The term cultural competence is often discussed in health care.  We are asked to attain cultural competence in our work as health care professionals so that we may care for our patients.

Differentiate between cultural competence and cultural sensitivity.  Give examples of how one can one become culturally sensitive and attain cultural competence.

To obtain full credit:  Please use resources in addition to your book.

Name one financial aspect, one quality aspect, and one clinical aspect that needs to be taken into account for developing the evidence-based practice project on the reduction of Surgical Site Infections.  Explain how your proposal will, directly and indirectly, impact each of the aspects.

Please include 1 intext citation and reference.

please answer/contribute to these (3) discussions. 1 paragraph for each along with a reference.

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Clostridium difficile (C-diff) is transmitted through contact with the bacteria on contaminated surfaces. The main defense against C-Diff is high standards of infection control and contact precautions being placed on patients that are infected with C-diff. As nurses caring for these patients, we can stop the spread by wearing the appropriate PPE and diligently performing hand hygiene between tasks. Signs and symptoms can include mild to severe diarrhea, fulminant colitis, fever, abdominal pain, and leukocytosis (Chapman, 2018). Toxins A and B are the factors produced by C-diff that bring about symptoms in patients (Chapman, 2018). There are several diagnostic tests that can be done to determine if a patient has C-diff. The most common diagnostic test is the enzyme immunoassay (EIA) which are inexpensive, readily available and fast (Chapman, 2018). The treatment for C-diff is an

Assignment Overview
Complete a  5 to 6 page Final Course written assignment, the creation of a Trifold Brochure and a Reflection paper. For this written assignment, you will choose a disease of interest, other than diabetes and hypertension,. The disease can either address an international disease process or a disease found within the United States.
You will utilize a minimum of 6 references for this written assignment.  This references will include a variety of  biomedical research studies, scholarly peer reviewed nursing journal articles, textbook readings, and peer-reviewed Internet websites.
In June of 2018 the Health and Human Services Secretary approved the Healthy People 2030 framework which seeks to improve the health and well-being of people in the United States; this framework outlines the initiative, contribution, vision, mission and foundational principles of the past 5 decades of Healthy People: Healthy People 2030 Framework. Healthy People 2020 pro

Overview
Explore the broad scope of IT uses for a health care provider to promote access to care, reduce costs, and improve outcomes of care. Develop a PowerPoint proposal to recommend the implementation of a telehealth program to improve the organizations outreach and add value to their services. Use the resources available in this course to help with strategic planning, budgeting, and systems implementation.

Requirements
Create a PowerPoint Presentation (810 slides), with speaker notes, in which you address the following:

What is telehealth?
Describe the various types and uses of telehealth.
Select a type of telehealth outreach to recommend for development to your provider.
How can your health care provider use a telehealth system? (Examples of uses include: reaching remote locationsrural, international consulting; reduce/prevent rehospitalizations by increasing the number of patient contacts and triaging patients; urgent care center visits; physician pra

WEEK 6

    How does technology and health IT contribute to data monitoring, predictive analytics, and performance improvement (decreased errors, better clinical and organizational outcomes, and better information quality)?

Week 7
    How does the health care administrator plan ahead to ensure that a facility or department maintains effective operation during a system's implementation/update?
    Support your responses with reputable sources.

Week 8
    What is the role of EHRs in supporting population health? Do they enhance patient engagement/outreach, care coordination/management, and health information exchange?

    Write a paragraph that provides a detailed comparison at least two nursing specialties, including your selected specialization and second-preferred specialization. ---my first choice is psychiatrist nursing and cardiac telemetry

    Write a clear and accurate 2- to 3-paragraph justification statement identifying your reasons for choosing your psych MSN specialization.

At least 3 references

Overview
In this age of acute competition and alignment of providers, systems are evolving to improve contracting opportunities, including population health, Accountable Care organizations, and models of health care delivery. They are targeting quality care at a value price. This assignment explores a provider of your choice to determine their desirability to be a member of a system and recommend improvements they may need to make to become more competitive in their market.

Requirements
Write a 23 page proposal in which you evaluate and make recommendations for a provider you have chosen in terms of safety, quality, and evidence-informed health care by doing the following:

Choose a health care providernursing home, hospital, home care, etc.
Using the search function on Medicare.gov to review your provider's measures on safety, quality, and evidence-informed health care.
Pay attention to the publicly reported outcomes on mortality, rehospitalization, and infect

Assessment #4: Ratio Analysis (15%)

Write a 4-6 page paper in which you discuss the value of ratio analysis in decision making for health care organizations. Complete the following in your paper:
Discuss the meaning of ratio analysis in healthcare.
Pick only one (1) ratio from EACH major group from the financial statements. (e.g. Current ratio, ROE, Debt to equity, ALOS)
Major Groups:
Liquidity ratios (Current ratio, Days Cash-on-Hand, Quick Ratio)
Profitability ratios (ROE, ROA, Total Margin, Operating Margin)
Leverage/Capital Structure Ratios (Debt ratio, Equity ratio, Debt to Equity Ratio)
Nonfinancial Ratios (Occupancy rate, payer mix, ALOS, Expense per discharge, FTE per bed, HMO penetration)
Discuss one (1) ratio (from EACH major group) using the following criteria:
What is the meaning of each ratio?
Evaluate the meaning of the ratio related to the financial health of the health care organization. Show the calculations.
Explain the factors

In this assessment, you will evaluate the physicians practice financial condition based on the following Relative Value Unit (RVU) calculations and analysis:

Average and Marginal Costs per RVU,
Total Average Cost,
Total Marginal Cost per CPT code, and
Analyzing the information to assist the physicians in using these costs appropriately and making informed decisions.
You will be graded based on your understanding of the calculations, the accuracy of your calculations, the validity of your conclusions and your ability to clearly communicate your analysis. To complete this assignment, follow these steps:

Review the article How Managerial Accountants Make Physician's Practices More Profitable
From this financial information, calculate the three RVU calculations:
Average and Marginal Costs per RVU,
Total Average Cost, and
Total Marginal cost per CPT code. 
In proper APA format, write a 3-5 page paper (include a cover and reference page not inc