Category: Healthcare

You will submit a simple SmartArt visual (using either Word or PowerPoint) that showcases the internal stakeholders involved in the strategic process.  Include the most important stakeholders, along with brief info as to why they are vital to the strategic planning process.  This visual item will become part of the final portfolio assignment.
If you are not familiar with SmartArt features, please view the following tutorials:
Create a SmartArt Graphic from ScratchLinks to an external site.
Ultimate Guide to PowerPoint SmartArt : Tutorials, Templates Tips & TricksLinks to an external site.
You can also find many examples by simply doing a Google image search using the terms “simple SmartArt visuals”.
LINK FOR SMARTART VISUAL: 
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/create-a-smartart-graphic-from-scratch-fac94c93-500b-4a0a-97af-124040594842

Quality Improvement Initiative Final Project
Part 1:
The Quality Improvement Initiative final paper
Must be eight to 12 double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft Word resource.
Must include a separate title page with the following:
Title of paper in bold font
Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
Student’s name
Name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)
Course name and number
Instructor’s name
Due date
Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic Voice resource for additional guidance.
Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
For assistance on writing Introductions & Conclusions and Writing a Thesis Statement, refer to the Writing Center resources.
Must use at least eight scholarly or peer-reviewed sources published in the past 5 years in addition to the course text.

The Muscles and Bones
Identify the medical specialists who treat disorders of the musculoskeletal system. List pathologies related to this body system? Have you ever experienced any of the pathologies? If so, share your story.
“General Discussion Post Guidelines:
Your initial post (approximately 225-250 words) should address each question in the discussion guidelines 
If scholarly references are used, which include the course textbook, please ensure that they are cited in APA format.
Please refer to the Discussion Topic rubric for detailed guidance about expectations and grading for discussions”.

THERE ARE 2 PARTS OF THIS DISCUSSION, SO PLS DIVIDE ANSWER INTO 2 DIFFERENT FILES 
1. Share the “real world” application you will be using to apply your IDS skills. Briefly describe a natural formative and summative assessment that you could build into your IDS application plan. How would these assessment address program needs?  What measurements could you use? Explain why assessment is an important part of an IDS approach.
2. In this module you will learn about application strategies for IDS in education, K-12 and higher ed. Explain why IDS is particularly valuable for problem solving and innovation in education. Of the example applications, what surprised you about effective IDS usage in education?

Using Chapter 15 in the textbook as a guide, conduct a life cycle analysis related to your Module 8 Portfolio Project. You may also use this online article for additional information:  Basic Overview of Life Cycles in OrganizationsLinks to an external site..
Remember that the life cycle matrix is only used to assess an organization and/or its divisions rather than products or services (although it can be used for a marketing group to look at product life cycles).  The paper should be well-written and meet the following requirements:
Your paper should be 2-3 pages in length (excluding the title and reference pages) and conform to APA guidelines in the CSU Global Writing Center. Include at least three current (within the past 5 years) credible references, trade publications, or business articles to support your analysis. The CSU Global Library is a good place to find these resources. You can quickly access the Writing Center and Library by clicking on the links in the course navigation panel.
You will also need to create a visual item that emulates either Figure 15.5, 15.6, or 15.7 in the textbook.  This will be placed in an appendix and used as a visual aid to supplement your narrative paper.  To create the visual image, you can use the Charts function in Word or any other image creation program that will allow you to insert your finished image into a Word document.

In order to fulfill this assignment, you will complete the following: 
Write a 6 page essay that tells the story of your major and career exploration so far. Your writing project should cover two main areas:   
Part 1: Major/Career Exploration: Using specific examples from pre-college (such as during your childhood, your high school experience, and so on), this class, and other classes/experiences in college so far, reflect on what you have done to engage in each of the various stages of the major and career exploration process (discover, inquire, decide) and the pros and cons of the majors/careers you have considered.
Part 2: Moving Forward: Be specific about where you are now: what decisions do you still need to make, concerning your major or career? What information do you need to make a confident choice? What is your plan of action moving forward? What resources do you plan to use? How would you like to get more involved/continue to be involved at UNLV? What are some of your goals for the next (fall) semester? Wrap up with final reflections on what you anticipate in the next chapter of your major/career story.
Revise and proofread your essay to ensure you demonstrate thoughtful reflection and analysis, include specific and detailed examples, and have a purposeful logical order.
NOTE: Your essay should cover the story of your major/career exploration so far; while assignments we completed in COLA certainly fall under the “Inquire” section of the essay, this paper is not a re-cap of the COLA 100E course. 

Research the current policy/practice pertaining to an issue of Health Care Ethics.
Assess the ethicality of the current practice and make a recommendation as to
whether it should change.
Your paper should have two main parts:
1. Choose an issue pertaining to Health Care Ethics and research the current practice in the U.S. in relation to that issue. The topic you choose for your paper may or may not be related to one of the issues we are discussing over the course of the semester, but it should be clearly related to an issue of health care. In the first part of your paper, you should lay out the various aspects of this issue. For example, if the issue is one about a certain procedure (such as abortion, euthanasia, etc.)
then you would need here to discuss things like the availability of the procedure, who makes decisions about when the procedure happens costs associated with the procedure, etc. If instead decide to write about something like health insurance, 
you would need to here address similar questions (i.e. the availability of 
insurance, how this relates to receiving 
health care, who makes decisions and on what basis, etc.)
2. Assess the ethicality of the current practice. In this part of your paper, you 
should elaborate the values involved in the issue you have chosen (e.g. autonomy, utility, etc.) and explain how these values come into tension with one another. Ultimately, you should argue that the current practice is either ethical or unethical in light of these considerations. Take a position, one way or the other: this will function as the thesis of
your paper. 
Cite your sources using whatever style guide you are most familiar with (MLA, APA, or
Chicago), and provide a Works Cited page

Module 01 Content
The first step of in completing your course project is to choose two compliance plans from the list of compliance violation areas below.
Clinical staff members are not washing their hands between patients.
Employee attacks patients while under the influences of narcotics.
Nurse charges for Diabetes Management Education as a Physician Visit.
Medical staff members are not aware that the application of an initial cast for a broken limb should be included in the cost of the visit. Instead, they are charging extra for the application of this initial cast.
Employees are not knowledgeable in the use of fire extinguishers.
Many employees are not able to fulfill the requirement to discuss the facilities Mission Statement and Vision Statement.
After you choose two areas (only two!), write a paragraph about each one to present to your faculty member. In each paragraph, explain why you believe the chosen area represents key issues in compliance and why you want to develop a compliance plan for this area.
Remember, your faculty member must confirm your two compliance violation areas before you begin your research and writing. Most of you should be able to write about your preferred plan areas, but in some cases, to ensure that all areas are covered by class members, you may receive a different plan to write about. As soon as your selections are approved, begin your research on the Internet and at your college’s online library, which you can access through the Resources tab.

Multiple topics,
pick one or more –
1.   
What
are the elements of a Safety Program?
2.   
What
is a Unit Emergency Response Team and what purpose would
It serve? And
3.  Discuss
‘Right-to-Know’ and Material Data Sheets.     

This assignment provides an opportunity for you to apply your knowledge of end-user support best practices in outlining a comprehensive plan for both go-live and ongoing support for a major upgrade of EHR and other HIM systems.
By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assignment criteria:
Competency 1: Analyze workflow best practices related to healthcare technology.
Identify HIM technology workflow support needs in an organization.
Competency 2: Employ organizational change management techniques in support of health information system implementation, go-live support, and optimization.
Describe the concept of go-live for HIM systems.
Recommend organizational change management techniques for supporting the implementation of new HIM technology or upgrades.
Competency 4: Develop system and personnel downtime procedures that minimize organizational risk and maintain uninterrupted patient safety and clinical operations.
Develop procedures that address HIM system downtime.
Explain how downtime procedures minimize organizational risk and maintain uninterrupted patient safety and clinical operations.
Recommend a best-practice approach to designing a comprehensive, ongoing HIM technology support plan.
Competency 6: Communicate effectively with diverse audiences, in an appropriate form and style, consistent with applicable organizational, professional, and scholarly standards.
Write clearly and concisely in a logically coherent and appropriate form and style.
Instructions
Complete the Vila Health: HIM Technology Support Plan simulation before beginning work on the assignment. You will use the information from this exercise, as well as information from the readings and your own research to complete your assignment. In addition, note the requirements below for document format and length and for citing supporting evidence.
Use the template linked in Resources to write an executive summary that outlines a comprehensive plan for go-live and ongoing support for a major upgrade of a hospital’s EHR and other HIM systems.
The requirements for your executive summary, outlined below, correspond to the grading criteria in the rubric. Be sure that you address each criterion at a minimum. Read the HIM Technology Support Plan rubric carefully to better understand how each criterion will be assessed.
Describe the concept of go-live for HIM technology.
Identify the HIM technology workflow support needs at Vila Health.
Recommend organizational change management techniques for supporting the implementation of new health HIM systems or upgrades.
What evidence do you have to support your recommendations?
Develop procedures that address downtime for the HIM systems at Vila Health.
What evidence do you have that informs your procedures?
Explain how the downtime procedures minimize organizational risk and maintain uninterrupted patient safety and clinical operations.
What evidence do you have to support your assertions and conclusions?
Provide your best-practice recommendations for designing a comprehensive go-live and ongoing support plan for Vila Health.
What evidence do you have to support your recommendations?
Write clearly and concisely in a logically coherent and appropriate form and style.
Write with a specific purpose and audience in mind.
Organize and structure your writing coherently.
Adhere to scholarly and disciplinary writing standards and APA formatting requirements.
Adhere to the accepted rules of grammar and mechanics.
Proofread your writing to minimize errors that could distract readers and make it difficult for them to focus on the substance of your assignment.
Additional Requirements
Your assignment should also meet the following requirements:
Template: Use the supplied executive summary template. Include a separate, APA-formatted references page.
Length: Your executive summary should comprise 3–5 pages of content plus a references page.