In almost every health care organization, no matter the size, there are several departments or individuals that work to support the overall goal of the organization. Not one department is less important than the other, because all departments work together in some manner to support the quality of health care provided. For example, the Facility Management Department’s goals may include ensure cleanliness of the organization and maintaining of grounds (i.e., landscaping). This indirectly impacts quality, as these goals are appreciated by consumers.  Non-clinical support services such as (but not limited to) maintenance, engineering, finance, human resources, admission, compliance, and security all have an important role in health care business operations and administration.

Based on your research, select two (2) non-clinical areas/departments of business operations and/or administration that support each other closely (e.g., Billing and Compliance).

Part 1:

In the first part of this assignment you are to choose one (1) of the two (2) selected non-clinical area of business operations and/or administration (e.g., Billing). You are to prepare a 2-page informational report that identifies:  

1. Leader of the department (e.g., V.P. of Billing)
2. At least two (2) sub-departments (e.g., Collections and Coding)
3. Manager and two (2) key personnel in each sub department (e.g., Manger of Collections: Collections Coordinator and Payment Posting Analyst)
4. Services provided in selected department. 

(Note: Informational reports contain information only and no commentary from the writer. This type of report includes data, facts, and results about a specific subject in detail without any explanation or suggestions. You may choose to use the Billing and Compliance as your two departments, however, you must research and use different employee titles that are used as examples in Part 1 of this assignment.)

Part 2: 

In the second part of this assignment you are to create a 1- to 2-page memorandum that advises the second selected department (e.g., Compliance) of the following:

1. How the department explained in Part 1 supports second selected department.  
2. Two trends that have an impact on the department explained in Part 1. Analyze the trends, and thinking as a health care administrator, explain how the two departments can work together to capitalize on these trends to improve operation and bottom line performance. 

Length: 4 pages (not including title or reference page)

1. Limit your response to a maximum of 4 pages.
2. Include an introduction and conclusion in your paper.
3. Support your case with peer-reviewed articles, with at least 4 references. Use the following link for additional information on how to recognize peer-reviewed journals: http://www.angelo.edu/services/library/handouts/peerrev.php.

Run/PLEASE SEE ATTACHMENT IS THE ARTICLE 

Week 3: Discussion

Study 1: Course content related to chronic wounds in nursing degree programs in Spain.

Brief Description of Method Employed:

This study is a cross-sectional descriptive study that talks about chronic wounds in a nursing degree program. This article is about a study that offers a point of reference to consider where we are in this field and what should be done to improve the preparation of healthcare professionals, thereby improving the prevention and treatment of chorionic wounds.  114 colleges were analyzed in this study.

Data Collection Steps

Study           1:Course contentrelated to chronic wounds in nursing degree programs inSpain.

Comments

Step 1

Identifying the variables in this study

114 centers with degree programs.

Step 2

Analyzing the degree in nursing program information and accessing the program and course content that was available online.

Registro de Universidades, Centros y Titulos degree program was analyzed. Search terms included degree titles containing “Nursing”.

Step 3

Analyzing the content of each course description and/or syllabus

Two researchers independently analyzed the content of each course description or syllabus and reached a consensus agreement.

Step 4

Analyzing elective courses

All elective course options were recorded and placed into the different categories that had anything to do with wounds or nursing.

Step 5

Identifying the limitations of the data collection. 

The limitation of the data collection was the lack of a common set of official criteria governing nursing course content description.

Conclusion:

This article concludes that they observed differences in the presence of the four top educational priorities in wound management and tissue repair. Pain management in patients with the chronic wound is not addressed in any course, and more courses consider the treatment of pressure ulcers than their preventions

References

          Cowman, S., Gethin, G., Clarke, E., Moore, Z., Craig, G., Jordan-O’Brien, J., . . . Strapp, H. (2012). An international eDelphi study identifying the research and education priorities in wound management and tissue repair. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 21(3–4), 344–353. 

Comment 1

Extraneous variables are undesirable variables that influence the relationship between the variables that an experimenter is examining. These variables are undesirable because they add error to an experiment. A major goal in research design is to decrease or control the influence of extraneous variables as much as possible (Psychology World, 2017).

The extraneous variables can be held constant by creating a standardized environment and procedure so that all variables are the same in each condition and cannot be confused. These variables exist in all studies and can interfere with obtaining a clear understanding of the relationships among the study variables.

For example, if a study focused on the effect of relaxation therapy on the perception of incisional pain, the researchers would have to control the extraneous variables, such as type of surgical incision and time, amount, and type of pain medication administered after surgery, to prevent their influence on the patient’s pain perception. Selecting only patients with abdominal incisions who are hospitalized and receiving only one type of pain medication intravenously after surgery would control some of these extraneous variables. Controlling extraneous variables enables researchers to determine the effects of an intervention or treatment on study outcomes more accurately (Grove, Gray & Burns, 2015).

To control an extraneous variable the research needs to identify those variables that are most likely to influence the dependent variable. This is done based on the researcher’s common sense, logical reasoning, and past experiences. For example, being in a loud room can cause distraction to people taking a test than that of a quieter room. So, using a quiet room, you are inhibiting the extraneous variable of noise. Furthermore, once identifying an extraneous variable they can be controlled by either holding a variable constant or matching value across treatment conditions (Psychology World, 2017).

Comment 2

Extraneous independent variables can be very hard, or even impossible  in some situations, to control and can have an influence on the result  or dependent variable. One example of this is when the subjects are  people. Inclusion criteria help to eliminate some inconsistencies in  subjects; however exclusion criteria must be relatively broad simply  out of necessity. Every person is different and finding a sample of  individuals with all of the same demographic, personal history, and  family history is usually not possible.

There are many methods to reduce the effect that extraneous  variables have on the dependent variable. Grove, Gray, & Burns  (2015, p. 38) state “Laboratories, research or experimental  centers, and test units in hospitals or other healthcare agencies are  highly controlled settings in which experimental studies are often  conducted. This type of setting reduces the influence  of extraneous variables, which enables the researcher to  examine the effect of one variable on another  accurately.” In these types of facilities attempts are made to  control the environmental factors such as lighting, temperature, noise  level, etc. Regardless of the cause and the method to control  extraneous variables, researchers should be aware that these variables  can influence or skew results. “Researchers need to consider  the extraneous variables identified during data collection, data  analysis, and interpretation. They should also note these variables in  the research report so that future researchers can be aware of and  attempt to control them (Grove, Gray, & Burns, 2015, p. 311).

Your health care organization has had several small compliance incidents in the past two years, and the organization is now motivated to update their compliance program. Your executive leadership team asked you to review two health care compliance programs from similar organizations to determine how they constructed their compliance program and what aspects your organization should adopt.

Select the type of health care organization you want represented in this assignment (e.g., family practice, hospital, urgent care, or nursing home).

Locate two compliance program documents from comparable health care organizations using your Internet search engine.

Read both compliance program documents and examine the similarities and differences between the two.

Create a matrix that compares how both organizations execute the following compliance components:

• How internal monitoring and auditing is conducted
• How compliance and practice standards are implemented
• The designated compliance officer (or person designated to be the contact for compliance matters), who that person reports to, and their relationship to the organization’s governing board
• How employees are trained and educated to model compliant behaviors
• How violations or offenses are detected, reported, and corrected
• How lines of communication with employees is developed
• How disciplinary standards are enforced

Write a 525- to 700-word executive summary that informs your executive leadership about the matrix you created and offer your opinion as to which best practices the organization should adopt for its own compliance program.

Cite the 2 compliance program documents and any additional references that support your opinion (e.g., trade or industry publications, government or agency websites, scholarly works, or other sources of similar quality)

Communicable Disease and Infectious Disease.  Sexually Transmitted Disease and HIV and AIDS.     

Review the attached PowerPoint presentations.  Once done answer the following questions:  

1.  In your own words and using the proper evidence-based references define communicable and infectious disease.  Discuss if there is any similarity and how they related each other.  Give some example of communicable disease and infectious disease and why they are classified like that.  

2.  Discuss the vaccination requirement in our state (Florida), and tell me if they are given to prevent communicable of infectious disease.  Give examples.  

3.  Discuss why is no a “typical” STI patient.  Why does the presence of STI greatly increased the risk of HIV transmission?  

4.  Present an overview of the medication Prep (Truvada) and discuss the pros and cons of the use of this medication in the prevention of communicable and infectious disease.  

– APA format word document, Arial 12 font, attached to the forum tab in the discussion board titled “Week 4 discussion questions”.   

– A minimum of 3 evidence-based references no older than 5 years are required. 

– A minimum of 600 words is required (excluding first and last page).