Write a no more than 1,050-word paper in which you evaluate the effects of three federal employment laws. The paper must include the following: What does each law entail? Provide a brief overview. How do these laws affect organizational processes and policies? What is the influence of these laws on organizational ethics How do these…
Western Heights Hospital (WHH) is an 1125-bed, 5-hospital academic healthcare system servicing central and western Massachusetts. WHH is the only designated Level I Trauma Center for adults and children in the area and is home to New England’s first hospital-based air ambulance and the region’s only Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Center. WHH launched a…
Read the following scenario and analyze how this situation should be handled. Scenario John, a health management student completing an internship at Memorial Hospital, has been appointed chair of a multidisciplinary clinical taskforce by the hospital’s CEO. The taskforce will design a new operational system to reduce the waiting time of patients entering the hospital’s…
Plants develop specialized roots, stems, leaves, and flowers to make them better adapted to their environment. People exploit many of these modifications as vegetables. An example of this is the taproot of carrots. The carrot plant stores sugars in the taproot to supply energy for the formation of flowers in later development. People dig up…
Explain whether or not you think Siddhārtha Gautama’s quest to find enlightenment falls under the category of noble action, sacred call, or desire. Discuss how his decision to leave his family would be received in today’s culture. Is desire (craving) good or bad or, can desire be either good or bad? How do desires reveal…
As health care leaders, it is important to understand that health care is quite a dynamic field. Its constant changes are a result of continuing trends in regulation, policy, patient and provider advocacy efforts, as well as increasingly sophisticated technology and industry benchmarking guidelines. For your assignment you review the possible topics for your Senior…
Patient rights include the right to informed consent, which entails that patients receive adequate information to make medical decisions. But many questions can arise if patients appear to lack the capacity to understand their medical condition or options. How is capacity determined? Who decides on behalf of the patient if the patient is determined to…
Compare two ethical principles and three measurable goals that would support passage by Congress of your amendment. Please carefully review the Discussion Board grading rubric in the grading rubrics section of the Course Home.
Read: Story, L., Mayfield-Johnson, S., Downey, L. H., Anderson-Lewis, C., & Day, R. (2010). Getting on Target with Community Health Advisors (GOTCHA): An innovative stroke prevention project. Story et al. GOTCHA. Nursing Inquiry, 17(4), 373-384. Discuss the goals, implementation, and evaluation of the program. What would you change to increase effectiveness of the program and why? What do you…
This is part of an ongoing project, this is some of the information that I have used and the references that I will be including. This list may be helpful to you in this paper but they only have to be listed if they are used by you. Texts must be in text & on…
After reviewing the Institute of Medicine (IOM) website (www.iom.edu), describe the IOM report framework for healthcare quality. How can it be applied to nursing? How can it be applied to your actual work setting? The Institute of Medicine (IOM) website has hundreds of reports related to health and health care. After reviewing the IOM website,…
Utilization Management and Models of Care Health care providers and other interested parties must continuously look for ways to manage limited resources while improving quality and promoting patient safety. Utilization management is intended to "make sure that health care is delivered in the most efficient and effective manner for the patient and the population, where…