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Regarding your research proposal topic selected in Unit 1 and your research question, hypothesis and 3-5 survey questions created in Unit 3,  describing your proposed research. For this assignment you can download and use the qualitative research template or the quantitative research template. The required information for this Individual Project includes the following: Introduction Brief overview of your project and what the proposal is going to consist of Purpose of your research and why it is exciting and worth pursuing Purpose of the Study One research question Hypothesis or statement of the problem regarding the research question Your rationale for selecting your proposed research methodology Methodology Research strategy that you will use to explore the problem Method for securing the sample population Method for delivery of the survey questions, or indicate whether interviews will be conducted Explanation of any biases or ethical considerations and what you will do to limit their impact on your research   Conclusion Why your research project is valuable How your research is connected to your major goals and your future research interest A time line in chronological order of your research activities from start through completion

Prepare a presentation for new hire orientation that addresses the organization's three types of revenue sources: Medicaid, Medicare, and managed care. For each revenue source, explain the purpose of the program, how the organization is reimbursed, and the benefits of the program. Introduction: Note: The assessments in this course build upon each other, so you are strongly encouraged to complete them in sequence. Healthcare finance has changed dramatically with the advent of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010. Its effects continue to impact organizations and individuals. The healthcare industry has transitioned to a unique and complex entity as a result of the ACA's legal and regulatory ramifications. The shift in delivery systems requires healthcare leaders to possess new skill sets (Office of the Legislative Counsel, 2010). Healthcare leaders at all levels within an organization must be comfortable with financial statements and basic accounting principles. As an early careerist, you may be involved in conversation to evaluate existing and new healthcare service lines. You may be asked to participate in various financial activities, such as team budgeting activities and development of a departmental budget. As a mid or advanced careerist, you may be evaluating higher-level organization financing options, determining cash flow needs, or presenting financial information to the CEO and board. Finally, one of the number one things that you will do as a healthcare leader is manage expenses. There are many variables to managing expenses in healthcare, from managing fixed assets, payroll and capital expenses. You will look at the classifications of expenses and costs, and review depreciation and how that is calculated. You will also review the difference between variable and fixed costs in healthcare and how those can be managed effectively. Regardless of your position within the organization, understanding healthcare finance is a critical success factor for effective and responsible healthcare leadership. Reference Office of the Legislative Counsel. (2010). Compilation of patient protection and Affordable Care Act. http://housedocs.house.gov/energycommerce/ppacacon.pdf Scenario: Sustainable healthcare organizations today need to balance the clinical and fiscal facets of the operation. People at all levels in a healthcare organization need to understand how the organization makes money (accounts receivable) and how it chooses to allocate or spend these resources (accounts payable). Early careerists in a healthcare organization may participate in any or all of the following financial activities: Evaluate existing and new healthcare service lines. Develop a departmental budget. Provide input to strategic planning or finance department meetings. Mid-level or advanced careerists may be asked to: Evaluate higher-level organization financing options. Anticipate cash flow needs. Present financial information to the CEO and board. For the purpose of this assessment, assume you are a manager in a healthcare organization. Your organization likes to educate employees about the organization's fiscal operations from the very start—at new hire orientation. You have been asked to prepare a presentation for new hire orientation that addresses the organization's three types of revenue sources: Medicaid, Medicare, and managed care. Preparation: You will prepare a presentation with speaker notes and slides on the three revenue sources for healthcare organizations: Medicare, Medicaid, and managed care. The last three slides of your presentation should cover the quality metrics for each revenue source and include a 3–5 minute audio recording. You may use PowerPoint or Kaltura to record your presentation. The audience for your presentation is new hires attending orientation. Conduct independent research on Medicare, Medicaid, and managed care. See the "Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS): Participation Options Overview" resource from the Quality Payment Program website by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). Focus your research on current resources available through scholarly and/or authoritative sources. This resource will help you identify scholarly and authoritative sources: Health Administration Master's Program (MHA) Library Guide. Instructions:   Create a 12–15 slide PowerPoint presentation with speaker notes. Incorporate the information you gained from your independent research on Medicare, Medicaid, and managed care in the presentation. Also include a recorded narrative for the last three slides of your PowerPoint presentation. These slides should cover the quality metrics for each revenue source, and include a 3–5 minute audio recording explaining the quality metrics you have noted. Your audio narration can be recorded directly on the last three slides of the PowerPoint document, or recorded as a separate Kaltura screen recording of the last three slides with audio narration. Please be sure to address all of the following headings and answer all of the questions underneath each heading in your presentation: Introduction: Healthcare Revenue Sources—Medicare, Medicaid, and Managed Care (2–3 slides) What are the three main types of healthcare revenue sources? Note: Find ways to engage your audience in the first few minutes of your presentation. Can you open with a startling statistic or a compelling quote or question? Feel free to be creative when labeling your slides. Medicare (3–4 slides) What is Medicare's purpose? What benefits do Medicare program participants receive? What steps do healthcare organizations take to be reimbursed for the Medicare services they provide? Consider creating a flow chart to illustrate the major steps in the process. What challenges do healthcare organizations face in terms of reimbursement? What data and/or quality metrics does the organization need to provide for reimbursement? How long does it take to receive reimbursement? Medicaid (3–4 slides) What is Medicaid's purpose? What benefits do Medicaid program participants receive? What steps do healthcare organizations take to be reimbursed for the Medicaid services they provide? Consider creating a flow chart to illustrate the major steps in the process. What challenges do healthcare organizations face in terms of reimbursement? What data and/or quality metrics does the organization need to provide to be reimbursed? How long does it take to receive reimbursement? Managed Care (3–4 slides) What is managed care's purpose? What benefits do managed care program participants receive? What steps do healthcare organizations take to be reimbursed for the managed care services they provide? Consider creating a flow chart to illustrate the major steps in the process. What challenges do healthcare organizations face in terms of reimbursement? What data and/or quality metrics does the organization need to provide for reimbursement? How long does it take to receive reimbursement? Conclusion (2–3 slides) What key information do you want new hires to retain from your presentation? Consider creating a grid or job aid that highlights critical information about each revenue source all in one place. Include the quality metrics for each revenue source. How can you close your presentation in a memorable way? Practice and Record Your Conclusion Record a narrative of the last three slides of your presentation. These slides should cover the quality metrics for each revenue source. To complement those slides, please include a 3–5 minute audio recording explaining the quality metrics you have noted. Your audio can be done directly into the PowerPoint presentation or using Kaltura in a separate recording. Note: If you require the use of assistive technology or alternative communication methods to participate in this activity, please contact DisabilityServices@Capella.edu to request accommodations. Listen to your audio prior to submitting to ensure it is loud enough. Upload your slides, speaker's notes and recording (if it is a separate file from the PowerPoint) to the assessment area. Additional Requirements : Your assessment should also meet the following requirements: Written communication: Your slides need to include bullet points highlighting the key concepts. As a best practice, each slide should contain no more than 5–7 bullet points and no more than 5–7 words per bullet point. Use speaker notes to include additional information. Appropriately balance text and visuals. Make sure your content is clear, persuasive, well-organized and free of errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling. Title slide: Develop a descriptive title for your presentation of 5–15 words. It should stir interest, yet maintain professional decorum. Length: 12–15 slides with speaker notes and a 3–5 minute audio narration during the final three slides. If you use Kaltura, you can upload your recording to the courseroom, or provide a working link your faculty can access. Font and font size: Appropriate size and weight for presentations, generally 24–28 points for headings and no smaller than 18 points for bullet-point text. Reference slide: Include a minimum of three citations to current scholarly and or authoritative sources in a final reference slide. These sources need to be from your independent research, over and above the resources in the suggested reading list for this assessment. Current means they can be no more than five years old. APA format: Ensure in-text citations and references adhere to current APA format. For an APA refresher, review the Evidence and APA section of the Writing Center. Competencies measured :By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and rubric criteria: Competency 1: Develop financial strategies to address dynamic environmental forces. Explain the purpose of healthcare reimbursement programs. Explain the data and/or quality metrics that the organization needs to provide for reimbursement. Prepares a 3–5 minute audio overlay regarding metrics. Competency 2: Analyze the cost and revenue implications for organizational changes due to environmental forces. Analyze the reimbursement process that healthcare organizations must undertake. Explain the challenges that healthcare organizations face in terms of reimbursement, including how long it takes to be reimbursed. Competency 4: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for professionals in health care administration. Write content clearly and logically with the correct use of grammar, punctuation, and mechanics. Format citations and references using the APA style.

 HR's role is to monitor and modify corporate culture. What are two effective ways HR can do this? Explain why you believe these particular methods are effective. Use your own research and experience to formulate your response.  Submission, APA 3 paragraphs

ECOS Profile: Name: DeMario Stackhouse Title: Executive Director/Administrator Healthcare Setting: Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Organization’s Name: Beyond Blessed Skilled Nursing Home Location: Bowie, Maryland (Suburban – Population ~25,000) Primary Project – Business Investment Project (BIP): Integrated Behavioral Health BIP Sub-Industry & Specifications: Digital Health Solutions Building Block 1: Department Operations Project Artifact 2. Eco-Map Brief. Overview: You will conduct an analysis of your healthcare ecosystem design, applying your personalized healthcare scenario to the key ecosystem entities that will be presented on your ecosystem map.  Eco-Map Design represents the selected ecosystem entities’ relationships and connections. Your analysis will be provided in a briefing format using a Word document adhering to the directions provided below by the ECOS Health System Executive Team. Create a brief using a Word document to analyze your healthcare ecosystem design and key entities for your ecosystem map. Address each topic for Briefing Points 1, 2, 3, and 4. Length: Minimum two (2) pages (excluding title page and reference page). Formatting: APA 7th Edition Style for title page, reference page, references, and citations. References: Minimum three (3) credible and/or scholarly sources from the last five year, unless seminal works.  Validate the details of your analysis with evidence (in-text citations), supporting the information presented. Care Population Definition for Briefing Point 1: The care population refers to the group or community of individuals who receive care, including patients, residents, clients, or any other relevant term used in your personalized healthcare scenario. Briefing Point 1. Ecosystem Entities: Construct the ecosystem relationship framework by identifying the key ecosystem entities that you will present on your map, focusing on the interconnections of each one. Topic 1a. Your Ecosystem Profile - Personalized Healthcare Scenario:  Provide an overview of your ecosystem profile, including your selected healthcare title, primary healthcare setting, primary project (BIP/BIP Sub-Industry), and updated healthcare setting's goal and value proposition statement. Topic 1b. External Three (3) Healthcare Entities and One (1) External Business Partner:  Determine three (3) external healthcare entities relevant to your personalized healthcare scenario. Analyze each entity by providing a concise description and explain their significance in terms of your ecosystem design.  Assess potential business relationships within your local healthcare setting. Select one (1) external business partner relevant to your personalized healthcare scenario. Analyze the business partner by providing a concise description and explain their significance in terms of your ecosystem design. Briefing Point 2: Your Ecosystem Profile - Care Population: Assemble the persona of one (1) care population that is served by your primary healthcare setting, your primary project, and is relevant to the external entities within this analysis. Topic 2a. Population Characteristics: Four (4) Demographic and Two (2) Psychographic  Demographic characteristics can include but are not limited to the average age, gender, ethnicity, education, income, employment, living status, marital status, and/or family structures. Psychographic characteristics can include but are not limited to lifestyles, interests, beliefs, values, habits, and/or activities. Topic 2b. Health Status: Two (2) Health Status Variables Health status variables can include but are not limited to diseases, chronic health conditions, disabilities, mental health issues, and/or overall physical health concerns of this care population. Topic 2c. Minimum Two (2) Healthcare Needs and their Significance. Explain two (2) healthcare needs and/or services and their significance to this care population that is relevant to the ecosystem entities presented in this analysis. Briefing Point 3: Essential Services to Care Population: This part of the analysis should present one (1) essential service of each ecosystem entity for the selected care population, the significance of the service, and types of interactions when providing these services to the care populations. Topic 3a. Personalized Healthcare Scenario Essential Services to Care Population Your Healthcare Setting: Assess 1 (one) essential service, service significance, and ecosystem entity interactions for service delivery to the care population. Your Primary Project (BIP/BIP-Sub-Industry): Assess 1 (one) essential service, service significance, and ecosystem entity interactions for service delivery to the care population. Topic 3b. Select of the External Three (3) Healthcare Entities and One (1) External Business Partner:  External Healthcare Entity: Assess 1 (one) essential service, service significance, and ecosystem entity interactions for service delivery to the care population. External Business Partner: Assess 1 (one) essential service, service significance, and ecosystem entity interactions for service delivery to the care population. Briefing Point 4: Impact on the Care Population: Select one (1) factors below and explain its potential impact on the care population in terms of your personalized healthcare scenario and selected ecosystem entities: Factor 1: Quality of Care Delivery and Ecosystem Care Collaboration: Formulate a strategy for ecosystem care collaboration between your primary healthcare scenario, ecosystem entities, and selected care population. Include two (2) regulatory quality of care measures, their definitions, the importance of each, and a specific example of the strategy. Factor 2: Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) and Ecosystem Outcomes:  Formulate a strategy for ecosystem care collaboration between your primary healthcare scenario, ecosystem entities, and selected care population. Include two (2) specific approaches for supporting the SDoH Objectives: Healthcare Access and Quality, their descriptions, how the approaches can be conducted between entities, and a specific example of the strategy. Project Artifact Deliverable 2. Eco-Map Design Directions Create an illustrative representation of the ecosystem relationships and connections, applying your analysis from the Eco-Map Brief. (Healthcare Ecosystem Mapping) Adhere to Map Requirements 1, 2, and 3 listed below.  Choose a simple design that allows for clear identification of each map requirement. Submit your map as a PDF with the three project deliverables for the healthcare ecosystem mapping bundle.  Use a free software tool. Any software you must be able to convert the map to a PDF. Your professor cannot assist students with any software tool issues, learning how to use any software tools, or support with any troubleshooting issues. Students will need to know how to use the software tool they selected or be able to independently learn how to use the selected tool on their own. Essential Learning Tool (Downloads as a PDF): Ecosystem Mapping Resource Map Requirement 1. Ecosystem Entities - Present the Ecosystem Entities from your Eco-Map Brief:  Your Personalized Healthcare Scenario: Your Primary Healthcare Setting Your Primary Project (BIP/BIP Sub-Industry) External Healthcare Providers and Healthcare Organizations:  Minimum of three (3) external healthcare providers and/or healthcare organizations  External Business Partner: Minimum one (1) external business partner Map Requirement 2. Map Markers Requirements:  2. Map Markers:  Use map markers to identify the organizations, the connections between the different healthcare providers, healthcare services, and external business partner, and to show any potential relationships to one another. Map markers can include but are not limited to shapes, colors, lines, errors, images, letters, and/or similar visualizations to identify, define, and describe the information presented. The following map markers must be included:   2a. Shapes: Use shapes to identify all organizations by by name, type, and/or description on the map 2b. Lines and/or Arrows: Include lines or arrows to illustrate the linkages, connections, and/or relationships to the organizations and any other images presented on the map.  2c. Colors: Apply colors or a color-coding to the shapes, lines, arrows, and/or details presented on the map.  2d. Optional Map Markers: You may elect to use additional map markers on your map. Examples of other map markers can include icons, symbols, patterns, sizing, numerical codes, alphanumeric codes, bubbles, and/or similar visuals.  Map Requirement 3. Legend Criteria Requirements:  3. Legend Criteria: A map legend must be included that adheres to the Legend Criteria provided below.  Legend Criteria A. Shape Explanations. Shapes can serve several purposes and convey important information. Each shape must be explained. Each organizational shapemustclearly identify each organization with text that provides the name, type, and/or description. Legend Criteria B. Color Explanations. Colors can serve multiple purposes in an ecosystem mapping project. Each color, or color-coding system, must be explained. Use colors purposefully and consistently throughout the ecosystem mapping project to ensure clarity and readability. Legend Criteria C. Lines and/or Arrows Explanations. The lines and/or arrows on the map should represent the relationships to one another. Each type of line and/or arrowmust be explained. Using different types of lines and/or arrows could represent some type of meaning various types relationships, interactions, or other influencing factors.  Legend Criteria D. Additional Markers (if applicable): If you elected to include additional map markers, be sure to explain those markings in the legend. 

Course Reflection assignment for Human Resource Management graded for 5% of the total marks Influence of Technology on HRM  

Reflection and summary  of this journal HR managers’ decision-making processes: a “reflective practice” analysis

  In this unit, we have focused on the thoughts and behaviors of diversity and inclusion in the U.S. and around the world. For this assignment, you will have the opportunity to examine the trends of thoughts and behaviors of diversity and inclusion for a specific country. You will choose one country or region of the world and determine the current state of diversity in its companies and also focus on the recent trends in the thoughts and beliefs regarding diversity and inclusion among the citizens of the country or region. Specifically, your research and analysis should include the following content areas: Opportunities from Diversity: How diverse is the country/region? What are facts and trends for the country/region? Challenges of Diversity: How has the country/region become more diverse? What resistance was there for diversity and inclusion? Best Practices: What paths have the country/region taken to become diverse? If none, why are they resisting diversity and inclusion? How do company leaders in your chosen country/region view diversity and inclusion? Regional Characteristics: What specific diversity and inclusion characteristics are found in your region/country? Conclusion: What can the rest of the world learn from your country/region regarding diversity and inclusion (positive and negative)? Using the unit resources and also conducting your own research using the CSU Online Library on the topic, you will complete a five-page research activity on your chosen country/region. Your submission should also include at least two scholarly sources (include at least one new scholarly source that is not found in this unit). The sources that you use should be current (5 years or newer) to ensure that the updated information on the country’s diversity and inclusion are discussed. Adhere to APA Style when constructing this assignment, including in-text citations and references for all sources that are used. Please note that no abstract is needed.

  For your initial post, address the following:  Identify a current issue pertaining to HR's use of data and post a link to at least one resource on the issue. Include the issue as the subject line for your post.  Discuss the ethical considerations with the issue you identified.   Discuss any potential impact or risk of the issue on HR functions.  

Scenario After completing the training mentioned in the Module Two email, the start-up organization that hired you as human resources (HR) director has experienced significant growth. What was initially a few hundred employees has grown into 1,200 employees spread out in multiple locations across the United States. It’s an exciting time for the organization, and more growth is planned for the next 12 months. This growth will double the company’s size. As an HR professional, you have contributed to helping the business grow by creating a firm foundation through policies and training. The HR department has grown to include specialist roles in recruitment, compensation, benefits, and other areas. Your chief human resources officer (CHRO) has asked you to shift your focus to establishing a foundation for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) to build upon. She commented that as the company has grown with the addition of new leaders, she feels the company needs to more adequately represent the communities served. She has noticed limited diversity being hired in leadership, with fewer female employees promoted than male employees. She has realized that DEI policies and practices must be understood at the leadership level for the company to have the best chance for sustainability and to create an environment where employees will grow and do their best. The CHRO has asked you to write an email that will be shared with all leadership employees to initiate the conversation around DEI and its impact on business. The email should also focus on the importance of the company, reflecting the communities served while creating opportunities for all employees. Directions Prepare an email to send to leaders across the organization. In this email, you will explain why DEI is essential to the company ethically and legally and recommend ways leaders can ensure that DEI policies and practices are reflected in their teams and business practices. Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria: Email Considerations: Prepare an email that includes an appropriate      subject line, recipients, date and time, and signature. It       is important to consider precisely what group the email will be sent to.       Will it be sent as a company communication in which employees can “reply       all” or as a “BCC” in which employees will not be able to respond? Why is       it important that this group receive this email? Ethical Implications: Describe the ethical implications that should be      considered in the situation provided. Legal Implications: Describe legal implications that should be      considered in the situation, including specific laws applicable. Specific  Approach: Recommend a specific approach for meeting      organizational needs while maintaining ethical and responsible practices. Submission, APA, 2 pages

Employment law and ethical considerations. In reviewing the relevant laws discussed from past to present, how would you say American culture is evolving in terms of workplace expectations? Which do you believe evolves more quickly, ethics or the law? What problems might this lead to? Explain your answer with examples.  Submission, APA, 3 paragraphs