Yearly Archives: 2022

Across healthcare settings, a vast amount of information is collected and analyzed to assess organizational outcomes regarding quality, safety, and efficiency.  The analysis of this data is used to measure organizational performance and to drive strategic decision-making within the system.  The purpose of this assignment is to examine one specific data point and how it […]

Healthcare systems must address both internal and external influencing factors to assure safe, high quality, cost-efficient care and improve patient outcomes.  Avoidable use and misuse of the Emergency Department are phenomena that directly impact organizational outcomes and efficiency.  The purpose of this assignment is to analyze the misuse of healthcare resources from a systems leadership […]

In today’s complex healthcare environment, system-wide processes are needed to assure person-centered care and to optimize the patient experience.  The purpose of this assignment is to examine organizational practices that are congruent with these standards.  Students will analyze one National Patient Safety Goal and determine how it supports patient-centered care and impacts the patient experience.  […]

The purpose of this assignment is to consider the value of highly reliable healthcare organizations, and cultural characteristics reflective of highly reliable organizations. Students will identify an existing organizational mission, vision, and values in order to appraise congruence with a culture of excellence. The extent to which the organizational mission, vision, and values reflect a […]

Reflect upon a change that you have experienced or observed regarding a complex healthcare system. For example, the change might have been initiated to address a need in the community, or it may have involved a policy, technology, standard operating procedure, regulatory or accreditation compliance.   Consider the change process as it occurred, and respond […]

•             Define the biological, psychological, and sociocultural influences contributing to abnormal behavior patterns including substance use disorders and co-occurring disorders.   Directions   You will be writing a 2-4 page report (excluding title and reference pages) to explore the various factors that can contribute/lead to addiction.  In this report,you will […]

You are evaluating a 78-year-old white male who comes to your office today with unintentional weight loss of 10 lb in the last year, self-reported exhaustion weakness based on grip strength, and slow walking speed, and low physical activity. Patient notes that he has been feeling worse over the past 6 months and just does […]

1.A 22-year-old female comes to your office with complaints of right lower quadrant abdominal pain, which has been worsening over the last 24 hours. On examination of the abdomen, there is a palpable mass and rebound tenderness over the right lower quadrant. The clinician should recognize the importance of   Digital rectal examination     […]