Read the articles by Sikka, Morath, & Leape (2015); Crabtree, Brennan, Davis, & Coyle (2016); and Kim et al. (2016) provided in the Resources. Reflect on how EBP might impact (or not impact) the Quadruple Aim in healthcare. Consider the impact that EBP may have on factors impacting these quadruple aim elements, such as preventable medical errors or healthcare delivery. To Complete: Write a brief analysis (no longer than 2 pages) of the connection between EBP and the Quadruple Aim.

 
To Prepare:

Read the articles by Sikka, Morath, & Leape (2015); Crabtree, Brennan, Davis, & Coyle (2016); and Kim et al. (2016) provided in the Resources.
Reflect on how EBP might impact (or not impact) the Quadruple Aim in healthcare.
Consider the impact that EBP may have on factors impacting these quadruple aim elements, such as preventable medical errors or healthcare delivery.

To Complete:
Write a brief analysis (no longer than 2 pages) of the connection between EBP and the Quadruple Aim.
Your analysis should address how EBP might (or might not) help reach the Quadruple Aim, including each of the four measures of:

Patient experience
Population health
Costs
Work life of healthcare providers

Watch the video below.  Then, answer the following questions: Had you heard of the DASH diet before? Do you have a history of high blood pressure in your family or do you suffer from hypertension?  Even if you answer no to both, the best way to cure disease is to prevent it all together, so how can you incorporate the DASH diet in your daily eating to prevent or treat hypertension? Offer your classmates a recipe that would meet some of the goals of the DASH diet utilizing several food groups and do provide the recipe.  Make sure you also provide the resource or the link of your recipe. After you have written your post, provide feedback to 2 of your classmates. Remember to read the guidelines for writing blogs before you write your blog so you can get the best score on the assignment.  Stop Hypertension with the DASH diet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsNyV91ZVcc&feature=emb_title

Watch the video below.  Then, answer the following questions: Had you heard of the DASH diet before? Do you have a history of high blood pressure in your family or do you suffer from hypertension?  Even if you answer no to both, the best way to cure disease is to prevent it all together, so how can you incorporate the DASH diet in your daily eating to prevent or treat hypertension? Offer your classmates a recipe that would meet some of the goals of the DASH diet utilizing several food groups and do provide the recipe.  Make sure you also provide the resource or the link of your recipe. After you have written your post, provide feedback to 2 of your classmates. Remember to read the guidelines for writing blogs before you write your blog so you can get the best score on the assignment. 
Stop Hypertension with the DASH diet

INTRUCTIONS:  Give your blog a title that the reader cannot resist.
2. Start with an introduction that grabs the reader’s attention.
3. Answer the questions, share your experience and deliver advise.
4. Close with a Motivational Bang
5. Polish your paper: Check your spelling, grammar and punctuation, justify your margins, double space, use a standard font like Arial or Times New Roman #12.
6. Cite information, provide a reference using APA style. Remember to reference the video the blog is based on and your book, if you use it.
7. It is a Blog so writing is expected.  Don’t just add a link with one sentence; this is not blogging.
8. Do not use bullets or numbers.  Make sure your blog has an introduction, at least 3 supporting paragraphs and a conclusion that renders advise to the reader.
*Papers without references will automatically receive a grade of a D.
Do your best!

You will apply the balanced scorecard (BSC) is a strategic planning and management tool to align business activities to the vision and strategy of your organization. The BSC is used extensively in business and industry, government, and nonprofit organizations worldwide to improve internal and external communications, and monitor organization performance against strategic goals. There are four scorecard factors: financial results, customers, human resources, and sustainability. For every scorecard factor you will provide the following: What is the Critical Success Factor (This is the company’s goals in this area) What is the rationale? (This is why success is important) What are the Key Performance Indicators? (These are the metrics used to measure success)

Balanced Scorecard Analysis-FEDEX
You will apply the balanced scorecard (BSC) is a strategic planning and management tool to align business activities to the vision and strategy of your organization. The BSC is used extensively in business and industry, government, and nonprofit organizations worldwide to improve internal and external communications, and monitor organization performance against strategic goals.
There are four scorecard factors: financial results, customers, human resources, and sustainability. For every scorecard factor you will provide the following:

What is the Critical Success Factor (This is the company’s goals in this area)
What is the rationale? (This is why success is important)
What are the Key Performance Indicators? (These are the metrics used to measure success)
Who is responsible? (This is the responsible functional position title in the organization)

I suggest for you to answer the questions by first stating the question and then completing it with your analysis content. For example:

Financial Results Section:

The critical success factor for my organization in the financial area is…
The rationale for this critical success factor is …
The key performance indicators to measure success of the key success factors are…
The V.P. Finance is responsible for…

Apply the Balanced Scorecard analysis for your organization including descriptive text addressing each BSC factor analysis as outlined:

Financial Results

Success factors
Rationale
Key Performance Indicators
Responsible Entity

Customers

Success factors
Rationale
Key Performance Indicators
Responsible Entity

Human Resources

Success factors
Rationale
Key Performance Indicators
Responsible Entity

Sustainability

Success factors
Rationale
Key Performance Indicators
Responsible Entity

You can also copy/paste, and complete the chart below:
For-Profit OrganizationFinancial ResultsCustomersHuman ResourcesSustainabilityCritical Success Factor    Rationale    Key Performance Indicator    Who is Responsible    
The Balanced Scorecard Analysis Assignment

Must be two to three double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Writing CenterLinks to an external site..
Must include a separate title page with the following:

Title of paper
Student’s name
Course name and number
Instructor’s name
Date submitted

Must use at least two scholarly sources in addition to the course text.

Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Writing Center.
Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Writing Center.

Read the “Franklin Electronics Case Study,” pages 839–841. Answer questions 1–7 on pages 839–841.Show the calculations to your answers in full. Furthermore, analyze and explain your calculations with at least 2–5 sentences of explanation for each answer. For example, what do the EVM calculations indicate with respect to the performance of the project or program? That is, what is the significance of your calculation with respect to program metrics?

Read the “Franklin Electronics Case Study,” pages 839–841. Answer questions 1–7 on pages 839–841.Show the calculations to your answers in full. Furthermore, analyze and explain your calculations with at least 2–5 sentences of explanation for each answer. For example, what do the EVM calculations indicate with respect to the performance of the project or program? That is, what is the significance of your calculation with respect to program metrics?

Managers at each level of the organization use a type of SWOT analysis to identify strategies that will best position the company to achieve its mission and goals. The first step in a SWOT analysis is to identify an organization’s strengths and weaknesses that characterize the present state of the company. The next step requires managers to identify potential opportunities and threats in the environment that affect the organization in the present or possibly in the future. When the SWOT analysis is complete, managers begin developing strategies. These strategies should allow the company to attain its goals by taking advantage of opportunities, countering threats, building strengths, and correcting organizational weaknesses. Use the company and SWOT analysis you selected in Week 1 for this assignment. Congratulations! You’ve been hired as a manager and have been asked to analyze the current status of your new company.

Managers at each level of the organization use a type of SWOT analysis to identify strategies that will best position the company to achieve its mission and goals. The first step in a SWOT analysis is to identify an organization’s strengths and weaknesses that characterize the present state of the company. The next step requires managers to identify potential opportunities and threats in the environment that affect the organization in the present or possibly in the future. When the SWOT analysis is complete, managers begin developing strategies. These strategies should allow the company to attain its goals by taking advantage of opportunities, countering threats, building strengths, and correcting organizational weaknesses.
Use the company and SWOT analysis you selected in Week 1 for this assignment.
Congratulations! You’ve been hired as a manager and have been asked to analyze the current status of your new company.
Review your company’s SWOT analysis and other available sources to evaluate the strategic needs of the organization within a changing global environment. Use the Wk 2 Apply Worksheet for your evaluation.
Note: This type of information is often found in the company’s annual report.

Write word summary to your office manager informing her of the advantages of using electronic health records (EHRs) to store patient information. Be clear and concise, use complete sentences, and use examples to support your responses. Your summary should: Discuss the functions and advantages of using EHRs. Discuss three to four forms used to keep patient information in EHRs. What is the purpose of each form?

Write word summary to your office manager informing her of the advantages of using electronic health records (EHRs) to store patient information. Be clear and concise, use complete sentences, and use examples to support your responses. Your summary should:
Discuss the functions and advantages of using EHRs.
Discuss three to four forms used to keep patient information in EHRs. What is the purpose of each form?
Describe the basic workflow of a health care organization using EHRs.

Analyze the current IRS rules related to capital gains and losses on the sale of real property. Based on your analysis, take a position as to whether you believe the current rules are fair to individual taxpayers. Recommend at least two changes that would make the rules fairer for individual taxpayers.

 
Review the Capital Gains and Losses information in the?Tax Guide 2020 Publication 17 [PDF] located on the IRS website.

Analyze the current IRS rules related to capital gains and losses on the sale of real property. Based on your analysis, take a position as to whether you believe the current rules are fair to individual taxpayers. Recommend at least two changes that would make the rules fairer for individual taxpayers.
Support your recommendation with examples of such changes and provide support for your recommendations

Think about your current job situation with regard to change management, then answer the questions below. In what kinds of change initiatives are you currently involved—shallow, deep, mixed?  If your current involvement concerns mostly shallow initiatives, how will that affect your ability to answer questions about your change management experience at the next job/promotion interview? 

 
Wk7 DQ1
Discussion Question 1 – CLO 5
Think about your current job situation with regard to change management, then answer the questions below.

In what kinds of change initiatives are you currently involved—shallow, deep, mixed? 
If your current involvement concerns mostly shallow initiatives, how will that affect your ability to answer questions about your change management experience at the next job/promotion interview? 
Do you need to “reposition” your profile to include deeper changes?

Healthcare is reimbursed in a variety of ways. The prospective payment method is one of those ways. This paper will be about the prospective payment method where diagnosis-related groupings (DRGs) forms the basis for payment. Research and explain the origin, purpose, and description of DRGs. Include what payment is based on. Identify the benefits and problems with reimbursement via this method. Explain how you as a nurse-manager can help manage costs and maximize your facility’s reimbursement from DRGs.

Healthcare is reimbursed in a variety of ways. The prospective payment method is one of those ways. This paper will be about the prospective payment method where diagnosis-related groupings (DRGs) forms the basis for payment.

Research and explain the origin, purpose, and description of DRGs.
Include what payment is based on.
Identify the benefits and problems with reimbursement via this method.
Explain how you as a nurse-manager can help manage costs and maximize your facility’s reimbursement from DRGs.
The paper should contain an opening, a body, and a conclusion, and be 3-4 pages long.
Page requirement does not include the title or references page(s)
3-4 professional references are required.

Access the web site: Policy Issues in Genomics https://www.genome.gov/about-genomics/policy-issues Read about the various considerations within the sections of webpage. Answer the following questions: How are ethical considerations being addressed?  What additional ethical issues can you think of that are not discussed on this page? List and explain two issues. Access the Informed Consent section. How are ethical issues addressed on this form? 

 
Assignment:

Access the web site: Policy Issues in Genomics https://www.genome.gov/about-genomics/policy-issues
Read about the various considerations within the sections of webpage.
Answer the following questions:

How are ethical considerations being addressed? 
What additional ethical issues can you think of that are not discussed on this page? List and explain two issues.
Access the Informed Consent section. How are ethical issues addressed on this form? 

Other questions to be addressed:

How do you envision that genomics and personalized medicine will change the landscape of health care? 
Evaluate the complexity of the technical issues related to managing and utilizing genomic data as discussed in chapter 24.  
Without discrimination as the framework, preventive medicine and wellness models may desire genetic testing in adults to identify genetic diseases before they cause symptoms. Outline the considerations for the shifts in health care delivery caused by personalized medicine including the management of personalized data. 

 Write a 5 page paper using APA format to answer the questions. Title page and reference page are not considered in the paper total.