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Self-esteem in the work environment is crucial to the overall success of everyday business operations and functions for the employee and employer; therefore, it is important to identify healthy self-esteem development and how to overcome communication barriers. 

Create a PowerPoint presentation (minimum of 10 slides) on how to overcome communication barriers—verbal and nonverbal (identify and explain with supported data and illustrations). You must use at least two sources with one being the textbook. Be sure to cite any sources used in a reference slide with proper APA formatting. The cover and reference slides do not count toward the total slide requirement. Also, use the speaker notes function to explain the content in detail for each of the slides. 

Note: Keep in mind the 6×6 PowerPoint rule: slides should only include six to seven lines of content with no more than six to seven words per line. Also, illustrations should relate to the content being discussed—be creative. 

Refer to the following tutorial from the Success Center on developing good PowerPoint presentations: 

https://columbiasouthern.adobeconnect.com/_a1174888831/powerpointbestpractices/

The textbook source is attached. Please add at least one to more one additional sources(s)

Q1 Discuss role of CIO.

Q2 Advantages of having CIO in organization.

Q3 Disadvantages of having CIO.

APA format. 200 words without references

Discuss the adverse impact of stereotyping in the workplace. 

Give detailed examples of various HR functions where stereotyping may occur. Examine the consequences of stereotyping as they relate to an employer’s exposure to liability. 

TEXTBOOK:

Bennett-Alexander, D., and Hartman, L. (2019). Employment Law for Business, (9th ed.). NY: McGraw-Hil

This week’s assignment will allow you to generate content that you will incorporate into the Market Analysis section of your Final Project. To prepare for this assignment, read Chapter 4 of the course text and the article by Simoneaux and Stroud (2011). You may also want to review the recommended article by Valentin (2001).

During the analysis stage, you consider external factors that pose possible threats to or provide opportunities for your organization and compare these factors against your HCO’s internal operation to diagnose its strengths and weaknesses. Many HCOs have found it useful to conduct a SWOT analysis. SWOT is an acronym for strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. Strengths and weaknesses refer to elements that are internal to the organization; opportunities and threats are external to the organization. An effective SWOT analysis helps the marketing team determine the healthcare organization’s position in a particular market place as well as the positions of its competitors. By analyzing the current market and the deficiencies of the HCO’s competitors, and by assessing the HCO’s internal strengths and weaknesses, the marketing team can reposition the organization to meet and exceed the needs of its customers. 

For this assignment, you will conduct a detailed SWOT analysis of your chosen healthcare organization for your Final Project. Discuss your selected organization’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and possible threats.

The SWOT analysis should include the following five components:

• Strengths – An organization’s resources and capabilities that can be used as a basis for developing a competitive advantage.
• Weaknesses – Limitations of an organization to meet the needs of its determined customer base.
• Opportunities – External conditions that may reveal certain new opportunities regarding profit and growth.
• Threats – Factors or changes in the external environment that may present threats to the organization.
• Summary/Recommendations – After conducting your SWOT analysis, write a paragraph in which you provide your recommendations to the CEO of your chosen healthcare organization. Also state how you will use this information to create a marketing plan that will ensure the following:
  • The organization’s resources are not wasted
  • Time is well spent
  • Marketing efficiently is improved

The assignment

• Must be four to five double-spaced pages in length (not including the title page and references page) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
• 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 three scholarly sources in addition to the course text.
• Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
• Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Assignment Overview

Third-party payers are the insurers that reimburse physicians and health care systems for services rendered – which identifies them as a central source of revenue for physicians and health care systems. This includes the two main categories of payers: the private insurances (such as Blue Cross/Blue Shield, etc.), and the public/government programs (such as Medicare/Medicaid/SCHIPs).

Third-party payers use a variety of reimbursement methods to pay providers and hospitals, depending on the specific payer involved and also the specific service(s) provided (outpatient or inpatient). The calculations vary and can be complicated, but they are critical to understand in terms of the basic math behind them. It’s also important to understand how the different payers compare in terms of reimbursement levels. Let’s move forward to examine how services are paid for by the third-party payers.

Case Assignment

Using the information in the Module 4 overview and required readings, as well as some additional research in peer-reviewed sources, complete your Case assignment by answering the questions in the following two-part assignment. Please show all formulas and calculations of your work in your paper.

Part I – Paying for Hospital Services – Overview

Mrs. Jones is a 74-year-old woman who is currently hospitalized for an ischemic stroke. She’s at a large urban Philadelphia hospital, and in the past few days, she’s incurred $189,000 in Medicare-approved charges for her care. Using the information provided in this Module, as well as the Hospital Payments Example (found in the Course’s table of contents link under “Presentations”), use the DRG table below to answer the following questions. Be sure to include all formulas and calculations used in your paper.

DRG

Description

Case Weight

163.3

Ischemic stroke

2.0150

338.0

Appendix removal

1.8911

870.1

Septicemia/severe sepsis

4.3296

Part I – Assignment

In approximately three pages, answer the following questions related to Mrs. Jones’ ischemic stroke. Show all formulas and calculations of your work.

1. What is the operating payment to be paid to the hospital?
2. What is the capital payment to be paid to the hospital?
3. Will the hospital be eligible for the Medicare outlier payment for this patient?
4. What is the total payment due to the hospital?

Part II – Paying for Physician Services – Overview

Mr. Thompson is an 83-year-old Medicare beneficiary. He is under the care of Dr. Heintz. Assume the following values for services provided by Dr. Heintz:

Categories

RVU

Geographic Cost Index

Product

Work

28.16

1.371

24.35

Practice Expense

37.47

1.925

68.08

Malpractice

11.49

0.668

4.24

Conversion Factor: 51.52

Part II – Assignment

In approximately three pages, answer the following questions. Show all formulas and calculations of your work.

1. How much will Medicare pay Dr. Heintz if he is a Medicare participating physician? How much out-of-pocket payment will Mr. Thompson be responsible for?
2. How much will Medicare pay Dr. Heintz if he is a Medicare non-participating physician who elects assignment? How much out-of-pocket payment will Mr. Thompson be responsible for?
3. How much will Medicare pay Dr. Heintz if he is a Medicare non-participating physician who does not elect assignment? How much out-of-pocket payment will Mr. Thompson be responsible for?

Assignment Expectations

1. Conduct additional research to gather sufficient information to support your analysis.
2. Provide a response of 3-5 pages, not including title page and references. It is required that you show the formulas and calculations performed to arrive at your answers.
3. There are multiple required items to be addressed herein; please use subheadings to show where you are responding to each required item and to ensure that none are omitted.
4. Support your paper with peer-reviewed articles, with at least 3 references. Use the following link for additional information on how to recognize peer-reviewed journals:
   Angelo State University Library. (n.d.). Library Guides: How to recognize peer-reviewed (refereed) journals. Retrieved from https://www.angelo.edu/services/library/handouts/peerrev.php
5. You may use the following source to assist in formatting your assignment:
   Purdue Online Writing Lab. (n.d.). General APA guidelines. Retrieved from https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/.
6. For additional information on reliability of sources, review the following source:
   Georgetown University Library. (n.d.). Evaluating internet resources. Retrieved from https://www.library.georgetown.edu/tutorials/research-guides/evaluating-internet-content

Supporting Lectures:

Review the following lectures:

• Organizations and Organizational Design
• Organizational Structure

Before beginning work on this discussion forum, please review the link “Doing Discussion Questions Right” and any specific instructions for this topic.

Before the end of the week, begin commenting on at least two of your classmates’ responses. You can ask technical questions or respond generally to the overall experience. Be objective, clear, and concise. Always use constructive language, even in criticism, to work toward the goal of positive progress. Submit your responses in the Discussion Area.

Introduction

Organization design provides tools to understand, design, and manage organizations more effectively, including issues such as how to adapt to a changing environment, cope with increasing size and complexity, manage internal conflict and coordination, and shape the right kind of culture to meet goals.

Tasks

Question 1:

Define organizational design and explain how it impacts an organization’s effectiveness.

Question 2:

How can organizational design help a firm succeed in a changing environment and cope with increases in size and complexity?

To support your work, use your course and textbook readings and also use the South University Online Library. As in all assignments, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format.

Your initial posting should be addressed at 500–1000 words as noted in the attached PDF. Submit your document to this Discussion Area by the due date assigned. Be sure to cite your sources using APA format.

Needs Assessment

Observe and assess the state of your current organization, or another pre-selected organization. A needs assessment is necessary to identify areas for potential growth, both at the employee and organizational level. If you are not in a position to look holistically at your organization, you can focus on a department or team within the organization. Use the “Needs Assessment Matrix” resource to complete your needs assessment. You are required to analyze required functions, department or employment needs, jobs or tasks, and current trainings in order to complete your matrix and prepare for the next part of this assignment.

Job Descriptions

Once your needs assessment is complete, you are required to select an existing position in your organization and develop a one-page detailed job description for that position that is informed by the findings of the needs assessment. It is recommended that you take the time to conduct a job analysis and observe current employees in the selected positions to accurately depict the knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics that must be incorporated into the job description. If you are unable to observe, do your best to accurately depict the specific functions of the job. Incorporate any new job roles you feel should be added to the position based on your findings. Make sure the job description is based on the needs and available resources of the organization, and that it adheres to all applicable labor laws.

Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 400–600 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. 

Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas. Based upon the course readings, supplementary materials, and your own literature search via the CTU online library, provide the following for discussion:

Synthesize the academic and practitioner literature.

Provide at least 2 scholarly resources to support your response. Use the LIBRARY or the MGMT Doctoral Library for help.

If you were developing a research study that was studying a prevalent crime phenomenon in your community, what crime phenomenon would you measure, how would you measure that crime phenomenon, and how would you ensure the validity and reliability of the measures that you use in your study?

REPLY TO MY CLASSMATE’S RESPONSE TO THE ABOVE QUESTION AND EXPLAIN WHY YOU AGREE? (A MINIMUM OF 150 WORDS or MORE)

The Harrisburg, Pennsylvania area has one of the highest violent crime rates in the United States. These crimes include rape, murder, aggravated assault, and robbery. As with any study or research, data needs to be obtained and measured. The data collected is the instrument used to measure the results and for this discussion board I will choose murder as the prevalent crime. In remaining consistent with the types of crimes committed in the community I would use the Uniform Crime Report (UCR) as an arbitrary scale. The UCR index covers crimes that are serious and are fairly accurate in their reporting (Hagan, 2014).

           To ensure validity and reliability of the study a test measurement will be implemented. One test will measure crime rate data over a period of time, for instance murder rates over the past decade. For instance, murder rates compared over the decade versus that in comparison to nationwide statistics. This comparison should prove that the data is consistent, thus, reliable. To determine the validity and framed in the form of an arbitrary scale, data will be obtained via a questionnaire of residents within city limits. This questionnaire would reach all persons of varying social classes. The resulting compilation of data would indicate if education, income, or occupation has bearing on the murder rates in comparison to national statistics, primarily, cities of similar size and social class makeup. 

                                                             Reference:

Hagan, F. E. (2014). Research methods in criminal justice and criminology (9th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

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Go to the Geico Website to read the “Total Rewards Program” at http://careers.geico.com/working_at_geico/total_rewards_program.

Write a 4-5 page paper in which you:

1. Determine which facets of the Geico total rewards program align with the five (5) top advantages of a total rewards program outlined in Chapter 2 of the textbook and discuss your reasoning.
2. Create a strategy for ensuring that the Geico plan addresses all of the advantages.
3. Evaluate the effectiveness of the communication of Geico’s total rewards program based upon the Website’s descriptions of the benefits. Recommend two (2) areas for improvement.
4. Assuming employees are unhappy with the current plan, offer two (2) improvements or changes to Geico’s total rewards program.
5. Use at least five (5) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not quality as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Define total rewards and describe the advantages of a total rewards approach.  
• Analyze an organization’s strategy, workforce, operating environment, and key stakeholders to identify critical factors in designing a total rewards strategy.
• Evaluate the elements of a total rewards communication program.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in total rewards.
• Write clearly and concisely about total rewards using proper writing mechanics.

Click here to view the grading rubric for this assignment.