Healthcare

The handbook needs to consists of details for how an after school center can be ran on a distance learning platform and consists of plans on if, and when, students/teachers return using, but not limited to CDC and education guidelines. Some examples of expectations (virtual vs face to face) that need to be addressed in the handbook: -Pickup and dismissal procedures -PPE requirements? -Referral process for behavior and health and safety -Absence reporting/Attendance requirements for employees? Students? -Handwashing/restroom procedures -Staff communication (How will they receive information?) -Parent communication (How will parents receive information? How can an after school representative ensure information isn’t last minute? Monthly or Weekly updates?) -Application procedure for staff? -Appraisals (Informal vs Formal) How will teachers be informed if any campus leader is unhappy with their performance? -Virtual expectations and guidelines -Active Monitoring of classes

Purpose of Assignment: Nurses have a role in ensuring safety and quality in healthcare and evaluating potential threats to quality and safety. A response plan is useful in determining the steps and actions that staff will take in a situation such as a disease outbreak. Course Competency: Evaluate responses of communicable diseases in healthcare today. Scenario: You are the infection control nurse of a 100-bed inpatient healthcare facility. With the increasing potential for a communicable disease exposure in your facility, the chief clinical officer has tasked you with the creation of a hospital response plan for a communicable disease outbreak in your healthcare facility. Instructions: Create a hospital response plan that effectively addresses a healthcare facility’s actions in response to a communicable disease outbreak of your choosing. The response plan should: 1.Identify a communicable disease and explain why this particular disease necessitates a response plan. 2.Be supported by current evidence. 3.Include guidance on the following: -Logistics: adequate physical resources and services required -Triage: appropriate protocols and location -Communication: timely and effective contact internal and external of the facility regarding a suspected or confirmed outbreak -Infection control: sufficient measures to protect hospital employees, patients, and the public -Human resources: efficient management of human capital in response to a suspected or confirmed outbreak -Responsibilities of various hospital departments: effective interventions by primary and ancillary departments in response to a -suspected or confirmed outbreak 4.Reflect the nurse’s ability to: -Assess and identify the disease outbreak -Support containment and treatment of the disease -Facilitate timely communication regarding the outbreak Below are examples of communicable diseases that you can use for this assignment. Covid-19 Tuberculosis HIV/AIDS Influenza Hepatitis A/B Measles MRSA Ebola

Pick one of the values of the Health Services Administration Department and explain what that value means to you and how you will carry it with you into your future career as a healthcare administrator. The value that I selected is multicultural. I would like to incorporate that this value was selected due to the diversity of the city of Miami This is a personal prompt so sources are not really needed. Maybe one?

Outline the research documenting need for healthcare improvement Define the system in which you are making improvements Identify key themes for improvement efforts Use the improvement processes best suited for your project Describe basic steps used in managing change as you implemented your improvement plan Describe the value and context for the tools used and implemented in settings you used. Examples include : Fishbone Process mapping Flow charting Run/control charts Overall Outcome/Conclusion Include any literature support references utilized.

Complete the following: Describe 2 key lessons that you have learned from state or local health reform efforts, and provide an analysis on how these lessons might inform health policy changes taking place at the federal level, if at all. Identify 1 reform effort that is considered a benchmark at the local level that in some way reduces health care costs, improves quality, or increases access to health care. Provide the link to the article or Web site in your post and list as a reference in APA format.

Read the following scenario and prepare a video and a report with the guidelines provided.Scenario: Covid-19 has affected all organisations and the world as we have known it no longer exists. Throughout the world, organisations need to relook at the way they operate. Your task is to find a client organisation that has to change and help them manage this change. The organisation you need to engage with could be the organisation you work for, or one in which you are involved in in your private capacity or any other organisation you know that might need assistance (perhaps even an organisation in which a friend or family member works). Engage with the key decision maker in the organisation and obtain input about the challenges, what needs to change and the consequences of not changing. Find other key stakeholders who can provide more information and engage with them about the challenges and possible solutions. Apply change tools and models and develop a change strategy and plan. Also show how the organisation can lead its stakeholders in developing and adopting the strategy for change, how they should plan to implement the chosen change strategy and how they should deal with resistance. Reflect what you have learnt from this process and what you could have been done better. Write up the total process in a written assignment format by answering the questions below. Although this report academic report could be of value to the client who could use it to implement the recommendation, strict academic guidelines need to be adhered to such as referring to credible academic journals and articles and following the Harvard referencing format.Note: You might want to agree with the client to use a pseudonym to protect their identity and to guarantee confidentiality.The written report should include the following:1. Executive Summary [8 Marks]2. Introduction of the Chosen Organization and background to change [7 Marks]3. Examine the need for change in the organization. Assess the factors that drive the need for strategic change and critically evaluate the resource implications for not responding to these changes. [25 Marks]4. Explain any two change management models and evaluate the relevance of these models in the chosen organization. [10 Marks]5. Develop a change management strategy involving the stakeholders, and also devise strategies to overcome resistance. [10 Marks]6. Conclusions and recommendations. [10 Marks]7. References (Adhering to Harvard Referencing Format)8. • Briefly explain about your chosen organisation, its challenges, the needs of the clientorganisation; the possible solutions, the change tools you applied and the suggested change strategy and plan. 9.Also capture what you have learnt in this module and how you applied the learning in this case study10. Prepare PowerPoint presentation with up to 10 slides maximum

The Research Paper is a ten- to twelve-page paper (excluding title and references pages) that provides the student the opportunity to investigate a specific natural disaster topic, apply graduate-level critical thinking to the presentation of the information, and utilize and synthesize appropriate current research for your selected topic. The Research Paper utilizes professional health care knowledge and skills and applies those proficiencies to the context of quality improvement and risk management by developing a natural disaster strategic plan for community health: Mobilizing For Action Through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP) Process. The three-part Strategic Disaster Plan will be developed in Weeks 2, 4, and 6. Review Chapter 3 in the textbook. In this final part, the students will take the strategic issues identified in Part II (Week 4) and formulate goal statements and strategies for addressing issues, resulting in development and adoption of an interrelated set of strategy statements. Lastly, an action plan with an evaluation timeline that identifies outcomes to be reached and what steps would be taken to ensuing adjustments in the strategy plan if needed. The final draft with all three parts will be posted together for a final grade. The Research Paper: Must be ten to twelve double-spaced pages in length (excluding title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. Must include a title page with the following: Title of paper Student’s name Course name and number Instructor’s name Date submitted Must include an introductory paragraph with a succinct thesis statement. Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought. Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis. Must use at least ten scholarly and/or peer-reviewed sourcesPreview the document published within the last five years, including a minimum of three from the Ashford University Library. Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. Must include a separate reference page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Each student will be asked to write a polished original research paper in health economics. The research paper will increase the student’s critical perspectives, awareness, and knowledge in a course subject area. Each paper will focus on a specific and narrowly defined topic. The topic could be any health economics and decision making topics. It means that it should be course related Students choose the focus of their papers based on their professional and academic interests within the course’s context. The paper must be at least 9 pages long including an abstract, with 12-pt font double-spaced, and 1 inch margins all around. The paper should adhere to the American Psychological Association style manual, and must be submitted to the Canvas before the deadline. Here are examples of topic questions, but the chosen topic must be unique and none of the below: -The Effects of Technology on Healthcare Economics: Reviewing Old and New Technological Advances -Price Elasticity, Demand, and Supply for Dental Care -Economic Impact of Tobacco Use and Control in America -The Importance of Government Intervention in the Healthcare Markets in the U.S. -Behavioral Economics in the Healthcare Industry -The Social and Economic Determinants of the Opioids Epidemic

Based on insights that you have gained throughout this course and the Learning Resources from this week, complete the following in 300-400 words: Describe what you think is the most pertinent health policy issue with the potential to transform the way health care is delivered. Provide a rationale for implementation of a policy brief from a legal, ethical, and operational perspective. Be specific and provide examples.

Second, this week is final phase of the system implementation that results in the acceptance, rejection, or modification of the project, and release, suspension, or deduction of the contracted amount to the vendor(s)—system maintenance. Complete this section in 2-3 pages. Ensure that all hardware work together. Ensure that every function of every application of the computer system works and the system meets the functional requirements and the RFP specifications. Ensure that data between different systems interfaces and is transferred smoothly and in correct format. Ensure correct transference of data from old to new system (conversion testing). Ensure that the system can work under maximum load (volume/stress testing). Verify that the system works as expected in a live environment.