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Review the “Real World Case” involving data analysis at Lewis-Beck Medical Center on page 268 of Introduction to Information Systems for Health Information Technology.

In your initial post, discuss the following:

Provide an example of how data analytics could be useful to a healthcare facility. Be sure to discuss data quality in your response.

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In your responses to your peers, discuss an insightful comment in the peer’s original post. What can be learned from this? Please Respond to both classmates.

· Classmate # 1

Teneka Jones posted May 26, 2020 10:52 AM 

Hello Instructor and Classmates

I hope everyone is doing well, and has had a safe, happy, holiday weekend. An example of data analytics being used in healthcare could be to track the progress of a new cancer medication among cancer patients in a demographic area. Data is gathered and entered into the IS system, and also tracked in the cancer registry to keep up with the number of patients that have been prescribed the medication, continue to do follow-up and monitor the patient for side effects, and then have the outcome of the medication, and how it impacted the patient by showing any benefits or negative impact further on the patient’s health.

The quality of data would be current, relevant, and could provide secondary data for future research or other studies. The patients will also be evaluated as they can best tell their experience and how the medication makes them feel. Data would be entered in real time and exchanged to other medical providers as care deems necessary. Having good documentation and error-free clinical notes makes the information have integrity, and patients can trust that the information is being safeguarded and only shared on an as need to know basis.

According to Registered Health Information Administrator Julie Dooling (n.d.) notes, “ensuring the reliability and integrity of healthcare data begins with the accuracy & completeness of the data captured in the patient’s record”. This can be the most critical and important part of data collection and maintaining its integrity, by being honest and including all of the information that the patient has stated, and then inputting that information into the system as precise as possible and verifying what has been said with a slight overview.

· Classmate # 2

Maugha Walker posted May 26, 2020 6:09 PM 

Hi class, 

The ability to analyze data can simplify any tasks that need to be performed. A person can look at the information that has been provided and draw conclusions, predict future outcomes and track numerous categories in the healthcare field. For example, a big hospital can look at patient flow and determine any types of current illnesses that are trending. With the data that is entered, providers will be able to prepare for situations that may arise. Conclusions can be drawn from data that is entered. Users, like administrators, will have the advantage of looking at information that will determine important factors that can benefit the facility or help cut monetary costs. Data analyzation also helps facilities plan for the future. The data will help determine if additional structures, activities or staff will be needed for a growing community. The quality of the data that is entered is important as well. The quantitative or qualitative information needs to be entered in accurately, within a timely manner and the information needs to be valid. The quality of the data that is entered will help organizations make the right decisions during the planning process.

Overview

Responding effectively to a situation rife with conflict requires a variety of communication techniques. In this assessment, you will analyze and respond to a growing controversy depicted in the Riverbend City: Communication and Organizational Effectiveness scenario by writing a team communication and subsequently analyzing your approach to devising it.

Preparation

Explore Riverbend City: Communication and Organizational Effectiveness. (you will need my login info to complete the scenario)

Scenario

Imagine you just came back from lunch and found the email string regarding the proposed EOC staff meeting related in the scenario. It’s your plan to address the situation, and it’s your intent to do it in a single email that demonstrates leadership and a keen understanding of the issue, participants, and their associated dynamics. 

Instructions

Complete both parts of this assessment.

Part 1: Analyze Your Approach to the Issue

Describe your approach to constructing your email. 

• Describe possible causes for the caustic exchange depicted in the email chain. Consider possible core organizational issues. State any assumptions that you might need to make regarding the scenario to support your assertions.
• Justify why your message would likely be effective. Consider content, tone, style, et cetera.
• Explain your intent for how your message might impact future communications and actions among team members.

Part 2: Write a Response Email

Write an email that effectively addresses the email chain. It should:

• Properly consider the audience, your position, and the circumstances.
• Articulate a well-conceived solution to the problem.
• Effectively end the thread completely and de-escalate the tension.
• Send a message that this exchange was “sub-optimal.”

Additional Requirements

The assessment is expected to meet the following requirements:

• Font: Times New Roman, 12 point.
• Length: 4–5 pages, double spaced.

Competencies Measured

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:

• Competency 1: Analyze business communication situations.
  • Describe possible causes for the caustic exchange depicted in the email chain.
  • Explain why a message would likely be effective. 
• Competency 2: Apply fundamental principles of organizational communication.
  • Write an email that meets specified criteria.
• Competency 3: Analyze the interrelationships of communication within organizational systems.
  • Describe likely core organizational issues that were exposed by the original email.
  • Describes how a message might plausibly affect future communications and actions among team members.
• Competency 5: Communicate effectively and professionally.
  • Convey clear meaning with grammar, usage, word choice, and mechanics.

 The purpose of the HR current event exercise is to analyze the student’s articulation of key HR activities (CLOs/ULOs Unit 4). The project is due on Sunday of each of the following units: 3,4,5,6, and 7. The assignment is worth 20 points each week. 

Directions

Each student develops a presentation (Power Point Presentation). The presentation will summarize the HR business case of a current event. The current event can be from the news, the employee’s organization, or other current event. The presentation must clearly articulate how the Human Resource Management functions represented in the source provides a link between the organization’s employee development and organizational outcomes. Source citing in APA format is required both in the body of the presentation as well as in the final presentation slide.

 
Report Issue

reply to the students’ response and not the question  in 150 words minimum and provide 1 reference. Respond to the students response as though you are talking to them, use name 

question-

Read the following hypothetical. Using your issue-spotting skills, analyze the potential exposure to liability of the Accounting Firm based on the actions of the Partnership Review Committee.

Anne is an accountant at a large Accounting Firm. She applied for Partner, but was denied. In their report, the all-male Partnership Review Committee stated that Anne would have a better chance at making Partner if she wore makeup, jewelry, and acted more femininely. Over the past 10 years with the Firm, Anne has received excellent performance evaluations and recently secured a $10M client for the Firm.

Instructions: Please write in essay format.  Include the guidance below in your analysis:

a) Set forth the federal statute and/or theories of law that are applicable.

b) Identify the legal issue(s) that exist and claims that may be brought based on the facts of the case.

c) Apply the facts of the case to the elements of the law/theories of law.

d) Cite a case in the text which is on point with the scenario, or compare and contrast with a case in the text.

e) Provide an action item agenda of specific objectives you would recommend implementing in order to prevent future exposure to liability. Be specific (e.g., if training is a recommendation, describe the type of training in detail).

Students response

The federal statute that is applicable to Anne’s case is Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. It states that it is an unlawful employment practice for an employer to limit, segregate, or classify his employees or applicants for employment in any way which would deprive or tend to deprive any individual or employment opportunities or otherwise adversely affects his status as an employee, because of such individual’s race, color, religion, sex, or national origin (Bennett-Alexander & Hartman 2019).

            The accounting firm became liable for discrimination once they denied her of partner and said “she has a better chance at making partner if she wore more makeup, jewelry, and acted more femininely”. The firm violated the federal statue on the basis of sex. Gender stereotyping is defined as an overgeneralization of characteristics, differences and attributes of a certain group based on their gender. Chapter VII and state fair-employment practice laws regarding gender cover prohibit the use of gender as the basis to any decision.

            Anne’s case can be compared to Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins. Same scenario; female denied promotion and she sued under Title VII for sex discrimination. The district court found that Price Waterhouse did discriminate against Hopkins.

            In order to prevent future exposure to liabilities the organization must take the necessary steps to create and push for change. I would implement training on Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, to provide a solid foundation for the organization to build upon.

References

Bennett-Alexander, D., & Hartman, L. P. (2019). Employment law for business. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education.

Read the case study titled “Revitalizing a Brand”, located in the online course shell. Use the Internet or Strayer databases to research the branding and communication strategies of one (1) health services organization that is similar to the health services organizations mentioned in the case study.

Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:

1. Describe the current marketing communication, identity, and brand position of Plaza Home Health Services.
2. Conduct a Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats (SWOT) analysis associated with the current marketing communication, identity, and brand position of Plaza Home Health Services.
3. Assess the importance of benchmarking in Plaza Home Health Services’ development and implementation of an effective brand strategy (marketing communication, identity, and brand position).
4. Compare branding and communication strategies of a similar health services organization with that of Plaza Home Health Services. Determine whether or not Plaza Home Health Services should apply additional best practices into its current branding and communication strategies. Provide a rationale and support for your response.
5. Use at least five (5) quality academic resources. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify 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:

• Examine the marketing research process and market segmentation strategies in the health care industry.
• Analyze business planning based on an analysis of domestic and global operating environments, market dynamics (supply and demand), commercialization, and product-market expansion.
• Explain how branding strategies apply to the health care market for existing and new products.
• Determine the marketing communications strategy used in health care services.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in health services strategic marketing.
• Write clearly and concisely about health services strategic marketing using proper writing mechanics.

This the Museum that I choose.

 The Modern Museum of Art
https://youtu.be/0oly6d0zlZM 

Note: This assignment has been adapted to adhere to the current guidance from the CDC for social distancing because of the COVID-19 pandemic.  

For this assignment, you will choose a virtual cultural venue from the instructions below to visit online and write a short 500-800 word report about your visit.  

Purpose
The purpose of this assignment is to introduce you to the process of engaging with the cultural venues and communities. This will inform you personally of the Humanities and groups that support it. 

Skills
This assignment will help you practice the following skills that will be useful to you in your professional and personal life beyond school. 

• Identify cultural venues and inform you with deeper knowledge about the art form chosen. 
• Organize reflections about engaging with a cultural experience and community 
• Use concepts and skills learned in class to describe and interpret cultural experiences and communities 
• Use appropriate and proper grammar, organization, and academic-style formatting in order to communicate 

Knowledge
This assignment will help you become familiar with the following important content knowledge in the Humanities. 

• Available virtual cultural venues and communities 
• Methods of interpretation within the Humanities 

Instructions
For your report, choose one virtual venue from this pre-approved list that most interests you, or contact your professor for approval of your own online choice. If your choice below has both a website and a video, make sure you examine both. If you need special accommodations to complete this assignment, please inform your instructor and contact the Accessibility Accommodations office for guidance.  

Instructions

The compensation plan you designed at Half.com is receiving rave reviews. However, there seems to be discontent with the benefits that are being offered. In this assignment, you will design a comprehensive benefits plan for MediaRite.com’s employees. 

You will first need to research the benefits platforms of Google, Walmart, Tesco, and a company of your choosing. Describe the benefits programs at each.  Then design your own plan for Half.com. Be sure to include the concepts and considerations, but not limited to cost containment.

• Find peer-reviewed articles or use business journals/articles.
• You must include a minimum requirement of 5 full pages of content (this does not include the title, abstract or reference pages) and 7-10 scholarly resources in APA format (refer to the APA manual for specific details) on the information researched from the article and your views as well.

Instructions

Supporting Lecture:

Review the following lecture:

• Workplace Harassment

Project

The project assignment provides a forum for analyzing and evaluating relevant topics for this week on the basis of the course competencies covered.

Introduction

Instances of hostile work environment in large organizations are often reported in the news. Human resource managers can learn a great deal about prevention of hostile environment in their own organizations by studying “what went wrong” in others.

Tasks

Turn to current events in the news to find a case of hostile work environment at a major organization.

• Identify the organization and share the facts reported including both points of view.
• Analyze the facts using the law of hostile work environment.
• Explain whether this is a case of pervasive multiple acts or a single severe act while identifying the protected classes involved.
• Justify your view on what should have been done to prevent the hostile environment as well as your advice on how to prevent a reoccurrence of the incident in the future.

To support your work, use your course and text 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.

Submission Details

• Create a 4–6 page Microsoft Word document.
• Name your file as SU_HRM5020_W2_Project_LastName_FirstName.doc.

Identifying the Organizational Learning Issues

Overview

Suppose that your organization, or an organization that you are familiar with, is dealing with a major issue in transitioning individual learning (such as, sharing knowledge, training programs, working as a team, experiences, procedures, processes) into organizational learning. The chief executive officer (CEO) has asked you, as the vice president of human resources, to assist with the issue and to help the organization transition its culture to this new way of learning. Before you provide any recommendations to address the issue, you must first research the root of the problem and the resistance to this transition.

Note: You may make all necessary assumptions needed for the completion of this assignment. In your original work, you may use aspects of existing processes from either your current or a former place of employment. However, you must remove any and all identifying information that would enable someone to discern the organization(s) that you have used.
 

Instructions

Write a 3–4 page paper in which you:

• Assess the organization’s culture as it relates to shared knowledge, then specify the significant issue(s) that you discovered with the culture. Determine the disconnect you observed between the culture and organizational learning using three of the five mystifications. Support your response with at least one example of each selected mystification within the organization.
• Give your opinion on the current Organizational Learning Mechanism(s) (OLMs) that hinder organizational learning. Support your response with one example of a training or learning initiative (for example, sharing knowledge, training programs, working as a team, experiences, procedures, processes) and the outcome when it was applied to the organization.
• Determine which one of the following OLMs is suitable for replacing the identified OLM(s) that hinder organizational learning as a corrective action to facilitate the transition from individual to organizational learning: Off-line/Internal, Online/Internal, Off-line/External or Online/External. Justify your selection.
• Evaluate the norms of the organization’s learning culture to determine the source or sources that currently prevent productive learning by applying two of the following norms: inquiry, issue orientation, transparency, integrity, or accountability. Provide at least one example of each of the selected norms’ manifestation within the organization in your evaluation.
• Use at least five quality academic references in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia does not qualify as an academic resource.

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. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:

• Evaluate Organizational Learning Mechanisms (OLMs) that support the transition from individual to organizational learning, and learning culture norms that hinder productive learning.

The story of the 1959 Knox Mine Disaster in Northeastern, PA represents a framework for understanding how labor unions, management, and other organizations had engaged in corrupt labor-management relations. Mining too close to the Susquehanna river bed caused the river bed to collapse. Billions of gallons of water flowed into the mines putting miners lives at risk. The disaster effectively ended the area’s anthracite coal industry. Over 7,500 jobs were lost because of the Knox Mine Disaster causing long-term economic challenges for the region.

Using the Internet, research information on the Knox Mine Disaster and discuss the following questions with your classmates:

• What role did the union, management, and other organizations have in the Knox Mine Disaster?  
• According to your research, what was the root cause of the disaster? What labor-relations laws or practices were ignored?
• Could the disaster have been prevented? If so, how? What future labor laws were put in place that could prevent similar disasters from happening?

DQ 2

Many of the major US labor laws governing unions arose in the early 1930’s, however, unions existed well before this time. In fact, labor unions can trace their history, in some form, back to medieval craft guilds. Thus, organizing members of a profession to address issues within an industry has played a great role in the development of modern business practices. There is great value in studying the history of organized labor.

For this assignment, discuss the following with your classmates:

• In your opinion, what were the major issues in labor-management relations in the US before 1930? What role did the industrial revolution play in labor-management relations during this time period?
• How were these issues addressed differently in the US before modern employment laws were enacted
• Historically, what role has the HR profession played in labor-management relations and the development of US employment laws?  Should that role change, if so how?

300 words each DQ please label each paragraph as DQ