Health & Medical

In this assignment, I would like for you to take a position stand on a very sensitive subject: Abortion. You are to consolidate your views on the subject into a one page paper. The paper should be at least one page double spaced using 1 inch margins and 12 point font. Cite any references you use in either APA or MLA at the end of your paper. Please do not fill up the paper with lengthy headers and footers. Please be sure to include: 1. Pro-life, Pro-choice, Undecided? 2. Should the father have a say? 3. How will/may your views affect your role as a health care provider? How will you support a patient whose views differ from your own?

Provide a short description of the case study:https://www.who.int/sdhconference/resources/draft_background_paper2_usa.pdf?ua=1 1. Which of the three core functions of public health does the study fit into?  2. Which of the essential public health services does it address?  3. How is it addressing a public health problem?

1. Explain the historical evolution of healthcare quality improvement programs. Provide a timeline  Give examples 2. Examine the performance challenges, healthcare reform efforts, and the need for cost containment contributed to this development. What has worked and what has not? What has required legislative and regulatory support? What have been the impacts on cost and access? 3. Select the areas most important to improve quality and create performance targets and explain why.What area(s) still need the most improvement? Why? How do you measure/monitor these items?

To prepare: Watch the media, Protecting Patient Data, Parts I & 2 (Laureate Education, 2012) Consider the differences between the two in terms of how individuals handled the ethics of the situation. Also view Privacy, Security, and Ethics (Laureate Education, 2018) and consider common issues health professionals face in the field. Consider how such factors as sensitivity and volume of data might cause privacy, security, and ethical issues. Reflect on the case study titled The Privacy, Security, and Ethical Risks of Collecting Data on Populations: Case Study. Consider the similarities and differences between the three scenarios. What were some of the motivations behind the stakeholders’ actions? What were some of the constraints related to obtaining data for the research? Write about: -An explanation of which of the seven guiding principles for ethical research as outlined by the NIH have been violated in this scenario. Be specific and provide examples. -Using the Pb.D. framework principles outlined in your course text (Joshi et al., 2019, pp. 338–339), propose two ethical strategies that Dr. Marks could have employed to achieve his goals of obtaining pilot data and ensuring the privacy and security of health system patients. Be specific and provide examples.

A 25 year old male presents with chronic sinusitis and allergic rhinitis. Define adaptive vs. acquired immunity. Discuss the genetic predisposition of allergens. Describe the antigen-antibody response. What is the pathology of sinusitis?

Instructions:  Read the scenario below and compile a professional case study summary based on the questions found below the case study: A 44-year-old man is concerned about abnormal liver tests drawn for his pre-employment physical 6 months ago. his serum aminotransferase levels were two times normal at that time and remain unchanged after repeat testing. On further questioning, he denies regular alcohol use but states that he used to inject heroin. Currently, he reports some fatigue but says he feels well otherwise. His primary care physician order serologic testing, which reveals HBsAg-positive, anti-HBs-negative, and anti-HBc-positive IgG. Anti-HDV and anti-HCV test results are both negative.  Based on these antigen and antibody test results, with is the patient’s diagnosis?  What percentage of patients with acute hepatitis B remain chronically infected with HBV?  Of those patients, how many develop the chronic active disease?  What are the significant complications of chronic active infection?  Is there a true “cure,” explain why/why not?

signment Content Research and select an emerging health care issue. This can include but is not limited to the following: Opioid crisis Shortages of healthcare professionals Medicare or Social Security funding shortfalls Cost of healthcare A specific disparity in a population group Growing rates of chronic health conditions Cybersecurity issues Healthcare resources for our aging population Suicide rates in children and teens Using the information you’ve learned in the course, discuss how you would design a policy for the health care issue you selected. Remember to take into consideration the various aspects of the policy development cycle and level of implementation (federal, state, or local). Respond: use 100-200 words to respond to each of the following prompts: Why is this issue important? List one possible policy action (or possible solution) that could help address this issue. Make sure your solution is specific. “Take steps to lower healthcare cost” is not specific. “Mandate pricing transparency for all hospitals” is specific. Include two possible advantages and two possible disadvantages of the policy action. What level of government (federal or state, or possibly local) would primarily be responsible for implementation? Which agency or agencies would likely help implement? How would you propose the policy be evaluated? Cite at least 2 reputable references (you will likely need more). Reputable references include trade or industry publications, government or agency websites, scholarly works, a textbook, or other sources of similar quality. Format your responses and references according to APA guidelines. Submit your assignment. Resources  Center for Writing Excellence  Reference and Citation Generator  Grammar and Writing Guides Copyright 2019 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Use this space to build your submission. You can add text, images, and files. Add Content Details & Information   Assessment due date 9/15/20, 1:59 AM (CDT)   Goals & standards Aligned with 2 goals   Attempts Unlimited   SafeAssign Originality Report enabled Grading 100 points

locate an Evidence-Based Practice Guideline, related to your topic  identified:Are women ages 25-40 who take oral contraceptives at greater risk for developing blood clots compared with women ages 25-40 who use IUDs for contraception over a 5 year time frame ?  Perform a rapid critical appraisal of the Evidence-Based Guideline by answering the following questions in APA format. All questions should be answered in detail and explanations offered according to guideline content when applicable.  Who were the guideline developers?  Were the developers of the guideline representative of key stakeholders in this specialty (inter-disciplinary)?  Who funded the guideline development?   Were any of the guideline developers funded researchers of the reviewed studies?  Did the team have a valid development strategy?  Was an explicit (how decisions were made), sensible, and impartial process used to identify, select, and combine evidence?  Did its developers carry out comprehensive, reproducible literature review within the past 12 months of its publication/revision?  Were all important options and outcomes considered?  Is each recommendation in the guideline tagged by the level/strength of evidence upon which it is based and linked to the scientific evidence?  Do the guidelines make explicit recommendations (reflecting value judgments about the outcomes)?  Has the guideline been subjected to peer review and testing?  Is the intent of use provided (i.e. national, regional, local)?  Are the recommendations clinically relevant?  Will the recommendations help me in caring for my patients?  Are the recommendations practical/feasible? Are resources (people and equipment) available?  Are the recommendations a major variation from current practice? Can the outcomes be measured through standard care?

Chose three areas the listed below and answer the following three questions.You can use the strategies for managing tasks to help you answer the questions.  1. What would be your policy/procedures on that area? Explain what strategies you used to decide which elements you chose  from the guidelines. Write your policy.  2. How would you train and monitor staff and parents to follow the policy/procedures? Create a timeline for at least three months. 3. What resources would you need to implement the policy/procedures ? You can bullet this section.  Illness policy for children, staff and parents. Drop-off and pick-up Cleaning and disinfection Hand hygiene and toileting Keep staff and children in stable groups Physical distancing Limit sharing Meals and Snacks

These questions are on the financial environment and management of Health Care Organizations. You are required to answer the six questions and answer them in an essay format. APA, with references.  Integrated Case Analysis One Questions.  ?Test Your Knowledge 1. Why is the US health care system considered complex? 2. How do health care organizations get paid? Do payers all pay the same rate for the same service? 3. What is a third-party payment system? How does this payment system affect the financial management of health care organizations? 4. What is a contractual allowance? 5. Why are some charges not reported as revenue for health care organizations? 6.What were the major changes contained in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of2010?