Pick a psychological disorder category from the following options. Create a 1-2 page flyer designed to raise awareness about the disorder you choose among the general population. Use graphics in your flyer.

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Psychological disorder

Pick a psychological disorder category from the following options. Create a 1-2 page flyer (NOT a PowerPoint) designed to raise awareness about the disorder you choose among the general population. Use graphics in your flyer (not just text). Think of what things grab your attention as a starting point). You cannot pick the same disorder you are using for your final project (you will not receive credit if you do this).

You may choose from the following:

    1. Anxiety disorders
    2. Mood disorders
    3. Obsessive compulsive disorders and related disorders
    4. Schizophrenia
    5. Dissociative disorders
    6. Personality disorders
    7. Eating disorders
    8. Disorders in childhood

Using your book and Google, research your chosen disorder category.

Create a flyer that addresses the following:

    1. Define the disorder category
    2. History of the disorder (how it was perceived and explained throughout history) and how the disorder is perceived now in the United States
    3. Risk factors for the disorder
    4. Who the disorder impacts most frequently (age, gender, race)
    5. Recommended treatment and ways to get help (hint- provide resources to a local treatment center/hotline if possible).
    6. 2 ways to reduce the stigma around this psychological disorder
    7. Make sure to CITE your sources..

 

Discuss interoperability requirements. How could you prepare to have an interoperable electronic health record (EHR) that meets CMS standards? Describe the steps you would take to move towards interoperability.

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WK 4 – Look for tool applications beyond those already discussed.

Complete the discussion using classroom tools only – the textbook, course web links, Classroom Law Library, and Compliance Library

Group 1/Medicare and Interoperability

Question – Part 1: Critical Analysis of the Law

Medicare is a large payer of health care services as the health care payer for the elderly.
Evaluate the Conditions of Participation (CoP) for a hospital to participate in Medicare. What are the pros and cons of a hospital being a Medicare provider? What are the consequences of non-participation in Medicare?
What is the role of the Joint Commission in obtaining “deemed” status? Is Joint Commission a regulatory agency? Why or why not?
Discuss the COSO framework for internal controls and evaluate how it could be used to meet Medicare CoP. Be specific and demonstrate an understanding of the risks and how the compliance tool can be used specifically to control the risks.

Part 2: Strategic Compliance with the Law

You work for a small managed care organization (MCO), “Splendid Healthcare,” that owns a hospital and two provider clinics. Your MCO just received notice that it will be subject to a CMS Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) audit on the following issues and has requested medical records from your hospital and provider clinics.

  • 0001 Inpatient Hospital MS – DRG Coding Validation
  • 0011 Inappropriate Billing of Home Visit Professional Service Evaluation and Management Codes during Inpatient.

Name and describe the law and code section that gives CMS and RAC auditors the right to access your medical records. (Give the legal source of the request)
Your documents are electronic but not transferrable electronically in an interoperable fashion. How could you best meet the medical record request?

Discuss interoperability requirements. How could you prepare to have an interoperable electronic health record (EHR) that meets CMS standards? Describe the steps you would take to move towards interoperability.

Apply management theory, concepts, and models to examine ethical best practices in long-term care administration and to foster performance excellence. Develop and refine students’ ethical problem-solving and analytical skills when facing complex challenges, decision-making, and strategic planning in long-term care administration.

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Week 9 Assignment 4: The Regulatory Environment – Survey Readiness

Course Objectives for Assignment:

Apply management theory, concepts, and models to examine ethical best practices in long-term care administration and to foster performance excellence.
Develop and refine students’ ethical problem-solving and analytical skills when facing complex challenges, decision-making, and strategic planning in long-term care administration.
Background: Preparing for a regulatory survey is essential in long-term care and complying with these regulations is critical for the success of an organization. Over the past several weeks, we have learned a tremendous amount of information on different departments and various administrative areas. Now, we will apply your knowledge to create a proactive plan that assists your team in being prepared should regulatory bodies arrive to conduct a survey or inspection. While we do not have the time to implement and discuss a complete mock study, we will have the time for you to work on a few of the processes for a survey readiness plan.
Your Scenario (Option A) Your instructor will assign you one of the scenarios provided below.

Option A: Florida Assisted Living Facilities
ALF Option 1: Colonial Assisted Living located in Tampa, FL

Why Tampa

Florida ALF Standard Option 2: A0030 – Resident Care – Rights & Facility
Procedures o Rule: 59A-36.007(5) FAC; 429.28(1-2) FS 429.27 o Regulatory Information: Pages 40 to 45 of the Florida AHCA State Regulations PDF.

Resources for this Scenario:

How to locate the specific regulations for this scenario: You can you the Control F function on your PC or the Command F function on your Mac to search for a particular regulatory standard/tag/rule. Type in the information that you want to search for in the specific document that you are reviewing, using this search function to locate your information:
Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) ALF State Regulations: Florida AHCA State Regulations PDF
Website link to Florida ALF Statutes: Florida ALF Statutes Website

Option B: South Carolina Home Health Agencies and Services

If Option B was Assigned to You, then you will be provided with One of the Following HHAs:

HHA Option 1: Amedisys Home Health of Lexington, located in Lexington, South Carolina
HHA Website: Amedisys HHA in Lexington, South Carolina
Company Website – Main Page: https://www.amedisys.com/
HHA Option 2: Carolinas Home Health in Florence, South Carolina
HHA Website: Carolinas Home Health Part of LHC Group in South Carolina
Company Website – Main Page: https://lhcgroup.com/locations/carolina-home-care/
HHA Option 3: Prisma Health Home Health is located in Greenville, South Carolina
HHA Website: Prisma Health Home Health of Greenville SC
Company Website- Main Page: https://prismahealth.org/
If the HHA Option was Assigned to You, then you will be provided with One of the Following HHA Regulations:

HHA Regulation Option 1: Federal CMS HHA Regulatory Condition: 484.50 Patient Rights
Regulatory Reference and Standard: Be free from abuse. 484.59(c)(2)
Regulatory Tag: G430
Regulatory Information: Page 1 of the CMS 2018 HHA G Tag Information and 11 of the CMS State Operations Manual Appendix B for HHAs.
HHA Regulation Option 2: Federal CMS HHA Regulatory Condition: Quality assessment/performance improvement (484.65)
Regulatory Reference and Standard: 484.65 Participate in the HHA’s QAPI program
Regulatory Tag: G640
Regulatory Information: Page 3 of the CMS 2018 HHA G Tag Information and Page 40 of the CMS State Operations Manual Appendix B for HHAs.
HHA Regulation Option 3: Federal CMS HHA Regulatory Condition: Home health aide services 484.80
Regulatory Reference: 480.80(d) 12 hours in-service every 12 months
Regulatory Tag: G774
Regulatory Information: Page 4 of the CMS 2018 HHA G Tag Information and Page 56-57 of the CMS State Operations Manual Appendix B for HHAs.
HHA Regulation Option 4: Federal CMS HHA Regulatory Condition: Emergency Preparedness 484.102
Regulatory Reference: 484.102(a) Emergency Plan
Regulatory Tag: E-0004
Regulatory Information: Page 3 to 4 of the CMS 2018 HHA G Tag Information and Page 12 to 15 of the E-Tags Emergency Preparedness CMS State Operations Manual Appendix Z for All Certified Federal Level Providers.
HHA Regulation Option 5: Federal CMS HHA Regulatory Condition: Personnel qualifications 484.115
Regulatory Reference: 484.115(a) Administrator
Regulatory Tag: G1052
Regulatory Information: Page 6 of the CMS 2018 HHA G Tag Information and 83 of the CMS State Operations Manual Appendix B for HHAs.
Resources for this Scenario:

How to locate the specific regulations for this scenario: You can you the Control F function on your PC or the Command F function on your Mac to search for a particular regulatory reference/tag/rule. Type in the information that you want to search for in the specific document that you are reviewing, using this search function to locate your information:
CMS State Operations Manual Appendix B for HHAs PDF
E-Tags Emergency Preparedness CMS State Operations Manual Appendix Z for All Certified Federal Level Providers PDF
Website link to CMS Provider Compare– Main Page: CMS Provider Compare Search Page
Website link to CMS – Emergency Preparedness Rule Page: CMS Emergency Preparedness Rule Landing Page

Option C: Maryland Skilled Nursing Facilities

If Option C was Assigned to You, then you will be provided with One of the Following SNFs:

SNF Option 1: Autumn Lake Healthcare at Ballenger Creek, located in Fredrick, Maryland
SNF Website: https://autumnlakeballengercreek.com/
Company Website – Main Page: https://autumnlakehealthcare.com/
SNF Option 2: Chesapeake Shores, located in Lexington Park, Maryland
SNF Website: https://www.ltcrevolution.com/find-a-facility/chesapeake-shores/
Company Website – Main Page: https://www.ltcrevolution.com/
SNF Option 3: Waldorf Center located in Waldorf, Maryland
SNF Website: https://www.genesishcc.com/waldorf
Company Website – Main Page: https://www.genesishcc.com/
If the SNF Option was Assigned to You, then you will be provided with One of the Following SNF Regulations:

SNF Regulation Option 1: Federal CMS SNF Regulation: Resident Rights 483.10
Regulatory Reference: Safe/Clean/Comfortable/Homelike Environment 483.10(i)
Regulatory Tag: F584
Regulatory Information: Page 1 of the CMS SNF F Tags June 2021 PDF and Pages 62 to 66 of the CMS State Operations Manual Appendix PP for LTC Facilities.
SNF Regulation Option 2: Federal CMS SNF Regulation: Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation 483.12
Regulatory Reference: Reporting of Alleged Violations 483.12(b)
Regulatory Tag: F608
Regulatory Information: Page 1 of the CMS SNF F Tags June 2021 PDF and Pages 141 to 150 of the CMS State Operations Manual Appendix PP for LTC Facilities.
SNF Regulation Option 3: Federal CMS SNF Regulation: Food and Nutrition Services 483.60
Regulatory Reference: Provided Diet Meets Needs of Each Resident 483.60
Regulatory Tag: F800
Regulatory Information: Page 2 of the CMS SNF F Tags June 2021 PDF and Pages 564 to 565 of the CMS State Operations Manual Appendix PP for LTC Facilities.
SNF Regulation Option 4: Federal CMS SNF Regulation: Infection Control 483.80
Regulatory Reference: Influenza and Pneumococcal Immunizations 483.80(d)
Regulatory Tag: F883
Regulatory Information: Page 2 of the CMS SNF F Tags June 2021 PDF and Pages 708 to 749 of the CMS State Operations Manual Appendix PP for LTC Facilities.
SNF Regulation Option 5: Federal CMS SNF Regulation: Emergency Plan for LTC Facility 483.73(a)
Regulatory Reference: 483.73(a) Emergency Plan. Develop and maintain an emergency preparedness plan that must be reviewed and updated annually.
Regulatory Tag: E-0004
Regulatory Information: Page 12 to 15 of the E-Tags Emergency Preparedness CMS State Operations Manual Appendix Z for All Certified Federal Level Providers.
Resources for this Scenario:

How to locate the specific regulations for this scenario: You can you the Control F function on your PC or the Command F function on your Mac to search for a particular regulatory reference/tag/rule. Type in the information that you want to search for in the specific document that you are reviewing, using this search function to locate your information:
CMS SNF F Tags June 2021 PDF
CMS State Operations Manual Appendix PP for LTC Facilities PDF
E-Tags Emergency Preparedness CMS State Operations Manual Appendix Z for All Certified Federal Level Providers PDF
Website link to CMS Provider Compare– Main Page: CMS Provider Compare Search Page
Website link to CMS – Emergency Preparedness Rule Page: CMS Emergency Preparedness Rule Landing Page

Analyze at least two reasons why job analysis is often described as “the foundation of human resources management.” Provide specific examples to support your rationale.

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Healthcare Human Resource Management

“Job Design, Job Redesign, and Workflow Analysis”

  • Analyze at least two reasons why job analysis is often described as “the foundation of human resources management.” Provide specific examples to support your rationale.
  • Analyze two strategies to expand services to include long-term care in the organization you have chosen, and then outline a brief workflow analysis for the services in that organization.

This is a discussion, NOT a paper. Need a strong paragraph with references.

 

Discuss a primary care-focused visit devoted to wellness and or disease affecting women and health-enhancing strategies that you would include in the visit.

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Women and health-enhancing strategies

Discuss a primary care-focused visit devoted to wellness and or disease affecting women and health-enhancing strategies that you would include in the visit.

 

When managing or growing your organization – what are the main key elements to do so? What in the reading helps you to know how to grow your organization? What from the reading shows the steps in managing your business/organization to grow it?

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Week 6 Discussion

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

When managing or growing your organization – what are the main key elements to do so? What in the reading helps you to know how to grow your organization? What from the reading shows the steps in managing your business/organization to grow it?

What role does systems thinking play in making program planning more adaptive, transparent, and evidence based? How does systems thinking help with team development and communication?

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Healthcare program

Overview
In this assignment, you will critique a health or healthcare program based on the provided literature. Before beginning this assignment, visit the module Resources section and explore the program critique reading resource.

This assignment will help you predict the importance of a system-thinking approach in program planning. It will help you consider how to construct your program planning team. This activity will also help you understand the role of adequate communication when developing a program plan, design, and evaluation.

Findings from this assignment will help you analyze and improve your program’s team development and communication aspects.

Prompt
Write a program critique that examines a health or healthcare program intended to meet a specific health need.

Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:

Systems Thinking: Explain how the program considers a systems-thinking approach in program planning. Consider the following questions to guide your response:
What role does systems thinking play in making program planning more adaptive, transparent, and evidence based?
How does systems thinking help with team development and communication?

Stakeholders’ and Team Members’ Roles: Analyze the roles and responsibilities of stakeholders and team members in the program’s planning. Consider the following questions to guide your response:
How did the inclusion of stakeholders help minimize the risks associated with the program?
What would you change in the given program’s team-building efforts to make it more collaborative?

Communication Tools and Techniques: Determine whether the program’s activities and resources use adequate communication tools and techniques to achieve the desired outcomes. Consider the following questions to guide your response:
How did ineffective communication negatively impact the given program and its stakeholders?
What would you change to improve the communication with the stakeholders?

Summary and Recommendations: Summarize your findings from the program analysis, and share at least two recommendations about the appropriate use of systems thinking and inclusion of stakeholders in program planning. Consider the following question to guide your response:
How would you use systems thinking to plan the activities for the given program differently?

Note that all the claims in your deliverable should be evidence based. Your citations should be from your independent search for evidence (not from the scenario, textbook, or module resources) of credible sources and be current within the last five years. You are required to cite a minimum of two sources overall. Refer to the Shapiro Library Guide: Nursing—Graduate located in the Start Here section of the course for additional support. If you need writing support, access the Online Writing Center through the Academic Support module of your course.

Identify some non-communicable diseases. Why is screening tests necessary? How Can Screening for Disease Address the Burden of Non-communicable Disease?

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Discussion questions

Options:
1. Choose one of the discussion questions in your text (at the end of chapter 6) to answer. Write at least one page reaction to the question and include at least two outside resources where your classmates can get additional information. Provide links and a short description of each resource. Credit will not be given to those who copy posts from other students. Length: 1 page – with references.

OR

2. Identify some non-communicable diseases. Why is screening tests necessary? How Can Screening for Disease Address the Burden of Non-communicable Disease? — pg. 130-137. Credit will not be given to those who copy posts from other students. Length: 1page – with references.

Provide a brief background behind the short history of cyber-attacks, explain what those are and how they affect the organizations, and then, provide concrete recommendations on the possible mitigation of the cyber-attacks and the solutions that can help prevent the attacks.

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Cyber-attacks on health care systems

We have been hearing and reading about the cyber-attacks on health care systems and hospitals across the country. This is a new phenomenon that is, without a doubt, on the rise. Below is the article about one of the largest health care systems that was affected by the cyber-attack. In this assignment, provide a brief background behind the short history of cyber-attacks, explain what those are and how they affect the organizations, and then, provide concrete recommendations on the possible mitigation of the cyber-attacks and the solutions that can help prevent the attacks.

Major hospital system hit with cyberattack, potentially largest in U.S. history. Computer systems for Universal Health Services, which has more than 400 locations, primarily in the U.S., began to fail over the weekend.

 

 

 

Identify people in the patient’s life you would need to speak to or get feedback from to further assess the patient’s situation. Include specific questions you might ask these people and why. Explain what, if any, physical exams and diagnostic tests would be appropriate for the patient and how the results would be used.

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Case: An elderly widow who just lost her spouse.

Subjective: A patient presents to your primary care office today with a chief complaint of insomnia.

The patient is 75 YO with PMH of DM, HTN, and MDD. Her husband of 41 years passed away 10 months ago. Since then, she states her depression has gotten worse, as well as her sleep habits. The patient has no previous history of depression prior to her husband’s death. She is awake, alert, and oriented x3. The patient normally sees PCP once or twice a year. The patient denies any suicidal ideations. The patient arrived at the office today by private vehicle. The patient currently takes the following medications:

Metformin 500mg BID
Januvia 100mg daily
Losartan 100mg daily
HCTZ 25mg daily
Sertraline 100mg daily
Additional information:

Current weight: 88 kg
Current height: 64 inches
Temp: 98.6 degrees F
BP: 132/86

You must address each of the following items within your main post.

List three questions you might ask the patient if she were in your office.
Provide a rationale for why you might ask these questions.

Identify people in the patient’s life you would need to speak to or get feedback from to further assess the patient’s situation. Include specific questions you might ask these people and why.

Explain what, if any, physical exams and diagnostic tests would be appropriate for the patient and how the results would be used.

List three differential diagnoses for the patient. Identify the one that you think is most likely and explain why.

List two pharmacologic agents and their dosing that would be appropriate for the patient’s antidepressant therapy based on pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. From a mechanism of action perspective, provide a rationale for why you might choose one agent over the other.

For the drug therapy, you select and identify any contraindications to use or alterations in dosing that may need to be considered based on ethical prescribing or decision-making.

Discuss why the contraindication/alteration you identify exists. That is, what would be problematic with the use of this drug in individuals based on ethical prescribing guidelines or decision-making?

Include any “checkpoints” (i.e., follow-up data at Week 4, 8, 12, etc.), and indicate any therapeutic changes that you might make based on possible outcomes that may happen given your treatment options chosen.