Technology and Healthcare Informatics

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Watch:The big idea my brother inspired (https://www.ted.com/talks/jamie_heywood_the_big_idea_my_brother_inspired?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare)In the video, Jamie Heywood talks about the unique platform that he and his brother came up with for patients to share their experiences with each other regarding treatments and illnesses.  The website is complete with data analysis capabilities.  Share your thoughts about this form of informal “trials” and their benefits or detriments to patients.Please answer in 250-350 words. No formal formatting required. Thanks!

Health services administration

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The following assignments are all one. The topic is Human Resources in health services administration. A template is attached for proper order.

Week 7 and 5 kl

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homework is due on Monday 10amFollow prompt and answer all questionsPls no plagiarismInclude a reference page

Analyzing Quality Improvement Final Submission

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Step 1 Research quality improvement initiatives in your workplace.Research information about a quality improvement initiative in your workplace or in another clinical setting. Gather information about the initiative from individuals who actually collect and/or manage data for the initiative. If necessary, discuss with your nurse manager which initiatives are most important on your unit.Step 2 Research quality improvement standards.Using the Internet, review websites such as those for the Joint Commission or the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and gather information on the standard for the initiative.Step 3 Create the second part of a 14- to 16-slide presentation.Create your presentation by addressing the following points and make sure that you properly cite any resources used. Include a slide for each of the following:Title pageIntroductionConclusionReferencesIn addition to these four slides, each of the following bullet points should have its own slide.Describe the quality improvement initiative and why it is important.What evidence was used to determine that quality improvement was needed?Explain what goal the initiative is trying to achieve.What national standards are being met by addressing the initiative?Which quality indicators will be used to measure the improvement in the initiative? Describe the quality indicators and how they support the initiative.Explain who collects the data and what is done with the data/how it is used/who uses it.Determine the agencies to which they report their information.Determine nursing’s involvement in helping with the initiative.

Implement and Measure Results

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Step 1 Because of a lack of time, you will not be able to fully implement your change project. However, consider how you would implement the project and how you would measure the results. In two- to three pages, discuss the following:ImplementationWho needs to be involved in the change process?Who has to approve the change?How does the plan get communicated to those affected by the change?Step-by-step process to implement the change from beginning to end (more detail than perhaps what was provided in the change theory discussion).Measuring resultsHow will results be measured or data collected (survey, observation)?Validity/reliability of the pre- and post-assessment tool used for measuring intervention.What will you do with the results?

LLL Week 2567 response

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Due on Monday 3pm

Interview and Interdisciplinary Issue Identification

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For this assessment, you will create a 2-4 page report on an interview you have conducted with a health care professional. You will identify an issue from the interview that could be improved with an interdisciplinary approach, and review best practices and evidence to address the issue.As a baccalaureate-prepared nurse, your participation and leadership in interdisciplinary teams will be vital to the health outcomes for your patients and organization. One way to approach designing an improvement project is to use the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycle. The Institute for Healthcare Improvement describes it thus:The Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycle is shorthand for testing a change in the real work setting—by planning it, trying it, observing the results, and acting on what is learned. This is the scientific method adapted for action-oriented learning…Essentially, the PDSA cycle helps you test out change ideas on a smaller scale before evaluating the results and making adjustments before potentially launching into a somewhat larger scale project (n.d.).You might also recognize that the PDSA cycle resembles the nursing process. The benefit of gaining experience with this model of project design is that it provides nurses with an opportunity to ideate and lead improvements. For this assessment, you will not be implementing all of the PDSA cycle. Instead, you are being asked to interview a health care professional of your choice to determine what kind of interdisciplinary problem he or she is experiencing or has experienced in the workplace. This interview, in Assessment 2, will inform the research that you will conduct to propose a plan for interdisciplinary collaboration in Assessment 3.It would be an excellent choice to complete the PDSA Cycle activity prior to developing the report. The activity consists of four questions that create the opportunity to check your understanding of best-practices related to each stage of the PDSA cycle. The information gained from completing this formative will promote your success with the Interview and Interdisciplinary Issue Identification report. This will take just a few minutes of your time and is not graded.ReferenceInstitute for Healthcare Improvement. (n.d.). How to improve. Retrieved from http://www.ihi.org/resources/Pages/HowtoImprove/default.aspxDemonstration of ProficiencyCompetency 2: Explain how interdisciplinary collaboration can be used to achieve desired patient and systems outcomes.Summarize an interview focused on past or current issues at a health care organization.Describe collaboration approaches from the literature that could be relevant in establishing or improving an interdisciplinary team to address an organizational issue.Competency 3: Describe ways to incorporate evidence-based practice within an interdisciplinary team.Identify an issue from an interview for which an evidence-based interdisciplinary approach would be appropriate.Competency 4: Explain how change management theories and leadership strategies can enable interdisciplinary teams to achieve specific organizational goals.Describe change theories and a leadership strategy that could help develop an interdisciplinary solution to an organizational issue.Competency 5: Apply professional, scholarly, evidence-based communication strategies to impact patient, interdisciplinary team, and systems outcomes.Communicate with writing that is clear, logically organized, and professional, with correct grammar and spelling, using current APA style.Professional ContextThis assessment will introduce the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) Model to create change in an organization. By interviewing a colleague of your choice, you will begin gathering information about an interprofessional collaboration problem that your colleague is experiencing or has experienced. You will identify a change theory and leadership strategies to help solve this problem.ScenarioThis assessment is the first of three related assessments in which you will gather interview information (Assessment 2);  design a proposal for interdisciplinary problem-solving, (Assessment 3); and report on how an interdisciplinary improvement plan could be implemented in a place of practice (Assessment 4). At the end of the course, your interviewee will have a proposal plan based on the PDSA cycle that he or she could present to stakeholders to address an interdisciplinary problem in the workplace.For this assessment, you will need to interview a health care professional such as a fellow learner, nursing colleague, administrator, business partner, or another appropriate person who could provide you with sufficient information regarding an organizational problem that he or she is experiencing or has experienced, or an area where they are seeking improvements. Consult theInterview Guide [DOCX]for an outline of how to prepare and the types of information you will need to complete this project successfully.Remember: this is just the first in a series of three assessments.InstructionsFor this assessment, you will report on the information that you collected in your interview, analyzing the interview data and identifying a past or current issue that would benefit from an interdisciplinary approach. This could be an issue that has not been addressed by an interdisciplinary approach or one that could benefit from improvements related to the interdisciplinary approach currently being used. Additionally, you will start laying the foundation for your Interdisciplinary Plan Proposal (Assessment 3) by researching potential change theories, leadership strategies, and collaboration approaches that could be relevant to issue you have identified.When submitting your plan, use theInterview and Issue Identification Template [DOCX],which will help you to stay organized and concise. As you complete the template, make sure you use APA format for in-text citations for the evidence and best practices that are informing your plan, as well as for the reference list at the end.Additionally, be sure to address the following, which corresponds to the grading criteria in the scoring guide. Please study the scoring guide carefully so you understand what is needed for a distinguished score.Summarize an interview focused on past or current issues at a health care organization.Identify an issue from an interview for which an evidence-based interdisciplinary approach would be appropriate.Describe potential change theories and a leadership strategies that could inform an interdisciplinary solution to an organizational issue.Describe collaboration approaches from the literature that could facilitate establishing or improving an interdisciplinary team to address an organizational issue.Communicate with writing that is clear, logically organized, and professional, with correct grammar and spelling, and using current APA style.Additional RequirementsLength of submission: Use the provided template. Most submissions will be 2 to 4 pages in length. Be sure to include a reference page at the end of the plan.Number of references: Cite a minimum of 3 sources of scholarly or professional evidence that support your central ideas. Resources should be no more than 5 years old.APA formatting: Make sure that in-text citations and reference list follow current APA style.Note: Faculty may use the Writing Feedback Tool when grading this assessment. TheWriting Feedback Toolis designed to provide you with guidance and resources to develop your writing based on five core skills. You will find writing feedback in the Scoring Guide for the assessment, once your work has been evaluated.Grading Rubric:1)Summarize an interview focused on past or current issues at a health care organization.Passing Grade: 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.2)Identify an issue from an interview for which an evidence-based interdisciplinary approach would be appropriate.Passing Grade: 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.3)Describe potential change theories and a leadership strategies that could help develop an interdisciplinary solution to an organizational issue.Passing Grade: Describes potential change theories and a 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.4)Describe collaborative approaches from the literature that could be relevant in establishing or improving an interdisciplinary team to address an organizational issue.Passing Grade: 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.5) Communicate with writing that is clear, logically organized, and professional with correct grammar and spelling, using current APA style.Passing Grade: Communicates with writing that is clear, logically organized, and professional with correct grammar and spelling, using current APA style with no errors.

Improvement Plan In-Service Presentation

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For this assessment, you will develop an 8-14 slide PowerPoint presentation with thorough speaker’s notes designed for a hypothetical in-service session related to the improvement plan you developed in Assessment 2.As a practicing professional, you are likely to present educational in-services or training to staff pertaining to quality improvement (QI) measures of safety improvement interventions. Such in-services and training sessions should be presented in a creative and innovative manner to hold the audience’s attention and promote knowledge acquisition and skill application that changes practice for the better. The teaching sessions may include a presentation, audience participation via simulation or other interactive strategy, audiovisual media, and participant learning evaluation.The use of in-services and/or training sessions has positive implications for nursing practice by increasing staff confidence when providing care to specific patient populations. It also allows for a safe and nonthreatening environment where staff nurses can practice their skills prior to a real patient event. Participation in learning sessions fosters a team approach, collaboration, patient safety, and greater patient satisfaction rates in the health care environment (Patel & Wright, 2018).As you prepare to complete the assessment, consider the impact of in-service training on patient outcomes as well as practice outcomes for staff nurses. Be sure to support your thoughts on the effectiveness of educating and training staff to increase the quality of care provided to patients by examining the literature and established best practices.You are encouraged to explore the AONE Nurse Executive Competencies Review activity before you develop the Improvement Plan In-Service Presentation. This activity will help you review your understanding of the AONE Nurse Executive Competencies—especially those related to competencies relevant to developing an effective training session and presentation. This is for your own practice and self-assessment, and demonstrates your engagement in the course.Demonstration of ProficiencyBy successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:· Competency 1: Analyze the elements of a successful quality improvement initiative.o Explain the need for and process to improve safety outcomes related to a specific organizational issue.o Create resources or activities to encourage skill development and process understanding related to a safety improvement initiative.· Competency 4: Explain the nurse’s role in coordinating care to enhance quality and reduce costs.o List the purpose and goals of an in-service session for nurses.o Explain to the audience their role and importance of making the improvement plan successful.· Competency 5: Apply professional, scholarly, evidence-based strategies to communicate in a manner that supports safe and effective patient care.o Communicate with nurses in a respectful and informative way that clearly presents expectations and solicits feedback on communication strategies for future improvement.ReferencePatel, S., & Wright, M. (2018). Development of interprofessional simulation in nursing education to improve teamwork and collaboration in maternal child nursing. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing​, 47(3), s16–s17.Professional ContextAs a baccalaureate-prepared nurse, you will often find yourself in a position to lead and educate other nurses. This colleague-to-colleague education can take many forms, from mentoring to informal explanations on best practices to formal in-service training. In-services are an effective way to train a large group. Preparing to run an in-service may be daunting, as the facilitator must develop his or her message around the topic while designing activities to help the target audience learn and practice. By improving understanding and competence around designing and delivering in-service training, a BSN practitioner can demonstrate leadership and prove him- or herself a valuable resource to others.ScenarioFor this assessment it is suggested you take one of two approaches:1. Build on the work that you have done in your first two assessments and create an agenda and PowerPoint of an educational in-service session that would help a specific staff audience learn, provide feedback, and understand their roles and practice new skills related to your safety improvement plan, or2. Locate a safety improvement plan through an external resource and create an agenda and PowerPoint of an educational in-service session that would help a specific staff audience learn, provide feedback, and understand their roles and practice new skills related to the issues and improvement goals presented in your chosen context.InstructionsThe final deliverable for this assessment will be a PowerPoint presentation with detailed presenter’s notes representing the material you would deliver at an in-service session to raise awareness of your chosen safety improvement initiative and to explain the need for it. Additionally, you must educate the audience as to their role and importance to the success of the initiative. This includes providing examples and practice opportunities to test out new ideas or practices related to the safety improvement initiative.Be sure that your presentation addresses the following, which corresponds to the grading criteria in the scoring guide. Please study the scoring guide carefully so you understand what is needed for a distinguished score.· List the purpose and goals of an in-service session for nurses.· Explain the need for and process to improve safety outcomes related to a specific organizational issue.· Explain to the audience their role and importance of making the improvement plan successful.· Create resources or activities to encourage skill development and process understanding related to a safety improvement initiative.· Communicate with nurses in a respectful and informative way that clearly presents expectations and solicits feedback on communication strategies for future improvement.There are various ways to structure an in-service session; below is just one example:· Part 1: Agenda and Outcomes.o Explain to your audience what they are going to learn or do, and what they are expected to take away.· Part 2: Safety Improvement Plan.o Give an overview of the current problem, the proposed plan, and what the improvement plan is trying to address.o Explain why it is important for the organization to address the current situation.· Part 3: Audience’s Role and Importance.o Discuss how the staff audience will be expected to help implement and drive the improvement plan.o Explain why they are critical to the success of the improvement plan.o Describe how their work could benefit from embracing their role in the plan.· Part 4: New Process and Skills Practice.o Explain new processes or skills.o Develop an activity that allows the staff audience to practice and ask questions about these.o In the notes section of your PowerPoint, brainstorm potential responses to likely questions or concerns.· Part 5: Soliciting Feedback.o Describe how you would solicit feedback from the audience on the improvement plan and the in-service.o Explain how you might integrate this feedback for future improvements.Remember to account for activity and discussion time.For tips on developing PowerPoint presentations, refer to:· Capella University Library: PowerPoint Presentations.· Guidelines for Effective PowerPoint Presentations [PPTX].Additional Requirements· Presentation length: There is no required length; use just enough slides to address all the necessary elements. Remember to use short, concise bullet points on the slides and expand on your points in the presenter’s notes. If you use 2 or 3 slides to address each of the parts in the above example, your presentation would be 10–15 slides.· Speaker notes: Speaker notes should reflect what you would actually say if you were delivering the presentation to an audience. Another presenter would be able to use the presentation by following the speaker notes.· APA format: Use APA formatting for in-text citations. Include an APA-formatted reference slide at the end of your presentation.· Number of references: Cite a minimum of 3 sources of scholarly or professional evidence to support your assertions. Resources should be no more than 5 years old.Note: Your instructor may also use the Writing Feedback Tool to provide feedback on your writing. In the tool, click the linked resources for helpful writing information.Portfolio Prompt: Remember to save the final assessment to your ePortfolio so that you may refer to it as you complete the final Capstone course.

Ethical and Policy Factors in Care Coordination

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Select a community organization or group that you feel would be interested in learning about ethical and policy issues that affect the coordination of care. Then, develop and record a 10-12-slide, 20-minute presentation, with audio, intended for that audience. Create a detailed narrative script for your presentation, 4-5 pages in length.As coordinators of care, nurses must be aware of the code of ethics for nurses and health policy issues that affect the coordination of care within the context of the community. To help patients navigate the continuum of care, nurses must be proficient at interpreting and applying the code of ethics for nurses and health policy, specifically, the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Being knowledgeable about ethical and policy issues helps ensure that care coordinators are upholding ethical standards and navigating policy issues that affect patient care.This assessment provides an opportunity for you to develop a presentation for a local community organization of your choice, which provides an overview of ethical standards and relevant policy issues that affect the coordination of care. Completing this assessment will strengthen your understanding of ethical issues and policies related to the coordination and continuum of care, and will empower you to be a stronger advocate and nursing professional.It would be an excellent choice to complete the Vila Health: Ethical Decision Making activity prior to developing the presentation. The activity provides a helpful update on the ethical principles that will help with success in this assessment.Demonstration of ProficiencyBy successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the course competencies through the following assessment scoring guide criteria:Competency 4: Defend decisions based on the code of ethics for nursing.Assess the impact of the code of ethics for nurses on the coordination and continuum of care.Competency 5: Explain how health care policies affect patient-centered care.Explain how governmental policies related to the health and/or safety of a community affect the coordination of care.Identify national, state, and local policy provisions that raise ethical questions or dilemmas for care coordination.Competency 6: Apply professional, scholarly communication strategies to lead patient-centered care.Communicate key ethical and policy issues in a presentation affecting the coordination and continuum of care for a selected community organization or support group. Either speaker notes or audio voice-over are included.PreparationYour nurse manager at the community care center is well connected and frequently speaks to a variety of community organizations and groups. She has noticed the good work you are doing in your new care coordination role and respects your speaking and presentation skills. Consequently, she thought that an opportunity to speak publicly about contemporary issues in care coordination would be beneficial for your career and has suggested reaching out to a community organization or support group to gauge their interest in hearing from you, as a care center representative, on a topic of interest to both you and your prospective audience.You have agreed that this is a good idea and have decided to research a community organization or support group that might be interested in learning about ethical and policy issues related to the coordination of care. Your manager has suggested the following community organizations and support groups, but acknowledges that the choice is yours.Homeless shelters.Local religious groups.Nursing homes.Local community organizations (Rotary Club or Kiwanis Club).To prepare for this assessment, you may wish to:Research your selected community organization or support group.Review the Code of Ethics for Nurses With Interpretive Statements and associated health policy issues, specifically, the ACA.Review the assessment instructions and scoring guide to ensure you understand the work you will be asked to complete.Allocate sufficient time to rehearse your presentation before recording the final version for submission.Note: Remember that you can submit all, or a portion of, your draft presentation toSmarthinking Tutoringfor feedback, before you submit the final version for this assessment. If you plan on using this free service, be mindful of the turnaround time of 24–48 hours for receiving feedback.Recording Equipment Setup and TestingCheck that your audio speaker and PowerPoint software are working properly. You can record audio directly to your slides, using PowerPoint or other presentation software.Note: Technical support about the use of PowerPoint, including voice recording and speaker notes, can be found on Campus’sMicrosoft Office Softwarepage.If using Kaltura, refer to theUsing Kalturatutorial for directions on recording and uploading your presentation in the courseroom.Note: If you require the use of assistive technology or alternative communication methods to participate in this activity, please contact[email protected]to request accommodations.

Ethical Dilemma in Pediatric Nursing

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Please see the attachment for instructions.