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Managing Human Capital

Module 6: Discussion Forum 60 60 unread replies. 66 66 replies. A key to effective leadership is communication. There are many communication models that a leader can take advantage of, though some of these models can also create barriers of communication for employees. Some considerations to minimize the effect of communication barriers are involvement of employees, understanding employees’ […]

Disruptive Innovation in the Healthcare System

Disruptive Innovation in the Healthcare System Watch this brief clip from the Harvard Business Review. It has more of a business school focus, but offers a good perspective on disruptive innovation. http://hbr.org/video/2688242135001/the-explainer-disruptive-innovation Next, review three very short pieces about innovation in healthcare: Haughom, J. (2016). Innovation in Healthcare: Why It’s Needed and Where It’s Going. HealthCatalyst. […]

legislative and regulatory actions affect healthcare expenditures

How might legislative and regulatory actions affect healthcare expenditures? It may come as no surprise that the rising costs of healthcare from both a provider and consumer perspective, remain a major challenge in the U.S. healthcare system. While healthcare costs from a consumer perspective may have been temporarily alleviated with the implementation of the PPACA, […]

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act A CASE STUDY Kerry Kaiser, RHIA, is Getwell Hospital’s HIPAA privacy officer and the chair of its HIPAA Compliance Committee. The committee is concerned with all aspects of HIPAA compliance, including transactions, privacy, and security. What items might the committee’s agenda include in each of these three areas? Where […]

Obesity as A Health Issue and Regional Epidemic Cardiovascular Diseases

Obesity as A Health Issue & Regional Epidemic Cardiovascular Diseases Research Paper #1: Please, review the following case study. The following questions with guide your research paper. Lorrie is 16 years old and 75 pounds overweight. Her father is a school bus driver who was recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Her […]

Government Health Care Systems 

Government Health Care Systems Health questions, really easy need them done asap1.What are 6 basic characteristics that differentiate the U.S. health care delivery system from that of other countries? 2.Most Western European countries have national health care programs that provide universal access. How does the National Health Insurance system, such as the one adopted by […]

Personal Experiences with Healthcare Settings

Personal Experiences with Healthcare Settings One of cultural diversity objectives of this course is to document and evaluate your perspectives about different forms of diversity including gender, and your experiences as a consequence of your gender, other aspects of diversity and identity. The personal reflection and analysis paper allows you to describe and analyze an […]

Diabetes Hospitalizations in Minnesota in Last Five to Ten Years

 Diabetes Hospitalizations in Minnesota in Last Five to Ten Years   INTRODUCTION A key part of your proposal will be to identify benchmarks and trends for the topic you have chosen for your documentation review. Benchmarks can come from national or state quality standards or trends. If your proposal is approved, you as the office […]

 Public Hospitals and Its Service to General Public 

 Public Hospitals & Its Service to General Public For follow up posts, you want to add something new to what was already posted (find a case study on the topic and summarize the findings, find a research study and share the statistical findings with the class, provide a real world example of the topic to […]

Family Disaster Plan

Family Disaster Plan For this paper you must cite and reference 2 sources. The paper should be 2–3 pages and written using current APA format. Your paper should address the following: a. How would you prepare for the following situation? (provide realistic examples and details for safety and survival) (Scenario) At this moment, you are […]