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In what other ways might optimization be used to maximize healthcare delivery? What types of processes and workflows are best served by optimization in health services organizations? Optimization is a vital prescriptive analytic technique that healthcare administrators can use to help address challenges in effective and efficient healthcare delivery. Health decision-makers may seek to find optimal solutions for a particular objective given various constraints. For example, optimization is often used for generating nursing staff schedules to ensure appropriate staff coverage with varying patient inflows. For this Assignment, you will be using optimization techniques to evaluate two separate medical problems, one involving mechanical heart valves and another involving a pharmaceutical company. Review the resources for this week, and examine the different optimization techniques that can be used for this Assignment. For Chapter 13, problems 36 and 42, you will need to download the files P13_36.xlsx and P13_42.xlsx from the textbook companion website http://www.cengage.com/cgi-wadsworth/course_products_wp.pl fid=M20b&product_isbn_issn=9781305947542.  Under “Book Resources”, click on “Student Downloads” to view the downloadable files. Click “Problem Files” and download the zipped file  1305947541_538885.zip. Open the zipped file, and select folder “Problem  Files” and then select folder “Chapter 13” to access the files P13_36.xlsx and P13_42.xlsx.

Advanced optimization techniques are often necessary to solve real problems in health care. Techniques like goal programming and data envelopment analysis are often used to solve multiple objective problems, such as minimizing cost while maximizing access measures. Other advanced techniques are often required for problems that sometimes seem straightforward. Although you may not encounter the use of advanced optimization techniques on a day-to-day basis, understanding the methodology and application of these techniques is a valuable skill for the healthcare administration leader. For this Assignment, review the resources for this week. Reflect on, and consider, the advanced optimization techniques highlighted. Think about how you might apply these advanced optimization techniques to healthcare delivery challenges in a health services organization. For Chapter 14, problems 80 and 90, you will need to download the files P14_80.xlsx and P14_90.xlsx from the textbook companion website http://www.cengage.com/cgi-wadsworth/course_products_wp.pl?fid=M20b&product_isbn_issn=9781305947542.  Under “Book Resources”, click on “Student Downloads” to view the downloadable files. Click “Problem Files” and download the zipped file  1305947541_538885.zip. Open the zipped file, and select folder “Problem  Files” and then select folder “Chapter 14” to access the files P14_80.xlsx and P14_90.xlsx.

Your job is to critique/challenge these research journal articles. Critique the scientific evidence/results, there is an attached “cheat sheet” in which you can refer to on what to critique. The terms (in cheat sheet) may seem confusing to someone without a science background otherwise should be easy to understand if you search the meaning of those scientific terms; variables, external validity etc. These are the links provided to the journal articles you have to critique. (You don’t need to critique all of them, as long as you have about 275 words then should be fine.) – https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00266-015-0592-7 – https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00266-016-0715-9 – https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0091217417703287 – https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S174868151830250X – https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1748681517304709 – https://europepmc.org/article/pmc/pmc7209878

Simulation in health care often involves more than trivial skills. For example, modelling all outpatient clinic operations in a particular facility would probably involve the use of multiple probability distributions and many calculations. Verifying and validating the simulation requires even more technical prowess.  Healthcare administration leaders and decision-makers must have the knowledge, skill, and abilities to build and understand these simulations. For this Assignment, review the resources for this week, and reflect on the advanced simulation techniques highlighted. Consider how these advanced simulation techniques might apply to specific simulation models in a health services organization, and then complete the problems assigned for the  Assignment.

Soil Analysis Lab ReportPlease follow the template exactly… and read through the entire thing.Please for the directors exactly… and read those as well.Should you have any questions, please let me know ASAP.DIRECTIONS: 3.2 LAB (Soil Analysis) Directions and SupportUse this document to help you focus your research, and organize your thoughts on the required components.Part 1: Researching pertinent background information and citing sourcesClick here to read about the activity and purpose of this lab investigation.You may want to start a Google Doc where you can keep track of your thoughts, notes, sources, etc.Research peer reviewed studies that have been conducted on soil. Once you enter “soil” in the search engine, you will see more specific categories to search if “soil” is too broad for youMake sure to use Google Scholar as your search engine so that it filters through peer-reviewed sources.Watch this video to get an idea of how to use Google Scholar.Select and summarize one or more of the studies.Make sure to maintain your citations (watch the video in 3b if you aren’t sure how to do this).Research peer reviewed studies that have been conducted on ONE of the soil characteristics that we will analyze in this experiment. You may choose from the following:Soil structureSoil pHSoil potassiumSoil phosphorusSoil nitrogenSelect and summarize one or more studies on the soil test you selected in step #4.Part 2: Developing your hypothesisWe calculated the relative density and relative frequency of five prairie plants in our first lab. Your hypothesis for this lab should be a possible explanation for that data (see figures 1 and 2 below) based on the soil tests we are conducting.Based on your research from part 1, #3 and #4 above, develop a hypothesis for the different relative density and frequency patterns between the two reconstructed prairies.Note: A hypothesis is a testable prediction, but we haven’t tested this yet, so you cannot be wrong!Feel free to use this format for your hypothesis if you aren’t sure how to write one.(insert on observation about the different density or frequency patterns between the two prairies) could be explained by (insert soil test), because . . .You could strengthen your hypothesis by including peer-reviewed studies on the soil requirements of one of the prairie plants.Part 3: Writing the introductionSummarize the purpose of investigating soil characteristics. (See Part 1, #1)Summary of current research/literature related to the topic. You should have at least TWO (2) outside sources cited. One should be about soil. The other should be about one of the tests that we are conducting in this lab.Use Google ScholarMust be from peer-reviewed journalsInclude internal citations following MLA formatHypothesis for the study you are conducting (not the ones you cited)Your hypothesis should be written in this format: (insert on observation about the different density or frequency patterns between the two prairies) could be explained by (insert soil test), because . . .Part 4: Finishing up the report.Click here to open up the template you are to use to finish the report, and finish writing all sections.Click here to view the rubric that will be used to score your report.Make sure to look at the feedback you received on your last report so that you know what you did well, and what you need to improve on in this lab report.This report is the reassessment of the last lab report, and therefore your grades on this report will replace the grades on the last lab report.

Traded liquidity factorQuestion: (a). Estimate an appropriate CAPM model describing the return of the mutualfunds as a function of some or all factors above: CRSP index, 1-month T-Bill , ExRm ,SMB , HML , MoM and TradedLIQ. Carry out and report the necessary statistical tests tojustify the choice of your specification. Discuss any found issues with respect to omittedvariable bias.(b). Compare the performances of the two funds and the exposure of the portfolios todifferent risk factors by comparing relevant coefficients (such as the intercept and slopes) ofthe models through appropriate tests.The following references will be useful when you interpret and compare the coefficients.Fama, Eugene F.; French, Kenneth R. (1993). “Common Risk Factors in the Returns onStocks and Bonds”. Journal of Financial Economics 33 (1): 3–56

Collective bargaining has several advantages over the legislation such as flexibility, and ability to be adapted to local problems. How we could use it for achieving improvements in OHSWord count: 150-250words• Use any referencing style consistently• Avoid plagiarism• Submit as Word document file• Deadline: 3/April/2021with References

Reflective JournalName:Date:1. Summarize and reflect on this week’s, readings and learning activities.2. How will these concepts impact your own professional practice now or in the future?

Instructions:For this assignment you will need to identify and evaluate a political health care issue facing healthcare administrators, stating how you would handle it effectively and ethically as an administrator at your facility.Please draft a policy addressing one of the scenarios provided below (or create your own scenario). A scenario you create could include issues like medicinal/recreational marijuana, pre-existing conditions, DNR orders, euthanasia, end of life care, eugenics, medical resource allocation, stem cells and their usage, substance abuse (excessive opioid scripting), genetic manipulation, cloning, mental health access, and incarceration of the mentally ill. If you are creating your own scenario, email it to your instructor in advance to make sure that your topic is appropriate for this assignment.The policy will be utilized in the future to address similar political issues. Make sure to consider all the pros and cons of your policy and how it will affect the future of your facility. Refer to the resource provided below when creating your policy.Scenarios:A 15 year old female presents in your hospital and has been diagnosed with a deadly disease. There are no treatments available and the disease is slow in its progression. The patient has stated that she wants to die and does not want to be in the hospital. The parents do not want their child to suffer and inquire about effective ways to move forward with euthanasia. The family has not been silent with their wishes and staff are arguing over the ethics of this case and morale is affected as well as productivity within the department. As the administrator of the facility you have to appease the family and your staff, what are some steps that you would take to accomplish this? Using critical thinking skills you must also consider that the child does not have the decision making skills as an adult. The parents in this scenario are overwhelmed and may not be thinking clearly.You are the healthcare administrator of an incarceration facility with a large population of people that suffer from mental illness. You are seeing that their needs are not being met and they are getting sicker. You are concerned that the warden as well as other stakeholders in the community are treating this facility as a mental health facility instead of a facility for criminals.How would you implement a plan to advocate for those inmates in your care?You are the administrator of a large community healthcare center and a staff member runs to you stating that Sue and Emily are having a very loud argument in the medical records room. When you arrive in the medical records room the argument is to the point of which it has escalated to a potential physical altercation. The 2 staff members have worked at the facility for over 6 years each without any problems or write ups. How will you address this issue directly with them? How will you make a policy to ensure that issues between the parties are resolved and don’t present themselves again?You are the administrator of a privately owned subacute facility. You have several patients in the end stage of ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. One of these patients is a 32 year old female named Kathy. Kathy’s parents are divorced and her mother does not visit because she is struggling with her daughter’s declining health and physical abilities. Kathy’s father visits all the time. He owns a commercial airline and is a private payer. Additionally, he is close friends with the owners of the facility. One of your nurses starts dating Kathy’s father. The patient has stated her outrage but the relationship continues. Draft a policy to address this situation effectively.

You should cheese an article related to something you like to improve or change in yourself for example if you like to sleep more you have to see what causes you to not sleep enough like spending too much time watching Netflix then choose article to explain whey sleep is important and summarize it. Aldo explain how the article helps youI hope it helpsSummaries must be one page each, single spacedEach summary must be based on a current scholarly journal articleThat is pertinent to your behavior change.The journal article must be at least 4 pages in length andA hard copy of the article must be included.Each summary must be typed. Citation of the article must be included.Summaries must include an evaluation of how it was useful to your project.Plagiarized summaries will receive no credit.apa form