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Answer Discussion 

You have been invited to do a presentation to the laboratory department regarding Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) compliance and electronic health records. Discuss the salient points of your presentation and why you feel it is important to include this information in your presentation.

Include the following information:

• Define protected health information and when it can be disclosed. 
• Differentiate between the Privacy Rule and the Security Rule as they apply to actual use in the laboratory. 
• Differentiate between identifiable and unidentified information and their uses.
  4-5 pages 

Will the internet and other devices increase in the future by putting the “secrecy” of the jury deliberation under threat?

Based on the attached and assigned reading material from this week, in a 3-5 page paper, explain why (or why not) a company would decide to outsource logistical activity out to a 3rd party?  What are the benefits from outsourcing?  What are the risks?  Who will gain from outsourcing?

The requirements below must be met for your paper to be accepted and graded:

• Write between 750 – 1,250 words (approximately 3 – 5 pages) using Microsoft Word in APA style, see example below.
• Use font size 12 and 1” margins.
• Include cover page and reference page.
• At least 80% of your paper must be original content/writing.
• No more than 20% of your content/information may come from references.
• Use at least three references from outside the course material, one reference must be from EBSCOhost. Text book, lectures, and other materials in the course may be used, but are not counted toward the three reference requirement.
• Cite all reference material (data, dates, graphs, quotes, paraphrased words, values, etc.) in the paper and list on a reference page in APA style.

References must come from sources such as, scholarly journals found in EBSCOhost, CNN, online newspapers such as, The Wall Street Journal, government websites, etc. Sources such as, Wikis, Yahoo Answers, eHow, blogs, etc. are not acceptable for academic writing.

Answer with 2-3 paragraphs in length to the discussion. 

Savannah Gaulin

The COVID-19 pandemic has been and continues to be a health issue in the workplace. In a survey conducted on CFO’s workplaces responses to COVID-19, results showed that 76% plan to change workplace safety measures and requirements (wearing masks, offering testing to workers), 65% plan to reconfigure work sites to promote physical distancing, 52% plan to change shifts or alternate crews to reduce exposure, 49% plan to make remote work a permanent option for roles that allow it, 48% plan to accelerate automation and new ways of working, 23% plan to reduce real estate footprint (partial opening of offices, retail locations), 23% plan to evaluate new tools to support workforce location tracking and contact tracing, 8% plan to offer target benefits for on-site workers in affected areas (childcare, private transportation), and 6% plan to provide hazard pay for on-site workers in affected areas (”Workplace Response”, 2020). I believe that many organizations are realizing that processes are going to be different now and for a while as most organizations are initiating new policies and procedures for their employees to ensure safety for everyone. These organizations that are implementing new policies and procedures, including wearing masks, taking temperature of employees or customers, and reducing capacity to ensure social distancing, must now take these things into consideration while running that business.

Many people are afraid to go back to work after working remote for several months. People are scared that they are going to get sick from being around a lot of people in an enclosed building. Many organizations that are requiring their employees to return to work are requiring masks, frequently sanitizing the buildings, and taking temperatures at the door. While many people are worried about returning to work, many businesses are stressing frequent handwashing and the use of PPE as well as encouraging their employees to stay home if they are feeling under the weather (Turpin, 2020).

Disaster planning is an important part to every business or organization. As some companies are discovering due to COVID-19, a strong crisis management plan is important to their organization (Shilling, 2020). Many small businesses couldn’t make it through a few months of being closed due to the pandemic because they did not have a financial plan in place. Even the United States was clearly not prepared for a pandemic as the country began to run out of PPE shortly after the pandemic hit, encouraging healthcare workers to use garbage bags as gowns and bandanas for masks. It is important that organizations continually assess the needs of their businesses and plan appropriately for any sort of disaster that could occur. It is important that staff and employees are trained and aware of these plans so that they can be implemented quickly and effectively. Lastly, it is important that businesses assess the needs of their employees during times of crisis including salary, benefits, etc. With all things considered, there is a lot for businesses to prepare for something that may never happen, but if it does and they are not prepared, it could cost them everything.

References:

Shilling, R. (2020). Crisis preparedness when disaster strikes: strengthen your crisis management planning to adjust as the pandemic wears on and brace for any emergency that might come one day–from tornadoes to explosions. Food Engineering, 92(5), 48–53. 

Survey Gauges CFO’s Workplace Response to COVID-19. (2020). Professional Safety, 65(6), 14. 

Turpin, J. (2020). Refrigeration Contractors Expect COVID-19 to Change Business Norms: Safety and sanitation are now primary concerns, and more employees expected to work from home. Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration News, 270(6), 25–26. 

Brandon Anders

The COVID pandemic has upended many hospitals, including their policies involving PPE use and infection prevention. Because this virus is so unknown, the amount of PPE used has been astronomical, enough to put the hospitals in shortage. Donations of handmade, cloth masks were beneficial, but organizations needed more help to meet the growing demand. An organization in Spain, called Acciona, helped 3-D print 200 masks per day to provide to hospitals to help battle COVID (Clift & Court, 2020). This company not only helped hospitals with PPE, but went further to help the hospital staff with lodging and providing the cleaning service necessary to stay in sanitary, safe conditions. The article also mentioned a different company, Siemens Healthineers, who met the COVID virus head on. Early in the response to the pandemic, testing was extremely limited. This organization pledged to start mass producing 50 million COVID tests starting in June 2020 to be utilized in health campuses throughout the United States (Clift & Court, 2020).

Workplace security is something that is expected when going to work. Employees have the right to feel safe at work. Being a nurse, workplace violence can, and frequently does, occur while on the clock. According to Valentine et al. (2020), physical assault, threat, harassment, intimidation, and bullying are all forms of workplace violence. Taking care of sick patients is tiring work, and when patients aren’t their normal self, sometimes they act out in violence. An article found by Sarkis (2000), lists examples employers are taking to combat workplace violence. These include: conducting a risk assessment, increasing security, providing training for employers and employees, and identifying methods for dealing with troubled employees. The organization I work at does have the nurses doing a violence risk assessment once per shift, and has protocols in place for patients deemed a high risk for violence.

Disaster planning is an important part of an organization because disasters not only affect the organization and the community, but also the employees. Disaster planning includes organizational assessment, human impact planning, and disaster training (Valentine et al., 2020). Organizational assessment includes assessing how a disaster will affect the organization and needs many members of the interprofessional team. Human impact planning plans for the impact a disaster will have on the people of an organization. This is important because an organization, especially a medical facility, needs to continue to function if there are power outages or some other type of disaster. Disaster training is just that – training for a disaster. This is important to an organization because trained team members are what make disaster planning successful (Valentine et al., 2020). The organization I work for has a disaster team in place, with written policies and procedures to follow in case of a disaster, natural or manmade.

Clift, K., & Court, A. (2020). How are companies responding to the coronavirus crisis? World Economic Forum.https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/03/how-are-companies-responding-to-the-coronavirus-crisis-d15bed6137/ (Links to an external site.)

Sarkis, K. (2000). Employers take steps to combat workplace violence. Occupational Hazards. https://web-b-ebscohost-com.ezproxy.umary.edu/ehost/detail/detail?vid=5&sid=e440e60f-a575-4569-be93-233fe8230468%40pdc-v-sessmgr06&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#AN=2801704&db=buhLinks to an external site.

Valentine, S. R., Meglich, P. A., Mathis, R. L., & Jackson, J. H. (2020). Human resource management (16th ed.). Cengage Learning

Employee training and development Unit 2 Discussion

Instructions

Section I – Brief the Lefkowitz v. Great Minneapolis Surplus Store, Inc., using the format detailed in Appendix A of Law and Ethics in the Business Environment. This area of briefing out to be 2 FULL pages in length.

Section II – Present a summary critique of the court ruling in the case. This area of discussion ought to be 4 FULL pages in length. Here, you are to discuss your opinion regarding the court’s decision. You may agree or disagree. Whatever your position on the case; be sure that you support your thoughts and ideas with adequate research as evidenced by in-text citation in accordance with APA standards. As such, you should have your researched sources cited throughout the body of your discussion in accordance with APA standards and should also have a corresponding entry in the reference area.

Section I and Section II of this assignment should be ONE DOCUMENT of 6 pages total not including cover page and reference section. References should be a minimum of 4 sources.

Attached is an example of how to brief a case

• British Petroleum.
• Coca-Cola.
• Ecolab.
• Exxon Mobil.
• Hilton.
• Marriott.
• McDonald’s.
• McKesson.
• Modelo.
• PepsiCo.
• You may choose another company with approval from your instructor.

Note: You will use this same company in all of your assignments in this course.

Your company has recently merged with a fictitious smaller, domestic company.

Create two company introductions and develop an 8–10 point checklist in which you:

• Give a succinct overview of the global company.
• Give a succinct overview of the fictitious domestic company merged with.
• Develop an 8–10 point checklist of steps you would take to unify company culture.
• Explain your rationale for choosing each of the steps in your checklist.

Your assignment must:

• Be typed, double-spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with 1-inch margins on all sides. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, your name, your 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.
• This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards. For assistance and information, please refer to the Strayer Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course.

The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:

• Create a checklist outlining the steps to unify company culture for a given organization.

View the following video about the top ten labor strikes in U. S. history (measured by numerical or historical significance):

(WatchMojo.com, 2014).

WatchMojo.com (2014). Top 10 labor strikes in U.S. history. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xgd7_K5pCCU.

Case Assignment

Select one of the strikes presented in the video as your focus for this assignment:

10. Steel Strike 1919
9. UPS Worker Strike 1997
8. U.S. Postal Strike 1970
7. Professional Air Traffic Controllers Strike 1981
6. Homestead Steelworkers Strike 1892
5. ILGWU Garment Workers Strike 1909
4. Great Railroad Strike 1922
3. Textile Workers Strike 1934
2. Bituminous Coal Strike 1946
1. Steelworkers Strike 1959

Prepare a 4- to 5-page paper addressing the following:

1. Summarize the story behind the strike.
2. Was there a “winning” side and a “losing” side? Or, were both sides “winners? Or, were both sides “losers”? Why?
3. The union movement has changed throughout history. Many labor-management agreements today call for cooperation between management and labor. Discern whether or not, given this turbulent history, a cooperative partnership is even possible.

Use at least five Online Library sources plus any applicable background readings to support your discussion.

I must have ORIGINAL work with up to date REFERENCES…

Assignment 3: Strategic Value of Employee Benefits Programs 
Due Week 8 and worth 170 points 

To attract, motivate, and retain good workers, companies need to define what an employee wants from the employment relationship. One way to define employee needs is to consider “total rewards,” which are everything an employee perceives to be of value resulting from working for the company. Benefits are a core element of total rewards and the ever-growing package of offerings have evolved. You must now work with the company to define precisely where the various programs will be categorized. 

Write a six to seven (6-7) page paper in which you: 

Identify and discuss at least three (3) important factors that almost always should be considered by organizations prior to providing employee benefits programs. Be sure the response is specific and relevant.   Compare and contrast income protection programs and pay for time not worked programs, both of which are usual elements of benefits programs. How are the programs similar? Are they mandatory?  Research and discuss at least four to five (4-5) of what may be referred as “Other Benefits” that you could recommend to the management team as necessary elements for the benefits package. HINT: Flextime and product/service discounts are good examples.  Develop an employee benefits package for any exempt or non-exempt position level of your choosing,making sure you support the selection of your program elements. NOTE:The preferred method for presenting your benefits package information is using a table or exhibit, but either approach is not mandatory. HINT:http://www.isacs.org/uploads/file/Monographs/Business%20Operations/Benefits%20Plan.pdf 
http://www.usbankhr.com/hr/docs/benefits/benefits-at-a-glance-next.pdf
Use a minimum of 3 academic quality references at least 1 being the assigned course textbook (required). Format your assignment according to these formatting requirements: Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; 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 (with running head), the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.  Include a reference page. Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length. Use the Strayer University Library at https://research.strayer.edu to locate additional sources to support your work.  The specific course outcome associated with this assignment is:  Establish the importance of compensation and benefits, and how they support business strategy. 

The name of the course is HRM599 Human Resource Management Capstone