What effect has research had on consumers’ perspectives on health care?

Select one of the articles from the readings this week on consumerism in health care and obtain faculty approval.

Create a 10- to 15-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation, including detailed speaker notes, based on the techniques of the research process from Weeks Two and Three.

Include the following elements:

  • Background: Summarize the article by explaining how the article applies to customer service or consumerism in health care. What effect has research had on consumers’ perspectives on health care?
  • Methodology: Provide an overview of the scope of the study in the chosen article by explaining data collection and where to find the data. Describe the process used to determine validity and reliability of research findings to support evidence-based practices.
  • Result: Differentiate between the qualitative and quantitative aspects of the data described in the article in terms of descriptive statistics, inferential statistics, or both. Do you have enough information to make a decision on the effectiveness of the study?
  • Conclusions: Explain some ways to integrate the future trends of health care research and consumerism.

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Do you think employers should invest in staff development? Why or why not?

Training staff is important for employers as training focuses on current job requirements. Employers’ responsibilities around staff development arguably are not as obvious since development focuses on enhancing skills required for future jobs.

Respond to the following questions in relation to staff development:

  • Do you think employers should invest in staff development? Why or why not?
  • In what ways can decisions about staff development affect a public health organization’s staffing plan?
  • What strategies would you recommend to balance the benefits of staff development with budgetary constraints?

Evaluate the changes, if any, you would make in the compensation of your current MAs.

Fair and adequate compensation is critical for attracting the most qualified employees and retaining and motivating staff. When determining compensation, consideration should be given to fair and equitable compensation among all workers in the same company (internal equity) and fair and equitable compensation relative to the external market (external equity).

Consider the following scenario:

You have two medical assistants (MAs) who earn $15 per hour at your medical practice. When you hire a new MA, you discover that the current market pays $16 per hour for medical assistants.

Respond to the following discussion points in relation to equity conflicts and compensation:

  • State what you would offer the new MA and provide your reasons.
  • Discuss the implications of your decisions on internal and external equity.
  • Evaluate the changes, if any, you would make in the compensation of your current MAs.
  • Recommend strategies for resolving similar equity conflicts with compensation.

Performance evaluations can be stressful for both employers and employees. Nevertheless, performance appraisals have a number of benefits for both employers and staff.

Respond to the following questions in relation to performance evaluation:

  • In what ways do performance evaluations benefit employers?
  • In what ways do performance evaluations benefit employees?

HR departments play an essential role in developing an agency’s staffing strategy and handling employee-centered activities of an organization. The presence of an HR department, however, does not absolve individual managers within the agency of human resources responsibilities.

Respond to the following questions in relation to HR issues:

  • What role, if any, do managers have in addressing HR issues or concerns?
  • How does this differ from the role of the HR department staff?

Describe your findings and proposed solutions in 1,050-1,750 words from the information and articles collected in the Health Care Reform Project, Part I assignment.

Resources: Results from Health Care Reform Project, Part I

Research three possible solutions to your selected health care economic issue, as determined in Week Two. The solutions do not need to be extensive, but must represent solutions identified in your research.

Describe your findings and proposed solutions in 1,050-1,750 words from the information and articles collected in the Health Care Reform Project, Part I assignment.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

. What are the reasons for this decision? Why did you not select the other plans offered?

Review the Health Care Economics Issues HMO Simulation.
Select either Constructit or E-editor to analyze for your paper.
Prepare a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper in which you present a profile of the chosen company, including the demographics of the employees, the health care risk factors or potential areas of high utilization, and the premiums the company is willing to pay.

As a representative of Castor Insurance, your job is to maximize profit and minimize risk for the company. Based on your analysis of potential utilization, provide at least two reasons why each plan could be selected. Then state which plan you would select to sell to your chosen company. What are the reasons for this decision? Why did you not select the other plans offered?

Discuss how such methods and tools relate to health care reform.

Resource:Health Care Reform Projects, Parts I and II

Prepare a Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation in which you summarize health care reform material.
Assume you are making a presentation to the board of directors concerning your investigation into the economic issue you submitted for your Learning Team assignments in Weeks Two and Three.
Have a minimum of 10 to 15 slides with extensive speaker notes, augmenting and expanding on the information presented in each slide.
Include the following in your presentation:

  • Use methods and tools common to addressing economic challenges in the health care industry.
  • Discuss how such methods and tools relate to health care reform.
  • Determine and explain which solution is most effective. Mention the payment sources involved.
  • List the steps needed to implement your solution.

What are the differences between qualitative research and quantitative research?

This is a progressive assignment so you need previous assignments. I have already done most of the part, that I will share too. After conclusion you have to pileup whole assignemnt according to final template. No grammar mistakes accepted. use APA guideline.

 Method

            Briefly introduce your next capstone section.  While this may seem redundant at each section, it is important to remind the reader of your research at the beginning of each section. The reason for this? In the event someone is interested in your research, but they do not want to read the entire manuscript, they can easily learn about your research in the beginning of every section.

Research Method and Design Appropriateness

Elaborate on the differences among various research methodologies. What are the differences between qualitative research and quantitative research? Which was more appropriate for your study? Why? More than likely, this will be a descriptive research project, focusing more on the literature surrounding the topic, rather than conducting actual quantitative or qualitative research.

Population

            Discuss your study population. The study population is the larger picture of the research. If you were conducting research focused on childhood education, your study population would include children who are in school. This may be at a local level, state level, national level, or even at the global level. You determine the study population by how big you want the scope of your project to be.

Sampling Frame

Elaborate on your sampling frame here. The sampling frame is the smaller picture of the study population that you can actually obtain information from. For instance, in the same research that is interested in childhood education, the sampling frame may be 10 students from a local school. These ten students would then be used in your data collection process.

Data Collection

            Discuss the collection of your data. Was it quantitative or qualitative? How did you collect the data? How did you protect the integrity of the data? For our example, if 10 nursing home residents could be interviewed; this would be qualitative in nature. Likewise, conducting a numerical poll would be quantitative. If you conduct personal interviews, you will want to ensure minimal researcher bias.

Data Analysis

Discuss the process where you analyzed your data. How did you analyze it? If quantitative, what statistical tool did you use? If qualitative, how did you interpret the information?

Findings

Briefly introduce your next capstone section.  While this may seem redundant at each section, it is important to remind the reader at the beginning of each section. The following section will discuss the limitations, use and applications of findings, and recommendations of the research.

Limitations

Discuss the limitations of your study. Do not leave this paragraph empty; there are always limitations (e.g. time, funding, scope, etc.).

Use and Application of Findings

Summarize your findings from your research. (For example: The use and application of these findings may contribute to…by….). There should be at least 3 recommendations (each a separate paragraph).

Recommendation: Type here.  Thinking outside the box, think of what recommendations you can make to improve the problem you have identified previously. Elaborate why your recommendation is appropriate.

Recommendation: Type here.  Thinking outside the box, think of what recommendations you can make to improve the problem you have identified previously. Elaborate why your recommendation is appropriate.

Recommendation: Type here.  Thinking outside the box, think of what recommendations you can make to improve the problem you have identified previously. Elaborate why your recommendation is appropriate.

Conclusion

 

Summarize your manuscript here. This is a summary of your entire capstone, not just the last section. Your conclusion may end up being a few pages, depending on the length of your research.

Final template: Must follow

  1. Title Page (1 page)
  2. Abstract (1 page)
  3. Dedication (1 page)
  4. Acknowledgements (1 page)
  5. Table of Contents (1-3 pages)
  6. List of Tables (1 page)
  7. List of Figures (1 page)
  8. Background (5-7 pages total)
    1. Introduction paragraph (1/2 page)
    2. General Problem Statement (1 page)
    3. Specific Problem Statement (1 page)
    4. Purpose Statement (1 page)
    5. Research Questions (1/2 page)
    6. Hypotheses (1/2 page)
    7. Definition of terms (if needed) (1/2 page – 2 pages)
  9. Literature Review (10-16 pages total; minimum 25 scholarly references)
    1. Introduction paragraph (1 page)
    2. Concept 1 (3-5 pages)
    3. Concept 2 (3-5 pages)
    4. Concept 3 (3-5 pages)
  1. Method (5-7 pages total)

a.       Introduction paragraph (1/2 page)

    1. Research Method and Design Appropriateness (1 page)
    2. Population (1 page)
    3. Sampling Frame (1/2 page)
    4. Data Collection  (1 page)
    5. Data Analysis  (1 page)
  1. Findings (5-7 pages total)

 

    1. Introduction paragraph (1/2 page)
    2. Limitations (1 page)
    3. Use and Application of Findings (1/2 page)
      1. Recommendation 1 (1 page)
      2. Recommendation 2 (1 page)
      3. Recommendation 3 (1 page)
  1. Conclusion (1-2 pages)
  2. Reference Page (1+ pages; minimum of 35 scholarly references)

What strategies would it take to market this product to the new age group?

Suggest a new way to market the products to a different age group (350- to 700- words). Include the following:

  • Indicate the original age group identified during the first week. Choose another age group to market this product to.
  • What media style would be most effective to reach the new audience?
  • What strategies would it take to market this product to the new age group?
  • Describe what the advertisement would look like.
  • Describe some key terms that would be used to market the product.
  • What do you think the consumers’ response would be?
  • Would a different marketing plan for this product change your opinion about the product?

What is the Christian concept of the imago dei?

What is the Christian concept of the imago dei? How might it be relevant to our unique approach in health care and why is it important?