Mental health has proved especially vulnerable to the ravages of managed care

One study states, “Mental health has proved especially vulnerable to the ravages of managed care because its patients tend not to be assertive about their right to treatment and because the subjective nature of emotional distress makes it easier to deny or restrict, by way of pre-approvals and treatment reviews, than many medical conditions, whose symptoms can be documented with blood tests or X-rays.”

  1. Do you think this is a fair statement?  Why or why not?
  2. Discuss some of the responsibilities that managed care should have towards these individuals with mental health issues.

Readings:

Cancino, R. S., Jack, B. W., Jarvis, J., Cummings, A. K., Cooper, E., Cremieux, P. Y., & Burgess Jr, J. F. (2017). Health services utilization among fee-for-service Medicare and Medicaid patients under age 65 with behavioral health illness at an urban safety net hospital. Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy, 23(7), 781-788.

Essock, S. M. (2016). What to do when the managed care firm says no. JAMA Psychiatry, 73(11), 1109-1110.

Guerrero, E. G., Garner, B. R., Cook, B., Kong, Y., Vega, W. A., & Gelberg, L. (2017). Identifying and reducing disparities in successful addiction treatment completion: Testing the role of Medicaid payment acceptance. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention and Policy, 12

Magaard, J. L., Seeralan, T., Schulz, H., & Brütt, A. L. (2017). Factors associated with help-seeking behaviour among individuals with major depression: A systematic review. PLoS One, 12(5) M. B., M.A. (2017). Mental health services in primary care. Contemporary Pediatrics, 34(3), 30-34.

Nierengarten, M. B. (2017). Mental health services in primary care. Contemporary Pediatrics, 34(3), 30-34.

Richard, D. (2017). What is next for behavioral health in managed care? North Carolina Medical Journal, 78(1), 30-32. doi:10.18043/ncm.78.1.30

Williams, M. O., Gilroy, J. R., Chang, T. Y., & Seymour, D. J. (2017). Challenges for insured patients in accessing behavioral health care. The Annals of Family Medicine, 15(4), 363-365.

Management Consulting Template 

a) Read 2016 case study first to see the existing context in that year;

(b) Then read the short 2020 case study information to see the context four years later;

(c) Review the Management Consulting Template (which is the consultant’s tracking tool for their analysis of the situation;

(d) Imagine you are back in 2016 and that you are a consultant hired by De Beers Canada to achieve success with the Diamond Mine and the Attawapiskat First Nation knowing ahead of time where things would be in 2020 if something different wasn’t done in 2016! Based on the two case studies four years apart use the Management Consulting Template as if you were advising De Beers Canada in 2016!

social impact of youth and community sports

For this assignment, you will visit a different facility and conduct an interview with a different person than in Unit II. The interview for this assignment should take place in a recreation department within your local community, the YMCA, a middle/high school, or another sport facility that serves the youth of your community.

You will interview the sport recreation manager or athletics director from that facility. If this is not an option for you, you may elect to conduct a personal interview with the director or manager via phone, email, Skype, Zoom, Join Me, or any other conference-friendly application that will yield the answers to questions posed in the interview.

Create at least five to seven questions to ask this individual. The following sport-related topics are suggestions that may assist you as you generate your questions:

  • social impact of youth and community sports,
  • cultural impact of youth and community sports,
  • legal impact of youth and community sports,
  • economic impact of youth and community sports,
  • social impact of interscholastic sports,
  • cultural impact of interscholastic sports,
  • legal impact of interscholastic sports, and
  • economic impact of interscholastic sports.

Please provide the answers to the questions you ask the interviewee, and include a section that discusses how this experience has helped you in your educational journey to better understand sport management, leadership, and best practices in sport.

The organization of your paper should resemble the following:

  • Title page: Include your name, the assignment title, and the name of the university.
  • Introduction: Provide a brief introduction of the assignment.
  • Body: List the questions and responses from your interview.
  • Conclusion: Provide a brief conclusion that wraps up the elements of the interview, including how this experience has helped you.
  • Reference page: If you use content from the textbook, be sure to include this as a source on your reference page.

Your paper should be a minimum of two pages in length, not counting the title and reference pages. Your paper should be typed in 12-point, Times New Roman font; be double-spaced; and include page headers. References and in-text citations should be formatted using APA style. Also, remember to cite personal communication in-text only. Examples on how to cite personal communication can be found below:

T. S. Smith (personal communication, January 20, 2016)
OR
(T.S. Smith, personal communication, January 20, 2016)

The Project Life Cycle (Phases)

 Assigned Readings:

Chapter 3: The Project Life Cycle (Phases)

Initial Postings: Read and reflect on the assigned readings for the week. Then post what you thought was the most important concept(s), method(s), term(s), and/or any other thing that you felt was worthy of your understanding in each assigned textbook chapter. Your initial post should be based upon the assigned reading for the week, so the textbook should be a source listed in your reference section and cited within the body of the text. Other sources are not required but feel free to use them if they aid in your discussion.

Also, provide a graduate-level response to each of the following questions:

  1. Are there any disadvantages to following a life-cycle approach to project management? If so, what are they and why?

Discuss the merits of centralization

For this assignment, you are part of the production management team at Allied Sanitation Company that charged with locating a potential international facility to build its sterilization product for distribution.  What is this process called?  What issues must your team consider in selecting the location for the production facilities?  What benefits would the organization gain by moving internationally?  Discuss the merits of centralization.  When would decentralization be a better option?

This assignment should be a minimum of 500 words. Always follow APA guidelines, provide a cover page, table of contents, and a reference page. One source you must cite for this assignment is your textbook (Wild, J. J., & K.L. Wild (2015). International Business: The Challenges of Globalization. (8th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. ISBN-13: 978-0-13-386793-0). Cite any other sources you are using.

How did each painting reflect or inspire social change or revolution?

How did each painting reflect or inspire social change or revolution?

Art as Revolution

This week, we have studied works of art produced in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries that reflected, or in some cases, incited, social change or even revolution.

Carefully examine the following works, and read about each one in your textbook, course and video lectures, and through reliable internet resources:

  • Hogarth, Breakfast Scene, 1795
  • David, Death of Marat, 1793
  • Delacroix, Liberty Leading the People, 1830
  • Goya, Third of May, 1808, 1814-15
  • Courbet, The Stone Breakers, 1849

In an essay of 5-7 well-developed paragraphs, address the following questions, making specific references to the five paintings listed above:

  1. How did each painting reflect or inspire social change or revolution? What was the social or revolutionary context of the painting?
  2. What additional historical events or social factors may have influenced the creation or interpretation of each painting?
  3. Explain how the style and specific visual characteristics of each painting contributed to or reflected its overall content or meaning.
  4. Do these paintings have the same impact or meaning to audiences today? Why or why not?

Include details about the visual characteristics and content of each painting in your response. Provide proper citations for any information from outside sources included in your essay.

Why is increased coordination needed to manage supply chains?

Why is increased coordination needed to manage supply chains?

Direction: Discuss in 300 word or 1 pages the following

Discuss the following:
a.  Why is increased coordination needed to manage supply chains?
b.  Give three examples.
c.  How can coordination be increased both internally within the firm and externally with customers and suppliers?

These questions correspond with discussion questions 5 and 6 at the end of Chapter 10 in your textbook.

Textbook chapter 10 QUESTIONS:

5.- Qualitative forecasts and causal forecasts are not particularly useful as inputs to inventory and scheduling decisions. Why is this statement true

6.- What type of time-series components would you expect for the following products and services?

  1. Monthly sales of a retail florist.
  2. Monthly sales of milk in a supermarket.
  3. Daily demand in a call center.

References:

Schroeder, R., Rungtusanatham, J. M., & Goldstein, S. (2017). OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN: DECISIONS & CASES (Mcgraw-hill Series Operations and Decision Sciences) (7th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education.

strategic challenges.

Below is a list of five large and significant organizations. Research each organization and select one as the topic for the final paper:

  • CSX – Transportation industry
  • JBS – Food industry
  • University of Arizona Global Campus (formerly known as Ashford University) – Higher education
  • Nokia – Technology industry
  • Simon Properties Group – Real Estate and Retail

Each organization is unique and has important strategic challenges. Once you select an organization, begin a detailed search to identify the history, industry, mission and vision, values and purpose, the leadership within, and potential competition.

Also, research and locate a news item (within the last 12 to 24 months) that is affecting the company and posing a challenge to its strategy. Challenges come in many different forms and could be positive or negative. You may discover leadership issues, legal or legislative issues, environmental challenges, human resource concerns, product design and research challenges, growth challenges, or possibly financial issues. Keep in mind that the identified challenge will be the core of the strategic review and recommendations developed throughout the paper.

Once your research is complete, prepare Section 1 of the paper. Section 1 must have at a minimum three full pages of APA content (excluding the cover and reference pages). You must include at a minimum three resources that provide qualified information related to the organization. Wikipedia is not a qualified resource.Include the text as a scholarly resource to support theory and concepts related to strategy. During the construction of Section 1, be specific and refrain from making assumptions.  .

  • To complete this assignment, you must address the following:
  • Select an organization.
  • Identify the history, the industry, the mission and vision, the values and purpose, the leadership within, and potential competition.
  • Research and locate a new item that is affecting the company and posing a challenge to its strategy.

external environmental analysis

Thinking strategically using strategic models and techniques must be the precursor to strategic planning and implementation. The perception of “thinking” is often considered to be a subjective “out of the box” process with little defense or research of the proposed opportunity. Strategic thinking may contain those same proposed outcomes; however, the process includes defined research models defending and supporting the recommendations for a sustainable business model.

Two companies that are at opposite ends of the spectrum in development and growth are Whole Foods and Kmart. For this discussion, provide a researched summary for   one of the two organizations including its history and current market situation. Define the success or failure of their business model and the potential for future sustainability. Support your thoughts using one or more of the described strategic thinking techniques, such as blue ocean, structured brainstorming, Abell’s three-dimensional business definition model, strategic frontiers, four-action framework, and strategy canvas.

Using the same company, perform a brief external environmental analysis looking at the industry, the competition, the market, and the general environment to defend your strategic thinking choices and explain how the analysis will support future strategic planning and implementation, either as a growth opportunity or a termination of business.

300 words

scholarly source

What is the present status on patient rights under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

Health care practitioners are ethically bound to respect the patient’s dignity and to make a positive effort to secure a comfortable and considerate atmosphere for the patient in such ways as providing appropriate gowns and drapes, private facilities for undressing, and clear explanations for procedures. There are guidelines to help all health care providers stay within the scope of their practices and operate within the law and the policies of any employing health care facility. (Judson & Harrison, 2021)

Consider the following case from the course scenario on St. Michael’s Medical Center.

Case III. Grandpa Peter and Grandma Lucy

An elderly patient, Grandma Lucy, had an advanced directive not to resuscitate (called DNR, which stands for do not resuscitate) even at the point of death. She had already willed some of her assets to her 20-year-old son Phillip. She gave her husband medical power of attorney (i.e., the sole right to decide action if she becomes incapacitated). Grandpa Peter has been making decisions since Grandma Lucy was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. One day, a nurse named Andrea overheard Grandpa Peter discussing insurance benefits with a female friend. Nurse Andrea discussed the issue with a friend at home and felt that Grandpa Peter’s intent was unfair to Grandma Lucy and decided to ignore the DNR order. The next day, Grandma Lucy coded, and Nurse Andrea resuscitated her. Thinking nobody saw her, nurse Andrea denied her action. She failed to realize that she was on live camera. Aside from that, she called Phillip and revealed Grandpa Peter’s alleged intent and disclosed his mother’s medical records to him, hoping to stop Grandpa Peter’s actions. To avoid any suspicions, Nurse Andrea sent relevant patient information to Philip via e-mail and to others over the phone. Again, Nurse Andrea was caught in the act.

Grandpa Peter sued the hospital for Nurse Andrea’s actions. Additional issues of concern were raised when Grandma Lucy developed bedsores due to poor quality care. On investigation, the ethics committee discovered that the personal care assistants did not honor the rule of turning bed-ridden patients every 2 hours. Grandpa Peter became furious with the hospital staff and filed a lawsuit for denying patient autonomy and for abandonment. This type of patient neglect is an example of a lack of interdisciplinary teamwork.

In a 5-page paper, analyze the case by addressing the following issues:

  • What is the present status on patient rights under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), and how were these rights violated in this case? Were Nurse Andrea’s actions right? Explain your comment.
  • What is the present status on patient rights under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and how do these rights protect Grandma Lucy and Grandpa Peter?
  • What are the ACA mandates that providers must honor regarding patient rights and benefits and that Grandma Lucy and her son Phillip could benefit from?
  • How do you use these mandates to resolve ethical dilemmas in healthcare?
  • What are some relevant healthcare laws enacted in the last 2 decades that could be applied in this case?
  • How could you, as the new chief executive officer (CEO) of St. Michael’s Medical Center, prevent these ethical violations from taking place?