Windshield surveys are systematic observations made from a moving vehicle.  They are designed to help you better understand the community in general or a specific condition regarding it.  Windshield surveys may be used to estimate the poverty level of a given geographic area or to examine the community’s physical, social or economic character. 

Windshield surveys are useful when the area you want to observe is large and the aspects you are interested in can be seen from the road.  A WALKING survey might be utilized when you’re seeking to understand things that are hard to see from a moving vehicle.

Pick an area that is manageable.  If you live and work in a large city, you’re probably only concerned with a small section, or a particular segment of that city.  For example, if you lived in New York City, you might select just Manhattan or the borough of Queens.  Your choice will help shape your understanding of the community, so you should make it thoughtfully.  Which areas will best reflect the aspects of the community that you want to know about?  Which locations best relate to the work you want to do?

Consider how the time of day, the day of the week, and the season might impact your survey.  You may want to repeat your survey more than once in order to capture the differences between community conditions or activities at different times.

General Tips:

· Use a map.  Google maps on your smart phone or similar services are excellent resources

· Enlist a spouse, friend or family member to assist you so that you can make notes and record your observations while someone else drives.

· Drive major and minor streets, particularly in residential neighborhoods.

· Pull over at regular intervals to make notes.

· Try to remain inconspicuous but take pictures to refresh your memory about buildings or areas of interest or concern.

· To truly experience the community, take part in everyday activities.  Take public transportation, eat in a local restaurant, buy something in a drugstore or grocery store.  This will give you a chance to listen to people’s conversations and to get a sense of how they interact.

· Go inside public buildings and cultural institutions

· Sit down in a quiet place to observe the population and to take notes.

· Consider the community’s outstanding assets.

· Consider the community’s biggest challenges.

· Explore the unexpected.

· Note the aesthetic quality of the community, either positively or negatively. 

In part I of this assignment, you will make notes and perform data collection regarding the community you have selected.  You are REQUIRED to utilize the template provided.  The template will help you to perform comprehensive data collection. The template may be utilized during the conduct of your windshield survey to make handwritten notes but your submission MUST be typed using complete sentences, proper grammar and spelling.  You must add a cover page to your Windshield Survey Assignment Part I using APA format.  CLICK HERE FOR 

TEMPLATE 

  

PICOT

P: People with depression

I: Use of antidepressants 

C: Combination and antidepressants and psychotherapy

O: Depression decreased greatly.

T: Six weeks

With depressed patients, how does the use of combination of antidepressants and psychotherapy treatments compared to the use of antidepressants successfully improve patient symptoms within six weeks’ time period? 

Explain the differences in structure between ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS, and give an example of each. 

Your response must be at least 75 words in length.

 

QUESTION 2

  

Discuss three common ICD coding conventions and give an example of each. 

Your response must be at least 75 words in length.– Font family —- Font size —

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1) **********minimum 3 full pages ( not words)**************************** (cover or reference page not included)

2)¨**********APA norms  (All paragraphs must be narrative and cited in the text- each paragraphs)

3)********** It will be verified by Turnitin and SafeAssign 

4)  Minimum 4 references not older than 5 years  (Only scholarly papers and research or pages from official sources such as CDC, WHO, etc. are accepted)

5) Each answer must be identified according to the question number. Check the list of questions. 

Your answer should start objectively answering the question

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Directions

1) Review the clinician provider guidelines and recommendations of the United States Preventive Services Task Force A and B Recommendations. 

https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Name/uspstf-a-and-b-recommendations/

2) Consider you are working in a clinic and need to order a preventive screening on a patient for one of the conditions listed below. (While this is a preventative measure, it also can be a diagnostic tool in other circumstances. 

3) For this Assignment the screening is a secondary prevention measure.

4) Your screening methodology must come from the United States Preventive Services Task Force guidelines.

5) You will demonstrate understanding and correct interpretations of preventive screening guidelines.

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Topic: Colon Cancer

Scheme

1 )Find the Final Recommendation Summary for the screening you are evaluating. 

2) Explain the guideline, the correct application of the screening, and the epidemiology behind the guidance. 

3) Content  should include epidemiologic data such as statistical information as available ex. morbidity, mortality, incidence and prevalence of condition. 

4)Identify the methodology and measures for screening. 

5)Include the risk factors, risk assessment, testing interval, description of the patient population,screening test recommendations and other factors relative to the guideline. 

6) Discuss the guideline’s support in a critical analysis, based on the outcomes of studies used in the screening guidance publication. 

7) What key factors are supported by evidence, such as age, methods, measures and intervals? 

8) Consider using the rubric sections as level one headings within the paper.

• Define and discuss the differences between licensure, certification, and accreditation as they relate to health care facilities.
• Discuss the ethical or legal requirements and responsibilities that a health care organization has in ensuring its facility is licensed, certified, and accredited. When discussing licensure requirements, ensure that you research requirements based on the state in which you reside.
• Define and discuss the differences between the licensure and certification as they relate to healthcare providers or professionals.
• Discuss the ethical or legal requirements and responsibilities that a health care organization has in ensuring its staff members are licensed and certified.
• Research and discuss an accrediting body that will provide accreditation to the facility you are proposing. Ensure that you provide a history of the organization, what types of facilities they accredit, and how the organization has impacted the quality of health care in the United States.

Note: You must include a minimum of 3 scholarly references.