Armstrong, J.S. (1975). Monetary incentives in mail surveys. Public Opinion Quarterly, 39, 111-116. Find information (the survey, an article, etc.) that describes a particular monetary incentive that was used in a real survey.
What do you think about it? Do you think that it impacts the accuracy of the responses? Or, do you think it is necessary? Why or why not?
Identify cultural and religious impacts on public health initiatives.
be sure to investigate various segments of public health such as:
• Community wellness initiatives.
• Environmental risks.
• Public health education.
• The economics of public health initiatives.
Governmental agencies such as the FDA, and their impact on public health, healthy food, and pharmaceutical
approval.
Demonstrate your understanding of the regulation and enforcement of healthcare law & policy through local, state, and federal agencies, their responsibilities; and how that affects the application of policies and standards of care at the
provider level.
Compare and contrast the following coronaviruses:
a. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
b. Middle East Respiratory Syndrome
c. Coronavirus Disease – 19
Describe and discuss Legionnaire’s Disease: symptoms, outbreaks, and prevention
Explore the tool for the U of Washington: http://www.healthdata.org/ What information can you obtain?
Describe the history and trends in HIV-AIDS, nationally and globally. Address transmission, treatment, and prevention in public health approaches.
Hemorrhagic Diseases: Describe and discuss Marburg and Ebola Virus history and public health implications
Distinguish between epidemics and pandemics.
Every type of medical provider (including MDs, RNs, NPs, PAs, and technologists) has a “scope of practice” (SOP). What does scope of practice mean in health care delivery? Is SOP a federal, state, local, or facility requirement, or is it all of the above? Explain.
You are the administrator of a radiology department at St. Anthony Medical Center, and you have been asked by the physicians to purchase a new MRI machine. Explain the steps you would take to conduct a cost-benefit analysis (CBA) for the MRI machine. What considerations would you make when conducting your CBA? If the CBA shows that the costs outweigh the benefits, does that mean that the MRI machine should not be purchased? Why or why not?
Using complete sentences, answer the following questions from your analysis:
What is the mean weight change for each of the three weight loss program groups (in pounds)?
What is the F test statistic value from the ANOVA that you performed in SPSS?
You have set your significance level at α=0.05 and performed a one-way simple ANOVA. Using this information and the two sets of degrees of freedom from your SPSS output, what is the critical F value for your test?
(Hint: use Table B.3 in Appendix B in your textbook. If you don’t see the exact number of degrees of freedom in your textbook, select the critical F value that corresponds to the closest number of degrees of freedom.)
Does your F test statistic value exceed the critical F value? What can you conclude about the three weight loss programs as a result?
Discuss the null hypothesis in your answer, and whether you reject or fail to reject it
This paper must include the following:
Title and author(s) of article and the full citation of the article
An introduction, three key points from this article, and a conclusion. For each of the key points you should have 1-2 paragraphs for each.
The paper should be approximately 1 ½ -2 pages long (single space)
When selecting your resource consider:
The Accuracy of the article- how accurate do you think this article is?
The Authority-what is the expertise of the author on this topic? What are you basing this on?
What bias or objectivity does the author(s) express?
Currency/Timeliness- how timely and/or current is your article? How does it align with current practices or history?
What are some of the planning considerations the architectural team will need to consider to prevent facility management issues in these areas?
Cushman & Wakefield. (2018, June 11). What are the Top Challenges in Healthcare Facilities Management? QSI Facilities. http://blog.qsifacilities.com/challenges-in-healthcare-facilities-management
EDAC: Evidence-Based Design Accreditation and Certification
Let us look closer at evidence-based design and why it is important the healthcare professionals to become certified and for health care facilities to become accredited. The Center for Health Design describe evidence-based design as:
Evidence-Based Design (EBD) is the process of basing decisions about the built environment on credible research to achieve the best possible outcomes.
A large and growing body of evidence attests to the fact that physical environment impacts patient stress, patient and staff safety, staff effectiveness and quality of care provided in hospitals and other healthcare settings. Basing healthcare facility planning and design decisions on this evidence to achieve the best possible patient, staff and operational outcomes is what evidence-based design is all about. (CHD, 2020).
What are some examples of evidence-based design in a health facility construction project?
Center for Health Design. (2020). EDAC: Evidence-Based Design Accreditation and Certification. Health Design. https://www.healthdesign.org/certification-outreach/edac/about
After listening to the interview with Keith Agglozine, do you think he is correct in his prediction about the future of US Healthcare?
What career are you considering after you graduate from HVCC? Are the classes you are taking preparing you for that career? What more can we do to help you get ready for the workforce?
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Discuss the Misuse of preference-sensitive care (such as high-cost orthopedic prosthesis when a lower-cost one would provide equal clinical benefit.
“Employers are increasingly engaging in value-based purchasing activities. From a provider perspective, is this movement a good thing? What are some of the key advantage” or disadvantages.
