This document discusses a student's initial proposal for a project aimed at reducing mortality rates in the United States. It begins by reviewing studies showing that US life expectancy lags internationally despite high healthcare spending. The proposal then lists SMART objectives focused on reducing cancer, readmission, smoking, obesity, and heart disease rates. It outlines team members, background research sources, and the current/ideal states of healthcare in the US. Methods for establishing measures, selecting changes, and testing changes via the Plan-Do-Study-Act cycle are also presented. The proposal aims to reduce mortality rates in the US through public education and improving healthcare quality and behaviors.
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This document discusses systems thinking and community health programming. It provides an overview of the steps to plan, implement, and evaluate community health programs. The key steps include assessing needs, setting goals and objectives, developing interventions, implementation, and evaluation. Evaluation is important to determine a program's effectiveness and identify areas for improvement. Systems thinking is also discussed as an alternative evaluation approach.
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Programmatic purposes and outcomes
Shekima Jacob
South University
Programmatic purposes and outcomes
Select and discuss three programmatic purposes and outcomes that should be evaluated. In your discussion, provide the rationale for the purposes and outcomes selected. It will be assumed the purposes and outcomes selected were influenced by the program being evaluated.
The program that I will be discussing is human service programs. In the abiding endeavor to enhance human service programs, service providers, policy makers and funders are more and more recognizing the significance of thorough program evaluations. They want to know what the programs achieve, what they spend, and how they must be operated to attain maximum cost efficiency. They want to recognize which programs function for which groups, and they need endings based on proof, as opposed to impassioned pleas and testimonials. The purposes should state the extensive, extensive range result that maintains the mission of the program, including content information areas, performance prospects, and values anticipated of program graduates. Purposes can be stated in wider and more stirring language than outcomes that have to be measurable and specific. Outcome is the reason nonprofit organizations struggle to build capacity and deliver programs. Measurement of outcomes is the systematic way of assessing the extent to which a program has attained its intended results.
The programmatic purposes and outcomes that should be evaluated include:
Programmatic purposes
· To monitor functions for the Health and Human Services department.
Without departments, the purpose or goals of human services would be very hard to fulfill. Human services is a very large sector that entails a wide range of skills, knowledge and disciplines focused on enhancing the well being of human both collectively and individually. Just like there are a lot of sectors in human services, so too there are a huge variety of functions of the human service programs that need to be evaluated so as to accomplish the purpose of the program (Connell, Kubisch, Schorr & Weiss, 1995). One of the programmatic purposes of human service programs is to monitor functions for the Health and Human Services department. Any department or even sector requires frequent checks to make sure that it is functioning well and according to the purpose. This purpose is very crucial in the execution of the human service program goals. It needs to be evaluated to make sure that the functions of the health and human service department are in line with the programmatic purposes of the program.
· Assessing internal control over compliance requirements to provide reasonable assurance.
The compliance requirements are very crucial in every program as they make sure that the program is in line with its goals and makes sure it works towards achieving its stipulated outcomes. This purpose needs to be evaluated to m ...
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CHANGE PROPOSAL 8Change ProposalYour Full Name (no credentials)Capella UniversityNURS-FPX6218 Leading the Future of Health CarePlanning for Community and Organizational ChangeMonth, YearTitle of Paper
Note: Delete this note and all instructions from the template before submitting your proposal. Use headings to organize your text, rather than bullets.Summary
Benefits and Implications
Identify the benefits of proposed health care system changes and its implications for a community.
Consider the goals and potential outcomes of the proposed changes.
What are the direct benefits of your proposed changes?
How will improvements in overall health affect the community?
Potential Barriers to Change
Describe potential barriers to change in an organization or community.
What factors in an organization and community create or contribute to resistance to changes?
What other factors can create barriers to change?
Articulate strategies for changing barriers into opportunities and resolving conflict.
What are the drivers of change in organizations and communities?
How will you communicate with stakeholders and overcome resistance?
How will you resolve conflict among competing interests?
Stakeholder Communications
Articulate a strategy for helping organizational stakeholders understand and evaluate proposed changes to the existing health care system.
Who are the key stakeholders in the organization?
What influence do they have on your proposal?
Consider the effects of these changes on the organization and the specific information needs of decision makers.References
List your APA-formatted references here.Appendix A: Grant Proposal
Need Statement
Define the problem that this change is addressing.
Describe the scope of the problem.
· Who is affected? How will you describe this population?
· How many people does this problem affect?
Identify the barriers you are likely to encounter when implementing this change?
Identify the sources of information you used to define the need for change.
Identify any other change initiatives or studies that are addressing this problem.
Program Description
Describe the proposed change initiative and how you plan to implement it. Address the basic questions of who, what, when, where, why, and how.
Goals and Objectives
Describe the goals and objectives of the change initiative.
Program Evaluation
Explain how this change initiative will be evaluated.
· Who will have oversight responsibilities?
· How and how often, will this initiative be evaluated?
· Who is the recipient of the evaluation reports?
· What is the extent of stakeholder involvement in evaluation?
Summary
Explain why this change is important to the community.
Explain how the goals and objectives of this change initiative align with those of the funding organization and why their financial support is vital to the success of this initiative.
Be sure to thank the funding agency for considering and supporting this initiative.
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Discussion Question:
Please provide at least a 250-word response, utilizing references from the text and/or supplemental reading. Please also be sure to respond to at least two of your peers on the forum.
It is obviously important when defining a project that the leaders have a clear perspective as to the direction of the project and the needs of the stakeholders. In the readings for this chapter the authors talked about the “power/interest” map for assessing stakeholders. Describe how this process works and its application. What are its advantages? How do you see this concept working in a modern organizational setting where a multitude of projects could be executed at any given moment?
Discussion Question:
iscussion Question:
Please provide at least a 250 word response, utilizing references from the text and/or supplemental reading. Please also be sure to respond to at least two of your peers on the forum.
Clearly the conceptualization of structures is very important in defining a project en route to execution. The authors of this text talked about both the work break down structure (WBS) as well as the process break down structure (PBS) describe both of these processes and articulate their application. Make sure that you discuss thoroughly the circumstances in which these tools are utilized and how they can be successfully implemented today. Make sure that you utilize specific references to the text in responding to this discussion question.
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POLICY PROPOSAL
Introduction
Throughout this paper, I will explain why Mercy Health's suggested metric benchmarks fall short and why an organizational policy is needed to fix them. Second, highlight potential environmental factors and their effects on those strategies and provide ethically based strategies to improve metric performance issues. Thirdly, make a concise policy plan and offer suggestions for resolving performance issues concerning local, state, or federal policies. Finally, discuss stakeholders and group participation's role in successfully implementing procedures.
Proposed Change to Organizational Policy
Mercy Health's current benchmark was established to provide services of the highest possible quality in diabetes screening and prevention. In 2016 and 2017, there were three options for testing. Eye, foot, and HgbA1C tests were part of the testing. Each quarter's goals were established as suggested benchmarks for the provided services. The proposed benchmark exams were 45 for the eyes, 80 for the feet, and 140 for Hgb1Ac testing. The standard recommendations for all three services were below par, necessitating action to increase patient and community involvement. The underperformance of the benchmarks demonstrates a gap between community involvement in healthy living and practices and the hospital. As testing decreases, community illness rises, and health outcomes fall in the opposite direction. This affects care quality. African Americans, Caucasians, and American India.
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Community Problem
The community issue addressed is the high prevalence rates of obesity and overweight. In this regard, the challenge is comprehensive, owing to categorizing the aspect as a lifestyle condition. Subsequently, other factors, such as nutrition, inadequate physical exercise, and sedentary lives contribute to the issue. The problem is significant, owing to substantial correlations between obesity, overweight, and other comorbidities. The implication is that obesity is a risk factor for other illnesses, including cardiovascular diseases, obesity, cancer, and other issues. In such a case, programs and initiatives implemented to reduce prevalence should be adequate. Accurate evaluation is critical in attaining the best outcomes, including follow-up, adherence, and addressing elements that require a change to meet emerging needs.
Structure
The evaluation structure follows a pre-and post-intervention approach. In this regard, the emphasis is on the initiatives and their ability to meet the set goals. According to the CDC (2016), obesity evaluation measures often employ baseline data to compare progress at the post-implementation phase. In this regard, the structure entails collecting baseline data of the metrics, such as BMI, waistline, and weight, among other anthropometric factors. After the intervention, such as a community education program sensitizing users on the risk factors associated with obesity and overweight, the evaluation will compare the baseline measures to assess any progress. To illustrate, evaluating how the BMI changed after a participant implements recommended steps will help determine efficacy. As a result, the suggested structure focuses on a pre-and post-intervention approach.
Process
The evaluation process will be goal-based. Subsequently, the procedure will focus on specific objectives determined by the set metrics. According to Seral-Cortes et al. (2021), an effective evaluation process should emphasize knowing the goals and project outcomes, testing them against set results. Additionally, precise objectives and measurable data are also vital in promoting an effective process of assessment. Other components or steps incorporate using a logic model to describe the intervention or program, formulating the project's acceptability criteria, and developing required questions. In the proposed process, a goal-based method will apply. Subsequently, post-intervention, goals will be formulated or indicators of success, such as reducing the prevalence levels by 25% in the first three months. Behavioral changes, including nutritional awareness assessed by selecting at least three healthy diets after four weeks of community education, will be helpful.
Outcome Standards
The outcomes will focus on behavior and prevalence levels in the long-term from the example of community education and awareness. As described, after three months, disease prevalence at the community level will reduce by 25%. Additionally, behavioral.
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The document discusses evaluating a community program aimed at addressing high rates of obesity and overweight. It describes the evaluation structure as using a pre-and post-intervention approach to collect baseline data on metrics like BMI before the program and compare to post-program. The evaluation process will focus on specific, measurable goals set in advance. Outcome standards will focus on reducing prevalence levels, improving behaviors like exercise and nutrition, and decreasing BMI and weight.
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Process of Planning and Evaluation
The process of planning and evaluation is cyclical and their activities are interdependent. The activities happen in stages; the end of one activity or program leads to the next. The ideas, insights, and learning derived from a particular stage are likely to affect the decisions and activities of the next stage.
Despite this, the process of planning and evaluation is usually presented in a linear manner with sequential steps. The cycle is often affected by external influences. Planners and evaluators need to be flexible in responding to these influences
Health Program Models
Good health programs involve a good deal of effort and a well-developed model. These models provide direction and structure to the program to be built on. The models may not be used completely during the planning process, or various parts of the model may be combined to suit the program. There are some commonly used models in health program planning:
· Predisposing, Reinforcing, and Enabling Constructs in Educational Diagnosis and Evaluation (PRECEDE)-Policy, Regulatory, and Organizational Constructs in Educational and Environmental Development (PROCEED): Commonly known as the PRECEDE-PROCEED model, it is the most well-known model in this field because it is theoretically grounded and comprehensive. Planning, implementation, and evaluation are all combined in this model.
· The Model for Health Education Planning (MHEP) analyzes:
· Planning through six phases
· Content through three dimensions―subject matter, method, and process
· The Comprehensive Health Education Model (CHEM) consists of six major steps and several suggested procedures within each step.
· The Model for Health Education Planning and Resource Development (MHEPRD) is a less known model. The five major components of this model are―health education plans, demonstration programs, educational programs, research programs, and information and statistics. Each component represents the end result of the planning process. In this model, evaluation plays an integral part in each phase of the model.
Written Assignment 1: Quality of Simulation
Chapter 3 discusses methods to assess the quality of simulations. You learned about three different views of simulation quality.
Suppose you lead a task force that is developing a simulation to provide strategic planning recommendations for property use zoning for a county of 750,000 residents. The zoning board and county commissioners want a simulation that allows them to assess the impact of various zoning decisions based on a variety of dynamic factors, including age, race, education, and income status.
Submit a 2-page (double-spaced) paper addressing the following:
1. First, identify which of the three views discussed in the chapter that would provide the best quality assessment for the situation described above, and explain your decision.
2. Explain how would you ensure the highest level of accuracy with your simulation, and how w ...
HCM 3305, Community Health 1 Course Learning Outcom.docxaryan532920
This document discusses systems thinking and community health programming. It provides an overview of the steps to plan, implement, and evaluate community health programs. The key steps include assessing needs, setting goals and objectives, developing interventions, implementation, and evaluation. Evaluation is important to determine a program's effectiveness and identify areas for improvement. Systems thinking is also discussed as an alternative evaluation approach.
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Here in this article, you will see the tips about the healthcare reporting management system. Read these top 8 tips to improve the Healthcare Reporting Management System.
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PSYCHOLOGY
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Programmatic purposes and outcomes
Shekima Jacob
South University
Programmatic purposes and outcomes
Select and discuss three programmatic purposes and outcomes that should be evaluated. In your discussion, provide the rationale for the purposes and outcomes selected. It will be assumed the purposes and outcomes selected were influenced by the program being evaluated.
The program that I will be discussing is human service programs. In the abiding endeavor to enhance human service programs, service providers, policy makers and funders are more and more recognizing the significance of thorough program evaluations. They want to know what the programs achieve, what they spend, and how they must be operated to attain maximum cost efficiency. They want to recognize which programs function for which groups, and they need endings based on proof, as opposed to impassioned pleas and testimonials. The purposes should state the extensive, extensive range result that maintains the mission of the program, including content information areas, performance prospects, and values anticipated of program graduates. Purposes can be stated in wider and more stirring language than outcomes that have to be measurable and specific. Outcome is the reason nonprofit organizations struggle to build capacity and deliver programs. Measurement of outcomes is the systematic way of assessing the extent to which a program has attained its intended results.
The programmatic purposes and outcomes that should be evaluated include:
Programmatic purposes
· To monitor functions for the Health and Human Services department.
Without departments, the purpose or goals of human services would be very hard to fulfill. Human services is a very large sector that entails a wide range of skills, knowledge and disciplines focused on enhancing the well being of human both collectively and individually. Just like there are a lot of sectors in human services, so too there are a huge variety of functions of the human service programs that need to be evaluated so as to accomplish the purpose of the program (Connell, Kubisch, Schorr & Weiss, 1995). One of the programmatic purposes of human service programs is to monitor functions for the Health and Human Services department. Any department or even sector requires frequent checks to make sure that it is functioning well and according to the purpose. This purpose is very crucial in the execution of the human service program goals. It needs to be evaluated to make sure that the functions of the health and human service department are in line with the programmatic purposes of the program.
· Assessing internal control over compliance requirements to provide reasonable assurance.
The compliance requirements are very crucial in every program as they make sure that the program is in line with its goals and makes sure it works towards achieving its stipulated outcomes. This purpose needs to be evaluated to m ...
CHANGE PROPOSAL7CHANGE PROPOSAL8Change ProposalYour Full Name MaximaSheffield592
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CHANGE PROPOSAL 8Change ProposalYour Full Name (no credentials)Capella UniversityNURS-FPX6218 Leading the Future of Health CarePlanning for Community and Organizational ChangeMonth, YearTitle of Paper
Note: Delete this note and all instructions from the template before submitting your proposal. Use headings to organize your text, rather than bullets.Summary
Benefits and Implications
Identify the benefits of proposed health care system changes and its implications for a community.
Consider the goals and potential outcomes of the proposed changes.
What are the direct benefits of your proposed changes?
How will improvements in overall health affect the community?
Potential Barriers to Change
Describe potential barriers to change in an organization or community.
What factors in an organization and community create or contribute to resistance to changes?
What other factors can create barriers to change?
Articulate strategies for changing barriers into opportunities and resolving conflict.
What are the drivers of change in organizations and communities?
How will you communicate with stakeholders and overcome resistance?
How will you resolve conflict among competing interests?
Stakeholder Communications
Articulate a strategy for helping organizational stakeholders understand and evaluate proposed changes to the existing health care system.
Who are the key stakeholders in the organization?
What influence do they have on your proposal?
Consider the effects of these changes on the organization and the specific information needs of decision makers.References
List your APA-formatted references here.Appendix A: Grant Proposal
Need Statement
Define the problem that this change is addressing.
Describe the scope of the problem.
· Who is affected? How will you describe this population?
· How many people does this problem affect?
Identify the barriers you are likely to encounter when implementing this change?
Identify the sources of information you used to define the need for change.
Identify any other change initiatives or studies that are addressing this problem.
Program Description
Describe the proposed change initiative and how you plan to implement it. Address the basic questions of who, what, when, where, why, and how.
Goals and Objectives
Describe the goals and objectives of the change initiative.
Program Evaluation
Explain how this change initiative will be evaluated.
· Who will have oversight responsibilities?
· How and how often, will this initiative be evaluated?
· Who is the recipient of the evaluation reports?
· What is the extent of stakeholder involvement in evaluation?
Summary
Explain why this change is important to the community.
Explain how the goals and objectives of this change initiative align with those of the funding organization and why their financial support is vital to the success of this initiative.
Be sure to thank the funding agency for considering and supporting this initiative.
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Discussion Question:
Please provide at least a 250-word response, utilizing references from the text and/or supplemental reading. Please also be sure to respond to at least two of your peers on the forum.
It is obviously important when defining a project that the leaders have a clear perspective as to the direction of the project and the needs of the stakeholders. In the readings for this chapter the authors talked about the “power/interest” map for assessing stakeholders. Describe how this process works and its application. What are its advantages? How do you see this concept working in a modern organizational setting where a multitude of projects could be executed at any given moment?
Discussion Question:
iscussion Question:
Please provide at least a 250 word response, utilizing references from the text and/or supplemental reading. Please also be sure to respond to at least two of your peers on the forum.
Clearly the conceptualization of structures is very important in defining a project en route to execution. The authors of this text talked about both the work break down structure (WBS) as well as the process break down structure (PBS) describe both of these processes and articulate their application. Make sure that you discuss thoroughly the circumstances in which these tools are utilized and how they can be successfully implemented today. Make sure that you utilize specific references to the text in responding to this discussion question.
1
POLICY PROPOSAL
Introduction
Throughout this paper, I will explain why Mercy Health's suggested metric benchmarks fall short and why an organizational policy is needed to fix them. Second, highlight potential environmental factors and their effects on those strategies and provide ethically based strategies to improve metric performance issues. Thirdly, make a concise policy plan and offer suggestions for resolving performance issues concerning local, state, or federal policies. Finally, discuss stakeholders and group participation's role in successfully implementing procedures.
Proposed Change to Organizational Policy
Mercy Health's current benchmark was established to provide services of the highest possible quality in diabetes screening and prevention. In 2016 and 2017, there were three options for testing. Eye, foot, and HgbA1C tests were part of the testing. Each quarter's goals were established as suggested benchmarks for the provided services. The proposed benchmark exams were 45 for the eyes, 80 for the feet, and 140 for Hgb1Ac testing. The standard recommendations for all three services were below par, necessitating action to increase patient and community involvement. The underperformance of the benchmarks demonstrates a gap between community involvement in healthy living and practices and the hospital. As testing decreases, community illness rises, and health outcomes fall in the opposite direction. This affects care quality. African Americans, Caucasians, and American India.
Community ProblemThe community issue addressed is the high preva.docxtemplestewart19
Community Problem
The community issue addressed is the high prevalence rates of obesity and overweight. In this regard, the challenge is comprehensive, owing to categorizing the aspect as a lifestyle condition. Subsequently, other factors, such as nutrition, inadequate physical exercise, and sedentary lives contribute to the issue. The problem is significant, owing to substantial correlations between obesity, overweight, and other comorbidities. The implication is that obesity is a risk factor for other illnesses, including cardiovascular diseases, obesity, cancer, and other issues. In such a case, programs and initiatives implemented to reduce prevalence should be adequate. Accurate evaluation is critical in attaining the best outcomes, including follow-up, adherence, and addressing elements that require a change to meet emerging needs.
Structure
The evaluation structure follows a pre-and post-intervention approach. In this regard, the emphasis is on the initiatives and their ability to meet the set goals. According to the CDC (2016), obesity evaluation measures often employ baseline data to compare progress at the post-implementation phase. In this regard, the structure entails collecting baseline data of the metrics, such as BMI, waistline, and weight, among other anthropometric factors. After the intervention, such as a community education program sensitizing users on the risk factors associated with obesity and overweight, the evaluation will compare the baseline measures to assess any progress. To illustrate, evaluating how the BMI changed after a participant implements recommended steps will help determine efficacy. As a result, the suggested structure focuses on a pre-and post-intervention approach.
Process
The evaluation process will be goal-based. Subsequently, the procedure will focus on specific objectives determined by the set metrics. According to Seral-Cortes et al. (2021), an effective evaluation process should emphasize knowing the goals and project outcomes, testing them against set results. Additionally, precise objectives and measurable data are also vital in promoting an effective process of assessment. Other components or steps incorporate using a logic model to describe the intervention or program, formulating the project's acceptability criteria, and developing required questions. In the proposed process, a goal-based method will apply. Subsequently, post-intervention, goals will be formulated or indicators of success, such as reducing the prevalence levels by 25% in the first three months. Behavioral changes, including nutritional awareness assessed by selecting at least three healthy diets after four weeks of community education, will be helpful.
Outcome Standards
The outcomes will focus on behavior and prevalence levels in the long-term from the example of community education and awareness. As described, after three months, disease prevalence at the community level will reduce by 25%. Additionally, behavioral.
Community ProblemThe community issue addressed is the high preva.docxjanthony65
The document discusses evaluating a community program aimed at addressing high rates of obesity and overweight. It describes the evaluation structure as using a pre-and post-intervention approach to collect baseline data on metrics like BMI before the program and compare to post-program. The evaluation process will focus on specific, measurable goals set in advance. Outcome standards will focus on reducing prevalence levels, improving behaviors like exercise and nutrition, and decreasing BMI and weight.
Process of Planning and EvaluationThe process of planning and ev.docxstilliegeorgiana
Process of Planning and Evaluation
The process of planning and evaluation is cyclical and their activities are interdependent. The activities happen in stages; the end of one activity or program leads to the next. The ideas, insights, and learning derived from a particular stage are likely to affect the decisions and activities of the next stage.
Despite this, the process of planning and evaluation is usually presented in a linear manner with sequential steps. The cycle is often affected by external influences. Planners and evaluators need to be flexible in responding to these influences
Health Program Models
Good health programs involve a good deal of effort and a well-developed model. These models provide direction and structure to the program to be built on. The models may not be used completely during the planning process, or various parts of the model may be combined to suit the program. There are some commonly used models in health program planning:
· Predisposing, Reinforcing, and Enabling Constructs in Educational Diagnosis and Evaluation (PRECEDE)-Policy, Regulatory, and Organizational Constructs in Educational and Environmental Development (PROCEED): Commonly known as the PRECEDE-PROCEED model, it is the most well-known model in this field because it is theoretically grounded and comprehensive. Planning, implementation, and evaluation are all combined in this model.
· The Model for Health Education Planning (MHEP) analyzes:
· Planning through six phases
· Content through three dimensions―subject matter, method, and process
· The Comprehensive Health Education Model (CHEM) consists of six major steps and several suggested procedures within each step.
· The Model for Health Education Planning and Resource Development (MHEPRD) is a less known model. The five major components of this model are―health education plans, demonstration programs, educational programs, research programs, and information and statistics. Each component represents the end result of the planning process. In this model, evaluation plays an integral part in each phase of the model.
Written Assignment 1: Quality of Simulation
Chapter 3 discusses methods to assess the quality of simulations. You learned about three different views of simulation quality.
Suppose you lead a task force that is developing a simulation to provide strategic planning recommendations for property use zoning for a county of 750,000 residents. The zoning board and county commissioners want a simulation that allows them to assess the impact of various zoning decisions based on a variety of dynamic factors, including age, race, education, and income status.
Submit a 2-page (double-spaced) paper addressing the following:
1. First, identify which of the three views discussed in the chapter that would provide the best quality assessment for the situation described above, and explain your decision.
2. Explain how would you ensure the highest level of accuracy with your simulation, and how w ...
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Assignment: WK 9Assessing a Healthcare Program/Policy Evaluation
Program/policy evaluation is a valuable tool that can help strengthen the quality of programs/policies and improve outcomes for the populations they serve. Program/policy evaluation answers basic questions about program/policy effectiveness. It involves collecting and analyzing information about program/policy activities, characteristics, and outcomes. This information can be used to ultimately improve program services or policy initiatives.
Nurses can play a very important role assessing program/policy evaluation for the same reasons that they can be so important to program/policy design. Nurses bring expertise and patient advocacy that can add significant insight and impact. In this Assignment, you will practice applying this expertise and insight by selecting an existing healthcare program or policy evaluation and reflecting on the criteria used to measure the effectiveness of the program/policy.
To Prepare:
· Review the Healthcare Program/Policy Evaluation Analysis Template provided in the Resources.
· Select an existing healthcare program or policy evaluation or choose one of interest to you.
· Review community, state, or federal policy evaluation and reflect on the criteria used to measure the effectiveness of the program or policy described.
The Assignment: (2–3 pages)
Based on the program or policy evaluation you selected, complete the Healthcare Program/Policy Evaluation Analysis Template. Be sure to address the following:
· Describe the healthcare program or policy outcomes.
· How was the success of the program or policy measured?
· How many people were reached by the program or policy selected?
· How much of an impact was realized with the program or policy selected?
· At what point in program implementation was the program or policy evaluation conducted?
· What data was used to conduct the program or policy evaluation?
· What specific information on unintended consequences was identified?
· What stakeholders were identified in the evaluation of the program or policy? Who would benefit most from the results and reporting of the program or policy evaluation? Be specific and provide examples.
· Did the program or policy meet the original intent and objectives? Why or why not?
· Would you recommend implementing this program or policy in your place of work? Why or why not?
· Identify at least two ways that you, as a nurse advocate, could become involved in evaluating a program or policy after 1 year of implementation.
By Day 7 of Week 10
Submit your completed healthcare program/policy evaluation analysis.
Milstead, J. A., & Short, N. M. (2019).
Health policy and politics: A nurse's guide (6th ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning.
· Chapter 7, “Health Policy and Social Program Evaluation” (pp. 116–124 only)
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Quality improvement 1
Introduction
Health care system consists of various areas that have different functions, and these areas need improvement from time to time to improve the quality of services offered. One of these areas is health care literacy of patients especially the least served; it is defined as the ability of people to access, process and understand basic health information (Lie et al., 2012). An elaborate quality improvement is needed to ensure the provision of quality services. Therefore in a quality improvement plan, each and everyone has a role to play. From the board of directors, middle to department staff in data collection and reporting, reporting implementation progress, orientation and education of staff about the plan and finally evaluation of the plan. Comment by Earl: ok
Roles
Board of directors need to review the quality improvement plan, once approved oversee its implementation by CEO, directors, managers and the staff. Executive leadership oversees the implementation of the plan by the staff. The quality improvement committee analyzes the performance data, evaluates the data and determines the effectiveness of the plan, and makes recommendations on the progress. Medical staffs implement the quality improvement plan. Middle management manages staff and ensures implementation of the plan and is answerable to the executive leadership. The departmental staff handles ensuring that they play their specific role required of them in the implementation of the plan that involves their department (Barrera Jr et al., 2013). Comment by Earl: Discuss roles specific to your project in depth – this is too generic
Data collection and data reporting
Quality improvement committee handles data collection and reporting. The committee should collect data, evaluate and analyzes it and make the necessary recommendations. If the plan is adopted, they determine the functionality of the plan and what changes need to be made to ensure its effectiveness. Comment by Earl: Be specific; explore in more depth
The board of management responsible for reviewing the recommendations and decides whether to adopt them or not. Once they approve they give a go-ahead for its implementation. The management team will take the responsibility of overseeing its implementation.
Changes implemented
There are various changes that need to be implemented to improve health literacy among patients, especially in the underserved population. Firstly is to promote universal access to health information. There needs to be readily accessible health either through their Internet or read materials such as brochures to every patient and should be presented in the simplest manner for the patients to understand..
This document provides an overview of monitoring and evaluation as it relates to health policies and programs. It discusses reasons for monitoring and evaluation, different types of monitoring including inputs, outputs, outcomes and impact. It also explains the purpose and key steps of health impact assessment and health lens analysis. Sources of health data and policy advice are identified. The benefits of monitoring and evaluation are outlined including accountability, testing predictions, adding to evidence, and empowering communities. Stages of the health monitoring cycle and examples of direct and indirect indicators are provided.
Myanmar Strategic Purchasing 5: Continuous Learning and Problem SolvingHFG Project
This is the fifth in a series of briefs examining practical considerations in the design and implementation of a strategic purchasing pilot project among private general practitioners (GPs) in Myanmar. This pilot aims to start developing the important functions of, and provide valuable lessons around, contracting of health providers and purchasing that will contribute to the broader health financing agenda. More specifically, it is introducing a blended payment system that mixes capitation payments and performance-based incentives to reduce households’ out-of-pocket spending and incentivize providers to deliver an essential package of primary care services.
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Navigate 2 Scenario for Health Policy
Episode 1:
Policy Analysis and Development
Overview
In this episode, you will be in a health care policy internship program in a Senator’s office in Washington, D.C. The Senator wants to develop policy that requires all health care organizations that receive federal funds to implement the recommendations presented in the Institute of Medicine reports on quality care. You will develop a policy, so that it can become proposed legislation. You must collect data, describe the problem, solutions and related ethical issues, examine the cost-benefit analysis, identify stakeholders (such as lobbyists from American Hospital Association, health care providers, health care corporations, pharmaceuticals, insurers, etc.), and impact. Based on this information, you will create a policy description that will be the foundation for a bill. You will describe critical issues that would be in the bill such as requirements of hospitals to:
Monitor and report medical errors to the Department of Health and Human Services
Use root cause analysis on a certain percentage of errors
Track and report patient outcomes focused on the clinical problems identified in the
National Health Care
Quality Report
Integrate the 5 health care profession core competencies into staff education and track outcomes
Establish a no-blame culture
*I suggest for you to do some research on your own, and if you use outside sources to help your compile your policy description, be sure to reference them (following an APA format) at the end of your post.
Assignment
You will post a policy description to this discussion board forum. Make sure to identify a plan that addresses legal and ethical issues in a health care policy. You must also respond to 2 of your peers' posts and make sure to reference any outside sources you may have used in your recommendation.
Below are the characters from this LearnScapes scenario (LearnScapes for
Health Policy
1):
The Student (which is you), Health Care Policy Intern for Congress
The student used to work within the Bright Road Health Care System, and had a special interest in policy. The student is thinking about moving into politics, hoping to make a difference at that level. The student has just been accepted into the internship; this is the student’s first big project.
Peter Shackley, Senior Policy Staff Member
The student’s mentor, Peter, is a young and feisty staff member. In his late 20s, Pete has been interested in politics since he was President of his high school student body. He’s especially passionate about policy-making and how the process works. Pete will help guide the student through the policy-making process.
Gretchen Wilde, Senator Chief of Staff
Gretchen is in her 30s and has been the Senator’s Chief of Staff for about 2 years now. She’s very professional, and holds high expectations for everyone in the Senator’s office, including interns. Gretchen is responsible for reviewing polic.
A Framework for Healthcare and Public Health Collaboration: The Population He...Practical Playbook
The Practical Playbook
National Meeting 2016
www.practicalplaybook.org
Bringing Public Health and Primary Care Together: The Practical Playbook National Meeting was at the Hyatt Regency in Bethesda, MD, May 22 - 24, 2016. The meeting was a milestone event towards advancing robust collaborations that improve population health. Key stakeholders from across sectors – representing professional associations, community organizations, government agencies and academic institutions – and across the country came together at the National Meeting to help catalyze a national movement, accelerate collaborations by fostering skill development, and connect with like-minded individuals and organizations to facilitate the exchange of ideas to drive population health improvement.
The National Meeting was also a significant source of tools and resources to advance collaboration. These tools and resources are available below and include:
Session presentations and materials
Poster session content
Photos from the National Meeting
The conversation started at the National Meeting is continuing in a LinkedIn Group "Working Together for Population Health" and Twitter. Use #PPBMeeting to provide feedback on the National Meeting.
The Practical Playbook was developed by the de Beaumont Foundation, the Duke University School of Medicine Department of Community and Family Medicine, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA).
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Part 1: Interest Rates
Macroeconomic factors that influence interest rates in general
The variables influencing microfinance interest rates for MFIs can be characterized into two general gatherings: 1) interior – the components MFIs can impact: for example work costs, specialized help, creations; or 2) outer – political risks, full scale factors, authoritative risk, and four fundamental parts reflected in the microfinance interest rates: working costs, cost of assets, advance misfortune costs, and benefit. Working expenses speak to around 60 % of the all out MFI costs and generally rely upon the credit size, age, area and customer's appraising, and so on.
Macroeconomic factors is your industry most sensitive
Like most businesses, the carrier business is affected by the monetary cycle's pinnacles and troughs. The present development in created economies—like the U.S. that is driven by the extricating money related strategy—has brought about an ascent in business certainty, mechanical creation, and universal exchange.
Impacts on the interest rates experienced within your chosen industry
In any industry, the economy assumes a urgent job that incorporates the general development of the division, and common flight, with the ever-developing interest, is no special case. To give a major picture, Airbus GMF 2016 evaluations the 20-year interest for new traveler and cargo airplane to be a little more than 33,000 airplane comprising a market estimation of over USD $5.2 trillion underlining and setting up the effect of market development.
Part 2: Stock Valuation, Risk and Returns
Stock Valuation. As indicated by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (or BEA), the genuine total national output (or GDP) expanded 4% every year in 2Q14 in the wake of diminishing 2.1% in 1Q14. With financial and modern development, work rates have expanded. This has prompted higher genuine extra cash.
From Video
My company doesn't have stocks right now, so I'll use Costco Wholesale as an example to explain the stock valuation. Future Costco Wholesale Corp stock predictions formula:
P0 = Div1 / (r – g)
P0 = Stock Price;
Div1= Estimated dividends for the next period;
r = Required Rate of Return;
g = Growth Rate
In this formula, we need to know the value of estimated dividends for the next period; required rate and return as well as growth rate. Let’s get each number individually.
g: Growth Rate = Retention Ratio x ROE
0.52 x 0.24 = 0.1248
r: Required Rate of Return.
R = D / P0 + g
0.65 / 296.09 + 0.1248 = 0.1269
Div1: Estimated dividends for the next period is 65c. Therefore, the future Costco Wholesale Corp stock predictions are:
P0 = Div1 / (r – g)
0.65 / 0.0021 = $309.52
The present stock worth and the assessed stock worth utilizing the Dividend Discount Model is higher on account of the contenders are attempting to get into the membership segment showcase. Likewise, Amazon and Sam's club have improved their online store distribution centers. So all in all, financing an organi.
Part 1 Interest RatesMacroeconomic factors that influence inter.docxkarlhennesey
Part 1: Interest Rates
Macroeconomic factors that influence interest rates in general
The variables influencing microfinance interest rates for MFIs can be characterized into two general gatherings: 1) interior – the components MFIs can impact: for example work costs, specialized help, creations; or 2) outer – political risks, full scale factors, authoritative risk, and four fundamental parts reflected in the microfinance interest rates: working costs, cost of assets, advance misfortune costs, and benefit. Working expenses speak to around 60 % of the all out MFI costs and generally rely upon the credit size, age, area and customer's appraising, and so on.
Macroeconomic factors is your industry most sensitive
Like most businesses, the carrier business is affected by the monetary cycle's pinnacles and troughs. The present development in created economies—like the U.S. that is driven by the extricating money related strategy—has brought about an ascent in business certainty, mechanical creation, and universal exchange.
Impacts on the interest rates experienced within your chosen industry
In any industry, the economy assumes a urgent job that incorporates the general development of the division, and common flight, with the ever-developing interest, is no special case. To give a major picture, Airbus GMF 2016 evaluations the 20-year interest for new traveler and cargo airplane to be a little more than 33,000 airplane comprising a market estimation of over USD $5.2 trillion underlining and setting up the effect of market development.
Part 2: Stock Valuation, Risk and Returns
Stock Valuation. As indicated by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (or BEA), the genuine total national output (or GDP) expanded 4% every year in 2Q14 in the wake of diminishing 2.1% in 1Q14. With financial and modern development, work rates have expanded. This has prompted higher genuine extra cash.
From Video
My company doesn't have stocks right now, so I'll use Costco Wholesale as an example to explain the stock valuation. Future Costco Wholesale Corp stock predictions formula:
P0 = Div1 / (r – g)
P0 = Stock Price;
Div1= Estimated dividends for the next period;
r = Required Rate of Return;
g = Growth Rate
In this formula, we need to know the value of estimated dividends for the next period; required rate and return as well as growth rate. Let’s get each number individually.
g: Growth Rate = Retention Ratio x ROE
0.52 x 0.24 = 0.1248
r: Required Rate of Return.
R = D / P0 + g
0.65 / 296.09 + 0.1248 = 0.1269
Div1: Estimated dividends for the next period is 65c. Therefore, the future Costco Wholesale Corp stock predictions are:
P0 = Div1 / (r – g)
0.65 / 0.0021 = $309.52
The present stock worth and the assessed stock worth utilizing the Dividend Discount Model is higher on account of the contenders are attempting to get into the membership segment showcase. Likewise, Amazon and Sam's club have improved their online store distribution centers. So all in all, financing an organi ...
This document outlines a program evaluation for a transitional care program. It discusses using a mixed methods approach, gathering both quantitative and qualitative data to evaluate the program. The data will be analyzed and used to develop recommendations to improve or continue the program. Interviews, surveys, and focus groups will provide information on how well the program is operating and its level of success. The evaluation findings will be used by various stakeholders to refine strategies and guide effective service delivery.
This document outlines three questions and suggested responses for a PowerPoint presentation case study on implementing a transitional community-based program to manage hospital readmission rates for patients with heart failure.
The first question asks about data input, output, and measures of success. The suggested response identifies community health workers and patients as data input, readmission plans as output, and surveying patient responses as the measure of success.
The second question asks how the model incorporates social context. The suggested response explains that the program will ensure social contexts like support systems, income, and cultural norms are considered and patients will be treated within their social communities.
The third question asks how the population/community will be assessed. The suggested response is
This document outlines three questions and suggested responses for a PowerPoint presentation case study on implementing a transitional community-based program to manage hospital readmission rates for patients with heart failure.
The first question asks about data input, output, and measures of success. The suggested response identifies community health workers and patients as data input, readmission plans as output, and surveying patient responses as the measure of success.
The second question asks how the model incorporates social context. The suggested response explains that the program will ensure social contexts like support systems and cultural norms are considered by treating patients within their own social contexts and communities.
The third question asks how the population/community will be assessed. The suggested response is to use
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Evaluation Method
Evaluation can be defined as the methods that are utilized to determine the effectiveness of a program or service that is required and likely to be used, whether it is conducted as planned, or whether it helps the purpose, objectives, and goals (Andrews et al., 2014). The main evaluation method that will be used to assess the performance and success of this breast cancer awareness program in the community of African American women in Baltimore County is the formative evaluation. The formative evaluation exercise will be undertaken with the purpose of assessing the strengths and weaknesses of materials, or campaign strategies before implementation. Thus, part of the activities of the valuation will include pretesting. The evaluation will allow for the needed corrections before the full effort goes forward. Its main objective will be to increase the likelihood for program success before the communication activity begins. The procedures and tasks involved in implementing the program will also be examined. This form of evaluation will also explore the administrative and organizational elements of the program (Moore et al., 2014). The formative evaluation exercise will begin with the assessment of the needs of the cancer awareness program. The evaluation process will take place throughout the programming processes.
Formative evaluation will be ongoing and will offer information to the planning and implementation team. The primary purpose of this type of assessment will be to strengthen or improve the program being assessed and to determine the quality of its implementation. This medium will give room for the improvement of the program while the activities are in progress. The health promotion program will utilize the formative evaluation to understand the perspectives in which the interventions will take place and the creation of consensus on goals (Tolma et al., 2014). This medium will make it possible to effectively evaluate the participants' responses towards the program and improve it.
Furthermore, the formative evaluation will provide insights into the specific behaviors of concern and the causes of such behaviors concerning the breast cancer awareness among African American women. In so doing, the program implementers will effectively identify the community attitudes that can inhibit or promote the program goals. Part of the evaluation activities will entail identification of resources that are available to the program. Thus, the formative evaluation will be critical to improving the relevance, sustainability, as well as the efficacy of the community-based breast cancer awareness program.
Evaluation Theory
This cancer awareness program will be guided by the theoretical concepts of the social cognitive theory. According to this theory, people’s perception of their capacity to undertake an activity, and their anticipations that the recommended cour.
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Dissertation Prospectus
Factors Influencing Individuals' Decision to Utilize Mental Health in South Texas
Submitted by:
James Dada
April 5, 2020
The Prospectus Overview and Instructions
Prospectus Instructions:
1. Read the entire Prospectus Template to understand the requirements for writing your prospectus. Each section contains a narrative overview of what should be included in the section and a table with required criteria for each section. WRITE TO THE CRITERIA, as they will be used to assess the prospectus for overall quality and feasibility of your proposed research study.
2. As you draft each section, delete the narrative instructions and insert your work related to that section. Use the criterion table for each section to ensure that you address the requirements for that particular section. Do not delete/remove the criterion table as this is used by you and your committee to evaluate your prospectus.
3. Prior to submitting your prospectus for review by your chair or methodologist, use the criteria table for each section to complete a realistic self-evaluation, inserting what you believe is your score for each listed criterion into the Learner Self-Evaluation column. This is an exercise in self-evaluation and critical reflection, and to ensure that you completed all sections, addressing all required criteria for that section.
4. The scoring for the criteria ranges from a 0-3 as defined below. Complete a realistic and thoughtful evaluation of your work. Your chair and methodologist will also use the criterion tables to evaluate your work.
5. Your Prospectus should be no longer than 6-10 pages when the tables are deleted.
Score
Assessment
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Item Not Present
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Item is Present. Does Not Meet Expectations. Revisions are Required: Not all components are present. Large gaps are present in the components that leave the reader with significant questions. All items scored at 1 must be addressed by learner per reviewer comments.
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Item is Acceptable. Meets Expectations.Some Revisions May Be Required Now or in the Future. Component is present and adequate. Small gaps are present that leave the reader with questions. Any item scored at 2 must be addressed by the learner per the reviewer comments.
3
Item Exceeds Expectations. No Revisions Required. Component is addressed clearly and comprehensively. No gaps are present that leave the reader with questions. No changes required.
Dissertation Prospectus
Introduction
This research study will examine the factors according to mental health providers that influence an individuals' decision to utilize mental health services in South Texas. This research will help us understand why individuals choose to utilize or reject mental health services in the state. Researchers (AUTH YEAR) have expressed a need for further research on the reasons why people decide to utilize or reject mental health services. In South Texas this research is needed because XXXXXXX. There is a ...
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Dissertation Prospectus
Factors Influencing Individuals' Decision to Utilize Mental Health in South Texas
Submitted by:
James Dada
April 5, 2020
The Prospectus Overview and Instructions
Prospectus Instructions:
1. Read the entire Prospectus Template to understand the requirements for writing your prospectus. Each section contains a narrative overview of what should be included in the section and a table with required criteria for each section. WRITE TO THE CRITERIA, as they will be used to assess the prospectus for overall quality and feasibility of your proposed research study.
2. As you draft each section, delete the narrative instructions and insert your work related to that section. Use the criterion table for each section to ensure that you address the requirements for that particular section. Do not delete/remove the criterion table as this is used by you and your committee to evaluate your prospectus.
3. Prior to submitting your prospectus for review by your chair or methodologist, use the criteria table for each section to complete a realistic self-evaluation, inserting what you believe is your score for each listed criterion into the Learner Self-Evaluation column. This is an exercise in self-evaluation and critical reflection, and to ensure that you completed all sections, addressing all required criteria for that section.
4. The scoring for the criteria ranges from a 0-3 as defined below. Complete a realistic and thoughtful evaluation of your work. Your chair and methodologist will also use the criterion tables to evaluate your work.
5. Your Prospectus should be no longer than 6-10 pages when the tables are deleted.
Score
Assessment
0
Item Not Present
1
Item is Present. Does Not Meet Expectations. Revisions are Required: Not all components are present. Large gaps are present in the components that leave the reader with significant questions. All items scored at 1 must be addressed by learner per reviewer comments.
2
Item is Acceptable. Meets Expectations.Some Revisions May Be Required Now or in the Future. Component is present and adequate. Small gaps are present that leave the reader with questions. Any item scored at 2 must be addressed by the learner per the reviewer comments.
3
Item Exceeds Expectations. No Revisions Required. Component is addressed clearly and comprehensively. No gaps are present that leave the reader with questions. No changes required.
Dissertation Prospectus
Introduction
This research study will examine the factors according to mental health providers that influence an individuals' decision to utilize mental health services in South Texas. This research will help us understand why individuals choose to utilize or reject mental health services in the state. Researchers (AUTH YEAR) have expressed a need for further research on the reasons why people decide to utilize or reject mental health services. In South Texas this research is needed because XXXXXXX. There is a ...
+What is the main idea of the story Answer in one paragraph or lo.docxadkinspaige22
+What is the main idea of the story? Answer in one paragraph or longer at least 5-7 sentences)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maCsqrN-irQ
+Go to the following link, and read the article by Michael Bronski, “A Gay Man’s Case Against Gay Marriage”.
https://www.beliefnet.com/news/2004/05/a-gay-mans-case-against-gay-marriage.aspx
Why is Bronski against homosexual marriage? (1 paragraph or longer)
What does Bronski say about his own parents’ marriage? (1 paragraph or longer)
Does Bronski believe in equal rights for homosexuals? (1 paragraph or longer)
Note:
Each paragraph is at least 5-7 sentences, and sentence is not too short
Healthy People 2020
Healthy People was a call to action and an attempt to set health goals for the United States for the next 10 years.
Healthy People 2000 established 3 general goals:
Increase the span of healthy life.
Reduce health disparities.
Create access to preventive services for all.
Healthy People 2010 introduced 2 general goals:
Increase quality and years of healthy life.
Eliminate health disparities.
Practical Policy for Preventive Services
The U.S. health care system faces significant challenges that clearly indicate the urgent need for reform.
There is broad evidence that Americans often do not get the care they need even though the United States spends more money per person on health care than any other nation in the world.
Preventive care is underutilized, resulting in higher spending on complex, advanced diseases.
Practical Policy for Preventive Services
Patients with chronic diseases too often do not receive proven and effective treatments such as drug therapies or self management services to help them more effectively manage their conditions.
These problems are exacerbated by a lack of coordination of care for patients with chronic diseases.
Reforming our health care delivery system to improve the quality and value of care is essential to address escalating costs, poor quality, and increasing numbers of Americans without health insurance coverage.
Why policies need to be developed?
Basic needs are not being met (e.g., People are not receiving the health care they need)
People are not being treated fairly (e.g., People with disabilities do not have access to public places)
Resources are distributed unfairly (e.g., Educational services are more limited in neighborhoods of concentrated poverty)
Why policies need to be developed?
Current policies or laws are not enforced or effective (e.g., The current laws on clean water are neither enforced nor effective)
Proposed changes in policies or laws would be harmful (e.g., A plan to eliminate flextime in a large business would reduce parents' ability to be with their children)
Existing or emerging conditions pose a threat to public health, safety, education, or well-being (e.g., New threats from terrorist activity)
Marjory Gordon’s Functional Health Patterns
Marjory Gordon was a nursing theorist and professor who created a.
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read and agree in not more that 160 words
Sampling Issues and Strategies
Pyramids usually tend to be easy to understand and work well to capture tiered concepts, so pyramids have been used to depict the tiered nature of primary healthcare, secondary healthcare, and tertiary healthcare services, which is the inverse relationship of effort needed and health impact of different interventions and nutrition recommendations (Issel et al., 2022). The public health pyramid is divided into four categories: direct healthcare services, enabling services, population-based services and infrastructure services.
The direct services level of the public health pyramid focuses on health programs for individuals. Due to the fact that this service focuses on individuals, the sampling may be a challenge because of who would be participating and non-participating in an intervention or non-interventions. Instead of randomly assigning individuals to either the program or a control group, it might be feasible for participants to become their own type of control (e.g., pretest and posttest) or perhaps future participants can serve as controls while they remain on a waiting list. Additionally, the costs can vary greatly depending on the type of data, and the frequency of data collection as well.
The enabling services, as mentioned above, focuses on groups of individuals and are provided in a wide range of contexts. The sampling issue in this case would be because of the several outcomes. It may be a challenge to recognize and recruit a comparison group with the same characteristics as the program’s participants considering the broad range of contexts. Thus, health services programs may not be appropriate for experimental designs, but can be suitable for quasi-experimental designs instead. Perhaps initiating random assignments can be a possibility depending on the group or at a community level as well.
The population-based level focuses on providing to the entire population. A sampling issue may be that, because this level focuses on a wider range of people, there are limitations of evaluation options to design that can be appropriately implemented among populations. In this case, time-series designs can be useful for evaluating population-level programs. Thus, existing data on populations are likely to be less costly to conduct as well.
The infrastructure services level focuses on all said levels, and interventions touches on changing healthcare operations in an organization or the overall public health system. With that said, the outcome evaluation is likely to determine whether the evaluation show actual changes in the infrastructure or changes to the health status of patients (or clients). Perhaps repeated measures or a time-series design is suitable based on whether the focus is for long-term change, depending on the data that is available at the individual or population level. Additionally, this might be the.
This document discusses using exercise to decrease depression in a 34-year-old female client. It outlines her health history and depression symptoms. The health promotion focus is an exercise regimen of 30-45 minutes of cardio 3-4 times per week for 2 months. Models like the Trans-Theoretical Model of Change and Health Promotion Model are used. Evaluation tools measured depression levels before and after. Results included less depressed thoughts, more energy, and social participation. The client plans to continue the program.
Population health management (PHM) is a strategy to improve the health of entire employee populations through individual and organizational interventions. PHM goes beyond traditional wellness programs by stratifying employees based on health risks and tailoring interventions. It can decrease healthcare costs and improve outcomes like productivity and retention. Effective PHM uses data analytics, population strategies, and individual interventions. It also incorporates community partnerships and family programs. Case studies show PHM can increase well-being scores, lower costs, and reduce absenteeism.
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Case Study 1: Applying Theory to Practice
Social scientists have proposed a number of theories to explain juvenile delinquency. Each has its own strengths and weaknesses. For this assignment, go to the following Website, located at http://listverse.com/2011/05/14/top-10-young-killers/ and select one of the juvenile case studies.
After reading the case, select one (1) of the psychological theories discussed in Chapter 4 of the text.
Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:
1. Summarize three (3) key aspects of the juvenile case study that you selected.
2. Highlight at least three (3) factors that you believe are important for one to understand the origins of the juvenile’s delinquent behavior.
3. Apply at least two (2) concepts from the theory that you chose from the text that would help explain the juvenile’s behavior.
4. Identify one (1) appropriate strategy geared toward preventing delinquency that is consistent with the theory you chose.
5. Use at least three (3) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.
Discussion-
"The Changing Family System"
Using what you’ve learned this week, respond to the following prompts in your post:
· Explain at least two (2) roles that different parenting styles play in shaping the overall behavior of children. Next, indicate the significant impacts that each role has in contributing to delinquent behavior among juveniles.
· Think about the following question: Should juvenile delinquents be removed from their home and parent(s) and placed in a foster home or group home if the child continues to commit criminal acts after repeated attempts at treatment and confinement? Based on this question, discuss your thoughts on this subject. Provide support for your response.
Discussion-
"Exploring Monopolies and Oligopolies"
Watch this video, Oligopolies and Monopolistic Competition, to help you prepare for this week’s discussion.
Reply to these prompts by using the company for which you currently work, a business with which your familiar, or a dream business you want to start:
· With your selected business in mind, determine if it is competitive, monopolistic competitive, an oligopoly, or pure monopoly. Explain how you drew your conclusion about its market structure.
· How does the business/firm in this industry determine the price it will charge for the products or services it sells?
Discussion-
"Considering Tradeoffs You Make Every Day"
Let's talk about two tradeoffs we face every day: how we spend our time and money.
We can only do two things with income: spend it or save it. Time is the ultimate resource. We can choose to spend time working to earn an income or we can do other things, broadly classified as leisure. Reply to these prompts to start your discussion:
· How does a change in interest rate affect your decision to spend or save? How would a change in the interest rate affect a firm's decision to invest or save?
· How might an increas.
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Case Study - Option 3: Barbara
Barbara is a 22 year old woman who has recently graduated from college with a psychology degree. She is currently working as a waitress at a popular restaurant near campus, and says she has always planned to attend law school. Barbara was born in a New Orleans, Louisiana. Her mother is an African American who is an assistant manager at a grocery store. Her father is Caucasian and works at a department store. Barbara reports that she was a shy, unattractive child, but that in general her early childhood was "pretty happy." Barbara says that during elementary school, she was constantly harassed by classmates about being of mixed race. Still, she says that she felt very close to her family during this period. She now insists that "I am not black or white, I am me."
Barbara is sexually active and engages in sexual activity with different men at least 1 time a week. Barbara indicates that she does not need protection because she is on the pill. She says she is simply too young to settle down. During her junior year of high school, Barbara had her first serious boyfriend, Morris, who was a high school classmate. She describes the relationship as warm and supportive and they became sexually active during her senior year of high school. They broke up soon after the first sexual interaction. In college, Barbara has dated and she acknowledges some bisexual experimentation. Barbara says that she prefers heterosexual relationships, however.
Although Barbara appears to be a natural athlete, she leads a relatively sedentary lifestyle. She does not exercise regularly and indicates that it is just not enjoyable.
Barbara does not like her job at the restaurant, but seems unwilling to look for other employment. She says that she feels "very jittery" whenever she gets ready for work, and she uses any excuse to take days off. She also refuses to associate with fellow employees, and reports getting very anxious when she was given a surprise birthday party. Recently, she has lost interest in cleaning her house and seldom cooks for herself. She also attends less to her personal grooming.
Diagnosis – Social Anxiety Disorder/Minor Depression
DSM-5 – Diagnostic Criteria for Social Anxiety Disorder
1. Fear or anxiety specific to social settings, in which a person feels noticed, observed, or scrutinized.
2. Typically the individual will fear that they will display their anxiety and experience social rejection,
3. Social interaction will consistently provoke distress,
4. Social interactions are either avoided, or painfully and reluctantly endured,
5. The fear and anxiety will be grossly disproportionate to the actual situation,
6. The fear, anxiety or other distress around social situations will persist for six months or longer and
7. Cause personal distress and impairment of functioning in one or more domains, such as interpersonal or occupational functioning,
8. The fear or anxiety cannot be attributed to a medical disorder, s.
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Based on the program or policy evaluation you selected, complete the Healthcare Program/Policy Evaluation Analysis Template. Be sure to address the following:
· Describe the healthcare program or policy outcomes.
· How was the success of the program or policy measured?
· How many people were reached by the program or policy selected?
· How much of an impact was realized with the program or policy selected?
· At what point in program implementation was the program or policy evaluation conducted?
· What data was used to conduct the program or policy evaluation?
· What specific information on unintended consequences was identified?
· What stakeholders were identified in the evaluation of the program or policy? Who would benefit most from the results and reporting of the program or policy evaluation? Be specific and provide examples.
· Did the program or policy meet the original intent and objectives? Why or why not?
· Would you recommend implementing this program or policy in your place of work? Why or why not?
· Identify at least two ways that you, as a nurse advocate, could become involved in evaluating a program or policy after 1 year of implementation.
By Day 7 of Week 10
Submit your completed healthcare program/policy evaluation analysis.
Milstead, J. A., & Short, N. M. (2019).
Health policy and politics: A nurse's guide (6th ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning.
· Chapter 7, “Health Policy and Social Program Evaluation” (pp. 116–124 only)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5409875/
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Quality improvement 1
Introduction
Health care system consists of various areas that have different functions, and these areas need improvement from time to time to improve the quality of services offered. One of these areas is health care literacy of patients especially the least served; it is defined as the ability of people to access, process and understand basic health information (Lie et al., 2012). An elaborate quality improvement is needed to ensure the provision of quality services. Therefore in a quality improvement plan, each and everyone has a role to play. From the board of directors, middle to department staff in data collection and reporting, reporting implementation progress, orientation and education of staff about the plan and finally evaluation of the plan. Comment by Earl: ok
Roles
Board of directors need to review the quality improvement plan, once approved oversee its implementation by CEO, directors, managers and the staff. Executive leadership oversees the implementation of the plan by the staff. The quality improvement committee analyzes the performance data, evaluates the data and determines the effectiveness of the plan, and makes recommendations on the progress. Medical staffs implement the quality improvement plan. Middle management manages staff and ensures implementation of the plan and is answerable to the executive leadership. The departmental staff handles ensuring that they play their specific role required of them in the implementation of the plan that involves their department (Barrera Jr et al., 2013). Comment by Earl: Discuss roles specific to your project in depth – this is too generic
Data collection and data reporting
Quality improvement committee handles data collection and reporting. The committee should collect data, evaluate and analyzes it and make the necessary recommendations. If the plan is adopted, they determine the functionality of the plan and what changes need to be made to ensure its effectiveness. Comment by Earl: Be specific; explore in more depth
The board of management responsible for reviewing the recommendations and decides whether to adopt them or not. Once they approve they give a go-ahead for its implementation. The management team will take the responsibility of overseeing its implementation.
Changes implemented
There are various changes that need to be implemented to improve health literacy among patients, especially in the underserved population. Firstly is to promote universal access to health information. There needs to be readily accessible health either through their Internet or read materials such as brochures to every patient and should be presented in the simplest manner for the patients to understand..
This document provides an overview of monitoring and evaluation as it relates to health policies and programs. It discusses reasons for monitoring and evaluation, different types of monitoring including inputs, outputs, outcomes and impact. It also explains the purpose and key steps of health impact assessment and health lens analysis. Sources of health data and policy advice are identified. The benefits of monitoring and evaluation are outlined including accountability, testing predictions, adding to evidence, and empowering communities. Stages of the health monitoring cycle and examples of direct and indirect indicators are provided.
Myanmar Strategic Purchasing 5: Continuous Learning and Problem SolvingHFG Project
This is the fifth in a series of briefs examining practical considerations in the design and implementation of a strategic purchasing pilot project among private general practitioners (GPs) in Myanmar. This pilot aims to start developing the important functions of, and provide valuable lessons around, contracting of health providers and purchasing that will contribute to the broader health financing agenda. More specifically, it is introducing a blended payment system that mixes capitation payments and performance-based incentives to reduce households’ out-of-pocket spending and incentivize providers to deliver an essential package of primary care services.
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Navigate 2 Scenario for Health Policy
Episode 1:
Policy Analysis and Development
Overview
In this episode, you will be in a health care policy internship program in a Senator’s office in Washington, D.C. The Senator wants to develop policy that requires all health care organizations that receive federal funds to implement the recommendations presented in the Institute of Medicine reports on quality care. You will develop a policy, so that it can become proposed legislation. You must collect data, describe the problem, solutions and related ethical issues, examine the cost-benefit analysis, identify stakeholders (such as lobbyists from American Hospital Association, health care providers, health care corporations, pharmaceuticals, insurers, etc.), and impact. Based on this information, you will create a policy description that will be the foundation for a bill. You will describe critical issues that would be in the bill such as requirements of hospitals to:
Monitor and report medical errors to the Department of Health and Human Services
Use root cause analysis on a certain percentage of errors
Track and report patient outcomes focused on the clinical problems identified in the
National Health Care
Quality Report
Integrate the 5 health care profession core competencies into staff education and track outcomes
Establish a no-blame culture
*I suggest for you to do some research on your own, and if you use outside sources to help your compile your policy description, be sure to reference them (following an APA format) at the end of your post.
Assignment
You will post a policy description to this discussion board forum. Make sure to identify a plan that addresses legal and ethical issues in a health care policy. You must also respond to 2 of your peers' posts and make sure to reference any outside sources you may have used in your recommendation.
Below are the characters from this LearnScapes scenario (LearnScapes for
Health Policy
1):
The Student (which is you), Health Care Policy Intern for Congress
The student used to work within the Bright Road Health Care System, and had a special interest in policy. The student is thinking about moving into politics, hoping to make a difference at that level. The student has just been accepted into the internship; this is the student’s first big project.
Peter Shackley, Senior Policy Staff Member
The student’s mentor, Peter, is a young and feisty staff member. In his late 20s, Pete has been interested in politics since he was President of his high school student body. He’s especially passionate about policy-making and how the process works. Pete will help guide the student through the policy-making process.
Gretchen Wilde, Senator Chief of Staff
Gretchen is in her 30s and has been the Senator’s Chief of Staff for about 2 years now. She’s very professional, and holds high expectations for everyone in the Senator’s office, including interns. Gretchen is responsible for reviewing polic.
A Framework for Healthcare and Public Health Collaboration: The Population He...Practical Playbook
The Practical Playbook
National Meeting 2016
www.practicalplaybook.org
Bringing Public Health and Primary Care Together: The Practical Playbook National Meeting was at the Hyatt Regency in Bethesda, MD, May 22 - 24, 2016. The meeting was a milestone event towards advancing robust collaborations that improve population health. Key stakeholders from across sectors – representing professional associations, community organizations, government agencies and academic institutions – and across the country came together at the National Meeting to help catalyze a national movement, accelerate collaborations by fostering skill development, and connect with like-minded individuals and organizations to facilitate the exchange of ideas to drive population health improvement.
The National Meeting was also a significant source of tools and resources to advance collaboration. These tools and resources are available below and include:
Session presentations and materials
Poster session content
Photos from the National Meeting
The conversation started at the National Meeting is continuing in a LinkedIn Group "Working Together for Population Health" and Twitter. Use #PPBMeeting to provide feedback on the National Meeting.
The Practical Playbook was developed by the de Beaumont Foundation, the Duke University School of Medicine Department of Community and Family Medicine, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA).
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Part 1: Interest Rates
Macroeconomic factors that influence interest rates in general
The variables influencing microfinance interest rates for MFIs can be characterized into two general gatherings: 1) interior – the components MFIs can impact: for example work costs, specialized help, creations; or 2) outer – political risks, full scale factors, authoritative risk, and four fundamental parts reflected in the microfinance interest rates: working costs, cost of assets, advance misfortune costs, and benefit. Working expenses speak to around 60 % of the all out MFI costs and generally rely upon the credit size, age, area and customer's appraising, and so on.
Macroeconomic factors is your industry most sensitive
Like most businesses, the carrier business is affected by the monetary cycle's pinnacles and troughs. The present development in created economies—like the U.S. that is driven by the extricating money related strategy—has brought about an ascent in business certainty, mechanical creation, and universal exchange.
Impacts on the interest rates experienced within your chosen industry
In any industry, the economy assumes a urgent job that incorporates the general development of the division, and common flight, with the ever-developing interest, is no special case. To give a major picture, Airbus GMF 2016 evaluations the 20-year interest for new traveler and cargo airplane to be a little more than 33,000 airplane comprising a market estimation of over USD $5.2 trillion underlining and setting up the effect of market development.
Part 2: Stock Valuation, Risk and Returns
Stock Valuation. As indicated by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (or BEA), the genuine total national output (or GDP) expanded 4% every year in 2Q14 in the wake of diminishing 2.1% in 1Q14. With financial and modern development, work rates have expanded. This has prompted higher genuine extra cash.
From Video
My company doesn't have stocks right now, so I'll use Costco Wholesale as an example to explain the stock valuation. Future Costco Wholesale Corp stock predictions formula:
P0 = Div1 / (r – g)
P0 = Stock Price;
Div1= Estimated dividends for the next period;
r = Required Rate of Return;
g = Growth Rate
In this formula, we need to know the value of estimated dividends for the next period; required rate and return as well as growth rate. Let’s get each number individually.
g: Growth Rate = Retention Ratio x ROE
0.52 x 0.24 = 0.1248
r: Required Rate of Return.
R = D / P0 + g
0.65 / 296.09 + 0.1248 = 0.1269
Div1: Estimated dividends for the next period is 65c. Therefore, the future Costco Wholesale Corp stock predictions are:
P0 = Div1 / (r – g)
0.65 / 0.0021 = $309.52
The present stock worth and the assessed stock worth utilizing the Dividend Discount Model is higher on account of the contenders are attempting to get into the membership segment showcase. Likewise, Amazon and Sam's club have improved their online store distribution centers. So all in all, financing an organi.
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Part 1: Interest Rates
Macroeconomic factors that influence interest rates in general
The variables influencing microfinance interest rates for MFIs can be characterized into two general gatherings: 1) interior – the components MFIs can impact: for example work costs, specialized help, creations; or 2) outer – political risks, full scale factors, authoritative risk, and four fundamental parts reflected in the microfinance interest rates: working costs, cost of assets, advance misfortune costs, and benefit. Working expenses speak to around 60 % of the all out MFI costs and generally rely upon the credit size, age, area and customer's appraising, and so on.
Macroeconomic factors is your industry most sensitive
Like most businesses, the carrier business is affected by the monetary cycle's pinnacles and troughs. The present development in created economies—like the U.S. that is driven by the extricating money related strategy—has brought about an ascent in business certainty, mechanical creation, and universal exchange.
Impacts on the interest rates experienced within your chosen industry
In any industry, the economy assumes a urgent job that incorporates the general development of the division, and common flight, with the ever-developing interest, is no special case. To give a major picture, Airbus GMF 2016 evaluations the 20-year interest for new traveler and cargo airplane to be a little more than 33,000 airplane comprising a market estimation of over USD $5.2 trillion underlining and setting up the effect of market development.
Part 2: Stock Valuation, Risk and Returns
Stock Valuation. As indicated by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (or BEA), the genuine total national output (or GDP) expanded 4% every year in 2Q14 in the wake of diminishing 2.1% in 1Q14. With financial and modern development, work rates have expanded. This has prompted higher genuine extra cash.
From Video
My company doesn't have stocks right now, so I'll use Costco Wholesale as an example to explain the stock valuation. Future Costco Wholesale Corp stock predictions formula:
P0 = Div1 / (r – g)
P0 = Stock Price;
Div1= Estimated dividends for the next period;
r = Required Rate of Return;
g = Growth Rate
In this formula, we need to know the value of estimated dividends for the next period; required rate and return as well as growth rate. Let’s get each number individually.
g: Growth Rate = Retention Ratio x ROE
0.52 x 0.24 = 0.1248
r: Required Rate of Return.
R = D / P0 + g
0.65 / 296.09 + 0.1248 = 0.1269
Div1: Estimated dividends for the next period is 65c. Therefore, the future Costco Wholesale Corp stock predictions are:
P0 = Div1 / (r – g)
0.65 / 0.0021 = $309.52
The present stock worth and the assessed stock worth utilizing the Dividend Discount Model is higher on account of the contenders are attempting to get into the membership segment showcase. Likewise, Amazon and Sam's club have improved their online store distribution centers. So all in all, financing an organi ...
This document outlines a program evaluation for a transitional care program. It discusses using a mixed methods approach, gathering both quantitative and qualitative data to evaluate the program. The data will be analyzed and used to develop recommendations to improve or continue the program. Interviews, surveys, and focus groups will provide information on how well the program is operating and its level of success. The evaluation findings will be used by various stakeholders to refine strategies and guide effective service delivery.
This document outlines three questions and suggested responses for a PowerPoint presentation case study on implementing a transitional community-based program to manage hospital readmission rates for patients with heart failure.
The first question asks about data input, output, and measures of success. The suggested response identifies community health workers and patients as data input, readmission plans as output, and surveying patient responses as the measure of success.
The second question asks how the model incorporates social context. The suggested response explains that the program will ensure social contexts like support systems, income, and cultural norms are considered and patients will be treated within their social communities.
The third question asks how the population/community will be assessed. The suggested response is
This document outlines three questions and suggested responses for a PowerPoint presentation case study on implementing a transitional community-based program to manage hospital readmission rates for patients with heart failure.
The first question asks about data input, output, and measures of success. The suggested response identifies community health workers and patients as data input, readmission plans as output, and surveying patient responses as the measure of success.
The second question asks how the model incorporates social context. The suggested response explains that the program will ensure social contexts like support systems and cultural norms are considered by treating patients within their own social contexts and communities.
The third question asks how the population/community will be assessed. The suggested response is to use
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Evaluation Method
Evaluation can be defined as the methods that are utilized to determine the effectiveness of a program or service that is required and likely to be used, whether it is conducted as planned, or whether it helps the purpose, objectives, and goals (Andrews et al., 2014). The main evaluation method that will be used to assess the performance and success of this breast cancer awareness program in the community of African American women in Baltimore County is the formative evaluation. The formative evaluation exercise will be undertaken with the purpose of assessing the strengths and weaknesses of materials, or campaign strategies before implementation. Thus, part of the activities of the valuation will include pretesting. The evaluation will allow for the needed corrections before the full effort goes forward. Its main objective will be to increase the likelihood for program success before the communication activity begins. The procedures and tasks involved in implementing the program will also be examined. This form of evaluation will also explore the administrative and organizational elements of the program (Moore et al., 2014). The formative evaluation exercise will begin with the assessment of the needs of the cancer awareness program. The evaluation process will take place throughout the programming processes.
Formative evaluation will be ongoing and will offer information to the planning and implementation team. The primary purpose of this type of assessment will be to strengthen or improve the program being assessed and to determine the quality of its implementation. This medium will give room for the improvement of the program while the activities are in progress. The health promotion program will utilize the formative evaluation to understand the perspectives in which the interventions will take place and the creation of consensus on goals (Tolma et al., 2014). This medium will make it possible to effectively evaluate the participants' responses towards the program and improve it.
Furthermore, the formative evaluation will provide insights into the specific behaviors of concern and the causes of such behaviors concerning the breast cancer awareness among African American women. In so doing, the program implementers will effectively identify the community attitudes that can inhibit or promote the program goals. Part of the evaluation activities will entail identification of resources that are available to the program. Thus, the formative evaluation will be critical to improving the relevance, sustainability, as well as the efficacy of the community-based breast cancer awareness program.
Evaluation Theory
This cancer awareness program will be guided by the theoretical concepts of the social cognitive theory. According to this theory, people’s perception of their capacity to undertake an activity, and their anticipations that the recommended cour.
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Dissertation Prospectus
Factors Influencing Individuals' Decision to Utilize Mental Health in South Texas
Submitted by:
James Dada
April 5, 2020
The Prospectus Overview and Instructions
Prospectus Instructions:
1. Read the entire Prospectus Template to understand the requirements for writing your prospectus. Each section contains a narrative overview of what should be included in the section and a table with required criteria for each section. WRITE TO THE CRITERIA, as they will be used to assess the prospectus for overall quality and feasibility of your proposed research study.
2. As you draft each section, delete the narrative instructions and insert your work related to that section. Use the criterion table for each section to ensure that you address the requirements for that particular section. Do not delete/remove the criterion table as this is used by you and your committee to evaluate your prospectus.
3. Prior to submitting your prospectus for review by your chair or methodologist, use the criteria table for each section to complete a realistic self-evaluation, inserting what you believe is your score for each listed criterion into the Learner Self-Evaluation column. This is an exercise in self-evaluation and critical reflection, and to ensure that you completed all sections, addressing all required criteria for that section.
4. The scoring for the criteria ranges from a 0-3 as defined below. Complete a realistic and thoughtful evaluation of your work. Your chair and methodologist will also use the criterion tables to evaluate your work.
5. Your Prospectus should be no longer than 6-10 pages when the tables are deleted.
Score
Assessment
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Item Not Present
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Item is Present. Does Not Meet Expectations. Revisions are Required: Not all components are present. Large gaps are present in the components that leave the reader with significant questions. All items scored at 1 must be addressed by learner per reviewer comments.
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Item is Acceptable. Meets Expectations.Some Revisions May Be Required Now or in the Future. Component is present and adequate. Small gaps are present that leave the reader with questions. Any item scored at 2 must be addressed by the learner per the reviewer comments.
3
Item Exceeds Expectations. No Revisions Required. Component is addressed clearly and comprehensively. No gaps are present that leave the reader with questions. No changes required.
Dissertation Prospectus
Introduction
This research study will examine the factors according to mental health providers that influence an individuals' decision to utilize mental health services in South Texas. This research will help us understand why individuals choose to utilize or reject mental health services in the state. Researchers (AUTH YEAR) have expressed a need for further research on the reasons why people decide to utilize or reject mental health services. In South Texas this research is needed because XXXXXXX. There is a ...
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Dissertation Prospectus
Factors Influencing Individuals' Decision to Utilize Mental Health in South Texas
Submitted by:
James Dada
April 5, 2020
The Prospectus Overview and Instructions
Prospectus Instructions:
1. Read the entire Prospectus Template to understand the requirements for writing your prospectus. Each section contains a narrative overview of what should be included in the section and a table with required criteria for each section. WRITE TO THE CRITERIA, as they will be used to assess the prospectus for overall quality and feasibility of your proposed research study.
2. As you draft each section, delete the narrative instructions and insert your work related to that section. Use the criterion table for each section to ensure that you address the requirements for that particular section. Do not delete/remove the criterion table as this is used by you and your committee to evaluate your prospectus.
3. Prior to submitting your prospectus for review by your chair or methodologist, use the criteria table for each section to complete a realistic self-evaluation, inserting what you believe is your score for each listed criterion into the Learner Self-Evaluation column. This is an exercise in self-evaluation and critical reflection, and to ensure that you completed all sections, addressing all required criteria for that section.
4. The scoring for the criteria ranges from a 0-3 as defined below. Complete a realistic and thoughtful evaluation of your work. Your chair and methodologist will also use the criterion tables to evaluate your work.
5. Your Prospectus should be no longer than 6-10 pages when the tables are deleted.
Score
Assessment
0
Item Not Present
1
Item is Present. Does Not Meet Expectations. Revisions are Required: Not all components are present. Large gaps are present in the components that leave the reader with significant questions. All items scored at 1 must be addressed by learner per reviewer comments.
2
Item is Acceptable. Meets Expectations.Some Revisions May Be Required Now or in the Future. Component is present and adequate. Small gaps are present that leave the reader with questions. Any item scored at 2 must be addressed by the learner per the reviewer comments.
3
Item Exceeds Expectations. No Revisions Required. Component is addressed clearly and comprehensively. No gaps are present that leave the reader with questions. No changes required.
Dissertation Prospectus
Introduction
This research study will examine the factors according to mental health providers that influence an individuals' decision to utilize mental health services in South Texas. This research will help us understand why individuals choose to utilize or reject mental health services in the state. Researchers (AUTH YEAR) have expressed a need for further research on the reasons why people decide to utilize or reject mental health services. In South Texas this research is needed because XXXXXXX. There is a ...
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+What is the main idea of the story? Answer in one paragraph or longer at least 5-7 sentences)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maCsqrN-irQ
+Go to the following link, and read the article by Michael Bronski, “A Gay Man’s Case Against Gay Marriage”.
https://www.beliefnet.com/news/2004/05/a-gay-mans-case-against-gay-marriage.aspx
Why is Bronski against homosexual marriage? (1 paragraph or longer)
What does Bronski say about his own parents’ marriage? (1 paragraph or longer)
Does Bronski believe in equal rights for homosexuals? (1 paragraph or longer)
Note:
Each paragraph is at least 5-7 sentences, and sentence is not too short
Healthy People 2020
Healthy People was a call to action and an attempt to set health goals for the United States for the next 10 years.
Healthy People 2000 established 3 general goals:
Increase the span of healthy life.
Reduce health disparities.
Create access to preventive services for all.
Healthy People 2010 introduced 2 general goals:
Increase quality and years of healthy life.
Eliminate health disparities.
Practical Policy for Preventive Services
The U.S. health care system faces significant challenges that clearly indicate the urgent need for reform.
There is broad evidence that Americans often do not get the care they need even though the United States spends more money per person on health care than any other nation in the world.
Preventive care is underutilized, resulting in higher spending on complex, advanced diseases.
Practical Policy for Preventive Services
Patients with chronic diseases too often do not receive proven and effective treatments such as drug therapies or self management services to help them more effectively manage their conditions.
These problems are exacerbated by a lack of coordination of care for patients with chronic diseases.
Reforming our health care delivery system to improve the quality and value of care is essential to address escalating costs, poor quality, and increasing numbers of Americans without health insurance coverage.
Why policies need to be developed?
Basic needs are not being met (e.g., People are not receiving the health care they need)
People are not being treated fairly (e.g., People with disabilities do not have access to public places)
Resources are distributed unfairly (e.g., Educational services are more limited in neighborhoods of concentrated poverty)
Why policies need to be developed?
Current policies or laws are not enforced or effective (e.g., The current laws on clean water are neither enforced nor effective)
Proposed changes in policies or laws would be harmful (e.g., A plan to eliminate flextime in a large business would reduce parents' ability to be with their children)
Existing or emerging conditions pose a threat to public health, safety, education, or well-being (e.g., New threats from terrorist activity)
Marjory Gordon’s Functional Health Patterns
Marjory Gordon was a nursing theorist and professor who created a.
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read and agree in not more that 160 words
Sampling Issues and Strategies
Pyramids usually tend to be easy to understand and work well to capture tiered concepts, so pyramids have been used to depict the tiered nature of primary healthcare, secondary healthcare, and tertiary healthcare services, which is the inverse relationship of effort needed and health impact of different interventions and nutrition recommendations (Issel et al., 2022). The public health pyramid is divided into four categories: direct healthcare services, enabling services, population-based services and infrastructure services.
The direct services level of the public health pyramid focuses on health programs for individuals. Due to the fact that this service focuses on individuals, the sampling may be a challenge because of who would be participating and non-participating in an intervention or non-interventions. Instead of randomly assigning individuals to either the program or a control group, it might be feasible for participants to become their own type of control (e.g., pretest and posttest) or perhaps future participants can serve as controls while they remain on a waiting list. Additionally, the costs can vary greatly depending on the type of data, and the frequency of data collection as well.
The enabling services, as mentioned above, focuses on groups of individuals and are provided in a wide range of contexts. The sampling issue in this case would be because of the several outcomes. It may be a challenge to recognize and recruit a comparison group with the same characteristics as the program’s participants considering the broad range of contexts. Thus, health services programs may not be appropriate for experimental designs, but can be suitable for quasi-experimental designs instead. Perhaps initiating random assignments can be a possibility depending on the group or at a community level as well.
The population-based level focuses on providing to the entire population. A sampling issue may be that, because this level focuses on a wider range of people, there are limitations of evaluation options to design that can be appropriately implemented among populations. In this case, time-series designs can be useful for evaluating population-level programs. Thus, existing data on populations are likely to be less costly to conduct as well.
The infrastructure services level focuses on all said levels, and interventions touches on changing healthcare operations in an organization or the overall public health system. With that said, the outcome evaluation is likely to determine whether the evaluation show actual changes in the infrastructure or changes to the health status of patients (or clients). Perhaps repeated measures or a time-series design is suitable based on whether the focus is for long-term change, depending on the data that is available at the individual or population level. Additionally, this might be the.
This document discusses using exercise to decrease depression in a 34-year-old female client. It outlines her health history and depression symptoms. The health promotion focus is an exercise regimen of 30-45 minutes of cardio 3-4 times per week for 2 months. Models like the Trans-Theoretical Model of Change and Health Promotion Model are used. Evaluation tools measured depression levels before and after. Results included less depressed thoughts, more energy, and social participation. The client plans to continue the program.
Population health management (PHM) is a strategy to improve the health of entire employee populations through individual and organizational interventions. PHM goes beyond traditional wellness programs by stratifying employees based on health risks and tailoring interventions. It can decrease healthcare costs and improve outcomes like productivity and retention. Effective PHM uses data analytics, population strategies, and individual interventions. It also incorporates community partnerships and family programs. Case studies show PHM can increase well-being scores, lower costs, and reduce absenteeism.
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Case Study 1: Applying Theory to Practice
Social scientists have proposed a number of theories to explain juvenile delinquency. Each has its own strengths and weaknesses. For this assignment, go to the following Website, located at http://listverse.com/2011/05/14/top-10-young-killers/ and select one of the juvenile case studies.
After reading the case, select one (1) of the psychological theories discussed in Chapter 4 of the text.
Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:
1. Summarize three (3) key aspects of the juvenile case study that you selected.
2. Highlight at least three (3) factors that you believe are important for one to understand the origins of the juvenile’s delinquent behavior.
3. Apply at least two (2) concepts from the theory that you chose from the text that would help explain the juvenile’s behavior.
4. Identify one (1) appropriate strategy geared toward preventing delinquency that is consistent with the theory you chose.
5. Use at least three (3) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.
Discussion-
"The Changing Family System"
Using what you’ve learned this week, respond to the following prompts in your post:
· Explain at least two (2) roles that different parenting styles play in shaping the overall behavior of children. Next, indicate the significant impacts that each role has in contributing to delinquent behavior among juveniles.
· Think about the following question: Should juvenile delinquents be removed from their home and parent(s) and placed in a foster home or group home if the child continues to commit criminal acts after repeated attempts at treatment and confinement? Based on this question, discuss your thoughts on this subject. Provide support for your response.
Discussion-
"Exploring Monopolies and Oligopolies"
Watch this video, Oligopolies and Monopolistic Competition, to help you prepare for this week’s discussion.
Reply to these prompts by using the company for which you currently work, a business with which your familiar, or a dream business you want to start:
· With your selected business in mind, determine if it is competitive, monopolistic competitive, an oligopoly, or pure monopoly. Explain how you drew your conclusion about its market structure.
· How does the business/firm in this industry determine the price it will charge for the products or services it sells?
Discussion-
"Considering Tradeoffs You Make Every Day"
Let's talk about two tradeoffs we face every day: how we spend our time and money.
We can only do two things with income: spend it or save it. Time is the ultimate resource. We can choose to spend time working to earn an income or we can do other things, broadly classified as leisure. Reply to these prompts to start your discussion:
· How does a change in interest rate affect your decision to spend or save? How would a change in the interest rate affect a firm's decision to invest or save?
· How might an increas.
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Case Study - Option 3: Barbara
Barbara is a 22 year old woman who has recently graduated from college with a psychology degree. She is currently working as a waitress at a popular restaurant near campus, and says she has always planned to attend law school. Barbara was born in a New Orleans, Louisiana. Her mother is an African American who is an assistant manager at a grocery store. Her father is Caucasian and works at a department store. Barbara reports that she was a shy, unattractive child, but that in general her early childhood was "pretty happy." Barbara says that during elementary school, she was constantly harassed by classmates about being of mixed race. Still, she says that she felt very close to her family during this period. She now insists that "I am not black or white, I am me."
Barbara is sexually active and engages in sexual activity with different men at least 1 time a week. Barbara indicates that she does not need protection because she is on the pill. She says she is simply too young to settle down. During her junior year of high school, Barbara had her first serious boyfriend, Morris, who was a high school classmate. She describes the relationship as warm and supportive and they became sexually active during her senior year of high school. They broke up soon after the first sexual interaction. In college, Barbara has dated and she acknowledges some bisexual experimentation. Barbara says that she prefers heterosexual relationships, however.
Although Barbara appears to be a natural athlete, she leads a relatively sedentary lifestyle. She does not exercise regularly and indicates that it is just not enjoyable.
Barbara does not like her job at the restaurant, but seems unwilling to look for other employment. She says that she feels "very jittery" whenever she gets ready for work, and she uses any excuse to take days off. She also refuses to associate with fellow employees, and reports getting very anxious when she was given a surprise birthday party. Recently, she has lost interest in cleaning her house and seldom cooks for herself. She also attends less to her personal grooming.
Diagnosis – Social Anxiety Disorder/Minor Depression
DSM-5 – Diagnostic Criteria for Social Anxiety Disorder
1. Fear or anxiety specific to social settings, in which a person feels noticed, observed, or scrutinized.
2. Typically the individual will fear that they will display their anxiety and experience social rejection,
3. Social interaction will consistently provoke distress,
4. Social interactions are either avoided, or painfully and reluctantly endured,
5. The fear and anxiety will be grossly disproportionate to the actual situation,
6. The fear, anxiety or other distress around social situations will persist for six months or longer and
7. Cause personal distress and impairment of functioning in one or more domains, such as interpersonal or occupational functioning,
8. The fear or anxiety cannot be attributed to a medical disorder, s.
Case Study - Cyberterrorism—A New RealityWhen hackers claiming .docxcowinhelen
Case Study - Cyberterrorism—A New Reality:
When hackers claiming to support the Syrian regime of Bashar Al-Assad attacked and disabled the website of Al Jazeera, the Qatar-based satellite news channel, in September 2012, the act was another act of hacktivism, purporting to promote a specific political agenda over another. Hacktivism has become a very visible form of expressing dissent. Even though there have been numerous incidents reported by the media, the first case of hacktivism was documented in 1989 when a member of the Cult of the Dead Cow hacker collective named Omega coined the term in 1996. However, hacktivism is not the only form of cyber protest and conflict that has everyone from ICT professionals to governments scrambling for solutions. Individuals, enterprises, and governments alike rely in many instances almost completely on network computing technologies, including cloud computing. The international and ever-evolving nature of the Internet along with inadequate law enforcement and the anonymity the global architecture offers creates opportunities for hackers to attack vulnerable nodes for personal, financial, or political gain.
The Internet is also rapidly becoming the political and advocacy platform of choice, bringing with it both positive and negative consequences. Increasingly sophisticated off-the-shelf technologies and easy access to the Internet are significantly increasing incidents of cyberterrorism, netwars, and cyberwarfare. The following are a few examples.
• According to The Israel Electric Company, Israel is attacked 1,000 times a minute by cyberterrorists targeting the country’s infrastructure—water, electricity, communications, and other services.• The New York Times, quoting military officials, said there was a seventeen-fold increase in cyberattacks targeting the US critical infrastructure between 2009 and 2011.• The 2010 Data Breach Investigations Report has data recording more than 900 instances of computer hacking and other data breaches in the past seven years, resulting in some 900 million compromised records. In 2012, the same study listed 855 breaches, resulting in 174 million compromised records in 2011 alone, up from 4 million in 2010.• Another study of 49 breaches in 2011 reported that the average organizational cost of a data breach (including detection, internal response, notification, post notification cost) was $5.5 million. This number was down from $7.2 million in 2010.14 The Telegraph (London) reported that “India blamed a new ‘cyber-jihad’ by Pakistani militant groups for the exodus of thousands of people from India’s north-eastern minorities from its main southern cities in August after text messages warning them to flee went viral.”
There have been recorded instances of nations allegedly engaging in cyberwarfare. The Center for the Study of Technology and Society has identified five methods by which cyberwarfare can be used as a means of military action. These include defacing or di.
Case Study - APA paper with min 4 page content Review the Blai.docxcowinhelen
Case Study - APA paper with min 4 page content
Review the
Blaine
case on the capital structure by understanding the case well enough to help the CEO make informed analysis and decisions on the issues listed in the second paragraph.
I want you to, of course, show me that you understand the situation but then to add the
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Case Study - Global Mobile Corporation Damn it, .docxcowinhelen
Case Study - Global Mobile Corporation
“Damn it, he's done it again!”
Charlie Newburg had to get up and walk around his office, he was so frustrated. He had been
reviewing the most recent design, parts, and assembly specifications for Global Mobile's latest
smart phone (code named: Nonphixhun) that had been released for production the previous
Thursday. The files had just come back to Charlie's engineering services department with a
caustic note that began, “This one can't be produced, either…” It was the fourth time production
had returned the design.
Newburg, director of engineering for the Global Mobile Corporation, was normally a quiet
person. But the Nonphixhun project was stretching his patience; it was beginning to appear like
several other new products that had hit delays and problems in the transition from design to
production during the eight months Charlie had worked for Global Mobile. These problems were
nothing new at Global Mobile's Asian factory; Charlie's predecessor in the engineering job had
run afoul of them, too, and had finally been fired for protesting too vehemently about the other
departments. But the Nonphixhun phone should have been different. Charlie and the firm's
president, Hannah Hoover, had video-conferenced two months earlier (on July 3, 2006) with the
factory superintendent, Tyson Wang, to smooth the way for the new phone's design. He thought
back to the meeting …
• “Now, we all know there's a tight deadline on the Nonphixhun,” Hannah Hoover said, “and
Charlie's done well to ask us to talk about its introduction. I'm counting on both of you to find
any snags in the system, and to work together to get that first production run out by October
2. Can you do it?” “We can do it in production if we get a clean design two weeks from
now, as scheduled,” answered Tyson Wang, the factory manager. “Charlie and I have already
talked about that, of course. I've spoken with our circuit board and other parts suppliers and
scheduled assembly capacity, and we'll be ready. If the design goes over schedule, though, I'll
have to fill in with other runs, and it will cost us a bundle to break in for the Nonphixhun.
How does it look in engineering, Charlie?” “I've just reviewed the design for the second
time,” Charlie replied. “If Marianne Price can keep the salespeople out of our hair, and avoid
any more last minute changes, we've got a shot. I've pulled my technical support people off of
three other overdue jobs to get this one out. But, Tyson, that means we can't spring engineers
loose to confer with your production people on other manufacturing problems.” “Well
Charlie, most of those problems are caused by the engineers, and we need them to resolve the
difficulties. We've all agreed that production problems come from both of us bowing to sales
pressure, and putting equipment into production before the designs are really ready. That's
just wh.
Case Study #3Apple Suppliers & Labor PracticesWith its h.docxcowinhelen
Case Study #3
Apple Suppliers & Labor Practices
With its highly coveted line of consumer electronics, Apple has a cult following among loyal consumers. During the 2014 holiday season, 74.5 million iPhones were sold. Demand like this meant that Apple was in line to make over $52 billion in profits in 2015, the largest annual profit ever generated from a company’s operations. Despite its consistent financial performance year over year, Apple’s robust profit margin hides a more complicated set of business ethics. Similar to many products sold in the U.S., Apple does not manufacture most its goods domestically. Most of the component sourcing and factory production is done overseas in conditions that critics have argued are dangerous to workers and harmful to the environment.
For example, tin is a major component in Apple’s products and much of it is sourced in Indonesia. Although there are mines that source tin ethically, there are also many that do not. One study found workers—many of them children—working in unsafe conditions, digging tin out by hand in mines prone to landslides that could bury workers alive. About 70% of the tin used in electronic devices such as smartphones and tablets comes from these more dangerous, small-scale mines. An investigation by the BBC revealed how perilous these working conditions can be. In interviews with miners, a 12-yearold working at the bottom of a 70-foot cliff of sand said: “I worry about landslides. The earth slipping from up there to the bottom. It could happen.”
Apple defends its practices by saying it only has so much control over monitoring and regulating its component sources. The company justifies its sourcing practices by saying that it is a complex process, with tens of thousands of miners selling tin, many of them through middle-men. In a statement to the BBC, Apple said “the simplest course of action would be for Apple to unilaterally refuse any tin from Indonesian mines. That would be easy for us to do and would certainly shield us from criticism. But that would also be the lazy and cowardly path, since it would do nothing to improve the situation. We have chosen to stay engaged and attempt to drive changes on the ground.”
In an effort for greater transparency, Apple has released annual reports detailing their work with suppliers and labor practices. While more recent investigations have shown some improvements to suppliers’ working conditions, Apple continues to face criticism as consumer demand for iPhones and other products continues to grow.
Essay directions –
Students will have to identify and analyze the above ethical dilemma. Write a 750 – 1000 word, double-spaced paper, and APA style.
Students are expected to identify the key stakeholders, discussion of the implications of the ethical dilemma, and answer the case study questions. Each paper should have the following sections: • Introduction of the case• The ethical dilemma • Stakeholders • Questions • Conclusions • References .
CASE STUDY (Individual) Scotland In terms of its physical l.docxcowinhelen
CASE STUDY (Individual): Scotland
* In terms of its physical landscape, where is the region that is experiencing a devolutionary process located and what type of climate is prevalent? (use Figure 2.5 and 2.4 of the textbook).
* According to the sources you have consulted, do these physical/natural characteristics have played any role in the historical background for this devolutionary process? How?
* How do the people that inhabit the region you are studying speak about their relationship to the land and the environment? Do they express any ideas on biodiversity conservation?
* Do they say anything about their homeland? If the region you are studying has a website (official or not), what role do maps play on their web site/s?
* Is this region located close to or far from the center of power of the country (the national capital city)?
* Does this condition have any impact on the reasons why they would like to gain at-least more autonomy to make their own decisions?
* According to the source/s you have consulted, what are the main reason/s why this population would like to break-up from the country in which they live in?
Do this/these source/s mention any explanation/s based on cultural or ethnic characteristics? For example, speaking a different language? Which one? Professing a different religion? Which one? Economic disparities
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Case Study #2 T.D. enjoys caring for the children and young peop.docxcowinhelen
Case Study #2
T.D. enjoys caring for the children and young people in the schools where she works, but sometimes she is faced with tough situations such as suspected child abuse and neglect, teen pregnancy, and alcohol and drug use among teenagers. She works hard to ensure that the children in her schools receive the best care possible.
Question:
Several third graders reports having received no breakfast at home for more than a week. T.D. is exercising Advocacy for the students under her care. What type of actions she might be doing to exercise advocacy for the students?
Discuss this:
Moral distress is a frequent situation where health care providers should face. Please define and discuss a personal experience where you have faced Moral distress in your practice.
Discuss how health promotion relates to morality.
Discuss your insights about your own communication strengths and weaknesses. Identify situations in which it may be difficult for you to establish or terminate a therapeutic relationship.
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formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources.
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CASE STUDY #2 Chief Complaint I have pain in my belly”.docxcowinhelen
CASE STUDY #2
Chief Complaint:
“I have pain in my belly”
History of Present Illness (HPI):
A 25-year-old female presents to the emergency room (ER) with complaints of severe abdominal pain for 2 weeks . The pain is sharp and crampy It hurts if I run, sit down hard, or if I have sex
PMH:
Patient denies
Drug Hx:
Birth control
Allergies:
NKA
Subjective:
Nausea and vomiting, Last menstrual period 5 days ago, New sexual partner about 2 months ago, No condoms, he hates them No pain, blood or difficulty with urination
Objective Data:
PE:
B/P 138/90; temperature 99°F; (RR) 20; (HR) 110, regular; oxygen saturation (PO2) 96%; pain 5/10
General:
acute distress and severe pain
HEENT:
Atraumatic, normocephalic, PERRLA, EOMI, conjunctiva and sclera clear; nares patent, nasopharynx clear, good dentition. Piercing in her right nostril and lower lip.
Lungs:
CTA AP&L
Card:
S1S2 without rub or gallop
Abd:
INSPECTION: no masses or thrills noted; no discoloration and skin is warm to; no tattoos or piercings; abdomen is nondistended and round
• AUSCULTATION: bowel sounds (BS) are normal in all four quadrants, no bruits noted
• PALPATION: on palpation, abdomen is tender to touch in four quadrants; tenderness noted on light palpation, deep palpation reveals no masses, spleen and liver unremarkable
• PERCUSSION: tympany heard in all quadrants, no dullness noted in abdominal area
GU:
• EXTERNAL: mature hair distribution; no external lesions on labia
• INTROITUS: slight green-gray discharge, no lesions
• VAGINAL: normal rugae; moderate amount of green discharge on vaginal walls
• CERVIX: nulliparous os with small amount of purulent discharge from os with positive cervical motion tenderness (CMT)
• UTERUS: ante-flexed, normal size, shape, and position
• ADNEXA: bilateral tenderness with fullness; both ovaries without masses
• RECTAL: deferred
• VAGINAL DISCHARGE: green in color
Ext:
no cyanosis, clubbing or edema
Integument:
intact without lesions masses or rashes
Neuro:
No obvious deficits and CN grossly intact II-XII
Then answer the following questions:
What other subjective data would you obtain?
What other objective findings would you look for?
What diagnostic exams do you want to order?
Name 3 differential diagnoses based on this patient presenting symptoms?
Give rationales for your each differential diagnosis.
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Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources.
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Case Study #1Jennifer is a 29-year-old administrative assistan.docxcowinhelen
Case Study #1
Jennifer is a 29-year-old administrative assistant married to Antonio, an Italian engineer, whom Jennifer met four years earlier while on a business trip for her marketing company. The couple now lives in Nebraska, where Antonio works for the county's transportation department and Jennifer commutes an hour each way to her marketing office. They have been trying to start a family for over a year. Eight months ago, Jennifer miscarried in her second month of pregnancy. Antonio's parents love Jennifer and often ask her if she is expecting again, hoping to encourage her to focus on her next baby. Jennifer's mother passed away two years ago and her father's health is rapidly deteriorating. Jennifer faces the probability of placing her father in a skilled nursing care facility within the next few months, against his wishes.
At work, Jennifer runs a tight ship. She is organized and prepares lists to assure that everything is done according to schedule. Everyone counts on Jennifer and she takes pride in never letting people down.
Jennifer has visited her physician numerous times in the last six months, complaining of headaches, backaches, and indigestion. Jennifer insists that she is happy and is not feeling stressed, yet she finds herself making more mistakes at work, unable to keep up with housework, and feeling tired and overwhelmed; she has begun to question her effectiveness as an employee, wife, daughter, and potential mother. Her pains seem to be increasing, but her doctor cannot find a physical cause for her discomfort.
Case Study #2
Michael is a 40-year-old airline pilot who has recently begun to experience chest pains. The chest pains began when Michael signed his final divorce papers, ending his 15-year marriage. He fought for joint custody of his two children, ages 12 and 10, but although he wants to be with them more frequently, he only sees them every two weeks. This schedule is, in great part, a result of his employer's announcement that budget constraints would result in layoffs. Michael worries that without his job he will be unable to support his children and lose the new townhouse that he purchased. Michael's chest pains are becoming more frequent and he fears that he may be dying.
Review case studies 1 and 2.
Choose one case study.
Complete the following questions in 150 to 200 words each. Be as detailed as possible and use the information you have learned throughout this course.
• What are the causes of stress in Michael’s or Jennifer’s life? How is stress affecting Michael’s or Jennifer’s health?
• How are these stressors affecting Michael’s or Jennifer’s self-concept and self-esteem?
• How might Michael’s or Jennifer’s situation illustrate adjustment? How might this situation become an opportunity for personal growth?
• What defensive coping methods is Michael or Jennifer using? What active coping methods might be healthier for Michael or Jennifer to use? Explain why you would recom.
Case Study # 2 –Danny’s Unhappy DutyEmployee ProfilesCaro.docxcowinhelen
Case Study # 2 –Danny’s Unhappy Duty
Employee Profiles
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Carol Brown, Danny Winthrop, Thomas Fletcher
Carol, the Department Secretary for Purchasing and General Stores, has been
working at St. Louis Memorial Hospital for sixteen years, four of which have
been for the present Manager, Dan Winthrop. Carol likes her Boss, who gives
his employees more leeway than most. Carol’s main interests are her work and
her home—traits also typical of the other people who work in the Department.
Carol feels she is part of a close, cooperative group of employees.
Dan, or Danny, as he likes to be called, arrived at St. Louis Memorial four years
ago as a replacement for a Department manager who had been at the Hospital
for a number of years. Danny’s predecessor, Bill Taylor, was very strict in
everything from insisting that employees take exactly one-half hour for lunch
breaks to not having a coffee pot in the Department. When Danny came on
board as a Department Manager, his management style was much less strict.
The result was that Danny’s employees were much happier, and began to meet
and exceed expectations in getting their work done. St. Louis Memorial’s
previous CEO was a good friend and frequently complimented Danny on his
efficient and effective staff. Now a new CEO, Thomas Fletcher, has been hired
by the Hospital’s Board of Directors. Things are about to change.
Thomas Fletcher, new CEO and a recent graduate from a superior school of
hospital management, has always believed in “doing things by the book”.
Thomas originally had wanted to become a doctor, but decided two years into
the process that it was going to take him too long, and that he would be better
off becoming an administrator. He likes the idea of being an administrator,
and wants to be a good one. He has decided to start out his career at St. Louis
Memorial, of the smaller hospitals in the St. Louis area, but hopes to progress to a
a much larger facility in about four years, once he develops a track record at
St. Louis Memorial.
The Challenge: Communication, Criticism and Discipline, Leadership, Motivation,
Rules and Policies
Danny knows his employees quite well. They are generally a happy, cohesive, and cooperative group. They joke around a lot among themselves, but get the work done more than satisfactorily. All of them seem to give a
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Case Study – Multicultural ParadeRead the Case below, and answe.docxcowinhelen
This document provides a case study about a school's multicultural day celebration that resulted in confusion and exclusion. The school encouraged students to participate in a culture parade by wearing clothing representing their ethnic heritage. However, when two students - an African American girl and a white girl - brought everyday clothing, they were not allowed to participate. The teacher was worried others would be confused by their inclusion or that the girls would be ridiculed for misunderstanding the instructions. This highlighted differences between concepts like culture, ethnicity, and nationality.
Case Study THE INVISIBLE SPONSOR1BackgroundSome execut.docxcowinhelen
Case Study : THE INVISIBLE SPONSOR1
Background
Some executives prefer to micromanage projects whereas other executives
are fearful of making a decision because, if they were to make the wrong
decision, it could impact their career. In this case study, the president of the company assigned one of the vice presidents to act as the project sponsor on a project designed to build tooling for a client. The sponsor, however, was reluctant to make any decisions.
Assigning the VP
Moreland Company was well-respected as a tooling design-and-build
company. Moreland was project-driven because all of its income came
from projects. Moreland was also reasonably mature in project management.
When the previous VP for engineering retired, Moreland hired an executive from a manufacturing company to replace him. The new VP for engineering, Al Zink, had excellent engineering knowledge about tooling but had worked for companies that were not project-driven. Al had very little knowledge about project management and had never functioned as a project sponsor. Because of Al’s lack of experience as a sponsor, the president decided that Al should “get his feet wet” as quickly as possible and assigned him as the project sponsor on a mediumsized project. The project manager on this project was Fred Cutler. Fred was an engineer with more than twenty years of experience in tooling design and manufacturing. Fred reported directly to Al Zink administratively.
Fred's Dilemma
Fred understood the situation; he would have to train Al Zink on how to
function as a project sponsor. This was a new experience for Fred because subordinates usually do not train senior personnel on how to do their job. Would Al Zink be receptive?
Fred explained the role of the sponsor and how there are certain project documents that require the signatures of both the project manager and the project sponsor. Everything seemed to be going well until Fred informed Al that the project sponsor is the person that the president eventually holds accountable for the success or failure of the project. Fred could tell that Al was
quite upset over this statement.
Al realized that the failure of a project where he was the sponsor could damage his reputation and career. Al was now uncomfortable about having to act as a sponsor but knew that he might eventually be assigned as a sponsor on other projects. Al also knew that this project was somewhat of a high risk. If Al could function as an invisible sponsor, he could avoid making any critical decisions.
In the first meeting between Fred and Al where Al was the sponsor, Al asked Fred for a copy of the schedule for the project. Fred responded: I’m working on the schedule right now. I cannot finish the schedule until you tell me whether you want me to lay out the schedule based upon best time, least cost, or least risk.
Al stated that he would think about it and get back to Fred as soon as possible.
During the middle of the next week, Fred and Al m.
CASE STUDY Experiential training encourages changes in work beha.docxcowinhelen
CASE STUDY: Experiential training encourages changes in work behavior and growth in one’s abilities, which is accomplished through a multitude of methods. Experiential training has proven to be cost-effective while motivating employees as well as improving self-awareness, personal accountability, teamwork skills, and communication skills (Ritchie, 2011). Additionally, the training methods provide trainees with direct experience, the opportunity to reflect on that experience, and share models to help trainees to deduce using both present and past experience, while accommodating learning styles and strengths (Ritchie, 2011). Valkanos and Fragoulis identify several reasons why experiential training provides value:
1. Ongoing advances in technology requiring changes in knowledge, skills, and abilities
2. Divergence between theory and practice
3. Mergers and acquisitions of enterprises which tend to bring new jobs, organizational culture, and work content
4. Constant environment of change, from working conditions to processes and procedures relating to organizational issues, quality, and new products or services, and requiring new competencies, duties, or work content (Valkanos & Fragoulis, 2007, p. 22).
Method
Description
On-the-job Training
Receives instructions on the functions of their job in their assigned workplace.
Simulators
Teaches employees on how to operate equipment in a given context
Role Playing
Developing interpersonal and business skills, such as decision-making, communication, conflict resolution, and solving complex problems.
Case Study
Develops critical thinking skills to include analytical, higher-level skills, and exploring and resolving complex problems.
Games
Develops general business and organizational principles addressing application in a variety of situations.
Behavior Modeling
Used when learning goals are a rule and inflexible procedures. Provides skills and practice to modify and model behavior.
In-basket Techniques
A variety of items placed in an envelope that reflects what might be found in an inbox. This activity is used to assist trainees in developing and applying their strategic and operational skills.
(Blanchard & Thacker, 2013, pp. 222-223)
References:
· Blanchard, P. N., & Thacker, J. W. (2013). Effective training: Systems, strategies, and practices (5th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc.
· Valkanos, E., & Fragoulis, I. (2007). Experiential learning – its place in in‐house education and training. Development and Learning in Organizations: An International Journal, 21(5), 21-23. doi:10.1108/14777280710779454
Discussion Question--Choose one perspective in which to respond.
Non-HR Perspective: Your department is not meeting performance expectations. What steps do you take to resolve the issue? Is training a possible solution; if so, which of the above training methods would be the most effective in addressing the issue? Would you, at any point, involve HR--if so, at what point and why?.
Case Study Hereditary AngioedemaAll responses must be in your .docxcowinhelen
Case Study: Hereditary Angioedema
All responses must be in your own words. Answers that have been copied and pasted will not receive credit.
1. Translate “angioedema”. [Note: I am not looking for a description of the disorder. Rather, I would like you to translate the medical term itself.]
2. The complement system is described as a ‘cascade system’. How does the system fit into this description of being a cascade? [Suggestion: Google the definition of cascade, then think about the complement system in light of the definition]
3. Is complement involved in the innate, or the adaptive immune system, or both? Please explain you answer.
4. What role does C1INH play in the complement system? Why is it so important?
5. What was the physiologic cause of Richard’s abdominal pain?
6. How can one distinguish the swelling of HAE from the swelling of allergic angioedema?
7. What is bradykinin’s role in HA?
8. Do you think Richard’s infancy colic was related to his HA? No need to research this. Just use your intuition. Explain your thinking.
9. What is typically used to treat attacks of HAE?
10. Swelling in the extremities is not dangerous. What other areas of the body are subject to swelling? What is the most dangerous location for swelling to occur and why is it the most dangerous?
2018
BUS 308 Week 2 Lecture 1
Examining Differences - overview
Expected Outcomes
After reading this lecture, the student should be familiar with:
1. The importance of random sampling.
2. The meaning of statistical significance.
3. The basic approach to determining statistical significance.
4. The meaning of the null and alternate hypothesis statements.
5. The hypothesis testing process.
6. The purpose of the F-test and the T-test.
Overview
Last week we collected clues and evidence to help us answer our case question about
males and females getting equal pay for equal work. As we looked at the clues presented by the
salary and comp-ratio measures of pay, things got a bit confusing with results that did not see to
be consistent. We found, among other things, that the male and female compa-ratios were fairly
close together with the female mean being slightly larger. The salary analysis showed a different
view; here we noticed that the averages were apparently quite different with the males, on
average, earning more. Contradictory findings such as this are not all that uncommon when
examining data in the “real world.”
One issue that we could not fully address last week was how meaningful were the
differences? That is, would a different sample have results that might be completely different, or
can we be fairly sure that the observed differences are real and show up in the population as
well? This issue, often referred to as sampling error, deals with the fact that random samples
taken from a population will generally be a bit different than the actual population parameters,
but will be “close” enough to the actual.
case studieson Gentrification and Displacement in the Sa.docxcowinhelen
case studies
on Gentrification and Displacement
in the San Francisco Bay Area
Authors:
Miriam Zuk and Karen Chapple
Chapter 3: Nicole Montojo
Chapter 4: Sydney Cespedes, Mitchell Crispell, Christina Blackston, Jonathan Plowman, and
Edward Graves
Chapter 5: Logan Rockefeller Harris, Mitchell Crispell, Fern Uennatornwaranggoon, and Hannah Clark
Chapter 6: Nicole Montojo and Beki McElvain
Chapter 7: Celina Chan, Viviana Lopez, Sydney Céspedes, and Nicole Montojo
Chapter 8: Alexander Kowalski, Julia Ehrman, Mitchell Crispell and Fern Uennatornwaranggoon
Chapter 9: Mitchell Crispell
Chapter 10: Logan Rockefeller Harris and Sydney Cespedes
Chapter 11: Mitchell Crispell
Partner Organizations:
Causa Justa :: Just Cause, Chinatown Community Development Center, Marin Grassroots, Monument
Impact, People Organizing to Demand Environmental & Economic Rights (PODER), San Francisco
Organizing Project / Peninsula Interfaith Action , Working Partnerships USA
Acknowledgements:
Research support was provided by Maura Baldiga, Julian Collins, Mitchell Crispell, Julia Ehrman, Alex
Kowalski, Jenn Liu, Beki McElvain, Carlos Recarte, Maira Sanchez, Mar Velez, David Von Stroh, and
Teo Wickland. Report layout and design was done by Somaya Abdelgany.
Additional advisory support was provided by Carlos Romero. This case study was funded in part by
the Regional Prosperity Plan1 of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission as part of the “Regional
Early Warning System for Displacement” project and from the California Air Resources Board2 as part
of the project “Developing a New Methodology for Analyzing Potential Displacement.”
The Center for Community Innovation (CCI) at UC-Berkeley nurtures effective solutions that expand
economic opportunity, diversify housing options, and strengthen connection to place. The Center
builds the capacity of nonprofits and government by convening practitioner leaders, providing techni-
cal assistance and student interns, interpreting academic research, and developing new research out
of practitioner needs.
communityinnovation.berkeley.edu
July 2015
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1 The work that provided the basis for this publication was supported by funding under an award with the U.S. Department of Hous-
ing and Urban Development. The substance and findings of the work are dedicated to the public. The author and publisher are solely
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If the products sell extremely well, we will
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first quarter of the year. The footwear company,
which had sold its first shoes in 2003, reported reve-
nues of $142 million for the quarter, more than three
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1. Running Head: INITIAL PROPOSAL 1
INITIAL PROPOSAL 6
Initial proposal
Joe-Anne McCormick
MHA 616 Health Care Management Information Systems
Dr. Mohammad Bajwa
March 22, 2017
Planning
Project Porposal/Problem statement
Studies have proved that life expectancy in the United
States fares poorly at the international level (Oeppen & Vaupel,
2012). That does not mean that the country is not doing enough
to improve the quality of healthcare in the country. In 2007, the
United States government spent 16% of its GDP on healthcare
an amount that was inherently higher compared to that of any
other country (Preston & Ho, 2009). Hence, it is not the
healthcare system that is inefficient. Instead, the problem is that
there are a number of behavioral factors that are associated with
2. the citizens that have contributed to the high mortality rate in
the country (Preston & Ho, 2009).
SMART Objectives
1. The United States healthcare stakeholders will launch public
sensitization practice about cancer resulting in 300,000
estimated cancer deaths from 595,690 by 2021.
2. Healthcare institutions will use quality improvement
approaches resulting in 50% reduction in the rate of hospital
readmissions by 2023.
3. Healthcare stakeholders will sensitize the United States
citizens about the effects of smoking resulting in less than 12%
adult smoking rate from 16.8% by 2020.
4. The media and other healthcare stakeholders will educate the
members of the public about the importance of taking part in
exercise activities resulting in 51% obese adults from 68.8% by
2021.
5. The media and other healthcare stakeholders will educate the
members of the public about the importance of taking part in
exercise activities resulting in 250,000 heart disease deaths
from 375,00 by 2023.
Team members
The success of the project will require the contribution of
the healthcare staff, teachers, other students, the community
educators and the media.
Background
Evidence about the state of healthcare in the United States
and the rate of mortality can be found in peer reviewed articles,
books, magazines and internet sources. Hence, the sources will
be used to set up the procedures and overall planning for the
project.
Current/ideal state
The current rate of mortality in the United States fares
poorly at the international level. In retrospect to that, the United
States is also the highest spender in the sector of healthcare.
The country spent $3.2 trillion on healthcare in 2016 implying
that the core contributing factor to the high mortality rate in the
3. country is not entirely tied down to the healthcare system but
rather on the behavior and lifestyles of the people. Therefore,
improvement is required because with the current trend in
lifestyle, failing to take actions will worsen the state of
mortality in the future. The current healthcare system does not
redirect a lot of focus on public participation. For instance, only
12% of the United States adults have proficient healthcare
literacy. The success of the system will require that all
healthcare stakeholders should be involved accordingly (Murray
& Frenk, 2010).
Establishing measures
Once a change has been implemented, the rate of mortality
in the country will be determined after a given time frame and
then compared to the initial rate. Precisely, the current number
of cancer deaths will be compared from 2016 to 2021. The rate
of hospital readmissions will also be compared from 2016 to
2023. The number of smokers will be compared from 2016 to
2010. Additionally, the number of obese adults will be
compared from 2016 to 2021. Finally, the number of deaths that
are caused by heart diseases will be compared starting from
2016 to 2023.
Selecting changes
The current healthcare system is already doing enough to
reduce the rate of mortality in the country (Preston & Ho,
2009). Therefore, the core change that will alleviate the state
of things will be a change of change and behaviors amongst the
citizens of the country. For instance, the members of the public
should be educated about cancer because it is one of the leading
causes of death in the country. In addition to that, healthcare
institutions should focus on quality improvement. Public
sensitization should be carried out to enhance awareness about
the effects of smoking. In retrospect to that, people should also
be educated as about the importance of taking part in exercise
activities to help reduce the number of deaths that are caused by
obesity and heart diseases (Oeppen & Vaupel, 2012).
Testing changes
4. Plan-Do-Study-Act will be used to test the changes
(Gillam & Siriwardena, 2013). The first step will be planning
where the metrics of success for the project will be defined.
Putting the plans of the project into action will also be part of
this step. It will then be followed by the do step in which the
components of the project plans will be implemented. In this
case, the proposed changes to the healthcare system of the
country will be implemented. The next step will be the study
step in which the outcomes of the changes will be analyzed to
determine their validities. It is in this step that signs of progress
or success after the implementation of the changes will be
analyzed. The act step will finalize the test process by putting
lessons that have been learned together and coming up with
readjustments and improvements (Gillam & Siriwardena, 2013).
Project summary
In summary, this project will be used to reduce the rate of
mortality in the United States through the implementation of a
number of measures (Murray & Frenk, 2010). More importantly,
the project should provide a platform for getting to know more
about the effects of the proposed changes in the United States’
healthcare system and the possible changes that should be made
to address the issue of high mortality rate. The project should
also provide a directive on how the proposed changes should be
implemented by defining the roles of the participants and
setting performance time frame. Finally, the success of the
project should foresee the emulation of similar changes by other
world countries to ensure that life expectancy is improved.
References
Gillam, S., & Siriwardena, A. N. (2013). Frameworks for
improvement: clinical audit, the plan-do-study-act cycle and
significant event audit. Quality in Primary Care, 21(2).
Murray, C. J., & Frenk, J. (2010). Ranking 37th—measuring the
5. performance of the US health care system. N Engl J
Med, 2010(362), 98-99.
Oeppen, J., & Vaupel, J. W. (2012). Broken limits to life
expectancy. Science, 296(5570), 1029-1031.
Preston, S., & Ho, J. Y. (2009). The US health care system and
lagging life expectancy: A case study.
HEALTH PARTNERSHIPS DIVISION
W W W . H E A L T H . S T A T E . M N . U S / Q I
SMART Objectives
Good public health practice requires strong objectives in order
to monitor progress toward
achieving goals and outcomes. Many programs and services are
funded by grants that require
developing, implementing and completing objectives to prove
success for continued funding.
Organizations often struggle to create objectives that accurately
measure progress toward a goal
and that are meaningful to other team members or stakeholders.
A SMART objective is one that is SPECIFIC, MEASURABLE,
ACHIEVABLE, RELEVANT AND TIME-
BOUND.
Why use SMART objectives?
tured approach to developing and designing
6. a work plan.
opportunities for
improvement
and current
progress to stakeholders
Devoting time and resources early on to intentionally writing
SMART objectives is an investment
in the future of a plan, program, or service. By starting out
with SMART objectives, a program or
plan can systematically and meaningfully measure progress,
show achievements and identify
opportunities for improvement.
How to Write SMART Objectives
In order to understand how the parts of SMART objectives flow
together, the order of the SMART components listed below will
go
out of order—SMTRA. This is because the Specific,
Measurable and Time-Bound parts are clearly visible in the
standard written
format for objectives. The Achievable and Relevant pieces are
more abstract and require reflection. Each of these parts will
include
an example objective that will be re-written to be SMART.
SMART objectives should:
7. Specific
Objectives should be well-defined, and clear to other team
members and to stakeholders who also understand the program
or plan.
Consider these prompts:
What:
Contents
Specific
Measurable
Time-Bound
Achievable
Relevant
Different Ways to Write
SMART Objectives
Additional Examples of
8. SMART-er Objectives
Further Resources, Courses,
and Training
http://www.health.state.mn.us/qi
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Who:
sible for carrying out the action?
population?
Note that not all of these questions will apply to every
objective.
Example Objective
Original Objective How Can We Fix? SMART-er Objective
Staff will be trained in Quality
Improvement.
We need to clarify the WHO and
WHAT to make this objective
9. “smarter.”
USA County management will offer
Quality Improvement training
opportunities to staff.
Measurable
This involves selecting what will be measured to show
improvement, impact or success. There may be existing
measures and
targets that are required for a specific program or grant. Try to
pick a measure that is meaningful. The easiest things to
measure
may not be the most meaningful.
Consider these prompts:
-in or proxy measure to use if this objective
cannot be directly measured, or is there another measure that
would be more appropriate to use instead?
Key Terms
Measure: Show success or impact over time. It is the number,
percent or some standard unit to express how you are doing at
achieving the goal or outcome.
Target: The desired level of performance you want to see that
represents success.
Example Objective
10. Original Objective How Can We Fix? SMART-er Objective
USA County management will offer
Quality Improvement training
opportunities to staff.
We need to clarify the MEASURE and
TARGET to make this objective
“smarter.”
USA County management will offer
Quality Improvement training
opportunities resulting in 75% of staff
completing Quality Improvement
101.
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Time-Bound
Objectives should be achievable within a specific time frame
that isn't so soon as to prevent success, or so far away as to
encourage
procrastination.
Consider these prompts:
11. -frame realistic?
ould it be closer or further in the future?
Example Objective
Original Objective How Can We Fix? SMART-er Objective
USA County management will offer
Quality Improvement training
opportunities resulting in 75% of staff
completing Quality Improvement 101.
We need to clarify the TIME to make
this objective “smarter.”
USA County management will offer
Quality Improvement training
opportunities resulting in 75% of staff
completing Quality Improvement 101
by December 31, 2019.
Achievable
Objectives should be within reach for your team or program,
considering available resources, knowledge and time.
Consider these prompts:
objective be achieved? Should we scale it up or down?
12. limitations or constraints stand in our way?
Example Objective
SMART-er Objective How Can We Fix?
USA County management will offer Quality Improvement
training opportunities resulting in 75% of staff completing
Quality Improvement 101 by December 31, 2019.
To clarify achievability, it may be helpful for management to
explain who is conducting the training, identify any related
costs in the budget and consider whether it is possible to
complete in the time frame.
Relevant
Objectives should align with a corresponding goal. Consider if
and how successfully completing an objective will be relevant
to
achieving the goal. Consider if an objective relates to the larger
program, plan or organization’s mission, vision and goals. It
should
also be considered whether an objective is relevant or important
to the team and other stakeholders. Objectives related to your
organization's mission and guiding principles are more likely to
be approved by your organizational leadership; objectives
supported
by other stakeholders will lead to a greater level of buy-in.
M I N N E S O T A D E P A R T M E N T O F H E A L T H
P U B L I C H E A L T H & Q I T O O L B O X | S M A R
T O B J E C T I V E S
13. M D H H E A L T H P A R T N E R S H I P S D I V I S I O N
4 R E V I S E D A U G U S T 2 0 1 6
Consider these prompts:
s
goals?
seem reasonable to measure this objective?
Example Objective
SMART-er Objective How Can We Fix?
USA County management will offer Quality Improvement
training opportunities resulting in 75% of staff completing
Quality Improvement 101 by December 31, 2019.
To clarify relevance, it may be helpful to think about how many
staff have already completed the training, if any. If there has
already been a high number of staff who have completed this
training, maybe they should be offered a higher level training
or re-write the objective to include attending any QI training.
Different Ways to Write SMART Objectives
There are multiple approaches and ways to explain how to write
SMART objectives. Here are some other sentence structures
for
objectives:
[Who] will do [what] resulting in [measure] by [when].
By [when], [who] will do [what] resulting in [measure].
14. By [when], [measure - includes who and what].
[Measure – includes who and what] by [when].
Additional Examples of SMART -er Objectives
Original Objective SMART-er Objective
Reduce obesity rates for children and
adolescents.
By December 31, 2019, reduce the percent of 9th graders in
Awesome County
who are obese from 8% baseline to 7%.
Meet with colleges to inform them about
tobacco-free grounds.
Public Health Staff will meet with key stakeholders at all
colleges in our
jurisdiction resulting in 3 out of 4 colleges committing to work
on tobacco free
grounds policies by June 2016.
Use technology to increase department
communications.
Communications and IT staff will pilot and evaluate two new
communication
technologies targeted to external customers resulting in a 25%
increase in
traffic to the Community Family Health webpage by December,
2016.
Further Resources, Courses, and Training
For updated resources and more on this topic, visit: Public
Health & QI Toolbox: SMART Objectives.
15. http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/opi/qi/toolbox/objectives.ht
mlHow to Write SMART ObjectivesSpecificExample
ObjectiveMeasurableKey TermsExample ObjectiveTime-
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SMART ObjectivesAdditional Examples of SMART-er
ObjectivesFurther Resources, Courses, and Training
US health care system and Lagging Life expectancy
Joe-Anne McCormick
MHA616 Health Care Management Information Systems
Dr. Mohammad Bajwa
March 27, 2017
Life expectancy in the US keeps on faring ineffectively on the
planet in spite of various endeavors by the administration to
improve the US health part.
Despite being an economic powerhouse, the US has performed
ineffectively when contrasted with different nations that have a
much lesser economic control.
This paper will discuss variables that add to the US lagging Life
expectancy, and how these components can be overseen given
16. the implementation of the Affordable care Act.
Introduction
Life expectancy in the US continues to fare poorly in the world
despite numerous efforts by the government to improve the US
health sector. The government however, passed a billed that
seeks to bring to control the health care system to enable every
stakeholder in the industry receive fair treatment from all
players. Despite being aneconomic powerhouse, the US has
performed poorly as compared to other countries that have a
much lessereconomic power. A number of diseases and cultures
of Life have led to the country lagging in Life expectancy. This
paper will talk about factors that contribute to the US lagging
Life expectancy, and how these factors can be managed given
the implementation of the Affordable care Act.
2
Various reasons both medical and non-restorative have acquired
about Life expectancy the US.
Wrongdoing rates among the adolescent through weapon related
violations have ascended throughout the years to a disturbing
rate.
Inquire about demonstrates that weapon wrongdoing related
deaths in the US are higher than whatever other nation on the
planet. 2,028 deaths have been accounted for the nation over in
the year 2014 alone, in light of firearm related violations.
Discussion
17. A number of reasons both medical and non- medical have
brought about Life expectancy in the US. Crime rates among the
youth through gun related crimes have risen over the years to an
alarming rate. This forced the government to reconsider the use
of privately owned guns through gun control measures (Int'L, B.
P. U. 2013). Research shows that gun crime related deaths in
the US are higher than any other country in the world. 2,028
deaths have been reported across the country in the year 2014
alone, because of gun related crimes. This being statistics of
people of all ages from children to the old.
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Disease has additionally killed many individuals both ladies and
kids.
The expanding rate in cervical cancer among ladies and prostate
cancer among men of a particular age has to a great extent been
related with these deaths .
The health care systems have not yet been orchestrated to have
the capacity to provide food for the necessities of the cancer
patients.
cancer has also claimed the lives of many people both women
and children. The increasing rate in cervical cancer among
women and prostate canc
18. er among men of a certain age has largely been associated with
these deaths. The health care systems have not yet been
harmonized to be able to cater for the needs of the cancer
patients. health insurance companies are not offering cover to
cancer patients given the high expense of cancer treatment
(Int'L, B. P. U. 2013). This has made it difficult for cancer
patients to access medical care because of lack of finances and
insurance covers. However, treatment of cancer has widely been
viewed as a disease that only the rich can afford to pay for, due
to the financial load involved.
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Sustenance culture of numerous Americans is for the most part
focused on garbage nourishments and handled sustenance.
Way of Life propensities like liquor utilization, cigarette
smoking and medication manhandle and overdose have likewise
recorded deaths and this presently can't seem to be put under
control.
Numerous deaths brought on by intoxicated driving, medicate
overdose, suicides, and lung cancer that accompany intense
tobacco utilize.
Nutrition culture of many Americans is mostly centered on
junk foods and processed food. The health care department,
given the high risks of obesity and the medical conditions that
come with it, has not adequately emphasized on educating
people the benefits of healthy leaving. Heart problems and other
body problems are brought about by poor nutrition (Bialek,
Duffy, & Moran, 2009). Lifestyle habits like alcohol
19. consumption, cigarette smoking and drug abuse and overdose
have also recorded deaths and this has yet to be put under
control. Drug cartels still find their way through corrupt means
and keep selling drugs to minors. Minors indulge in alcohol use
and smoking despite the risks that come with the habit. Many
deaths caused by drunken driving, drug overdose, suicides, and
lung cancer that come with acute tobacco use.
The health care department has come up with ways through
which patient information can be handled and kept secure
through health care information systems. This is through the
Software Development LifeCycle.
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Examination, where the need for security and storage of patient
data is recognized.
Plan, where the systems is made in a way that is easy to use and
passes all the security checks before it is taken off for utilize.
Execution, where the system is utilized by approved people in
the health care industry.
Testing, where the system ought to be tried for security, to
guarantee that patient data is not open to unapproved people.
Software Development LifeCycle
The health care department has come up with ways through
which patient information can be handled and kept secure
through health care information systems. This is through the
Software Development LifeCycle.
20. Analysis, where the need for security and storage of patient
information is identified. This is vital to enable authorized
medical practitioners access medical history and relevant
information of a patient from any part of the country (Driouchi,
2013). With different medical conditions, it is important for
every medical practitioner to have the medical history of their
patient. This is important to avoid miss-diagnosis and have
information on the health condition of a patient.
Design, where the systems is made in a way that is user friendly
and passes all the security checks before it is rolled out for use.
This is important to enable all health care practitioners easily
access information with ease, when need arises. It should be
made in a way that allows for time saving and ease of access.
implementation, where the system is used by authorized
individuals in the health care industry. They include insurance
companies, hospitals and the government. The system should
contain relevant provisions that suit the needs of the users.
Testing, where the system should be tested for security, to
ensure that patient information is not accessible to unauthorized
persons. It should also be tested to ensure that it is safe from
hacking or any attacks by viruses.
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Advancement, where individuals are assigned with obligations,
of looking after the systems, once a day.
Evolution, where people are designated with duties, of
maintaining the systems, on a daily basis.
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21. The system advancement is important to guarantee, its security
is ensured and answers any inquiries that may emerge from the
clients of the system.
This is through secure stockpiling of patient data, to be utilized
by the important and approved stakes holders in the business.
The medical specialists then again can access medical history of
their patients so as to manage revise treatment.
The system development is important to ensure, its security is
guaranteed and answers any questions that may arise from the
users of the system.
health information technology through health information
systems is developed to ensure that the quality of health care is
guaranteed (Driouchi, 2013). This is through secure storage of
patient information, to be used by the relevant and authorized
stakes holders in the industry. The health insurance providers
can access information of their client’s medical transactions in
order to make payments. The medical practitioners on the other
hand can access medical history of their patients in order to
administer correct treatment.
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Requirement for controlling the lagging Life expectancy
emerges with the measurements that place the US at a low rate.
Result of the whole procedure is accomplished when deaths
that emerge from the previously mentioned causes are put at the
22. very least level.
Partner survey is likewise an important viewpoint in light of the
fact that the health care industry is controlled by numerous
players who together work distinctively to accomplish a shared
objective
Need for controlling the lagging Life expectancy arises with the
statistics that place the US at a very low rate (Driouchi, 2013).
Deaths that occur with crime, diseases and Lifestyle can be
identified at an early stage and measures put in place to control
their occurrence.
Outcome of the entire process is achieved when deaths that
arise from the above-mentioned causes are put at a minimum
level.
Stakeholder review is also an important aspect because the
health care industry is controlled by multiple players who
together work differently to achieve a common goal (Driouchi,
2013). Involvement of all stakeholders is important in order to
achieve the desired outcome.
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The upsides and downsides of the procedure may incorporate
absence of partner responsibility and government goodwill.
The focal points are native support and contribution in the
process will be the greatest accomplishment in achieving the
coveted objectives.
The contrasting option to this is to campaign the US government
23. health Department, together with different partners and security
office to think of an approach to concoct measures that will
convey to a base the low Life expectancy issue.
Accomplishments to the procedure will be measured following a
five-year time span to choose whether the objectives set have
been achieved
With the level of a diminishing Life expectancy, a decision-
making criterion should be followed to come up with a way of
controlling the health care problems.
Need for controlling the lagging Life expectancy arises with the
statistics that place the US at a very low rate (Driouchi, 2013).
Deaths that occur with crime, diseases and Lifestyle can be
identified at an early stage and measures put in place to control
their occurrence.
Outcome of the entire process is achieved when deaths that
arise from the above-mentioned causes are put at a minimum
level.
Stakeholder review is also an important aspect because the
health care industry is controlled by multiple players who
together work differently to achieve a common goal (Driouchi,
2013). Involvement of all stakeholders is important in order to
achieve the desired outcome.
The pros and cons of the process may include lack of
stakeholder commitment and government goodwill. The
advantages are citizen participation and involvement in the
process will be the biggest achievement in attaining the desired
goals.
The alternative to this is to lobby the US government health
Department, together with other stakeholders and security
department to come up with a way to come up with measures
24. that will bring to a minimum the low Life expectancy problem.
Achievements to the process will be measured after a five-year
period to decide whether the goals set have been attained
(Driouchi, 2013). This will also act as a scorecard for decision
making on what should be reviewed and what should remain the
same.
The health care leader should play the role of ensuring that all
the goals set are met in the given time period. They should also
act as the channel through which every stakeholder in the
industry communicates. The leader should also ensure that
every stakeholder adheres to the rules and regulations set for
the process. He or she should set the targets for every
stakeholder and ensure that they all agree towards working on
the same.
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Setting up an agenda that will assist the CQI team to use data to
identify issues and plan for adequate improvement.
Providing information ahead of time and that can easily, be
interpreted by the CQI team.
Collection of participant feedback, and secure record keeping of
the data in digital files, that can be used in case of future need.
The CQI teams use collected data to select areas that require
improvement by identifying measures of progress and
development and implement further improvement plans.
Goals of the Continuous Quality improvement
The goals of the Continuous Quality improvement of the project
include
25. Setting up an agenda that will assist the CQI team to use data to
identify issues and plan for adequate improvement.
Providing information ahead of time and that can easily, be
interpreted by the CQI team.
Collection of participant feedback, and secure record keeping of
the data in digital files, that can be used in case of future need.
The CQI teams use collected data to select areas that require
improvement by identifying measures of progress and
development and implement further improvement plans.
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The administration likewise gives enactment under the law that
represents operations f each partner in the health care industry.
It gives laws that secure patient data protection.
Each partner works under an arrangement of principles gave by
the health care act that tries to guarantee that the privileges of
each player are ensured
The government also provides legislation under the law that
governs operations f every stakeholder in the health care
industry. It provides laws that protect patient information
privacy. Every stakeholder operates under a set of rules
provided by the health care act that seeks to ensure that the
rights of every player are protected (Driouchi, 2013). In case
there is a violation of any set rules and regulations, the law
provides monetary penalties for the individuals found culpable
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Prepare objective, where the health care foundations, ought to
offer instruction on the importance and advantages of healthy
nourishment.
Affect objective, where each patient, after receiving cancer
screening, or exhortation on healthy living, can utilize the data
to improve his or her health status.
Result targets, where with every one of the measures set up, and
regulations implemented, Life expectancy should improve in a
traverse of 5 years.
Recommendation
Process objective, where the health care institutions, should
offer education on the importance and benefits of healthy
nutrition. The government should put up measures to control
gun use and also drug abuse and sale. Free cancer screening for
prostate and cervical cancer should be introduced and
implemented to enable early detection of the disease. The
government should make it affordable for citizens to be able to
acquire cover on diseases like cancer that most health insurance
companies do not offer.
impact objective, where every patient, after receiving cancer
screening, or advice on healthy living, is able to use the
information to improve his or her health status. The government
putting gun control measures and tough laws on drug abuse can
reduce the deaths that arise from these causes reduced over
time.
Outcome objectives, where with all the measures put in place,
and regulations implemented, Life expectancy should improve
27. in a span of 5 years. This is possible through participation of
both the government, and every American citizen. Sensitization
of drug enforcement on the effects of corrupt involvement will
reduce the activities of the drug cartels in the society.
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The Affordable care Act implemented by the US government
will perform well if every one of the partners in the health care
industry cooperate to accomplish a shared objective.
With the introduction of health care Information systems,
patient care is improved because of the safe stockpiling of
patient data.
Conclusion
The Affordable care Act implemented by the US government
will perform well if all the stakeholders in the health care
industry work together to achieve a common goal. With the
introduction of health care Information systems, patient care is
improved due to the secure storage of patient information. The
health care Information systems have also made it possible for
medical practitioners to access patient information from any
part of the country. In case of a breach in privacy of patient
information, relevant departments are tasked with the mandate
of issuing monetary penalties under provisions of the law.
Incorporation and involvement of every stakeholder in the
management of the health care industry will lead to a significant
improvement in the US lagging Life expectancy.
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The health care Information systems have likewise made it
conceivable for medical professionals to get to patient data from
any piece of the nation.
If there should arise an occurrence of a rupture in protection of
patient data, applicable divisions are entrusted with the
command of issuing money related punishments under Sections
of the law.
The Affordable care Act implemented by the US government
will perform well if all the stakeholders in the health care
industry work together to achieve a common goal. With the
introduction of health care Information systems, patient care is
improved due to the secure storage of patient information. The
health care Information systems have also made it possible for
medical practitioners to access patient information from any
part of the country. In case of a breach in privacy of patient
information, relevant departments are tasked with the mandate
of issuing monetary penalties under provisions of the law.
Incorporation and involvement of every stakeholder in the
management of the health care industry will lead to a significant
improvement in the US lagging Life expectancy.
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Ventures embraced by each partner will assume a major part in
improving the health care system.
Satisfactory instruction and preparing of patients on health
29. matters will also improve the health care system as far as limit
building.
Driouchi, A. (2013). ICTs for health, education, and
socioeconomic policies
Bialek, R. G., Duffy, G. L., & Moran, J. W. (2009). The public
health quality improvement handbook.
Int'L, B. P. U. (2013). United States health care sector
organization, management and payment systems handbook.
McLaughlin, C. P., & Kaluzny, A. D. (2006). Continuous
quality improvement in health care.
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