Category: Health Care

Comparative Performance
Prior to beginning work on this discussion, read chapters 3 and 4 from the course text.
For this discussion, you are tasked with comparing two hospitals, one that is considered a safety-net hospital (public hospitals who care for a large segment of the population who are uninsured or underinsured) and one hospital from a more affluent area in the state where you live.
Visit The Joint Commission: Quality Check Links to an external site.(https://www.qualitycheck.org/).
Take the following steps to find two hospitals:
Enter a city and state(Tampa Florida), and then select Locate.
A list of hospitals for that city and state will populate on the page. Select View Report.
Select View Accreditation History. Next, select the most recent Quality Report, which will open as a PDF document. Scroll down to the pages that list the National Patient Safety Goals and then the National Quality Improvement Goals. Choose one from either list.
If you choose a National Patient Safety Goal,
State the goal and the procedure(s) indicated in the Organization Should
Discuss the implications to the patient, staff (physicians, nurses, medical assistance, pharmacists, etc.) and hospital if the health care professional fails to follow the procedure indicated.
If you choose a Quality Improvement Goal,
State the measure and explanation of that goal.
Discuss how the hospital can improve their performance to meet the target.
Repeat the above steps for a second hospital. Reminder, one hospital should be a safety-net hospital and one should serve an affluent community.
Next, compare and contrast the differences between the two facilities. After review of the two hospitals, discuss your opinion about the reasons these hospitals could have disparities.
Your initial post should utilize at least one scholarly source.

6-1 Journal: Reflection on Your Practical Experience
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Criteria
Proficient
Needs Improvement
Not Evident
Criterion Score
Summary of Experience
20 points
Entry supports claims with a thoughtful reflection on the practical experience to date
15 points
Entry support claims with somewhat thoughtful reflection on the practical experience to date
0 points
Entry does not support claims with a thoughtful reflection
Score of Summary of Experience,/ 20
Critical Thinking and Reflection
20 points
Entry supports claims with relevant examples of the practical experience
15 points
Entry supports claims with somewhat relevant examples of the practical experience
0 points
Entry does not support claims with reflection on the practical experience
Score of Critical Thinking and Reflection,/ 20
Integration and Application
20 points
Entry shows alignment between the practical experience and application/integration in the final project or the public health sector
15 points
Entry shows some alignment between the practical experience and application/integration in the final project or the public health sector
0 points
Entry does not show alignment between the practical experience and the application/integration in the final project or public health sector
Score of Integration and Application,/ 20
Voice
20 points
Entry is written in a style that is generally appropriate for the intended audience, and an attempt is made to use a consistent voice
15 points
Entry is written in a style that considers the audience, but the author’s voice is not consistent and is difficult to identify
0 points
Entry does not attempt to use a style that considers audience, and there is no evidence of author voice
Score of Voice,/ 20
Writing
20 points
Entry is mostly free of errors of organization and grammar; existing errors are marginal and rarely interrupt the flow
15 points
Entry contains errors of organization and grammar, but errors are limited enough that entry can be understood
0 points
Entry contains errors of organization and grammar that make it difficult to understand
Score of Writing,/ 20
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Score of Journal Guidelines and Rubric,/ 100
Overall Score
Proficient
76 points minimum
Instructors should not modify this row (it will automate from the scores above). This score represents the average evaluation across all rubric criteria.
Needs Improvement
1 point minimum
Instructors should not modify this row (it will automate from the scores above). This score represents the average evaluation across all rubric criteria.
Not Evident
0 points minimum
Instructors should not modify this row (it will automate from the scores above). This score represents the average evaluation across all rubric criteria.

In this assignment, you must demonstrate an understanding of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) measurement. You are to go to the Bureau of Economic Analysis web page at http://www.bea.gov and report on the most recent Real GDP figures. You are to review the Wall Street Journal or another newspaper to gather evidence and explain the direction of GDP growth (expansion or contraction).
INSTRUCTIONS
Go to the Bureau of Economic Analysis website at http://www.bea.gov and report the most recent annual rate of Real Gross Domestic Product shown there and state the time frame indicated there. (Quarter and year)
Do research in the Wall Street Journal or another newspaper to determine a possible cause of the direction of GDP growth rate. Explain in your own words if the economy is expanding or contracting, and what the main cause(s) of the expansion or contraction is. (For example – are consumers spending more money? Is the government spending less?) Briefly explain what is driving the change.
Use no quotes or AI generated content. Your answer should be a minimum of 100 words. Include a screen shot of the BEA web page showing the GDP growth rate and a correct citation in APA format for the newspaper used as the basis for your explanation.
Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool.

Use the following steps to apply quality improvement principles in your current clinical situation. Identify a process or procedure that you perform routinely and wish to improve. Using a flowchart, delineate each step of the procedure. Identify the step in the flowchart where you would insert a change for quality improvement. Design a new flowchart that now shows the improved process. This paper needs no references or citations. You will need: An introductory paragraph which explains what you would like to improve Another paragraph which explains the step where you hope to change the pattern and insert a quality improvement process Another paragraph explaining the new flow after you make the change. Please add a cover page with the title of your Quality Improvement project. Resource: Flowcharts are easily made in Microsoft Word. Here is a video explaining the process:

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Topic Otolaryngology/ Acoustic Neuroma Nonsurgical Treatments
I have already created a data table for 26 papers I need to include prior to starting my meta-analysis/ systematic review paper.
Instructions: search up the exact 26 papers (I have provided the DOI and authors, see screenshots as example). Then extract the relevant information I need in the respective columns. If you cannot find a specific paper, then I will send you the PDF version. I will also be giving you the google sheets table where you can fill the information, very simple to use.

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A list of suggested movies is posted on canvas; however, you can choose your own environmentally related documentary. In 700 words, double-spaced, 12 pt. font, write a summary of the documentary in which you must address:
Describe (an) illustrating example(s) used in the movie to show the impact of the event or activity that is the focus of the movie
Describe 2 potential consequences of the event or activity
Describe 1 strategy shown that may reduce the impact
Give a recommendation to others about this topic. Why you did/did not like it

Mission verse Margin Reflection Exercise – Family
The Smith family lives in Scranton, PA. Mr. Smith work in a factory producing widgets that are used and bought by automobile manufacturing. His factory job pays an annual salary of $40,000 per year, with overtime when available, he makes up to an additional $10,000 in bonus. The mother is a stay at home mother raising four children, ages of 6 months, 2 years, 5 years, and 7 years of age. (Note this is a family of 6)
Mr. Smith was recently laid off. Because of the severance that was paid totaling $20,000 and the salary already received throughout the year, the Smith’s currently do not qualify for Medical Assistance in the current year. The children have been able to receive the CHIP program.
The ABC cancer foundation has been engaging in a mass breast cancer awareness campaign indicating the need for women to get checks, risks, and benefits. As part of the project, the ABC cancer foundation has been offering free breast cancer (mammograms) for women with limited or no insurance. Mrs. Smith decides to participate in the program. As a result of the exam, a tumor is found. Labs were taken and the tumor came back malignant.
Mission verse Margin Reflection Exercise – Hospital
XYZ Hospital is a non-profit hospital in the region. It is only hospital in the region. The closest hospital to XYZ is 50 miles away. Over the past five years, XYZ hospital has been experiencing significant declines in cash flow, layoffs, and operating deficiencies. Days cash on hand is at 5 days. The industry average is 85 days cash on hand. The hospital is in jeopardy of going bankrupt.
The Smith family presented in the emergency room with the lab results indicating a malignant tumor. XYZ hospital staff knows that if a surgical procedure was scheduled, additional staff, medical supplies, and resources would be needed.
What does the hospital administration do? In your reflection, place yourself in both the family role and also as the CFO. (Reference the Ignatian and Jesuit articles in the resource section as well as you own values and perspective on hospital survival. Also research charity care policy changes that have occurred under the existing Affordable Care Act regarding Medical Assistance Expansion and Federal Poverty Limits for determining charity care and sliding fee schedules). What implications to the community, the family, the hospital, etc.?

You have been asked to give a poster presentation based around your work and research on a clinical problem in your practice setting. The purpose is to lay out the evidence and a potential implementation plan to your colleagues in order to bridge the gap between the evidence and the practice to improve the quality and outcomes of care.
Instructions
Identify a clinical problem in your work setting of amedysis home health care and develop an implementation plan to carry out your evidence-based practice proposal using a poster presentation. You may use the Poster Presentation Template (located in files) to help structure and organize your assessment submission.
Your Implementation Plan should include the following:
Background on the clinical problem.
PICOT question.
Stakeholders that will be impacted.
Action plan for implementation.
Potential barriers to project implementation.
Baseline data that will be needed to evaluate outcomes.
Search strategy and databases used.
Summary of the evidence with a critical appraisal of its quality.
The bullet points below correspond to the grading criteria in the scoring guide. Be sure that your poster presentation addresses all of them.
Develop a PICOT question for a chosen clinical problem.
Include a graphic that is relevant to the clinical problem.
Provide a background on the clinical problem identified.
Outline an action plan to implement the EBP project that includes:
The recommended practice change.
Proposed timeline for implementation.
The tools or resources that will be needed to support the project.
Identify the stakeholders and potential barriers to project implementation.
Who are the stakeholders that will be impacted?
What are the potential barriers, such as a lack of knowledge, time, skill level, motivation, or resources that could impact project implementation?
Propose outcome criteria to evaluate the evidence-based practice project.
How will outcomes be measured?
How do your outcomes align with the Quadruple Aim?
Evaluate the evidence that supports the need for practice change.
In the notes section of your poster presentation:
Describe your search strategy and databases that were used.
Summarize your findings with a critical appraisal of the quality and relevance of your resources.
Convey purpose of the poster presentation in an appropriate tone and style, incorporating supporting evidence and adhering to organizational, professional, and scholarly communication standards.
Integrates relevant and credible sources of evidence to support assertions, using current APA style.

The paper should be focused on: how we arrived at this point and recommendations
that will enhance the relationship in communities, along with enhancing the trust all segments of society have toward the police.
The paper should include:
Title page
Eight full pages of written text, minimum of eight but no more than ten.
Minimum of five peer-reviewed sources that are paraphrased in the text (in APA format)
Double space
Times New Roman with 12 pt font
Reference page with all your sources you cited in the text