Case Study

Read the following case study:

Best Hospital is a 325-bed suburban community hospital that has just merged with a local major academic medical center, the University of Excellence Medical Center (UEMC). There are 15 hospitals in the UEMC system, ranging from small rural hospitals with 50 or fewer beds to large multiple-specialty tertiary referral hospitals. Two hospitals in the system have achieved magnet status and several hospitals are working to achieve this status. Within the UEMC system, a high value is placed on collaboration with the schools of the health professions at the University of Excellence (UE). 

Best Hospital has a long history of association with local universities, functioning mainly as a site for student clinical experiences. For example, undergraduate students enrolled at the UE College of Health Professions often complete a portion of their clinical work at the hospital. Each year the hospital hires a number of graduates from this program. Several nurses in first-level management positions at the hospital are enrolled in the master’s program.

The vice-president for clinical practice at Best Hospital is a PhD-prepared nurse who has been appointed to the faculty at the UE School of Nursing. Your current position is director of staff development at Best Hospital. You are responsible for the educational programming of all clinical staff. Over the past 2 years, Best Hospital has been fully involved in meeting Meaningful Use criteria. As director of staff development, you have played the major leadership role in developing and implementing all related educational programs. 

The health professional schools at UE are working together to revise their curricula to integrate informatics throughout. The goal is to develop an interprofessional approach that incorporates informatics across and throughout the different educational programs within these schools. The schools have requested a meeting with clinical leaders from the hospital to gain a practical perspective on what information should be included in the curricula. The vice-president for clinical practice has included you on the list of leaders to attend the meeting. She asked that each person attending the meeting prepare a short presentation on how they engage their staff in the continuous education process with respect to ever-changing healthcare technology. 

PowerPoint Presentation

Directions:

1. Review the case study.

2. Download the provided PowerPoint template to create a presentation that includes:

· An overview process map on how staff training is linked to any update in healthcare technology for Best Hospital staff

· Examples of computerized teaching tools used within staff training, including:

o List of learning tools typically used within staff training

o How you determine which tools to use (rationale)

o How such tools are used within the training process

· Support of continuous learning by staff (3 slides)

o Existing support mechanisms and processes

o How continuous learning is linked to professional development

o Examples of how learning is offered for diverse learning styles of staff

· Ensure that your presentation is free of spelling and grammar errors.

-What is one way that you, as a nurse, can take a more active role in health promotion/disease prevention with your patients and within your community?

-Do you feel that discussing health promotion/disease prevention with your patients is part of your professional responsibility as a registered nurse? Why, or why not?

For your original post, please respond to these questions providing scholarly support for your opinions. Remember to include an APA formatted in-text citation and corresponding reference from a recent (within last 5 years) professional journal or website (NIH, CDC, etc.).

An APA formatted in-text citation and corresponding reference from a recent (within last 5 years) professional journal or website (NIH, CDC, etc.) are required in your initial discussion post. Blogs, magazines, and news

      

Write a paper (2,000-2,500 words) in which you apply the concepts of epidemiology and nursing research to a communicable disease. Refer to “Communicable Disease Chain,” “Chain of Infection,” and the CDC website for assistance when completing this assignment.

Communicable Disease Selection

1. Chickenpox
2. Tuberculosis
3. Influenza
4. Mononucleosis
5. Hepatitis B
6. HIV
7. Ebola
8. Measles
9. Polio
10. Influenza

Epidemiology Paper Requirements

1. Describe the chosen communicable disease, including causes, symptoms, mode of transmission, complications, treatment, and the demographic of interest (mortality, morbidity, incidence, and prevalence). Is this a reportable disease? If so, provide details about reporting time, whom to report to, etc.
2. Describe the social determinants of health and explain how those factors contribute to the development of this disease.
3. Discuss the epidemiologic triangle as it relates to the communicable disease you have selected. Include the host factors, agent factors (presence or absence), and environmental factors. Are there any special considerations or notifications for the community, schools, or general population?
4. Explain the role of the community health nurse (case finding, reporting, data collection, data analysis, and follow-up) and why demographic data are necessary to the health of the community.
5. Identify at least one national agency or organization that addresses the communicable disease chosen and describe how the organizations contribute to resolving or reducing the impact of disease.
6. Discuss a global implication of the disease. How is this addressed in other countries or cultures? Is this disease endemic to a particular area? Provide an example.

A minimum of three peer-reviewed or professional references is required.

Due 6/21/18 11 a.m EST

500 words APA not including min 4 references

PUBLIC HEALTH (READ CAREFULLY)

  

Biosurveillance Algorithms

Different diseases may share many of the same symptoms. Because diseases have a broad range of symptoms (many of which overlap), biosurveillance algorithms must be constructed to identify those indicators that can (individually or in some combination) accurately discriminate the presence or absence of the condition of interest, properly monitor those indicators, and provide reliable output on each specific disease’s trends. Matching the process of analyzing the data with the necessary types of data is of utmost importance when trying to obtain an early identification of a health event with minimum false positives.

To prepare for this Discussion,select an infectious disease. Consider the best approach/algorithm to monitor the disease or condition you selected. Determine the number and type of covariates the algorithm should have.

Post a description of the algorithm that you think would best monitor the 

disease you selected. Explain which covariates you would include in the algorithm. Finally, explain the limitations of the algorithm and the implications for public health.

Support your suggestions with additional scholarly resources

Module 5 Discussion – Price and Distribution Question 1.

Explain how a pharmaceutical company’s pricing for a non-proprietary drug might change if the objective was: (a) profitability, (b) sales volume, or (c) market share.

Please respond to one of your peers’ responses (please refrain from answering “I agree”). Please respond in detail to your peers why you agree or disagree with their answer.

Module 5 Discussion – Price and Distribution Question 2

List and discuss at least five [5] of the pricing strategies covered in the textbook.

Please respond to one of your peers’ responses (please refrain from answering “I agree”). Please respond in detail to your peers why you agree or disagree with their answer.

Module 5 Discussion – Price and Distribution Question 3

In a recent contract negotiation session between a group of physicians and a managed care health plan, the parties disagreed about the level of reimbursement that the physicians would receive for treating subscribers. The physician group is the largest such organization in the community and represents 75 percent of all primary care providers in the area. What sources of power does this group wield in negotiating a managed care contract?