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1. What is the purpose and focus of performance improvement in Healthcare? Your response should be no less than 2 paragraphs.

imagine you are the HR manager of a local health care organization. You have received a complaint from an employee claiming that they are being paid less than a co-worker who started their employment on the same day and who has the same job title and responsibilities. should not be no more than ONE PAGE!Discuss your initial approach to dealing with the complaint. Justify your approach.

Finding Evidence-Based Practice in Healthcare· In this activity, you will choose a PICO(T) question and develop a search strategy to find the best evidence to support the intervention.· What You Need to KnowPeer-reviewed journals contain research studies with evidence to do the following two tasks:1) Support the identified health care challenge and the need to improve it.2) Substantiate potential interventions and show that they are evidence-based and have been successful at closing gaps in practice or addressing health care challenges.It is important, then, to become familiar with performing a search of the literature based on a PICO(T) question. Likewise, it is crucial to master your skills in using databases to conduct your search.· Levels of Evidence Pyramid.As you have learned in the readings, quantitative studies result in some of the best possible evidence that can be used in the EBP process. Qualitative studies and the evidence they produce is also an area of research that is increasing rapidly in terms of its importance, validity, and relevance. This week, you will have the opportunity to reacquaint yourself with some of the most common quantitative and qualitative research methods and designs employed in the field of public health and health care.Quantitative research is a systematic investigation of phenomena by gathering quantifiable, numeric data and performing statistical, mathematical, or computational techniques. These types of studies collect data and information from or about a group of individuals or a sample of a population using surveys or questionnaires and with the help of existing data sources that track performance indicators and metrics and other data. There are four main types of quantitative research designs: descriptive, correlational, quasi-experimental and experimental. The differences between the four types primarily relate to the degree the researcher designs for control of the variables in the experiment.View the following presentation toknowaboutquantitativeresearchdesigns:·KaiserPermanenteSouthernCaliforniaNursingResearch(n.d.).NursingresearchseriesPart10:Quantitativestudydesign:Interventional[SlidePresentation]|TranscriptRetrievedfromhttp://kpnursing.org/_SCAL/research/researchseries/10_quantitativeinterventionalstudydesign/player.htmlQualitative research is significantly different from quantitative research in terms of its philosophical foundations, practical objectives, management of the investigative process, and use and interpretation of acquired data. The qualitative approach to an inquiry can provide a rich, experiential understanding of specific health care topics, greater than is generally possible with quantitative methods. Although assessing the methodological quality of qualitative studies is complex and somewhat subjective, your assessment skills in inductive reasoning, context flexibility, and theoretical analysis will grow in proportion to your use of qualitative research in your own practice and your frequency of reading this type of literature.View the following presentation to know about qualitative research designs:· Kaiser Permanente Southern California Nursing Research. (n.d.). Nursing research series – Part 8: Qualitative research design [Slide Presentation] | Transcript Retrieved from http://kpnursing.org/_SCAL/research/researchseries/08_qualititativerd/player.htmlOne area of potential confusion when reading about research methods and research designs is differentiating the two. Research methods are generally considered to be the broad underlying philosophical and practical approaches (that is, quantitative versus qualitative or intervention versus observation) to answer a research question. A research design, on the other hand, is more like a blueprint about what steps need to be taken to answer the research question or problem. Research designs include study sample collection and recruitment strategies, the timeframe where interventions take place, the nature of instruments used for measuring efficacy or outcomes, and types of precautions used during data collection procedures.Review the following chapter in your Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing and Healthcare textbook, to learn about both quantitative and qualitative study methods and designs:· Write Your Discussion PostFinding the Best Evidence to Answer Different PICO(T) QuestionsNote: Remember to adhere to the requirements for initial discussion postings and responses addressed in the Discussions section of the Course Policies and Expectations presentation.ANSWER THE FOLLOWING PICO(T) questions below USING NO LESS THAN 300 WORDS!!!3. In patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (P), will the implementation of a pulmonary hygiene protocol (I) compared with standard positioning care (C) improve weaning parameter metrics (O) during the next three months (T)?

1)    Discuss the importance of program planning in Public Health ·      500 to 700 words ·      Arguments presented must be supported by literature ·      at least 2 sources of information must be cited 2)    Discuss the importance of theories or models in program planning in Public Health ·      500 to 700 words ·      Arguments presented must be supported by literature ·      at least 2 sources of information must be cited 3)    Discuss the importance of a program logic model ·      500 to 700 words ·      Arguments presented must be supported by literature ·      at least 2 sources of information must be cited 4)    Discuss the difference between monitoring and evaluation ·      500 to 700 words ·      Arguments presented must be supported by literature ·      at least 2 sources of information must be cited

The purpose of this assignment is to analyze the importance of vision, mission, and values in strategic planning.Conduct additional research about the health care organization you selected in Topic 1. Identify the organization’s mission, vision, and values. Refer back to textbook Chapter 6 to review the characteristics of good mission and vision statements so you can use these criteria in the analysis of the selected company.Write a 1,000-1,250 word paper that analyzes the mission, vision, and value statements for the healthcare organization you have selected. The paper should address the following:Explain the importance of strategic direction and the purpose of the mission and vision statements in the strategic planning process.State the mission and vision of the selected organization.Utilize the criteria found in Chapter 6 to evaluate the mission and vision of the selected organization. Include discussion of whether the mission and vision statements contain the characteristics of good mission and vision statements and justify your position.Summarize the organization’s values and describe how they align to key tenets of the Christian worldview perspective. Include discussion about how adherence to these values can affect strategic planning and initiatives.Identify the major organizational resources needed to accomplish the mission and vision and uphold the company values.Identify strategies that can be employed to effectively manage resources to fulfill the organization’s mission and vision.Describe the substance of an organization’s strategic objectives and the contributions they make to the strategic planning process.Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.This benchmark assignment assesses the following programmatic competencies:BSHealthCareAdministration1.3:Identify the major organizational resources needed to accomplish strategic health care initiatives.1.4:Determine the impact that an organization’s vision and mission have on effectively managing resources.

Program evaluation procedures can help you identify the needs of a population as you develop programs. They can also help you identify portions of the population who are not accessing services once a program is implemented. In this assignment, you examine issues related to access to services and how program evaluation procedures can be used to address those issues.To PrepareReview the Interactive Learning Community’s Community Center and High School in this week’s Learning Resources. Consider the demographics present in the New Harbor High School. Then consider how you could apply research methods to increasing participation in marriage and relationship education programs to one of the largest disadvantaged and/or ethnically diverse families in the community. Use the data from the High School, to choose a population. Finally, consider the measurement and data collection methods presented in the course text and how they could be applied to this issue.The Assignment (2–3 pages)Identify the disadvantaged and/or ethnically diverse population you have chosen in this week’s Interactive Learning Community and why you choose that population to focus on.Explain how, as a researcher, you would increase participation of your chosen disadvantaged and/or ethnically diverse populations in marriage and relationship education programs based on their needs.The combination of qualitative and quantitative methods to provide more valid, reliable, and generalizable results in research is known as “Mixed Methods” Research. Explain the types of quantitative measures (detailed in this week’s readings) and qualitative data collection methods (detailed in Week 4’s readings) you would employ to obtain more valid, reliable and generalizable results for a program evaluation of the marriage and relationship education programs.

Change is part of our daily healthcare environment. Clinical nursing judgments based on quality and safety, as well as protocols and standards, reflect our patient-centered care values.What steps could you take to develop more resilience in your practice setting?How might you communicate a change in practice to patients and nursing peers?

Write strategies how to improve Diabetes Type 2 with people who has anxiety and depression. An example paper is attached. “How could the care environment be changed to enhance coping?” Instructions Your assessment submission should include a data table that illustrates the current and desired states of the clinical issue (Diabetes Type 2) you are attempting to improve through your application of change strategies. Additionally, you will need to explain the rationale for your decisions around your chosen change strategies, as well as how the change strategies will be successfully implemented. The bullet points below correspond to the grading criteria in the scoring guide.  Develop a data table that accurately reflects the current and desired states of one or more clinical outcomes. Propose change strategies that will help to achieve the desired state of one or more clinical outcomes. Justify the specific change strategies used to achieve desired outcomes. Explain how change strategies will lead to quality improvement with regard to safety and equitable care. Explain how change strategies will utilize interprofessional considerations to ensure successful implementation. Communicate the change plan in a way that makes the data and rationale easily understood and compelling. Integrate relevant sources to support assertions, correctly formatting citations and references using current APA style. Potential topics for this assessment could be: Consider how to help a patient experiencing traumatic stress or anxiety over hospitalization. As a starting point you could ask yourself, “How could the care environment be changed to enhance coping?” Once you determine the change you would like to make, consider the following: What data will you use to justify the change? How can the team achieve this change with a reasonable cost? What are the effects on the workplace? What other implementation considerations do you need to consider to ensure that the change strategy is successful? How does your change strategy address all aspects of the Quadruple Aim, especially the well-being of health care professionals? Once the change strategy is implemented, how would you evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of the care system if the desired outcomes are met?

Assignment Content1.Measuring progress and requirements in a project can be completed through performancetesting. As you review the results, it leads to ways to maintain the project progress. In thisweek’s assignment you will develop requirements that need measurable results throughperformance testing. Review the scenario and complete the activity below.The Recreation and Wellness Intranet Project team is working hard to ensure that the newsystem they develop meets expectations. The team has a detailed scope statement, but theproject manager, Tony Prince, wants to make sure they’re not forgetting requirementsthat might affect how people view the quality of the project. He knows that the project’ssponsor and other senior managers are most concerned with getting people to use thesystem, improve their health, and reduce healthcare costs. Users want the system to beuser-friendly, informative, fun to use, and fast.Complete the following in a Microsoft Word document.Develop a list of 6 quality standards or requirements related to meeting the stakeholderexpectations described in the Running Case.Write a 45- to 90-word brief description of each requirement. For example, arequirement might be that 90 percent of employees have logged into the system within 2weeks after the system rolls out.Write a 175-word explanation based on the list of standards and requirements on howyou will measure progress on meeting the requirements. For example, you might haveemployees log into the system as part of the training program and track who attends thetraining. You could also build a feature into the system to track usage by username,department, and other criteria. Support your answer with 1 credible source outside of thecourse materials.

LEGAL AND ETHICAL ASPECTS OF HEALTH CAREHomework Case AssignmentWatch the following videos before working on this assignment:Lee Health. (2014). Dealing with Diversity. Retrieved from link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5pNzm64IDgCBC News (the National). (2015). Sick Doctors Admit to Spreading Infections at Work. Retrieved from Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCeGDMOa4hIDevelop a PowerPoint presentation that outlines your processes throughout the investigation and your findings. Your slides should include an interview with the relevant individuals, departments, and agencies that are involved in this scenario; evaluation of the information you gathered throughout the course of your investigation; determination of the best course of action.Please make sure you take into consideration the language barrier since one of Sara’s co-workers in this scenario only speaks Spanish. Also, have two or three slides that depict the financial implications of Sara missing work as well from the financial point of view of the agency. Health care coverage, or lack thereof, is to be considered here.Below is an outline of key slides components that I will be looking for in your presentation.TitleIntroduction: (background and context of the problem)Importance/relevance and extent of the problemCausesStakeholder issuesLegal, ethical, and financial implications—Sarah’s perspectives.Legal, ethical, and financial implications—agency’s perspectives.Possible solutions and current attemptsSpecific plan (policies or education program) and its likelihood of successConclusionsReferences—at least 3 scholarly sources must be used, cited, and included in the reference list.Length: 20 slides, excluding title page and references.