...other benefits of each project, and provide your initial assessment of the value of each project. Project 1 | Recreation and Wellness Intranet Project | Project goal description | Allow employees to register for company-sponsored recreational programs, such as soccer, softball, bowling, jogging, walking and other sports.Allow employees to register for company-sponsored classes and programs to help them manage their weight, reduce stress, stop smoking, and manage other health related issues.Track data on employee involvement in these recreational and health-management programs.Offer incentive for people to join the programs and do well in them. | Business strategy compliance | This project should contribute to reducing internal costs of the company, as one of the strategic key goals.MYH, Inc. pays 20% more that industry average for employer health care preniums.This add-on to the existing Intranet will help employees improve their health and at the same time, lead to lower health insurance preniums. | Benifits | Net savings of at least $30/employee/year for full-time employees over the next for years.Total financial benefit for 20,000 full-time employees, with $30 saving per employee per year, for 4 years is $2,400,000.Health improve health our employees. | Project 2 | Health Coverage Costs Business Model | Project goal description | Develop an applocation to track employee health care expenses and company health care costs.Application an add-on to the current...
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...succeeded. “Setting and working toward goals, managing time effectively and dealing with the stresses that often arise through the journey are three aspects of self-management,” (Carter, Bishop, Kravits, 2007) and aspects that take me through life. I said I was going to become a nurse, and I did. I said I was going to open my own business, and I did. I believe success is when you have accomplished a certain goal that you have put your mind to. I believe in that “the knowledge and accomplishment you have built will give you more power to handle the ups and downs of life and to continue on toward your future.”(Carter, Bishop, Kravits, 2007) I believe there are personal and professional goals I have to accomplish. Personal goals and professional goals I have include: finishing my Master’s degree, seeing my daughter finishing her career, and growing in my business. I believe that I am not done expanding my knowledge. Like someone once said, “Being a motivated lifelong learner will allow you to ride the waves of change, remaining able to manage and achieve your evolving career and personal goals.”(Carter, Bishop, Kravits, 2007). Some of the reasons I want to pursue my graduate studies are: I enjoy going to school and learning new things, and that I feel that my career needs some kind of turn and I cannot make it without continuing my education. “Learning something new each day; commit yourself to on-going learning and self-improvement.” (Berg, 1996). My long-term goal I...
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...University of Phoenix Material Map Out an Important Goal Short-Term Educational Goal Your specific goal: My short-term goal is to attend my online classes and complete all assignments, including my responses to the weekly discussion questions and participation, on time. Actions you plan to take to achieve your goal. What will you do to support your goal…. Today? Today I plan to attend class and read all material for the week to get an idea what and when an assignment is due. This week? This week I plan to complete all my assignments that are assigned. This month? This month I plan to continue to participate in my online class and maintain my study habits. This year? This year I plan to successfully complete the schedule of classes at University of Phoenix. Long-Term Educational Goal Your specific goal: My goal is to successfully complete classes to obtain my Bachelors Degree in Health Care Administration/Health Information Systems with a 3.95 GPA. Actions you plan to take to achieve your goal. What will you do to support your goal…. Today? Today, I will strive to be more organized by writing all my assignments down in my planner so I know what is due and what I need to accomplish. This week? This week, I will attend class at least 4 times and keep up with the discussion postings, participation, and assignments. This month? This month, I will become more familiar with the online classroom environment and get a feel of how it all works so I can do well in...
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...Khalifah Alcutt Professor Shade 1230 Project 1 As a System Administrator of the Home and Hospice Care Complete Inc., the way I will be designing this client server network for this small business /office would be continuing the use of the Windows server 2008 operating system, the Windows 2008 small business server comes with an antivirus and email protection, monitors levels of all software and applications running, can also manage and maintain any large amount of workload/project used on the server. Also I will choose to upgrade Windows XP to Windows 7 Professional because Windows XP is more for home use. Windows 7 Professional can be for home and small business use, another great edition of Windows for business would be Windows Enterprise which offers and has the same qualities and needs for a business but more so highly recommended for larger companies/businesses, the Enterprise software cost much more than Windows 7 Professional as well. Windows 7 Professional comes with 64 bit installation, 192 GB of RAM, backup to a network location, EFS (Encryption File System) which is great for any business especially when in the Health Care field because your handling patient information so the EFS would protect all data this would help uphold the HIPPA standards and polices. Windows 7 Professional also includes software restriction polices, the ability to participate in a Windows server domain, and operate as a remote desktop server. So as a System Administrator, my next step would...
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...Before you begin your teaching plan be sure to define the characteristics of the clinical site and patient population. The teaching plan should be customized to this population. This is a sample teaching plan that you can use and customize to your needs. You may want to design a pre-test and post-test to give your patients would are attending the teaching program. Based on statistics from the Centers for Disease Control website, 17.0 million people in the United States, approximately 6.2% of the population, have diabetes. Of this 17 million people, 11.1 million are diagnosed and 5.9 million are undiagnosed. In the different age groups, about 151,000 people less than 20 years of age have diabetes, approximately 0.19% of people in this age group. In the 20 and older age group 16.9 million and 8.6% of people have diabetes. The 65 and older age group has 7.0 million and 20.1% of all people with diabetes (www.cdc.gov/diabetes). The Identified Learning Need Patients with Diabetes have very comprehensive learning needs. The learning needs are focused on managing their glucose levels and preventing complications of diabetes. Learning needs for managing diabetes are complex and include: monitoring blood glucose levels, menu/food planning, exercise, medications, skin care, management of co-existing disease processes, knowledge of medications, knowledge of the disease process and how to manage hypo/hyperglycemic episodes. Many patients are diagnosed with diabetes every year and many...
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...involving live people. (Dewit, 2003) A student may face many challenges and stressors. However, nursing students are likely to experience even “more stress” than their friends and colleagues enrolled in other programs. To support this statement, a study comparing the stress levels of various professional students found that nursing students experience higher levels of stress than medical, social work and pharmacy students (Beck, et al.1997). Even more poignant, another study showed that “one third” of nursing students experience stress severe enough to induce mental health problems such as anxiety and depression. (Pryjmachuk, 2004). One source of stress of nursing students is their Learning Experience. The related learning experience is a series of planned activities in the community that would prepare students technically and professionally should they decide to pursue higher education in the health profession. Specifically, in a selected College of nursing, BSN students spend a maximum of 24 hours a week for their duty wherein they engage in activities such as nurse-patient interaction, nursing procedures, construction of Concept Map, Nursing Care Plan and Drug Study, individual conference with their clinical instructors, and ward class. According to Kaplan (1993), the burnout behaviors of students are characterized by reduction in their performance. Students were found to be maintaining a façade of high achieving while succumbing to physical illness and emotional...
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...Roles and Functions Latonya Jackson HCS/ 325 September 2, 2013 Michelle Crumby Introduction Healthcare managers play a vital role in the day to day operations in a healthcare facility or environment. The functions that healthcare managers must possess in order to be successful in maintaining the vision of the organization are planning, leading, controlling and organizing. Healthcare is constantly growing and it is important for there to be good managers who can plan ahead, delegate job responsibilities, and organize the staff to complete their tasks accurately and effectively. Four Major Functions in Management One of the four major functions in management is planning. When planning a manager must first think about the goals and vision of the organization and how to best take the necessary steps to accomplish all goals. Planning allows managers to make good decisions as well as helping them keep track of their department’s progress toward the perception of their organization. Another major function in management is leading. According to Lombardi, Schermerhorn and Kramer (2007), “Leading is the process of arousing people’s enthusiasm to work hard to fulfill plans and accomplish objectives. Through leading, managers build commitments, encourage activities that support goals, and influence others to do their best work on the organization’s behalf”. In my opinion managers have to be good leaders as well; in order to effectively assist their staff in performing their...
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...motivate competent employees while providing for recognition of, and reward for, individual ability and performance, CRST International, Inc. has developed and implemented a competitive compensation and benefits package. A summary of compensation structure, company-paid benefits and elective benefits are listed below. Compensation Structure All positions have a designated pay range based on its job grade. All job grades have a wage range that denotes wage minimum, midpoint/market value, and maximum monetary value. Wage ranges are also reviewed from a competitive standpoint by conducting a market analysis of benchmark positions. Non-exempt (hourly) employees are paid weekly while exempt (salaried) employees are paid semi-monthly. Both groups of employees are paid via direct deposit. It is the policy of CRST International, Inc. to grant annual merit increases on the basis of the evaluation of individual performance. Other salary adjustments may be recommended and approved for the purposes of equity, changes in job classification, promotions, etc. Company Paid Benefits Vacation Eligibility is dependent on employee status and period of service to the company. Vacation is earned by completing an anniversary year. For the first through seventh years you are entitled to 10 days, eighth through your thirteenth year you will have 15 days, and on your fourteenth year or more you will receive 20 days of vacation. Personal Time Hourly paid employees will be allowed three personal business...
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...the center of occupational wellness is the premise that occupational development is related to one’s attitude about one’s work. Traveling a path toward your occupational wellness, you’ll contribute your unique gifts, skills, and talents to work that is both personally meaningful and rewarding. You’ll convey your values through your involvement in activities that are gratifying for you. The choice of profession, job satisfaction, career ambitions, and personal performance are all important components of your path’s terrain. Occupational wellness follows these tenets: • It is better to choose a career which is consistent with our personal values, interests, and beliefs than to select one that is unrewarding to us. • It is better to develop functional, transferable skills through structured involvement opportunities than to remain inactive and uninvolved. PHYSICAL The physical dimension recognizes the need for regular physical activity. Physical development encourages learning about diet and nutrition while discouraging the use of tobacco, drugs and excessive alcohol consumption. Optimal wellness is met through the combination of good exercise and eating habits. As you travel the wellness path, you’ll strive to spend time building physical strength, flexibility and endurance while also taking safety precautions so you may travel your path successfully, including medical self-care and appropriate use of a medical system. The physical dimension of wellness entails personal responsibility...
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...D.R. Horton Inc. (DHI 2/6/2012 Northwood University Company Overview Industry Strategy D.R. Horton, Inc. is one of the largest homebuilding companies in the United States. They construct and sell high quality homes through their operating divisions in 27 states and 75 metropolitan markets of the United States, primarily under the name of D.R. Horton, America’s Builder. It’s among the Fortune 500 Company and its common stock is included in the S&P 500 Index and listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Their size of operations has substantially decreased due to the weakened markets for new homes. Business Strategy The company has maintained significant year-over-year growth and profitability. It achieves this this growth through an operating strategy focused on capturing greater market share, while also maintaining a strong balance sheet. They execute their strategy by investing available capital in their existing homebuilding markets and opportunistically entering new markets. They have been actively been involved in evaluating homebuilding acquisition opportunities as they arose, some of which resulted in acquisitions and contributed to growth in their business. They have enhanced their leverage on general and administrative activities, and this has allowed greater flexibility to compete for greater market share in the markets. ...
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...Technology and Health: Telehealth Sandra Stephenson University of Phoenix HCS/351 March 24, 2014 Humberto Munoz Technology and Health: Telehealth With millions of people uninsured and the increasing cost of health care, organization are trying to figure out how to increase access, improve outcomes and efficiency, and contain cost of health care. The advances in technology may just hold the solution to part of the health care problem. This paper will discuss the impact telehealth has had on the quality of care, quality of life, cost of care, access and social, ethical, and economic impact to health care. The use of telemedicine can go back to the invention of the telephone. Medical advice could be given over the phone to patients, nurses, and doctors. (Shi & Singh, 2012) Defines telemedicine as equipment used for medical diagnosis by physicians when they are unable to see a patient face-to-face, or when a generalist is communicating with a specialist. Telemedicine usually includes audio and two-way video equipment. Patients in rural areas or hospitals can be interviewed and assessed by a physician without the physician being on site. The Department of Health (DH) defines telehealth as “Electronic sensors or equipment that monitors vital signs remotely for example, in your home. These readings are automatically transmitted to an appropriately trained person who can monitor the health vital signs and make decisions about potential interventions in real time...
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...r k p la ce m eetin g tH e c H Al l en g e about the publication this publication is an adjunct to Health Advocate’s recent webinar “Stress in the Workplace: meeting the challenge” co-sponsored by the national Women’s Health Resource center, the leading independent health information source for women. this white paper offers comprehensive research about the causes and impact of workplace stress, its role in lost productivity and higher healthcare costs and includes the effects of job stress on women workers. the research also reviews successful organizational and individual strategies to help manage stress and reduce costs. Following these strategies can help reduce absenteeism and turnover, help employees better balance work/life responsibilities, and also reduce healthcare costs. about health aDVocate™, inc. Health Advocate, inc., the nation’s leading independent healthcare advocacy and assistance company, serves more than 5,000 clients nationwide, providing more than 15 million Americans with personalized help to resolve healthcare and insurance-related issues. the company offers a spectrum of advocacy, Wellness, Pricing decision Support and Human Resources solutions to help save time and money. the company also offers a direct-to-consumer advocacy service, called Health Proponent ®, to individuals who are not part of groups. For more information, contact Health Advocate (toll-free) at: 1-866-385-8033, prompt #2 or via email at info@HealthAdvocate.com. st r e ss...
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...r k p la ce m eetin g tH e c H Al l en g e about the publication this publication is an adjunct to Health Advocate’s recent webinar “Stress in the Workplace: meeting the challenge” co-sponsored by the national Women’s Health Resource center, the leading independent health information source for women. this white paper offers comprehensive research about the causes and impact of workplace stress, its role in lost productivity and higher healthcare costs and includes the effects of job stress on women workers. the research also reviews successful organizational and individual strategies to help manage stress and reduce costs. Following these strategies can help reduce absenteeism and turnover, help employees better balance work/life responsibilities, and also reduce healthcare costs. about health aDVocate™, inc. Health Advocate, inc., the nation’s leading independent healthcare advocacy and assistance company, serves more than 5,000 clients nationwide, providing more than 15 million Americans with personalized help to resolve healthcare and insurance-related issues. the company offers a spectrum of advocacy, Wellness, Pricing decision Support and Human Resources solutions to help save time and money. the company also offers a direct-to-consumer advocacy service, called Health Proponent ®, to individuals who are not part of groups. For more information, contact Health Advocate (toll-free) at: 1-866-385-8033, prompt #2 or via email at info@HealthAdvocate.com. st r e ss...
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...Causes of cardiovascular disease vary, depending on a few circumstances. There are very few risks that cannot be changed: Genetics, meaning that if heart problems run in your family, you stand a greater chance of being affected; Age is a major risk factor that cannot be changed; and if you are a young man, you are at high risk for contracting heart disease. That being said, there are things we can do to prevent or lessen the chances of heart disease. Lifestyle and diet play large roles in heart health. Regular exercise, a low cholesterol diet, controlled blood pressure, and no smoking are ways to prevent heart disease. If you suffer from high blood pressure, elevated blood pressure above 130/90 mm hg is an early sign of cardiovascular disease. You should monitor your BP daily, and know your levels. Coronary heart disease is one of the most common typesof cardiovascular disease. These symptoms are easier to recognize. It is caused by build-up of fatty deposits on the walls of the arteries of the heart, which in turn causes them to narrow and restrict blood flow. Symptoms include chest pain, tiredness, and difficulty breathing. Again, cardiovascular disease, in one form or another, is the number one killer in the country. If you have not been diagnosed with it, there are steps you can take to keep your heart healthy....
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...Project Summary for Recreation and Wellness Intranet Project Date 2/22/2009 |Introduction: | | | |Manage Your Health, Inc. (MYH) recently updated its strategic plan. Some of the key goals are to reduce internal costs, increase | |cross-selling, and exploiting new Web-based technologies. The Information Technology department has developed four projects to | |help in achieving these goals. The four projects are as follows: | | | |Recreation and Wellness Intranet Project | |Heath Coverage Costs Business Model | |Cross-Selling System | |Web-Enhanced Communications System | | ...
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