Examine current ethical/legal issues in epidemiology. Identify important sources of epidemiological data

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Purpose The purpose of this assignment is to Provide learners with the opportunity to integrate knowledge and skills learned throughout this course Directly apply principles and knowledge learned in the course to problem solving of population health problems in their own geographic areas. Course Outcomes This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes: Define key terms in epidemiology, community health, and population-based research. Compare study designs used for obtaining population health information from surveillance, observation, community, and control trial based research. Identify appropriate outcome measures and study designs applicable to epidemiological subfields such as infectious disease, chronic disease, environmental exposures, reproductive health, and genetics. Apply commonly used measures of health risk. Examine current ethical/legal issues in epidemiology. Identify important sources of epidemiological data. Evaluate a public health problem in terms of magnitude, person, time, and place. Due Date Submit to Dropbox by 11:59 p.m. MT Sunday of Week 6 Total Points Possible: 200 Requirements This paper should clearly and comprehensively identify the disease or population health problem chosen. The problem must be an issue in your geographic area and a concern for the population you will serve upon graduation with your degree. The paper should be organized into the following sections: Introduction with a clear presentation of the problem as well as significance and a scholarly overview of the paper. Background of the disease including definition, description, signs and symptoms, and current incidence and/or prevalence statistics current state, local, and national statistics pertaining to the disease. (Include a table of incidence or prevalence rates by your geographic county, state, and national statistics.) A review of current surveillance methods and any mandated reporting or methods for reporting the disease for providers. Conduct descriptive epidemiology analysis of the disease including who is more frequently affected and characteristics of the population that might help in creating a prevention plan. Include costs (both financial and social) associated with the disease or problem. Review how the disease is diagnosed, current national standards for screening or prevention, and pick one screening test and review its sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, cost and any current national guidelines for conducting which patients to conduct this test on. Provide a brief plan of how you will address this epidemiological disease in your practice once you are finished with school. Provide three actions you will take along with how you will measure outcomes of your actions. Conclude in a clear manner with a brief overview of key points of the entire disease, Preparing the Paper Page length: 7-10 pages, excluding title/cover page APA format 6th edition Include references when necessary. Include at least one table to present information somewhere in the paper. Directions and Grading Criteria

Determine one (1) specific  hazard associated with one (1) of these risk categories and propose a  strategy to mitigate the impact this risk could have on the practice.

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Imagine that a group of physicians who are planning to open a  single-specialty group practice has hired you as a consultant. Your job  is to advise the physicians in creating a business plan that includes  management strategies that will help ensure their success. The  physicians have stipulated that the plan must promote medical excellence  and limit their exposure to risks associated with the practice of  medicine and the operational functions of the practice. In addition,  they are aware that a public health emergency or natural disaster could  have had a significant impact on their practice, and want to include a  strategy for emergency preparedness as part of their plan so that they  will be able to manage their patients and help serve the community as  needed.
Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:

Compare and contrast the two (2) main levels (i.e., internal  comparison and external comparison) of financial benchmarking. Next,  analyze the strategic purpose of each level of benchmarking and specify  the overall importance of benchmarking as a financial planning tool for a  medical practice.
Recommend a Health Information Technology (HIT) system that includes  an Electronic Health Record (EHR) for the new practice to implement.  Support your recommendation by determining three (3) main benefits of  having this type of system for the practice.
According to the text (page 368), some of the main areas of risk  exposure for a group practice include: property (general liability and  safety), technology, and financial practices. Determine one (1) specific  hazard associated with one (1) of these risk categories and propose a  strategy to mitigate the impact this risk could have on the practice.  Support your analysis with a real-life example.
Determine the main functions of the practice that will need to  remain operational before, during, and / or after a natural disaster or  public health emergency. Next, suggest a strategy that the practice  should take to maintain communication with employees and patients,  secure patient and financial records, and ensure that resources will  available to care for patients during a disaster or emergency. Provide a  rationale for your response.
Use at least three (3) quality academic resources. Note: Wikipedia does not qualify as an academic resource.

This needs to be done in APA format and original no plagiarism.

  How does Risk information change depending on different decision-makers? 

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Instructions: Please answer the following questions using proper APA format and citations.  Each question should be answered with a 2 pages response.

1.      How does Risk information change depending on different decision-makers?  Describe one scenario and explain how different decision-makers (e.g., a facility manager, a governor, a public health official, or a federal infrastructure protection official, etc.) would have different needs for inputs and outputs.
2.      Discuss who “owns” risk associated with critical infrastructure nationally, regionally, or locally.  Discuss the same issue in the cyber world.
3.      What are some of the key roles and responsibilities of government, industry, academia, and other non-governmental organizations with respect to critical infrastructure risk?
I have attached the Assignment Rubric.  How does Risk information change depending on different decision-makers?   How does Risk information change depending on different decision-makers?

Number of Pages: 6 Pages

Deadline: 2 days

Academic Level: College

Paper Format: APA

Should Pharma Heal Corporation file additional compensation claims with the arbitral tribunal to seek recovery for the equipment losses and the employees’ personal injuries caused by the local university students?

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ScenarioPharma Heal Corporation was founded in 1995 by Akosua Sowa and Isabella Suarez, two PhD program classmates at a world-renowned technology institution. In their graduate program, Akosua and Isabella researched methods for getting HIV-treating drugs manufactured, distributed, and properly administered in developing world nations. They collaborated intensely on these projects. After receiving their PhD degrees, Akosua and Isabella decided to translate that research and their deep personal commitments into a business enterprise. Akosua and Isabella approached public health officials and prominent business leaders in their home countries of South Africa and Mexico. With their advice and financial support, they founded Pharma Heal Corporation to realize the practical application of their research to saving lives in developing world nations.The President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Pharma Heal Corporation is Akousa; the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Director of Technologies of Pharma Heal Corporation is Isabella. They both hold seats on the board of directors, a board which is comprised of an array of leading figures in international medical technology and public health.Akosua and Isabella have devised a three-part business plan for Pharma Heal Corporation:1. Partner with pharmaceutical manufacturers located in the developing world to manufacture lower cost drugs for treating HIV and working toward an HIV vaccine.2. Establish key distribution channels in each developing world country to make the lower costing HIV treatments available efficiently and economically to those in each country needing treatment.3. In each developing world country, partner with indigenous healthcare personnel as well as representatives of international, religious, and charitable organizations that support medical personnel.Akosua and Isabella have retained you as their international business consultant to advise them about the growth of their business to achieve these three ambitious goals. They are aware of the many legal regimes and diversity of legal cultures in countries of the developing world where they aspire to achieve their three-part business plan. They are particularly impressed by your business education and are counting on you to give them excellent business advice and provide troubleshooting. AssignmentThe government of Sustainia, a developing world country, approached Pharma Heal Corporation about leasing to the company a concession to run pediatric HIV clinics throughout the cities of Sustainia. Akosua and Isabella signed an agreement with Sustainia’s minister of health, granting the concession and containing a stabilization covenant by which both parties agreed that the agreement could not be altered except by their mutual concurrence.Shortly thereafter, Pharma Heal Corporation established a separate subsidiary company, Pharma Heal-Sustainia, to conduct the business of building, hiring for, and managing the pediatric HIV clinics. Pharma Heal-Sustainia accomplished these tasks very quickly and efficiently, establishing an excellent and effective network of clinics. However, a coup d’etat occurred, installing a fundamentalist theocratic government. The theocratic government condemned any effort to treat HIV sufferers, insisting that HIV was a heaven-sent plague upon earthly demons, and the righteous must refuse to intervene. The theocratic government had the military take over Pharma Heal-Sustainia’s clinics. Medical clinics of other countries, primarily countries that are members of the Red Crescent, were allowed to continue to operate—provided that they did not treat HIV-caused conditions. At the same time, the Sustainia court system was “suspended,” leaving no place for Pharma Heal Corporation to apply for reparations or compensation. Before Pharma Heal-Sustainia personnel could vacate the clinic in Sustain City (the country’s capital), students from a local university who supported the theocratic government captured, gutted, and burned the clinic, destroying hundreds of thousands of dollars in medical equipment and severely injuring half a dozen Pharma Heal-Sustainia doctors and nurses.The minister of health has informally stated to Akosua that he is willing to move the government to provide some compensation. However, the minister has agreed to do so only if Akosua pays him a US$500,000 bribe for his intervention with the theocratic government.Assume that Sustania is a party to an international arbitration treaty that requires the government to arbitrate claims filed against it.Akosua seeks a memorandum from you to the board of directors that outlines your evaluation of the following issues:Part 1: Is going to arbitration with the Sustainia government over the seizure of its clinics worthwhile? What are the odds of Pharma Heal Corporation prevailing?Part 2: Should Pharma Heal Corporation file additional compensation claims with the arbitral tribunal to seek recovery for the equipment losses and the employees’ personal injuries caused by the local university students?Part 3: Is a better course to obtain some compensation without legal proceedings by paying the minister of health the money he has demanded to act as an emissary to the theocratic government?Grading CriteriaContent DevelopmentDemonstrates use of appropriate, relevant, and innovative content. All requirements of the assignment are met.40{0e601fc7fe3603dc36f9ca2f49ef4cd268b5950ef1bbcf1f795cc00e94cdd119}Critical AnalysisDemonstrates ability to evaluate, integrate, and critique a wide range of options, beliefs, abstract ideas, and data to inform judgment, identify and solve problems, and where appropriate, propose new hypotheses.20{0e601fc7fe3603dc36f9ca2f49ef4cd268b5950ef1bbcf1f795cc00e94cdd119}Research and Information LiteracyDemonstrates selection and use of high quality, credible, and relevant sources to develop ideas that are appropriate to the assignment.Sources are consistently cited according to required documentation.20{0e601fc7fe3603dc36f9ca2f49ef4cd268b5950ef1bbcf1f795cc00e94cdd119}Grammar, punctuation, spelling and other mechanics of the English language Demonstrates correct use of grammar, spelling, punctuation, and other mechanics of the English language.20{0e601fc7fe3603dc36f9ca2f49ef4cd268b5950ef1bbcf1f795cc00e94cdd119}