Legal And Ethical Issues In Healthcare

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Health executives have a code of ethics and policy statements which guide their behavior.  Examine one of the policy statements provided by ACHE.org and comment on how this code may differ in nature than the health care provider codes. Be specific. Do you see any ethical issues emerging out of health care reform yet are not consider in the ACHE documents? Peers are expected to demonstrate critical thinking in their questions related to the classmates’ descriptions. See Discussion Expectations and Grading for rules on discussions.

Assigned reading materials:

  • Patient Privacy and Genetic Testing-http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/types/genetic.cfm
  • Standards for Ethical Behavior Among Health Care Executives- http://www.ache.org/ABT_ACHE/code.cfm
  • Teaching Clinical Ethics Using a Case Study Family Presence During Cardiopulmonary- http://ccn.aacnjournals.org/content/25/1/38.full.pdf&embedded=true

Coyne And Messina Articles: Part 1 – Analysis

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In a paper (1,000-1,250 words), compare and contrast the major elements of the assigned articles by Coyne et al. and Messina et al.

See the “Coyne and Messina Articles Analysis” as a resource. Study the information in the right-side column related to the Coyne et al. study, which identifies the required elements as found in the reading. Complete the information for the Messina et al. article by identifying the required elements from the article.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

oyne and Messina Articles Analysis

 

As an example guideline, review the study components in the left-side column of the table below. Read the study by Messina et al., and build the data in the right-side column with the key components in that study.

 

Research Question: Coyne: Do size and ownership type make a difference in the efficiency and cost results of hospitals in Washington state? (Highlight p.164, second column, starting 15 lines from bottom to seven lines from bottom.)

 

Messina:

 
How did the research question emerge from the review of literature in the article? Coyne: Built on an earlier study by Coyne on performance differences between multi-facility systems and independent hospitals using two cost measures. Cited studies that used a range of variables to measure differences in hospital performance, and noted that prior findings have been inconclusive in regard to hospital size, although economies of scale were found.

 

Messina:

 
Independent Variables

Type:

 Coyne: Hospital size and hospital ownership structure.

 

Categorical

 

Messina:

 
Dependent Variables

Type:

 Coyne: Efficiency measures – continuous variables.

Cost measures – continuous variables.

 

Messina:

 
Design Elements

1. Quantitative vs. Qualitative

2. Sample Size

3. Method of sample selection

4. Experimental vs. control group?

5. Reliable and valid data instruments?

 Coyne:

Quantitative

 

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Picked all hospitals in state, except investor owned hospitals.

 

No

 

Used data that are commonly used to measure hospital efficiency and performance with high degrees of accuracy (reliable), and data that are historically used and make sense to other hospital users (valid).

 

Messina:

 
Describe analysis.

What statistics were used?

 Coyne: Two-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)

 

 

Messina:

 
Did the researchers’ conclusions make sense, did they answer the research question, and did they appear to flow from the review of the literature?

Did they explore control of extraneous variables?

 Coyne: They concluded that size and ownership type make a difference in reported levels of efficiency. Not for profits seem to achieve higher performance levels, and medium and large not for profits operate more efficiently than industry average. The same results were found for cost levels, in that size and ownership type do make a difference, with medium sized hospitals reporting lower costs than large or small hospitals.

 

Yes, when they called for national studies that controlled for case mix, scope of services, and payer mix, all of which could have affected the results in this study in an unmeasured way.

 

Messina:

 

 

 

 

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Science Unit Plan: Instructional Strategies

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The second step in planning a unit plan is to prepare the instructional strategies that can make connections across multiple areas of science content.

Part 1: Instructional Strategies – Science Unit Plan

For this assignment, you will research instructional strategies and describe how they can connect multiple areas of science. Use these specific instructional strategies to support your grade/developmental level, standards, and learning objectives for the unit plan.

Continue developing the “Science Unit Plan” by completing the following components of the unit plan:

  • Instructional Strategy/Strategies Used: Each chosen strategy should provide opportunities for independent study, active inquiry, collaboration, and/or supportive interaction in the elementary classroom. Use a combination of instructional strategies that are best suited for each lesson and student.
  • Summary of Instruction and Activities: Write a brief summary of instruction, activities, and learning content of each lesson to connect students’ prior knowledge to key science concepts through application of major standards-based concepts and modes of inquiry.

The details of the “Science Unit Plan” will continue to be fully developed and revised throughout the duration of the course, culminating in a complete unit plan due in Topic 5.

Part 2: Reflection

In 250-500 words, summarize and reflect on the process of continuing your unit plan and deciding on instructional strategies that best complement your standards, learning objectives, and lesson plan. How do your instructional strategies promote critical thinking and problem solving skills? Explain how you will use this process in your future professional practice.

Support your reflection with at least two scholarly resources.

Submit the “Science Unit Plan” and reflection as one deliverable.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

Science Unit Plan

Grade: <Fill in during Topic 1>

Unit Theme: <Fill in during Topic 1>

Week 1 Monday

 

 Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Lesson Title, Brief Summary, and Rationale

(fill in during Topic 1)

          
State-Specific Standards

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Learning Objectives

(fill in during Topic 1)

          
Vocabulary

(fill in during Topic 1)

          
Instructional Strategy

(fill in during Topic 2)

          
Summary of Instruction and Activities for the Lesson

(fill in during Topic 2)

          
Differentiation and Accommodations

(fill in during Topic 3)

          
Materials, Resources, and Technology

(fill in during Topic 4)

          
Formative Assessment

(fill in during Topic 5)

          
Summative Assessment

(fill in during Topic 5)

  

 

Reflection Topic 1:

 

 

 

 

Reflection Topic 2:

 

 

 

 

Reflection Topic 3:

 

 

 

 

Reflection Topic 4:

 

 

 

 

Reflection Topic 5:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Discussion: Philosophy Of Science

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Discussion: Philosophy of Science

How does the lens from which you view the world shape your approach to research inquiry? Why is it important as a scholar-practitioner engaged in research to acknowledge your worldview?

The Learning Resources in this first week will help you answer these questions, and they will provide you with a foundation in the philosophy of science that will help you appreciate various research designs and methods. With this foundation, you will be encouraged to reflect on how your assumptions about the acquisition of truth and the nature of the world influence your approach to the research process.

For this Discussion, you will identify an area of interest for a possible research topic. As you read about the different philosophical orientations in this week’s readings, consider if one of these orientations most closely aligns with your worldview and a particular approach to research.

With these thoughts in mind:

Post a brief description of your topic of research interest. Next, state the philosophical orientation that reflects your worldview and explain the epistemological and ontological assumptions of this orientation. Then, explain how these assumptions lend themselves to one or more research approaches.

Be sure to support your Main Issue Post and Response Post with reference to the week’s Learning Resources and other scholarly evidence in APA Style.