Healthcare FInance Discussion 4

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What is your personal position on the use of debt? When should an organization use debt to finance investment opportunities? When would you consider it ill-advised? Do you believe an organization can get overzealous and acquire too much debt?

1 page, double spaced and 3 cited sources from required reading

Required Reading

Anonymous. (2012). Hospital financing options for the future. Healthcare Financial Management, 66(8), 1-8.

Anonymous. (2012). Hospital perspectives and capital planning debt management. Healthcare Financial Management, 66(1), 1-2.

Avery, A. E., Flaherty, S. M. V., & Rhee, M. (2011). Fortifying the payback period method for alternative cash flow patterns. Journal of Financial and Economic Practice, 11(2), 1-9.

Juhasz, L. (2011). Net present value versus internal rate of return. Economics & Sociology, 4(1), 46-53.

Kaplan, H. L., & Singh, A. (2009). The opportunity and “duty” to restructure nonprofit health care debt. American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, 28(5), 14, 66-68.

McFarlane, A. (2013). Refinancing hospital loans. Journal of Policy Development and Research, 15(2), 273-282.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. (2016). Annuities: What are annuities? https://investor.gov/introduction-investing/basics…

Articular and Nervous system

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On a daily basis, our joints perform tremendous tasks, consciously and subconsciously. The countless movements we make are often taken for granted, at least until pain arises. The nervous system’s multifaceted role in our daily functioning involves sub-systems, which you will explore in greater detail. Review the reading and watch the video above before addressing the points below in your initial post:

  • Analyze the major functions of the Articular and Nervous System.
  • Assess how the four systems (skeletal, muscular, articular, and nervous) work together to create movement. In order to demonstrate your understanding of this concept, select a common movement that requires all four systems to perform. Discuss each system’s function throughout the movement.

Include two scholarly sources to support your research and findings (one may be your course text). All sources must be referenced and cited according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. Your initial post must be a minimum of 250 words.

Measurement Theory Concepts

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Discussion Question

Please begin by responding to the following questions.

Search and locate an existing instrument that will be used to address your research question. Post the title of the instrument selected and the level of measurement on the tool. Next, post a description of the type of scale used in the instrument. Include a brief discussion of data collection procedures that will be presented in your proposal.

Provide constructive, supportive feedback to your classmates’ posts.

Term Paper: Professional Development Exercise

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Section 1: Organizational Settings 100 Words

Section 2: Leadership 400 Words

Section 3: Motivation 400 Words

Section 4: Cognition and Organizational Behavior 150 Words

Total Words 1050

Need Only above 4 Sections to finish. This is a term paper.

This term paper applies the Buchbinder & Shanks (2012) textbook to lead HCA303 students through a process of self-reflection, personal assessment, and professional development planning. The term paper is designed to engage students in better understanding and articulating professional interests, strengths, and areas for further learning and development in preparation for managing and leading health care organizations in the future.

The term paper is structured into nine sections, with word count guidelines provided in each section. APA formatting is required. Term paper milestone deadlines, by module, are as follows:

  • Read and familiarize yourself with the term paper assignment in Module 1
  • Begin researching and organizing non-textbook references for the term paper in Module 2
  • Proposed non-textbook term paper reference list is due to the Dropbox by no later than Sunday 11:59 PM EST/EDT of Module 4
  • A draft of the first four sections of the term paper is due to the Dropbox by no later than Sunday 11:59 PM EST/EDT of Module 5
  • The final term paper is due to be submitted to Chalk and Wire no later than Sunday 11:59 PM EST/EDT of Module 8. Students who do not submit the assignment to Chalk and Wire will receive a zero. This is a key program assessment; the results are used to ensure students are meeting program goals. Video and PDF instructions can be found on the course home page. PDF instructions are also located in the Start Here folder.

    • Section 1: Organizational Settings

    Below are 25 categories of organizational settings in the health industry. In about 100 focused and concisely written words, (a) rank the top three according to your interest for the organization setting of a future health care management position and (b) explain why you chose your first, second, and third choices.

  • Community hospitals
  • Health systems/integrated delivery networks
  • Academic medical centers
  • Physician practices
  • Outpatient diagnostic facilities
  • Surgery centers
  • Urgent care centers
  • Health information systems
  • Insurance/managed care companies
  • Continuing care retirement communities
  • Nursing homes/skilled nursing facilities
  • Assisted living facilities
  • Pharmaceutical/biotechnology companies
  • Medical devices/equipment companies
  • Federally qualified health centers
  • Home health care
  • Hospice care
  • Dental offices
  • Government agencies
  • Public health
  • International health care development
  • Consulting
  • Higher education
  • Professional associations
  • Entrepreneurship

    • Section 2: Leadership

    Apply the leadership concepts in Chapter 2 (e.g., competencies, models, styles, protocols, responsibilities) in answering the following three items in a total of about 400 words. Incorporate at least two references above and beyond the textbook, and cite both the textbook and your external references using APA style.

    (a) Think about a situation where you (or an organizational leader you are familiar with) were highly effective as a leader. Apply leadership concepts from Chapter 2 in explaining your (or the selected leader’s) effectiveness. You may write about yourself, a leader in the health industry, or a leader from outside the health industry.

    (b) Think about a situation where you (or an organizational leader you are familiar with) were ineffective as a leader. Apply leadership concepts from Chapter 2 in explaining your (or the selected leader’s) ineffectiveness. You may write about yourself, a leader in the health industry, or a leader from outside the health industry.

    (c) State and describe three personal leadership development goals.

    Section 3: Motivation

    Apply the motivation concepts in Chapter 3 in answering the following three items in a total of about 400 words. Incorporate at least two references above and beyond the textbook, and cite both the textbook and your external references using APA style. The external references cited in this section will very likely be different from those in the previous section.

    (a) What motivates you?

    (b) What demotivates you?

    (c) As a health care manager, what will be your approach to increasing employee engagement and motivation in your organization?

    Section 4: Cognition and Organizational Behavior

    Apply the concepts in Chapter 4 in answering the following item in a total of about 150 words. Incorporate at least one reference above and beyond the textbook, and cite both the textbook and your external reference(s) using APA style.

    Discuss the role of cognition (thinking, reasoning) in promoting organizational change and learning. In what ways could you, as a manager, use cognition to improve communication and teamwork?

    Unit III Journal EMS

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    • Reflect on your EMS career. Have you encountered EMS personnel with a physical or mental disability of which you were aware? What types of accommodations did they require? Did you feel that these accommodations were reasonable such that patients could still receive the highest quality care?

      If you have not known personnel with a disability, consider how you might provide reasonable accommodations for someone with a physical and/or mental impairment. Do you feel that there is a lowering of quality care for patients when making accommodations? Why, or why not?

      Your journal entry must be at least 200 words. No references or citations are necessary.

    Neighborhood From The Nearest Section Of The San Andreas Fault

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    Answers should be based from this location (Northridge, Los Angeles, 91325).

    How far is your neighborhood from the nearest section of the San Andreas Fault?

    Which fault is nearest to your neighborhood?

    How close is that other fault to your neighborhood?

    When was the last earthquake on the part of the San Andreas Fault closest to you, and how big was it?

    When was the last earthquake on the closest fault to you, and how big was it?

    Based on the information you collected above, on what we discussed about how distance from an earthquake and earthquake size affect shaking intensity, which fault do you think poses a greater hazard to your neighborhood and why?

    WK4 Learning about Qualitative and Quantitative Research Discussion Response

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    Learning about Qualitative and Quantitative Research

    Gaining an in-depth understanding research designs was the most critical element gleaned from Week 4 readings and lesson. The most challenging issue was differentiating between qualitative and quantitative research. However, exposure to the readings and lesson allowed me to confidently differentiate between the two. First, the type of data has helped me to understand the difference between qualitative and quantitative research. Quantitative research generates numerical data while qualitative research produces information about people’s subjective feelings and opinions that cannot be quantified using numbers. Secondly, I have also learned that quantitative research uses measurable and statistical techniques to uncover patterns and draw conclusions. Comparatively, qualitative research focuses on gaining in-depth understanding of a nursing phenomenon based on human experience, behavior, attitudes, motivations, and intentions (Houser, 2018).

    Interesting Study Design

    An exploratory study design is the most interesting research design that would be useful in investigating a nursing problem. According to Houser (2018), exploratory studies are either qualitative or mixed methods, although they can also employ quantitative measures. Additionally, they are descriptive because they explore and describe a specific nursing phenomenon. The possibility of employing quantitative methods has influenced the decision of choosing the exploratory study design. Mixed methods research is increasingly gaining prominence in nursing because it strengthens the breadth and depth of understanding a nursing phenomenon. Mixed-method study achieves this goal by integrating both qualitative and quantitative methods to explore the research question from diverse perspectives. Most importantly, the mixed study approach will be instrumental in corroborating findings from both qualitative and quantitative data collection techniques to achieve method triangulation (Shorten & Smith, 2017).

    Analysis of Article from Week 3

    The article located in Week 3 assignment reported findings from a quantitative study that used the nonexperimental, descriptive study design. Baker, Taggart, Nivens, and Tilman (2015) conducted the study to explore nurses’ knowledge of information related to delirium, as well as their perceptions of their knowledge level. The descriptive study design allowed the researchers to describe in more detail a clinical phenomenon. Houser (2018) has argued that the study design is useful when researchers have limited knowledge about the research question. Baker et al. (2015) conducted the study because they knew little about the current confusion among nurses related to the management of patients with delirium. Therefore, the selection of the descriptive research design allowed them to discover baseline information and explain in more detail nurses’ level of knowledge related to delirium, including their perceptions of their knowledge level. References

    Baker, N., Taggart, H., Nivens, A. & Tillman, P. (2015). Delirium: Why are nurses confused? MedSurg Nursing, 24(1), 15-22.

    Houser, J. (2018). Nursing research: Reading, using, and creating evidence(4th ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett.

    Shorten, A., & Smith, J. (2017). Mixed methods research: Expanding the evidence base. Evidence-Based Nursing, 20(3), 74-75. doi: 10.1136/eb-2017-102699

    please follow instructions and take any topic related to subject and must peer reviewed references below three years

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    Subject: Emerging Threats and Countermeasures Assignment:

    Research Paper I Length: Minimum of 1000 words

    Using the University Digital Library or the Google scholar website locate at least 5 peer reviewed articles discussing Deception Technology. At least three of these articles should be dated less than 3 years ago. After reviewing all articles write a mini literature review about the subject. Note that all parts of your assignment should be written using your own words, and all articles must be properly cited using APA format.

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    Journal Assignment

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    2 pages, 3 references APA

    Reflect on a patient who presented with postpartum depression during your Practicum Experience. Describe the patient’s personal and medical history, drug therapy and treatments, and follow-up care. Then, explain the implications of the patient’s postpartum depression, including how this might impact the entire family unit. If you did not have an opportunity to evaluate a patient with this background during the last nine weeks, you may select a related case study from a reputable source or reflect on previous clinical experiences.

    How to evaluate evidence-based practice quality improvement in a practice change

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    Provide an overview of how to evaluate evidence-based practice quality improvement in a practice change.

    1. Introduce an overview of a healthcare system practice guideline, preferably where you work or have worked.
    2. Discuss how different professionals in the healthcare system (nurses, pharmacists, technicians, etc.) are held to this guideline.
    3. Identify the research/reference used by the system to adopt the guideline.
    4. Define the evidence used to define the guideline.
    5. Determine the level of evidence used in the EBP identified.
    6. Provide an opinion on how well this guideline is followed by professionals in the system.
    7. Conclude with a concise overview of the guideline and the discussion in the paper.
    8. Write the paper in 8–10 pages, using APA format.