You just started working as a Health Service Manager for a health care company within a health industry or sector below:

1. Pharmaceutical (generic drugs)
2. Pharmaceutical (patented drug)
3. Any physician specialty (e.g. cardiology, ophthalmology, etc.)
4. Hospital (national Network)
5. Small rural hospital

(A) First, choose a health industry or sector above and then answer the questions that follow below.

(B) Your boss has asked you to write a memo (not just a standard essay) detailing the factors impacting the supply of your product or services and how the market structure of the industry you selected impacts the quantity supplied and the pricing of your product or service. 

Answer Question #1 through #4, and Question #6 below relying primarily on the course readings and other resource material presented in this class. You can use external UMUC library resources to research government regulations impacting your industry in answering Question #5.  Cite and reference all resources used whether internal or external.

1. Describe the product or service you supply to your patients.
2. Identify the market structure of your industry and analyze the key characteristics of your industry that lead to your identification of this market structure.
3. Given this market structure, evaluate how prices charged for your services/products are determined.
4. Evaluate how does the existence of private and public insurance influence the revenues you receive for this service/product.
5. Given the government regulations impacting the health industry that have been discussed in this class, identify and discuss a government regulation that has been implemented in this industry.
6. Identify a market failure(s) discussed in class that government regulation attempted to address.

 In writing your memo, be sure to include your name, and the health care industry or sector that you chose in the subject line. In order for your boss to easily review your report, please include section headers to correspond to the questions above. The memo should be at least 4 double-spaced pages (excluding the cover page and reference pages). 

Apply the APA style format that you learned in HMGT 300. The grading rubrics are the same as that used to grade Assignments 1 and 2.

The needs of the pediatric patient differ depending on age, as do the stages of development and the expected assessment findings for each stage. In a 500-750-word paper, examine the needs of a school-aged child between the ages of 5 and 12 years old and discuss the following:

1. Compare the physical assessments among school-aged children. Describe how you would modify assessment techniques to match the age and developmental stage of the child.
2. Choose a child between the ages of 5 and 12 years old. Identify the age of the child and describe the typical developmental stages of children that age.
3. Applying developmental theory based on Erickson, Piaget, or Kohlberg, explain how you would developmentally assess the child. Include how you would offer explanations during the assessment, strategies you would use to gain cooperation, and potential findings from the assessment.

Trace the history of cannabis use in medicine for the treatment and management of illness via nursing scholarly journal articles. Examine your sources for the following information below and describe the following:

1. Who are the stakeholders both in support of and in opposition to medicinal cannabis use?

2. What does current medical/nursing research say regarding the increasing use of medicinal cannabis?

3. What are the policy, legal and future practice implications based on the current prescribed rate of cannabis?

Attached below is an additional resource that details current state medical marijuana laws:

National Conference of State Legislatures- State Medical Marijuana Laws: http://www.ncsl.org/research/health/state-medical-marijuana-laws.aspx

respond 

Roussel, Thomas, and Harris (2017) report that a microsystem analysis includes five P’s of purpose, populations, processes, patterns, and providers. A comprehensive analysis using a standardized approach to high light opportunities for improvement. Our purpose is to find the cause of the increase in malpractice claims and improve patient outcomes. The population is patients with operative procedures using Davinci robotics. The process is the Davinci robotic procedure. Next, patterns to narrow the search to understand cause and the providers are the nursing staff working in the OR. Jones, Polancich, Steaban, Feistritzer, and Poe believe quality and patient safety requires efforts from all nursing leadership. The nurse executive (CNO) is paramount to the team and drives the vision of nursing to deliver safe, quality, efficient, patient-centered care (2017, p.186). The leadership skills of CNO are necessary to achieve high-quality patient care and excellent clinical outcomes (Jones, Polancich, Steaban, Feistritzer, & Poe). The CNO establishes the direction and identifies goals to provide the foundation for strategic planning.

The first action as a leadership team is to determine if all the claims revolve around the same type of issues by gathering data on the claims. I will meet with the quality team and nursing leaders to identify the issues. Once we study the data then we will determine how to proceed. Does it appear to be a process issue or a person issue? Is there a lack of knowledge? From the data, we find a trend with procedures done by Davinci robotic surgeries. The clinical nurse leader will observe a Davinci surgery to examine the workflow process to determine areas of opportunity. The process is mapped out in detail to determine areas of concern. It was found that Davinci procedures are now being performed with new equipment. The data is further examined to determine a pattern. Is the data related to a process, structural, or outcomes-based to decide what needs to be improved? We must decide if there is a flaw in the procedure or equipment. Finally, we look at the staff and their experience, education, and familiarity with the procedure and equipment. Is there a knowledge-based error? We know from our previous reports that staffing has been a concern and there are many new RNs working in the OR. We look at the roles of all staff associated with the procedure including the providers. The data shows that many newer nurses may be unfamiliar with the use of the new equipment, so we have an area of opportunity to educate and train the staff. The education plan, communication plan, and timeline will be developed and shared. This communication will explain the plans for the change and allow for additional input if necessary. Physicians and key stakeholders will also need to be informed about the change in advance of implementation. This gives time for additional training of physicians and ancillary staff. Listening to the feedback from teams is important. As the changes are implemented, staff will have feedback on what is working and what is not so daily huddles will be needed with staff. Feedback will be monitored, and changes made as needed to improve patient outcomes. Effective communication and enhancing team culture are especially important in strategic planning. As part of our commitment to our community, we want to provide safe high-quality patient-centered care so we will strive to decrease malpractice claims.

Debbie

References

Jones, P., Polancich, S., Steaban, R., Feistritzer, N., & Poe, T. (2017). Transformational leadership: The chief nursing officer role in leading quality and patient safety. Journal for Healthcare Quality: Official Publication of The National Association for Healthcare Quality, 39(3), 186–190. https://doi-org.chamberlainuniversity.idm.oclc.org/10.1097/JHQ.0000000000000090 (Links to an external site.)

Roussel, L., Thomas, P. L., & Harris, J. L. (2016). Management and leadership for nurse administrators (7th ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.

VARK Analysis Paper

Learning styles represent the different approaches to learning based on preferences, weaknesses, and strengths. For learners to best achieve the desired educational outcome, learning styles must be considered when creating a plan. Complete “The VARK Questionnaire,” located on the VARK website, and then complete the following:

1. Click “OK” to receive your questionnaire scores.
2. Once you have determined your preferred learning style, review the corresponding link to view your learning preference.
3. Review the other learning styles: visual, aural, read/write, kinesthetic, and multimodal (listed on the VARK Questionnaire Results page).
4. Compare your current preferred learning strategies to the identified strategies for your preferred learning style.
5. Examine how awareness of learning styles has influenced your perceptions of teaching and learning.

In a paper (750‐1,000 words), summarize your analysis of this exercise and discuss the overall value of learning styles. Include the following:

1. Provide a summary of your learning style according the VARK questionnaire.
2. Describe your preferred learning strategies. Compare your current preferred learning strategies to the identified strategies for your preferred learning style.
3. Describe how individual learning styles affect the degree to which a learner can understand or perform educational activities. Discuss the importance of an educator identifying individual learning styles and preferences when working with learners.
4. Discuss why understanding the learning styles of individuals participating in health promotion is important to achieving the desired outcome. How do learning styles ultimately affect the possibility for a behavioral change? How would different learning styles be accommodated in health promotion?

Cite to at least three peer‐reviewed or scholarly sources to complete this assignment. Sources should be published within the last 5 years and appropriate for the assignment criteria.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide.   An abstract is not required.