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Please read and respond to the attachment.

Note: Only up to 20% of the content in the written response can be quotes from third parties.  

Choose a topic found on the HFMA website. Provide an overview of the topic in one paragraph. Be sure to include an explanation regarding how it applies to something that you learned in the course. How do you think the HFMA can support your career growth and development?

 Course project is on Radiology

Your final course project paper is due this module. First, combine the elements of your paper that you’ve already created, which include your paper’s introduction and your explanation of how technology has been used to improve healthcare delivery and information management. Then, add your analysis of the implications, challenges, risks, and opportunities regarding your focus area within healthcare technology being used to improve healthcare delivery and information management. 

As a reminder, your final paper should include:

• Introduction and conclusion
• 5-10 pages of content, plus cover page and reference page
• At least 3 section headings of topics from outline
• References page with at least 5-10 valid resources
• Follows APA formatting for cover page and throughout the document, including citations and reference list
• Free from grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling errors

I added previous weeks assignments to help, 

You are to provide a paper (case studies) of a minimum of 2 pages and a maximum of 3 pages (not including your cover page, abstract, or reference page).

You need at least 3 references in addition to your text. The case study and the references are to be in APA format 

PLEASE INCLUDE ABSTRACT

Ernesto is a 62 year old Hispanic male (non-exempt employee)  whose job is a telecommunications/tech repair specialist. He is one of thirty employees of Radix Corp.   His duties require him to travel to remote locations to repair computer and other electronic devices located in transmitter stations only accessible by 4 wheel drive vehicles..  These stations are small rectangular metal buildings containing the commutations equipment.   He has diabetes and recently filed for workers compensation, claiming that his disease is job related.  He recently had to undergo an operation to remove his left leg above the knee.  He has been recovering, and his doctor has certified that he can return to work in a limited capacity.   The company does not have any available part time positions.

You are the HR director: What employment laws apply?  If the company does not have part time employees; must it create a position for Ernesto? What action may the company take concerning Ernesto’s disability associated with his full-time position?

If he is unable to perform the essential functions of his position with or without accommodation, what action can the company take?   (Assume that the remote locations are difficult to reach and that they cannot accommodate a wheelchair.)

This week’s self-assessment, located in your course text (Chapter 4, p. 138), includes one brief individual leadership assessment entitled “Narcissism.” 

For this Personal Leadership Journal, complete the “Narcissism” assessment. As a scholar-practitioner of health care administration leadership, what might the assessment reveal about your perspective on the topic of Narcissism? Consider how Narcissism may impact your role in the field of health care administration. 

The Assignment (2–3 paragraphs):

• Explain new insights gained based on your results of the “Narcissism” assessment. 
• Explain how these new insights might impact your current or future role as a health care administration leader.

Support your Assignment with specific references to all resources used in its preparation. You are to provide a reference list for all resources, including those in the Learning Resources for this course.

Of all of the different types of essay types (comparison/contrast, persuasive, argumentative, and division) which type do you prefer to write? Why? Which is the type you least prefer to write? Why?

2 Pages

APA format

A growing, profitable internal medicine practice of 10 physicians, 2 physician assistants, a physical therapist, and a massage therapist is located in a city of 150,000 people. The clinical personnel are mostly from the majority group in the area and consider themselves open-minded, altruistic, and culturally aware. The administrative support staff is representative of the makeup of the patient population—mostly minority groups in the local community. The patient population is growing and becoming more diverse from those newly arrived in the city. The practice is currently facing several challenges.

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

1. The practice manager wants to have the local hospital expert on cultural competency come talk to the staff. The administrative support staff does not feel that they need training. How should the practice manager proceed?

 2. The practice needs to hire a new administrative assistant to work with the front desk staff. The practice wishes to hire someone from the local minority community rather than an equally qualified individual from another state. How should the practice manager proceed? Justify the rationale for this recommendation.

 3. With the recent growth, the practice is considering relocating its office to another, larger office facility. Several options are being discussed. Should they relocate to a more affluent area of the city that is less diverse? Or should they stay in the same neighborhood, even if it is less profitable? What are the pros and cons of staying in this neighborhood versus moving to another area? If the rent is higher in the more diverse area, is that enough to justify not moving there? Or is diversity responsiveness a “cost of doing business?” How should the practice manager proceed?

4. The practice wants to maintain its good standing in the community. What initiatives could it undertake to remain connected to its local patient population?

5. The practice manager wants to complete a strategic plan as a guiding framework for the organization for the next five years. From whom should she get input to help shape this plan? Should cultural competency initiatives be included in this plan?

As we begin to study performance management, a significant aspect of success is team performance. According to the text, the chapter that focuses on managing a team’s performance provides team definition as well as why teamwork is so pervasive in today’s global marketplace.

Organizations that choose to include a team component in their performance management system face various challenges. Please describe the three (3) main challenges discussed in the readings and share your recommendations (as HR Manager) for overcoming these challenges. 

This assignment allows you to demonstrate mastery of course outcomes:

1. apply knowledge of the levels, components, and development of culture to inform decision making about organizational practices
2. analyze and describe the impact of organizational culture on performance

You will be asked to analyze an organizational culture. This could be the organization you work with( work as Security Officer), or it could be some other organization to which you have access. Remember that clubs, associations, and churches can be considered organizations.

Research (data gathering) should include (but does not need to be limited to)  mainly primary sources.

Primary data is the data collected by the researcher themselves, i.e.

1. interview
2. observation
3. action research
4. case studies
5. life histories
6. questionnaires
7. ethnographic research

Secondary sources are data that already exists

1. Previous research
2. Official statistics
3. Mass media products
4. Diaries
5. Letters
6. Government reports
7. Web information
8. Historical data and information

Collect your data and analyze it. Describe how you collected the data (observation, interviews, surveys).

Then, analyze the organizational culture along three dimensions: artifacts, values, and underlying assumptions. Give examples of behavior, speech, or symbols that illustrate your findings. This paper should be 5-8 pages in length. Any data used (interviews, surveys, websites, etc.) should be attached as appendices. You should use at least 3 course resources. 

BU47S : Strategic Management

Question 1

 As part of its training, most military academies teach the:

Nine Principles of War.

Seven Principles of Success.

Five Keys to Effectiveness.

Eight Steps to Efficiency.

Question 2

Which of the following is not a characteristic of strategic management that makes it different from other types of management?

It is interdisciplinary.

It has an external focus.

It has an internal focus.

It concerns the present direction of the organization.

Question 3

Imitability of a resource can occur through:

uplication.

exploitation.

substitution.

duplication and substitution.

Question 4

The traditional view of social responsibility states that:

corporations should exist only to represent the stockholders.

corporations must represent all stakeholder groups.

corporations should operate on the basis of their suppliers’ interests.

corporations function as a measure of consumer behavior.

Question 5

The various studies of organizational environments can be summarized from the following perspective(s):

environment as a source of information.

environment as a source of resources.

environment as a source of power.

environment as a source of information and of resources.

Question 6

Why is an internal analysis important?

It is the only way to assess an organization’s competitive environment.

It is needed for making good strategic decisions.

It establishes organizational goals and objectives.

It assists in product positioning.

Question 7

In Mintzberg’s typology, ________ is a way to differentiate.

price

adaptability

focus

niche

Question 8

A more dramatic response to a failing organization may be:

a joint venture strategy.

a turnaround strategy.

a vertical integration strategy.

a long-term contract.

Question 9

________ refers to the values and attitudes shared by individuals from a specific country that shape their behavior and their beliefs about what is important.

National culture

National values

International value systems

Global culture

Question 10

Public sector organizations are most affected by ________ constraints.

internal

external

efficiency

managerial