After completing this week’s reading, you have learned that teamwork is an essential part of Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) and healthcare delivery.

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After completing this week’s reading, you have learned that teamwork is an essential part of Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) and healthcare delivery. Healthcare professional roles include physicians, nurses, diagnostics and radiology staff, hospital administrators, patient registration, and triage staff, etc. Each role has its own contribution to ensuring the delivery of quality care.

In your opinion, discuss two of the roles listed above and their role in the delivery of quality care. Identify two professional responsibilities of the chosen roles, and link them to the quality improvement process of improving patient wait times in the Emergency Room. Include communication techniques this role would utilize to assist in improving patient wait times to the CQI team or staff.

Your initial post should be 250-300 words and utilize at least one scholarly source from the Ashford University Library to justify your statements. Cite all sources in APA format.

 

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Imagine that you work for a health department and have been asked to make a presentation to a group of health care professionals on the role and responsibilities of community and public health. 

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Imagine that you work for a health department and have been asked to make a presentation to a group of health care professionals on the role and responsibilities of community and public health.

After reviewing the materials throughout the course and based on what you have learned, create a PowerPoint presentation of at least six slides that covers the following topics:

  • Describe the role of community and public health in the well-being of populations.
  • Describe the public health organizational structure.
  • Examine the legal and ethical dimensions of public and community health services.
  • Analyze funding of public and community health services.
  • Discuss the role of communication in community and public health programs.

Creating the Final Project

The Final Project:

  1. Must be created using a screencast program such as Jing, Screencast-O-Matic, Screenr, or other audio/video program.
  2. Must be a minimum of six PowerPoint slides in length (excluding title and reference slide), and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
  3. Must include a title slide with the following:
    • Title of presentation
    • Student’s name
    • Course name and number
    • Instructor’s name
    • Date submitted
  4. Must include a succinct thesis that is presented on the opening slide.
  5. Must address the topics with critical thought.
  6. Must use at least four scholarly sources (not including the course text), including a minimum of two from academic journals found in the Ashford University Library. Other sources should be obtained from appropriate epidemiological information.
  7. Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
  8. Must include a separate reference slide, formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
 

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A lower percentage of African Americans and Hispanics report being satisfied with the quality of their healthcare than Caucasians

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A lower percentage of African Americans and Hispanics report being satisfied with the quality of their healthcare than Caucasians. In the light of this, answer the questions that follow:

  • Discuss at least three factors influencing differences in the rates of satisfaction with quality of healthcare among African Americans and Hispanics.
  • Explain how differences in the healthcare received by people contribute to disparities in health.
  • Identify at least three strategies that can overcome these differences in care.

Justify your responses by citing at least two scholarly sources.

Support your responses with examples.

In addition, respond to the following questions:

  • Explain why health indicators are an important tool in public health.
  • What are the leading health indicators as identified by Healthy People 2020?
  • Describe how organizations across the nation are addressing these priority health topics.
 

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Assurance Activities: Now that the assessment and policy development actions have been outlined

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Assurance Activities: Now that the assessment and policy development actions have been outlined, provide assurances to the affected community that what has been or will be done will be effective and sustaining. With each of the four essential services associated with assurance, analyze how these factors will be applied to the selected health problem for this population.  The key terms in each of these are listed below.  Critically think about how you should enforce, link, assure and evaluate in relation to your assessment data and policy actions:

  • Enforce laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety
  • Link people to needed personal health services and assure the provision of health when otherwise unavailable
  • Assure competent public and personal health care workforce
  • Evaluate effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of personal and population-based health services

Conclusion: Compose a brief conclusion on what was covered and examine the legal and ethical considerations affiliated with the population in relation to assessment, policy development, and assurances. Then, include a brief synopsis of how the 10th Essential Service can help address this issue within all three of the core functions: assessment, policy development, and assurance. Research for new insights and innovate solutions to health problems.

 

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You are to write a 3-5 page paper (not including title and reference pages) in proper APA format.

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  • You are to write a 3-5 page paper (not including title and reference pages) in proper APA format. For your paper, you will create a fictional character for a movie. The character should be in a management position. Your paper should utilize appropriate course material (and from your own research). Ensure you address the following topics in your paper:

    Describe the personality of your character (this is to help the reader understand the challenges your leader faces).

    How did your character develop their management traits?

    Identify three management traits that the leader possesses, and explain why they are necessary to a successful manager.

    How you can develop each skill or trait in your own life? Training, education, experience, etc. – but be specific (if you create goals they should be SMART).

    What are possible disadvantages to having these traits?

    How have you seen the selected traits utilized effectively in your own experiences in life?

    How can you market the traits (for this I would like to see resume bullets for each of the traits)? – Put yourself in your character’s shoes, as if they were writing a resume.

    How do you relate to your character? Could you be managed by him/her/it?

    Paper must include (all in proper APA 6th edition format):

    Cover Page
    Reference Page
    Two additional resources from APUS online library
    Two additional resources from the internet
    Wikipedia, or similar sites are NOT acceptable sources for this paper

 

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assignment 2: LASA 1: Design Communications Manual

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assignment 2: LASA 1: Design Communications Manual

You have been appointed the vice president of the human resources department at a fictional multinational organization. It is your job to design the framework for a communications manual for this organization.  The communications manual should contain best practices, company recommendations and scenarios all targeted at organizational communication.

The board of directors wants to have an overview of what you plan.  Your job, in this assignment, is to prepare that overview in the form of a table of contents for the manual with a brief description of each section.

Please begin by naming your organization and defining your organization’s primary business.

Prepare a table of contents as an outline for your communications manual.  Include at least five sections (communications topics) in the manual.  Each section should have a heading and subheading. The heading should include a description of the topic.  The subheading should include a) an example scenario of how this topic should be handled in your company b) a description of why this section is important to organizational communication and c) an explanation of how this communication policy will benefit both the employee and the organization.

Follow the table of contents with a one page action plan on how you will ensure that this communications manual is effectively implemented at your organization.

Your table of contents and action plan combined should be four to five pages in length with descriptions in Word format. Apply APA standards for writing style and references to the descriptions. Use the following file naming convention:

Introduces an organization and describes its primary business. 16
Lists at least five communication best practices and/or recommendations along with a description. 60
Includes a subheading for each topic complete with an example scenario, description illustrating importance, and explanation of communication policy and its benefits. 40
Details how to ensure that the communications manual is effectively implemented. 40
Style (4 points): Tone, audience, and word choice.

Organization (12 points): Introduction, transitions, and conclusion.

Usage and Mechanics (12 points): Grammar, spelling, and sentence structure.

APA Elements (16 points): In text citations and references, paraphrasing, and appropriate use of quotations and other elements of style.
 

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To prepare for this Discussion: Reflect on the nonprofit organization Young Life

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To prepare for this Discussion:

  • Reflect on the nonprofit organization Young Life.
  • With the organization in mind, review Chapter 7 in the course text Achieving Excellence in Fundraising. Think about how you would define a major gift for the organization based on its size, mission, and resource development needs.
  • Consider how receiving major gifts might positively impact the organization’s ability to meet resource development goals and deliver services.
  • Think about why major gifts are important to the organization and the opportunities they present in comparison to small and medium gifts.
  1. With these thoughts in mind:

    Post by Thursday 7/30/2015 9pm New York Time 1-2 Page Paper APA format …a brief description of the Younglife. Then state, using a dollar amount, what might constitute a major gift for this particular organization and explain why. Finally, describe why major gifts are important to this particular organization compared to small and medium gifts.

 

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Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 400–600 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments

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Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 400–600 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.

Managing employee performance provides a foundation for employee and organizational success. It coordinates many of the human resources (HR) functions together to create an interdependent dialogue on performance. Performance management systems allow organizations and employees to know their strengths and weaknesses. In this assignment, discuss the following:

  • What are the components of a performance management system?
  • How does employee evaluation support an organization’s performance and help to create competitive advantage?
  • What are some examples of different compensation strategies that will help motivate employees and maximize employee contributions?
 

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Health Informatics and Public Health Leadership Consider the example of the bubonic plague in the Introduction

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Health Informatics and Public Health Leadership

Consider the example of the bubonic plague in the Introduction. How might shared information on the geographic representation of the disease have changed the course of diagnosis and even treatment? Perhaps physicians of that time would have been able to discover that cities with large rodent populations also had a high incidence of the plague, which might have helped them to pinpoint the source of the disease sooner. Or perhaps they would have been able to better trace the direction of the plague from one regional area to another, or the demographics of the individuals who tended to get it. Today, public health organizations are fortunate to have at their disposal a wealth of information systems that serve as essential public health tools. These systems are used to guide public health decisions on everything from epidemiologic disease and risk factor surveillance to facility billing and records to policy development. The need for information is not so much the issue as the usability of the data. Thus, well-designed information systems are key to managing the data and organizing it into relevant information. Public health organizations heavily rely on such systems to inform managerial decision making and improve operations, planning, policy analysis, health outcomes assessment, epidemiologic surveillance, and program evaluation and performance measurement.

One type of health data analysis tool is a geographic information system (GIS). The CDC (n.d.-c) defines GIS as “a collection of science and technology tools used to manage geographic relationships and integrate information. GIS helps us analyze spatially-referenced data and make well-informed decisions based on the association between the data and the geography.”

A system is only as good as the leadership applied to it, however. How might public health administrators best use their leadership skills to manage data and informatics in a strategic way that benefits the organization and its stakeholders and constituents?

For this week’s Discussion, review the Learning Resources. Reflect on the media, especially the piece titled Public Health Informatics regarding how individuals in the Howard County Health Department employed the use of GIS and other health informatics in their daily work.

For your identified public health problem for your Final Project, conduct research using health information systems (HISs) and health information management (HIM). Refer to Table 14.2 in your textbook and the GIS section on the CDC’s website.

Post by Day 3 a brief (2–3 paragraphs) description of specific health or health-related issues at a county level from the data gleaned from one these sites. From a leader’s perspective, how would you apply geographic information systems (GIS) technology in evaluating health issues, such as equity and impact? Then, explain how health informatics technology functions to inform and support the strategic planning process. Be specific and provide examples.

Remember to begin interaction with your colleagues in the Discussion no later than Day 5 and continue engaging through Day 7 by expanding on their suggestions for applications of geographic information systems technology. Provide another angle to a colleague’s use of GIS in conducting health impact assessments and provide your rationale.

Support your work with specific citations from this week’s Learning Resources and additional scholarly sources as appropriate. Refer to the Essential Guide to APA Style for Walden Students to ensure that your in-text citations and reference list are correct.

 

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Assignment 1: Discussion—Employee Evaluations

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Assignment 1: Discussion—Employee Evaluations

Since you will evaluate your employees in about three months, you have some time to plan and strategize. As a preliminary step to making a recommendation to human resources regarding your plans for the upcoming evaluations, discuss your goals for employee performance appraisals. Compare at least two existing approaches to employee evaluations, including actual appraisal systems, and make a recommendation based on scholarly references.

Using the module readings, the Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet, research employee evaluations and performance management systems.

Then, respond to the following:

  • How does the organization address cultural differences? Alternatively, how would you recommend these approaches be modified?
  • What cultural challenges do you foresee in the use of performance management systems and subsequent communication with employees?
  • Make a recommendation regarding which performance management system would be most appropriate in the context of organizational needs.

By Thursday, July 30, 2015, post your response to the appropriate Discussion Area. Through Monday, August 3, 2015, review and comment on at least two peers’ responses.

Write your initial response in 300–500 words. Your response should be thorough and address all components of the discussion question in detail, include citations of all sources, where needed, according to the APA Style, and demonstrate accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation

Do the following when responding to your peers:

  • Read your peers’ answers.
  • Provide substantive comments by
    • contributing new, relevant information from course readings, Web sites, or other sources;
    • building on the remarks or questions of others; or
    • sharing practical examples of key concepts from your professional or personal experiences
  • Respond to feedback on your posting and provide feedback to other students on their ideas.
  • Make sure your writing
    • is clear, concise, and organized;
    • demonstrates ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; and
    • displays accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

Grading Criteria

Assignment Components
Max Points
Initial response was:

  • Insightful, original, accurate, and timely.
  • Substantive and demonstrated advanced understanding of concepts.
  • Compiled/synthesized theories and concepts drawn from a variety of sources to support statements and conclusions.
16
Discussion Response and Participation:

  • Responded to a minimum of two peers in a timely manner.
  • Offered points of view supported by research.
  • Asked challenging questions that promoted discussion.
  • Drew relationships between one or more points in the discussion.
16
Writing:

  • Wrote in a clear, concise, formal, and organized manner.
  • Responses were error free.
  • Information from sources, where applicable, was paraphrased appropriately and accurately cited.
8
Total:
40

 

 

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