Choose one of the 3 healthcare professional groups and identify 3 causes of burnout within this group.

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Assignment 3

Choose one of the 3 healthcare professional groups and identify 3 causes of burnout within this group:

Physicians
Nurses
Healthcare executives
Provide a strategy for culture change to provide a possible solution.

Subheadings should include:

Cause 1
Cause 2
Cause 3
Strategy for solutions 1
Strategy for solutions 2
Strategy for solutions 3
Conclusion

References
The paper should be 3 pages, written in the 7th edition APA format, with a minimum of 3 peer-reviewed references within the last 5 years.

Discuss the role of the advanced practice nurse as an interdisciplinary research collaborator and member of the interdisciplinary team obligated to co-participate in the implementation and use of evidence-based practice.

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Collaboration for Research and Evidence-based Practice

Consider the role of the nurse as an interdisciplinary team member in completing research and using research findings to inform health care practices.

Review the following.

  • Women’s Health Initiative retrieved from http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/whi
  • Collaborative strategies to enhance research and evidence-based practice. (see Journal in Activities)

Answer the following questions.

  1. Discuss the role of the advanced practice nurse as an interdisciplinary research collaborator and member of the interdisciplinary team obligated to co-participate in the implementation and use of evidence-based practice.
  2. End your discussion by providing an example of an evidence-based change that would require the collaborative efforts of nursing and at least two other healthcare disciplines and that would lead to quality improvement in healthcare

 

Explain how physical health and mental health are correlated. What impact does each have on the other? Give at least one detailed example of how either a specific physical ailment leads to a breakdown in mental health or how a specific mental health disorder can lead to physical issues.

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Mental Health in the Community

Remember to submit your work following the file naming convention FirstInitial.LastName_M01.docx. For example, J.Smith_M01.docx. Remember that it is not necessary to manually type in the file extension; it will automatically append.

Start by reading and following these instructions:

  1. Quickly skim the questions or assignment below and the assignment rubric to help you focus.
  2. Read the required chapter(s) of the textbook and any additional recommended resources. Some answers may require you to do additional research on the Internet or in other reference sources. Choose your sources carefully.
  3. Consider the course discussions so far and any insights gained from it.
  4. Create your Assignment submission and be sure to cite your sources if needed, use APA style as required, and check your spelling.

Assignment:

Write a 1000-1500 word essay addressing each of the following points/questions. Be sure to completely answer all the questions for each bullet point. There should be three main sections, one for each bullet below. Separate each section in your paper with a clear heading that allows your professor to know which bullet you are addressing in that section of your paper. Support your ideas with at least three (3) sources using citations in your essay. Make sure to cite using the APA writing style for the essay. The cover page and reference page in correct APA do not count towards the minimum word amount. Review the rubric criteria for this assignment.

  • Go to the Healthy People 2020 website and search for Mental Health and Mental Disorders. After reading the Overview section in Healthy People 2020 under Mental Health and Mental Disorders, pick and note the number and name of 2 objectives/goals from the list that you feel affect your community and explain why these were chosen. As a nurse, what can you do to help the community move towards this goal?
  • Explain how physical health and mental health are correlated. What impact does each have on the other? Give at least one detailed example of how either a specific physical ailment leads to a breakdown in mental health or how a specific mental health disorder can lead to physical issues.
  • Explain Trauma Informed Care in detail. How you can use Trauma Informed Care to assist a child who has been impacted by trauma?

Assignment Expectations:

Length: 1000-1500 words; answers must thoroughly address the questions in a clear, concise manner.

 

Provide the name, specialty and location of the organization. Why are they considered stakeholders? Describe the potential areas of conflict.

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Healthcare organization

Review a local healthcare organization and identify any potential stakeholders.

Next, answer the following questions:

  1. Provide the name, specialty and location of the organization.
  2. Why are they considered stakeholders?
  3. Describe the potential areas of conflict.
  4. How do they benefit from the success or failure of the healthcare organization?

Differentiate three basic components of utilization management as depicted in Figure 5.1 in Chapter 5 of your textbook. Explain the importance of drug utilization review and step therapy. Distinguish between disease management (DM) and case management.

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Utilization Management

Utilization management helps health care organizations control costs and improve quality. The principal objective of utilization management is the reduction of practice variations by establishing parameters for cost-effective use of health care resources.

For this discussion, you are taking on the role of the director of utilization management at Mount St. Clare Medical Center. Some practice variations have been observed among health care providers at your medical center. Your CEO asks you to conduct training for your health care providers.

In your initial post,

-Differentiate three basic components of utilization management as depicted in Figure 5.1 in Chapter 5 of your textbook.
-Explain the importance of drug utilization review and step therapy.
-Distinguish between disease management (DM) and case management.
-Examine a successful DM program (e.g., Aetna Health Connections disease management program) from real-life provided by an employer, hospital, health insurer, or other entity. Be sure to address its accreditation or certification status, if any, and its impacts on health care quality and cost.

Your initial post should be at least 500 words. Support your response with a minimum of two scholarly sources published in the last 5 years. Your sources must be formatted according to APA StyleLinks to an external site. as outlined in the Writing Center. The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible SourcesLinks to an external site. table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types.

Describe the importance of pre- and post-exercise nutrition choices. Provide examples of foods that are appropriate selections for each category. Explain how foods and nutrients help improve a person’s performance during physical activity and their recovery afterward.

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Module 05 Assignment – Exercise and Nutrition

Nutrition plays an essential role in supporting fitness and exercise. If you increase your level of physical activity, your need for nutrients and calories will also increase. In addition, the foods you eat before and after you exercise will have an impact on your performance during the physical activity and on your recovery afterward.

Perform some library research, and in a 2-3 page paper written in APA format using proper spelling/grammar, address the following:

  1. Describe the importance of pre- and post-exercise nutrition choices. Provide examples of foods that are appropriate selections for each category.
  2. Explain how foods and nutrients (including fluids and electrolytes) help improve a person’s performance during physical activity and their recovery afterward.
  3. Consider your responses to items 1 and 2 above, and suggest an appropriate nutritional plan for a physically active person. Be sure to explain what the person should consume in an average day to support their caloric and nutritional needs.
  4. Cite at least 2 credible references and present the resources in APA format on the References page.

 

Discuss when or where the revenue cycle process begins for inpatient and outpatient/ambulatory services. Describe how inpatient charges are captured in an inpatient setting.

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Week 6 Assignment – The Relationship Between Coding and Reimbursement

Overview

As a healthcare leader, it is important to understand the relationship between coding and reimbursement. This assignment is designed to illustrate this relationship using key inpatient and outpatient reporting documents.

Instructions

Write a 3-page summary that addresses the topics below:
Discuss when or where the revenue cycle process begins for inpatient and outpatient/ambulatory services.
Describe how inpatient charges are captured in an inpatient setting.
Describe how ambulatory charges are captured in an ambulatory setting.
Describe the importance of the information in the physician office encounter form.
Analyze the similarities and differences between the UB-04 and the CMS-1500.
Discuss one reason a medical claim would be denied?

This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards. For assistance and information, please refer to the Strayer Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:
Analyze the importance of coding and classification systems in delivering healthcare services, regulatory compliance, and reimbursement.

Describe the ethical issues and principles that were violated in this case. Describe the potential legal issues of concern. What tools or resources should this organization pursue in order to ensure high quality history and physical (H&P)?

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Case Study: Questionable Medical History

Requires Lopeswrite Plagiarism Check

Assessment Description– To be written in American English, not British or any other. Read the case study below then prepare a 10 slide powerpoint.

Questionable Medical History from Ch 10.

Smith was admitted to Community Hospital for surgery. Community Hospital medical staff bylaws require that a history and physical (H&P) exam be completed prior to patients undergoing surgery. Smith’s attending physician did not complete the H&P form. He simply drew a diagonal line from the top right to the bottom left of the H&P, indicating that the patient had no history of or current disease processes.The patient’s nurse, per hospital policy, completed a nursing assessment. The nurse documented on the patient admission assessment form that the patient had a history of transient ischemic attacks, diabetes, and hypothyroidism.The anesthesiologist did not perform an anesthesia assessment before surgery. General anesthesia was administered without knowing the patient’s previous experiences, if any, with anesthesia.Failure of the attending physician to complete an appropriate H&P examination and the anesthesiologist’s failure to perform a pre-anesthesia assessment placed the patient’s life and health at risk. The physician did not complete the H&P. He merely went through the motions of completing an H&P examination because it was mandated that the patient have an H&P in his medical record prior to surgery.

Once you have read the “Questionable Medical History Conducted Case Study,” located in Chapter 10 of the textbook. You are a health care administrator and have come across a case study from a community hospital. In order to prevent this incident from occurring in your practice setting, prepare a 10-12 slide PowerPoint educational presentation for your staff. Include the following in your presentation:

Describe the ethical issues and principles that were violated in this case.
Describe the potential legal issues of concern.
What tools or resources should this organization pursue in order to ensure high quality history and physical (H&P)?
Explain whether negligence has occurred in this case.
Explain which requirements meet the criteria for determining negligence in court.
Describe how this situation can be prevented in your practice setting.
Use speaker notes to expound and add detail.

While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

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

Based on the metrics you selected in Week 5, analyze opportunities for improvement using Lean Management and Six Sigma principles. Develop five measurable stretch goals.

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Physician Care Services

In Week Five, you familiarized yourself with the Physician Care Services, Inc. case and selected metrics that would help you to evaluate the organization’s productivity, with an eye to determining whether they could be successful in the current environment of health care reform. Based on your conclusions, you will have at least identified one or two areas of need which could benefit from the change.

To prepare for this Assignment:

Review Case 3: Physician Care Services, Inc. from Week 5, and the Assignment you submitted at the end of that week.

Now, you will develop recommendations to improve productivity and patient satisfaction. Consider what you know of Lean Management and Six Sigma principles and practices. Based on this understanding, ask yourself: What would the president and medical director want to know before making any financial and organizational decisions?

The Assignment:

  1. Based on the metrics you selected in Week 5, analyze opportunities for improvement using Lean Management and Six Sigma principles (2 pages).
  2. Develop five measurable stretch goals (2 pages).
  3. Create a presentation with speaker notes, 5–7 slides in length (200–400 words per slide), that defines a culture of accountability and quality excellence and recommends how to foster this in the emergency department.

 

Discuss the research & the background in relation to the health problem. Is there consensus among researchers regarding its severity and how-to best deal with it? What would realistically happen if no intervention was implemented.

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Public Health Policy Analysis: FINAL PAPER (100 points)

  • https://legiscan.com or California healthcare legislation 2021

Students will identify one key piece of the legislation that is currently making its way through a state legislative process in California as well as many other states, but that has not yet passed or been enacted(Active) . California, as well as many other states maintain websites that follow proposed bills throughout the legislative process. You are to locate one bill during the current academic year.
Students should select a bill that has been proposed in response to a perceived public health issue and write a 8-10-page paper ( APA format -1” borders, 12 pt. font) which includes the following:

DIRECTIONS & GRADING OF FINAL PAPERS:
• Overview of the health problem: An overview of the public health problem to be addressed. Discuss the severity of the problem and number of people affected by it and by the proposed bill. (20 points)

• Severity of the health problem: Discuss the research & the background in relation to the health problem. Is there consensus among researchers regarding its severity and how-to best deal with it? What would realistically happen if no intervention was implemented. Make sure to cite all references to support the stated statistics and data. (10 points)
• Overview of the bill and Stakeholders: An overview of the proposed bill in terms of its specific provisions. Do not just discuss what the promoters promise and what will be accomplished. Make sure to read the fine print and see exactly what the bill will do. Describe who the stakeholders are that who are affected in any way by this bill. (10 points)
• Promises/Expected Outcomes: Who are the promoters of the bill? Describe what the promoters of the bill believe that the bill will accomplish. Make sure to discuss what specific health outcomes the promoters state will occur if the bill is passed. (10 points)

• Problems: Describe what individuals or groups are opposed to the bill and why they are opposed. Make sure to research special interest groups such as professional trade associations, industry groups, etc. to explore the types of lobbying efforts they are undertaking with respect to the bill. (15 points)
• Unintended Consequences: Describe what unintended consequence(s) could arise resulting from passage of this bill. In this section you should discuss unanticipated outcomes or results that could have a negative impact (go wrong) if the bill was passed. (20 points)
• Recommendations: What is your recommendation regarding this bill. Make sure to support your opinion with facts and with reference to class readings & other references. (15 points)