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Week 7 Competency Assignment:  Benchmarking

CAHIIM Competencies Assessed: 

Subdomain VI.F Strategic and Organizational Management

1.  Implement a departmental strategic plan i.e. benchmarking  (Blooms 3)

Instructions: 

1. Read the article provided: (attached)

Hughes, Gwen. “Using Benchmarking for Performance Improvement (AHIMA Practice Brief).” Journal of AHIMA 74, no.2 (2003): 64A-D.

1. Assume you are a hospital HIM Manager and you need to work toward part of the new strategic plan that indicates that your department will use benchmarking to improve coding production.
2. Based on the concepts of successful benchmarking described in the article, describe how you will embrace, adopt, and implement benchmarking for your coding production. 
3. You may complete this assignment in a list or table type of format (rather than a research paper format) as long as you include thorough information and description of the steps you plan to take
4. You completed assignment should be 1-2 pages, not including the cover sheet and reference page.

Less than 10 % similarity

References APA

Please answer the following Discussion Question. Please be certain to answer the three questions on this week DQ and to provide a well-developed and complete answer to receive credit. Also, please ensure to have read the assigned chapters for the current week. 

Case Study, Chapter 13, The Use of Social Media in Nursing: Pitfalls and OpportunitiesTwo registered professional nurses are attending a meeting where the focus is examining teaching methods that enable them to share information with newly diagnosed diabetic patients. One nurse initiates a discussion on the use of social media in teaching patients and the use of social media for all health care providers.

1. Discuss actions the nurse should take before using social media as a teaching tool.

2. What types of social media could benefit health care providers and patients?

3. What are the pitfalls to utilizing social media for both patients and health  care providers? 

 You can choose a leader if you like

Post a brief description of the leader you selected and two of his or her essential leadership traits. Then, describe two strengths and two limitations of Trait Theory. Finally, explain the usefulness of Trait Theory in assessing the effectiveness of the leader you selected. 

1. Directly respond to at least one classmate in a way that extends meaningful discussions, adds new information, and/or offers alternative perspectives.

Racial and ethnic minorities are less likely to have healthcare coverage, which may have minor interaction with the healthcare system (CDC, 2017). They are more than likely to get dental care and preventative care such as cancer screenings, blood pressure checks, and vaccinations. Racial and ethnic minorities also have a high probability of going to the emergency department for a condition that is not deemed an emergency that could have been treated at a routine appointment (Gindi, Cohen, & Kirzinger, 2012). According to Shi, we should be mindful of vulnerable populations (2014, p.122). We should care because everybody should be entitled to quality healthcare. If we focused more on quality care given to vulnerable populations, it could provide more awareness into health system issues or identify complications that could go unnoticed.

             Vulnerable populations affect healthcare administrators in many ways. Language barriers are common factors that limit access to care. Providers have a hard time screening ethnic minorities that are not proficient in English. The lack of not having a regular source of care (RSC) decreases the possibility of receiving coordinated care, which could impact quality treatment (Shi, 2014). To promote equity, we must first acknowledge the underlying causes and circumstances of vulnerable populations and provide solutions.

References

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (28 Dcember, 2017). Minority health events. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/minorityhealth/events/index.html

Gindi, R., Cohen, R., Kirzinger, K. (2012). Emergency room use among adults ageds 18-64: early release of estimates from the national health interview survey. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/emergency_room_use_january-june_2011.pdf

Shi, L. (2014). Health policy for diverse populations. In Introduction to health policy, pp. 118-149. Chicago: Health Administration Press. Available in the Trident Online Library.

• The purpose of the signature assignment is for students to apply the research and EBP concepts they have learned in this course and develop a framework for the initial steps of the student’s capstone project. The assignment allows the student to initiate the steps for planning, researching and developing an evidence-based practice intervention project proposal. 
  On or before Day 7, of week eight each student will submit his or her final proposal paper to the week eight assignment link in D2L. This formal paper will include and expand upon work completed thus far in prior assignments.
  Essential Components of the Final Project Proposal will include:
  This formal paper will include and expand upon work completed thus far in prior assignments.
  Be sure to use the headings as  listed below. Essential Components of the Final Project Proposal will include:   
• Introduction– Provide an introduction to your topic or project. The introduction gives the reader an accurate, concrete understanding what the project will cover and what can be gained from implementation of this project.
• Overview of the Problem – Discuss the problem,  why the problem is worth exploring and the potential contribution of the proposed project to the discipline of nursing.
• Project Purpose Statement – Provide a declarative sentence or two which summarizes the specific topic and goals of the project.
• Background and Significance – State the importance of the problem and emphasize what is innovative about your proposed project. Discuss the potential impact of your project on your anticipated results to the betterment of health and/or health outcomes.
• PICOt formatted Clinical Project Question(s)– Provide the Population, Intervention, Comparison, Expected Outcomes and Timeframe for the proposed project.
• Literature Review – Provide the search engines used and the key terms used to guide a search for evidence and discuss at least five (5) summaries (this can be the copy and paste lit reviews you did in the last paper) of relevant, credible, recent, evidence-based research studies to support the project proposal.
• Critical Appraisal of Literature – Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the evidence, what is known from the evidence and what gaps in evidence were found from the appraisal of evidence-based research studies.
  • Add this information at the conclusion of each of the articles you discussed above
• Develop an EBP Standard – Describe  two to three interventions (or a bundle of care) from the evidence and discuss how individual patient preferences or the preferences of others will be considered.
• Implications – Summarize the potential contributions of the proposed project for nursing research, education and practice.

• Expectations

• Length: A minimum of 8 pages and a maximum of 10 pages (excluding the title and reference pages)
• Format: Formal scholarly paper in APA 6th ed format
• Reference Citations: A minimum of five, recent (past five years), peer-reviewed scholarly references cited in APA 6th ed format.
• File name: Save the file with Student First Name_Last Name_SigAssignment
• See USU NUR Research Paper Rubric for additional details and Proposal 
• Revised PICOT Question: On a medical-surgical hospital unit (P), how does implementing hourly nursing rounding (I), compared to no scheduled rounding (C), affect patient safety (O), within 6 months of implementing (T)? FYI please use the first attachment  below as sample paper and the guidelines them the other 3 papers need to be expanded and incorporated in 
  

This assignment will incorporate a common practical tool in helping clinicians begin to ethically analyze a case. Organizing the data in this way will help you apply the four principles and four boxes approach.

Based on the “Case Study: Healing and Autonomy” and other required topic study materials, you will complete the “Applying the Four Principles: Case Study” document that includes the following:

Part 1: Chart

This chart will formalize the four principles and four boxes approach and the four-boxes approach by organizing the data from the case study according to the relevant principles of biomedical ethics: autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, and justice.

Part 2: Evaluation

This part includes questions, to be answered in a total of 500 words, that describe how principalism would be applied according to the Christian worldview.

Remember to support your responses with the topic study materials.

APA style is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.

Discussion Question:

Newman pointed out that, “nurse client relationships often begin during periods of disruption, uncertainty, and unpredictability in patient’s lives” (Smith & Parker, 2015, p. 288). Explore what she means by this statement. Then, reflect on a patient that you cared for that you could apply her theory to. Provide details of the interaction and outcomes.

Your initial posting should be at least 400 words in length and utilize at least one scholarly source other than the textbook. 

    Define presbycusis, name signs and symptoms, etiology and differential diagnosis.

· Create 3 interventions-education measures with a patient with Presbycusis.

· List, define and elaborate on three different retinal and macular diseases age-related.

Submission Instructions:

· Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources

Then, describe how your health system work setting has responded to the health-care issue/stressor, including a description of what changes may have been implemented. Be specific and provide examples.

You are a school nurse. A student comes into your office and is hesitant to share his thoughts with you. What could you say or do to develop a therapeutic alliance?

As you consider the discussion question you need to first do research and understand what a therapeutic alliance is. It relates to a relationship between the healthcare professional and the patient. It is how you connect, behave and engage with one another. What else is it known as and what is the primary role? 

https://www.mentalhelp.net/blogs/understanding-the-therapeutic-alliance/