relationship between the AM-PAC 6-clicks percentage and the discharge location and show any variation by Location within the two floors of the hospital hospital

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Question description

For this dataset, the Director of Rehabilitation Medicicne wants to know how well patients’ functional status predicts outcomes (i.e. discharge location) and any variation between two units of the hospital. The Acute Measure for Post Acute Care (AM-PAC) 6-clicks is an assessment of hospitalized patients’ mobility and self-care abilities.Greater severity of impairment is associated with a higher AM-PAC percentage, which is defined in the dataset as “SixClicksPct.” Each row represents one patient encounter.

For this assignment, you should produce one figure that conveys the relationship between the AM-PAC 6-clicks percentage and the discharge location and show any variation by Location within the two floors of the hospital hospital. The goal should be to determine visually if the AM-PAC score is associated with discharge location and if there are differences between the two floors.

As I have suggested before, ask friends/acquaintences/strangers if they can interpret your figure without indepth explanation – this is a critical step in constructing a meaninful figure. Please find the attached of the dataset

describe an issue faced by health care managers, analyze the causes of the issue, provide strategic solutions to the challenge, and analyze the effectiveness of the proposed solutions

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Question description

Write 4–6 pages in which you choose and describe an issue faced by health care managers, analyze the causes of the issue, provide strategic solutions to the challenge, and analyze the effectiveness of the proposed solutions.

In order to resolve an issue, health care management professionals must understand how an issue is affecting their organization, recognize the underlying causes of the issue, and then develop strategic solutions for the issue.

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:

  • Competency 1: Communicate effectively in writing.
    • Write coherently to support a central idea in appropriate APA format with correct grammar, usage, and mechanics as expected of a health care management professional.
  • Competency 2: Apply research skills.
    • Support ideas with relevant scholarly or professional resources.
  • Competency 5: Apply critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
    • Analyze the effectiveness of solutions to a current health care issue.
  • Competency 6: Demonstrate an understanding of fundamentals of health care management principles.
    • Describe a current health care issue facing health care leaders.
    • Explain how a current health care issue impacts health care organizations.
    • Analyze the underlying causes of a current health care issue.
    • Describe strategic solutions to a current health care issue.

The American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) (2014) has identified the top issues health care management professionals will confront over the next decade. These top issues include financial challenges, health care reform implementation, and government mandates. The remaining issues are listed here:

  • Providing care for the uninsured.
  • Patient satisfaction (with quality of care and treatment).
  • Physician-hospital relations.
  • Population health management.
  • Technology (advancing technology).
  • Personnel shortages.
  • Developing an accountable care organization.
  • Communication (doctor-nursing staff and primary care facility-secondary care facility).

Choose one of the bullet-pointed issues above to critically analyze. You may use information from credible professional Web sites, but you also must include articles from professional, peer-reviewed journals from the Capella library.

Based on your research on the issue you chose from the bulleted list above, complete the following:

  • Provide a brief description or overview of the challenge you selected (approximately 1 page).
  • Explain how the challenge is impacting hospitals and other health care organizations (1–2 pages).
  • Analyze the underlying (root) causes of the challenge (1–2 pages).
  • Describe strategic solutions to the challenge (approximately 1 page).
  • Analyze the effectiveness of the proposed solutions (1–2 pages).

Support your analyses and explanations with references to current professional and peer-reviewed resources. Your paper must be 4–6 pages in length, not including the title and reference pages.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

  • Include a title page and reference page.
  • Use at least three current peer-reviewed or professional resources.
  • Follow APA format.
  • Use 12 pt., Times New Roman font.
  • Double-space.

 

review our current health care system and how it has evolved in the past three to five years

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Question description

Our health care system changes frequently. In this assignment you will review our current health care system and how it has evolved in the past three to five years. This will give you the necessary background knowledge to complete this assignment and other assignments in this course.

Research different events or shifts in our health care system within the past three to five years.

Select a current event or shift in the health care system from your research that has occurred within the past three to five years. This resource could be from a newspaper, magazine, or journal from the University Library or similar source.

Write a 350- to 700-word reflection that details the changing landscape of our health care system based on your research and selected current event or shift.

  • Explain the current event or shift you selected.
  • Describe the impact of this current event or shift on the health care system on health care consumers.
    • Remember, you, your friends, and family are health care consumers.
    • As you think about the impact to consumers, consider the impact experienced when there was a shift from acute care to wellness and prevention and the shift in accountability.
  • Explain your personal perception of the current event or shift you have selected.
    • Remember, it is not appropriate to share personal medical information and background.

Cite 1 peer-reviewed, scholarly, or similar reference.

Format your assignment according to APA guidelines.

Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment

Sources of pediatric primary care in the United States

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Question description

Using your course textbook readings and the South University Online Library, perform research on the following:

  • Sources of pediatric primary care in the United States
  • Current status of pediatric health-care services in the United States
  • Barriers to health care for children in the United States

After completing your research, answer the following questions:

  • What are the sources of pediatric primary care in the United States? Are these sources sufficient for providing health-care services to the pediatric population? Why or why not?
  • Are there certain pediatric populations that lack access to health-care services? Why?
  • What are the barriers to children in accessing health-care services in the United States? Why do these barriers exist?

 

the textbook

Pediatric Primary Care

5th ed. Catherine E. Burns, PhD, RN, CPNP-PC, FAAN Professor Emeritus, Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner Specialty, School of Nursing, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OregonArdys M. Dunn, PhD, RN, PNP Associate Professor Emeritus, University of Portland School of Nursing, Portland, Oregon Professor, Retired, School of Nursing, Samuel Merritt College, Oakland, California Margaret A. Brady, PhD, RN, CPNP-PC Professor, School of Nursing, California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, California Co-Director, PNP Program, School of Nursing, Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, California Nancy Barber Starr, MS, APRN, BC (PNP), CPNP-PC Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Advanced Pediatric Associates, Aurora, Colorado Catherine G. Blosser, MPA:HA, RN, APRN, BC (PNP) Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Albertina Kerr Health Services, Portland, Oregon

Associate Editor