Healthcare Policy And Law

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Imagine that you are the clinic manager of an urgent care center. Recently, your center has seen an increase in complaints regarding long wait times, inadequate or incomplete information from staff during visits, and the relatively small number of insurance types accepted at the facility.

Write a 2-3 page paper in which you:

  1. Examine at least three (3) examples of quality initiatives that could increase patient satisfaction and potentially reduce healthcare cost. Support your response with examples of the successful application your chosen quality initiatives.
  2. Defend your position on the decision to accept Medicare or Medicaid as potential pay sources for your urgent care center. Provide support with at least two (2) examples that illustrate your position.
  3. Use at least two (2) quality references. 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 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:

  • Analyze the impact of healthcare financing and health insurance on healthcare access, quality, and cost.
  • Determine the factors that affect healthcare quality in healthcare organizations.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in healthcare policy, law, and ethics.
  • Write clearly and concisely about healthcare policy and law using proper writing mechanics.

Internal And External Environmental Analysis

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You work for a consulting firm whose primary objective is to help businesses improve their strategic operations. Your firm recently was hired by a newspaper company named Hoosier Media Inc. The client’s print newspaper circulation and subscriptions have declined, resulting in 30% lower revenues over the last five years. Online ad revenues have increased but currently account for just 5% of the company’s revenue. You have been tasked with providing a comprehensive internal and external analysis to help the firm improve its business operations.

Create a 700- to 1,050-word analysis that includes the following:

  • Identify economic, legal, and regulatory forces and trends.
  • Critique how well the organization adapts to change.
  • Discuss the primary internal organizational considerations.
  • Discuss the primary external organization considerations.
  • Identify the major issues and/or opportunities the company faces based on your analysis.

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Asthma Data Means Calculations

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An informatician conducts data assessments of public health information. They are responsible for organizing, synthesizing, and interpreting data and transforming it into pertinent information that may be used to identify implications for public health program planning and development.

In this assignment, you will continue to use your pre-intervention asthma surveillance data set from the CDC in the Excel spreadsheet to analyze your database from a summary perspective. You will calculate various statistical means of the asthma data in your Excel spreadsheet using Pivot Table reports. You will then answer the following questions in a 3–4-page paper, and embed your pivot tables in your report to explain the summary results.

What statistical mean results do your Pivot Tables demonstrate about this grade school population of students?

Data Means Statistical Questions

  • What was the most frequent number of missed days?
  • What is the mean (average) number of missed days because of asthmatic conditions?
  • Which school had the highest average of missed days? 
  • Was the school with the highest average of missed days for males the same as the school with the highest average of missed days for females?
  • Is the average number of missed days higher among those who answered yes to asthma than the overall average?
  • What is the average age of the student population?

In a summary, explain how an informatician can use an outcome measurement of missed school days to monitor and evaluate population health; in this situation, asthma cases in elementary school children. Refer to the following article by Moonie, Sterling, Figgs, and Castro (2006):

Moonie, S. A., Sterling, D. A., Figgs, L., & Castro, M. (2006). Asthma status and severity affects missed school days. The Journal of School Health, 76(1), 18–24. Retrieved from

http://search.proquest.com.southuniversity.libproxy.edmc.edu/docview/215674744?accountid=87314

Submission Details:

  • Give reasons and examples in support of your responses. Cite all sources using APA format.
  • Submit a 3–4-page report in a Microsoft Word document to the Submissions Area  by the due date assigned.

Questions According To “The Bamboo Stalk” Novel By Saud Al-Sanousi

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  1. Describe two historical events that the author references to in the novel. Explain how the author weaves them into the storyline (explain how these events impact the story).
  2. Saud Al-Sanousi wants the reader to explore strengths and weaknesses of our society. Identify one or two weaknesses in our society that the novel suggests using examples to support your answer.
  3. Saud Al-Sanousi wants the reader to explore strengths and weaknesses of our society. Identify one or two strengths in our society that the novel suggests strengths using examples to support your answer.
  4. We explored how The Bamboo Stalk represents the Kuwaiti culture/society. Argue one way in which the novel accurately represents the Kuwaiti culture using examples to support your opinion.
  5. We explored how The Bamboo Stalk represents the Kuwaiti culture/society. Argue one way in which the novel does NOT represent the Kuwaiti culture accurately using examples to support your opinion.
  6. Emotional intelligence is essential for success; describe a character who you feel has high levels of emotional intelligence and how this intelligence led to constructive outcomes in their lives.
  7. Emotional intelligence is essential for success; describe a character who you feel DID NOT have high levels of emotional intelligence and how this intelligence led to constructive outcomes in their lives.
  8. We discussed the term ‘humanity’ in class and how to be a humane person. How does reading The Bamboo Stalk make the reader a more humane citizen?