The Myth of Lobbyists

Part I: Lobbyists have been part of the U.S. Government system since the early 1800s. Lobbyists play an important role in healthcare, as they are advocates for their interest group. In a 4-5 page paper, analyze two examples of how lobbyists affect healthcare legislation. Conclude your paper with your opinion about whether the actions of lobbyists…

The Strategic Components of State Healthcare Management Company

The State Healthcare Management Company (a fictitious company) has been established to provide coordinated healthcare to state workers.  You are a new manager in this company.  Your supervisor has asked you to review your company’s mission, vision, goals and strategies.  She/he posed the following questions and has asked you to provide a report (5 –…

Joint Commission and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid

Your department will be audited by the Joint Commission and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS). You must inform your staff of the audit and what steps they need to take in order to prepare for the audit. To complete this assignment you will go to http://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Regulations-and-Guidance.html site and research what these organizations look…

research method

Part 1 (4-5 double-spaced pages, plus attachments)   This part introduces your research question and explains its importance. It also shares what we already know that is relevant to your research question and situates your research in that body of knowledge. The literature review must cite and discuss at least four scholarly articles, books or…

Impressionism, Expressionism, Cubism, & Surrealism

1. Which one of the following artists was considered the “father” of the Impressionist movement?   A. Renoir   B. Manet   C. Monet   D. Degas   2. Monet achieved heightened color effects by   A. painting only in the sunlight.   B. using dots of colors.   C. placing colors side by side rather than mixing them.   D. painting outdoors.   3. Which…

Validity and Reliability

watch the following videos on test validity and reliability.   Then, imagine that your center or school is looking for an assessment instrument to measure reading ability.  The selection has been narrowed to two possibilities: Test A shows measures of strong validity, but there is no information about its reliability;   Test B includes measures…