Category: Healthcare

Minimum 10 Slides, cover page and intro slide do not count.
Introduction slide, please keep information in the notes section of your slide
Minimum 3 bullet points and maximum 6 on slides, if you have more to discuss create an additional slide
Please explain your points in the notes section of your slides
Pictures and videos are to be included throughout your slides
Pictures and videos do not get a slide of their own
Please keep the slides in order according to the agenda
You can include a conclusion slide or fun facts
Agenda
Introduction
Etiology
Symptoms
Treatment
Diagnosis
Risk factors
Prognosis
Additional information

Hello this assignment has 3 parts. The first part  is a response to the discussion questions in a main post ( minimum 300 words), next is 2 separate responses to at least 2 peers’ postings (75 words). Thanks in advance!
main post:
The following quality assurance indicators can be found in resident care:
Risk assessment
Mitigation
Prevention
Administrators or designees must be able to identify and lessen risk within a facility.
From your experience, describe some of the risks or potential risk areas that you have seen during a visit to a hospital, residential facility, clinic, or any health services organization.
How can those types of risks be avoided?
In your replies to others, compare experiences and offer alternatives for how risks can be avoided.
1st peer post:
JM
The following quality assurance indicators can be found in resident care:
Risk assessment
Mitigation
Prevention
Administrators or designees must be able to identify and lessen risk within a facility.
From your experience, describe some of the risks or potential risk areas that you have seen during a visit to a hospital, residential facility, clinic, or any health services organization.
How can those types of risks be avoided?
Grand rising! I know I am super early but I did not want to risk forgetting to post. These coming weeks I am going on vacation and I am scheduled to have surgery. Without further ado, let me begin. 
I can absolutely share some insights on this topic! During my visits personally and as CNA to healthcare facilities, I have noticed some common risk areas that may include medication errors, patient falls, infections, and communication breakdowns among staff. To avoid medication error risks there needs to be the implementation of double-check procedures, the use of technology like barcode scanning, and providing thorough staff training on medication administration protocols. To avoid patient falls, conduction of fall risk assessments is needed, we must ensure clear pathways, provide mobility aids, and have attentive staff to assist patients at risk of falling. The risk of infections is simply maintaining strict hygiene protocols, promoting hand washing, regularly sanitizing high-touch surfaces, and following proper infection control practices. Communication Breakdowns involve encouraging open communication among staff, establishing clear protocols for sharing patient information, conducting regular staff meetings, and utilizing communication tools like electronic health records. By proactively addressing these areas through risk assessments, mitigation strategies, and preventive measures, administrators can help enhance the quality of care and safety within healthcare facilities.
There are a variety of living situations for senior citizens, as follows (ActiveCare, 2012): 
Remote health monitoring is one of them. You would think that assessments, mitigation, and risk would not be a major factor, but they are. The average monthly fee is $159–$359. It provides health monitoring technologies that gather and relay health data to a care provider. 64.5% of home nurse visits can be done through remote health monitoring. Health assessments are vital in this setting because every 1 in 3 seniors will fall this year. The services involved in remote health monitoring are medical monitoring, well-being monitoring, emergency services, fall detection, in-home care, and medication monitoring. 
Reference 
ActiveCare. (2012). The golden years: Senior living situations [Image file]. Retrieved from the visual.ly Web site: http://visual.ly/golden-years-senior-living-situations 
2nd peer post:
MP
From your experience, describe some of the risks or potential risk areas that you have seen during a visit to a hospital, residential facility, clinic, or any health services organization.
For my experience at hospital in Iowa and Fargo most of these risks I would recommend patient safety precautions as well in case of visiting these areas it’s very dangerous and can lead to serious complications such as a sudden loss of appetite in the patient health for my experience in these two hospitals they don’t treated patients with respect and care they just want to get their hour done and go home to there kids how will you let’s your patients suffer and not even pay attention in this situation because your family is more important than your job these hospitals have been no functional safety measures that you have a nurse who don’t care about here patient only cares about social media want everyone else to know she is a nurse or a CNA but not doing anything just text her friend but her patient is asking her about when is the doctor is visiting but she not paying attention to the patient but only the amount of information she gets on the network everyday this very risked and we see as non functional patient healthcare providers if your instructor to a patient who your doctor is providing care for don’t focus on your phone or anything until your ready to leave because if that patient is hurt even break a bone in any department your responsibility for that patient and how will these nurses let’s these CNA go to a hospital with there phone and can’t even put it down until break

Research a health program in which you have an interest. In a 4-5 page essay, address the following:
1) Briefly state the hypotheses that constitute the effect theory of the program.
2) What are the intervention components and the specific interventions?
3) Conduct a brief literature search to determine whether the scientific evidence supports the interventions used.
4) Identify and describe the program theory used.
5) Develop an effect theory of the program theory used by the program.
Submission Details
Cite all sources using APA format.

Please review the paper and extend it to 5 pages. Below are the initial instructions for this assignment 
Artificial intelligence and Machine Learning are being used all over the place today.  Research how your industry (ie, the industry you are studying at Charter Oak or the industry you work in today, if you prefer) is using AI/ML to advance products/services/efficiencies and write a paper analyzing.
5 Pages, standard COSC formatting, cite your sources (APA), at least three sources.

Title: Nurturing Health: The Complex Landscape of Healthcare
Healthcare is a fundamental pillar of any society, reflecting its commitment to the well-being of its citizens. It encompasses a vast array of services aimed at promoting, maintaining, and restoring health. From preventive care and health education to diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation, healthcare systems play a pivotal role in shaping the quality of life for individuals and communities alike.
At the heart of effective healthcare lies prevention. Encouraging healthy behaviors, such as regular exercise, balanced nutrition, and abstaining from harmful substances, can significantly reduce the incidence of various diseases. Moreover, routine screenings and vaccinations can detect health issues early on, allowing for timely intervention and improved outcomes. Thus, investment in preventive measures not only enhances individual health but also alleviates the burden on healthcare infrastructure by mitigating the need for extensive treatment of preventable illnesses.
However, despite the emphasis on prevention, healthcare systems must also address acute and chronic conditions. Diagnosis serves as the gateway to treatment, relying on medical expertise, advanced technologies, and diagnostic tools. Once diagnosed, individuals often require therapeutic interventions ranging from medication and surgery to rehabilitation and palliative care. Access to these services is paramount, underscoring the importance of equitable distribution of healthcare resources and financial assistance to ensure that all individuals can afford necessary treatments.
In addition to curative measures, healthcare encompasses holistic approaches to well-being, acknowledging the interconnectedness of physical, mental, and social health. Mental health, in particular, has garnered increased attention in recent years, with efforts to destigmatize mental illness and expand access to mental health services. Integrating mental health support into primary care settings, implementing community-based interventions, and promoting mental wellness initiatives are essential steps toward fostering a society where mental health is prioritized and adequately addressed.
Moreover, healthcare systems must adapt to the evolving needs of diverse populations, recognizing the intersectionality of health disparities. Socioeconomic factors, cultural beliefs, geographic location, and systemic inequalities can significantly impact access to healthcare and health outcomes. Addressing these disparities requires multifaceted strategies, including targeted outreach programs, culturally competent care, and policies aimed at reducing structural barriers to healthcare access. By embracing diversity and inclusivity, healthcare systems can strive towards health equity, ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to attain their highest level of health.
Furthermore, healthcare extends beyond the confines of clinical settings, encompassing broader public health initiatives aimed at promoting population health and addressing environmental determinants of health. From sanitation and clean water initiatives to disease surveillance and outbreak response, public health interventions play a vital role in safeguarding communities against communicable diseases and environmental hazards. Additionally, health education campaigns empower individuals to make informed decisions about their health, fostering a culture of health literacy and proactive self-care.
In conclusion, healthcare is a multifaceted endeavor encompassing prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and holistic well-being. By prioritizing preventive measures, ensuring equitable access to care, addressing health disparities, and embracing a holistic approach to health, healthcare systems can strive towards promoting the health and well-being of individuals and communities. As we navigate the complexities of modern healthcare, it is imperative to recognize the interconnectedness of health and the collective responsibility to nurture a society where health is valued, protected, and accessible to all.

Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, review the following: 
Textbook Chapter 2: Electronic Health Record Systems
Textbook Chapter 3: Role of HCIS in Improving Healthcare Delivery
Article: “The digitization of patient care: A review of the effects of electronic health records on health care quality and utilization”
Article: “Population health management of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol via a remote, algorithmic, navigator-executed program”
Article: “A local perspective into electronic health record design, integration, and implementation of screening and referral for social determinants of health”
Article: “Transforming primary care in New York through patient-centered medical homes: Findings from qualitative research”
Video: How technology is helping (and hurting) health care
Part 1
A medical record is a history of a patient’s health recorded when they seek medical treatment in a medical practice, hospital, or other health care facility. In the past, medical records were created, maintained, and stored on paper. The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act of 2009, part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), established programs to improve health care quality, safety, and efficiency by promoting health information technology to secure electronic health information.
In Part 1 of your initial post:
Explain the differences and similarities among electronic medical records, electronic health records, and personal health records.
Select three (out of eight) electronic health records functions described in Chapter 2 of the required text. Include your rationale for why they are more important than the other five functions.
Part 2 
A health care information system (HCIS) is a set of technical, organizational, and behavioral components and procedures to organize and generate information that enables the creation of better health management decisions. An HCIS can also be defined as the interactions among people, processes, and technology that support procedures and management decisions in delivering quality health care services in the health system. The information system in health care organizations, like in hospitals, is very complex. HCIS capabilities vary widely and include functionalities that support the quality of hospital discharge, patient engagement, public health reporting of immunizations, disease surveillance, specialized registries, and sharing clinical information electronically with patients and providers inside and outside of hospital systems. An efficient and flexible information system is important in improving the quality of care, patient safety, and the financial health of organizations.
Based on the first letter of your last name, examine the role of health care information systems in your assigned health care entity or program, and address the requirements listed below.
If the first letter of your last name begins with
A through G, complete accountable care organizations.
H through M, complete patient-centered medical homes.
N through S, complete population health management.
T through Z, complete a quality improvement initiative (e.g., value-based purchasing program, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Triple Aim framework, etc.)
In Part 2 of your initial post:
Describe your assigned health care entity or program.  
Identify one specific health information technology (HIT) in your assigned health care entity or program.
Explain how your identified HIT should be used and support your claims with at least one peer-reviewed journal published in the last five years.
Assess the impacts on patient care, accreditation, and financial status if the health care organization does not have an effective HCIS.
Your initial post (Parts 1 and 2) should be at least 500 words. Support your response with a minimum of two scholarly sources that were published in the last five years. The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. Here is a link to the APA Style in the Writing Center.

Instructions
Supporting Lectures:
Review the following lecture:
Policy Formulation: Agenda Setting
Examining the Individual Mandate
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires all US citizens and legal residents to obtain             qualifying health coverage. In this week, you will explore the Individual Mandate section of the new health reform law.
Tasks:
Explain the Individual Mandate included in the Patient Protection and ACA including    the tax penalties that will be imposed if a person or a family does not obtain                qualifying health coverage.
Analyze the eligibility criteria for exemptions and subsidies to obtain coverage.
Explain one policy change or enhancement you would recommend if you were            required to ensure the success of the Individual Mandate included in the Patient         Protection and ACA and justify the intended outcome.
From the Internet, review the following:
HealthCare.gov. (n.d.). The fee for not having health insurance. Retrieved from             https://www.healthcare.gov/fees/fee-for-not-being-covered/
Jost, T. (2017, August 21). The IRS Is Still Enforcing The Individual Mandate, Despite      What Many Taxpayers Believe. Retrieved from https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/          10.1377/hblog20170821.061615/full/
Submission Details:
Submit your response in a 4- to 6-page Microsoft Word document formatted in APA  style. Include a prcise conclusion.
On a separate page, cite all sources using APA format. Resources should be within 5  years.
Additional Reading:
Longest, Beaufort B. Jr. (2020). Longest’s health policymaking in the United States (7th ed.). Health Administration Press. ISBN-13: 9781640552111.

Create a PowerPoint presentation (a maximum of 20 slides with detailed speaker notes) for senior leadership in which four organizational leaders analyze the impact of a health care organization’s new safety and quality dashboard.
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Introduction
“Being in a position of leadership is the most important job of any health professional anywhere along the continuum of care” (Ledlow & Coppola, 2013, p. 3). Leaders and ultimately the boards of directors of health care organizations are accountable for the safety of those they serve. “National quality organizations and regulatory bodies . . . are growing in their emphasis on leadership accountabilities for safe, reliable care as well as excellence in the experience of care” (Youngberg, 2013, p. 39).
With this emphasis on leadership accountability for the delivery of safe, high-quality health care services, health care leaders need to be able to drill down on what exactly safety and quality mean in the health care environment. Likewise, they also need to be able to design measures that help to ensure their organizations are able to deliver those kinds of outcomes. Read Measurement Perspectives [PDF] to examine key elements related to this issue.
References
Ledlow, G. R., & Coppola, M. N. (2013). i>Leadership for health professionals (2nd ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning.
Youngberg, B. J. (2013). Patient safety handbook (2nd ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning.
Preparation
To successfully complete this assessment:
Review the Vila Health: Mercy Hospital Safety and Quality Dashboard [PDF], which contains the data you will use for this assessment.
Review the Analyze and Apply Dashboard Data Template [PPTX], which you will use to create your presentation.
Instructions
Base your assessment on the Vila Health: Mercy Hospital Safety and Quality Dashboard [PDF]. Note: You do not need to create a dashboard for this assessment. You are simply being asked to work with the one provided here.
The CEO has asked each of the organizational leaders below to prepare a joint PowerPoint presentation. In the presentation, you are to prepare a set of slides from the perspective of each of the following roles outlining their analysis of how the new numbers will inform their particular activities for the next quarter. The organizational leaders include:
The quality director.
The patient safety officer.
The risk manager.
Senior leadership.
Because of the quality director’s critical role in implementing the organization’s safety and quality strategic objectives, this individual will open the presentation and provide additional background about how the new dashboard was developed. This individual will also close the presentation. Use the following outline to organize your presentation. Be sure to include both the introduction and conclusion and address all the questions listed under these headings. Also, be sure to address each role and the corresponding questions.
Use the Analyze and Apply Dashboard Data Template [PPTX] to address the following:
Introduction (1–2 slides).
What is a safety and quality dashboard?
What role do safety and quality dashboards play in helping health care organizations drive their strategic safety and quality objectives?
Evidence-Based Actions to Improve (2–3 slides): Recommend evidence-based actions to improve a selected measure on a health care organization’s safety and quality dashboard.
What measure on the health care organization’s safety and quality dashboard was selected?
What evidence-based actions to improve the selected measure are being recommended?
Metrics Selection (3–4 slides): Describe how a health care organization chooses the metrics to include in its safety and quality dashboard.
How do health care organizations determine what they want to measure? Be sure to consider:
Pressures from regulators, payors, and the industry.
Self-identified improvement areas. For example, one organization’s safety and quality dashboard may highlight patient falls because its rate of falls is higher than the national average. This may also have resulted in increased costs to the organization.
What CQI tools did the organization use to obtain, measure, and report data?
What was the quality improvement team’s role in addressing the reported measures?
Quality Director (2–3 slides): Analyze a quality director’s areas of concern for a safety and quality dashboard.
Which metric on the dashboard would draw the quality director’s attention the most?
What does this dashboard metric mean and why is it important?
What three recommendations to leadership would help to address this metric?
What—if any—quality models could be used to increase the quality of patient care and outcomes for this metric? Consider PDCA, Six Sigma, Lean, Hoshin Kanri planning, et cetera.
Patient Safety Officer (2–3 slides): Analyze a patient safety officer’s areas of concern for a safety and quality dashboard.
Which metric on the dashboard would draw the patient safety officer’s attention the most?
What does this dashboard metric mean and why is it important?
What role does the patient safety officer play in improving this metric?
Risk Manager (2–3 slides): Analyze a risk manager’s areas of concern for a safety and quality dashboard.
Which metric on the dashboard would draw the risk manager’s attention the most?
What does this dashboard metric mean and why is it important?
What role does the risk manager play in improving this metric?
Senior Leadership (1 slide): Assess senior leadership’s role in setting a health care organization’s strategic safety and quality objectives.
What is the role of senior leadership—for example, CEO, COO, president, or senior VP—in driving safety and quality improvement initiatives?
What next steps might senior leadership take, given the dashboard findings and the quality director’s three improvement recommendations?
Conclusion (2–3 slides).
Which regulatory agencies may be concerned about the findings in this dashboard?
Why would regulators be concerned about these findings?
Why are safety and quality dashboards important for monitoring key metrics in health care organizations?
Your slides need to be concise and offer main ideas in bulleted format. Use the speaker notes to expand upon your findings as if they were the transcript of your presentation for the leadership team.
In the health care environment, it is unlikely for a presentation and speaker notes to be in APA style. Make sure your presentation is concise, organized, clear, and free of errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling. Make sure the presentation addresses all the required headings and all of the questions under each heading.
Your senior leaders will want to know the sources of your information. Be sure to cite your sources in APA style in your speaker notes.
Please review the Analyzing and Applying Dashboard Data Scoring Guide to ensure you understand the grading requirements for this assessment.
Additional Requirements
Your assessment should also meet the following requirements:
Template: Use the Analyze and Apply Dashboard Data Template [PPTX] to complete this assessment.
Dashboard: Use the data included in the Vila Health Mercy Hospital Safety and Quality Dashboard [PDF].
Length: A maximum of 20 slides, including title and reference slides. Format your title and reference slides according to current APA format. Slides should be 3–5 bullet points, 5–7 words per bullet point, using size 24 font.
Speaker notes: Be sure to include these with your slides. They provide an opportunity for you to expand on the information you are highlighting in your slides. Speaker Notes should use size 12 font, be single-spaced, and feature indented paragraphs.
Number of references: A minimum of two references. In-text citations should be provided in the Speaker Notes section.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:
Competency 1: Analyze the quality and performance improvement activities within the health care organization.
Recommend evidence-based actions to improve a selected measure on a health care organization’s safety and quality dashboard.
Competency 2: Explain the risk management function in the health care organization.
Analyze a risk manager’s areas of concern for a safety and quality dashboard.
Competency 3: Analyze the importance of patient safety in health care.
Describe how a health care organization chooses the metrics to include in its safety and quality dashboard.
Analyze a quality director’s areas of concern for a safety and quality dashboard.
Analyze a patient safety officer’s areas of concern for a safety and quality dashboard.
Competency 4: Apply leadership strategies to quality improvement in a health care organization.
Assess senior leadership’s role in setting a health care organization’s strategic safety and quality objectives.
Competency 5: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and respectful of the diversity, dignity, and integrity of others and is consistent with the expectations for health care professionals.
Use correct grammar, punctuation, and mechanics as expected of an undergraduate learner.
Writing adheres to APA formatting rules and APA writing style with few or minor errors.

As an international health policy
analyst working for international health organization such as United Nations
(U.N) World Health Organization (WHO), United States Agency for International
Development (USAID). You’re been asked by your top regional health administrator
to select a country from the third world nations and explain its national
health system. Your tasks in this assignment are to:
1. Discuss how the health
system addresses three health issues in the country. One issue should target a
child health issue, one should address an environmental issue that is impacting
health, and one issue impacting the country’s older adult populations should be
selected.  
2. What social issues affect the implementation of acceptable
public health interventions? (NOTE: You should consider at least two possible
interventions from those interventions that you learned about in this course). 
3. Determine what the barriers are for the achievement of these objectives and
suggest measures through which these barriers could be taken down. 
4. Describe
how you would use effective leadership to overcome the barriers that you
considered. Assignment Expectations Incorporate relevant concepts studied
through the eight weeks of class, including national health system models;
population-based interventions; actions of relevant world agencies, etc.
LENGTH: 3-5 pages typed and double-spaced (excluding cover and reference
pages). The following items will be assessed in particular:
Precision:
Each of the questions of the assignment is specifically addressed in the paper
Clarity: The
paper reads clearly, it is not confusing. It is well structured and
grammatically correct. Breadth: The paper presents appropriate breadth covering
the questions of the assignment.
Depth: The paper thoroughly describes the tasks of
the assignment.  The needs assessment process is thoroughly
described.  The paper includes examples that illustrate your viewpoints. 

I hope this message finds you well. I am reaching out to seek your expertise and assistance in creating an Excel spreadsheet template for managing vaccine inventory at my job. The template should include the following columns:
1. Name of Vaccine
2. Lot Number
3. Expiration Date
4. Quantity of Vaccines
Your guidance in setting up this spreadsheet effectively will be greatly appreciated, as it is critical for maintaining accurate and organized records of our vaccine inventory.
Thank you in advance for your assistance. I look forward to your response.