Entries by Linus

Healthcare Legislative Hearing

View a video of a recent (last 6 months) legislative hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC or a nearby state capital (Richmond, Annapolis) that is of professional interest. Congressional hearings may be viewed on either C-Span television (live or replayed broadcast) or on one of the channels at the C-Span website: https://www.c-span.org/schedule/?channel=1 BE SURE TO SELECT AN EVENT DESCRIBED AS INCLUDING THE WORDS “HEARING” AND “TESTIFY.” The […]

Moving Upstream to Improve Population Health down the Road

Post a brief reflection on how the commonly held sentiment “we are all born equal” may constrain how society thinks about early life. Comment on influences that this concept may overlook or mask. Then, explain two ways the use of concepts of the developmental origins of life and health can influence adult morbidity. Describe two […]

Tobacco Control Campaign

IMPORTANT NOTE REGARDING WORD LIMIT REQUIREMENTS: Please note that each and every assignment has its own word limit.   Mass media tobacco control campaigns can reach large numbers of people. Much of the literature is focused on the effects of tobacco control advertising on young people. Still, there are also several evaluations of campaigns targeting […]

HealthCare Policy Development Process

Assignment Content Within our health care system there are a number of stakeholders that influence the health care policy development process and ultimately help shape our health care policies. Government (primarily federal and state governments) and interest groups like the American Medical Association, AARP, and the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation can have a direct […]

Mass Media Campaign

IMPORTANT NOTE REGARDING WORD LIMIT REQUIREMENTS: Please note that each and every assignment has its own word limit.   Describe an example from the research literature of an effective health communication program using mass media.   The Mass Media Campaign which impacts influenza vaccine obtainment of University Students is a great example of an effective […]

Information Technology Systems in Health Care

You will find various IT systems across different health care settings. In a 750- to 1,050-word paper, describe how the systems work together to provide useful information for the provider. Include an explanation of both clinical and administrative data systems in addition to how those systems support activities such as patient and payer billing, patient scheduling, clinical orders […]

Long Term Healthcare Outline

Long Term Care is the topic. Your initial outline for your course project paper is due this module. Prepare a 1-2-page document that outlines how you will organize your course project paper. Your outline will be the skeleton from which you will write your project. Your outline should contain an idea for your introduction (the […]

Covid 19 Health Administration Preparation for Pandemic

COVID-19 Health Administration Preparation for Pandemic 1. Consider the current COVID-19 pandemic we are in. As a health care administrator, working in a skilled nursing facility, you are responsible for disaster planning for your facility inclusive of operations, staff and patients. You will need to write up a 3-page disaster plan. This disaster plan will […]

Transportation Strategies for Logistic

Transportation Strategies for Logistic Responses (individual) This is a 5-8 minute PPT presentation describing your approach to providing transportation resources to support disaster operations. You must focus on method- Air, The key is to identify what resources you will need and how you intend to support/resource it. This does not need to be detailed; by […]