This is assignment 1 that assignment 2 have to relate to. PLEASE.
Financial Statement Analysis
Student name
University
Professor
October 25, 2016
Financial Statement Analysis
Based on your review of the financial statements, suggest a key insight about the financial health of the company. Speculate on the likely reaction to the financial statements from various stakeholder groups (employee, investors, shareholders). Provide support for your rationale.
Health Management Associates, Inc. (NYSE: HMA) is the operator and owner-general acute care centers in the non-urban communities situated in the US, particularly in the Southwest. The organization was founded in 1977. The hospitals provide services such as oncology, emergency room care, general surgery, internal medicine, radiology, pediatric services, coronary care, and diagnostic care (
www.healthcaremanagement.com
).The company is also providing outpatient services like x-ray, respiratory therapy, one-day surgery, laboratory services, physical therapy as well as cardiology therapy. The mission of the Health Management is to provide America’s best local healthcare. They provide processes, capital finance, expertise, and people that can ensure that the local hospitals can accomplish their mission of delivering compassionate and high-quality healthcare that would substantially improve the lives of patients, the communities they serve, and the physicians providing the care
www.healthcaremanagement.com
)
With regard to the review of the current financial statement, HMA is in a dangerous financial state as a result of the present increasing debts and legal woes. The Office of the Inspector General, Justice Department, and the Department of Health and Human Services served the organization with summons regarding a software program that was used by ED doctors and the records from the emergency department. Some reports suggested that there was pressure from the company’s hospitals management to admit patients from emergency rooms so as to maximize profits. Paul Meyer, former compliance director, claimed that HMA’s fraudulent activities could attract government investigation (Britt, 2012).
The common stock of Health Management Associates was owned by almost 850 shareholders, as per the records of December 31, 2012, with hundreds of institutional investors included. HMA had expanded to include 70 hospitals situated in 15 states, with roughly 10,562 present licensed beds. In 2012, HMA realized about $5.9 billion in net revenue (Britt, 2012).
HMA gets payments for the services it renders from the federal government through the Medicare program, the states in which it functions under each Medicaid program, and commercial insurance, among others; and patients, encompassing deductibles and co-payments. Basically, deductibles and co-payments are part of the bill of patients for the medical services provided, which many government and private payers expect the patient to cater for. ...
this is assignment 1
Financial Statement Analysis
Student name
University
Professor
October 25, 2016
Financial Statement Analysis
Based on your review of the financial statements, suggest a key insight about the financial health of the company. Speculate on the likely reaction to the financial statements from various stakeholder groups (employee, investors, shareholders). Provide support for your rationale.
Health Management Associates, Inc. (NYSE: HMA) is the operator and owner-general acute care centers in the non-urban communities situated in the US, particularly in the Southwest. The organization was founded in 1977. The hospitals provide services such as oncology, emergency room care, general surgery, internal medicine, radiology, pediatric services, coronary care, and diagnostic care (
www.healthcaremanagement.com
).The company is also providing outpatient services like x-ray, respiratory therapy, one-day surgery, laboratory services, physical therapy as well as cardiology therapy. The mission of the Health Management is to provide America’s best local healthcare. They provide processes, capital finance, expertise, and people that can ensure that the local hospitals can accomplish their mission of delivering compassionate and high-quality healthcare that would substantially improve the lives of patients, the communities they serve, and the physicians providing the care
www.healthcaremanagement.com
)
With regard to the review of the current financial statement, HMA is in a dangerous financial state as a result of the present increasing debts and legal woes. The Office of the Inspector General, Justice Department, and the Department of Health and Human Services served the organization with summons regarding a software program that was used by ED doctors and the records from the emergency department. Some reports suggested that there was pressure from the company’s hospitals management to admit patients from emergency rooms so as to maximize profits. Paul Meyer, former compliance director, claimed that HMA’s fraudulent activities could attract government investigation (Britt, 2012).
The common stock of Health Management Associates was owned by almost 850 shareholders, as per the records of December 31, 2012, with hundreds of institutional investors included. HMA had expanded to include 70 hospitals situated in 15 states, with roughly 10,562 present licensed beds. In 2012, HMA realized about $5.9 billion in net revenue (Britt, 2012).
HMA gets payments for the services it renders from the federal government through the Medicare program, the states in which it functions under each Medicaid program, and commercial insurance, among others; and patients, encompassing deductibles and co-payments. Basically, deductibles and co-payments are part of the bill of patients for the medical services provided, which many government and private payers expect the patient to cater for. The amount of deductibles and co-payments v.
The Entity chosen was Baptist Healthcare South Florida for years 201.docxtodd701
The Entity chosen was Baptist Healthcare South Florida for years 2017,2018,2019 the stats are online
The course project will require students to select a
healthcare
organization and review its financial operations based on data available from various sources. The entity may be a individual hospital, medical group practice, managed care organization, or government agency delivering healthcare services. Once the group has selected a healthcare entity, it will obtain three years of financial statements to analyze along with appropriate literature reviews about the entity or similar entities. The final paper will be submitted in a case study format, which includes the following sections:
Background
Issues/problems identified
Analysis utilizing ratios and other financial analysis tools
Recommendations
Implementation plan
Monitoring methodology
References demonstrating graduate-level research (only references of the highest quality grade will be accepted)
The page count for this assignment is at least seven (7) pages plus references and title pages. Your paper needs to be submitted in APA 6th format and must have a minimum of 10 current resources four (4) of them from current peer-reviewed articles. The final group assignment paper is submitted Canvas with each team member sharing equally in the development of the group project.
Rubric
Written Grading Rubric (AW) (1) (1)
Written Grading Rubric (AW) (1) (1)CriteriaRatingsPtsThis criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeIntroduction25.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAccuracy25.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeRelevance25.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeReference List25.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeIn Text Citations and Paraphrasing25.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeCritical Thinking25.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeCreative Thinking25.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeOrganization25.0 pts
Total Points: 200.0
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So far this is whats done but I am only responsible for the Monitoring Methdology Part
Baptist Health South Florida Financial Operations Case Study
Background
Baptist Health South Florida is the biggest healthcare organization in the region, with 11 hospitals, approximately 23,000 employees, more than 4,000 physicians and more than 100 outpatient centers, such as urgent care facilities and physician practices across Miami-Dade, Monroe, Broward and Palm Beach counties. Baptist Health was founded in 1960 and it is well known for having centers in different areas of health care such as cancer, cardiovascular care, orthopedics, sports medicine and neurosciences, which attracts patients from all over the U.S., the Caribbean, and Latin America. It is a not-for-profit organization committed to their faith-based generous mission of medical excellence. Also, Baptist Health has been recognized by Fortune as one of the 100 be.
this is assignment 1
Financial Statement Analysis
Student name
University
Professor
October 25, 2016
Financial Statement Analysis
Based on your review of the financial statements, suggest a key insight about the financial health of the company. Speculate on the likely reaction to the financial statements from various stakeholder groups (employee, investors, shareholders). Provide support for your rationale.
Health Management Associates, Inc. (NYSE: HMA) is the operator and owner-general acute care centers in the non-urban communities situated in the US, particularly in the Southwest. The organization was founded in 1977. The hospitals provide services such as oncology, emergency room care, general surgery, internal medicine, radiology, pediatric services, coronary care, and diagnostic care (
www.healthcaremanagement.com
).The company is also providing outpatient services like x-ray, respiratory therapy, one-day surgery, laboratory services, physical therapy as well as cardiology therapy. The mission of the Health Management is to provide America’s best local healthcare. They provide processes, capital finance, expertise, and people that can ensure that the local hospitals can accomplish their mission of delivering compassionate and high-quality healthcare that would substantially improve the lives of patients, the communities they serve, and the physicians providing the care
www.healthcaremanagement.com
)
With regard to the review of the current financial statement, HMA is in a dangerous financial state as a result of the present increasing debts and legal woes. The Office of the Inspector General, Justice Department, and the Department of Health and Human Services served the organization with summons regarding a software program that was used by ED doctors and the records from the emergency department. Some reports suggested that there was pressure from the company’s hospitals management to admit patients from emergency rooms so as to maximize profits. Paul Meyer, former compliance director, claimed that HMA’s fraudulent activities could attract government investigation (Britt, 2012).
The common stock of Health Management Associates was owned by almost 850 shareholders, as per the records of December 31, 2012, with hundreds of institutional investors included. HMA had expanded to include 70 hospitals situated in 15 states, with roughly 10,562 present licensed beds. In 2012, HMA realized about $5.9 billion in net revenue (Britt, 2012).
HMA gets payments for the services it renders from the federal government through the Medicare program, the states in which it functions under each Medicaid program, and commercial insurance, among others; and patients, encompassing deductibles and co-payments. Basically, deductibles and co-payments are part of the bill of patients for the medical services provided, which many government and private payers expect the patient to cater for. The amount of deductibles and co-payments v.
The Entity chosen was Baptist Healthcare South Florida for years 201.docxtodd701
The Entity chosen was Baptist Healthcare South Florida for years 2017,2018,2019 the stats are online
The course project will require students to select a
healthcare
organization and review its financial operations based on data available from various sources. The entity may be a individual hospital, medical group practice, managed care organization, or government agency delivering healthcare services. Once the group has selected a healthcare entity, it will obtain three years of financial statements to analyze along with appropriate literature reviews about the entity or similar entities. The final paper will be submitted in a case study format, which includes the following sections:
Background
Issues/problems identified
Analysis utilizing ratios and other financial analysis tools
Recommendations
Implementation plan
Monitoring methodology
References demonstrating graduate-level research (only references of the highest quality grade will be accepted)
The page count for this assignment is at least seven (7) pages plus references and title pages. Your paper needs to be submitted in APA 6th format and must have a minimum of 10 current resources four (4) of them from current peer-reviewed articles. The final group assignment paper is submitted Canvas with each team member sharing equally in the development of the group project.
Rubric
Written Grading Rubric (AW) (1) (1)
Written Grading Rubric (AW) (1) (1)CriteriaRatingsPtsThis criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeIntroduction25.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAccuracy25.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeRelevance25.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeReference List25.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeIn Text Citations and Paraphrasing25.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeCritical Thinking25.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeCreative Thinking25.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeOrganization25.0 pts
Total Points: 200.0
Previous
So far this is whats done but I am only responsible for the Monitoring Methdology Part
Baptist Health South Florida Financial Operations Case Study
Background
Baptist Health South Florida is the biggest healthcare organization in the region, with 11 hospitals, approximately 23,000 employees, more than 4,000 physicians and more than 100 outpatient centers, such as urgent care facilities and physician practices across Miami-Dade, Monroe, Broward and Palm Beach counties. Baptist Health was founded in 1960 and it is well known for having centers in different areas of health care such as cancer, cardiovascular care, orthopedics, sports medicine and neurosciences, which attracts patients from all over the U.S., the Caribbean, and Latin America. It is a not-for-profit organization committed to their faith-based generous mission of medical excellence. Also, Baptist Health has been recognized by Fortune as one of the 100 be.
This project provides an opportunity to apply financial management crochellwa9f
This project provides an opportunity to apply financial management concepts to a case study for a healthcare organization. The project helps examine the fundamentals of healthcare finances, assets, budgets, cost and financial analysis. You will create and/or review financial statements and reports, then provide a recommendation based on issues identified in the case. You will have an opportunity to critically analyze a financial case and provide recommendations.
The following link provide several cases to choose from. Choose a case that interests you, based on the overall description and noted financial challenge or issue.
case
Measurement and Analysis Case Study:
Boston Children’s Hospital; Boston, Massachusetts
Warbird develops custom data measurement tool to help world-renowned children’s hospital increase international market share
The Opportunity
Recognized as one of the most prestigious and high quality tertiary and quaternary care centers for children in the world, Boston Children’s Hospital sought to increase its share of the global market for children’s healthcare services. According to CFO David Kirshner, although Children’s is renowned for several areas of clinical expertise, there was growing concern about overseas competitors. “We needed to get our arms around how to best measure our international business information flow and ability to process our patients in a timely and effective manner.”
David knew that hospital decision-makers would need concise and timely data about the strengths and weaknesses of the international business and patient flow process within the Children’s system in order to grow international market share. He engaged Warbird Consulting Partners, a professional services firm specializing in value-driven organizational solutions, to develop a measurement and analysis tool designed specifically for hospital executives and physician leaders.
The
Solution
David and Steve Nichol, Children’s lead director of the measurement effort, worked with Doug Fenstermaker, Warbird Consulting Partners’ managing director and leader of the company’s healthcare practice. A former healthcare executive with 18 years’ experience as a hospital CFO, Doug helped David and Steve develop a detailed measurement device that identified core indicators, process-oriented performance indicators and data elements that would need to be captured. The data would be provided in an easy-to-use dashboard interface that both meshed with and reflected progress on Children’s newly-developed international business strategic plan.
The project was completed in approximately 90 days and results were presented to the internal board that governs international business, chaired by Alan B. Retik, M.D. During this time, project managers also partnered with Huron Consulting Group’s higher education practice to assist in the creation of a long-range strategic plan for international business development at Boston Children’s Hospital. The hospital embark ...
Assessment_2-6_context.pdf
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Assessment 2 Context
MHA-FP5014 Assessment 2 Context
Regulations, Risk Management, Risk Sharing, and Risk Financing
Leading in today's ever-changing health care industry requires constant adjustment to
emerging laws, regulations, and industry standards. Organizations must quickly and
effectively reposition to meet new, existing, and emerging laws. Two examples of laws that
have driven a multitude of new and sometimes confusing regulations are the Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 and the Healthcare Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act of 1996.
The shift to electronic health records is another example of the need to create new structures,
processes, and policies to meet legal and regulatory requirements. Government surveying
bodies and industry accrediting bodies assess basic compliance as well as best practices.
Effective leadership is not only necessary for the pursuit of excellence, but also for
organizational survival.
Policy changes drive regulatory requirements and, consequently, requirements for provider
organizations that depend upon Medicare and Medicaid as reimbursement sources.
In The New England Journal of Medicine article, Inglehart (2011) creates a context for the
health care environment relating to regulations, risk management, and risk sharing:
One of the hottest issues debated within the administration was whether ACOs should
bear financial risk in their quest to achieve savings. CMS supported awarding a bonus
to an ACO when its stated goals were achieved but imposing no penalty if it failed in
that regard for the first 2 years. This approach (used in Medicare's Physician Group
Practice [PGP] demonstration) is designed for start-up ACOs, while they gain
experience.
After White House intervention, a second, two-sided approach to risk was added to the
rule, aimed at larger medical groups with stronger management structures. Such
groups could choose to bear some of the financial risk, which currently Medicare totally
assumes, in exchange for modestly higher bonuses if they succeed.
CMS is uncertain how many large groups will opt for this at-risk approach. A
companion program offering even greater risk sharing is expected to be tested by
CMS's innovation center, and it may have more appeal to integrated systems that
already accept capitation payments or other larger risk-sharing arrangements.
Risk Management
Risk management has taken an increasingly important role in organizational viability.
Conditions of participation for government-supported programs, standards for provider status
required by insurance companies, and quality metrics requisite for industry accreditation must
all be considered within the context of the organization's directional strategy. It is wise to
revisit the vision, mission, and directional strategy of an organization when considering how
to assess and manage risk, as well as how to become a top-perform.
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Date:January 12, 2015Re:
Cutting Medicaid at Krona Community Hospital
Cutting Medicaid will definitely have an effect on Krona Community Hospital. Medicaid is a vital foundation of revenue for the hospital and the effect that this will have on the hospital will not be over-the-top. The effect will be on families with low income, providers, and possibly a lot of the economy. Cutting Medicaid obstructs the proficiency of the hospital to deliver operative healthcare to the patients and restrict a huge number of patients. The lack of ability of the hospital to deliver applicable health establishments can be impractical for the hospital to get bigger.
The modifications made to Medicaid in the past couple of years has caused it to be impractical for the healthcare hospital to stay alive in the world. The decrease to Medicaid has directed to reduce repayments of the healthcare providers that may not want to help patients. Medicaid is a main supplier of revenue for several healthcare establishments, suggesting that security of the amount and the excellence of services delivered may mutually be deliberated.
If the hospital chooses to welcome patients that have Medicaid, there could be a possibility of the refunds being rejected for the services that they have tended to. This could have a huge destructive effect on the financial stance of the hospital and the delivery of healthcare to the patients. There may be a chance that grant funding will not be boosted in funding for patients that do not have insurance. Therefore, the hospital will not obtain any refunds from Medicaid for patients who are admitted.
When Medicaid cuts have taken place, the hospital will have to use methods on foreseen contact. With these methods, net revenue or functioning boundary should be the right method that will be suitable to their capability to deliver estimates of financial pressure because the use of any other method will effect Medicaid. The Medicaid cuts are liable to amplify financial predicting from 1 year to 4 or 5 years. The Medicaid cut generates a traditional notion through the prediction.
Capitation is a way of paying for healthcare services that are rendered. This way is an amount that has a due date for the healthcare providers for a set time frame despite if the payer has rendered services or not. The percentage of the payment is mainly defined the age of the patient and the sex for the demographics. This type of payment was presented to raise convenience and fairness in delivery of healthcare hospitals.
There are many advantages of utilizing capitation. One, this system creates a solid bond among the physician and the patient. This happens because the patient is permitted to have several doctors pending the plan elapses, decreasing consequences relates with treatment going too far. The big task related with capitation is that incurable illnesses, or complex medical problems are problematic ...
Organizational AnalysisErika N. AguilarSouth Universit.docxvannagoforth
Organizational Analysis
Erika N. Aguilar
South University
Dr. Mary Naccarato
11/13/2019
Organizational Analysis
History of Universal Health Services (UHS), Inc.
Universal Health Services Inc.(UHS), is one of the nation’s largest hospital management companies, with more than 350 acute care hospitals, ambulatory centers, and behavioral health centers within the U.S., Puerto Rico, and the United Kingdom, based in King of Prussia, Pa. Chief Executive Officer, Alan B. Miller, and a team of executives he worked with at American Medicorp, funded the organization with investments from venture capitalists, along with $750,000 put up by himself and several former American Medicorp employees who followed Miller into his investment. Four hospitals and management contracts were acquired by UHS within four moths time. The company has continued to grow since its start up, attaining more facilities and stock trading.
Universal Health Services, Inc. Introductory Statement
Universal Health Services, Inc., a health care organization based in Pennsylvania, has exceled over the past thirty years, with 46 of its’ facilities being recognize in the last 5 years by The Joint Commission as top performers on Key Quality Measures. They have been recognized for Leapfrog excellence, recognizing their hospital safety, quality, and efficiency along with receiving Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies for the ninth year in a row, and ranked #293 for the 9th year in a row on Fortune 500’s list of America’s largest corporations by revenue. . over the last ten years in quality and safety and performance measures. The corporation strives to provide quality healthcare services that patients recommend to family and friends, physicians prefer for their patients, purchasers select for their clients, employees are proud of, and investors seek for long-term return (Uhs Inc, 2019).
The Focus on Quality Healthcare, changing lives, and transforming delivery of healthcare.
Universal Health Services has a focus on providing responsive and compassionate care. Patient centered care takes place in a team focused and driven environment focused on shared governance and teamwork. UHS has strived to put the patient first for many decades by employing those who have personal compassion, competence, and commitment to provide quality patient care. Staff are encouraged to voice their opinions and ideas to improve patient care (Uhs Inc, 2019).
Universal Health Services, Inc.’s Mission, Vision, and Values
Universal Health’s mission is to provide “superior quality healthcare services that: patients recommend to family and friends, physicians prefer for their patients, purchasers select for their clients, and employees are proud of, and investors seek for long-term returns” (Uhs Inc, 2019). By provided superior quality care, staff and administration embody the mission. With its large growth and expansion throughout the years, as well improvements in technology, patient c ...
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In Module One, our first step is to direct our focus on what healthcare reimbursement means and how that meaning will be applied throughout the course. In Module One, you will be provided with explanations of the terminology and methodologies surrounding the cost of healthcare services and, subsequently, how providers of those services are compensated.
Reimbursement in a healthcare context refers to the payment that providers and facilities receive for the services that they provide their patients. Providers and facilities include physicians, hospitals, clinics, outpatient rehabilitation centers, home healthcare centers, and other healthcare facilities. Many providers are not-for-profit as opposed to investor-owned.
Questions that will be answered in this module include:
· What are reimbursement methodologies and how do they impact healthcare organizations?
· What are the current trends in healthcare reimbursement?
· How might healthcare administrators differentiate between reimbursement methods?
· How are financial management principles applied to reimbursement methods?
· Who are the key stakeholders surrounding healthcare reimbursement?
The answers to these questions will provide you with a better understanding of the background, context, and trends surrounding healthcare reimbursement systems. Further, you will find it helpful to assume the role of a healthcare administrator as you practice what it would be like to assume a management position. Although you will have your own personal opinions based on experiences from a patient perspective, for this course, you will view the assignments through the lens of the healthcare administrator. The administrator is challenged with providing the best care and services to the communities that they serve, while charging a price that is affordable to both the patient and the organization. The administrator must also take into account the various compliance standards and government regulations.
Why Study Reimbursement?
Healthcare administrators and other health personnel can better meet the needs of their patients, clients, and organization by offering clear guidelines and cost structures concerning healthcare reimbursement. The key stakeholders of healthcare reimbursement systems are patients, healthcare providers, and third-party processors. As such, there are many perspectives to consider when administrators develop strategic plans designed around revenue generation. Many healthcare administrators are involved in contract management decisions and also represent their organizations by negotiating with managed care organizations and third-party payers.
The Affordable Care Act is one of the largest pieces of healthcare legislation in our era. The law itself is over 1,000 pages covering funding, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requirements, insurance coverage, health information systems, and reimbursement. Not surprisingly, this has contributed to the increase in employm ...
Assessment 2
Quality Improvement Proposal
Overview:
Write a quality improvement proposal, 5–7 pages in length, that provides your recommendations for expanding a hospital's HIT to include quality metrics that will help the organization qualify as an accountable care organization.
Health care has undergone a transformation since the release of the Institute of Medicine's 2000 report
To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System.
The report highlighted medical errors as a contributing factor leading to poor patient outcomes. The Institute of Medicine challenged organizations to implement evidence-based performance improvement strategies in order to improve patient quality and safety. Multiple governmental and regulatory agencies, such as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research (AHRQ), vowed to strengthen and improve incentives for participation, safety, quality, and efficiency in accountable care organizations (ACOs).
Health information technology (HIT) performs an essential role in improving health outcomes of individuals, the community, and populations. Health organizations, consumer advocacy groups, and regulatory committees have made a commitment to explore current and future opportunities that HIT offers to continue momentum to meet the Institute of Medicine's goal of improving safety and quality.
Understanding HIT is important to improving individual, community, and population access to health care and health information. HIT enables quick and easy access to information for both patients and providers. Accessible information has been shown to improve the patient care experience and reduce redundancies, thereby reducing health care costs.
This assessment provides an opportunity for you to make recommendations for expanding a hospital's HIT in ways that will help the hospital qualify as an ACO.
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:
Competency 2: Explain the relationship between care coordination and evidence-based data.
Recommend ways to expand an organization's HIT to include quality metrics.
Identify potential problems that can arise with data gathering systems and outputs.
Competency 3: Use health information technology to guide care coordination and organizational practice.
Describe the main focus of information gathering in health care and how it contributes to guiding the development of organizational practice.
Competency 4: Communicate effectively with diverse audiences, in an appropriate form and style, consistent with applicable organizational, professional, and scholarly standards.
Write clearly and concisely, using correct grammar and mechanics.
Support main points, claims, and conclusions with relevant and credible evidence, correctly formatting citations and references using APA style.
Reference
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ECO/561 Week 5 Assignment Rubric
Individual Assignment: Effectiveness of the Counter-Cyclical PoliciesPurpose of Assignment
This assignment addresses how both monetary and fiscal policies have been used during the so-called Great Recession, which began in December 2007 and ended in June 2009, to the present to moderate the business cycle. Resources Required
Tutorial help on Excel® and Word functions can be found on the Microsoft® Office website. There are also additional tutorials via the web offering support for Office products.Grading Guide
Content
Met
Partially Met
Not Met
Comments:
Selected an industry that suffered heavy losses during the Great Recession and produced an Excel® Workbook including the following data from December 2007 to the present:
· One dataset related to the U.S. housing industry such as housing starts, the FHFA housing price index, or another dataset of your choice related to the housing market.
· One dataset related to personal or household income or to personal or household saving.
· One dataset related to the labor market such as the unemployment rate, initial claims for unemployment insurance, or another dataset of your choice related to the U.S. labor force.
· One dataset related to production and business activity within the market or industry you choose to analyze.
15 points
Using data results analyzed the economic and sociological forces that drove the market equilibrium to unsustainable heights, commonly referred to as "bubbles," and the shocks that brought the markets back down.
10 points
Discussed specific changes in supply and demand within the markets and/or industries you chose to analyze.
10 points
Determined whether specialization of industry had any influence on the impact of the recession. 10 points
Examined prior government policies and legislation that might have exacerbated the impact of the shocks. Also, discuss government actions/regulations that might be undertaken, and/or have been undertaken, to moderate the effects of extreme economic fluctuations. 15 points
Evaluated the actions of the federal government (fiscal policy) and the Federal Reserve (monetary policy) to restore the economy and foster economic growth. Based your evaluation on information available at Internet sources such as, but not limited to, the Fed's The Economy Crisis and Response website as well as other appropriate sources found on the Internet and in the University Library. You did address the effectiveness of those counter-cyclical policies. 20 points
The analysis is a minimum of 1,050 words in length. 5 points
Total Available
Total Earned
85
#/85
Writing Guidelines
Met
Partially Met
Not Met
Comments:
The paper—including tables and graphs, headings, title page, and reference page—is consistent with APA formatting guidelines and meets course-level requirements. 10 points
Intellectual property is recognized with in-text citations and a reference page. 10 points
Paragraph and s ...
Healthcare Financial Transformation: Five Leading StrategiesHealth Catalyst
Healthcare financial transformation—improving care delivery while lowering costs—has been an ongoing challenge for health systems in the era of value-based care and an even more prominent concern amid COVID-19. While better care and reduced expense to organizations and consumers might seem like opposing goals, by understanding the true cost of services and other drivers of expense, organizations can successfully manage costs while maintaining, and even improving, care delivery. To that end, health systems can use data- and analytics-driven tools and strategies to addresses financial challenges, including uncompensated care, prolonged accounts receivable days, discharged not final billed cases, inefficient resource use, and more.
number 1answer this in a paragraphShare the findings of your DiS.docxabhi353063
number 1
answer this in a paragraph
Share the findings of your DiSC assessment. How can you integrate and relate to individuals with different personality and leadership styles? Include some specific examples.
number 2
reply to this persons post
Having not taken a test like this in quite some time, I was anxious to see how the 10 years in a management role may have affected my results.
The assessment showed I have a blend of both Dominant and Inspiring traits. My Dominant traits are probably a little stronger than my Inspiring traits. Some words that describe me are: Directive, Decisive, Driven and Interactive. I am task-oriented, and probably get a great deal done. I probably like problem solving and getting results. I am comfortable interacting with others to make things happen.
These results describe me to a T. In my former role, I managed a group of 12 people who supported the efforts of a National Accounts sales team for a large packaging company. We supported a sales portfolio of almost $2billion and dealt with multiple priorities and deadlines almost daily.
I come from a very small town mid-westerner background (high school graduating class of 98 -- that's people, not the year), so I can communicate with people from all walks of life. I was the only person in the office who knew the cleaning crew by name, yet the CEO knew mine. My dad was an iron worker and my mom a homemaker, but they owned several small businesses when I was growing up, so I guess I get my business sense from being raised in that type of environment.
I'm intrigued by what makes people "tick" and I think that helps me interact with people with other leadership styles. My style is very direct (obviously), but I have had the most success leading and managing people because I treat people how I want to be treated and I don't expect anyone to do anything I wouldn't do.
My leadership style served me well for 10 years after which time the company I worked for was bought by another company. The new company had different business philosophies, which included all employees being in Atlanta, with less experience, working for less money, so my department and I were laid off.
I am employed again, but not in a management role, and I struggle with the management and leaders as their style is quite different from mine and my prior boss. I have never encountered so many people who are miserable at their job, so I'm anxious to see what I can learn from this course.............jane
number 3
answer in a paragraph
Define the term "dominant culture", and in your own words give an example of an aspect of dominant culture in current American society. How does this feature of dominant culture function within our society? How did it function during the postwar era in the United States? What are some of the values or mores present within this aspect of dominant culture?
number 4
reply to post
I view dominant culture as being the "popular" thoughts of usually the majo.
number 1complete the attached test called the urbulence Tole.docxabhi353063
number 1
complete the attached test
called the
urbulence Tolerance Test
, and then answer the question:
What are the implications of your 'change tolerance' for you as a leader? As a follower? How does one become more comfortable with change?
number 2 reply to this based on the above question
On the test, I received a 1.54, which apparently seemed to be the average for the MBA students. I feel that I am actually quite tolerant to change in my current position as a manager. I have to be open to changes on a daily basis because it is a way of life in the corporate environment. As Yukl states, "Relevant competencies identified in more recent research include emotional intelligence, social intelligence, systems thinking, and the ability to learn and adapt to change" (2006, pg. 209). It's important to be able to handle change with acceptance and grace, and try to stay positive. That is how I stay comfortable with change in as a leader and follower, look at it in a way that is positive and feel that I will only grow and learn from the situation. If there were no changes, life would be boring. :) Each day is a new adventure so try to see everything as a good thing even if it seems a bit scary.
Yukl, Gary. (2006). Leadership in Organizations (6th ed.). Upper Saddle River, New Jersey : Pearson
number 3
How did the media portray the Vietnam War during the 1970's? How did this affect popular youth culture?
number 4
repy to this based on the above question
The television news industry is a business with a profit motive before it is a public service; consequently, producers and reporters attempt to make the news more entertaining by airing stories that involve conflict, human impact, or morality. Television news did not find material that was dramatic enough until the number of American troops was raised to 175, 000 in July 1965 (Hallin, 1986, p.115). Combat, interviews with American soldiers, and helicopter scenes all provided the television news industry with the drama that it required. The networks set up permanent bureaus in Saigon and sent hundreds of correspondents there throughout the war. From 1965 through the Tet Offensive in 1968, 86 percent of the CBS and NBC nightly news programs covered the war, focusing mostly on ground and air combat (Bonior, Champlin, Kolly, 1984, p.4). This coverage was generally very supportive of U.S involvement in the war and of the soldier himself until 1967. The media labeled the conflict as a "good guys shooting Reds" story so that it could fit into the ongoing saga of the Cold War (Wyatt, 1995, p.81).
In the wake of such death and destruction, it isn’t surprising that peace, love and sexual freedom became the mantra of a new generation. The youth movement challenged authority on all fronts, and authority frequently fought back. As the Sixties unfolded, no institution remained untouched, no belief unchallenged. It was a climatic decade. A dashing young president was shot only two brief years a.
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This project provides an opportunity to apply financial management concepts to a case study for a healthcare organization. The project helps examine the fundamentals of healthcare finances, assets, budgets, cost and financial analysis. You will create and/or review financial statements and reports, then provide a recommendation based on issues identified in the case. You will have an opportunity to critically analyze a financial case and provide recommendations.
The following link provide several cases to choose from. Choose a case that interests you, based on the overall description and noted financial challenge or issue.
case
Measurement and Analysis Case Study:
Boston Children’s Hospital; Boston, Massachusetts
Warbird develops custom data measurement tool to help world-renowned children’s hospital increase international market share
The Opportunity
Recognized as one of the most prestigious and high quality tertiary and quaternary care centers for children in the world, Boston Children’s Hospital sought to increase its share of the global market for children’s healthcare services. According to CFO David Kirshner, although Children’s is renowned for several areas of clinical expertise, there was growing concern about overseas competitors. “We needed to get our arms around how to best measure our international business information flow and ability to process our patients in a timely and effective manner.”
David knew that hospital decision-makers would need concise and timely data about the strengths and weaknesses of the international business and patient flow process within the Children’s system in order to grow international market share. He engaged Warbird Consulting Partners, a professional services firm specializing in value-driven organizational solutions, to develop a measurement and analysis tool designed specifically for hospital executives and physician leaders.
The
Solution
David and Steve Nichol, Children’s lead director of the measurement effort, worked with Doug Fenstermaker, Warbird Consulting Partners’ managing director and leader of the company’s healthcare practice. A former healthcare executive with 18 years’ experience as a hospital CFO, Doug helped David and Steve develop a detailed measurement device that identified core indicators, process-oriented performance indicators and data elements that would need to be captured. The data would be provided in an easy-to-use dashboard interface that both meshed with and reflected progress on Children’s newly-developed international business strategic plan.
The project was completed in approximately 90 days and results were presented to the internal board that governs international business, chaired by Alan B. Retik, M.D. During this time, project managers also partnered with Huron Consulting Group’s higher education practice to assist in the creation of a long-range strategic plan for international business development at Boston Children’s Hospital. The hospital embark ...
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Assessment 2 Context
MHA-FP5014 Assessment 2 Context
Regulations, Risk Management, Risk Sharing, and Risk Financing
Leading in today's ever-changing health care industry requires constant adjustment to
emerging laws, regulations, and industry standards. Organizations must quickly and
effectively reposition to meet new, existing, and emerging laws. Two examples of laws that
have driven a multitude of new and sometimes confusing regulations are the Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 and the Healthcare Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act of 1996.
The shift to electronic health records is another example of the need to create new structures,
processes, and policies to meet legal and regulatory requirements. Government surveying
bodies and industry accrediting bodies assess basic compliance as well as best practices.
Effective leadership is not only necessary for the pursuit of excellence, but also for
organizational survival.
Policy changes drive regulatory requirements and, consequently, requirements for provider
organizations that depend upon Medicare and Medicaid as reimbursement sources.
In The New England Journal of Medicine article, Inglehart (2011) creates a context for the
health care environment relating to regulations, risk management, and risk sharing:
One of the hottest issues debated within the administration was whether ACOs should
bear financial risk in their quest to achieve savings. CMS supported awarding a bonus
to an ACO when its stated goals were achieved but imposing no penalty if it failed in
that regard for the first 2 years. This approach (used in Medicare's Physician Group
Practice [PGP] demonstration) is designed for start-up ACOs, while they gain
experience.
After White House intervention, a second, two-sided approach to risk was added to the
rule, aimed at larger medical groups with stronger management structures. Such
groups could choose to bear some of the financial risk, which currently Medicare totally
assumes, in exchange for modestly higher bonuses if they succeed.
CMS is uncertain how many large groups will opt for this at-risk approach. A
companion program offering even greater risk sharing is expected to be tested by
CMS's innovation center, and it may have more appeal to integrated systems that
already accept capitation payments or other larger risk-sharing arrangements.
Risk Management
Risk management has taken an increasingly important role in organizational viability.
Conditions of participation for government-supported programs, standards for provider status
required by insurance companies, and quality metrics requisite for industry accreditation must
all be considered within the context of the organization's directional strategy. It is wise to
revisit the vision, mission, and directional strategy of an organization when considering how
to assess and manage risk, as well as how to become a top-perform.
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Date:January 12, 2015Re:
Cutting Medicaid at Krona Community Hospital
Cutting Medicaid will definitely have an effect on Krona Community Hospital. Medicaid is a vital foundation of revenue for the hospital and the effect that this will have on the hospital will not be over-the-top. The effect will be on families with low income, providers, and possibly a lot of the economy. Cutting Medicaid obstructs the proficiency of the hospital to deliver operative healthcare to the patients and restrict a huge number of patients. The lack of ability of the hospital to deliver applicable health establishments can be impractical for the hospital to get bigger.
The modifications made to Medicaid in the past couple of years has caused it to be impractical for the healthcare hospital to stay alive in the world. The decrease to Medicaid has directed to reduce repayments of the healthcare providers that may not want to help patients. Medicaid is a main supplier of revenue for several healthcare establishments, suggesting that security of the amount and the excellence of services delivered may mutually be deliberated.
If the hospital chooses to welcome patients that have Medicaid, there could be a possibility of the refunds being rejected for the services that they have tended to. This could have a huge destructive effect on the financial stance of the hospital and the delivery of healthcare to the patients. There may be a chance that grant funding will not be boosted in funding for patients that do not have insurance. Therefore, the hospital will not obtain any refunds from Medicaid for patients who are admitted.
When Medicaid cuts have taken place, the hospital will have to use methods on foreseen contact. With these methods, net revenue or functioning boundary should be the right method that will be suitable to their capability to deliver estimates of financial pressure because the use of any other method will effect Medicaid. The Medicaid cuts are liable to amplify financial predicting from 1 year to 4 or 5 years. The Medicaid cut generates a traditional notion through the prediction.
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Organizational Analysis
Erika N. Aguilar
South University
Dr. Mary Naccarato
11/13/2019
Organizational Analysis
History of Universal Health Services (UHS), Inc.
Universal Health Services Inc.(UHS), is one of the nation’s largest hospital management companies, with more than 350 acute care hospitals, ambulatory centers, and behavioral health centers within the U.S., Puerto Rico, and the United Kingdom, based in King of Prussia, Pa. Chief Executive Officer, Alan B. Miller, and a team of executives he worked with at American Medicorp, funded the organization with investments from venture capitalists, along with $750,000 put up by himself and several former American Medicorp employees who followed Miller into his investment. Four hospitals and management contracts were acquired by UHS within four moths time. The company has continued to grow since its start up, attaining more facilities and stock trading.
Universal Health Services, Inc. Introductory Statement
Universal Health Services, Inc., a health care organization based in Pennsylvania, has exceled over the past thirty years, with 46 of its’ facilities being recognize in the last 5 years by The Joint Commission as top performers on Key Quality Measures. They have been recognized for Leapfrog excellence, recognizing their hospital safety, quality, and efficiency along with receiving Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies for the ninth year in a row, and ranked #293 for the 9th year in a row on Fortune 500’s list of America’s largest corporations by revenue. . over the last ten years in quality and safety and performance measures. The corporation strives to provide quality healthcare services that patients recommend to family and friends, physicians prefer for their patients, purchasers select for their clients, employees are proud of, and investors seek for long-term return (Uhs Inc, 2019).
The Focus on Quality Healthcare, changing lives, and transforming delivery of healthcare.
Universal Health Services has a focus on providing responsive and compassionate care. Patient centered care takes place in a team focused and driven environment focused on shared governance and teamwork. UHS has strived to put the patient first for many decades by employing those who have personal compassion, competence, and commitment to provide quality patient care. Staff are encouraged to voice their opinions and ideas to improve patient care (Uhs Inc, 2019).
Universal Health Services, Inc.’s Mission, Vision, and Values
Universal Health’s mission is to provide “superior quality healthcare services that: patients recommend to family and friends, physicians prefer for their patients, purchasers select for their clients, and employees are proud of, and investors seek for long-term returns” (Uhs Inc, 2019). By provided superior quality care, staff and administration embody the mission. With its large growth and expansion throughout the years, as well improvements in technology, patient c ...
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In Module One, our first step is to direct our focus on what healthcare reimbursement means and how that meaning will be applied throughout the course. In Module One, you will be provided with explanations of the terminology and methodologies surrounding the cost of healthcare services and, subsequently, how providers of those services are compensated.
Reimbursement in a healthcare context refers to the payment that providers and facilities receive for the services that they provide their patients. Providers and facilities include physicians, hospitals, clinics, outpatient rehabilitation centers, home healthcare centers, and other healthcare facilities. Many providers are not-for-profit as opposed to investor-owned.
Questions that will be answered in this module include:
· What are reimbursement methodologies and how do they impact healthcare organizations?
· What are the current trends in healthcare reimbursement?
· How might healthcare administrators differentiate between reimbursement methods?
· How are financial management principles applied to reimbursement methods?
· Who are the key stakeholders surrounding healthcare reimbursement?
The answers to these questions will provide you with a better understanding of the background, context, and trends surrounding healthcare reimbursement systems. Further, you will find it helpful to assume the role of a healthcare administrator as you practice what it would be like to assume a management position. Although you will have your own personal opinions based on experiences from a patient perspective, for this course, you will view the assignments through the lens of the healthcare administrator. The administrator is challenged with providing the best care and services to the communities that they serve, while charging a price that is affordable to both the patient and the organization. The administrator must also take into account the various compliance standards and government regulations.
Why Study Reimbursement?
Healthcare administrators and other health personnel can better meet the needs of their patients, clients, and organization by offering clear guidelines and cost structures concerning healthcare reimbursement. The key stakeholders of healthcare reimbursement systems are patients, healthcare providers, and third-party processors. As such, there are many perspectives to consider when administrators develop strategic plans designed around revenue generation. Many healthcare administrators are involved in contract management decisions and also represent their organizations by negotiating with managed care organizations and third-party payers.
The Affordable Care Act is one of the largest pieces of healthcare legislation in our era. The law itself is over 1,000 pages covering funding, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requirements, insurance coverage, health information systems, and reimbursement. Not surprisingly, this has contributed to the increase in employm ...
Assessment 2
Quality Improvement Proposal
Overview:
Write a quality improvement proposal, 5–7 pages in length, that provides your recommendations for expanding a hospital's HIT to include quality metrics that will help the organization qualify as an accountable care organization.
Health care has undergone a transformation since the release of the Institute of Medicine's 2000 report
To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System.
The report highlighted medical errors as a contributing factor leading to poor patient outcomes. The Institute of Medicine challenged organizations to implement evidence-based performance improvement strategies in order to improve patient quality and safety. Multiple governmental and regulatory agencies, such as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research (AHRQ), vowed to strengthen and improve incentives for participation, safety, quality, and efficiency in accountable care organizations (ACOs).
Health information technology (HIT) performs an essential role in improving health outcomes of individuals, the community, and populations. Health organizations, consumer advocacy groups, and regulatory committees have made a commitment to explore current and future opportunities that HIT offers to continue momentum to meet the Institute of Medicine's goal of improving safety and quality.
Understanding HIT is important to improving individual, community, and population access to health care and health information. HIT enables quick and easy access to information for both patients and providers. Accessible information has been shown to improve the patient care experience and reduce redundancies, thereby reducing health care costs.
This assessment provides an opportunity for you to make recommendations for expanding a hospital's HIT in ways that will help the hospital qualify as an ACO.
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:
Competency 2: Explain the relationship between care coordination and evidence-based data.
Recommend ways to expand an organization's HIT to include quality metrics.
Identify potential problems that can arise with data gathering systems and outputs.
Competency 3: Use health information technology to guide care coordination and organizational practice.
Describe the main focus of information gathering in health care and how it contributes to guiding the development of organizational practice.
Competency 4: Communicate effectively with diverse audiences, in an appropriate form and style, consistent with applicable organizational, professional, and scholarly standards.
Write clearly and concisely, using correct grammar and mechanics.
Support main points, claims, and conclusions with relevant and credible evidence, correctly formatting citations and references using APA style.
Reference
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ECO/561 Week 5 Assignment Rubric
Individual Assignment: Effectiveness of the Counter-Cyclical PoliciesPurpose of Assignment
This assignment addresses how both monetary and fiscal policies have been used during the so-called Great Recession, which began in December 2007 and ended in June 2009, to the present to moderate the business cycle. Resources Required
Tutorial help on Excel® and Word functions can be found on the Microsoft® Office website. There are also additional tutorials via the web offering support for Office products.Grading Guide
Content
Met
Partially Met
Not Met
Comments:
Selected an industry that suffered heavy losses during the Great Recession and produced an Excel® Workbook including the following data from December 2007 to the present:
· One dataset related to the U.S. housing industry such as housing starts, the FHFA housing price index, or another dataset of your choice related to the housing market.
· One dataset related to personal or household income or to personal or household saving.
· One dataset related to the labor market such as the unemployment rate, initial claims for unemployment insurance, or another dataset of your choice related to the U.S. labor force.
· One dataset related to production and business activity within the market or industry you choose to analyze.
15 points
Using data results analyzed the economic and sociological forces that drove the market equilibrium to unsustainable heights, commonly referred to as "bubbles," and the shocks that brought the markets back down.
10 points
Discussed specific changes in supply and demand within the markets and/or industries you chose to analyze.
10 points
Determined whether specialization of industry had any influence on the impact of the recession. 10 points
Examined prior government policies and legislation that might have exacerbated the impact of the shocks. Also, discuss government actions/regulations that might be undertaken, and/or have been undertaken, to moderate the effects of extreme economic fluctuations. 15 points
Evaluated the actions of the federal government (fiscal policy) and the Federal Reserve (monetary policy) to restore the economy and foster economic growth. Based your evaluation on information available at Internet sources such as, but not limited to, the Fed's The Economy Crisis and Response website as well as other appropriate sources found on the Internet and in the University Library. You did address the effectiveness of those counter-cyclical policies. 20 points
The analysis is a minimum of 1,050 words in length. 5 points
Total Available
Total Earned
85
#/85
Writing Guidelines
Met
Partially Met
Not Met
Comments:
The paper—including tables and graphs, headings, title page, and reference page—is consistent with APA formatting guidelines and meets course-level requirements. 10 points
Intellectual property is recognized with in-text citations and a reference page. 10 points
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Healthcare Financial Transformation: Five Leading StrategiesHealth Catalyst
Healthcare financial transformation—improving care delivery while lowering costs—has been an ongoing challenge for health systems in the era of value-based care and an even more prominent concern amid COVID-19. While better care and reduced expense to organizations and consumers might seem like opposing goals, by understanding the true cost of services and other drivers of expense, organizations can successfully manage costs while maintaining, and even improving, care delivery. To that end, health systems can use data- and analytics-driven tools and strategies to addresses financial challenges, including uncompensated care, prolonged accounts receivable days, discharged not final billed cases, inefficient resource use, and more.
number 1answer this in a paragraphShare the findings of your DiS.docxabhi353063
number 1
answer this in a paragraph
Share the findings of your DiSC assessment. How can you integrate and relate to individuals with different personality and leadership styles? Include some specific examples.
number 2
reply to this persons post
Having not taken a test like this in quite some time, I was anxious to see how the 10 years in a management role may have affected my results.
The assessment showed I have a blend of both Dominant and Inspiring traits. My Dominant traits are probably a little stronger than my Inspiring traits. Some words that describe me are: Directive, Decisive, Driven and Interactive. I am task-oriented, and probably get a great deal done. I probably like problem solving and getting results. I am comfortable interacting with others to make things happen.
These results describe me to a T. In my former role, I managed a group of 12 people who supported the efforts of a National Accounts sales team for a large packaging company. We supported a sales portfolio of almost $2billion and dealt with multiple priorities and deadlines almost daily.
I come from a very small town mid-westerner background (high school graduating class of 98 -- that's people, not the year), so I can communicate with people from all walks of life. I was the only person in the office who knew the cleaning crew by name, yet the CEO knew mine. My dad was an iron worker and my mom a homemaker, but they owned several small businesses when I was growing up, so I guess I get my business sense from being raised in that type of environment.
I'm intrigued by what makes people "tick" and I think that helps me interact with people with other leadership styles. My style is very direct (obviously), but I have had the most success leading and managing people because I treat people how I want to be treated and I don't expect anyone to do anything I wouldn't do.
My leadership style served me well for 10 years after which time the company I worked for was bought by another company. The new company had different business philosophies, which included all employees being in Atlanta, with less experience, working for less money, so my department and I were laid off.
I am employed again, but not in a management role, and I struggle with the management and leaders as their style is quite different from mine and my prior boss. I have never encountered so many people who are miserable at their job, so I'm anxious to see what I can learn from this course.............jane
number 3
answer in a paragraph
Define the term "dominant culture", and in your own words give an example of an aspect of dominant culture in current American society. How does this feature of dominant culture function within our society? How did it function during the postwar era in the United States? What are some of the values or mores present within this aspect of dominant culture?
number 4
reply to post
I view dominant culture as being the "popular" thoughts of usually the majo.
number 1complete the attached test called the urbulence Tole.docxabhi353063
number 1
complete the attached test
called the
urbulence Tolerance Test
, and then answer the question:
What are the implications of your 'change tolerance' for you as a leader? As a follower? How does one become more comfortable with change?
number 2 reply to this based on the above question
On the test, I received a 1.54, which apparently seemed to be the average for the MBA students. I feel that I am actually quite tolerant to change in my current position as a manager. I have to be open to changes on a daily basis because it is a way of life in the corporate environment. As Yukl states, "Relevant competencies identified in more recent research include emotional intelligence, social intelligence, systems thinking, and the ability to learn and adapt to change" (2006, pg. 209). It's important to be able to handle change with acceptance and grace, and try to stay positive. That is how I stay comfortable with change in as a leader and follower, look at it in a way that is positive and feel that I will only grow and learn from the situation. If there were no changes, life would be boring. :) Each day is a new adventure so try to see everything as a good thing even if it seems a bit scary.
Yukl, Gary. (2006). Leadership in Organizations (6th ed.). Upper Saddle River, New Jersey : Pearson
number 3
How did the media portray the Vietnam War during the 1970's? How did this affect popular youth culture?
number 4
repy to this based on the above question
The television news industry is a business with a profit motive before it is a public service; consequently, producers and reporters attempt to make the news more entertaining by airing stories that involve conflict, human impact, or morality. Television news did not find material that was dramatic enough until the number of American troops was raised to 175, 000 in July 1965 (Hallin, 1986, p.115). Combat, interviews with American soldiers, and helicopter scenes all provided the television news industry with the drama that it required. The networks set up permanent bureaus in Saigon and sent hundreds of correspondents there throughout the war. From 1965 through the Tet Offensive in 1968, 86 percent of the CBS and NBC nightly news programs covered the war, focusing mostly on ground and air combat (Bonior, Champlin, Kolly, 1984, p.4). This coverage was generally very supportive of U.S involvement in the war and of the soldier himself until 1967. The media labeled the conflict as a "good guys shooting Reds" story so that it could fit into the ongoing saga of the Cold War (Wyatt, 1995, p.81).
In the wake of such death and destruction, it isn’t surprising that peace, love and sexual freedom became the mantra of a new generation. The youth movement challenged authority on all fronts, and authority frequently fought back. As the Sixties unfolded, no institution remained untouched, no belief unchallenged. It was a climatic decade. A dashing young president was shot only two brief years a.
number 1Are you a born leader If yes, provide examples of how y.docxabhi353063
number 1
Are you a born leader? If yes, provide examples of how you would prove it. If no, where are you short? Are you more comfortable as a leader or a follower? Why?
number 2
reply to this
I am not a born leader. I fall short to the take charge attitude of dominance. I do not have a dominating presence and I tend to shy away from being the center of attention. I would rather be someone's right hand man. I am the Robin to Batman or the Louis Lane to Superman. However, I strive on being a supportive follower that works hard, has a positive attitude, and is the support system for the leader. I have never sight out a leadership position, but I enjoy doing work that carries great importance and helps out the organization.
The readings this week and last week makes me think about the different aspects of my personality and some of the qualities that are considered leadership. According to our readings, "Leadership is realized in the process of influencing the activities of an organized group toward goal achievement" (Yukl, 2006, P.3). Even though a person is not in a direct leadership position or prefers to stay out of the lime light, they can still influence people by their attitudes, work ethic, and loyalty to the company. It does not take a person to be in a leadership position to show leadership qualities.
In conclusion, I am not a born leader, but I show certain qualities that reflect leadership. I would rather be someone's sidekick and help them guide and influence the organization to success. Dominance is not a strength of mine and because of that I find it hard to take charge and be the boss.
References
Yukl, G. (2006) Leadership in Organizations, sixth edition. Retrieved on February 25, 2014 from
http://www.coursesmart.com/C090030010667/firstsection
number 3
When is participative leadership most likely to be effective? When not? Provide an example of when you've seen participative leadership in your experience be effective or ineffective.
number 4 reply to this
Participative leadership involves efforts by a leader to encourage and facilitate participation by others in making important decisions" (Yukl, 2006, p. 82). I think participative leadership is important because it involves an entire team, and it shows the value of others ideas and creates leadership opportunities. I think this type of leadership is most effective when there has been a steady track record of the leader following through with the thoughts of others. When a leader truly wants what is best for the company, and they can see beyond themselves. Participative leadership can effective as well as ineffective.
An effective example of participative leadership would be an employee owned company or volunteer projects. When a company is employee owned, all employees want what is best and so its important to listen to everyone and the leader to do what is best for the company. Another effective example would be volunteer projects such as .
number 1complete the attached test called the urbulence Tole.docxabhi353063
number 1
complete the attached test
called the
urbulence Tolerance Test
, and then answer the question:
What are the implications of your 'change tolerance' for you as a leader? As a follower? How does one become more comfortable with change?
number 2 reply to this based on the above question
On the test, I received a 1.54, which apparently seemed to be the average for the MBA students. I feel that I am actually quite tolerant to change in my current position as a manager. I have to be open to changes on a daily basis because it is a way of life in the corporate environment. As Yukl states, "Relevant competencies identified in more recent research include emotional intelligence, social intelligence, systems thinking, and the ability to learn and adapt to change" (2006, pg. 209). It's important to be able to handle change with acceptance and grace, and try to stay positive. That is how I stay comfortable with change in as a leader and follower, look at it in a way that is positive and feel that I will only grow and learn from the situation. If there were no changes, life would be boring. :) Each day is a new adventure so try to see everything as a good thing even if it seems a bit scary.
Yukl, Gary. (2006). Leadership in Organizations (6th ed.). Upper Saddle River, New Jersey : Pearson
number 3
How did the media portray the Vietnam War during the 1970's? How did this affect popular youth culture?
number 4
repy to this based on the above question
The television news industry is a business with a profit motive before it is a public service; consequently, producers and reporters attempt to make the news more entertaining by airing stories that involve conflict, human impact, or morality. Television news did not find material that was dramatic enough until the number of American troops was raised to 175, 000 in July 1965 (Hallin, 1986, p.115). Combat, interviews with American soldiers, and helicopter scenes all provided the television news industry with the drama that it required. The networks set up permanent bureaus in Saigon and sent hundreds of correspondents there throughout the war. From 1965 through the Tet Offensive in 1968, 86 percent of the CBS and NBC nightly news programs covered the war, focusing mostly on ground and air combat (Bonior, Champlin, Kolly, 1984, p.4). This coverage was generally very supportive of U.S involvement in the war and of the soldier himself until 1967. The media labeled the conflict as a "good guys shooting Reds" story so that it could fit into the ongoing saga of the Cold War (Wyatt, 1995, p.81).
In the wake of such death and destruction, it isn’t surprising that peace, love and sexual freedom became the mantra of a new generation. The youth movement challenged authority on all fronts, and authority frequently fought back. As the Sixties unfolded, no institution remained untouched, no belief unchallenged. It was a climatic decade. A dashing young president was shot only two brief years a.
number 1answer this one in a pargraphAlthough you may not be.docxabhi353063
number 1
answer this one in a pargraph
Although you may not be a formal manager, you have opportunities to be a leader, even for a short time, as part of a team or as an individual.
In your current role how do you consider yourself a leader? What leadership theories best fit you as a leader? Which theories best fit you when you are leading and when you are a follower? Are the theories the same at all times? Why or why not?
number 2
reply to this one based on the above question
Right now I am a stay at home mother, so that is currently my leadership role. I am a leader to my son and because I am a parent, I see myself as being strong and authoritative, when it comes to the “leadership role” of being a mother.
I think the leadership theories that best fit me would be:
Situational
and
Transformational
.
I feel as though one of my greatest strengths is being able to adapt to new situations very easily. I can also adapt how I am, to each individual that I am with to best suit what is needed for them to strive at their respective position.
I also like to lead by example and am confident and optimistic in my decisions. When I have a goal that needs to be set, I stand by it and believe the outcome will come with hard work and the right goal setting.
The theory that best fits me as a follower would probably have to be
The Charismatic Leader
. I would like to have a leader that is going to be sympathetic + understanding to problems that occur in the workforce. Having a leader that is willing to make sacrificies for the best of the company and is confident is also very important.
I don’t believe that all of the Theories are the same. I believe that they all have the same basic approach, which is to lead a team, but the strategies behind each Theory is different.
number 3
below is 5 emails i sent out for pretend you will reply to each email as that person i wrote to. When you reply you will reply with feedback of my leadership style. When you do reply make sure all of the replys are very good about me.
Email 1.
Dear Samson Kollock
RE: INVITATION FOR A FEEDBACK ON PERSONAL BEHAVIOUR AND STYLE
I hope you are fine and in good health. I am writing this letter to provoke feedback from you concerning my personal behavioral style. I currently undertook a disc assessment so as to know my behaviors. As you may have heard, the assessment categorizes all individuals into four subsets of behavior.
The four subsets are namely: Dominance, influence, steadiness and conscientiousness.
Accordingly, the results implied that I am a person who places emphasis in accomplishing results. The results dictate that my behaviors are: I consist of seeing a big picture. I am blunt. I accept challenges and I get straight to the point. To make the results more reliable, I am requesting you to kindly let me know the kind of a person that I am. Kindly use the descriptive words that are mainly used to describe individuals in, accordance with the Disc assessment.
Nr QuestionMarkDiscuss the three main environments that make.docxabhi353063
Nr: Question:
Mark:
Discuss the three main environments that make up the management environment.
Your discussion should include:
All the variables that make up each environment.
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The level of control that the manager has over each environment.
The influences that these environments had on South African managers in the
past 5 years.
10. Explain the main reasons why people generally resist change 10
Explain the main features of each of the five stages in group and team development.
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Also indicate what the main role of the team or group leader would be during each
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stage.
12. Discuss five of the characteristics of good corporate governance that were identified
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by the King II report.
Discuss the importance of the organising function in the management process. Refer
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to the necessity of organising to make the other management functions work
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effectively.
Discuss the challenges for management in each of the following features of the ‘new
organisation’:
a. Operating in a global economy
b. Virtual organisations
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c. Flatter and leaner organisational structures
d. Flexibility
e. Workforce diversity
Illustrate how the management functions vary between the different levels of
management in terms of the responsibilities, competencies and roles of managers on
these levels. Use the following format for your illustration:
Top Middle Low
Planning
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Organising
Leading
Controlling
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nron Corporation was launched in 1985, with the merger of Houston Na.docxabhi353063
nron Corporation was launched in 1985, with the merger of Houston Natural Gas and InterNorth, a Nebraska company. In 1990, Enron—which was just a natural gas transportation company at the time—started a new division to trade natural gas. The company went from being a “stodgy” gas pipeline company to being a “world-class” company overnight. Enron soon became a $55 billion empire, trading gas, electricity, minerals, water, paper and broadband capacity.
A critical part of Enron’s success was the company’s employee value proposition (EVP). The EVP focused on Enron as a dealmaker and was designed to attract the top talent the company needed to continue to move it forward. The EVP provided employees with the opportunity to do something “big” and to change how business was done in other industries. Jobs were restructured to give employees a lot of elbow room and headroom. Traditional gas pipeline employees were not the employees needed for this new, never-before-tried venture. Internal job movements at Enron were an important part of the EVP. Managers were strongly encouraged to allow employees to move within the company. The goal was to not hold anyone back. When the Global Broadband unit was launched, 100 top performers from around the company were brought together in Houston. By the end of the day, 50 had been recruited for the new project. Overall, the recruiting strategy focusing on internal recruitment paid off. The business continued to grow and attract entrepreneurial employees.
The company that thought it had nowhere to go but up came crashing down in 2001, when it was charged with illegal activities. By 2004, Enron’s corporate officers faced numerous charges of wrongdoing, and the company was a shell of its former self. Managers were charged with manufacturing profits, hiding debt, and bullying Wall Street to buy into its questionable accounting and investment practices. An extensive amount of downsizing had occurred, and many employees had lost all of their retirement savings after Enron’s stock collapsed. Faced with bankruptcy and a sullied reputation, the company struggled to continue but finally made the decision to cease to exist once all litigation concludes.
At one time, Enron’s recruiting efforts were described as a model for other employers. Enron portrayed itself as an exciting company with lots of growth opportunity—a firm in which employees experienced a great deal of autonomy and responsibility.
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
1.
Enron did a lot of things right from a recruiting standpoint. Discuss its recruiting strategy and why it worked.
2.
Do you think that Enron’s overall recruitment EVP and strategy played any role in the problems that resulted at Enron? If so, what and how?
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Discuss why it’s important to create a recruiting message that’s attractive but that doesn’t “oversell” the company.
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Assume that in a few years Enron decides to reconstitute itself in some form. Develop a recruiting strategy that the c.
Now that you have your GUI operational, it is time to take the appli.docxabhi353063
Now that you have your GUI operational, it is time to take the application a step further. Management would like you to write the entered data into a file. They intend to use an application to read this file, evaluate the entered data, and display results. These results will help management to make decisions on sales force direction and expansion. Each time the ENTER button is pressed, the entered sales representative’s data will be written out to a file. A new button, EVALUATE will be added that reads in the sales representative’s data file after it has been created.
Design Requirements:
You must use pseudocode to design your algorithm for the ENTER button functionality.These design artifacts (pseudocode) will be inserted into a design document to be reviewed by your classmates and submitted with the final application for the final task.
Application Requirements:
Expand your Swing application to write the entered data out to a text file. Instead of displaying the data in the jTextArea when ENTER is pressed, change this functionality so that the data is written to a file. Name the output file salesrep.txt. Each time the ENTER button is pressed, the data will be written to the file. Write the data in the following format to a text file, using white spaces as the delimiter. Include the categories (SUPPLIES, BOOKS, PAPER) in your file to label the dollar amount sold for each category. The sales district entered should be converted to upper case (NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, WEST). Independent line separators should be used in the output file. Code for the ENTER button should be well commented.
Format of your file:
salesRepID firstName lastName SUPPLIES totalAmountSuppliesSold BOOKS totalAmountBooksSold PAPER totalAmountPaperSold district contactMeans
Example output file contents:
1001 Jennifer Ward SUPPLIES 2140.20 BOOKS 5200.10 PAPER 455.23 NORTH Phone
1003 Athena Andrews SUPPLIES 5155.55 BOOKS 6300.50 PAPER 223.25 SOUTH Email
Each time the ENTER button is pressed, the application should append a new line to the file. When the application starts, the file should be opened for appending. This file is to keep a running history of the entered data
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Now that you understand the full project lifecycle and how all the p.docxabhi353063
Now that you understand the full project lifecycle and how all the pieces fit together, go back and prepare to present your project plan by slide presentation. Portions of the deliverables will be completed by the group; others will be completed by the individuals—see the table following. It must have a consistent look and feel, and there should not be any redundancies, contradictions, or gaps. The document and presentation must flow as if one project manager created all of it.
Create a slide presentation with speaker notes that will provide a comprehensive summary of the project plan (20–30 slides with speaker notes). It will be presented to the project sponsor and other members of senior management and should be organized as follows:
Project Section
Detail
To Be Developed By
Project Plan Overview
Provide an introduction to the project. Develop the project charter and identify the project sponsor and customer. Describe how the project will be measured for success.
Describe the components of the project plan, how it will be used throughout the project, and its benefit to the sponsor.
Entire group
Project Scope
Describe the scope of the project—the major deliverables as well as the items that are not part of the scope. Be sure to address the full scope, not just the area addressed in the earlier activity.
Describe how scope will be approved and how changes to the scope will be documented, reviewed, and approved.
Individual contribution
Project Leadership and Communications
Identify the sponsor, stakeholders, and key customers involved in the project. Describe any special considerations for staffing the project. Based on the structure of the organization, describe how staffing changes will be identified, escalated, and resolved.
Illustrate the communication structure—escalation, reviews, approval, and information. Be sure to address all the audiences, not just the ones identified in the earlier activity.
Individual contribution
Project Schedule
Use a work breakdown structure or similar tool to explain the major activities to be completed as part of the project. Describe the major milestones for the project. For each milestone, identify the associated deliverable, the approximate effort involved in creating the deliverable, and the people involved. For two of the milestones, detail the activities to be completed to achieve the milestone. Be sure to address dependencies, duration, and resource effort.
Describe how changes to the schedule will be identified, escalated, and resolved.
Individual contribution
Project Budget
Describe the budgeting process that will be used for the project. Identify the components of the budget, the items that will need to have costs associated with them, and the mechanisms that could be used to estimate the project.
Describe how changes to the budget will be identified, escalated, and resolved.
Individual contribution
Project Risks
Describe the possible risk events for the project. Identify the high probability, high-.
Now that you sre beginig your second semester as astudent at Califor.docxabhi353063
Now that you sre beginig your second semester as astudent at California State Universty,Fullerton what do you wish you wish you would have known before you began your university studies? what one piece of information would have better prepared you to be good student? fo
example:
class seection-parking-time mangment-recreation-socializing-socializing-studying-professor
chose one and write 4 pages with out result
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Now that you have developed an in-text citation for a summary, parap.docxabhi353063
Now that you have developed an in-text citation for a summary, paraphrase, and a direct quote, and created a reference for the paragraph provided in Exercise 2, reflect on the thought processes you used for each aspect. How did your approach differ when writing each? What different techniques did you employ when developing each? What questions did you ask yourself as you wrote each?
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Now that you have completed the sections on fiscal and monetary poli.docxabhi353063
Now that you have completed the sections on fiscal and monetary policies, reflect on what you have studied about the role of the government in the economy, and tools to influence economic activity. (Tools refer to government regulation, fiscal policy, and monetary policy.) Describe whether your ideas regarding the effectiveness of government policy have changed since Week One.
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Now that we have decided to become an S Corp after reviewing the var.docxabhi353063
Now that we have decided to become an S Corp after reviewing the various pros and cons, and we have timely filed our S Election on the Form 2553, how do we account for the income? One of the differences between an S Corp and a partnership for example is that allocations of income are made to shareholders on a per-share per-day basis.
Here is an example for us to work through:
The Bridges Corporation, and S Corporation, is owned equally by three shareholders, Carl, David, and Dale. The corporation is on a calendar year basis. (By the way S Corps must use a calendar year end, unlike C Corps which can choose a fiscal year end.) On February 1, 2013, Dale sold his 1/3 interest to Matt. For the year ended December 31, 2013 the corporation had non-separately stated ordinary income of $120,000.
For 2013, how should the income be allocated to the shareholders?
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Novel Shift by Em BaileyDescribe each of the minor characters i.docxabhi353063
Novel: Shift by Em Bailey
Describe each of the minor characters in a couple of lines: Olives Mum, Toby, Oona, Miss Fallipi, Noah, Dallas Mean Girls Paige and Justine.
Draw a concept map establishing the relationships between the characters.
Explain the stages of Miranda's shape shifting.
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Nothing in science is written in stone.Whenever new discoveries .docxabhi353063
Nothing in science is written in stone.
Whenever new discoveries force scientists to reconsider their hypotheses, theories and data, they do just that. This is why people think of science as a collection of concepts that are always being revised.
This holds true for the basic building block concepts within science as well. The cell is a perfect example of this: in the mid-1600s, Robert Hooke used one of the very first microscopes to examine thin slices of cork. When he saw that the cork plant was made up of tiny box-shaped pieces, he gave science the concept of the cell. For 100 years, people thought of the cell as the smallest thing inside all living creatures. But then, in 1781, Felice Fontana spotted something even smaller inside the cells from an eel: the nucleolus. This discovery made people rethink the idea that cells were the tiniest things inside living creatures. Clearly, there were even smaller things inside cells.
Since Fontana's time, scientists have refined, revised, and rewritten their view of the cell thousands of times in order to match up with every piece of new data. This same process has happened with the scientific view of geological processes including plate tectonics and earthquakes.
Review attachment 17.2 on "Science in the Making, Reactions to Plate Tectonics." and answer questions below also
Learn more about Alfred Wegener here:
http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/dynamic/wegener.html
http://scign.jpl.nasa.gov/learn/plate2.htm
Science and revision
In 200 words answer these questions
Using what you learned about plate tectonics, Alfred Wegener, and the basics of scientific investigation from the previous units discuss the following:
Did Wegener reveal his theory of continental drift too soon? For the sake of scientific investigation, how is revealing an explanation for a process early both risky and sometimes necessary?
Apart from lacking an explanation for how the continents could move across the surface of the Earth, Wegener’s research was met by skepticism for other reasons. How can a scientist overcome skepticism? What features of the scientific method can help prevent a scientist from being labeled a crackpot?
If Alfred Wegener were alive today, and had access to the technology and data we have now, share a form of evidence that he could have added to his theory or would have changed his theory. Try to share a different form of evidence from those shared by your classmates and/or add to their posts by describing how the evidence is collected, how the technology works to collect the data, or how this technology/evidence has been used in other applications.
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Now my experiment was to go to randomly selected people and ask th.docxabhi353063
Now my experiment was to go to randomly selected people and ask them if i could take a selfie with them (photo)
using my phone then after taking the selfie i would ask them
1- if they knew the word selfie before came up to them
2- if it would make a difference if i was a girl or a boy
3- how did they felt about me invading there personal space
now i want the the procedure of the experiment and it's methodology
and most important is why i chose this experiment to study haptics !!!!
the paper should be 1 and a half page long MLA Style
in addition i need from u to do me one power point slide about the same thing
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Notice Due today before 12 am pacifAssignment 1 Discussion—Soci.docxabhi353063
Notice Due today before 12 am pacif
Assignment 1: Discussion—Social Stratification from a African American Persective
The United States is predicated on a class system and extensive significance is placed on its being a meritocracy. As a result, it can be challenging for an individual to conceptualize or recognize the role that social barriers play in personal mobility.
Respond to the following:
Explain the role that stratification has played in your life.
Examine how different your life would be if you lived in a caste-system instead of a class-system.
Evaluate the role of racial, ethnic, or gender stratification in your day-to-day life.
Support your statements with examples and scholarly references.
Write your initial response in 1–2 paragraphs. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.
By
Saturday, January 26, 2013
, post your response to the appropriate
Discussion Area
. Through
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
, review and comment on at least two peers’ responses.
Discussion Grading Criteria and Rubric
Use the
Respond
link to post responses and
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Notes on Hermes I. Hermes and Boundaries A. Hermes’ na.docxabhi353063
Notes on Hermes
I. Hermes and Boundaries
A. Hermes’ name
1. Greek Hermeias
2. Clearly from herma, cairn (pile of stones that marks a boundary)
3. Makes him god of boundaries
B. Hermes’ various functions
1. All have to do with boundaries in some way
2. A herald (Gr. kerux, which can also be translated “courier” or
“messenger”) crosses boundaries on official business
a) and are unbelievably important in non-literate cultures like
the Archaic Greek culture that gives us almost all of classical
myth, because they would have had to have professional skill at
memorization
b) that skill, in turn, makes them like the bards, which will be
essential understanding the Homeric Hymn to Hermes and also
certain important aspects of the Odyssey
c) and it also gives them a special relation to the truth,
because a herald would have had a really amazing ability to lie
and get away with it
3. The psychopomp (guide of souls) crosses the boundary between
life and death
4. The holder of the kerykeion (later called the caduceus just
through mispronunciation) controls the boundary between sleep and
waking
5. The god of thieves has power over the boundaries around
people’s houses.
II. Hermes the Trickster
A. The figure of the trickster is found in many mythologies: a character
who uses his or her wits to win fame
1. One way to look at the trickster is as a character who controls
and manipulates boundaries: especially the boundary between true and
false
2. On this understanding, Hermes and Odysseus are both tricksters,
because of their travel, their wits, and their lying
B. When Odysseus enters the house of Alkinoos, the Phaiakians are just
pouring the last libation of the day, to Hermes. Why?
1. Because Hermes controls sleep
2. Because Hermes, god of thieves, controls boundaries you want
others to keep away from
3. Because Odysseus is crossing their boundary at this moment!
4. It’s the bard’s way of making the Hermes/Odysseus/trickster
connection
C. Suggested viewing: “The Adventurs of Baron Munchausen” directed
by Terry Gilliam
1. A wonderful version of an 18
th
century story of a trickster, using
movie magic to negotiate the boundaries
III. The Homeric Hymn to Hermes
A. In this hymn, the anonymous bards have created a meditation on the
meaning of the trickster hero, and his relation to kleos, epic glory
1. Hermes has a problem, because he’s been born far from Olympus
2. But as the child of Zeus and Maia, he should be an Olympian
3. He’s a god of tricks, and of the dark, but that’s not what
Olympus is about
4. and Apollo is the best example: Apollo is himself, as the god of
music and of the lyre, the god of kleos
B. The master-stroke is probably having Hermes invent the lyre
1. Which is highly analogous to having Odysseus take over the telling
of his story
2. and shows that some of the bards, at least, recognized that they
were pretty much jus.
Note. The purpose of this outline is to assist you in gathering th.docxabhi353063
Note. The purpose of this outline is to assist you in gathering the data you have compiled on your topic and to help you see where you need to do more research to "fill in" the gaps.
Outline for the Paper
Introduction
1.
Dramatic incident or quote to introduce the ethical issue.
2.
Why you chose this ethical issue
3.
Thesis statement in which you preview what you are going to say about the ethical issue.
Body
I.
What are the facts?
A.
Detail #1
B.
Detail #2, etc.
II.
What are the ethical issues that need to be addressed on:
A.
An individual level?
B.
An organizational level?
C.
A societal level?
III.
What are the alternatives for the main people involved?
A.
Alternative #1
B.
Alternative #2, etc.
IV.
Evaluate the ethical alternative that would best embody each of the three main ethical theories we have covered, noting a brief explanation of each and why this theory would prefer this ethical course of action:
A.
Moral Virtue Theory
B.
Duty Theory
C.
Utilitarianism
V.
Choose an alternative and justify your decision.
VI.
Determine how your decision might be perceived by the organization, individual or society.
Conclusion
I.
Summarize main points
II.
Restate your decision
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Note1. The Topic of research is Roller derbysubculture name .docxabhi353063
Note:
1. The Topic of research is "Roller derby"
subculture name
issue of substance that pertains to your subculture
2. I need 5 scholar source
list the entry using MLA format
provide an authority assessment: list the background and affiliations of the author(s)
summarize the source
assess its authenticity and reliability
reflect on how it will fit into your research paper
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The French Revolution, which began in 1789, was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France. It marked the decline of absolute monarchies, the rise of secular and democratic republics, and the eventual rise of Napoleon Bonaparte. This revolutionary period is crucial in understanding the transition from feudalism to modernity in Europe.
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Synthetic Fiber Construction in lab .pptxPavel ( NSTU)
Synthetic fiber production is a fascinating and complex field that blends chemistry, engineering, and environmental science. By understanding these aspects, students can gain a comprehensive view of synthetic fiber production, its impact on society and the environment, and the potential for future innovations. Synthetic fibers play a crucial role in modern society, impacting various aspects of daily life, industry, and the environment. ynthetic fibers are integral to modern life, offering a range of benefits from cost-effectiveness and versatility to innovative applications and performance characteristics. While they pose environmental challenges, ongoing research and development aim to create more sustainable and eco-friendly alternatives. Understanding the importance of synthetic fibers helps in appreciating their role in the economy, industry, and daily life, while also emphasizing the need for sustainable practices and innovation.
Biological screening of herbal drugs: Introduction and Need for
Phyto-Pharmacological Screening, New Strategies for evaluating
Natural Products, In vitro evaluation techniques for Antioxidants, Antimicrobial and Anticancer drugs. In vivo evaluation techniques
for Anti-inflammatory, Antiulcer, Anticancer, Wound healing, Antidiabetic, Hepatoprotective, Cardio protective, Diuretics and
Antifertility, Toxicity studies as per OECD guidelines
Embracing GenAI - A Strategic ImperativePeter Windle
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
A Strategic Approach: GenAI in EducationPeter Windle
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
June 3, 2024 Anti-Semitism Letter Sent to MIT President Kornbluth and MIT Cor...Levi Shapiro
Letter from the Congress of the United States regarding Anti-Semitism sent June 3rd to MIT President Sally Kornbluth, MIT Corp Chair, Mark Gorenberg
Dear Dr. Kornbluth and Mr. Gorenberg,
The US House of Representatives is deeply concerned by ongoing and pervasive acts of antisemitic
harassment and intimidation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Failing to act decisively to ensure a safe learning environment for all students would be a grave dereliction of your responsibilities as President of MIT and Chair of the MIT Corporation.
This Congress will not stand idly by and allow an environment hostile to Jewish students to persist. The House believes that your institution is in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, and the inability or
unwillingness to rectify this violation through action requires accountability.
Postsecondary education is a unique opportunity for students to learn and have their ideas and beliefs challenged. However, universities receiving hundreds of millions of federal funds annually have denied
students that opportunity and have been hijacked to become venues for the promotion of terrorism, antisemitic harassment and intimidation, unlawful encampments, and in some cases, assaults and riots.
The House of Representatives will not countenance the use of federal funds to indoctrinate students into hateful, antisemitic, anti-American supporters of terrorism. Investigations into campus antisemitism by the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Ways and Means have been expanded into a Congress-wide probe across all relevant jurisdictions to address this national crisis. The undersigned Committees will conduct oversight into the use of federal funds at MIT and its learning environment under authorities granted to each Committee.
• The Committee on Education and the Workforce has been investigating your institution since December 7, 2023. The Committee has broad jurisdiction over postsecondary education, including its compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, campus safety concerns over disruptions to the learning environment, and the awarding of federal student aid under the Higher Education Act.
• The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is investigating the sources of funding and other support flowing to groups espousing pro-Hamas propaganda and engaged in antisemitic harassment and intimidation of students. The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is the principal oversight committee of the US House of Representatives and has broad authority to investigate “any matter” at “any time” under House Rule X.
• The Committee on Ways and Means has been investigating several universities since November 15, 2023, when the Committee held a hearing entitled From Ivory Towers to Dark Corners: Investigating the Nexus Between Antisemitism, Tax-Exempt Universities, and Terror Financing. The Committee followed the hearing with letters to those institutions on January 10, 202
Read| The latest issue of The Challenger is here! We are thrilled to announce that our school paper has qualified for the NATIONAL SCHOOLS PRESS CONFERENCE (NSPC) 2024. Thank you for your unwavering support and trust. Dive into the stories that made us stand out!
How to Make a Field invisible in Odoo 17Celine George
It is possible to hide or invisible some fields in odoo. Commonly using “invisible” attribute in the field definition to invisible the fields. This slide will show how to make a field invisible in odoo 17.
The Roman Empire A Historical Colossus.pdfkaushalkr1407
The Roman Empire, a vast and enduring power, stands as one of history's most remarkable civilizations, leaving an indelible imprint on the world. It emerged from the Roman Republic, transitioning into an imperial powerhouse under the leadership of Augustus Caesar in 27 BCE. This transformation marked the beginning of an era defined by unprecedented territorial expansion, architectural marvels, and profound cultural influence.
The empire's roots lie in the city of Rome, founded, according to legend, by Romulus in 753 BCE. Over centuries, Rome evolved from a small settlement to a formidable republic, characterized by a complex political system with elected officials and checks on power. However, internal strife, class conflicts, and military ambitions paved the way for the end of the Republic. Julius Caesar’s dictatorship and subsequent assassination in 44 BCE created a power vacuum, leading to a civil war. Octavian, later Augustus, emerged victorious, heralding the Roman Empire’s birth.
Under Augustus, the empire experienced the Pax Romana, a 200-year period of relative peace and stability. Augustus reformed the military, established efficient administrative systems, and initiated grand construction projects. The empire's borders expanded, encompassing territories from Britain to Egypt and from Spain to the Euphrates. Roman legions, renowned for their discipline and engineering prowess, secured and maintained these vast territories, building roads, fortifications, and cities that facilitated control and integration.
The Roman Empire’s society was hierarchical, with a rigid class system. At the top were the patricians, wealthy elites who held significant political power. Below them were the plebeians, free citizens with limited political influence, and the vast numbers of slaves who formed the backbone of the economy. The family unit was central, governed by the paterfamilias, the male head who held absolute authority.
Culturally, the Romans were eclectic, absorbing and adapting elements from the civilizations they encountered, particularly the Greeks. Roman art, literature, and philosophy reflected this synthesis, creating a rich cultural tapestry. Latin, the Roman language, became the lingua franca of the Western world, influencing numerous modern languages.
Roman architecture and engineering achievements were monumental. They perfected the arch, vault, and dome, constructing enduring structures like the Colosseum, Pantheon, and aqueducts. These engineering marvels not only showcased Roman ingenuity but also served practical purposes, from public entertainment to water supply.
Introduction to AI for Nonprofits with Tapp NetworkTechSoup
Dive into the world of AI! Experts Jon Hill and Tareq Monaur will guide you through AI's role in enhancing nonprofit websites and basic marketing strategies, making it easy to understand and apply.
Instructions for Submissions thorugh G- Classroom.pptxJheel Barad
This presentation provides a briefing on how to upload submissions and documents in Google Classroom. It was prepared as part of an orientation for new Sainik School in-service teacher trainees. As a training officer, my goal is to ensure that you are comfortable and proficient with this essential tool for managing assignments and fostering student engagement.
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1. This is assignment 1 that assignment 2 have to relate to.
PLEASE.
Financial Statement Analysis
Student name
University
Professor
October 25, 2016
Financial Statement Analysis
Based on your review of the financial statements, suggest a key
insight about the financial health of the company. Speculate on
the likely reaction to the financial statements from various
stakeholder groups (employee, investors, shareholders). Provide
support for your rationale.
Health Management Associates, Inc. (NYSE: HMA) is the
operator and owner-general acute care centers in the non-urban
2. communities situated in the US, particularly in the Southwest.
The organization was founded in 1977. The hospitals provide
services such as oncology, emergency room care, general
surgery, internal medicine, radiology, pediatric services,
coronary care, and diagnostic care (
www.healthcaremanagement.com
).The company is also providing outpatient services like x-ray,
respiratory therapy, one-day surgery, laboratory services,
physical therapy as well as cardiology therapy. The mission of
the Health Management is to provide America’s best local
healthcare. They provide processes, capital finance, expertise,
and people that can ensure that the local hospitals can
accomplish their mission of delivering compassionate and high-
quality healthcare that would substantially improve the lives of
patients, the communities they serve, and the physicians
providing the care
www.healthcaremanagement.com
)
With regard to the review of the current financial statement,
HMA is in a dangerous financial state as a result of the present
increasing debts and legal woes. The Office of the Inspector
General, Justice Department, and the Department of Health and
Human Services served the organization with summons
regarding a software program that was used by ED doctors and
the records from the emergency department. Some reports
suggested that there was pressure from the company’s hospitals
management to admit patients from emergency rooms so as to
maximize profits. Paul Meyer, former compliance director,
claimed that HMA’s fraudulent activities could attract
government investigation (Britt, 2012).
The common stock of Health Management Associates was
owned by almost 850 shareholders, as per the records of
December 31, 2012, with hundreds of institutional investors
included. HMA had expanded to include 70 hospitals situated in
3. 15 states, with roughly 10,562 present licensed beds. In 2012,
HMA realized about $5.9 billion in net revenue (Britt, 2012).
HMA gets payments for the services it renders from the federal
government through the Medicare program, the states in which
it functions under each Medicaid program, and commercial
insurance, among others; and patients, encompassing
deductibles and co-payments. Basically, deductibles and co-
payments are part of the bill of patients for the medical services
provided, which many government and private payers expect the
patient to cater for. The amount of deductibles and co-payments
varies depending on the provisions of the health plan in which
the patient is participating. The company is currently collecting
approximately 50-55% of the co-payments and deductible
amounts. In the recent years, efforts have been increased to
collect the deductible and co-payments amounts at the same
time when services are provided. These payments are subject to
the same collection practices as done with other patients’
accounts receivables.
Identify the current industry trend that has the most significant
impact on your chosen organization’s financial performance.
Indicate the trend’s impact on the financial performance of the
organization. As the CFO, suggest at least one (1) way that you
might minimize the impact of the trend on the organization.
Declining hospital admissions is the current trend that impacts
the financial performance of HMA. Many patients have opted to
withdraw or delay elective procedures and surgeries. As a result
of the 2007 recession, many people lost their health insurance
due to job losses and the decreasing employer-based healthcare
coverage benefits. This included in the mix, the increasing
number of uninsured patients, bad debts, uncollectible revenues,
and radical reduction of federal funding that many hospitals
depended on. As the CFO, we intend to increase revenue at our
hospitals through the provision of quality healthcare (Ginter,
4. Swayne, & Duncan, 2002). As a result, admissions, emergency
room visits, surgical volume, and outpatient visits will increase.
The hospitals are directed and administered at the local level by
the chief executive officer. Well, one of the crucial elements of
our strategy is to develop and maintain a cooperative
association with our physicians and care providers. We would
maintain a physician recruitment and development program
which is designed to entice and retain qualified primary care
physicians and specialists, in conjunction with our present
community and physician needs, to expand the services
provided by the hospitals. In order to end this trend of few
admissions being realised in the hospitals, we also intend to
create a special program that is designed to develop attractive
practice opportunities for qualified physicians in the regions
that our hospitals serve so as to develop outstanding medical
staff, improve the retention and satisfaction of the primary care
providers and the physicians, and also develop practise models
which are sustainable in the competitive healthcare environment
(Longest, Rakich & Darr, 2000).
As the CFO, suggest one (1) key strategy that you might use to
improve the financial performance of the organization.
Recommend an approach to implementing the suggested
strategy. Provide support for your recommendation.
As the CFO, I believe that forming a merger with Community
Health Systems is a good step to ensuring that financial
performance of the organization is improved. The merger would
serve as an optimal time for the new organization to develop a
culture of openness, learning, support, and improvement to
ensure its financial survival. It would be my responsibility to
cooperate with the senior management to create and implement
effective internal control initiatives which will encompass
authorization, ethical leadership, and oversight within the
5. organization. Transparency must be instilled in the organization
with regard to procedures and policies to develop trust among
the employees and other stakeholders. Leaders have the
responsibility of leading by positive example; setting the way to
be followed, demonstrate confidence, and being accountable
(Ginter, Swayne & Duncan, 2002). Such an environment will be
a point of motivation for the physicians. As a result, they will
provide quality services to the patients. This will attract more
patients to come in for medical attention hence increasing
revenue collection.
References
About us: Health Management Associates. Retrieved October
21, 2016 from
http://www.healthmanagement.com/
Britt, R (2012, December 3). HMA feels fallout from “60
Minutes” story.
The Wall Street Journal.
Ginter, P., Swayne, L., & Duncan, W. (2002).
6. Strategic Management of Health-Care Organizations
(4th Ed.). Malden, MA: Blackwell.
Longest, B., Rakich, J. & Darr, K. (2000).
Managing Health Services Organizations & Systems
. Baltimore: Health Professions Press.
THESE ARE THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR ASSIGNMENT 2
Assignment 2: Using Financial Ratios to Assess Organizational
Performance
Due Week 6 and worth 240 points
Using the financial statements from your selected health care
organization in Assignment 1, develop a financial plan for the
next three (3) years.
Write a four to five (4-5) page paper in which you:
Suggest the financial ratio that most financial analysts would
use to evaluate the financial condition of the company. Provide
support for your rationale.
Speculate on the organization's ability to meet its financial
obligations as they come due. Provide support for your
rationale.
Based on your ratio analysis, determine whether the
profitability trends are favorable or unfavorable and explain
your rationale.
Using financial ratio analysis, predict whether or not the
company will be viable in five (5) years based on its
performance over the past three (3) years. Provide support for
your prediction.
Use at least two (2) quality academic resources.
Note:
Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic
resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size
12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references
7. must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your
professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the
student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the
date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in
the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this
assignment are:
Evaluate the financial statements and the financial position of
health care institutions.
Describe the overall planning process and the key components
of the financial plan.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in
health financial management.
Write clearly and concisely about health financial management
using proper writing mechanics.
Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality,
logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing
skills, using the following rubric.
Points: 240
Assignment 2: Using Financial Ratios to Assess Organizational
Performance
Criteria
Unacceptable
Below 70% F
Fair
70-79% C
Proficient
80-89% B
Exemplary
90-100% A
1. Suggest the financial ratio that most financial analysts would
use to evaluate the financial condition of the company. Provide
support for your rationale.
Weight: 20%
8. Did not submit or incompletely
suggested the financial ratio that most financial analysts would
use to evaluate the financial condition of the company. Did not
submit or incompletely
provided support for your rationale.
Partially suggested the financial ratio that most financial
analysts would use to evaluate the financial condition of the
company. Partially provided support for your rationale.
Satisfactorily suggested the financial ratio that most financial
analysts would use to evaluate the financial condition of the
company. Satisfactorily provided support for your rationale.
Thoroughly suggested the financial ratio that most financial
analysts would use to evaluate the financial condition of the
company. Thoroughly provided support for your rationale.
2. Speculate on the organization's ability to meet its financial
obligations as they come due. Provide support for your
rationale.
Weight: 20%
Did not submit or incompletely
speculated on the organization's ability to meet its financial
obligations as they come due. Did not submit or incompletely
provided support for your rationale.
Partially speculated on the organization's ability to meet its
financial obligations as they come due. Partially provided
support for your rationale.
Satisfactorily speculated on the organization's ability to meet its
financial obligations as they come due. Satisfactorily provided
support for your rationale.
Thoroughly speculated on the organization's ability to meet its
financial obligations as they come due. Thoroughly provided
support for your rationale.
3. Based on your ratio analysis, determine whether the
9. profitability trends are favorable or unfavorable and explain
your rationale.
Weight: 20%
Did not submit or incompletely determined whether the
profitability trends are favorable or unfavorable and did not
submit or incompletely explained your rationale.
Partially determined whether the profitability trends are
favorable or unfavorable and partially explained your rationale.
Satisfactorily determined whether the profitability trends are
favorable or unfavorable and satisfactorily explained your
rationale.
Thoroughly determined whether the profitability trends are
favorable or unfavorable and thoroughly explained your
rationale.
4. Using financial ratio analysis, predict whether or not the
company will be viable in five (5) years based on its
performance over the past three (3) years. Provide support for
your prediction.
Weight: 25%
Did not submit or incompletely
predicted whether or not the company will be viable in five (5)
years based on its performance over the past three (3) years.
Did not submit or incompletely
provided support for your prediction.
Partially predicted whether or not the company will be viable in
five (5) years based on its performance over the past three (3)
years. Partially provided support for your prediction.
Satisfactorily predicted whether or not the company will be
viable in five (5) years based on its performance over the past
three (3) years. Satisfactorily provided support for your
prediction.
Thoroughly predicted whether or not the company will be viable
in five (5) years based on its performance over the past three (3)
years. Thoroughly provided support for your prediction.
10. 5. 2 references
Weight: 5%
No references provided
Does not meet the required number of references; some or all
references poor quality choices.
Meets number of required references; all references high quality
choices.
Exceeds number of required references; all references high
quality choices.
6. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements
Weight: 10%
More than 6 errors present
5-6 errors present
3-4 errors present
0-2 errors present
