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Discuss the different strategies to reduce intergroup conflict found in your text and the Hewstone article

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Research suggests a number of strategies to reduce intergroup conflict. To further explore these strategies, in addition to readings in your text, read the following article paying particular attentio

Research suggests a number of strategies to reduce intergroup conflict. To further explore these strategies, in addition to readings in your text, read the following article paying particular attention to pages 588 to 593. Hewstone, M., Rubin, M., & Willis, H. (2002). Intergroup bias. Annual Review of Psychology, 53, 575-604.

You are a counselor in a detention center for delinquent adolescent boys. Your current project is to devise a way to reduce intergroup conflict that has been escalating between the boys at the center, many of whom were active in local gangs.

  • Discuss the different strategies to reduce intergroup conflict found in your text and the Hewstone article.
  • Looking back at the course discuss 2 to 3 additional concepts that could be applied in helping a person overcome these negative attitudes and behaviors.
  • Keeping these strategies and concepts in mind, what activities and/or programs can you create that will help these boys overcome this conflict and learn to work together, respect each other, and come to see each other’s differences as valuable. Briefly summarize each program/strategy in 2 to 3 sentences each in preparation for part 2 of this project.

Answer the above points in a 3- to 4-page paper. Your paper should be double-spaced, typed in 12-point Times New Roman font with normal one-inch margins, written in APA style, and free of typographical and grammatical errors. It should include a title page with a running head, an abstract, and a reference page.

Part 2:

Create a 4- to 8-slide PowerPoint presentation (not including title and reference slides) to present to the board of directors for the detention center that will cover the following:

  • A detailed outline of each of the 3 to 4 programs/strategies that you would like to put into place at the center.
  • Discuss for each program/strategy why you believe it will be effective within the context of your detention center

How do the principles of managed care influence the business of health care?

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DISCUSS ASPECTS OF THE HEALTH CARE MARKETPLACE IN TERMS OF THE SPECIFIC PROVISIONS THAT DEFINE A MARKET.

In the business of health care, decision makers must determine on a regular basis what services to produce, how to produce them, how to distrbute them, as well as how to allow for growth and innovation. How are these decisions currently being made?
To prepare for this Discussion, complete the readings in your Learning Resources. Look online for recent news articles related to supply and demand in the health care industry.

Post a comprehensive response to the following:
Using examples from your Learning Resources and personal or professional experience, explain how health care is a market. In your answer, please be sure to address the following:

Discuss aspects of the health care marketplace in terms of the specific provisions that define a market.
How do the principles of managed care influence the business of health care?
Highlight how health care is different from the typical business market with a more tangible product (like applesauce)?
How do recent (within the last 18 months) supply and demand shifters (political, economic, social factors, etc.), exert influence on the supply or demand of health care goods or services?

Citations must be in APA format.

DEFINING AND MEASURING QUALITY IN HEALTH CARE.

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DEFINING AND MEASURING QUALITY IN HEALTH CARE.

Defining and Measuring Quality in Health Care Organizations   Quality is never an accident. It is always the result of intelligent effort. —John Ruskin  Quality is multidimensional and involves the perspectives of various stakeholders, including patients and families. As noted in this week’s Learning Resources, defining quality is not a simple, straightforward task. Yet, it provides an essential foundation for being able to measure and assess quality, and, ultimately, to improve it.  In this Discussion, you consider definitions and measurements of quality. As you proceed, think about why it is important for organizations to be able to quantify quality and compare current performance to previous performance, to a set of standards, and/or to performance in other organizations.   To prepare: •Review the information in the Learning Resources, especially the chapters in the Sadeghi, Brazi, Mikhail, and Shabot course text, focusing on how quality is or could be defined and measured. •Think about a health care organization with which you are familiar. It may be the same organization you are focusing on for your Course Project, or a different one. How do you think various stakeholders in this organization would define quality? How would you define quality as it relates to this organization? •Review the information on quality standards and / or aims in the Learning Resources, and consider the following: ◦Which outcomes related to quality are currently being monitored in the organization that you have selected? ◦How is related data collected and evaluated? ◦Does the organization use health information technology in this regard? If so, how? ◦How is quality-related information (e.g., data, needs for improvement) communicated throughout the organization? ◦What do you consider to be the strengths and weaknesses of the current approach to quality in this organization?

By Day 3  Post a definition of quality for your selected organization. Describe at least one quality-related measure that is currently being monitored within the organization.
Summarize the data collection process for this measure, and explain how this information is communicated to or among the staff. Identify at least one strength and one weakness related to how quality is defined, measured, and/or monitored within the organization.

What are the various options for acquiring a health care information system and the advantages and disadvantages of each option?

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HOW CAN HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATIONS IMPROVE DATA AND INFORMATION QUALITY WHILE AT THE SAME TIME DECREASING DATA AND INFORMATION ERRORS?

Health information system
Please number each answer and reference with each questions so ill know what answer goes with each questions. Deadline: Sunday at noon, response post to at least “ONE” other learners due by Monday the next week at noon. The length of initial discussion post 300-word length and reply/response post should be at least 200 words per each question asked, to another fellow student and any real life experience as applicable, from news or text material. Late submission penalty applies based on the number of day’s late and in line with policy and procedure.

1a. “Health Care Data and Information”
· How can health care administrations improve data and information quality while at the same time decreasing data and information errors? Provide at least one (1) example to support your response.
· What is interoperability, and why do health care providers and organizations still face critical issues and challenges related to interoperability despite the adoption and use of EHR? Support your response with at least one (1) example.

2b. “Strengths and Weaknesses of System Acquisition and Implementation”
· What are the various options for acquiring a health care information system and the advantages and disadvantages of each option?
· Discuss the key risks to a health care organization that fails to allocate sufficient support and resources to a newly implemented health care information system. Next, propose one (1) strategy to mitigate the risks in question. Provide a rationale to support your response.

3c.“Evaluating the Health Information Systems and Alignment”

Analyze the reasons, discussed in Chapter 7 of the text, why IT fails to deliver returns. Next, discuss the main steps that management could take in order to address the reasons why IT fails to deliver returns. Provide a rationale for your response.
Also, determine the basic components of a strategic information system (IT) plan within health care organizations. Next, specify the main roles of a leadership team—including Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO)—in the process of IT alignment and strategic planning, including the role and function of the Data Analyst.

4d. “Evaluating the Health Information Systems and Alignment”
· Analyze the reasons, discussed in Chapter 7 of the text, why IT fails to deliver returns. Next, discuss the main steps that management could take in order to address the reasons why IT fails to deliver returns. Provide a rationale for your response.
· Also, determine the basic components of a strategic information system (IT) plan within health care organizations. Next, specify the main roles of a leadership team—including Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO)—in the process of IT alignment and strategic planning, including the role and function of the Data Analyst.

5e. “HIPPA and Performance Standards and Measures”
· Analyze the importance of the enactment of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), and appraise the overall impact of HIPAA on patients’ medical records. Suggest key ways in which health care administrations may improve data and information quality, and decrease data and information errors. Provide at least one (1) example to support your response.
· Differentiate the variations between licensures, certification, measures and accreditation, why it is significant to health care in the United States, and what the role of the Joint Commission is.

DISCUSS THE POSSIBLE IMPACT OF HEALTH CARE REFORM WILL HAVE ON SALARIES AND BENEFITS THAT COMPANIES ARE ABLE TO OFFER THEIR EMPLOYEES.

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DISCUSS THE POSSIBLE IMPACT OF HEALTH CARE REFORM WILL HAVE ON SALARIES AND BENEFITS THAT COMPANIES ARE ABLE TO OFFER THEIR EMPLOYEES.

This paper should be a minimum of 6 pages, typed and double spaced but not exceeding 10 pages. This does not include the title page and the reference page. Due Midnight CST, Day 6 of Week 8
Guidelines:

Locate 3-4 articles on recent health care reform Act by President Obama & the proposed changes to the Health care act by President Trump. These articles should be obtained from journals in the library. They can also be reference articles online. Wikipedia data and citations will not be accepted. Summarize the articles clearly in your paper.
Using these article discuss the issue with the health care crisis and your understanding of health care reform.
Discuss what impact you feel the new health care guidelines may have on an HR department. Will this cost the company more money? Will it act as a bigger motivating factor for employees?
Discuss the possible impact of health care reform will have on salaries and benefits that companies are able to offer their employees.

Suggestions for sections/ headings:
I. Introduction
This section can include an overview of the health care reform.
II. Articles on Health Care Reform
This section can discuss the 3-4 articles that you are using. Be sure to include a summary of each article with clear headings.
III. Your understanding of what the Health Care Reform Act entails
This section should discuss your understanding of the health care reform.
IV. How will the health care reform impact HR?
This is an opinion section. You will need to discuss how the health care reform under Obamacare and the new proposed changes will impact HR in terms of how many people a company can hire, potential salaries and benefits.
V. Conclusion
Please use the above headings to structure your paper.

Determine key roles that human resource management plays in the health care field

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APPRAISE THE ASPECTS OF MANAGING HUMAN RESOURCES (HR) IN HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS.

Assignment 1: Human Resource Management Overview

Due Week 4 and worth 200 points
Using the course readings, articles, and your personal experiences, address the role of human resource management.
Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:

Determine key roles that human resource management plays in the health care field.
Evaluate three to five (3-5) functions of human resource management in terms of their level of support to the health care field, and then select which one you believe is the primary function in furthering the health care field.
Analyze the role of human resource management in an organization’s strategic plan.
Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment.  Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Appraise the aspects of managing human resources (HR) in health care organizations.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in health care human resources management.
Write clearly and concisely about health care human resources management using proper writing mechanics.

Click here to view the grading rubric for this assignment.

IDENTIFY THE PURPOSE OF ANALYZING CLINICAL PRACTICE, HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS, OR PUBLIC/SOCIAL HEALTH.

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IDENTIFY THE PURPOSE OF ANALYZING CLINICAL PRACTICE, HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS, OR PUBLIC/SOCIAL HEALTH.

Policy Analysis Paper
Purpose: To investigate & integrate knowledge of advanced nursing practice, scholarly
inquiry, & leadership by examining a policy at the level of clinical practice, health care
systems, or public/social health policy. Submit a paper between 7-10 pages
long excluding title page and reference pages. Paper must be organized according to the
guidelines below and should include all the identified sections as required. Paper must be
completed in APA format and contain current scholarly sources dated from 2010 until
current.
Introduction
3 points
▪ Generally define & describe the policy issue to be addressed.
▪ Identify the purpose of analysis, the targeted level of policy (i.e., clinical
practice, health care systems, or public/social health) & significance of topic.
▪ Identify questions the policy analysis is intended to address.
Background
3 points
▪ Provide details of the issue or problem, including its nature/scope, relevant
literature & history, & the context within which the issue exists.
▪ Describe existing policy addressing the issue, if any.
▪ Discuss strengths & shortcomings in existing policy.
▪ Identify & describe key stakeholders (individuals & groups) that are or will
be affected by the policy & why.
Analysis
9 points
▪ Identify alternative policies to achieve objectives.
▪ Establish/identify criteria that will be used for selection of “best” policy.
▪ Evaluate each alternative & its potential impact relative to the healthcare &
patient outcomes.
▪ Assess the trade-offs between alternatives.
Recommendations
6 points
▪ Based on the analysis, identify the “best” alternative to address the current
issue & policy situation.
▪ Provide rationale forselection.
▪ Describe possible strategies to implement selected alternative.
▪ Identify barriers to implementation of selected alternative.
▪ Describe methods to evaluate policy implementation.
Discussion
6 points
▪ Discuss analysis & recommendations relative to the original questions
identified, & the level of policy it is intended to address (i.e., clinical
practice, health care systems, or public).
▪ Identify limitations of analysis.
▪ Discuss implications for practice, education, research, & policy-making.
Conclusion
1.5 points
▪ Summarize findings & recommendations of analysis
▪ Identify questions to be addressed in future studies or policy analyses.
References
1.5 points
▪ List all references cited in paper. Must be completed in APA format.
Appendices ▪ Table displaying results of analysis, including, for example, a list of
alternatives & the degree to which each alternative may be most
effective. Other tables & appendices as needed to support analysis.
Must pass through TURNIT IN

IDENTIFY THE GENERAL/SOCIETAL HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY ISSUES

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IDENTIFY THE GENERAL/SOCIETAL HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY ISSUES.

APA Format
500-700 words
You will select a service category and a service area and conduct an external environment and a service area competitor analysis for a new health care service for your selected hospital organization
Select a service category and a service area and conduct a complete external environment and service area competitor analysis for a new health care service.
-The project tends to have two phases – one is to identify the general/societal and health care industry issues and the second phase deals with service area competitor issues.
For this portion of the project, students should identify the general issues (legislative/political, economic, social/demographic, technological, and competitive; I recommend actual statistic facts and figures for this information) that affect all industries and organizations.
Some recommended sources to use for your external environment and service area competitor analysis.
https://www.census.gov/
http://www.city-data.com/
http://www.esri.com/data/esri_data/ziptapestry
Intro
following outline as an initial guide:
I. Specify the Service Category.
II. Delineate the Service Area.
o General
o Economic
o Demographic
o Psychographic
o Health Status
III. Perform a Service Area Structure Analysis.
o Threat of New Entrants
o Intensity of Rivalry
o Threat of Substitutes
o Power of Customers
o Power of Suppliers

Differentiate between strategic management, strategic thinking, strategic planning, and managing strategic momentum.

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Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Differentiate between strategic management, strategic thinking, strategic planning, and managing strategic momentum.
Analyze the significance of the external environment’s impact on health care organizations.
Examine the purpose and importance of service area competitor analysis.
Examine the role of internal environmental analysis in identifying the basis for sustained competitive advantage.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in the strategic management of health care organizations.
Write clearly and concisely about strategic management of health care organizations using proper writing mechanics

Discuss the impact of both the identified internal and external forces on the organization’s ability to develop a competitive strategy.

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DETERMINE SPECIFIC INTERNAL THAT ORGANIZATIONS LEADERS NEED TO CONSIDER IN PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE OF HEALTH CARE.

Due Week 4 and worth 300 points
For all assignments assume that you are the administrator of a fictitious organization of your choice.  The organization can be any type of health care organization such as a hospital, nursing home, rehabilitation center, clinic, etc. As the administrator, you are faced with the challenges of declining reimbursements from insurance providers and increasing demands for patient services due to dramatic changes in the external environment. Such changes include those imposed by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Your first step in evaluating the position of your organization will be conducting an environmental analysis. The purpose of this is to determine your organization’s ability to continue to provide quality care and remain financially solvent in the face of these challenges.
Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:

Determine two (2) specific forces in the external environment that will have the most impact on your organization. Provide a rationale for your decision.
Determine two (2) specific internal factors that the organization’s leaders need to consider in preparing for the future of health care and the future of the organization. Provide a rationale for your decision.
Discuss the impact of both the identified internal and external forces on the organization’s ability to develop a competitive strategy.
Recommend one (1) strategy that involves the organization’s managers in implementing and maintaining the momentum of the strategic plan.
Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites to not qualify as academic resources.