...Class, I will post an announcement (as well as send via email) with an itinerary of the deliverables for each week along with any comments about those assignments. Please make sure you look for this message each week as I may make small adjustments to certain assignments. Here’s the summary for week 1: 1) Point/Counterpoint: What is your position regarding Medicaid expansion? 50 points Due: Sunday July 6 2) “Meet” session Monday June 30 at 7pm Eastern This is an optional session. I will be there to introduce the class and answer any questions that you may have. 3) Chapter 1/2 questions/problems Chapter 1 Short answer essay Textbook Question 2.3 Textbook Question 2.8 Textbook Problem 2.5 Due: Sunday July 6 4) Self assessment 0 points – Do not submit, this is for your practice only Hello everyone, Welcome to HCM733: Financial and Managerial Accounting in Healthcare Organizations! It's a pleasure to meet you virtually as we begin our course. As a quick intro, I have taught accounting courses within the Accounting Department at Franklin for several years, and have several years of finance and accounting experience within healthcare organizations (most recently Mayo Clinic, previously Cardinal Health). I look forward to facilitating this course and learning along with you! GENERAL INFORMATION: The "official" start date for this course is Monday, June 30, 2014, but feel free to start the readings and working through assignments. If you...
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...Weekly Overview Week One Overview Selecting a degree program is an important step in guiding your career. This week, you will look at the focus of the bachelor’s degree and how all the pieces fit together for your learning experience. A bachelor’s degree is comprised of 120 credits that include general education courses that provide a general foundation of learning. Courses in this area can include English, mathematics, history, and science. The remaining credits focus on coursework related to building your knowledge and skills in the business side of health care. In addition, you’ll look at how you can select a curriculum track or certificate to expand your career opportunities. What you will cover 1. BSHA Program Overview a. Describe the purpose of the BSHA program. 1) Program Description a) The Bachelor of Science in Health Administration (BSHA) Program is designed to integrate a framework of general education courses with a health care curriculum that prepares the graduate with the foundational knowledge needed to enter today's challenging health industry. The BSHA curriculum addresses the basic body of knowledge, understanding, and skills identified as relevant to an ever expanding and diverse health care arena. Coursework includes content in some of the following areas- management, finance, legal and ethical parameters, risk and quality management, human resources, and information systems. Upon completion of the core curriculum health care students...
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...Putting It All Together Mr. James L. Jones Abstract The purpose of this paper is to fulfill the requirements of, MKT640-1203B-05, A Managerial Approach to Marketing, Unit-4 Individual Project. Utilizing what has been taught and course documents to complete the Basic Healthcare Administrators Course comprehensive Strategic Marketing Plan. A Managerial Approach to Marketing Introduction: The purpose of the Basic Healthcare Administration Course (BHAC) is to prepare military employees with the basic concepts, principles, and applications of health administration within military treatment facilities. This course will pioneer how healthcare education is done within the Armed Forces. It is a two phased course. Phase-1 is a prerequisite to Phase-2. It consists of 40 hours on-line education that consists of tests, discussion boards, and journaling. Phase-2 is 40 hours of focused learning involving engaging activities, group discussions, and a situational training exercise. BHAC Operational Mission Statement: Be the Armed Forces primary teaching platform for Basic Healthcare Administration utilizing evidence-based education with the ultimate goal of sustaining and improving the quality of patient care. Marketing Objectives: BHAC has established both short-term and long-term marketing objectives. Its short-term goals will create forward momentum toward a specific outcome. The BHAC employed the use of the SMART acronym to outline its goal format...
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...The NHS: One American’s Perspective Lynn Whitt MHA 776 Dr. Leist December 18, 2013 The National Health Service (NHS) of Great Britain was established in 1948 to create a national health system that would serve all citizens regardless of ability to pay. There were three main objectives established that were critical to the success of the program: (1) equal access to care, (2) provision of preventative and curative care, and (3) services provided at no cost to the patients (Perlman & Fried, 2012). Today, the NHS is still alive and well and is meeting the expectations of the original objectives set forth at its inception. Currently, the NHS is credited as being the single largest publically funded health care system in the world. In 2010, the Commonwealth Fund declared that “in comparison with the healthcare systems of six other countries (Australia, Canada, Germany, Netherlands, New Zealand and USA) the NHS was the second most impressive overall. The NHS was rated as the best system in terms of efficiency, effective care and cost-related problems. It was also ranked second for patient equality and safety” (Perlman & Fried, 2012). This paper will address the author’s impression of the NHS based on research and information collected and reviewed as well as discusses the perceived strengths and weaknesses of the program. As stated previously, the NHS is the world’s largest publically funded health care system. It employs approximately 1.7 million people...
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...Technovation 34 (2014) 339–341 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Technovation journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/technovation Editorial The challenge of cyber supply chain security to research and practice – An introduction a b s t r a c t The tremendous potential to assist or degrade economic and national security performance make security in the cyber supply chain a topic of critical importance. This is reflected by the tremendous activity in the public and private sector to better understand the myriad of cyber challenges, identifying existing gaps and needs and closing these gaps as quickly and firmly as possible through government policy initiatives, public/private partnerships, and legal/insurance penalty and incentive regimes. However when we examine the academic literature, the research and publications in this area are rather sparse. Consequently, this special issue on Security in the Cyber Supply Chain is intended to act as a resource to practitioners and as a call to research. & 2014 Published by Elsevier Ltd. Introduction In general, the cyber supply chain provides tremendous advances in efficiency and effectiveness. The economy gains through transactions being more efficient through the low cost rapid transmission of information related to supply chain management. Not only does this rapid transmission reduce cost, but it also provides value through increased effectiveness allowing for services and decisions that were not possible...
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...Running head: PREPARATION FOR DYING AT HOME 1 PREPARATION FOR DYING AT HOME 1 Preparation for Dying at Home Barbara A. O’Brien Liberty University Abstract Despite the tragedy and grief, dying at home is quite an accomplishment. Dying at home is intense, intimate, stressful and excruciatingly exhausting. Yet, more and more people are choosing to die at home. The preference to die at home requires a significant amount of preparation and education. This paper explores the areas of physical (medical), financial and emotional preparation. Palliative care options such as hospice will be explored. Additionally, this paper will provide an educational awareness plan for healthcare providers and family caregivers. Keywords: hospice, palliative care, dying at home, caregiving Preparation for Dying at Home Despite the tragedy and grief, dying at home is quite an accomplishment. Dying at home is intense, intimate, stressful and excruciatingly exhausting. Yet, more and more people are choosing to die at home. The preference to die at home requires a significant amount of preparation and education. “Caring for a person as he or she is dying is one of the most difficult yet important things we will ever do for someone we love” (Feldman & Andrew, 2007, p.7). Most people come to the task woefully ill prepared. For those who undertake the home care of the dying patient, going home to die is a traumatic transition...
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...a suitable glycemic control for diabetic patients is to restrict the progression of disease or development of the risk factors which turn pertinent over the course of time. The progression of disease can be restricted through considering the factors leading to weight gain, the pharmaceutical considerations, incurrence of glycemic conditions, and by taking into account the inherent restraints for administering exogenous insulin (Nichols et al, 2000). According to Davies (2004), there are number of factors which influences the consultation for diabetes patients amongst which the prominent ones include age, span of diabetes, the BMI, and measure of physical exercise. The glycaemic control remains the first and foremost target for every healthcare provider to enable insulin uptake in patients suffering from type 2 diabetes. Janes et al (2013) have highlighted the significance of daily routine and activities in management of type 2 diabetes. In view of the author, a person’s way of managing the disease is influenced by his own perspectives aside from the medications and medical consultation he is relying on. The personal beliefs, ideas, culture, and family factors play a role in shaping patient’s behaviour towards disease management. The HBA1C level for Mr Ward is 86mmol/L which is much higher...
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...http://ijhpm.com Int J Health Policy Manag 2014, 3(2), 77–89 doi 10.15171/ijhpm.2014.65 Original Article Factors influencing healthcare service quality Ali Mohammad Mosadeghrad* Abstract Background: The main purpose of this study was to identify factors that influence healthcare quality in the Iranian context. Methods: Exploratory in-depth individual and focus group interviews were conducted with 222 healthcare stakeholders including healthcare providers, managers, policy-makers, and payers to identify factors affecting the quality of healthcare services provided in Iranian healthcare organisations. Results: Quality in healthcare is a production of cooperation between the patient and the healthcare provider in a supportive environment. Personal factors of the provider and the patient, and factors pertaining to the healthcare organisation, healthcare system, and the broader environment affect healthcare service quality. Healthcare quality can be improved by supportive visionary leadership, proper planning, education and training, availability of resources, effective management of resources, employees and processes, and collaboration and cooperation among providers. Conclusion: This article contributes to healthcare theory and practice by developing a conceptual framework that provides policy-makers and managers a practical understanding of factors that affect healthcare service quality. Keywords: Healthcare Organisations, Quality, Pluralistic Evaluation, Iran ...
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...[pic] Walt Disney Company Financial Analysis Managerial Finance BUSA 302 Dr. Frederick Wolf May 24, 2007 Completed By: Shanna Baumgarten Michaela Baylous Laura Buckner Kari Gurtel Table of Contents: • Executive Summary . . . 3 • Background . . . 3 • Financial Statement Analysis . . . 5 o Balance Sheet . . . 5 o Income Statement . . . 8 o Cash Flow Statement . . . 9 • Ratio Analysis . . . 10 o Liquidity . . . 10 o Profitability . . . 12 o Activity . . . 12 o Leverage . . . 14 o Valuation . . . 15 • Sales Forecast . . . 15 o Projected Sales . . . 15 o Forecast Earnings . . . 17 o Pro Forma Statement . . . 17 o Sustainable Growth . . . 18 • Risk Assessment . . . 19 o Economic Conditions . . .20 o Changes in Consumer Demand & Preferences . . . 20 o Changes in Regulation . . . 21 o Intellectual Property Rights . . . 21 o Employee Costs . . . 21 o Pixar . . . 22 o Interest Rates . . . 22 o Foreign Exchange Rates . . . 22 o Restrictions on Trade . . . 23 o Taxes . . . 23 • Financial Restructuring . . . 23 • Recommendations to Management . . . 23 • References . . . 26 • Appendix . . . 27 Executive Summary: The Walt Disney Company Financial Analysis details the finances at The Walt Disney...
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...Pain Assessment and Management G u i d e l i n e f o r Marlene Walden, PhD RNC NNP CCNS Sharyn Gibbins, PhD RN NNP P r a c t i c e , 2 n d E d i t i o n Pain Assessment and Management Guideline for Practice, 2nd Edition This guideline is an outline of the pain assessment and management practices that currently are accepted and documented by experts in the field of neonatal care. In addition, it summarizes and recommends pain assessment and management practices based on the best evidence for the nursing care of infants. This guideline does not preclude the use of manufacturers’ recommendations or other acceptable methods of assessing and managing pain in infants. The use of other practices known to improve the quality of neonatal care is encouraged and not restricted by this document. The National Association of Neonatal Nurses (NANN) developed this guideline in response to members’ requests. Broad in scope, it can provide a foundation for specific nursing protocols, policies, and procedures developed by individual institutions. Authors Marlene Walden, PhD RNC NNP CCNS Sharyn Gibbins, PhD RN NNP Reviewers Daniel Batton, MD, American Academy of Pediatrics Sandra Sundquist Beauman, MSN RNC Jim Couto, MA, American Academy of Pediatrics Mary Ann Gibbons, BSN RN Melinda Porter, RNC CNS NNP Ann Stark, MD FAAP, Chair of AAP Committee on Fetus and Newborn Carol Wallman, RNC NNP MS, NANN/AWHONN Liaison to AAP Committee on Fetus and...
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...Primary Care Physician Initial Evaluation: Patient Name: Mrs. Wright (53 years old) Description: Rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis HISTORY: Mrs. Wright is a 53-year old female who visited Dr. Curtis on 9/21/2013 for devastating pain dealing with her rheumatoid arthritis. She was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis on 4/2/2010 by Dr. Ruppert. She was later diagnosed with osteoporosis on 8/5/2010. Along with her arthritis pain, she has other conditions such as: Raynaud syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome-associated constipation (IBS-C), gastroesophageal reflux (GERD), and chronic urinary tract and upper respiratory infections. She has gained weight because of the lack of exercise she has performing. Wright complains she is too tired to work out and gets tired throughout the day performing normal activities. She also insists she cannot work out because she always gets hot flashes from her menopause and is simply too hot to work out. Wright also explained she lives alone and cannot always go to see a physician because she cannot get someone to drive her there. She is no longer taking the three medications, hydroxychloroquine, methotrexate, and prednisone, prescribed by Dr. Ruppert. She explains she had experienced intolerable side effects, including reflux, alopecia, and severe photosensitivity. Dr. Ruppert ordered a comprehensive laboratory evaluation and identified the following: IgG4 food-specific antibodies, essential fatty acid and amino acid imbalances, nutrient...
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...Welcome to OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT Operations Management is important, exciting, challenging, and everywhere your look! Important, because it’s concerned with creating all of the products and services upon which we depend. Exciting, because it’s at the centre of so many of the changes affecting the world of business. Challenging, because the solutions that we find need to work globally and responsibly within society and the environment. And everywhere, because every service and product that you use – the cereal you eat at breakfast, the chair you sit on, and the radio station you listen to while you eat – is the result of an operation or process. Our aim in writing Operations Management is to give you a comprehensive understanding of the issues and techniques of operations management, and to help you get a great final result in your course. Here’s how you might make the most of the text: ● Get ahead with the latest developments – from the up-to-the-minute Operations in practice features in every chapter to the focus on corporate social responsibility in the final chapter – these put you at the cutting edge. ● Use the Worked examples and Problems and applications to improve your use of key quantitative and qualitative techniques, and work your way to better grades in your assignments and exams. ● Follow up on the recommended readings at the end of each chapter. They’re specially selected to enhance your learning and give you an edge in your course...
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...International Journal of Applied Information Systems (IJAIS) – ISSN : 2249-0868 Foundation of Computer Science FCS, New York, USA Volume 5– No.3, February 2013 – www.ijais.org Fingerprint Biometric Authentication for Enhancing Staff Attendance System Oloyede Muhtahir O. Dept. of Info. and Comm. Science University of Ilorin, Ilorin. Adedoyin Adeyinka O. Dept. of Info. and Comm. Science University of Ilorin, Ilorin. ABSTRACT Biometric technology that involves the identification and verification of individuals by analyzing the human body characteristics has been widely used in various aspect of life for different purposes, most importantly as regards this study the issue of staff attendance. Despite the numerous advantages of the biometric system and its impact to various work sectors across the globe, most biometric technology users face the issue of defining the right and accurate biometric technology system that will be cost effective in solving particular problems in specific environment. In this paper, a study was conducted using a telecommunication company in the South West region of Nigeria, in order to determine the specific biometric identifier that can be used to enhance their traditional staff attendance system which presently affects the productivity of the organization. The study was conducted using a quantitative approach by designing a questionnaire as the data collection instrument based on different biometric technologies. The survey...
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...Emerging Standards of Care Kassandra Snow NUR 531 May 25th, 2015 Greg Friesz Emerging Standards of Care In the United States, it is no secret that there are many differing cultures, ethnicities, religious and racial in an abundance. In the nursing field, we see many differing cultural diversities on a daily basis. Racial, religious, and ethnic differences are mostly easy to spot in the health care world. These differences are readily discussed in nursing education, and education is given on how to provide culturally competent care for many different backgrounds. While this is an amazing thing to have in the nursing world, my question is what about the culture of military Veterans? Veterans are typically overlooked when it comes to the concept of culturally competent care. They have their own way of thinking, own belief systems and even their own language along with the specific mental and addiction health disparities. It is important that nurses do not overlook the rising number of Veterans, and the specific care they need due to the differing culture. Culturally competent care for veterans, any vulnerabilities of the Veteran culture, standards of culturally competent care in the Veterans Administration, application of nursing theory, and solutions for providing culturally competent care for Veterans will be addressed in this paper. Culturally Competent Care and Standards The United States is widely known as the “melting pot” of the world, and that comes with many...
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...or variable? 3. Is the budget for a defined unit of authority? 4. Are the line items within the budget all expenses (and revenues, if applicable) that are controllable by the manager? 5. Is the format of the budget comparable with that of previous periods so that several reports over time can be compared if so desired? 6. Are actual and budget for the same period? 7. Are the figures annualized? 8. Test one line-item calculation. Is the math for the dollar difference computed correctly? Is the percentage properly computed based on a percentage of the budget figure? 333 334 APPENDIX A Checklists Checklist A-2 Building a Budget 1. What is the proposed volume for the new budget period? 2. What is the appropriate inflow (revenues) and outflow (cost of services delivered) relationship? 3. What will the appropriate dollar cost be? (Note: this question requires a series of assumptions about the nature of the operation for the new budget period.) 3a. Forecast service-related workload. 3b. Forecast non–service-related workload. 3c. Forecast special project workload if applicable. 3d. Coordinate assumptions for proportionate share of interdepartmental projects. 4. Will additional resources be available? 5. Will this budget accomplish the appropriate managerial objectives for the organization? Checklist A-3 Balance Sheet Review 1. What is the date on the balance sheet? 2. Are there large discrepancies in balances between the prior year and the current year? 3. Did total assets...
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