I need a 5 page paper discussing the following:

 

The most important function of information technology (IT) for the managed care organization (MCO) is to support the business of the MCO, and how the IT department aligns with the operational dynamics of the MCO is a vital management consideration. A well-functioning IT department will help the MCO reduce risk (e.g., costs). The IT department should design, implement, and operate the systems that run the MCO. Efficiency is the hallmark of a good system.

Your task as the manager of the MCO is to determine what the IT department in your organization should consist of, what its function will be, and what critical elements will be turned over to the IT department. Complete the following:

• Describe the key elements of an information system for an MCO. What elements are different than for a physician office or group?
• Describe the technology that you think the MCO would need to operate fully.
• Propose a specific electronic health record (EHR) or electronic medical record (EMR) program that is Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) compliant. Describe the essential functions, costs, and projected savings for the MCO.
• Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of insourcing versus outsourcing your IT needs, and make a final recommendation based on that evaluation.

The events of 9/11 devastated our nation’s sense of security and changed the outlook of law enforcement forever. Aside from the impact the attacks had on this nation — be it the death toll, the economic impact, etc. — law enforcement faced other unknown challenges on that fateful day. Several law enforcement and private sector agencies ranging from the New York City Police Department to FEMA arrived at Ground Zero only to find that their ability to communicate was severely inhibited due to incompatible equipment and fragmented technologies.

For this Assignment, please research the communication challenges law enforcement agencies may have faced, be it internal, or in relation to other agencies, when responding to a particular disaster, either natural or man-made. 

Write a 3−5-page paper that:

1. Details the facts of the incident and the specific communication problems encountered
2. The consequences of those problems in terms of lives lost, etc.
3. The steps taken by the relevant agencies to address those problems. If no steps were taken, what steps should be taken?

You will need to use a minimum of 3 academic sources. Use Google Scholar, JSTOR, textbooks, and/or .gov websites to keep the true academic sources in your papers. TURNITIN MUST BE UNDER 20% Make sure to write a few sentences discussing how you evaluated the credibility of your sources. 

Applying Supply and Demand:  Real World Examples

For this assignment you will find a news article (not a blog, not Wikipedia, not an opinion article, a news article) that IMPLICITLY (not directly) describes a change in supply, demand or both in a real world market.  The learning objective is to understand how supply and demand impacts markets and prices.Begin by downloading and studying:

• Supply and Demand Graphs.pptx Supply and Demand Powerpoints – Alternative Formats
• SupplyAndDemandGraphs2.doc Supply and Demand Guide – Alternative Formats
• researchProjectRubric.pdf researchProjectRubric.pdf – Alternative Formats

Assignment History

• Find a news article on the Internet that IMPLICITLY describes a shift in the supply curve or in the demand curve. In other words, the article MUST NOT directly say which graph to use.  For example, inappropriate articles would be the ones with titles like “demand is short”, “excess supply”, “high demand”, and so on.  Instead, the titles must be about changes in prices and/or sales (watch video below for more guidance).  The article must be recent (within the last six months), and MUST NOT be from an encyclopedia or reference website that discusses demand and supply. DO NOT use blogs.  Use well-established business web sites like “google.com”, or “yahoo.com”.
• The best articles are about changes in the price and/or sales of a particular product. You then have the opportunity to demonstrate your understanding of supply and demand shifts as you explain the changes in price and quantity experienced by the product you choose.
• RECOMMENDATION: READ THE SAMPLE PROJECT: Under the Getting Started link.
• Summarize the article.  Do not quote the article, but explain it as if you were telling someone about it. If you do use direct quotes or paraphrases, remember that citations and references are required.
• Explain which graph in our collection – A, B, C, or D – illustrates the shift that you identify by describing the change in price and the change in equilibrium quantity (remember the difference between a change in quantity and a change in the position of the curve – these are described in the documents linked above).
• Some articles may describe a situation where both curves shift.  This is not common but it is possible.
• Do use paragraphs in your post. And do remain focused on what is in the article.
• Provide a full URL link to the article along with an APA-formatted reference to the article at the bottom of your submission.
• Important: This is a Microeconomic course. Do not choose an article discussing Macroeconomic issues: Inflation, unemployment, trade deficit, government budget deficit, etc.

NOTE: This research assignment is 5% of your course grade. In Week 3 there is similar assignment that is 15% of your course grade. The difference is so that you can learn how to properly complete the research assignment in Week 1. Thus, in Week 3 the expectations for your work will be higher than in Week 1. Be sure to carefully review any instructor feedback on your Week 1 research assignment and to apply that to your Week 3 research assignment work.

RUBRIC FOR RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT – MICROECONOMICS

Levels of Achievement

Criteria

Poor work

Partial work

Good work

Article quality

(10 points)

Article selected is not appropriate (no current news, self-implied graph in title, encyclopedia)

(0 points)

Article is partially acceptable: old, too broad (macro), partial self-implied graph in title

(5 points)

Proper article selected (current news, title refers to changes in price or sales)

(10 points)

Specific graph reference

(10 points)

No specific graph reference (A, B, C, or D)

(0 points)

Graph is implied but it’s not named or identified

(5 points)

A specific graph (A, B, C or D) is selected

(10 points)

Appropriate graph reference

(40 points)

Graph is selected, but it’s not appropriate or consistent with the article being used

(0 points)

Graph selected is not appropriate but arguments used are

(20 points)

Student selects an appropriate graph

(40 points)

Graph justification

(40 points)

No justification of graph (s)

(0 points)

Weak arguments justifying graph (s)

(20 points)

Student justifies graph(s) properly

To receive full credit, your submission must be at least 250 words long.

500 words 

Company: Apple Inc.

• Income Statement Analysis: In this section, answer the following for the trend analysis: What is the total revenue, total costs of revenue and net income for each year? How have these numbers changed over the three years and what could be some reasons why these numbers have changed the way they have? In addition, pick at least one appropriate (for this statement) ratio or financial in addition to what is provided and calculate that and explain it.  

 

Some commonly used ratios are:

• Beta: A measure of risk that is usually published and not calculated by you (A beta greater than 1 suggests that the company is more volatile/risky than the market)
• Current ratio = Current Assets/Current Liabilities (A current ratio greater than 1 means the company has enough assets to cover all current liabilities should the need arise)
• Quick ratio = (Current Assets – Inventory)/Current Liabilities (When you are dealing with a company that carries a lot of inventory, a quick ratio is a better indicator than a current ratio because it acknowledges that inventory is not typically liquid).
• Profit Margin = Net Income/Sales (Represents how much of each dollar in sales remains after all costs are covered)
• Return on Equity = Net income/Total equity (Represents the return for all holders of equity in that company)
• EBIT Return on Assets = EBIT/Total assets (Represents the pre-tax return on the total net investment in the firm from operations or alternatively, how efficiently management has used assets)
• Debt-equity ratio = Total debt/Total equity (Represents the long term solvency or financial leverage in that company)

 

1) Minimum 10 full pages  (Follow the 3 x 3 rule: minimum three paragraphs per part)

             Part 1: Minimum 1 page

             Part 2: minimum 1 page

             Part 3: Minimum 7 pages

             Part 4: minimum 1 page

Submit 1 document per part

2)¨******APA norms

          All paragraphs must be narrative and cited in the text- each paragraph

          Bulleted responses are not accepted

          Don’t write in the first person 

          Don’t copy and paste the questions.

          Answer the question objectively, do not make introductions to your answers, answer it when you start the paragraph

Submit 1 document per part

3)****************************** It will be verified by Turnitin (Identify the percentage of exact match of writing with any other resource on the internet and academic sources, including universities and data banks) 

********************************It will be verified by SafeAssign (Identify the percentage of similarity of writing with any other resource on the internet and academic sources, including universities and data banks)

4) Minimum 3 references per part not older than 5 years

Part 3: minimum 6 references not older than 5 years

5) Identify your answer with the numbers, according to the question. Start your answer on the same line, not the next

Example:

Q 1. Nursing is XXXXX

Q 2. Health is XXXX

6) You must name the files according to the part you are answering: 

Example:

Part 1.doc 

Part 2.do

__________________________________________________________________________________

Part 1: Concepts in Community

1.  What are social determinants of health?  

2. Explain how social determinants of health contribute to the development of disease.  

3. Describe the fundamental idea that the communicable disease chain model is designed to represent.

4.  Give an example of the steps a nurse can take to break the link within the communicable disease chain.

Part 2: Concepts in Community

1. Select a global health issue affecting the international health community. 

2. Briefly describe the global health issue and its impact on the larger public health care systems (i.e., continents, regions, countries, states, and health departments). 

3. Discuss how health care delivery systems work collaboratively to address global health concerns and some of the stakeholders that work on these issues. 

Part 3: Concepts in Community

 Topic: HIV

Write a paper 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.

Epidemiology Paper Requirements

1. Describe the chosen communicable disease, including:

a. Causes

b. Symptoms

c.  Mode of transmission

d. Complications

e. Treatment

f.  Demographic of interest (mortality, morbidity, incidence, and prevalence). 

g. 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. 

a. Include the host factors, agent factors (presence or absence), and environmental factors. 

b. 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) 

a. 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. 

a. How is this addressed in other countries or cultures? 

b. Is this disease endemic to a particular area? Provide an example.

 

Part 4: APRN

1. Describe your vision of your role as an APRN (Write in the first person)