DISCUSS THE BENEFITS OF AN EFFECTIVE SAFETY AND HEALTH PROGRAM.

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Introduction to OSHA

Safety and Health Programs

  1. Discuss the benefits of an effective safety and health program. List at least three benefits and explain each.
  1. Name the four elements of an effective safety and health program. If you are the safety manager, how does your department implement and interface with different sections?
  1. Name three methods to prevent and control workplace hazards. How would you go about ensuring safe conditions?
  1. Define the following terms:
  • floor hole
  • floor opening
  • wall opening
  • standard railing
  • standard toeboard
  1. Discuss at least 5 requirements to consider in order to avoid walking/working surface hazards related to floors, walls, holes, stairways, platforms and ladders.

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Explain the importance of variation to health-care organizations and answer the following questions.

  1. What might be the key processes for health-care organizations?
  2. What are the potential common causes of variation that would have an impact on the key processes of health-care organizations?
  3. What special causes might be more important than the others?
  4. How might health-care organizations’ business environment be dynamic and change over time?

WHAT ARE SOME IMPLICATIONS OF SECURITY BREACHES OF ITS HEALTH CARE DATA?

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Security measures in healthcare

For ethical, legal, and business reasons, the security of health care data must be a top priority in health care organizations. HIPAA, for example, requires that health care organizations safeguard patient data, and there are serious consequences for breaches of privacy. Yet organizations have many types of sensitive clinical or administrative information they need to protect. To make their systems secure, health care organizations put in place policies as well as technical safeguards such as encryption and passwords. There can be a tradeoff, however, between system security and ease of use by health care providers.

Prepare for this Application Assignment as follows: 

  • Select a type of health care organization, such as an outpatient clinic, nursing home, or hospital, and a specific department or function in this setting, such as a nursing unit, radiology department, or admissions, that would make use of sensitive health data.Bring to mind specific ways in which these data might be improperly accessed, lost, stolen, and so on.
  • Review this week’s Learning Resources, and conduct online research, as needed, to clarify for yourself the ramifications for individuals and organizations of security breaches in this department, and the solutions that have been devised to protect these data. In what ways might these security measures interfere with the staff’s ease of use of the system? Consider how best to balance these competing interests of data security and convenience for staff.

Then write a 2- to 3-page paper that addresses the following:

  • Describe key challenges for your selected health care department in ensuring that its sensitive data are secure. Illustrate with specific examples, and address not only technological issues but also human factors involved in ensuring its system security.
  • What are some implications of security breaches of its health care data? Who might be impacted and how?
  • Summarize security measures that might be taken as well as their potential impact on the staff’s ease of use of the information system.
  • Explain what you believe is the appropriate balance between data security and ease of use.

IDENTIFY ELEMENTS FOUND IN AN EFFECTIVE HEALTH CARE WORK GROUP AND IDENTIFY BARRIERS TO COMMUNICATION THAT MAY CAUSE CONFLICT WITHIN A GROUP

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Responses unit 6

Team-Building and Communications Proposal

You have just been hired as a consultant to the chief executive officer (CEO) of a health care organization. Your duty is to improve the management tools and practices needed to work in teams, build cross-functional teams, and facilitate collaborative decision-making.

You need to identify elements found in an effective health care work group and identify barriers to communication that may cause conflict within a group. Also, forward communication techniques that can be used to avoid conflicts within a team where individuals hold different roles.

You need to address ways to improve communication among departments in an organization to avoid conflict. Finally, identify strategies that may be used to avoid recurring conflicts and ways a leader can prevent conflict within team in the organization.

Based upon what you have learned in this class, prepare a 1,250-1,500 word paper in which you propose a quality improvement plan to present to the CEO addressing these issues.

Cite at least four references to validate your proposal. Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines.

Write an analysis on quality and performance improvement in health care.

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Write an analysis  on quality and performance improvement in health care.

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EVALUATE THE STRENGTHS AND LIMITATIONS OF THE TECHNOLOGY THAT SUPPORTS THE DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES.

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This is the assignment that will be due Tuesday I’m going to add week Five final paper, so that you know what they are expecting so you can choose. The second part I need you to do with be the bibliography.  It’s after week five.

Review the instructions for the Final Project, located in Week Five.  In no more than one-page, submit your chosen topic and explain the reasons for why you chose this topic.  Select one of the topics from the following list:

  • Telemedicine/Telehealth
  • Technology and Public Health
  • Technology and Radiology
  • Technology and Surgery
  • Technology and Dentistry
  • Technology and Pharmacy
  • Technology and Education
  • Technology and Psychiatry or Psychology
  • Technology and Rehabilitative therapies
  • Technology and Security and Privacy

Week Five final paper.

Part I: Final Paper

For your Final Paper, you will use the topic you selected in Week One of the course and write a six- to eight-page paper explaining a branch of health care and its corresponding technology.

Address the following as it pertains to your selected topic:

  1. Introduce the topic and the pertinent forms of technology.
  1. Explain how technology impacts this area of healthcare as it relates to the provision of services.
  1. Discuss the following as they relate to your topic:
  1. efficiency and effectiveness
  1. access to care
  1. accuracy of services
  1. patient comfort
  1. cost
  1. other issues related to client/patient-centered care
  1. Evaluate the strengths and limitations of the technology that supports the delivery of health care services.
  1. Analyze current and future applications of technology for your topic.
  1. Predict possible areas of future research or applications of technology.

Your paper must be six- to eight-pages (excluding title and reference pages) in APA format as outlined by the Ashford Writing Center.  It must include an introductory paragraph with a thesis statement, and a strong concluding paragraph.  Include at least five scholarly, peer-reviewed references (that were used in your Annotated Bibliography) to support your explanation. Your paper should discuss the topic with critical thought.

This is the other assignment I need you to do for me, Thank you so much let me know if you have any questions.

For this assignment, you will submit a two-page Annotated Bibliography of the five scholarly sources that you will use for your Final Project.  Your Annotated Bibliography must be in APA format and each reference must be followed by a short summary of the source as well as an analysis of how it is relevant to the topic of your project.  Examples of an Annotated Bibliography are available in the Ashford Writing Center.

DEVELOP POLICIES THAT ENSURE COMPLIANCE OF HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEMS WITH CURRENT LEGISLATION.

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Need a 4 page paper and a reference page. .

Imagine that you are a health policy analyst for a state that has not elected to expand Medicaid as part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). You have just been notified that the state leaders have agreed to reconsider their decision during an upcoming session. Go to the Kaiser Family Foundation Website, atwww.kff.org, and The Commonwealth Fund website, athttp://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/‌blog/2014/mar/medicaid-expansion-alternative-state-approaches, for additional information on

Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:

  1. Identify a state that has not elected to participate in the Medicaid expansion initiative under the Affordable Care Act. Critically analyze the implications of the state’s decision to opt out of Medicaid expansion on the citizens of the state.
  2. Compare the potential opportunities and challenges of a state’s decision to opt into the Medicaid expansion.
  3. Explore two (2) alternate approaches to expanding access to care that have been implemented or considered by states opting out of Medicaid expansion. Compare and contrast the two (2) alternate approaches to the Medicaid expansion initiative.
  1. Provide a recommendation to the state legislature on whether or not the state should opt in to the Medicaid expansion. Provide a rationale for your recommendation.
  2. Use at least three (3) recent (within the last five [5] years), quality academic resources in this assignment. 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:

  • Develop policies that ensure compliance of healthcare delivery systems with current legislation.
  • Apply decision-making models to address difficult management situations.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in Health Care Operations Management.
  • Write clearly and concisely about Health Care Operations Management using proper writing mechanics.

DISCUSS THE IMPORTANCE OF HISTORICAL EVENTS AND INITIATIVES AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON GLOBAL HEALTH ISSUES IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND CURRENT AND ANTICIPATE FUTURE HEALTH CARE TRENDS BASED ON CHANGING DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS, EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES, AND DISEASE BURDENS.

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Course Reflection Global Health Issues Assignment InformationReflection is regarded as imperative in nursing and nursing education. Reflective writing is a strategy to enhance reflection; it improves self-awareness, problem solving, and critical thinking.In this assignment, you will reflect on what you have learned and present a summary of your experiences in the class.Your reflection should be thorough, complete, and thoughtful so as to indicate that you have read and examined, and are able to apply, the concepts in the readings. Your reflection will be guided by the course outcomes.Assignment Guidelines1.      List each course outcome.2. Under each outcome, state in your own words how you were able to meet it by completing the class assignments, readings, and discussions. Give examples.2 pages neededCourse outcomes
  • Discuss the importance of historical events and initiatives and their influence on global health issues in order to understand current and anticipate future health care trends based on changing demographic trends, emerging technologies, and disease burdens.
  • Design a plan for providing culturally appropriate nursing care that includes health promotion, and disease and injury prevention interventions to improve health outcomes for diverse global populations.
  • Examine the impact of cultural and environmental barriers on major communicable and non-communicable diseases on various global populations to identify current and future health care needs for a defined population.
  • Analyze diverse health care systems to evaluate their impacts on the health of populations
  • Apply the nursing process to coordinate the care for victims of biological outbreaks, emergencies, and disasters.
  • Rubric Name: Assignment #3: Course Reflection
CriteriaLevel 33 pointsLevel 22 pointsLevel 11 pointRelevanceDemonstrates thoughtful reflection and effort, statement is relevant to the course objective.Reflection shows some thought and effort, some attempt is made at relevance to the course objectiveReflection shows poor thought and effort. Irrelevant to the course objective.Content AnalysisAble to describe how the information obtained in the course enhanced the students learning experience and contributed to professional developmentMakes some attempts at describing how the information obtained in the course will enhance the students learning experience and contributes to professional development.Does not describe how the information obtained in the course enhanced the student’s learning experience or contributed to professional developmentClarity, spelling, grammar and organizationEasy to read, no errors in grammar and spellingMostly easy to read, some errors in spelling and grammarDifficult to read, many errors in spelling and grammar.Overall ScoreLevel 37 or moreLevel 24 or moreLevel 10 or more

Answer

Internships, Volunteering, and Certifications for Healthcare Administration and Management

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Option #2: Internships, Volunteering, and Certifications for Healthcare Administration and Management 

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While there are three parts to this assignment, there is only one deliverable of a 2- to 3-page paper. Review the entire assignment before getting started.

Part A. Conduct a search for internships or volunteer opportunities that might pertain to healthcare administration and management as a whole. Start by looking in your local area, then expand to other areas if needed/desired. Consider the following questions as you conduct the search:

  • What types of opportunities did you find?
  • What specific qualities or skill set are organizations looking for in interns or volunteers?
  • What personally interests you most or least in these opportunities?

Part B. Conduct a search for professional certifications that might apply to healthcare administration and management as a whole. Consider these questions as you conduct the search:

  • What certifications are available in your professional area of interest?
  • Who are the sponsoring agencies of these professional certifications?
  • How are the certifications obtained?
  • Are exams, fees, or proof of education or work experience required?
  • How might these certifications benefit you in your career?

Part C. Write a 2- to 3-page paper that highlights your findings. Format all references according to the CSU-Global Guide to Writing and APA Requirements.

Using Information Technology to Improve Patient Safety and Quality of Nursing Care

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Using Information Technology to Improve Patient Safety and Quality of Nursing Care click here for more information on this paper

For this Application Assignment, you are to write a 4- to 5-page paper on the issues of data quality, patient safety, and access to health care. Reflect on your own practices and review your readings and the media programs about how information technology improves patient safety and quality of care.

Conduct additional research using the Walden Library. Then, addressing the following:

  • Describe strategies that are used to ensure the accuracy and safety of data entered into information systems used in nursing practice.
  • Explain the importance of data integrity for health care institutions.
  • Summarize how information technology contributes to patient safety and to access to health care.

Using Information Technology to Improve Patient Safety and Quality of Nursing Care – due by Day 7 of Week 5

For this Application Assignment, write a 3-4 page paper reflecting on what you have learned about the issues of data quality, patient safety, and access to health care in relation to information technology. Use the headings below for each section. Use a minimum of five references from the professional nursing literature in the assigned course readings and other references in the Walden Library. If they are relevant, you may use one or two professional web sites in addition to the literature references.

Begin this paper with a brief paragraph that provides an overview of the assignment and its purpose. There is no separate heading for this paragraph; the heading for this paragraph is the same as the title of the paper. This paragraph will be about 2-3 sentences. The last sentence in this paragraph is a sentence that begins “The purpose of this paper is to ¨. This paragraph is worth 20 points.

Data accuracy and safety – 60 pointsclick here for more information on this paper

Describe at least two strategies that are used to ensure the accuracy and safety of data entered into information systems used in nursing practice. This section is 2 paragraphs.

Data integrity – 40 points

Explain the importance of data integrity to healthcare institutions. This section is 1- 2 paragraphs.

Contributions of information technology – 60 points

Describe at least two ways in which information technology contributes to patient safety and to access to health care. This section is 2 paragraphs.

Summary – 20 points

End the paper with a one-paragraph summary of the main points of the paper.

Format/style

Proofread the paper as described in the tips for success in this course and correct any typos, grammar, spelling, punctuation, syntax, or APA format errors before submitting your paper in the Dropbox. Up to 40 points can be deducted from the grade for this assignment for these types of errors, or for not using at least the minimum number of required references.

DESCRIBE CHALLENGES THAT HEALTH CARE MANAGERS FACE IN THEIR EFFORTS TO IMPROVE PRODUCTIVITY

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  • Identify your selected unit (or department) in the first line of your posting.
  • Identify the key inputs and outputs of this unit.
  • Briefly discuss factors that should be considered when establishing the primary productivity measure for your selected unit.
  • Propose one productivity measure for this unit and provide a rationale.
  • What are possible consequences—positive or negative—of the selection of this productivity measure?

Readings

  • Course Text:
  • Langabeer II, J. R., & Helton, J. (2016). Health care operations management: A systems perspective (2nded.). Burlington, MA: Jones and Bartlett.
  • Chapter 6, “Productivity and Performance Management”This chapter explains fundamental concepts of productivity management, and describes the usefulness of performance scorecards in conveying data that can help managers monitor productivity.