fact that thousands of college
students are spending their spring break not on a beach, but volunteering with groups like Habitat
for Humanity and the United Way, especially after Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy.” THIS shows
how media only displays one side of a certain group or story. Even though not all college girls
like to party and lay on a beach naked for spring break, that’s what media likes to portray. Not
only does this give the wrong message to our society but it influences bigger issues like rape, as
the author mentioned.
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if Hugh Hefner that gets kicked out of the Playboy Mansion due to her aging. She then becomes
a mother of an unpopular sorority with girls that are bit geeky, and unusual compared to other
girls on campus. The story.
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Week 3
Individual
Problems and Goals Case Study
Select one of the following three case studies in Ch. 6 of The Helping Process:
· Case Susanna
· Case James and Samantha
· Case Alicia and Montford
Identify three to five problems in the case study you have selected.
Write a 500- to 700-word paperthatincludes the following:
· A problem-solving strategy and a goal for each problem
· The services, resources, and supports the client may need and why
· A description of how goals are measurable and realistically attainable for the client
Here is the case studies
Exercise 3: Careful Assessment
The following case studies are about Susanna, James, Samantha, Alicia, and Montford, all
homeless children attending school. The principal of the school has asked you to conduct
an assessment of these children and provide initial recommendations.
Before you begin this exercise, go to the website that accompanies this book: www.
wadsworth.com/counseling/mcclam, Chapter Three, Link 1, to read more about homeless
families and children.
Susanna
Susanna is 15 years old. Th e city where she lives has four schools: two elementary, one
middle, and one high school. Th ere are about 1,500 students enrolled in the city/county
school district and about 450 in the local high school that Susanna is attending. For the
past six months, Susanna has been living with her boyfriend and his parents. Prior to this,
she left her mother’s home and lived on the streets. She is pregnant and her boyfriend’s
parents want her to move out of their home. Her father lives in a town with his girlfriend,
about 50 miles from the city. Her mother lives outside the city with Susanna’s baby brother.
Right now Susanna’s mother is receiving child support for the two children. Susanna wants
to have a portion of the child support so that she can find a place of her own to live. Her
mother says that the only way that Susanna can have access to that money is to move back
home. Susanna refuses to move back in with her mother.
You receive a call from the behavior specialist at Susanna’s high school. Susanna’s
mother is at the school demanding that Susanna be withdrawn from school. Susanna’s
mother indicates that Susanna will be moving in with her and will be enrolling in another
school district.
Currently Susanna is not doing very well in school. She misses school and she tells the
helper it is because she is tired and that she does not have good food to eat. She has not told
the helper that she is looking for a place to live. Right now she is failing two of her classes
and she has one B and two Ds. Her boyfriend has missed a lot of school, too.
James and Samantha
James is 10 years old and he has a sister, Samantha, who is 8. At the beginning of the
school year, both of the children were attending Boone Elementary School. Both children
live with their aunt and uncle; their parents are in prison. In the middle of the scho.
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1. Assignment #2 Technology Project pertinent to their pract
1. 1.
Assignment #2
Technology Project pertinent to their practice environment
THIS WEEK DUE PART II AND THOSE TO SUBMIT THE
ENTIRE PROJECT (PAPER) . PART I ALREADY WITH
CORRECTIONS SUGGESTED, IF ANY, AND PART II
Grading Criteria for Assignments #1 & 2
Technology Project Paper Part 1 (20 points of grade)
Technology Project Paper Part 2 (20 points of grade)
Student to identify a Technology Project pertinent to their
practice environment. This proposal must include:
Executive Summary; Description of Project; Rationale Topic
chosen; Research-supported by evidenced based recent
literature; Project Clinical Goals & Objectives;
Market/Financial Project Analysis;
Plan for Evaluation; Plan for Alternative Assumptions &
Strategies.
Include how this project is applicable to the present Healthcare
system in terms of the issues of healthcare access, quality &
cost. Include 2 MSN Essentials.
Minimum 10 pages, double spaced,
Maximum 15 pages, double spaced, APA format.
Part 1:
• Identify Topic of Project Proposal (2 points)
• Description of project & Background Discussion (5 points)
• Goals & Objectives & Significance discussion (5 points)
• Include evidenced based research to support paper, at least
three (5 points)
• Overall: Focused, Ideas with clarity, Overall compliance with
grammar & APA 6th format (3 points). Include cover page and
reference used on part I
Part 2:
*10 pages, double spaced, APA format style including cover
2. and reference pages
• Financial Proposal analysis (4 points)
• Alternative plan of actions (4 points)
• Proposed project plan to include: (8 points)
o Project activities
o Timeline
o Budget
o Evaluation Plan
• Executive Summary at end of project (4 points)
Top of Form
2
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Technology Project Paper Part 1
Electronic Health Records
Florida National University
Jose Cardentey
Health Care Informatics
Professor Jacquelin Alonso
January 28,2022
Electronic Health Records Proposal
Executive Summary
The healthcare sector has making bold strides in reducing
the number of medical errors which have been claiming the
3. lives of many patients by adoption of numerous technology to
determine the technology that will be most effective. among
these technologies is Electronic Health Records whose goal is to
improve the documentation of patient information to guide
practitioners when prescribing medication and keeping track of
the patient outcomes. The deployment of this technology in the
health facility calls for collaboration with different shareholders
in different disciplines in the health sector. For successful
implementation, the proposal provides a list of activities that
need to executed. They include development of the lead
committee who will oversee the accomplishment of the project
goals, strategies to manage the EHR system and the strategies to
manage changes that will face the system due to the rapidly
changing business environment. The goal of this report is to
analyze the background of the technology and briefly describe
the project implementation along with the goals and the benefits
the health sector will enjoy once they adopt the technology.
Background information
Over the past few years, Electronic Health Records have
become the trend in the healthcare industry. The government
has been consistently implementing initiatives to better the
outcome of this technology through financial stimulations.
These initiatives promise to reward the citizens with greater
integration and availability of patient data to a level that has
never been maneuvered in medical history. The main goal of
deploying Electronic health records across the health sector is
to boost cost-effectiveness and eliminate medical errors that
have claimed many lives in the past. The technology intends to
accomplish this goal by increasing collaboration between the
doctors and their patients and fostering more on establishing
shared health care where the professionals and the patients can
overcome future technological changes together. Electronic
Health Systems can relate to a wide range of electronic
information systems that healthcare can use to manage and
collect patient data. EHR systems can be deployed in individual
health facilities to act as interoperating systems within these
4. affiliated units; they can also be deployed nationwide or
regional. The healthcare units that benefit from this technology
include pharmacies, hospitals, general professional surgeries
and other healthcare providers.
The implementation of EHR tends to be a highly complex
process that involves a wide range of technical and
organizational factors such as organizational structure, human
skills, technical infrastructure, culture, coordination and
monetary resources. As many scholars argue, implementing any
information system in healthcare tends to be more challenging
than any other industry. This is due to the complexity of data
entry, medical data challenges, confidentiality and security
concerns, and an overall absence of the information
technology's paybacks to the healthcare sector. According to
Nguyen et al. (2014), the healthcare industry differs
significantly from other organizations because they have
numerous objectives, including providing cure and care for their
patients and providing quality education to their nurses and
physicians (Bosse et al., 2018). The second difference is that
the healthcare industry adopts medical practitioners with high
expertise, authority and autonomy. As a result, these aspects
can affect the implementation of information systems like
electronic health records.
Project Discussion
When administering EHR projects, it calls for many
shareholders from different healthcare settings who will play
the lead role in managing the arising changes triggered by the
advancing technology, which also triggers changes in patient
expectations from the health sector. Therefore, it is essential to
lay down the relevant strategies that will be used to resolve
such issues, including establishing lead committees whose role
will be to oversee the practical functionality of the technology
systems, manage the project, and control arising changes.
Leading committees
The proposal will call for the establishment of a competent
board of members who will determine the general viability and
5. outcomes of the project. This will play an integral role in
contributing to the widespread success of the project
implementation by selecting the most qualified management
team and employees. There are various functions that various
individuals must execute to assist in the implementation
process. The leading committee will be made of the four main
players of the healthcare industry. They include clinical
champions, clinical team members, EHR project managers, and
the EHR implementation team. The clinical champion plays the
role of a visionary leader whose primary responsibility will be
providing a clear layout of what the system should feature based
on the organizational structure and objectives that the
organization, employees and patients intend to acquire from the
technology. The clinical champion will also provide the project
team with documentation and preside over decisions that
necessitate the best implementation technique. The project
manager's responsibility will be to execute the numerous
managerial functions of the project, including coordinating,
planning, organizing, and facilitating the countless activities
that will be taking place in the implementation of the project.
The project manager should hold the relevant knowledge
required in the specific practice procedures and provide ample
support to changes that will arise in the future. In addition, the
project manager should possess excellent communication skills
as they will be in charge of coordinating the rest of the team
members by providing new updates to facilitate project success.
Clinical team members are an essential asset in the
implementation of the project. These team members include
nurses, physicians, billing, medical assistants, medical records
and front office management employees. These employees will
have a critical role in determining the system requirements and
at the same time perform the function of evaluating the
capability of the system provider in fulfilling these conditions
(Menachemi and Brooks, 2006). The members should be
knowledgeable within the area of expertise and should have
well-developed analytical skills that they will use to guarantee
6. successful implementation. The EHR implementation board will
comprise IT experts who will be in the front line assisting in
program coding, designing the system flow, establishing the
interface hardware, and performing tests of the design system.
The implementation team will be tasked with providing the
relevant training to the system users to ensure that they will
understand its significance and thus be able to make maximum
use of the system. As a result, the management team has
incorporated team members from various disciplines in the
health facility. Establishing such a collaborative system will
play an integral role in delivering the intended paybacks.
Nevertheless, the collective approach helps evade the
complications associated with health care facilities. Such
include insufficiency of the EHR to act as a single
correspondence channel, challenges in identifying relevant data,
requirements to deliver better-facilitated care to patients and
interruptions to both work and trust process because of the
issues related to EHR. Collaborative techniques in intensifying
teamwork and better implementing the full system guarantee
that the system will be deployed by employing the highest
efficiency level.
Managing the EHR project
The management of the EHR project can be accomplished
through numerous stages. This includes project initiation,
planning, execution and control. The project's initiation phase
will inform the health facility administrators on the EHR project
that the organization can utilize to improve hospital outcomes.
Other actions that need to be executed within this phase include
recognizing the numerous forms of investors, project scope
description, statement of the skills that the staff members must
have to take part in the implementation, and the IT expertise
needed. The phase will also include activities such as the
system's budget statement and procurement process. Moreover,
the initiation phase will assess the risk that will determine the
relevant course of action the project managers should pursue if
something backfired.
7. The second phase will be the planning phase, which will involve
formulating the numerous activities that will take place in the
implementation process. This will include selecting and
identifying the project team, calculating the underlying project
risks, laying down the work plan, including the expectations to
ensure that none of them will be overlooked, and formulating
the communication strategy and cost and time activities (Gans
et al., 2005). An essential section of arrangement is
correspondence, given that today there is the simple access to
media channels that can be integrated to guarantee efficient
communication between the team players. The third phase will
be the execution phase, involving the project managers
performing various functions. The tasks will include completing
the plans, enhancing team collaboration, overseeing proper
management of the venture assets, and facilitating the project
advancement to ensure that it aligns with the project scope.
Other roles will include managing and regulating venture
problems to guarantee quality control and manage the changes
as dictated by the project scope.
The last phase will be the control phase which will involve
numerous activities, including measuring and monitoring the
countless variances arising in the project plan. The main
procedures that will take place in this phase include adjusting
the changes that are happening in the scoping program,
controlling costs to avoid budget overruns, analyzing and
reporting on the performance and developing an effective
control and risk procedure. The project manager will oversee
effective monitoring of how the EHR project implementation
can bring more consistent and unique outcomes. Other relevant
measures, such as the estimated time for project completion and
budget, are essential in assessing the success or failure of the
entire implementation process.
Managing change within the EHR
Implementing an information system will call for future
advancement to ensure that the system will remain relevant in
the long run. Also, changes within the system can be triggered
8. by changes other than technology, including changes to the
organizational structure that may attract resistance from the
employees (Nguyen et al., 2014). As a result, it will be
necessary for the project proposal to include an effective change
structure to ensure that the employees will not have problems
coping with the new system. During the implementation
process, the project anticipates a lot of resistance from the
employees since many patients and employees are already
accustomed to the paper system. Therefore, developing an
approach that will respond to such issues will guarantee
effective implementation of the EHR system within the facility.
Consequently, it will be essential to include these changes from
the managing body, who will spawn the change throughout the
organization and work together with the employees to help them
adjust. Implementing new technology tends to attract
uncertainty, attract the fear of loss, develop unnecessary
pressure from the employees and patients, and thus manage to
fear adopting it as many feel that it will not align with their
health goals (Menachemi and Brooks, 2006). As a result, the
facility should expect instability, hostility and threatened
failure if the employees and the patients will not be taken
through a proper orientation process to help them adjust.
As a result, the proposal proposes that it is essential for the
healthcare facility to create a strategy that will create a climate
for transition. This will be executed by inserting a sense of
urgency, developing a guiding coalition and establishing a
vision for the future state of the healthcare facility. Creating a
sense of urgency is the best approach since the EHR system is
an entirely new technology that many patients and employees
cannot familiarize themselves with. Therefore, hospital leaders
will be involved in the education program to transfer the
knowledge acquired to the employees and patients confidently
to help stimulate these groups to accept the change. Providing a
clear picture of how the employees and patients will benefit
from the implementation. It will show them that the facility still
cares deeply about them, and that is why they want to take them
9. through a successful transitioning process.
After stimulating the employees and patients to accept these
changes, the second phase in change management will involve
the organization through effective communication regarding its
future through various techniques such as video questions,
answer sessions and demonstrations through PowerPoint (Gans
et al., 2005). This will be highly important to encourage the
healthcare facility to ensure that the goals of the EHR
technology will align with the organizational goals to ensure
that every team clearly understands what is expected of them in
implementing the desired change. Another strategy will be
formulating short-term plans, which will ensure that the
management can measure how the employees and patients are
coping with the new system to determine if it will succeed. This
will be accomplished by establishing conducive communication
channels to ensure that the latest technology will not feel
threatened. Still, instead, it should focus on instilling a sense of
confidence that the teams can get better outcomes with the
latest technology than before.
After the engagement, the third phase will be the actual system
implementation and the predicted changes. Successful
performance will be boosted through thorough staff training and
retraining and creating a positive atmosphere during the
execution. The change management team will focus broadly on
problematic areas by encouraging solutions and aiding change
within an individual's behavior. Success celebration is also
essential in administering as it encourages more employees to
take the initiative to adapt to changes faster.
Goals, objective and significance Discussion
The main goal of applying EHR in healthcare is to boost the
quality of care through the reduction of medical errors, to
provide an effective technique of communication between the
various shareholders involved, and to share information between
the healthcare providers. EHR also aims at gathering
information for research and educational purposes.
Implementation of EHR will have a lot of significance to
10. healthcare information and data that is relied on during
decision-making. It will hold a positive interface that will allow
providers to review their patient's data efficiently. Another
significance is that electronic health systems will play an
integral role in result administration by enabling the healthcare
facility to manage their patients' test results through radiology
and lab reports. It will also facilitate order management which
is all about improving the accuracy of prescriptions generated
electronically, unlike the traditional methods where prescription
errors will arise due to illegible handwriting (Boonstra et al.,
2014). The technology will also play an integral role in
providing decision support, reminders, and warnings to improve
performance through drug interactions, disease outbreak
identification, and administering the proper prevention. This
will play an integral role in assisting the providers in making
the right decisions for their patients. Electronic health records
will be a system with immense capacity to link numerous
providers to their patients and laboratories securely. This
interconnectedness provides ample support to the patients as
they can easily access educational materials and amplify the
ability to feed data into the electronic health record system by
themselves and be in the front line to monitor their health from
home.
Electronic Health Records will play an integral role in
overseeing effective management of the facility's administrative
procedures, which will improve the efficiency in appointments
scheduling, eliminate any underlying confusion, and determine
the measures that the hospital can be used to implement
eligibility. The system will allow reporting, which will be
executed by following some standardized procedures to generate
these medical reports that the Federal, State, and local
government can access anytime they need to. The paybacks will
be expected from the application of the EHR as it will guarantee
universal and immediate access to the patient's data through the
levels that are predetermined by HIPAA security compliance
(Ajami et al., 2011). Another significance of EHR lies in
11. improved documentation, which has played an integral role in
eliminating the previous risks in paper-based record-keeping as
many people could not read the physician's handwriting. The
practitioner's handwriting was found in progress, orders, report
notes, patient instructions and prescriptions. The EHR provides
alternatives to capturing patient information through automatic
documentation, which include down menus, scanning ability,
checked boxes, and typewritten entries. The fastest and ease in
the navigation of the patient data is another payback. The
system allows effective communication between the various
healthcare providers to develop measures that play an active
role in improving patient care. A provider can order lab work
and gain immediate notifications about the patient's changing
outcomes through the messaging system.
Patient portals provided by the EHR system stand out as one of
the essential paybacks of using EHR, ensuring that the patients
will communicate and receive assistance from their healthcare
providers on a real-time basis. The information system is
interoperable and can be easily shared with other organizations
within the healthcare facilities concerning their health. The
EHR plays an integral role in delivering faster care and
independent decision making, which will be done by the
healthcare staff regarding patient diagnoses and treatments with
minimal errors inside the individual health records. Electronic
health records make it easy for nurses to follow up with patient
progress and track their continuing care under close supervision
to improve their health outcomes (Bosse et al., 2018). The
system will also save hospitals time during doctor
appointments. The patients can access all critical information
they need during emergencies such as allergies and effectively
respond to them. Medical providers also stand the opportunity
to benefit from the ample monetary incentives offered by the
governments who are adopting this technology. In return, the
providers can use these incentives in providing additional
information to staff on the new procedures that they can use to
improve the health outcomes of their patients.
12. Lastly, the healthcare sector will benefit from the amplified
productivity and efficiency of electronic health records. It will
play an active role in improving efficient chart management and
guarantee rapid access to patient information anywhere.
Electronic health records have a simple navigation interface that
allows nurses to generate patient information quickly, thus
saving time and boosting productivity. Adopting electronic
health record technology will help increase the quality of
medical care by amplifying the ability to exchange completed
patient information in real-time. The system will also provide
accurate and updated information regarding the patient, which is
essential in providing quality care. Lastly, having readily
available data is crucial to benchmark purposes such as auditing
and analyzing auditing, risks, quality and return on investment
to aid in maintaining an adequate healthcare facility.
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