Identify what makes some healthcare organizations better in terms of quality of care than others

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Description below:

We have spoken at great lengths about the importance of leadership to the success of any quality improvement efforts. Organizations such as ThedaCare, Mayo Clinic, or Virginia Mason are heralded as role models in their use of Process improvement methodologies and the support and organizational structure that has promoted the successful implementation of QI initiatives. Using market analysis reports, publish research and organizational analysis data:

– Identify what makes some healthcare organizations better in terms of quality of care than
others

Make sure to use a big enough sample for your analysis (at least 10 healthcare companies should be
mentioned by name include virginia mason, thedacare and Mayo clinic) and ; I encourage you to use secondary research as well, from outlets such at Harvard
Business Review, McKinsey, PwC and other applicable journals).

please briefly include 10 healthcare organizations and what makes them stand out in terms of quality and process improvement from other hospitals etc. Can be 1-1.5 pages long, size 10 font .

How the management systems chosen will accommodate project progression and the consequent hazards arising.

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COURSEWORK
Company and Project Description
Systems Building is a construction firm with a turnover of £600 million and 2250 employees. Currently the company has a partnership agreement contract with the Department of Work and Pensions to refurbish and extend the Edinburgh office. The contract is a £5.6 million refurbishment of the existing building with a new extension project scheduled to last 47 weeks in total. Systems Building operates by engaging subcontractors to carry out the building work. The project will commence in 6 months.
Coursework Brief
The Chief Executive (CE) of Systems Building recognises the need to have effective and flexible project management. The Chief Executive has asked you, an external Project Management Consultant, to provide a professional report addressing the following 3 sections associated with the project.
1) Health & Safety
2) Environmental & Sustainability
3) Risk
(choose a topic that is neither health and safety, nor environmental)
The CE wishes you to identify and describe effective management approaches for each of the three sections and with the aid of two distinct and different examples for each, to explain how they might be used in practice. Specifically, within the management approach chosen, she wishes you to address the following.
1) The management process to be followed for each section.
2) The timeline for project progression, providing a table of the main hazards identified for each stage.
3) How relevant hazards will be identified and evaluated.
4) The process(es) adopted to monitor and review performance.
5) How the management systems chosen will accommodate project progression and the consequent hazards arising.
Given the high level nature of the report, the focus should be concerned with the systems and tools to be employed by the team to ‘manage’ the project and there is no requirement for indepth details of any particular national legislation.
Each of the three individual sections of the report should finish with a subsection headed ‘Discussion’ in which a critical analysis of the system and tool choices made should be presented. This may take the form of a reflective statement on the advantages and disadvantages of the management/hazard system chosen, of the issues of implementation in a Project setting, and of the value of management systems and tools on a project of this nature. Students are expected to refer to relevant and up-to-date academic literature to inform their critical analyses.
Word Count
1) Excluding the discussion subsections, the three sections i.e. H&S, Environmental and Risk, should be circa 750 words maximum each (+/- 10%) (total for whole coursework is 2250).
2) Each discussion subsection should be circa 750 words maximum each (+/- 10%) (total for whole coursework is 2250).
3) Overall total coursework word count is therefore 4500 maximum (+/- 10%).
Use of models, figures, and diagrams is encouraged. Use a reasonable and realistic amount of supporting text to support any such models etc. Please note, you may make reasonable and relevant assumptions to progress your work.

1)Table of content
2)List of Figures
3)List of Tables
4)Introduction
All these are needed in the coursework. Please add diagrams as well.

Effects of Legal and Regulatory Policies

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This paper requires that you propose a public policy, that is, a policy that is at a “bigger” level (such as at the county level, state level, or federal level).

Competencies
This course provides guidance to help you demonstrate the following 5 competencies:

• Competency 7007.1.1: Organization and Financing Healthcare
The graduate analyzes the organization of healthcare delivery and financing systems in the U.S. and other nations.

• Competency 7007.1.2: Policy Process
The graduate analyzes the historical, economic, and political factors that effect healthcare policy development and the impact of those policies on healthcare cost, quality, and access.

• Competency 7007.1.3: Effects of Legal and Regulatory Policies
The graduate analyzes the effect of major legal and regulatory policies on nursing practice, healthcare delivery, and health outcomes for individuals, families, and communities.

• Competency 7007.1.4: Ethical Theories Applied to Nurses’ Policy Positions
The graduate analyzes the values that drive policies.

• Competency 7007.1.5: Advocate for Policies that Improve the Health of the Public and the Profession of Nursing
The graduate analyzes strategies that healthcare advocates use to effect policies with the goal of improving the public health and the profession of nursing.

Cancer and Women’s and Men’s Health

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Application: Cancer and Women’s and Men’s Health

The American Cancer Society estimates that by the end of 2012, more than 226,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer and more than 241,000 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer (American Cancer Society, 2012a; American Cancer Society 2012b). With such prevalence of women’s and men’s cancers, patient education and preventive services are essential. In clinical settings, advanced practice nurses must assist physicians in educating patients on risk factors, preventive services, and for patients diagnosed with cancer, on potential drug treatments. The clinical implications of women’s and men’s cancer greatly depend on early detection, which is primarily achieved through preventive services. In this Assignment, you consider the short-term and long-term implications of cancer and drug treatments associated with women’s and men’s health, as well as appropriate preventive services.

To prepare:
•Select a type of cancer associated with women’s or men’s health such as breast, cervical, or ovarian cancer in women and prostate cancer in men.
•Locate and review articles examining the type of cancer you selected.
•Review the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force article in the Learning Resources. Think about available preventive services that providers might recommend for patients at risk of this type of cancer.
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•Select two of the following factors: genetics, gender, ethnicity, age, or behavior. Reflect on how these factors might impact decisions related to preventive services.
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•Consider drug treatment options for patients diagnosed with the type of cancer you selected including short-term and long-term implications of the treatments.

To complete:

Write a 2- to 3- page paper that addresses the following:
•Describe available preventive services that providers might recommend for patients at risk of the type of cancer you selected.
•Explain how the factors you selected might impact decisions related to preventive services.
•Describe drug treatment options for patients diagnosed with the type of cancer you selected. Explain the short-term and long-term implications of these treatments.