Health care organizations develop operational policies and procedures that not only meet the organization’s purpose and mission but that are also compliant with state and federal regulations. This week differences between a law and policy are investigated. We will investigate how a policy is developed from regulations, which are based on a specific law(s) designed to … Read more
You are currently working as an administrative assistant for a large metropolitan hospital. You have been asked to prepare an article for the hospital newsletter about international health care. The following are the items you have been asked to include: List and explain reasons why the health status of a country plays an important … Read more
select a topic of interest (e.g., a specific disease or public health issue). Make 12-slide power point presentation. The presentation will focus on the magnitude of the public health issue, the impact of social determinants and health behavior on the health issue, strategies to combat the issue (e.g., programs, policies), and the effectiveness of such … Read more
Latino Health Access: A Model of Community Action (HBO: The Weight of the Nation) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgJ87khal_s&t=833s BILL MOYERS JOURNAL | America Bracho | PBS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEqdNOo9SDY In 6-18 sentences, answer the following questions: 1. Who are the key players contributing to improving the health of the community through this program? 2. What are some of the targeted … Read more
James Winthrope is the President/CEO of SU Medical Center, a 175-bed acute care hospital, a subsidiary of Hospitals R Us, Inc., a highly respected health care management organization. Accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (Joint Commission or JCAHO), SU Medical has served the Holcomb community since 1979. Mr. … Read more
Choose two of the four topics as listed below: Decontamination Principles, Sterilization Methods, Preparation of Medical Equipment and Supplies, and Inventory Control and Distribution Systems. Once the two case studies are chosen, answer the questions using your own words and address the conflict or issue with a solution specific to the topics chosen. You can … Read more
The direction for this assignment will be: Take an aspect of health care quality or risk management and expand on it. In the past, students have submitted on topics such as: Nosocomial Infections and how to determine their causes and solutions (this student worked in a clinical setting); balanced scorecards, a deeper dive into the … Read more
The United States is experiencing a decline of the middle class. What does this trend imply for the future of organizations such as: (a) the U.S. Public Health Service, which operates many inner-city health clinics for the economically disadvantaged, and (b) the Scripps Clinic, a large multi-specialty group practice in southern California? For years, the … Read more
Provide a summative annotated bibliography of a minimum 5 sources that identifies gaps that you might study as your capstone project and /or articles that would be important for the development of your gap analysis for the topic. Use sources not previously submitted.
1. A friend, colleague, or your boss asks you what you are studying. You respond that you are taking a course on Informatics for Health Professionals. They respond, “What is Health Informatics?” ( 300 Words minimum) 2. Describe and define health informatics. Base your response on course materials, especially the Introduction, reading chapter one in the … Read more