...The Policy Process: Part I HCS/455 In the United States, Veteran’s health care at an economical rate is a continuous debate. It is warranted that the health care should improve at a constant rate to uphold the health needs of veterans, new and old. Government has the veterans association (VA) and with all the help it has available for veterans there are still times when that care is not enough. There are so many individuals that are without health care because of one reason for another and it leaves many injured and hurt veterans without the care they need and deserve. Better access to health for veterans, men and women is important since many new problems such as PTSD have become better understood and need more focus and to be better addressed. (Kaiser Family Foundation, 2007). Policies are evaluated to enhance the health care system. Steps are closely followed to ensure successful policy implementation. Three major phases, namely formulation stage, legislative stage, and the implementation stage, are positioned to enhance the policy on care and assistance for health care policies with the VA. (va.gov, 2014). Formulation phase encompasses evaluating ideas, concepts, proposals, solutions, and researching data prior to policy process. Legislative phase aims to help health care organizations in policy process. Policy is presented before legislators and health care agency then must negotiate execution and any possible modifications may occur at this point (Williams-Crowe &...
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...the literacy skills, attitudes and habits by informing practice and policy implication for improving health and well-being. In this paper we will provides comprehensive analysis and benefits of implication of policy program National Service Framework for Mental Health (NSF–MH) and how well it has an impact on the target population. Thus, the need of NSF resulting in introducing ‘New ways of working policy’ for IAPT initiative’ involved as one of greatest changes and challenges for professional culture and workforce. It is important to provide a wider platform for literacy practitioners, adult and parents. However the literature review provides evidences of effective practices and evaluation...
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...Q.6) Highlight various approached of policy evaluation. Summative and formative evaluation Two types of evaluation that are commonly used in government are summative and formative evaluation. Summative evaluation, which is sometimes referred to as impact evaluation, asks questions such as: What impact, if any, does a policy, programme or some other type of government intervention have in terms of specific outcomes for different groups of people? It seeks to provide estimates of the effects of a policy either in terms of what was expected of it at the outset, or compared with some other intervention, or with doing nothing at all (i.e. the counterfactual). Formative evaluation, which is sometimes referred to as process evaluation, asks how, why, and under what conditions does a policy intervention (or a programme, or a project) work, or fail to work? These questions are important in determining the effective development (i.e. formation), implementation and delivery of policies, programmes or projects. Formative evaluation typically seeks information on the contextual factors, mechanisms and processes underlying a policy’s success or failure. This often involves addressing questions such as for whom a policy has worked (or not worked), and why. Q.7) ‘Policy proposals are identified through different techniques’. Discuss. Policy proposals are identified by many techniques and it depends on the views, issues regarding the policy to be made and implemented. Huge use of quantitative...
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...seem to have become an engraved concept of democracy nowadays because of the significant role they play in the prevalent democratic systems. On face value a political party is a group of individuals representing certain views and attempting to gain power through the process of elections and translating these views into policies. However, they have several purposes, that upon being fulfilled act like building blocks to form the wall of democracy as we know it today. These include, but are not limited to, the formation of a government, representation of populist ideas, provision of a political platform for individuals, and the setting of goals for society which of course are coherent with what the masses desire. Moreover parties may also represent a certain faction of society which could be ethnic, religious or a certain class, much like interest groups do. These purposes of political parties are parallel to the essential principles of democracy, hence playing an overwhelming role in democracy as a form of government. However, there are certain downsides of these functions, such as recruitment of only a limited amount of individuals, failure in policy implementation and domination by interest groups, and last but not least, the old combination of favoritism and nepotism. Such drawbacks only decline the importance of parties in contemporary...
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...The Policy Process: Part 1 HCS 455 January 13, 2014 The Policy Process: Part I – Health Care Reform Policies are considered and reviewed on a daily basis with intentions of solving problems and improving quality of life. The policies that are implemented in order to improve the health care system for Americans have an affect on every individual person. With this being said, it is especially essential that all policies are carefully contemplated before they are actually implemented. This paper will address how topics become policies. This will include three stages, which consist of the formulation stage, the legislative stage, and the implementation stage. There are several stages that a policy must go through before it can be established. These steps are essential to the process and need to be efficiently followed through throughout the policy process in order to be certain the the policy will in fact solve the problem that is at hand as well as be able to improve the quality of life for all citizens. The stages included in the establishment of a policy include: agenda building, formulation, adoption, implementation, evaluation, and termination. There are many situations that represent the economic need that America has for an improvement in health care as well as the introduction of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which is also known as the Health Care Reform. Before the country was able to experience the benefits of this policy, going through...
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...Evidence-based policy-making offers the potential to strengthen the quality and effectiveness of environmental policy at each stage of the policy cycle. Introduction: According to Davies, 2004, the evidence decision making policy is the approach that helps the masses informed about the decision, policies, programme and project by putting the evidences in the policy and making it the heart of the policy development and the implementation. Evidence based policy making is that approach that promotes the particular method for producing particular evidence in the process of the policy making. It helps in assessing the policy, in term of what works. The evidence based policy making is about 10 years old. And it is used widely by the government in its environment policy making. It is generally consider that the policy Making based on the evidence is generally a good process. But this practice is very challenging and is still evolving. The link between the researcher and the policy maker is still need to be stronger, as it is required that the policy maker should tell the demand of the evidence in much advance and the researcher should be able to do it routinely. But still it is the area of weakness. Policies are all around us and indirectly or directly they affect many aspect of our life often we ask our self that what is the procedure of formation of these policies, why politicians have decided to implement that policy, and not another one. In formation of any policy some international...
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...Public Administration Name Institutional Affiliation Date Public administration is both a field of practice and academic discipline whereby those practicing it implement government policy while students study the implementation and are prepared to work in the public service. Classification of public sector organizations is important to simplify the meaning of the complex phenomena and to act as a guideline to policy makers and reformers. Aspiring public administrators can therefore know exactly which avenues to explore in their career as well as what exactly entails the different departments. The Louisiana department of human services belongs to the public sector following their line of duty that deals with the delivery of services and goods by and for the government at the state and local level. To better understand the concept of public sector organizations, other example organizations include social security, national defense and urban planning departments that offer products or services to the public at a lower or no cost for their overall social and economic well being (Kernaghan, Borins, Marson, & Institute of Public Administration of Canada, 2000). The different forms of public sectors include direct administrations and publicly owned corporations. Louisiana department of child and family services falls under direct administration since it is funded through taxation. The organization is characterized by no specific requirement to meet commercial success criteria and...
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...Semester III UNIT – I STRATEGY AND PROCESS |Conceptual Framework for Strategic Management – Concept of Strategy and Strategy Formation Process – Stakeholders in Business – Vision, | |Mission and Purpose – Business Definition – Objectives and Goals – Corporate Governance – Social Responsibility | CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT Strategic management deals with decision making and actions which determine an enterprise’s ability to excel survive or die by making the best use of a firm’s resources in a dynamic environment. The main purpose of study of strategic management is to examine why some organization succeed while others fail and yet others completely change. Consider the following examples: ➢ Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (BHEL) is now planning to expand its range to 800 MW supercritical power projects. ➢ LG Electronics India Ltd. (LGEIL) signed a MOU with Maharashtra government to expand manufacturing facility at Pune for Rs.900 crores. ➢ GAIL India has received an offer from China Gas Holdings for participation in a gas based petrochemical project to be set at Humor in Mangolia. ➢ The world’s largest steel conglomerate Mittal Steel Company is to become the second largest stakeholder in a Chinese Steel firm in Hunan Province. ➢ Mittal singed three MOUs with Jharkhand Government for setting up 12 million tonne Greenfield project in two phases. ➢ Maruthi Udyog slashed the price of Maruti-800 by...
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...Introduction Leading and decisive role in the formation and development of the economic structure of any modern society is government regulation, carried out under the authority of the chosen policy. One of the most important mechanisms that allow the state to carry out economic and social regulation is financial mechanism- the financial system of the society, the main element of which is the state budget. Through the financial system the state forms centralized funds and influences the formation of decentralized funds, providing the opportunity to carry out functions of state authorities. The state budget, as the main means of mobilization and expenditure of resources of the state gives to political power a real opportunity to influence the economy, to encourage the development of priority sectors of the economy, provide social support to vulnerable population groups. Budget – an important prerequisite and a mean of reproduction process. By means of the budget conditions for implementation of social programs, ensuring safety of environment, stimulation of scientific and technical progress, maintenance of defense capacity, and performance of other state functions are created. Relevance of this course work is that the central place in the financial system of any country is the state budget – the largest pool of money that the government uses to finance its activities. At the expense of the state budget the army, police, non-productive sphere, apparat of state administration...
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...long conversion process. Even with the tools at hand, the conversion process may fail. Working with the public sector, this paper will show how issues can be avoided and the conversion can be successful. Human Resource Managers of the public sector have the most to gain from closely examining outcomes of past projects since research suggests that only 18 percent of information systems projects ended successfully (when compared to private sector segments retail: 59%, financial: 32%, and manufacturing: 27%) (Goldfinch, 2007). Summary As the workplace becomes more technologically advanced, all departments must keep up with technology. Technology can increase the efficiency of a company. Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS) has kept up with technology to improve the effectiveness of the human resources department and its systems, programs, policies, procedures, activities, and legal statistical documentation in its functions. This project will provide insight into the formation of the HRIS in the public sector and other organizations and how it can be a challenge as well as an asset to the company. The HRIS handles the transactional duties in HR, including the employee records, applicant tracking, training and development needs and progress, performance appraisals, compensation and benefits administration, safety and health, government reporting, policies and procedures, employee handbooks, and related employee and labor relations....
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...The Policy Process: Formulation, Legislation and Implementation HCS/455 24 November, 2014 The Policy Process: Formulation, Legislation and Implementation In order to first start a policy process, the problem for which a policy is to be created must be identified and the policy holding a solution to the problem. Researchers and stakeholders will investigate the problem to identify if the policy will reach the policy making agenda. Policies must be to improve society’s health and wellbeing. In the United States (U.S.) public health related issues that require a formulation of a new policy and come from local, state, or federal legislations which ruling govern the provision of health care services and regulations. In this paper the stages in which a topic becomes a policy will be discussed. Objective of Policy For many, it is a scary thought to go to a hospital. This is because of fear of contracting an infectious disease while at the hospital. The disease could be contracted from the waiting room or from improper procedures from staff members. When a patient enters a hospital, that person could have a serious illness and that illness could potentially be highly contagious. The Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) is put in place from the federal government as an advisory committee to provide guidance on the processes for infection control. The primary activity of the Committee is to provide advice on periodic updating of...
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...and empower women 4. To reduce child mortality 5. To improve maternal health 6. To combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases 7. To ensure environmental sustainability 8. To develop a global partnership for development The Millennium Development Goals (MDG) gives governments a common framework for structuring policies and practices. The MDGs highlight the key priority areas of focus for development and also outlines the roles and responsibilities of key government actors. MDGs provide a framework for government planning, budgeting and monitoring development initiatives. The MGDs can also be used as a tool by the government to measure progress they have achieved in improving the livelihood of its citizens. Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present, without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. It is important for the government to come up with sustainable measure when implementing the MDGs so that initiatives being implemented benefit not only the current generation but also the future generation. There also calls for the government to hold a massive public awareness campaign sensitizing...
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...REPUBLIC OF KENYA MINISTRY OF LABOUR THE NATIONAL OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH POLICY MAY 2012 FOREWORD A proactive and well-functioning policy on Occupational Safety and Health is important for improving the safety and health of workers, reducing cost of business and improving productivity. The Government has developed this National Occupational Safety and Health Policy to enhance the framework for implementation of occupational safety and health programmes for the country’s development. Implementation of the policy will contribute significantly to the achievement of the goals of the Economic, Social and Political pillars of the country’s development blueprint, the Kenya Vision 2030. The Kenya Vision 2030 aims to create a globally competitive and prosperous country with a high quality of life by the year 2030. For the country to achieve the aspirations of the Vision, there is need to improve the safety and health of workers. It is expected therefore, that implementation of this Policy will contribute significantly to the country’s competitiveness and development of the human resource, and hence the achievement of the aspirations of the Vision 2030. Kenya faces a major challenge of employment creation, especially for the youth. However, a significant portion of those in employment still face the challenge of unsafe and unhealthy workplaces. It is therefore important that the country not only focuses on creating jobs but also improves safety and health at workplaces...
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...(“Agency Overview,” n.d.) * In order to support their mission in raising the health status to the highest possible level and to improve and protect the health of every community, the IHS facilities have chosen to participate in accreditation through the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO). Accreditation through JCAHO provides many positive benefits and outcomes for the IHS. By seeking accreditation through JCAHO, the community and patients in the IHS system are able to recognize that IHS is committed to clinical quality. JCAHO accreditation sets standards on levels of quality assessment and quality improvement activities. JCAHO monitors programs that are in place within the organization and reviews policies and procedures to ensure life-safety standards are being met. The benefits to IHS in obtaining JCAHO accreditation can be realized with an increase in efficiency throughout the organization thereby reducing cost and lowering liability insurance premiums. (“Accreditation,” 2007, Chapter 7) An additional benefit of JCAHO accreditation is that through obtaining accreditation, IHS becomes eligible for reimbursement by many third party payers and immediately becomes eligible...
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...51 Rural Development and Co-operatives Division 1.0 Introduction 1.1 About 70% people of Bangladesh live in rural areas. Without the development of this segment of the population the overall development of the country is not possible. In a developing economy like Bangladesh, for formulating policies for eradication of poverty it is very important to ensure equality between man and woman. Rural Development and Co-operatives Division is working intensively to eliminate poverty and to foster inclusive growth. This Division is also working to empower women economically and socially through women’s education, increasing funds, providing micro-credits and providing employment to women in business. Thus, women’s participation in economic growth is increasing every year and this is a prerequisite for sustainable development 1.2 Co-operatives are worldwide popular tools for poverty alleviation. To improve the status of poor people living in the rural areas, the Government of Bangladesh had setup the Rural Development and Cooperatives Division (RDCD) under the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives. RDCD expands rural development through related applied research with multi-purpose actions with poverty alleviation at the core. RDCD also provides opportunities for self-employment of rural people and human resource development. Poverty alleviation is one of the top priorities for the government and women’s development is a n integral...
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