This week, you will research scholarly literature and timely information regarding health policies and quality indicators. Identify a regulatory agency, quality oversight group/agency, or another entity that is capturing and reporting on quality data at the local, state, or national level. You may also take a look at the entities that report quality data on […]

This week utilize what you have learned about Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) and relate it to a quality indicator of your choice in the health care field (e.g., surgical site infection, hospital-acquired infection, LOS).   Review the literature and discuss how EBM supports improving the particular indicator you chose.   Discuss how this is currently (or […]

Are hospitals that have many service lines setting themselves up for an inefficient use of resources? Defend your position.   As a leader, if there was a service line in your organization that was performing marginally, what are four questions you would ask yourself to find out why (e.g., could this service line be combined […]

It is a challenging job to be a student (especially during a national crisis). All students juggle multiple priorities and responsibilities trying to gain the highest grades at the same time. Please offer your strategies on time management and study skills to your peers.   Provide a minimum of three of the most helpful tools […]

Discuss the factors and approach you will use to develop a professional partnership with your selected site.   What is the importance of collaborating with other healthcare professionals in order to establish trusting relationships to gain commitment for mobilizing health initiatives?   Your initial posting should be 400 words in length and utilize at least […]

Select your site for the community educational project. Complete and submit the signed (not typed) Community Health Educational Project Permission Form. (if this cannot be completed in the first week, please speak directly with your professor about options). No typed signatures are permitted- the person in charge at the venue you choose to use for […]

Briefly summarize your project: How was the assessment completed? Who was your target audience and how many were in the audience? What was your topic? How did you determine what your topic should be (justification)? When and where did you present the community education project? Who gave you permission to present at the location, was […]

Create a PowerPoint of an overview of your project, then record the presentation of all phases of the education project (this is different from the one used at your event, if you created one for that purpose). This will be presented as if you are in front of a group of peers explaining how your […]

Practice Hours: 1. Each module has a minimum required practice hours related to your work on the main education project.   2. Practice hours relate to time spent on project work (Discussion Board work does not apply).   Access Project Concert   Document your hours for Module 6. You should have an estimated 10-15 hours […]

Link to podcast: https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/podcast/2017/feb/financial-consequences-aca-repeal   Discuss and further elaborate on the consequences of ACA repeal that were discussed in the podcast.   2. How do you think ACA repeal would impact healthcare in your state as well as healthcare jobs in your state?   3. How would this repeal affect Medicaid coverage?   4. How […]