Internal Audit of a Health Care Organization

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Internal Audit of a Health Care Organization

The topic is about the VHA (Veterans Healthcare Administration). The Veterans Health Administration is America’s largest integrated health care system, providing care at 1,255 health care facilities, including 170 medical centers and 1,074 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics), serving 9 million enrolled Veterans each year. Addresses the following elements: -Description of the organization -Historical financial performance and current financial condition – Major resources and competencies -Internal value chain

Internal Audit of a Health Care Organization

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The topic is about the VHA (Veterans Healthcare Administration). The Veterans Health Administration is America’s largest integrated health care system, providing care at 1,255 health care facilities, including 170 medical centers and 1,074 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics), serving 9 million enrolled Veterans each year. Addresses the following elements: -Description of the organization -Historical financial performance and current financial condition – Major resources and competencies -Internal value chain

Chronic pain Treatment options and efficacy

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Instructions: 1) you will write an extended literature review using three sources.( articles no more than 3 years old) 2) Topic : Chronic pain Treatment options and efficacy 3)You will need to determine the focus of inquiry and determine which approach to analysis you should take based on the topic you choose. For this review, be sure to: 4) Select three relevant and appropriate scholarly articles that address the topic you chose. Present a thorough literature review of the three articles by summarizing, synthesizing, and evaluating the materials. (articles should not be more than 3 years old) 5) Incorporate citations into your body paragraphs; incorporate the essential and most relevant supporting evidence eloquently and appropriately. 6) Present your writing in a clear, organized manner. 7)Demonstrate understanding of the content presented in the articles. Use proper APA format with proper citations. Review APA Citations Here

Does therapy and counseling actually have a lasting positive impact on mental health patients

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You have graduated from college and are working as a professional in your field.

Your supervisor has asked you to compile an evaluative annotated bibliography on a problem in your field to help her prepare a report to the administration on how your company will address the problem. Your annotated bibliography should include a minimum of 10 sources from a variety of publications. Structure of Your Annotated Bibliography  Begin with an introductory paragraph that defines the problem you’re researching. o This paragraph should follow academic writing conventions and contain your thesis statement.  Citations should be formatted in APA style. o If you need a refresher on APA style, check out the King University Libraries’ How to Cite Your Sources Guide: http://king.libguides.com/citation  Entries should be in alphabetical order by author’s last name.

 Basic structure: citation followed by 1-2 paragraphs summarizing and analyzing the source. What to Include in Your Entries

 A brief summary of the source. Include only the main points of the article:

o What was the source about? o What methods or data were included?

o What were the author’s conclusions?

 A detailed analysis of the source: o How recently was this information published?

o Is the author qualified to write on this subject? How do you know?

o How were the methods and/or data presented?

o Did the author’s conclusions make sense in light of the data?

o Was anything missing from the author’s analysis? Did they ignore a major aspect of the problem? How did that influence their conclusions?

 Your conclusion about the source: o How does this source fit within the context of your research?

o Is it a source that you would ultimately use for the final report?

You might not be able to answer all these questions for each source, but you should try to answer at least two from the analysis list as well as formulate a conclusion about the source. Please note – you do not need a cover page for the annotated bibliography. My “profession” on this assignment is a mental health counselor and I am researching whether counseling has a positive lasting impact on patients.

Public Health and urbanization

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Describe three pros and three cons for urbanization and include examples. Pick one form of urbanization and describe how that form of urbanization can impact an individual’s health status. Pick a health issue of your choice and describe how urbanization and vulnerable populations play a role in the prevalence of that health issue. Name at least one public health intervention that is used to address urbanization (Describe that intervention and how it is used to address urbanization).

How religion culture education and class impact health practices

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Behavior change is one of the most difficult implementation strategies in global health. Factors such as religion, culture, education and class all impact the way people around the world view health, disease and the treatment of disease. Write a 500-word essay on how the health knowledge or practice that you identified through the RESEARCH activity in this module affects the risk factors, individual behavior, government policy, or other forms of responses to the global burden of disease in a specific population or country that you identified. Use data from the http://www.healthdata.org/gbd of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluations to justify and support your response. And PLEASE use three academic journals from google scholar to support your idea.

Management of Chronic Disease Colorectal Cancer

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The subject is Colorectal Cancer. Part 2 Part 2 is a 3500 report and comprises 90% of your total mark. You are asked to choose one psychological or physical symptom that may affect a person with your chosen long term condition. You will compare your current practice, in supporting a person to manage the selected symptom, to evidence for best practice. You will make recommendations for future practice. You should use the following marking criteria to guide the structure of your report. Management of Chronic Disease Marking Criteria Report Word Count, Marking % Introduction Set the scene for the report by including a short description of the allocated chronic disease and briefly explaining its aetiology and epidemiology. A search strategy outlining key search terms and databases used, and the relevant results found should be included. Your search strategy can be presented in a table. Word Count = 500 approximately Marking = 10 % Section 1 – Overview An overview of the symptom you plan to explore. Explore how this could affect your patient. The symptom should be clearly identified and linked to your chosen condition. You should consider the impact of the symptom on day to day living. Word Count = 750 approximately Marking = 15% Section 2 – Evaluate 1 assessment tool Evaluate 1 assessment tool (consider advantages/ disadvantages). Tool should be linked to your chosen symptom and reference made to how used within your chosen condition. Word Count = 750 approximately Marking = 20% Section 3 Discussion of current practice Discussion of current nursing practice in supporting patients with the selected symptom, which will include comparison of your current practice to the evidence for best practice. You should discuss the nursing management required to enable the patient to maximise their health and well-being and self-manage their condition. This must demonstrate a holistic approach (physical, emotional, social and spiritual). You should include reference to the support of family/carers and the role of other members of the multidisciplinary team and the voluntary sector where relevant. Word Count = 1000 approximately Marking = 35% Conclusion A summary of key points raised in the report Word Count = 250 approximately Marking = 5% Recommendations (7%) Recommendations for future nursing practice (written in the 1st person). This should be linked to the selected condition or management of chronic diseases. This should be related to your own practice. Word count = 250 approximately Marking= 5% References (5%) In-text citations to support points made and a reference list should be provided in the portfolio, using APA 6th referencing style. Key guidelines to condition should be referenced. Evidence of relevant reading. Marking = 5% Presentation and literary style (5%) Presentation: word-processed; pages numbered; organised as per guidelines for academic work. Literary style: accurate spelling; grammatically correct; fluency. Marking 5% Total Word Count = 3,500 Marking = 100%

Evolution of the American Health Care System

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question1— Select an allied health care profession and provide a description of the jobs and services provided by that profession. Research regulatory or professional organizations that serve the profession you chose, and describe an area in which the profession seeks to improve or expand. In what other ways might the profession grow to better serve the ever-changing health care population? question2— Select and describe one of the key factors that influenced the evolution of the U.S. health care delivery system to what it is today. What challenges and opportunities are still relevant? How is the selected key factor affecting health care delivery today? How might it affect future health care delivery?

Applying lean tools and management principles to health care improvement projects

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Simon, R., & Canacari, E. (2012). A practical guide to applying lean tools and management principles to health care improvement projects. (Links to an external site.) AORN Journal, 95(1), 85-103 19p. In this assignment, you will use LEAN principles as described in the article and critically evaluate strategies involved in the decisions you have made. Please read the case study below and answer your questions thoroughly and completely.Your paper should be 2-4 pages long, excluding reference page. CASE STUDY Raymond, a 78-year old man living in a motel, is found lying on the floor of his room, semi-conscious, by a housekeeper. The motel manager calls 9-1-1, and Raymond is taken to the closest emergency department. There, he lies on a gurney in the hallway for 6 hours before he is examined by a physician. Because it is unclear what is wrong with him, and he cannot speak coherently, the physician admits him to the hospital for observation. Later, when it is determined that Raymond had a stroke, he is discharged to an inpatient rehabilitation facility on the same medical campus as your hospital. The rehabilitation facility had no knowledge of his medical history, including his current medications for hypertension and high cholesterol. Raymond died there several weeks later. As a manager at the hospital profiled in the case study, identify one (1) area for improvement that can be gleaned from Raymond’s health care experience at your 200-bed community hospital and the affiliated rehabilitation facility. Develop a SCOPE statement [DOCX, File Size 17.4 KB] describing the area for improvement (see the example on page 6 of the article). Be sure to include the following components and briefly explain each: background justification; quantifiable goals; a target completion date; suggested approach; membership including the sponsor, leader, facilitator, core members who are expected to attend every team meeting, extended members who are brought onto the team as needed; and macro-flow, which is a simplified, process- flow diagram of the current state, typically consisting of about six steps Recommend a solution to the identified problem, be sure that your solution is feasible. In 1-2 paragraphs, critically evaluate the plan. How did you address the cost-benefit-quality balance? Are there any possible consequences to your plan? If so, what?

Outline a current or emerging health care law or federal regulation introduced to reform or restructure some aspect of the health care delivery system

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Include the following:

Outline a current or emerging health care law or federal regulation introduced to reform or restructure some aspect of the health care delivery system.

Describe the effect of this on nursing practice and the nurse’s role and responsibility. Discuss how quality measures and pay for performance affect patient outcomes. Explain how these affect nursing practice and describe the expectations and responsibilities of the nursing role in these situations.

Discuss professional nursing leadership and management roles that have arisen and how they are important in responding to emerging trends and in the promotion of patient safety and quality care in diverse health care settings. Research emerging trends. Predict two ways in which the practice of nursing and nursing roles will grow or transform within the next five years to respond to upcoming trends or predicted issues in health care. You are required to cite to a minimum of three sources to complete this assignment. Sources must be published within the last 5 years and appropriate for the assignment criteria and relevant to nursing practice.