On what policy issues might nurses lobby Congress?
On what policy issues might nurses lobby Congress? What strategies might nurse use to have their voices heard?The discussion must address the topic.Rationale must be provided400 words in your initial Minimum of two scholarly references in APA format within the last five years published
Describe the product or service you supply to your patients.
You just started working as a Health Service Manager for a health care company within an industry below. First choose an industry below to discuss the questions that follow:Pharmaceutical (generic drugs)Pharmaceutical (patented drug)Any physician specialty (e.g. cardiology, ophthalmology, etc.)Hospital (national Network)Small rural hospitalYour boss has asked you to write a report detailing the factors impacting the supply of your product or services and how the market structure of your impacts the quantity supplied and the pricing of your product or service. Answer the first four questions (and Q6) below relying primarily on the course readings and other resource material presented in this class. You can use external UMGC library resources to research Q5 below in order to research government regulations impacting your industry. Cite and refer all resources used whether internal or external.Describe the product or service you supply to your patients.Identify the market structure of your industry and the analyze the key characteristics of your industry that lead to your identification of this market structure.Given this market structure, evaluate how prices charged for your services/products are determined.Evaluate how does the existence of private and public insurance influence the revenues you receive for this service/product.Given the government regulations impacting the health industry that have been discussed in this class, identify and discuss a government regulation that has been implemented in this industry.Identify a market failure(s) discussed in class that the government regulation attempted to address.In writing your report be sure to include your name and in the subject line identify the health care entity you chose above. In order for your boss to easily review your report, please include section headers to correspond to the questions below. The memo should be at least 4 double-spaced pages (excluding the cover page).
How would each product mitigate the clinical or administrative issue?
In this weeks assignment, you will evaluate two products you believe may resolve your selected issue. The purpose of your evaluation is to find the product that would be the best fit for your health care workplace and would best resolve the existing issue. Remember each weekly assignment builds on the last assignment and will culminate in the Week 5 assignment.Select ?two products currently available in the market from the category you identified in Week 3. For example, if you selected EHRs, then identify two specific EHR products, such as Cerner and Epic. If you chose two barcode scanners, you might compare Zebra and Honeywell.Note: You may use the product websites for information to support your assignment and the websites do count as references.Format your assignment as any one of the following formats:· 12- to 15-slide powerpoint presentation with speaker notes or narration· Infographic or concept map· 3 to 5 minute podcastExplain the following related to each product in your assignment:How would each product mitigate the clinical or administrative issue? How will each product affect patients, staff, and the organization? Determine the functionality of the two products as related to the following:ease of use (how easy are they to use?)clarity (are there clear instructions?)time element (is the product time consuming to use?)educational needs (what education needs to be provided to patient or nurse?)cost (how expensive is the product?)Include?a minimum of 3 peer-reviewed sources. The product websites count toward this requirement.
locate and discuss a scholarly article that describes a successful change initiative within an organization.
Using the Ashford University Library, locate and discuss a scholarly article that describes a successful change initiative within an organization. Next, locate and discuss a scholarly article that describes a failed change initiative within an organization. Compare and Contrast in implementation theories used for the change events discussed in the two articles. Provide a summation of what could have been done to make the failed initiative a success. Your paper should be three to four pages in length (excluding the title,and references pages). Your paper must be formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center, and it must include references and in text citations for at least two scholarly sources from the Ashford University Library, in addition to the course text.
What customer acquisition, development and retention strategy would be the most effective way to grow the platform? How would you measure its success?
It is expected to be no more than2,500 words, or 10 pages double-spaced, not including references, appendices and other material. It is expected to answer the questions below and include at least 3 additional academic sources.To complete this assignment, please read the 2018 Case on Headspace in My Courses. You may also reference and review any other third-party materials or research on this company. For the assignment, you are Head of Customer Experience Management at Headspace. Your board is interested in how you are delivering on Headspace goals for customer acquisition, customer development and retention. They want to maximize CLV and create growth for the platform. With this in mind, please write a report that is a maximum of 2500 words, or 10 pages double spaced, not counting the appendices with graphs, charts or other reference material.In the report, please address the following questions:1. What customer acquisition, development and retention strategy would be the most effective way to grow the platform? How would you measure its success?2. What are the defined target segments for Headspace? How are they different? How would you define each segment and its wants, needs, desires and the appropriate value proposition?3. How is Headspace using personalization and profiling techniques to improve its customer experience?4. Do you think Headspaces brand message and company values are authentic? Be specific and provide evidence for your answer.I expect you to use at least 3 additional academic sources of additional research and evidence in the answering of the questions and in this paper. An academic source is a source of information that includes a survey, study or research conducted by a 3rdparty or academic institution that pertains to a topic, definition or concept that you are including in your paper.Rubric, case and assignment details are also attached below
based on your personal life skills, which one factor will you be able to build upon to provide the most opportunities for your organization, and why?
Congratulations you have won a contest that will provide you with funding and resources to start an organization of your very own! While this new venture is exciting, you are nervous about the thought of being in charge you have never managed something of this magnitude before! You do have invaluable personal experience that can help you though.Choose a type of organization that you would like to start. Now, think about how you run and manage your life on a daily basis and how this compares to running a business your responsibilities, interactions with others, contributions to society, awareness of worldly events, use of technology, planning ahead to achieve your goals, etc.Consider the following four factors that businesses and organizations face:competitionsocial environmentglobalizationtechnological changesFirst, describe the type organization youre going to start.Second, define each of the four terms used aboveThird, describe how each of these four factors is going to affect your new organization.And lastly, based on your personal life skills, which one factor will you be able to build upon to provide the most opportunities for your organization, and why? Which one factor will be most challenging for you, and why? Explain your answers.In response to at least two classmates, compare your answers and ask questions to help them become more aware of what they bring to the organization from their personal lives that could help address the challenges and improve upon the opportunities.
Explain how Activity Based Costing can help supply this information to Fords management
Below is the question and student rsponse. Reply to the students response in 150 wordsQuestion In its advertising, Ford Motor Company says Quality is Job One. Ford is indicating that good quality is the most important consideration for its customers. This would include customer satisfaction on delivery dates and specific areas of car performance, including properly closing doors, and defect rates. Explain how Activity Based Costing can help supply this information to Fords managementstudents respose As this case mentioned, if there are too many cars have brought into the dealerships for closing door issues, that means activities related to the doors have to be monitored closely. And the costs of fixing these issues should be summited to the management to review and make further decisions on how to improve Fords products.
What do you believe contributes to the trend?
Blended FamiliesBlended families are becoming more and more prevalent in todays society. The text asks what this tells our children about the permanence of marriage.What are your thoughts? Of course, there are some obvious benefits to blended families, but there are some disadvantages, as well. Provide some examples of both and share your own thoughts on the increasing number of blended families. What do you believe contributes to the trend?Respond to at least two of your fellow studentsIn your responses to your peers, be respectful of their opinions, as this can be a sensitive subject for some.Perhaps you can offer insights based on any experiences with blended families you may have. Or ask questions to gain a better understanding of the views of your peers.
Technological advances in society have been shown to cause organizational stress. Why is this the case, given that changes in technology usually means work is less complicated or time consuming?
Assigned Readings:Chapter 16. Organizational CultureChapter 17. Organizational Change and Stress ManagementInitial Postings: Read and reflect on the assigned readings for the week. Then post what you thought was the most important concept(s), method(s), term(s), and/or any other thing that you felt was worthy of your understanding in each assigned textbook chapter.Your initial post should be based upon the assigned reading for the week, so the textbook should be a source listed in your reference section and cited within the body of the text. Other sources are not required but feel free to use them if they aid in your discussion.Also, provide a graduate-level response to each of the following questions:Technological advances in society have been shown to cause organizational stress. Why is this the case, given that changes in technology usually means work is less complicated or time consuming? [Your post must be substantive and demonstrate insight gained from the course material. Postings must be in the students own words do not provide quotes!] [Your initial post should be at least 450+ words and in APA format (including Times New Roman with font size 12 and double spaced). Post the actual body of your paper in the discussion thread then attach a Word version of the paper for APA review]Text-Title: Essentials of Organizational Behavior, Student Value Edition ISBN: ISBN-13: 9780135468890 Authors: Stephen P. Robbins, Timothy A. Judge Publisher: Pearson Edition: 15TH
How will you model your own teaching after them? What will you change?
Discussion Week 5: Learning From Other TeachersThink back to the best teachers that you had in your past. Reflect on what they did well. What could they have done better? How will you model your own teaching after them? What will you change? Please answer each question in your discussion post.
