Determine the supporting factors that would aid in the reduction of healthcare cost in your organization without reducing quality of care for the patients.

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Due Week 6 and worth 200 points
Assume that you are a Quality Officer who is responsible for one of the state’s largest healthcare organizations. You have been told that the quality of patient care has decreased, and you have been assigned a project that is geared toward increasing quality of care for the patients. Your Chief Executive Officer has requested a six page summary of your recommended initiatives.
Note: You may create and /or make all necessary assumptions needed for the completion of this assignment.
Write a 6 page paper in which you:
1. Analyze three (3) quality initiatives for your organization.
2. Determine the supporting factors that would aid in the reduction of healthcare cost in your organization without reducing quality of care for the patients.
3. Differentiate between quality in a free market healthcare system and in single payer government system with three (3) examples for each.
4. Specify three (3) common law quality initiatives that are still found in 21st century healthcare organizations.
5. Defend your position on the importance of healthcare quality for your organization. Provide support with at least three (3) examples that illustrate your position.

RESEARCH PROPOSAL

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  • For this paper you will propose a research project to study some aspect of human – animal interactions taking a perspective from one of the following disciplines: sociology, economics, political science, psychology, criminal justice, social work, or communications (the study must involve humans – it cannot be strictly on animal behavior).
  •   NOTE: You are only writing a proposal – you do not have to conduct the actual study!
  •   Your paper will be 10-15 double spaced numbered pages, Times-Roman 12 point font, one inch
    margins, and stapled together (no clips, folders, or plastic covers
  •   Your paper should include the following six sections with BOLDED section headings:
     1 page: Overview 

o A research question that should be clearly stated (as a question!) and bolded.
o A brief discussion on why you think this is an important question
o What is the social science discipline you’re focusing on and why you think that is the best
framework to consider your question  1-2 pages: Methods 
o A discussion of which research methodology you would use to collect your data o Why you think that would be the best way to collect data to answer your research
question.
o How you would recruit subjects. For example, if you were conducting a study on zoos (a
topic you CANNOT use) you may say you would:

  •   interview all of the directors of AZA accredited zoos in the U.S.
  •   have the first 50 people, who were at least 13 years old, that were entering the
    Columbus Zoo on a given date complete your survey.
  •   prepare an email letter, with a link to an online survey, that would be sent to all
    members of the Toledo Zoo
  •   invite teachers K-12 to participate in focus groups on how they use the Cleveland
    Zoo, or resources from the zoo, in teaching their students  4-7 pages: Literature Review 

o Should include 7-10 sources with a minimum of 6 peer reviewed journal articles. Please note: one of the most consistent reasons for points being deducted is for doing an Annotated Bibliography instead of a Lit Review. There are guides to Lit Reviews, as well as a sample Lit Review (though you can skip the running head!), on Isidore.
 1-2 pages: Challenges
o What are potential problems or challenges you may run into if you were to conduct this
research
o You can include ethical issues, subject recruitment, etc.
 1 page: Role of Theory
o This will be a generic discussion of the role that theory plays in research (it will have
nothing to do with your topic)
o In addition to class discussions, the role of theory in research is covered in the pdf of
powerpoints, and some of the readings, for exam #1
o You should think of this part of your proposal as addressing the 4th learning objectives on
page one of the syllabus.
 
1-2 pages: Future Research
o Pick two of the following four categories: Race, Gender, Social Class, and Location
(where you live – for example, suburban, urban, rural) and in 1-2 paragraphs for each category address the following
 Identify a research question that connects how the category may influence your topic in general (you should also bold the text of the research question).
 For example, if the overall topic is exotic pets and the category is Location, you could ask: Are people who live in countries where tigers are native less likely to keep them as pets?
 In a paragraph explain what you think the answer may be and why.

  •   You should also include
    •   A title page with: you name, your research question, the disciple you are using, and the format/style you are using (APA, ASA, or MLA – if you want to use another style, check with me first)
    •   A bibliography page at the end of the paper
    •   Stapled to the end of your paper, the outline for the proposal. The outline is due no later than
      class on on Tuesday, March 13th (you may turn it in earlier if you wish). The outline should include the following:
       Your research question
       The field of study you will be focusing on (sociology, psychology, economics, etc.)  Your methodology
       Citations for at least 2 peer-reviewed journal articles for you Lit Review
    •   The grading rubric for the proposal should be inserted loosely into the paper (you can print it back to back or staple together the 2 pages)
    •   Page numbers, beginning with 1, after the title page
  •   There is a folder under Isidore titled “Paper Assist.” Here you will find resources as well as the paper
    rubric which you must print out and insert loosely into your paper.

    •   Papers are due Tuesday, April 10th 
    •   If your paper is not turned in by the time I dismiss class on the day they are due, they are
      officially late
    •   Late papers may be turned in by the end of the next class period with a 15 point deduction
    •   I will not accept papers by email
    •   Late papers must be put in my mailbox and must be signed by someone in the Sociology office
      with the date and time the paper was being turned in

Internet-Based Psychological Interventions

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Post your response to the topic below with at least 300 words . Cite information from at least one academic source, such as your textbook or an article from the Argosy Online Library, to support your statements.  Use current APA standards to properly cite your source(s). Review and respond to your classmates’ posts through the end of the week, asking for clarification, suggesting a different perspective, and/or indicating how their responses illustrate development of their critical thinking skills.
Discussion Topic
With so many individuals using the Internet today, the psychology of the individual, the family, the community, and the society has changed. Some might argue that the traditional psychological theories cannot be applied and therefore psychology as an entire field needs to be revamped to incorporate the impact and the application of internet technology. As a student completing a bachelor’s degree in psychology, your future career will undoubtedly incorporate the use of the Internet in very new ways. Read the following article from the AUO Library:
Ritterband, L. M., Gonder-Frederick, L., Cox, D. J., Clifton, A. D., West, R. W., & Borowitz, S. M. (2003). Internet interventions: In review,
in use, and into the future. Professional Psychology: Research and
Practice, 34(5), 527-534.
Identify a problem area or psychological issue that could benefit from the use of an internet intervention. Now, using what you learned from the article, propose an internet intervention using the following guidelines:

  1. What problem area would the internet intervention address?
  2. Provide a general description of the proposed internet intervention.
  3. How would the effectiveness of the proposed intervention be tested?
  4. What are any legal and ethical issues related to the proposed intervention? Include the specific APA ethical standard(s) in your response.

Grading Criteria  Maximum Points    Quality of initial posting, including fulfillment of assignment instructions  16    Quality of responses to classmates  12    Frequency of responses to classmates  4    Reference to supporting readings and other materials  4    Language and grammar  4    Total:  40

What goals can you achieve within 5 years in healthcare?

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For this paper, you are to develop your own 5 year plan for a career in healthcare. Listing 2 goals and 3 objectives for each goal. Describe what the overall plan is and specific action steps you will take to implement your plan. What plans do you have in the healthcare field that will be able to improve it in the next 5 years. Also be sure to include a reference page with 3 references. What goals can you achieve within 5 years in healthcare?