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:
1. Determine two (2) specific forces in the external environment that will have the most impact on your organization. Provide a rationale for your decision.
2. 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.
3. Discuss the impact of both the identified internal and external forces on the organization’s ability to develop a competitive strategy.
4. Recommend one (1) strategy that involves the organization’s managers in implementing and maintaining the momentum of the strategic plan.

 

Analyze how this healthcare organization’s mission is correlated with its quality philosophy.Assess the role of quality within value-based reimbursement in this particular healthcare organization.How is leadership involved in the dissemination and application of quality data at this healthcare organization?II. Quality InfrastructurePart of any performance improvement (PI) or quality plan is the description of the quality infrastructure or organizational foundation and also of the delineation of how quality information is disseminated throughout the healthcare:organization.
Provide brief details about the organization’s information management system, including what type of system is used and patient records management.What phases of meaningful use have been implemented to date?Outline how performance improvement data and initiatives are tracked through the organization, starting at the department level. Consider using a visual aid to depict this.Discuss leadership strategies that ensure stakeholder and community input into the quality program.Discuss how the infrastructure of this healthcare organization supports data abstraction to support pay-for-performance (P4P) reporting requirements for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and other insurance providers.III. Process for Evaluation and DisseminationDelineation of key metrics is an essential component of a PI or quality plan. In this milestone, you will discuss and delineate certain required metrics for the healthcare organization. In discussing these metrics, you will learn what quality elements are being measured by them as well as their vital role to the healthcare organization and patient safety and quality:
Describe the various stakeholder groups involved in the performance improvement process (e.g., nursing leadership, departmental directors, etc.). Consider using an organizational chart to depict these stakeholders.How does leadership in various departments promote involvement in performance improvement?Evaluate the frequency of performance improvement initiatives and timeline for submission of data.Describe the processes for collecting, interpreting, and presenting data within the organization.Define the metrics required for the hospital value-based purchasing program through CMS and provide the rationale for inclusion of these outcome and process-of-care measures.IV. Define the following metrics for their use in the quality plan, including how they meet accreditation or quality requirements and how their use influences delivery of ethical care in the healthcare organization. Consider including a current example of each of these metrics:
Core measures included in the quality planInpatient and outpatient scores (HCAHPS)NDNQI included in the quality planSerious reportable events related to the quality plan. CAUTI, CLABSI, and surgical site infections (infection prevention)Reporting of blood usageCulture of safety scoresAccreditation Compliance

 

This two part paper focuses on the psychological experiences of soldiers engaged in urban firefights and prisoners of war and the issues faced historically and in modern day by mental health professionals treating combat veterans.Paper Requirements:Minimum Length: 6 pages not including the cover and reference list pages.2 pages: Describe stressors encountered by soldiers in the firefight of the book Black Hawk Down. 2 pages: Describe an adaptive and a maladaptive coping reaction to prisoner of war (POW) captivity.2 pages: Compare issues faced by professionals providing mental health care to WWI, WWII and Vietnam era combat veterans to issues faced by professionals providing mental health care to modern day combat veterans. 
Formatting Syle: APASubstantiation: In-text (within the body of the writing) source citations and an end of work reference list.

8-12 slide powerpoint with detailed speaker notes
To include:
The main influences involved in the development of psychology
Early research on the function of the brain
How the research influenced the study of the mind-body interaction
The major developments that led to experimental psychology
A description for each influence or development and how tgey contributed to the field of psychology
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