Category: Public Health

Public Service Announcement (125 Points)
Identify a key social determinant of health in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as well as a related public health concern. Next, prepare a public service announcement (PSA) in the form of a two-page brochure to educate the public on this concern. Remember to address the following:
Introduction and an explanation of the social determinant including a definition;
How the determinant is related to a public health disease with current statistics;
What you want the public to do with the information-suggest behaviors you want to change.
How your agency can address the concern, including measures and surveillance;
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) – with specific items; and
Whom to contact for additional details (e.g., WHO, Ministry of Health), including an address and phone number.
conclusion
To see an example, view the following brochure, “Monitoring is a Critical Tobacco Control Activity,” developed by the World Health Organization.
Your brochure should meet the following structural requirements:
A two-page brochure that includes all the elements detailed above.
Follow APA 7th edition and Saudi Electronic University writing standards.
Be sure to cite any statistics or other information as appropriate.
You are strongly encouraged to submit all assignments to the Turnitin Originality Check prior to submitting them to your instructor for grading. If you are unsure how to submit an assignment to the Originality Check tool, review the Turnitin Originality Check Student Guide.
I will share and example of another assignment
it can be on a power point:
4 slides, 1 for cover page, 2 for the brochure and 1 for the references

Q1- Explain the causes and development of plaque. How can plague be controlled?
Q2- Does oral health affect overall health? Why or why not? Explain with examples.

What are the most important causes of women’s death globally?
How do causes of death differ for neonates, infants, and children younger than five years?
What is the link between nutrition and women’s health?

In this week’s discussion:
Discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic has influenced the healthcare safety and quality initiatives set forth in KSA’s Vision 2030.
Describe the barriers that the COVID-19 pandemic has created.
Analyze the role of the healthcare quality improvement specialist to mitigate these barriers and drive quality in healthcare in the future.

Discuss the governance and management of Health Information Systems being adopted in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Make recommendations on how you would overcome any barriers and challenges that you discovered.
add introduction and a conclusion paragraph.
Embed course material concepts, principles, and theories (which require supporting citations) in your initial response along with at least 2 scholarly, peer-reviewed journal article. Keep in mind that these scholarly references can be found in the Saudi Digital Library by conducting an advanced search specific to scholarly references. Use Saudi Electronic University academic writing standards and APA style guidelines.

Financial statement management is an essential process for healthcare organizations. The challenge for operational leaders is interpretation of financial statement performance Select a hospital that publicly displays their financial performance on their website. In a 10-12 slide PowerPoint Presentation address the following requirements: Describe the Profit Loss Statement: Review top revenue items
Review cost comparison compared to previous year
Provide your interpretation of the statement – how well is the organization.
Balance Sheet Review: Review Assets
Review Liabilities
Describe the financial health of the balance sheet
Review Financial Ratios Calculations Current Ratio
Debt-to-equity Ratio
Working Capital Ratio
Make a recommendation to lease or finance the capital item. Please support your decision with financial data.
Your presentation should meet the following structural requirements:
Be 10-12 slides in length, not including the title or reference slides.
Be formatted according to APA writing guidelines.
Provide support for your statements with citations from a minimum of six scholarly articles. These citations should be listed in the Notes section of the slide in which they appear. Two of these sources may be from the class readings, textbook, or lectures, but four must be external.
Each slide must provide detailed speaker’s notes to support the slide content. These should be a minimum of 100 words long (per slide) and must be a part of the presentation. The presentation cannot be submitted in PDF format, which does not make notes visible to the instructor. Notes must draw from and cite relevant reference materials.

Thanks for contributing to our discussion on fraud and abuse. Kickbacks are an interesting type of abuse. What are the negative consequences when it comes to patient care? What kind of regulatory response might help mitigate the impact and prevalence of kickbacks?
Warmly,
Dr. Heather
this is my discusstion Fraud and Abuse in Healthcare
Healthcare fraud and abuse are significant concerns in Saudi Arabia. It is estimated that up to 10% of all healthcare spending in the country is lost to fraud and abuse, which can have a devastating effect on the quality of care for patients, financial losses for healthcare providers, and increased costs for the government (Alonazi, 2020). There are several fraud and abuse issues in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, including false billing and upcoding, falsification of medical records, kickbacks, and bribery.
False billing and upcoding occur when healthcare providers charge for services that were not provided or exaggerate the complexity of services offered to receive higher reimbursement rates. The article suggests that false billing and upcoding are prevalent in KSA due to the need for more transparency in billing systems and inadequate auditing. Kickbacks and bribery are common in KSA, where healthcare providers pay or receive money or gifts to refer patients to specific providers or to prescribe certain drugs or medical devices. The article argues that the lack of regulations and clear penalties for such practices contribute to their prevalence.
Falsifying medical records involves the creation of false or misleading medical records to justify unnecessary procedures or treatments or to cover up malpractice. The article states that falsification of medical records is prevalent in KSA, where healthcare providers have reported being pressured by their superiors to falsify records to avoid legal repercussions.
The Saudi Arabian government has implemented several regulatory and governmental efforts to reduce healthcare fraud and abuse. One such effort is the establishment of the Saudi Arabian Anti-Corruption Commission (Nazaha) in 2011, which is responsible for investigating and prosecuting cases of corruption and fraud in all sectors, including healthcare (Ahmed, 2021). Additionally, the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA) has established guidelines for healthcare providers to follow when submitting claims for reimbursement to insurance companies or government programs. SAMA also conducts regular audits of healthcare providers to detect fraudulent billing practices.
Furthermore, the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Health has implemented several initiatives to reduce healthcare fraud and abuse, including introducing electronic medical records and implementing a system for reporting and investigating suspected fraud and abuse cases. The Ministry of Health has also established a department dedicated to exploring and prosecuting healthcare fraud and abuse cases.
References
Ahmed, S. Z. (2021). An Evaluation of the Anti-Fraud Regime in Saudi Arabia from the Islamic Shariah Perspective. Universal Journal of Business and Management, 94-120.
Alonazi, W. B. (2020). Fraud and abuse in the Saudi healthcare system: a triangulation analysis. INQUIRY: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing, 57, 0046958020954624.

This week, you will analyze and discuss a chart of your choice.
Using the WCU library, locate research studies related to your research topic that have data presented as charts.
You may also use these two sites (list sites) and explore charts that have visualized their data in a more public format:
http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/subject/health/ Links to an external site.
https://libguides.utoledo.edu/health_stats/data_visualization Links to an external site.
Analyze and discuss the graph or chart you have chosen. (Note – you must choose a graph or chart in a journal article for your research topic, as a graph or chart is required in the final week 8 research poster).
Paste an image of the graph or chart into your paper
State the name of the graph or chart
State the title/author/descriiption of the study and chart
Include a citation under the graph and in the References page.
In a 2- to 3-page paper, evaluate the data you found:
What is the overall study or data about?
What is the title of the chart that correlates with the study?
Which type of chart is used to present the data, and why do you think it was chosen?
Define the variables and major findings from the data.
Have there been updates to findings of this data, and if so, who made them and are they reliable?
What did you learn about data presentation from your analysis that could be useful in your career or future research?
Your chart analysis should be at least two to three pages long and follow APA formatting and citation.

As a population and as an individual, what can be done to prevent child and elder abuse? RUBRIC ATTACHED

HCM515
Review the following article for this week’s discussion:
Sama’a, H. A., Alfayez, A. S., Alanazi, A. T., Alwuhaimed, L. A., & Hamed, S. S. B. (2021). Autonomy, accountability, and competition: the privatisation of the Saudi health care system. Journal of Taibah Discuss the various governmental entities involved in the privatization of healthcare in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. How are these entities helping meet the needs of healthcare in the Kingdom? Include anything you found surprising in the article.
Embed course material concepts, principles, and theories (which require supporting citations) in your initial response along with at least one scholarly, peer-reviewed journal article. Keep in mind that these scholarly references can be found in the Saudi Digital Library by conducting an advanced search specific to scholarly references. Use Saudi Electronic University academic writing standards and APA style guidelines.