What are the benefits of implementing programs to address cultural competence within an HCO?

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“Cultural Proficiency” Please respond to the following:
• What are the benefits of implementing programs to address cultural competence within an HCO?
• Describe how you would put in place initiatives for cultural proficiency at a medical clinic.
Assignment: Middleville Regional Healthcare (160 pts)
EOC DQ
“Fiscal Policy” Please respond to the following:
• Determine what fiscal policy measure has a more direct impact to the economy. Is it an increase in government spending or an equal decrease in taxes if consumer confidence is lower than the previous month? Explain your reasoning.

What is the role of the nurse in implementing The Affordable Care Act

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The Affordable Care Act was signed into law by President Barack Obama in March 2010. Many of the provisions of the law directly affect health care providers. Review the following online resources:
1. Key Features of the Affordable Care Act: http://www.hhs.gov/healthcare/facts/timeline/index.html
2. Health Care Transformation: the Affordable Care Act and More: http://www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/Policy-Advocacy/HealthSystemReform/AffordableCareAct.pdf
What are the most important elements of the Affordable Care Act in relation to community and public health? What is the role of the nurse in implementing this law?

Determine the total variance between the planned and actual budgets for Patient Day

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Budgeting is an important activity within every healthcare organization. The particular challenges encountered, however, can vary depending on the type of organization. A state or federally funded organization, for example, will likely have a budget that is allocated to it, and it needs to follow specific guidelines on how the money can be used. A for-profit organization, by contrast, will typically have more influence and flexibility in setting up its budget and making choices on matters such as how much to spend on marketing, patient care, or incentives for employees.
In addition to preparing budgets, as a healthcare administrator, you must also be able to evaluate whether or not you have achieved your budget using variance analysis. This is important because variance analysis measures the differences between the budget and actual results, and provides administrators with a starting point for correcting financial performance. For this Assignment, you conduct a variance analysis for a healthcare organization.
To prepare for this Assignment, review the Week 7 Assignment document provided to you by the Instructor. Examine the budgeted and actual revenues and expenses for a hospital. Reflect on concepts of budgeting and variance. Refer to Chapter 10 and Chapter 11 of Financial Management of Health Care Organizations: An Introduction to Fundamental Tools, Concepts and Applications in this week’s Learning Resources for additional guidance.
The Assignment
Using an Excel spreadsheet to show your calculations, address the following:
• Determine the total variance between the planned and actual budgets for Surgical Volume. Is the variance favorable or unfavorable?
• Determine the total variance between the planned and actual budgets for Patient Days. Is the variance favorable or unfavorable?
• Determine the service-related variance for Surgical Volume.
• Determine the service-related variance for Patient Days.
• Prepare a flexible budget estimate. Present side-by-side budget, flexible budget estimate, and the actual Surgical Revenues.
• Prepare a flexible budget estimate. Present a side-by-side budget, flexible budget estimate, and the actual Patient Expenses.
• Determine what variances are due to change in volume and what variances are due to change in rates.

analyse the health challenges that may arise across this woman’s lifespan as a result of her moderate intellectual disability and epilepsy

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CASE HISTORY: Students are to focus on the following case history: an adult woman of 45 years
with a moderate intellectual disability. This woman also has a chronic illness which is epilepsy.
This woman lives in a community group home that is staffed by support workers and she attends a
disability-specific day program Monday to Friday. You are the community nurse managing the holistic
care needs of this woman.
QUESTION: Review the literature and write a 1500 word essay based on the case history listed
above that answers the following statement: “Critically analyse the health effects on a person of
having intellectual disability and a chronic illness and the impact of the nurses’ ability to
promote the health and wellbeing of the person”.
401014 – Health Variations 2
Reassessment Task – Spring 2015
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The assessment criterion consists of the following guided statements:
1. Critically analyse the health challenges that may arise across this woman’s lifespan as a result
of her moderate intellectual disability and epilepsy. Interpret how these health challenges may
impact on her health and wellbeing. (10 marks: approximately 300-350 words)
2. Using the ICF Model, discuss how the woman’s activity and participation are potentially
affected across her lifespan. (10 marks: approximately 300-350 words)
3. Identify x1 nursing intervention/strategy for managing epilepsy from the peer reviewed literature
(journals only). How will you as the community nurse adapt and implement this
strategy/intervention to ensure optimal health and wellbeing across the woman’s lifespan?
That is, what will YOU DO as the nurse for this woman and the staff who support her and HOW
will you do it in order to better manage her epilepsy and to make sure that the woman is
included as much as possible? Examples of interventions/strategies include, but are not limited
to: self-management of medication, dietary modifications, managing day-to-day risk, relaxation
therapy, counselling, seizure first aid education, and epilepsy education. Students need to first
name and describe the intervention/strategy and then discuss in detail how, as the nurse, they
will adapt and then implement this intervention/strategy (20 marks: approximately 700-750
words).
4. Academic writing style. (5 marks)
5. Referencing. (5 marks)
NOTE:
1. Students must write an essay that consists of an introduction, a body and a
conclusion plus a reference list in APA 6th Edition style with a minimum of 6 peer
reviewed academic references. Reference list and in-text citations are NOT
included in the word count. The introduction and conclusion will be approximately 100
words each. It is appropriate to cite the literature in your introduction and conclusion.
2. There is a word limit of 1500 words. Use your computer to total the number of words
used in your assignment. However, do not include the reference list at the end of your
assignment in the word count. In-text citations will be included in the additional 10%
word count. If you exceed the word limit by more than 10% the marker will stop
marking at 1650 words plus 10%.