Compare available options for funding a public health program and explain which would be best for your proposed program.

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Funding a public health program

Consider the following scenario: the community assessment team you have been working with would like you to give a presentation at their next meeting about available options that can be considered for funding of your proposed program.

Compare available options for funding a public health program and explain which would be best for your proposed program.

 

How have continued development in medicine and health-related services impacted our lifespan? Will these developments continue? Explain.

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Week 6 Discussion

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

How have continued development in medicine and health-related services impacted our lifespan?
Will these developments continue? Explain.

Does it impact specific organization types, e.g., hospital, clinic, or LTC facility? What are the implications for the organization from different perspectives? What recommendations would you make to address the issue?

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HCAD 625 The Business of Healthcare – Project 1

Instructions:
Refer to the Berkeley Guide to Managing Human Resources.
Select one of the chapter headings, one with which you are not familiar but find interesting. UC Berkeley (2018). Guide to Managing Human Resources.

https://hr.berkeley.edu/hr-network/central-guide-managing-hr/managing-hr

TOPIC: I HAVE CHOSEN CHAPTER 2: EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY / AFFIRMATIVE ACTION

Then, research a significant issue facing healthcare within this realm. Prepare a 5–9-page APA -7 paper and references describing this issue and proposed solutions.
1. Does it impact specific organization types, e.g., hospital, clinic, or LTC facility?
2. What are the implications for the organization from different perspectives?
3. What recommendations would you make to address the issue?

Watch the video below. Write 300-500 words reflecting on it, comparing and contrasting your feelings regarding addicts before and after viewing, and describing, in detail, five things you learned that you didn’t know.

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Addiction: Theory and Practice – Chasing the Dragon

Watch the video below. Write 300-500 words reflecting on it, comparing and contrasting your feelings regarding addicts before and after viewing, and describing, in detail, five things you learned that you didn’t know. 25 points

Describes collaborative approaches from the literature that could be relevant in establishing or improving an interdisciplinary team to address an organizational issue.

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Interview and interdisciplinary issue identification

Summarizes an interview focused on past or current issues at a health care organization. Notes strategies employed in the interview to ensure that sufficient information was gathered.

Identifies an issue from an interview for which an evidence-based interdisciplinary approach would be appropriate, providing one or more specific reasons to justify this approach.

Describes potential change theories and leadership strategies that could help develop an interdisciplinary solution to an organizational issue. Notes which sources seem most credible or relevant to the specific organizational issue.

Describes collaborative approaches from the literature that could be relevant in establishing or improving an interdisciplinary team to address an organizational issue. Notes which sources seem most credible or relevant to the specific organizational issue.

Organizes content with a clear purpose. Content flows logically with smooth transitions using coherent paragraphs, correct grammar/punctuation, word choice, and free of spelling errors.

Exhibits strict and flawless adherence to APA formatting of headings, in-text citations, and references. Quotes and paraphrases correctly.

 

What do you think? Is this a reasonable type of policy to impose during a time of high government expenditures? Is it unreasonable, particularly in a time of high unemployment?

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Drug Tests for Welfare Recipients

By 2013,13 of the 30 state legislatures had passed laws requiring a urine sample for people receiving welfare, unemployment assistance, job training, food stamps, or public housing. Several other states were considering doing the same, with the expressed hope of saving money. Opponents of these laws have produced data showing the high cost of administering the testing programs compared to the relatively small number of positive drug tests found. For example, according to Think Progress.org, in one year Oklahoma spent just over $230,000 on a program that gave urine tests to about 1,300 welfare applicants for whom they had “reasonable suspicion” of drug use. There were 138 positive results, just over 10 percent. Others have reported that in all these programs the rate of positive urine tests is lower than the rate of self-reported illicit drug use in the overall population, suggesting that welfare applicants or recipients have a lower than average likelihood of being drug users. Proponents of these laws argue that drug testing is not uncommon in the workplace, and since welfare assistance, unemployment assistance, and job training are all intended to provide a transition to employment, these policies make sense.

However, one opponent was quoted as saying, All this does is perpetuate the stereotype that low-income people are lazy, shiftless drug addicts and if all they did was pick themselves up by the bootstraps then the country wouldn’t be in the mess it’s in.” Quoted in A.G Sulzberger States Adding Drug Test as Hurdle for Welfare, Newyork times. What do you think? Is this a reasonable type of policy to impose during a time of high government expenditures? Is it unreasonable, particularly in a time of high unemployment? Imagine a specific example of a single mother with two young children. Previously employed at a low-paying job, she is receiving unemployment payments while attending a community college, and she also has been receiving food stamps. If she smokes marijuana and fails the urine test, should this assistance be stopped?
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Identify a specific managerial position that you are interested in. Discuss the responsibilities associated with your desired position and describe the management competencies required to fulfill them.

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Management roles and principles

Introduction
The purpose of this assignment is to synthesize the concepts learned in this course and demonstrate an understanding of management roles and principles.

Instructions
Using your textbook and at least one other credible reference, write an essay that demonstrates your knowledge of course concepts and addressed the prompts below. Support your responses with credible research, specific details and examples. The minimum length requirement for this essay is 1500 words.

Paper Structure
Structure your paper as follows:
1. Intro paragraph
a. Identify a specific managerial position that you are interested in (e.g. departmental director, facility manager, etc.). This position can be one that exists at your current place of employment or at a place where you would one day like to work.

b. State your thesis (main idea) and identify the main points that you will cover in the body of your paper.

2. Body Paragraphs
a. Discuss the responsibilities associated with your desired position and describe the management competencies required to fulfill them.

b. Explain how you will apply your management skills in your desired position with respect to each of the topics covered in this course. Each of these topics should contain a detailed response along with a plan to use specific techniques and examples that you learned in your textbook.

These topics should include:
• Management theory applied
• Anticipated challenges, conflict, and problem solving (leadership style, leadership domains)
• Motivation (intrinsic & extrinsic motivation, motivational strategies)
• Organizational behavior (levels of organizational behavior)
• Teamwork
• Human resource management (workforce planning, recruitment)
• Cultural competency
• Financial Management (SWOT, budgeting, marketing)

If a health care center has a poor survey or quality rating, is this the single most determining factor in selecting a health care center for a loved one? What other factors may outweigh the regulatory component?

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Week 5 Discussion

Reply to the following using at least 175 words per reply. Be professional and constructive in your post. Be sure to use FULL APA references and in-text citations.

1. The United States has a fast-growing population of senior citizens, which has major implications for the long-term budget outlook. The number of people aged 65 and older in the United States 52 million today is projected to increase by more than 60 percent over the next three decades, reaching 84 million in 2047. This will lead to more people turning to Social Security, Medicare, and long-term care services financed by Medicaid programs that are crucial to the economic and health security of Americans during their retirement years. Ensuring retirement security for the American middle class will mean providing these programs with additional resources. What resources are being provided by the government to support healthy aging?

2. Each state has regulations but every Medicare approved facility must govern themselves according to federal laws as well. Nursing facilities are governed by federal government regulations as well as state regulations. The federal government provides funding to nursing facilities and provides federal codes and standards that must be upheld. The monitoring of federal funds is required to ensure that funds are utilized appropriately. Annual surveys are conducted to ensure regulatory compliance. If a health care center has a poor survey or quality rating, is this the single most determining factor in selecting a health care center for a loved one? What other factors may outweigh the regulatory component?

Reference

PBS. (n.d). Today’s Nursing Homes: The Evolution of Nursing Home Care in the United States. Retrieved from http://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/nursing

What were you most surprised to learn regarding technology’s significant impact on healthcare providers, whether good or bad?

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Introduction to Health Informatics

Begin by reading the article written by Atul Gawande, Why Doctors Hate Their Computers. Gawande provides insight into the disconnect between what healthcare technology was meant to do and reality.

For this discussion activity, respond to the following:

Reflect on your initial thoughts as you read the article. What were you most surprised to learn regarding technology’s significant impact on healthcare providers, whether good or bad?
Gawande discusses many challenges and positive outcomes of the EHR. Briefly discuss some of the advantages and positive results of the EHR as presented by the author.

Select one negative result of using the electronic record described in the article and provide a recommendation that you might employ to reduce risks and improve the process for this issue. I have provided a few examples below.
risk of contributing to the existing shortage of health care providers.
problem list
copy/paste documentation
use of virtual scribes
burn out

Provide at least one reference for your recommended solution ( not including the textbook or the Gawande article).

Explain the “who, what, when, where and how” when applicable to your posts. Explain why you agree or disagree with them, and offer additional points.

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Module 1 Discussion: Acceptable Ethical Norms Online Discussion in Module 01 – Recognize the Diversity in Ethical Dimensions of Professional Practice

– This assignment is open for posts & replies in the Module 1 Discussion: The Application of Acceptable Ethical Norms forum Posts are due on Thursday, August 25 at 11:55 PM It is due Today, at 11:55 PM

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This online discussion is included in your final grade and is scored out of 100 points.

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Instructions: Module 1: The Application of Acceptable Ethical Norms In this discussion, from a personal perspective, explain 1) the context of ethics and 2) the application of acceptable ethical norms as it relates to respiratory care. If possible, utilize a personal experience that had some ethical quandary. Be concise & thorough in your posts. Explain the “who, what, when, where and how” when applicable to your posts. Your initial post should offer a full explanation to your peers. Each post should be substantial, thorough, fully address the topic, and use professional language and tone, including your responsive post to your peer – explain why you agree or disagree with them, and offer additional points. Post your initial post by the second day of the module and respond to a minimum of two peers by the fifth day of the module. Check your Coursework calendar and assignment details for specific due dates. *You will be required to post your initial post first before seeing those of your peers. IF you use a source, make sure you cite it correctly.