National Committee for Quality Assurance and Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS)The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) was formed to ensure quality of patient care and measurement of patient outcomes with set standards. Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) is a performance measurement tool used by millions of health insurance plans. There are 6 domains of care: Effectiveness of Care. Access...
First, watch the video Introduction to OSHA: Workplace Safety and visit the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) website to review the construction industry's fatal four over the past four years and see how the incidents have changed. After considering all of the accidents and fatalities that have been recorded, discuss what you will do as a construction manager to ensure a safe and healthy construction site. In your initial pos...
Introduce and define the health issue—describe the disease process and discuss how the health issue affects or impacts the priority population and the greater community. Present baseline data on the status of relevant health indicators like the dimensions of individual health (physical, mental, social, environmental and spiritual). Describe the impact(s) of the health issue on individuals (priority population) as well as the greater communi...
Prompt:Submit a draft of Sections I and II of the final project. Specifically, the following critical elementsmust be addressed:I.Reimbursement and the Revenue Cyclea.Describe what reimbursementmeans to a healthcare organization. What wouldhappen if services were provided to patients but no payments were received for those services? b.Illustrate the flow of the patientthrough the cycle from the initial point of contact through the care and ending...
SummaryThis assignment aims to encourage students to stay up to date on relevant OHS issues covered by the media. For this purpose, select an incident relevant to OHS issues in Canada (Preferably Ontario), covered by print/online news media within the last five years. Write a maximum report that provides the following: 1) a summary of a health and safety incident that was reported on in print/online media. 2) an analysis of the relevant health a...
Demonstrate the following knowledge and understanding: A critical understanding of the role of contemporary public health policies and programmes for improving health outcomes. Demonstrate the following skills and abilities: A critical evaluation of the gaps in contemporary public health policies and programmes for improving health outcomes and propose solutions (new initiative (s) and strategy (ies) and recommendations for improvemen...
George is a 68-year-old man who works as the janitor at the local school. George is overweight and has been trying to lose weight and cut down on take-away food after he saw his doctor a month ago. George is prescribed cilazapril 5mg daily for his blood pressure plus simvastatin 40mg at night. Today he was admitted to the Coronary Care Unit with a confirmed myocardial infarction and requiring a triple bypass due to atherosclerotic blockages.Georg...
Briefing Paper: using your action plan write a briefing paper for decision makers outlining the background to your selected public health issue, present the key summary points of your evaluation of existing policies and programmes designed to improve health outcomes and offer solutions (new initiative(s) and strategy (ies) )and recommendations for improvement. Demonstrate the following knowledge and understanding: A critical understand...
Website selection and rationaleInformation found on the Internet can vary substantially in terms of its quality. The purpose of this assignment is to help you systematically evaluate the quality of website information and determine its usefulness in guiding your own practice, or the health-related decisions of clients. Select a health-related website that is of interest to you and/or to the clients in your workplace. Use the criteria described i...
Types of nursing organizationsYou have spent the past few months reading the course material related to Management and Leadership in Nursing Practice (Nursing 432) and hopefully you have gained some new knowledge and understanding. Now, you have been given the opportunity to apply some of what you have learned in a ?real-life? exercise where you will design your own health care workplace. You were the successful candidate for the following job a...
Case Study: Multidimensional Hand-Hygiene Program at Rapid City Regional HospitalAssignment Task 1 Case Study Rapid City Regional Hospital implemented a multidimensional hand-hygiene program to improve hand-hygiene adherence in accordance with The Joint Commission (TJC) Patient Safety Goal #7: Reduce the risk of healthcare associated infections (HAI). Root cause analysis uncovered three primary reasons for non-compliance: takes too much time; dr...
Characteristics of the Chosen Condition/ImpairmentA condition is a sickness or disease. Impairment is any loss or abnormality of the mind or body, such as loss of sight. Here are some examples of conditions or impairments: addiction diabetes dementia sensory impairment mental illness physical disability Choose a condition or impairment that is relevant to your role or people you work alongside. You will be asked about real people affected by thi...
AbstractIt should be in a Non-Scientific Report format – using section headings – using a clear font and double spaced. The report format should be as follows: 1.Title page (you must provide your own title) 2.Abstract or Executive Summary (on a separate page) 3.Table of contents (which includes page numbers for the different sections/subsections and should be on a new page) 4.Discussion of findings (should consist of dif...
The thread must be at least and be supported by 2 peer-reviewed journal articles in addition to the course textbook and the Bible. Nickitas, D., Middaugh, D., & Feeg, V. (2020). Policy and Politics for Nurses and Other Health Professionals: Advocacy and Action (3rd ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Publishers. ISBN: 9781284140392. Text book we use Part I: Reflect on your experiences with healthcare policy and legislators then answer ...
Question: Context: This assessment is aimed at developing the student’s understandig of the macronutrients and the role they play in human metabolism. For this assignment , the student will develop a draft for the final report, focusing on report structure and content outline. The draft plan clearly defines the focus of the report, t...