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Signature Assignment: Quantitative Reasoning, Introduced Level

In this assignment, your quantitative reasoning skills will be assessed at the “introduced” level. The Quantitative Reasoning rubric will be useful for this purpose. Then in HRM520 your quantitative reasoning skills will be further assessed at the “reinforced” level. Finally, in HRM599 your skills will be assessed at the “emphasized” level.

This assignment requires you to:

1. Complete 3 tables—one each for Health Care Costs, Absenteeism, and Presenteeism.
2. Use relevant data from the 2018 Employer Health Benefits Survey for as many table categories as possible, such as annual health care costs, health insurance premiums, annual cost increases, and so forth. Some of the data needed for the three tables are not included in the survey. For those, you have the discretion to use relevant data from other reliable sources. The article Wellness ROI versus VOI contains additional information.
3. To determine your quantitative reasoning skills, it is important you analyze, synthesize, and report your findings in a 3-page paper (not counting the title page, reference page or appendices). You do not need to complete all categories of the tables, but complete as many as possible. The basic requirement is to compile and plug-in sufficient data within each table necessary to analyze and report your findings.
4. Feel free to use the same data for each table, but you should try to use examples of data that show significant differences when calculated.
5. Follow this link to three calculators at https://www.wellsteps.com/blog/2018/01/10/wellness-roi-employee-wellbeing-programs/.

Watch the videos and use the calculators provided to calculate the possible impact on health care costs, absenteeism, and presenteeism of wellness programs. (Adobe Flash is needed to view the videos.)

Prepare three tables in Word to show the data you choose. Your tables should be set up like this:

Health Care Costs:

Health Care Costs:

Annual Health Care Costs

Annual Cost Increase

Number of Employees

% of employees obese

% that are smokers

Target percent obese

Target percent smokers

Example H1:

Example H2:

Example H3:

Absenteeism:

Absenteeism:

Annual Health Care Costs

Annual Cost Increase

Number of Employees

% of employees obese

% that are smokers

Target percent obese

Target percent smokers

Example A4:

Example A5:

Example A6:

Presenteeism:

Presenteeism:

Annual Health Care Costs

Annual Cost Increase

Number of Employees

% of employees obese

% that are smokers

% of employees 1 or more risk factor.

Target percent obese

Target percent smokers

Example P7:

Example P8:

Example P9:

Using critical thinking skills to prepare your narrative, you should summarize and analyze the data. Do not merely repeat the numbers from your tables without analyzing the findings and making recommendations for employers (and employees).

The paper you submit should include:

1. Title page
2. 3-page narrative, complete with a strong introduction and conclusion. Bring in at least two sources from the Trident Online Library as you develop the narrative. Include in-text citations following APA guidelines.
3. References page: Include your reference list on the next page that follows your narrative. List each source on the References page in APA format.
4. Appendices: Create three appendices, one each for Health Care Costs, Absenteeism, and Presenteeism. Include at least one graph to go along with each of the three tables (appendices). Refer to the specific example to which each graph belongs.

Assignment Expectations

Your submission will be evaluated using the criteria as stated in the Quantitative Reasoning rubric. The following is a review of the rubric criteria:

Critical Thinking: Expressing quantitative analysis of data (factual information) to support the discussion showing what evidence is used and how it is contextualized.

Interpretation: Explaining information presented in mathematical terms (e.g., equations, graphs, diagrams, tables, words)

Presentation: Ability to convert relevant information into various mathematical terms (e.g., equations, graphs, diagrams, tables, words)

Conclusions: Drawing appropriate conclusions based on the analysis of factual information/data.

This assignment asks you to implement Lean Six Sigma tools in your home (or apartment) or your office, in daily life. Some ideas would be 5S in the laundry room, a Kanban system for your pantry to know when to shop for certain foods, a shadow board for the silverware drawer, color coded storage boxes (red and green for Christmas items), a tennis ball in the garage to poke-yoke the parking position, etc. 

Indm 5130 Lean and Quality Management or Engt 5580 Quality Systems Engineeringg is a pre-requisite course of Indm 6580 and we studied a number of quality and LSS tools/techniques from IndM 5130/Engt 5580. If you do not remember some of these tools, please go back and read from your course textbook. In addition, IndM 6580 course textbook, Part IV Quality Management Tools, pages 313-428, cover all the details of basic-advanced quality tools, LSS tools, and problem solving techniques. 

Students will submit 2-3 pages write up of the project (s) (Times NR, font 12, single space) including pictures before and after your implementation. If it is a very small project, you can have 2-3 projects in this assignment. Your writing should include the follows:

• Project (s) name – for example pantry makeover, Poka Yoke and parking position, 5S in laundry room, organizing tools with shadow board.
• Brief definition and some details of your selected LSS tools
• Challenges that were experienced and how you overcame them.  How dramatic was the before and after?  Include data on the impact of the improvement (square footage saved, inventory reduced, etc.).
• Pictures of before and after your implementation
• References (if any)

Before health care administrators can market any health service or program, they must first consider the target population or audience to whom these services or programs will be marketed. Not surprisingly, cultural beliefs, language, and even cultural history play a major role in informing the types of messages and communications made to market new services and programs.

For this Assignment, reflect on the health care service or program you selected for your Final Project. Consider how cultural sensitivity might inform the marketing of your health care service or program.

Note: The completion of this Assignment will consist of the elements necessary for Component 5 of your Final Project.

The Assignment (1–2 pages)

• Explain which elements of your health care services marketing plan are culturally sensitive and appropriate. 
• Explain how culturally sensitive and appropriate considerations might affect marketing plans and why.

APA style

references

The NASW Code of Ethics provides social workers with guidelines and standards for interacting with clients, colleagues, communities, and society, as a whole. These standards govern interactions and professional behavior of social work practitioners. The NASW has also developed specific standards, which are published in the NASW Standards for Social Work Practice With Clients With Substance Use Disorders. These standards emphasize the importance of the competence of social workers. The standards indicate that social workers should be knowledgeable of evidence-based interventions for substance disorders. The confidentiality standard becomes essential as social workers must be informed and comply with federal, state, and local laws about substance use, as well as third-party payee regulations.

For this Discussion, review this week’s resources, including the case Working with Clients with Dual Diagnosis: The Case of Joe,and consider how social policies affect Joe’s circumstances as described in the case study. Then, think about any gaps in service you found in Joe’s case. Finally, reflect on how you might address these gaps or make changes to the policies that affect Joe.

Post an explanation of how drug policies affect Joe’s circumstances, as described in the case study. Then, explain any gaps in service you found in Joe’s case as a result of the drug policies described in the case study. Finally, describe a strategy you might use to address these gaps or make changes to the policies that affect Joe.

Support your post with specific references to the resources. Be sure to provide full APA citations for your references.

Plummer, S.-B., Makris, S., & Brocksen, S. M. (Eds.). (2014). Social work case studies: Foundation year. Baltimore: MD: Laureate International Universities Publishing. [Vital Source e-reader].

• “Working with Clients with Dual Diagnosis: The Case of Joe” (pp. 77–78)

Case study attached, with credible references.

Answer the following questions:

·  What are some violence indicators an employee might display?

·  What are some actions management can take to help prevent workplace violence?

·  How can employees protect themselves against workplace violence?

The following requirements must be met:

Write 1,200 words using Microsoft Word in APA 6th edition style.

Use an appropriate number of references to support your position, and defend your arguments. The following are examples of primary and secondary sources that may be used, and non-credible and opinion based sources that may not be used.

Primary sources such as government websites (United States Department of Labor – Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States Census Bureau, The World Bank), peer reviewed and scholarly journals in EBSCOhost (Grantham University Online Library) and Google Scholar.

Secondary and credible sources such as CNN Money, The Wall Street Journal, trade journals, and publications in EBSCOhost (Grantham University Online Library).

Non-credible and opinion based sources such as, Wikis, Yahoo Answers, eHow, blogs, etc. should not be used.

Cite all reference material (data, dates, graphs, quotes, paraphrased statements, information, etc.) in the paper and list each source on a reference page using APA style. An overview of APA 6th edition in-text citations, formatting, reference list, and style is provided here.

Download an APA sample paper from the Purdue OWL here.

Unit V Journal

Instructions

Refer back to your last performance appraisal; what did you like about the process? What would you change about the process? Do you think the performance appraisal is helpful and still needed? Please explain. If you have never experienced a performance appraisal, discuss your thoughts on the importance of a performance appraisal.

Your journal entry must be at least 200 words in length. No references or citations are necessary.

Part 2

QUESTION 2

• Evaluate how performance appraisals are used in pay-for-performance plans.
• Your response should be a minimum of 75 words in length.

QUESTION 3

• Discuss how performance appraisals should be conducted.
• Your response should be a minimum of 75 words in length.

QUESTION 4

• Explain whether or not pay-for-performance affects employee behavior.
• Your response should be a minimum of 75 words in length.

QUESTION 5

• Explain merit pay. Address what level of risk is associated with the employees.
• Your response should be a minimum of 75 words in length.

Using your learning from this week, choose two companies that you feel could use Kirkpatrick’s Taxonomy. In your paper, justify why you feel Kirkpatrick’s Taxonomy would be essential for each organization. In addition, support the need for aligning evaluations with the values and the strategies of these organizations. Your work should also design a plan for implementing Kirkpatrick’s Taxonomy into each organization.

The requirements below must be met for your paper to be accepted and graded:

·  Write at least 4 pages using Microsoft Word in APA style.

·  Use font size 12 and 1” margins.

·  Include cover page and reference page.

·  Use at least three references from outside the course material, one reference must be from EBSCOhost. Text book, lectures, and other materials in the course may be used, but are not counted toward the three reference requirement.

·  Cite all reference material (data, dates, graphs, quotes, paraphrased words, values, etc.) in the paper and list on a reference page in APA style.

·        References must come from sources such as, scholarly journals found in EBSCOhost, CNN, online newspapers such as, The Wall Street Journal, government websites, etc. Sources such as, Wikis, Yahoo Answers, eHow, blogs, etc. are not acceptable for academic writing.  

dentify a leader in a healthcare setting who is responsible for fiscal planning and financial management. This person can be solely responsible for financial management, or have multiple duties and responsibilities that include fiscal planning and financial management. Request an interview with that individual. You may conduct your interview in person, via teleconference, or via video conference. Use the Interview Guide you created for last week’s assignment. Also, use Nexis Uni to locate publicly available financial information from this organization. Use it as context for your interview.

The Interview Guide you created in Week 2 should include 10 questions. Seven questions are provided for you. You should develop 3 additional questions. You should ask the following 7 questions (in addition to the three questions that you develop):

1. Can you tell me about your role within your organization? What are your duties and responsibilities? How long have you been in this role?
2. Can you share with me all of your duties and responsibilities that involve fiscal planning and financial management?
3. How does your organization approach strategic planning?
4. How do you approach operational budgeting? How does your organization approach capital budgeting?
5. What is the most expensive aspect of healthcare delivery?
6. How is healthcare finance related to the cost of care, quality, value, waste, performance improvement, regulatory compliance, provider relationships, and insurance reimbursement/payors?
7. What measures has the organization used to contain costs?

Write a 3-page paper in which you report your findings from your interview and research:

1. Indicate the name and title of the person you interviewed, share some background about the organization that he/she works for. List the duties/responsibilities/scope of his/her role, and share how long he/she has been in the role.
2. Share the mission, vision, and strategic priorities of the organization.
3. Provide some background context on the organization (location, size, focus, services provided, demographics of patients served, for/non-profit status, et cetera).
4. Explain all of the financial-related tasks and responsibilities that your interviewee engages in.
5. From your interviewee’s perspective, explain how healthcare finance is related to the cost of care, quality, value, waste, performance improvement, regulatory compliance, provider relationships, and insurance reimbursement/payors.
6. Comment on the organization’s strategic planning process and its relationship to financial management. Is there appropriate alignment? Support your perspective.
7. In a final paragraph, explain what you see as the most important aspect of financial management for healthcare administrators.

The Law of Healthcare Administration

Authors:

Showalter, J. Stuart

Publication Information:

Ed.: Eighth edition. Chicago, Illinois : Health Administration Press. 2017

Resource Type:

eBook.

Description:

The Law of Healthcare Administration offers a thorough examination of health law in the United States from a management perspective. Using plain language accessible to nonlawyers, the book moves from broadbrush treatments of the US legal system and the history of medicine to specific issues that affect healthcare leaders daily, including contracts, torts, taxation, antitrust laws, regulatory compliance, and, most pressing, health insurance reform and the important changes that have taken place since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) became law in 2010. The legal concepts discussed in the book are amply supported by reallife examples, detailed explanations, and excerpts from decisions of federal and state courts.

Subjects:

Medical laws and legislation–United States
Medical care–Law and legislation–United States
Hospitals–Law and legislation–United States

we reviewed informed consent in the case of competent adults. There are many “gray” areas of consent in cases of children or incompetent adults; however, the law has sought to provide clear guidance for health care providers and legal guardians.

• Review pages 393-411 in the Showalter textbook and      choose at least one of the subtopics in this section regarding consent.      Provide an explanation of the “gray area” of your choosing, including any      relevant legal cases discussed, and how this is handled under the law.

Showalter, J. S. (2017) Consent. In The Law of Healthcare Administration (pp. 393-411). Chicago, IL: Health Administration Press. Retrieved from the Trident Online Library.

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rrent User Level:Unlimited User Hide Table of ContentsTable of Contents Brief Contents

·  Detailed Contents

·  Preface

·  Chapter 1 The Anglo-American Legal System

·  Chapter 2 A Brief History of Medicine

·  Chapter 3 Health Reform, Access to Care, and Admission and Discharge

·  Chapter 4 Contracts and Intentional Torts

·  Chapter 5 Negligence

·  Chapter 6 The Organization and Management of a Corporate Healthcare Institution

·  Chapter 7 Liability of the Healthcare Institution

·  Chapter 8 Medical Staff Privileges and Peer Review

·  Chapter 9 Health Information Management

·  Chapter 10 Emergency Care

·  Chapter 11 Consent for Treatment and Withholding Consent

·  Chapter 12 Taxation of Healthcare Institutions

·  Chapter 13 Competition and Antitrust Law

·  Chapter 14 Issues of Reproduction and Birth

·  Chapter 15 Fraud Laws and Corporate Compliance

·  Glossary

·  Case Index

·  Index

·  About the Author

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

Think of an ecotourism event you have experienced or research one that occurs near your community. Describe the event or destination by explaining the environmental features that attract tourists. What are the benefits of that ecotourism? What are some disadvantages? Consider incorporating the details above in your response.