Describe how the technologies work to provide patients and providers with data necessary for health care decision making.

Explore the technology systems offered by Nanthealth, a provider of “telehealth” and health management services via the following link:

http://nanthealth.com/

Prepare a brief (8-10 slides) PowerPoint presentation in which you do the following:

  1. hnology innovations to connect patients, providers, and insurers across the care continuum.Identify at least two tec
  2. Describe how the technologies work to provide patients and providers with data necessary for health care decision making.
  3. Discuss how the real-time data encourages outcome-focused planning.
  4. Predict what impact the technology will have on future health care delivery. Provide rationale and examples.

Presentations must include speakers’ notes on each slide, as well as references for the presentation. A minimum of three academic references from credible sources are required for this assignment. The slide count (8-10 slides) does not include the introduction and References slide(s).

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

You are not required to submit this assignment to Turnitin, unless otherwise directed by your instructor. If so directed, refer to the Student Success Center for directions. Only Word documents can be submitted to Turnitin.

Analyze the articles – write one paragraph about the similarities and/or differences in the articles related to your PICO.

Using the format outlined on the PICO reference page in the Nursing Reference Center design your own question. (This may be related to something you are familiar with, or something you imagine to be an issue in nursing. It is BEST if you keep it simple!)

Next research reliable data bases or websites and find three articles that are related to your PICO (these MUST BE referenced on your reference page).

Analyze the articles – write one paragraph about the similarities and/or differences in the articles related to your PICO.

Your Essay should be outlined by using steps 1-3 of the EBP process

What makes a good health care manager?

discussion board due by thursday (250 words) cite citations and references correctly give credit where credit is due in all your work. health•care [helth-kair], noun

  1. The field concerned with the maintenance or restoration of the health of the body or mind.
  2. Any of the procedures or methods employed in this field.  –adjective Also, health-care
  3. Of, pertaining to, or involved in health care: health care workers; a health care center.

man•ag•er [man-i-jer], noun

  1. A person who has control or direction of an institution, business, etc., or of a part, division, or phase of it.
  2. A person who manages.
  3. A person who controls and manipulates resources and expenditures, as of a household.

This is an exciting time for health care in general, but especially for the team of professionals that provide leadership and direction to enable the maintenance or restoration of health in a variety of settings. Health care management requires talented people to facilitate the delivery of care to patients and their families. The rewards of helping are great, the challenges are many. What type of individual makes a good health care manager?To prepare for this Discussion, complete the readings in your Learning Resources. Review the various health care managers who work in a health care setting profiled in Waldenville (click on the org charts to learn more about the managers) and in the profiles provided in your Career Opportunities in Health Care Management course text.
Post a comprehensive response to the following:Health care managers can work in settings that provide direct or nondirect service.

  • What makes a good health care manager?
  • Why do professionals choose either of these paths?
  • Identify and compare the characteristics common in those health care managers who work in either direct or nondirect care settings.

*****Please be sure to cite your resources using APA style within your post. Please try to select specific public health examples that are different from those posted by your classmates for this discussion._________________________________________________________________________________assignment due by 11:59 pm sunday be sure to cite your resources  A leader is not an administrator who loves to run others, but someone who carries water for his people so they can get on with their jobs.  —Robert TownsendTo prepare for this Application, review Chapter 1 of your Career Opportunities in Health Care Management course text. Take the Healthcare Management Talent Quotient Quiz in Table 1-1 of your course text to determine your strengths and aptitude for working in health care management. Review the various types of health care settings (see Waldenville health care settings and your course text) and the various descriptions of health care management positions available. Prepare a 1- to 2-page self-assessment of the role and setting of health care management that you might pursue based on your Management Talent Quotient.To complete this Application, write a 1- to 2-page paper that identifies the following:

  • Based on the results of your quiz, on what areas did you score highly?
  • What are your strengths?
  • What areas do you feel you need to work on to be successful as a health care manager?
  • What information from this week’s Learning Resources affected your understanding of the skills necessary to be a successful health care manager? Please explain and provide sufficient examples.

Instruction:Be sure to support your work with specific citations from this week’s Learning Resources and additional scholarly sources as appropriate. Refer to the Essential Guide to APA Style for Walden Students to ensure that your in-text citations and reference list are correct._______________________________________________________________________resources

Course Text: Buchbinder, S., & Thompson, J. (2010). Career opportunities in health care management: “Perspectives from the field (Laureate Education, Inc., custom ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett.   Chapter 1, “The Healthcare Management Workforce”   In this chapter, you will begin to look at the essential skills of health care management professionals. The authors highlight the origins of health care management and the growth and opportunities available in the profession.   Chapter 2, “Understanding Healthcare Management”   Health care management provides leadership and direction to organizations that deliver personal health services in a variety of settings. This chapter defines the role, function, and competencies of health care managers.   Chapter 3, “Healthcare Management Practice Settings”   This chapter summarizes the major settings for the practice of health care management. The authors explain the differences between direct and nondirect care settings and the key managerial skills and competencies involved in each.   Chapter 4, “Perspectives From the Field: Profiles of Healthcare Managers”   The authors provide a unique glimpse into health care management through profiles of actual professionals. In addition to describing a “day in the life” of a typical health care manager, dozens of individuals share their perspectives on the training, career path, satisfaction, and challenges that excite them about being involved in direct or nondirect care settings.  

Article: Mandel, M., & Weber, J. (2006, September 25). What’s really propping up the economy. Bloomberg BusinessWeek. Retrieved from http://www.businessweek.com/stories/2006-09-24/whats-really-propping-up-the-economy What’s Really Propping Up The Economy, by Mandel, M., & Weber, J., in Bloomberg BusinessWeek (2006, September 25). Copyright 2006 by Bloomberg L.P. Reprinted by permission of Bloomberg L.P. via the Copyright Clearance Center.   In recent years, the U.S. economy has been ailing, but the health care job market has been healthy. The authors of this BusinessWeek article shed light on the effect of health care organizations on local economies.

Required Media

Course Media: Welcome to Waldenville! Waldenville is a fictitious city in Anystate, USA. The population of Waldenville is 324,995. There are approximately 1,094 people per square mile. Of those who reside here, approximately 5.2% are living below the poverty level. Age and race distribution are: https://class.waldenu.edu/bbcswebdav/institution/USW1/201830_03/BS_HLMA/HLTH_4000_WC/graphics/USW1_HLTH_4000_week01_WelcometoWaldenville2.png  The city of Waldenville is proud of the health care available to its residents. Visit to learn more about the Waldenville Urgent Care Clinic, the Waldenville Department of Health, Waldenville General Hospital, the Regional Hospital System, Waldenville Women’s Medical Group, the Primary Care Physicians of Waldenville, the Waldenville Assisted Living Community, the Nursing Home of Greater Waldenville, and the Waldenville Community Health Foundation. An organizational chart showcasing the various heath care management professionals is found in Waldenville General Hospital, the Waldenville Urgent Care Clinic, and the Primary Care Physicians of Waldenville. 

Explain how this places your adult participant at increased risk for developing a preventable disease (obesity, Type II Diabetes, etc.), which is described.

Prepare a patient teaching plan for your participant (Dx of hypertension, Right hip ORIF). Present your plan using Microsoft PowerPoint.

Title slide (first slide): Include a title slide with your name and title of the presentation.

Introduction/Identification (two to three slides): Introduce a modifiable risk factor (diet, smoking, activity, etc.) that will be the focus of your presentation.

Identify at least one important finding you discovered in Milestone 1 that is associated with this risk factor.

Explain how this places your adult participant at increased risk for developing a preventable disease (obesity, Type II Diabetes, etc.), which is described.

List short and long-term goals.

Intervention (four to five slides): Choose one evidence-based intervention related to the modifiable risk factor chosen that has been shown to be effective at reducing an individual’s risk for developing the preventable disease.

Describe the intervention in detail.

Provide rationale to support the use of this intervention. Support your rationale with information obtained from one scholarly source as well as Healthy People 2020 (http://healthypeople.gov (Links to an external site). Links to an external site.). Include any additional resources (websites, handouts, etc.) that you will share with your adult participant, if applicable.

Evaluation (three to four slides): Describe at least one evaluation method that you would use to determine whether your intervention is effective. Outcome measurement is a crucial piece when implementing interventions.

Describe at least one method (weight, lab values, activity logs, etc.) you would use to evaluate whether your intervention was effective.

Describe the desired outcomes you would track that would show whether your intervention is working.

Include additional steps to be considered if your plan proved to be unsuccessful.

Summary (one to two slides): Reiterate the main points of the presentation and conclude with what you are hoping to accomplish as a result of implementing the chosen intervention.

References (last slide): List the references for sources that were cited in the presentation.

Speaker notes: Share in detail how you would verbalize the content on each of the slides to the patient.

Remember, you are creating a patient teaching plan so be sure to include terms easily understood by the general population and limit your use of medical jargon. Slides should include the most important elements for them to know in short bullet-pointed phrases. You must add additional comments in the notes section to clarify information for your instructor.

.  How the cultural health care beliefs of these three cultures influence the delivery of health care and how you as a professional  nurse can deal with them while providing nursing care.

.  How the cultural health care beliefs of these three cultures influence the delivery of health care and how you as a professional  nurse can deal with them while providing nursing care.

A minimum of two evidence based references no older than 5 years

Cover page

APA format word document Arial 12 font attached

A Maximum500 words are required.

Write a brief introduction of the topic and explain why it is important to mental health nursing.  § Cite statistics to support the significance of the topic.  § Summarize the article; include key points or findings of the article. 

1. Write a 2–3 page paper (excluding the title and reference pages) using the following criteria.

§ Write a brief introduction of the topic and explain why it is important to mental health nursing.

§ Cite statistics to support the significance of the topic.

§ Summarize the article; include key points or findings of the article.

§ Discuss how you could use the information for your practice; give specific examples.

§ Identify strengths and weaknesses of the article.

§ Discuss whether you would recommend the article to other colleagues.

§ Write a conclusion.

Paper must follow APA format. Include a title page and a reference page; use 12-point Times Roman font; and include in-text citations (use citations whenever paraphrasing, using statistics, or quoting from the article). Please refer to your APA Manual as a guide for in-text citations and sample reference pages

 How can community health nurses apply the strategies of cultural competence to their practice?

How can community health nurses apply the strategies of cultural competence to their practice? Provide at least one example from each of the following four strategies: cultural preservation, cultural accommodation, cultural repatterning, and cultural brokering. What is a possible barrier to applying the strategy/example chosen? Use an example that is different than the postings of other students. This example should include an evidence-based article that addresses a cultural issue. Response should include an APA reference.

. Discuss one strength and one weakness to each of these six articles on why the article may or may not provide sufficient evidence for your practice change.

Submit a summary of six of your articles on the discussion board. Discuss one strength and one weakness to each of these six articles on why the article may or may not provide sufficient evidence for your practice change.

Imagine that a family friend or colleague has just been diagnosed with cancer. Explain how the American Cancer Society might provide education and support. What ACS services would you recommend and why

The American Cancer Society (ACS) is a nationwide, community-based, voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem. Together with its supporters, ACS is committed to helping people stay well and get well by finding cures and by fighting back.Critical Thinking Questions:

  1. Imagine that a family friend or colleague has just been diagnosed with cancer. Explain how the American Cancer Society might provide education and support. What ACS services would you recommend and why?
  2. According to statistics published by the American Cancer Society, there will be an estimated 1.5 million new cancer cases diagnosed each year over the next decade. What factors contribute to the yearly incidence and mortality rates of various cancers in Americans? What changes in policy and practice are most likely to affect these figures over time
  3. Select a research program from among those funded by the American Cancer Society. Describe the program and discuss what impact the research will have on the prevention or treatment of cancer.