Health & Medical

Instructions Why do marketing professionals care about and participate in supply chain decisions? Do you think small business owners are at a disadvantage if they lack the marketing research resources that large companies have? Why, or why not? Your journal entry must be at least 200 words. No references or citations are necessary.

Instructions For this activity, prepare a reflection paper, and consider the concepts that you have learned during your readings. Think about what you understand completely and what did not quite make sense. The purpose of this assignment is to provide you with the opportunity to reflect on the material you have read and to expand on it. This is not a summary. In the Unit I introduction to this course, Theodore Levitt’s remarks about the contrasting needs of the seller and the marketer were shared. Levitt described how satisfying the needs of the customer is now the pathway to marketing success. This concept and others related to the four Ps of product, price, promotion, and place were further explored throughout the units. For this reflection paper, respond to these three prompts: Reflect on how this introductory marketing course has changed your view of how the field of marketing works. What was the most surprising thing you learned? What do you need to learn more about? Do you see the rise of consumer power through evolving changes in technology? If so, how? If not, why not? Your reflection paper must be at least four pages in length and formatted according to APA guidelines. If you use any paraphrased or quoted material, you must have accompanying in-text citations and references. Title and reference pages do not count toward the minimum length requirement.

Write a 4-6-page analysis of a current problem or issue in health care, including a proposed solution and possible ethical implications.

Epidemiology is the science that allows public health practitioners to study the patterns, causes, and effects of health conditions in defined populations. Public health practitioners rely on epidemiology to understand the risks and protective factors associated with health conditions, and to identify health disparities and specific populations at risk for disease. Studies in epidemiology inform the development of public health policy and targeted interventions to prevent disease and reduce health disparities. For your final project, you will complete an epidemiological research study report based on the provided research study, “Salmonella in the Caribbean.” Epidemiologists in the field are often tasked with developing recommendations to address specific health issues, and part of that process is analyzing what other communities and epidemiologists have already done to address the issues. In your epidemiological research study report, you will analyze a health issue, the population impacted, and the prevention strategies used. You will then develop a research question and determine an appropriate research design to further investigate the issue. The final project is divided into two milestones, which will be submitted at various points throughout the course to scaffold learning and ensure quality final submissions. These milestones will be submitted in Modules Four and Five. The final product will be submitted in Module Seven. In this assignment, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following course outcomes: IHP-330-01: Draw connections between health disparities within specific populations and social and behavioral determinants IHP-330-02: Determine key epidemiological principles of disease by analyzing health research studies IHP-330-03: Determine patterns and trends of disease causation in specific populations by analyzing health data IHP-330-04: Differentiate between primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention strategies for how they address key factors impacting health issues of specific populations IHP-330-05: Select epidemiological research designs to investigate disease and improve the quality of health for specific populations Prompt For your final project, you will develop an epidemiological research study report on the provided research study, “Salmonella in the Caribbean,” which investigates a public health issue impacting a specific population. In your project, you will analyze the population impacted by the public health issue to accomplish the following: Make connections between social and behavioral determinants and disparities. Analyze the health issue to determine key epidemiologic principles and identify patterns and trends. Examine the levels of prevention used in the research study. For the conclusion to your research study report, you will develop a research question to further investigate the public health issue and population, and to determine an appropriate research design to investigate the research question. Specifically, you must address the critical elements listed below. Most of the critical elements align with a particular course outcome (shown in brackets). Population: In this section of your report, you will summarize key elements of the research study and analyze the population impacted by the health issue. Summarize the people, places, and times represented in the research study to provide context for your report. Describe three social and behavioral determinants strongly associated with the public health issue in the research study. Be sure to cite specific examples from the research study to support your description. Describe three known disparities associated with the health of the specific population. Be sure to cite specific examples from the research study to support your description. Explain how the identified social and behavioral determinants relate to the disparities you identified, and explain your reasoning. Health Issue: In this section of your final project, you will analyze the health issue in focus in the research study. You will draw conclusions about the health issue through your review of the research study and by conducting outside research on the topic. Describe the risk factors associated with the public health issue. Support your description with evidence from the research study and your independent research. Describe the mode of transmission of the public health issue. Support your description with evidence from the research study and your independent research. Determine the incidence and prevalence of the health issue using the data from the research study to perform the appropriate calculations. Determine the mortality rate of the health issue using the data from the research study to perform the appropriate calculations. Interpret the odds ratio to determine the strength of association between the potential sources of exposure and the disease. Using your research and analysis, draw connections between the population and public health issue. Consider where you identified common elements, what you learned about the public health issue by studying the population, and what you learned about the population by studying the public health issue. III. Levels of Prevention: In this section, you will describe the prevention strategies used by the epidemiologists in the research study. You will identify a strategy for each level of prevention and differentiate between the strategies. Describe a primary prevention strategy represented in the research study, and explain how it addresses key factors impacting the health issue of the specific population. Describe a secondary prevention strategy represented in the research study, and explain how it addresses key factors impacting the health issue of the specific population. C. Describe a tertiary prevention strategy represented in the research study, and explain how it addresses key factors impacting the health issue of the specific population. D. Explain how the primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention strategies differ in how they address the key factors impacting the health issue in the research study. IV. Conclusion: Now that you have analyzed the research study, you will develop a research question to further investigate the specific health issue and population, select an appropriate research design, and explain the importance of the research to the field of public health. Using your analysis of the research study, develop a research question to further investigate the specific public health issue and impacted population. Determine whether an observational or experimental research design would be more appropriate to investigate your research question. Be sure to justify your determination. Explain the importance of further research for improving the quality of health in the specific population. What is the potential benefit? Milestones Milestone One: Health Issue In Module Three, you will analyze the health issue in focus in the provided research study. You will draw conclusions about the health issue through your review of the research study and by conducting outside research on the topic. This milestone will be graded with the Milestone One Rubric. Milestone Two: Population In Module Five, you will summarize the key elements of the research study and analyze the population impacted by the health issue. This milestone will be graded with the Milestone Two Rubric. Final Submission: Epidemiological Research Study Analysis In Module Seven, you will submit your final project. It should be a complete, polished artifact containing all of the critical elements of the final product. It should reflect the incorporation of feedback gained throughout the course. This submission will be graded with the Final Project Rubric.Final Project Rubric Guidelines for Submission: Your final project should be 4–6 pages, double spaced, with one-inch margins, 12-point Times New Roman font, and APA formatting and citations.

The below scenario is only to provide you with an example of a setting to frame the activity questions. The details of this scenario are not essential to answering the activity questions. You’re the chief operating officer of a Medicaid-managed care plan serving Medicaid and CHIP members in the southwest United States. You oversee overall operations of your health plan and assist your chief executive officer in defining and executing your health plan’s strategy. Although the financial and accounting operations fall under the responsibility of the health plan’s chief financial officer (CFO), you frequently meet with the CFO to identify initiatives that result in improved patient outcomes and reduced long-term costs. By federal law, your health plan’s medical loss ratio (MLR) is limited to 85%. If you exceed the MLR limit of 85%, the health plan is unable to recover the loss, so it’s essential that patient care is rendered when appropriate. Your health plan covers a variety of services that span the care continuum and contract with all types of providers to ensure your members’ needs are met. Coverage determinations are based on medical necessity and the use of evidence-based clinical guidelines. Utilization management (prospective, concurrent, and retrospective) is a particularly important area of health plan operations, as you want to ensure that care is only rendered when deemed appropriate, and this can help you manage your health plan’s MLR. You’re particularly interested in promoting prevention and wellness and identifying ways to empower your members to take control of their health. However, many of your members have complex medical needs that require high levels of care, so you’re faced with daily challenges of meeting your members’ needs while also ensuring your health plan is profitable. Describe what MLR is and how exceeding the 85% limit can result in financial losses. (25 points) Describe what’s meant by medical necessity and provide examples of excluded types of services. (25 points) Describe what evidence-based clinical guidelines are and how they’re defined. Explain some limitations or challenges associated with determining evidence-based clinical guidelines. (25 points) Describe the differences between prospective, concurrent, and retrospective utilization management. (25 points)

Assignment: Social Media and the Modern Impact of Informatics Write an essay addressing each of the following points/questions. Be sure to completely answer all the questions for each numbered item. There should be three sections, one for each item number below, as well as the introduction (heading is the title of the essay) and conclusion paragraphs. Separate each section in your paper with a clear heading that allows your professor to know which bullet you are addressing in that section of your paper. Support your ideas with at least three (3) scholarly citations using APA citations in your essay. Make sure to reference the citations using the APA writing style for the essay. The cover page and reference page do not count towards the minimum word amount. Review the rubric criteria for this assignment.   Most people remember the story below that made national headlines. As most Americans have smartphones, tablets, and computers the utilization of social media is commonplace. Finley, T. (2017, Sept. 20). Navy hospital removes staffers for calling babies ‘mini Satan’s’ on social media. Parenting. If you were writing a hospital policy on smartphone and social media usage, what should be included in the policy? What potential ethical and legal liabilities are there for the hospital and employees in the case presented above? In 2007, Harvard University rescinded admission to 10 students after reviewing their social media posts. Do you feel potential employers, current employers, and colleges have the right to access your social media post? Do you feel employers and universities should make decisions based on your post? Discuss the relationship between accreditation decisions, reimbursement, quality of care, informatics. Assignment Expectations Length: 1600 words total for this assignment. Structure: Include a title page and reference page in APA style. (These do not count towards the minimum word amount for this assignment). All APA papers should include an introduction and conclusion.  References: Use the appropriate APA style in-text citations and references for all resources utilized to answer the questions. Include at least three (3) scholarly sources to support your claims.

Wk 6 – Applied Practice: Observation [due Mon] Assignment Content The  Effects of Covid 19 on healthcare leadership  Note: You do not need IRB approval for a class activity.   Conduct two, 60-minute observations of the actions, events, interactions, or relevant factors related to the central phenomenon in your mock study. Document your observations using the Observation Guide. The observation guide could not be attached the document attachment will not allow me to attach. I can send separately.

Below you will find prompts and instructions for submitting your first assignment. About this Assignment In this course, you learned that rapidly-evolving technology has had and will continue to have a drastic impact on nursing and healthcare. For this assignment, you will be writing a  1,500-2000 word paper that analyzes and evaluates the importance of nursing informatics and its future in healthcare. Be sure address the following questions in your paper: What is informatics in nursing? What is the significance of informatics in healthcare? How has it changed the healthcare industry? How has information technology improved or hindered patient care? How is informatics creating new roles for nurses within the healthcare field? What changes will we see in the role that informatics nurses play? You may refer to the course material for supporting evidence, but you must also use at least two scholarly, peer-reviewed research articles and cite them using APA format. If you use any Study.com lessons as sources, please also cite them in APA (including the lesson title and instructor’s name). Research Requirement Please write your paper in the APA format. As part of your research, you must use at least four credible sources from scholarly journals. You may also refer to the course material for supporting evidence, but if you use any Study.com lessons as sources, please also cite them in APA (including the lesson title and instructor’s name). Please make use of the following resources to conduct your research: JSTOR – A digital library containing thousands of primary sources and journals for research purposes. You can sign up for a free account that you can use to access up to 6 articles per month. Google Scholar – A free resource you can use to access peer-reviewed journals and other scholarly resources. CINAHL Complete – A popular research tool for finding nursing and health articles and information. EBSCOhost offers a free trial account, but this method may require payment to access articles. MEDLINE Complete – Another popular research tool in the medical and health fields. EBSCOhost offers a free trial account, but this method may require payment to access articles. Grading Rubric: Your assignment will be graded based on the following rubric. Category Unacceptable (0-1) Needs Improvement (2-3) Good (4) Excellent (5) Total Possible Points Introduction (x1) Does not state the topic of purpose of the paper Difficult to identify the purpose or topic of the paper The purpose of the paper is clear and appropriate Clearly and effectively states the purpose of the paper 5 Significance of Informatics (x2) No discussion was provided regarding the significance of informatics A minimal discussion regarding the significance of informatics without support is provided Examples are given to discuss the significance of informatics, with evidence to support it A good and original discussion of the significance informatics was provided with evidence 10 Impact on Patient Care (x3) No discussion was provided on the impact of informatics on patient care A minimal discussion regarding the impact of informatics on patient care without support is provided A discussion of the impact of informatics on patient care is provided with sufficient evidence to support it A thoughtful discussion regarding the impact of informatics on patient care is provided with robust and compelling support 15 Future Roles for Nurses (x2) No discussion was provided regarding the future roles for nurses in the field of informatics A minimal discussion regarding future roles for nurses was provided, or simply stated, with no or few supporting details provided A discussion regarding the future roles for nurses was provided with sufficient evidence to support it A thoughtful discussion regarding future roles for nurses in informatics was provided with robust and compelling support 10 Research (x2) No or inappropriate external references are cited Analysis provides only one scholarly reference, or references are only somewhat relevant to the topic Analysis is supported by at least two relevant and appropriate scholarly articles Analysis is supported by at least four relevant and appropriate scholarly articles that clearly support the provided analysis 10

Instructions Supply Chain and Logistics Management Watch the following video (just over 11 minutes) by clicking on the link below: MacNeil/Lehrer Productions (Producer). (1999). Your computer, your way: Dell and the direct sales model [Video file]. Retrieved from https://libraryresources.columbiasouthern.edu/login?auth=CAS&url=http://fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=273866&xtid=10070 After viewing the video, answer questions 1 and 2, and select one question from questions 3 and 4 to answer. 1. Compare Dell’s supply chain and logistics innovations with the competitive responses from competitors such as the Apple Store and others. 2. Discuss the emerging supply chain and logistics management factors shown in the video that were already negatively affecting large computer chain stores. Answer question 3 or 4 below: 3. Explain how these technology-driven factors were not enough to enable some businesses to survive the online competitive entrance into the market. 4. In what ways may market research have helped prevent these large technology businesses from failing? Each of your three responses should be at least one page in length; therefore, with an introduction and conclusion included, your essay should be at least four pages in length. In addition to the video, your essay must reference at least one article of your choice from a business-related or news website; therefore, your essay should reference at least two sources. Your essay must be in APA format. All paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying in-text citations and references. Title and reference pages do not count toward the minimum length requirement.

1.      What data can you have that states poor handwashing in a home healthcare setting exists, and that this is directly linked to wound infections. 2.      What current practice is it when comparing with adult wound care patients in the home healthcare setting? 3.      What current evidence-based research is available that supports a claim that poor handwashing is what is causing a wound infections in the patients. 4.      Do the nurses not wear gloves or practice other universal precautions? 5.      Post at least 4 articles that are within the last 5 years to support this issue.