focused on an important development in twentieth-century science or technology that impacted society. Write an summary on this development that covers the four parts described below. You may choose any development in the twentieth century, even those in disciplines we have not yet covered as a class. Part I: thoroughly explain what the development was. Someone who has never heard of the development you chose should be able to understand your explanation. Part II: explain how your chosen development was shaped by its social or cultural context and how it, in turn, affected society.
focused on an important development in twentieth-century science or technology that impacted society. Write an summary on this development that covers the four parts described below. You may choose any development in the twentieth century, even those in disciplines we have not yet covered as a class.
Part I: thoroughly explain what the development was. Someone who has never heard of the development you chose should be able to understand your explanation.
Part II: explain how your chosen development was shaped by its social or cultural context and how it, in turn, affected society.
Part III: get you sci fi on! Imagine that your chosen development had emerged from a different social or cultural context, or with a different representative population. Discuss how this imagined context would have changed the development’s effects on society and/or other STEM fields.
Part IV: what does the scenario you discussed in part III tell us about the social context of STEM research? Does it suggest any changes that we could make to reap more benefits from STEM going forward?
Competition is prevalent in every industry, and healthcare is no exception. You see healthcare competition on a daily basis in the field of healthcare as providers and organizations compete to increase patient volumes and revenue. Review this link regarding healthcare competition from the point of view of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the government agency charged with regulating and monitoring competition. Find an example of healthcare competition in your local region. This can include things such as competing provider groups, hospitals, or other services. Discuss what these organizations do to help compete with their competitors and draw in more patients, increase visits, and ultimately increase growth. Describe how this competition benefits the consumer.
Competition is prevalent in every industry, and healthcare is no exception. You see healthcare competition on a daily basis in the field of healthcare as providers and organizations compete to increase patient volumes and revenue. Review this link regarding healthcare competition from the point of view of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the government agency charged with regulating and monitoring competition.
Find an example of healthcare competition in your local region. This can include things such as competing provider groups, hospitals, or other services.
Discuss what these organizations do to help compete with their competitors and draw in more patients, increase visits, and ultimately increase growth.
Describe how this competition benefits the consumer.
Discuss the dynamics of stalking and homicide. Be sure to include the following facts in your presentation: 1. Discuss forms of stalking behavior and common stalking offender characteristics. 2. Put stalking crimes in the context of the issuance of protection orders.
Discuss the dynamics of stalking and homicide. Be sure to include the following facts in your presentation:
1. Discuss forms of stalking behavior and common stalking offender characteristics.
2. Put stalking crimes in the context of the issuance of protection orders.
3. Explain the legal categories of homicide in relation to intimate partner violence.
4. Identify the relevance of the circle of death for homicide investigators.
5. Summarize the strategies of a murder investigation.
Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Surprisingly, many people do not understand why studying psychology is important to an early childhood educator. By studying psychology, early childhood educators have a better understanding of how children develop and learn. For this assignment, take on the role of an early childhood teacher. Your principal/director just asked you to create a brochure explaining to future teachers: The connections between psychology and learning. The role psychology plays in understanding childrens development (age birth to 8 years old). Why teachers need to understand psychological theories and research.
Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Surprisingly, many people do not understand why studying psychology is important to an early childhood educator. By studying psychology, early childhood educators have a better understanding of how children develop and learn.
For this assignment, take on the role of an early childhood teacher. Your principal/director just asked you to create a brochure explaining to future teachers:
The connections between psychology and learning.
The role psychology plays in understanding childrens development (age birth to 8 years old).
Why teachers need to understand psychological theories and research.
Support your brochure with 3-5 scholarly references.
Discuss the types of data and reports that would be useful to the medical director for managing specialist utilization Explain how this might differ in different types of plans. Explain the key differences between conventional case management and disease management and provide examples of each.
Based on Chapter 7-10, answer the following questions and be sure to follow the Discussion Board & Assignment Instructions 300 words Kongstvedt, Essentials of Managed Care, Sixth Edition ISBN: 978-1-4496-5331-6
You are the Managing Director reporting to the CEO on updates and concerns on the day-to-day business at Greys Medical Center. You are responsible for the smooth functioning of daily processes and oversee the managers and other department heads in the company.
Discuss the types of data and reports that would be useful to the medical director for managing specialist utilization
Explain how this might differ in different types of plans.
Explain the key differences between conventional case management and disease management and provide examples of each.
Lastly, develop policies and procedures for a physician sanction program to deal with unacceptable physician behavior using your own experience as an example.
Part 2
Read: Case-Studies-Medicaid-Managed-Care.pdfActions and complete the following case study assignment.
You are a Nurse Manager in a low-income neighborhood at Greys Medical Center. Plagued with an influx of hepatitis C patients, you call your Chief Nursing Officer to discuss your concerns. She calls a meeting to order with several key players in an effort to discuss case management, care coordination, rapid treatment initiation, and other services that, historically, have lacked robust infrastructure in the hepatitis C space. In addition to cost-related factors, she is looking to put a plan in place to emphasize the importance of all public health benefits of ensuring members are cured as she is aware surrounding states are working towards eliminating hepatitis C in their jurisdictions. With, all other health concerns attached to the virus, and most of the patients being Medicaid aided patients, she asks you to put together a team to help with further educating the community to help in preventing the spread. She asks you to lead in putting together a treatment plan for those living with Hep-C and assist the team in lowering the infection rate in the communities plagued by this virus? Create a plan and present it for credit.
Reflecting on your career goals and research interests, how will your completion of the DHA( Doctor Health Administration) degree vs Medical Student help you achieve your goals and interests? Reflecting on the difference between other health-related fields and healthcare administration, how will you utilize both the individual and collective skills and experience of team members to deliver a higher level of services within a healthcare services organization (HSO)?
Please show which ones is part 1 and which one is part 2
Part 1:
– APA format, citation include, references, 1 page
– Topic:
Understanding the similarities and differences between healthcare administration and other health-related fields is important in helping you decide your career choices as well as understand how you will use your skills and experience as part of an interprofessional team. Post a response to the following:
Reflecting on your career goals and research interests, how will your completion of the DHA( Doctor Health Administration) degree vs Medical Student help you achieve your goals and interests?
Reflecting on the difference between other health-related fields and healthcare administration, how will you utilize both the individual and collective skills and experience of team members to deliver a higher level of services within a healthcare services organization (HSO)?
Part 2: Relate to Part 1
– APA format, in-text ciation, references include, 1.5 pages
Describe the type of HSO in which you plan to continue your career and explain why you chose that type of HSO.
Describe two or three topics of interest to you that relate directly to working within your selected HSO and the organizational problem(s) you identified.
For each of your selected topics, describe at least two scholarly resources related to that topic that you found on a professional association website.
Explain how these topics have the potential to promote positive social change.
Dennis Hightower is given three months to develop a strategy that would unite Disney heads in Europe, demonstrate innovation, and produce growth throughout Disney Europe. Hightower is expected to knit together a federation of independent country operations and create an effective center linking local subsidiaries to the center. The process would be complex and place immense demands on Hightower, including intensive management of relationships, appropriate positioning of people, careful delegation of responsibility, and active nurturing of a healthy work environment. As you reflect on the overall change in company culture, respond to the following prompts as you prepare your discussion thread. How prepared and qualified do you think Hightower was to take on this challenge? Give specifics. How was Disney Europe organized before Hightower?
Dennis Hightower is given three months to develop a strategy that would unite Disney heads in Europe, demonstrate innovation, and produce growth throughout Disney Europe. Hightower is expected to knit together a federation of independent country operations and create an effective center linking local subsidiaries to the center. The process would be complex and place immense demands on Hightower, including intensive management of relationships, appropriate positioning of people, careful delegation of responsibility, and active nurturing of a healthy work environment. As you reflect on the overall change in company culture, respond to the following prompts as you prepare your discussion thread.
How prepared and qualified do you think Hightower was to take on this challenge? Give specifics.
How was Disney Europe organized before Hightower?
What steps would you take to assess the current condition of the various European units?
What approach would you use to bring about the changes to the European operation?
What issues do you anticipate in the process and how would you mitigate them?
How would you inspire critical thinking among the unit managers?
After watching the movie “Chasing Ice”. Explain why glaciers are considered “Canaries in the Coal Mine” in the context of climate change and a warming earth. How will disappearing glaciers and rising snow levels in the Cascades affect the lives of Washingtonians living near this mountain range (think about from the perspective of urban dwellers on the west side of the range versus agricultural communities on the east side of the range)?
After watching the movie “Chasing Ice”. Explain why glaciers are considered “Canaries in the Coal Mine” in the context of climate change and a warming earth. How will disappearing glaciers and rising snow levels in the Cascades affect the lives of Washingtonians living near this mountain range (think about from the perspective of urban dwellers on the west side of the range versus agricultural communities on the east side of the range)? Think about the timing of water needs in Washington state.
We associate witchcraft with Halloween and dark magic, but for many cultures, including ours in the past, witchcraft was very real. For the Azande, what phenomena does witchcraft explain? How is the witchcraft determined to be the cause? What common characteristics do you find among those accused of witchcraft? How are the accused witches dealt with? Finally, how does the belief in witchcraft reinforce Azande worldview and the social status quo?
We associate witchcraft with Halloween and dark magic, but for many cultures, including ours in the past, witchcraft was very real. For the Azande, what phenomena does witchcraft explain? How is the witchcraft determined to be the cause? What common characteristics do you find among those accused of witchcraft? How are the accused witches dealt with? Finally, how does the belief in witchcraft reinforce Azande worldview and the social status quo?
What information does a hypothesis test provide versus a confidence interval? How is this utilized in health care research? Provide a workplace example that illustrates your ideas. If you are not currently working in health care, to answer this question, research a local hospital or health care organization and provide an example of how they utilize inferential statistics.
What information does a hypothesis test provide versus a confidence interval? How is this utilized in health care research? Provide a workplace example that illustrates your ideas. If you are not currently working in health care, to answer this question, research a local hospital or health care organization and provide an example of how they utilize inferential statistics.
Initial discussion question posts should be a minimum of 200 words and include at least two references cited using APA format. Responses to peers or faculty should be and include one reference. Refer to “HLT-362V Discussion Question Rubric” and “HLT-362V Participation Rubric,” located in Class Resources, to understand the expectations for initial discussion question posts and participation posts, respectively.
