Final Paper

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Final Paper

The Final Paper must have depth of scholarship, originality, theoretical and conceptual framework, clarity and logic in its presentation and adhere to grammar guidelines. You select either one of the emerging managed healthcare delivery models, Accountable Care Organizations or Patient-Centered Medical Homes, for your Final Paper. The 10-15 page paper (excluding title and reference pages) must follow APA style  and contain at least 10 scholarly, peer-reviewed, and/or other credible sources in addition to the course text.

Your paper must address the following bolded topics, which should be titled appropriately in your paper:

  • Include an Abstract which is a synopsis of the overall paper.
  • Managed Health Care Quality – Address what the selected emerging managed healthcare delivery model has done to improve quality of care.
  • Cost Containment – Describe how the selected model has striven to contain the costs.
  • Provider Contracting and Payments – Identify healthcare providers’ contracts and payment methods in the selected model.
  • Effects on Medicare and Medicaid – Summarize the impacts of the selected model on both Medicare and Medicaid.
  • The Emerging Role of Government Regulations – Examine the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) policies in relation to the selected model.
  • Recommendations – Include three suggestions for improvement in relation to quality and cost.

The final assignment for this course is a Final Paper. The purpose of the Final Paper is for you to culminate the learning achieved in the course by developing a research paper to address the selected emerging managed healthcare delivery model.

2 Page Paper Public Health (Community Stakeholders: Who Minds The Gate?) HIV/AIDS IN LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES

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Due 7/22/18 8 p.m EST

2 pages not including min 4 references APA

PLEASE READ

TOPIC:Community Stakeholders: Who Minds the Gate?) HIV/AIDS IN LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES

 

In any successful research endeavor, one of the first and most important steps is to define the study population. To survey or collect data on this population, researchers first must have access to individuals within it. However, access is not always guaranteed. In many cases, researchers must identify those in the position of power and seek their approval and buy-in of decisions related to a particular population. In the field of research, these individuals are known as gatekeepers. Crosby, DiClemente, and Salazar (2013) define gatekeepers as “people who are in positions to grant or deny access” (p. 107).

Consider the example scenario in this week’s Introduction regarding the reduction of waterborne illnesses. After the failure of the free shoe program, the organization now decides to investigate the feasibility of implementing a more hygienic set of latrines in a local school that serves hundreds of children. Who might be the gatekeepers in this situation? The school principal? The owners of the local water supply? Once these gatekeepers have been identified, what are the next steps in terms of gaining buy-in from them?

For this week’s Assignment, review the Learning Resources. Consider why certain individuals are gatekeepers and need to be involved in program planning and interventions.

Assignment:

Paper: 2 PAGES APA NOT INCLUDING REF

For the community plan intervention you selected for your Final Project, identify potential gatekeepers and provide a rationale for why you chose them. In the paper, explain the following: USE SUBHEADINGS

  • 1)Who are the informal and formal gatekeepers in the community? Provide a rationale for your answer that includes how and why you identified these gatekeepers.
  • 2)What are the next steps for gaining buy-in from these gatekeepers, and why? Provide a rationale for your answer.

1 Page Public Health ( Annotation Of A Qualitative Research Article) On HIV/AIDS

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DUE 7/22/18 8 P.M EST

PLEASE READ

 

Submit: Annotation of a Qualitative Research Article on HIV/AIDS

This week, you will submit the annotation of a qualitative research article on HIV/ AIDS.

An annotation consists of three separate paragraphs that cover three respective components: summary, analysis, and application. These three components convey the relevance and value of the source. As such, an annotation demonstrates your critical thinking about, and authority on, the source topic.

An annotated bibliography is a document containing selected sources accompanied by a respective annotation of each source. In preparation for your own future research, an annotated bibliography provides a background for understanding a portion of the existing literature on a particular topic. It is also a useful first step in gathering sources in preparation for writing a subsequent literature review as part of a dissertation.

  • PLEASE READ:
  • Annotate one qualitative research article from a peer-reviewed journal on HIV/AIDS
  • Provide the reference list entry for this article in APA Style followed by a three-paragraph annotation that includes:
  • Format your annotation in Times New Roman, 12-point font, double-spaced. A separate References list page is not needed for this assignment.

Due TOMORROW! Discussion Question Only! No Intro Or Conclusion

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Healthcare Factors Behind Cost Curve and Supply Curve Shifts”  Please respond to the following:

  • From the American Hospital Association Website , compare the healthcare-based factors in the issues that you reviewed that, in your opinion, cause the cost curve of healthcare to shift. Provide at least one (1) example showing the manner in which the cost curve shifts in your response.
  • Suggest at least three (3) attributes that cause the supply curve in healthcare to fluctuate. Provide specific examples of each of the suggested attributes to support your response.

Please Do A Comment In Base To This Answer. Reference In Each.

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Comment 1

Knowing scientific management theory as defined as supervising by way of focusing on task accomplishments rather than interpersonal relationships (Huber 2014). Some routines in health care that seem to be inefficient in regards to scientific management are the overwhelming focus on tasks, the evaluations based on tasks accomplished, and the pressure to join committees to add more tasks to nurses’ duties. A lot of times nurses have trouble tending to the needs of their patients because they are so focused on getting the tasks done so as to not get in trouble. Many times tasks are added to the nurses’ workload making it hard to complete everything on time. This causes incidental overtime which is also greatly frowned upon. Finally, the committees are supposed to be a good thing, allowing nurses to participate in shared governance. The issue arises when the requirements for the committees capitalize on the time the nurse should be working or decompressing from the stress of daily work. Some examples of participative decision-making at the hospital that I work at are unit forums and shared governance council. The unit forums allow for nurses and aides in the unit to meet and discuss issues to resolve amongst themselves. Shared governance councils allow for nurses to meet with administration to discuss issues at the bedside that can only be fixed by administration.

Comment 2

The scientific management theory states that humans are motivated by money, and there should be a separation between managers and workers. The expected result is a dramatic increase in productivity of the workers and profits for the organization. Some of the routines in the health care setting that are inefficient is nurse-to-patient ratio and staff retention. I feel the nurse-to-patient ratios are unsafe as it overloads the nurse and nursing assistants in carrying for high acuity patients with a higher prevalence of medical errors and oversight. When staffing is is done according to census instead of census it creates an unsafe environment for the patients and the staff. Without adequate staffing, patient care is inadequate and the patients suffer. Which in turns causes patient surveys to report negative feedback giving the hospital low numbers.Staff retention is important to ensure there is adequate staff to meet the demands of an aging population with numerous chronic illnesses. When facilities ignore the concerns of staff or do not provide attempt to implement change that benefits the staff and the patients, morale falls and staff leave. When nurses feel their safety and license are in jeopardy, they will seek out a better work environment they feel safe in. The facility I work for currently does annual retention surveys that allow its employees to voice any concerns and share what they feel the facility is doing well or could improve on. The nurses are asked various questions in regards to the leaders and managers they work directly under and whether their needs are being addressed. The facility offers committees that focus on allowing staff to have voice. Some include unit base council for each unit of the facility, committee for staffing concerns and safety committees that focus on sentinel events.

Vulnerable Population Summary And Proposed Program

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The first of your two written assignments for the course will provide a beginning framework that you will utilize in the development of your
Final Project: a proposal for a community-based program in your area. For this first written assignment, you will select one of the vulnerable groups identified in the text that will serve as your target population of interest throughout the duration of your next written assignment and Final Project.

Select one among the following groups from Chapter 1:

  • Vulnerable mothers and children
  • Abused individuals
  • Chronically ill and disabled people
  • People diagnosed with HIV/AIDS
  • People diagnosed with mental conditions
  • Suicide- and homicide-liable people
  • People affected by alcohol and substance abuse
  • Indigent and homeless people
  • Immigrants and refugees
  • Groups for special consideration (you may propose a different vulnerable population at the consent of the instructor)

Once you have selected a group of interest, write a three page paper that covers the following:

  • Discuss the impact that at least two of the factors below have on the vulnerability of your chosen group:
    • Age
    • Gender
    • Culture/Ethnicity
    • Income
  • Analyze the intersection of social, political, and economic factors affecting vulnerability (must address all three factors).
  • Draft the design of a new model program, not currently existent within your community. Provide a two- to- three paragraph statement that introduces your proposed community program. This section is tentative and might change as you conduct more research. At a minimum, however, items to address should include:
  • An explanation of the issues and risk factors experienced by the selected population.
  • An evaluation of the health needs of the group and a proposed continuum of care level (preventive, treatment, or long-term care) based on the group’s issues, risk factors, and needs.  Justify the proposed level with supportive research/evidence.
  • A description of one to two proposed services your program will include.
  •  Your assignment should be a minimum of three pages in length (excluding title and reference pages), and should include a minimum of three scholarly sources cited according to APA guidelines as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Short Questions

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Question One

·        Tell us about your company or product/service. What is your positioning statement? How do you distinguish your product or company from your competitors? How will you communicate the message of your positioning statement to your targeted consumer? Describe your ad and promotion.

Question Two

·        Develop a brief integrated marketing communications plan using traditional communications channels for your hypothetical business.

Question Three

·        How would you vary your ad for different media platforms? How would you vary the schedule to air it for maximum coverage with minimal expense?

Disasters

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Disasters

Instructions:

  1. Choose one of topic below and post your response.
    1. Think about your own community and its residents or neighboring countries. What are some host factors that might increase its risk of experiencing a disaster? What environmental factors might be significant? In each case, identify the likely agent. What interventions could be included in a disaster plan to reduce these factors?
    2. Provide a weblink to a story about a recent disasters and discuss the impact on human lives.
    3. Access one or both of the Internet sites listed here. Report on the change in statistics for disasters or terrorism since the year 2000. Have the rates increased or decreased? What factors might be involved?
  2. Your response should be 200 – 250 words. APA Format, 1 reference at least. (This is for a community nursing course)

backup strategies

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Describe and discuss at least two backup strategies. Discuss the use of cloud backup strategies, as well?

300 words

format APA

semiotic visuals

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In a 2-3-page APA formatted paper with an additional reference page (template here), analyze the strategic use of perceptual visual communication:

  1. Analyze how specific semiotic visuals in your chosen image affect different cultural perceptions (age, ethnicity, social group, etc.).
  2. Describe how each culture’s cognitive memories and experiences may affect how they perceive this image.
  3. Explain why cultural perception is important to consider when working with international or global cultures.
  4. Discuss why it is important to consider cultural perception when interacting with different age cultures and different social groupings.

Support the items above by including relevant quotes and paraphrases from academic/scholarly sources