...The Policy Process: Part 1 HCS 455 January 13, 2014 The Policy Process: Part I – Health Care Reform Policies are considered and reviewed on a daily basis with intentions of solving problems and improving quality of life. The policies that are implemented in order to improve the health care system for Americans have an affect on every individual person. With this being said, it is especially essential that all policies are carefully contemplated before they are actually implemented. This paper will address how topics become policies. This will include three stages, which consist of the formulation stage, the legislative stage, and the implementation stage. There are several stages that a policy must go through before it can be established. These steps are essential to the process and need to be efficiently followed through throughout the policy process in order to be certain the the policy will in fact solve the problem that is at hand as well as be able to improve the quality of life for all citizens. The stages included in the establishment of a policy include: agenda building, formulation, adoption, implementation, evaluation, and termination. There are many situations that represent the economic need that America has for an improvement in health care as well as the introduction of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which is also known as the Health Care Reform. Before the country was able to experience the benefits of this policy, going through...
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...The Policy Process: Part I HCS/455 In the United States, Veteran’s health care at an economical rate is a continuous debate. It is warranted that the health care should improve at a constant rate to uphold the health needs of veterans, new and old. Government has the veterans association (VA) and with all the help it has available for veterans there are still times when that care is not enough. There are so many individuals that are without health care because of one reason for another and it leaves many injured and hurt veterans without the care they need and deserve. Better access to health for veterans, men and women is important since many new problems such as PTSD have become better understood and need more focus and to be better addressed. (Kaiser Family Foundation, 2007). Policies are evaluated to enhance the health care system. Steps are closely followed to ensure successful policy implementation. Three major phases, namely formulation stage, legislative stage, and the implementation stage, are positioned to enhance the policy on care and assistance for health care policies with the VA. (va.gov, 2014). Formulation phase encompasses evaluating ideas, concepts, proposals, solutions, and researching data prior to policy process. Legislative phase aims to help health care organizations in policy process. Policy is presented before legislators and health care agency then must negotiate execution and any possible modifications may occur at this point (Williams-Crowe &...
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...1. Lesson 1 Answer base on DNS and IP. The process to obtain IP and DNS. 2. Lesson 1 The routing and remote access servers 3. Lesson 1 NAP what is it and what its use for 4. Lesson 1 TCIP addressing, the differences between classes 5. Lesson 1 IPv4 Address 6. Lesson 1 What is the difference between IPv4 & IPv6 7. Lesson 2 What can be configured in TCIP 8. Lesson 2 What is the difference between Static and Dynamic, when you would use one versus the other 9. Lesson 2 What the difference between the volumes (Strip,simple,mirrored,etc) 10. Lesson 2 The different types of partitions and when to use one or the other 11. Lesson 3 BOOTP what can and can’t do 12. Lesson 3 What are the benefits and disadvantages of DHCP 13. Lesson 3 The DHCP process, what are the different steps involved 14. Lesson 4 DNS zones and what are the differences between them 15. Lesson 4 DNS zones and what are the differences between them 16. Lesson 4 DNS zones and what are the differences between them 17. Lesson 1 Part 2 Terminology for a Windows Server with Active Directory installed 18. Lesson 1 Part 2 The process of keeping the main controllers in sync with changes 19. Lesson 1 Part 2 What the different types of DC 20. Lesson 1 Part 2 Active Directory Naming 21. Lesson 2 Part 2 Installing Active Directory 22. Lesson 2 Part 2 Installing Active Directory 23. Lesson 2 Part 2 Installing Active Directory 24. Lesson...
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...THE POLICY PROCESS 1 The Policy Process HCS/455 December 2, 2011 The Policy Process 2 The Health care industry has many policies, rules and regulations that have to be followed in order to have a successful company in today’s world. The Health care industry has many policies that keep companies in compliance with all the rules and regulations in order to protect the consumers, patients and employees. In every hospital, doctor’s offices, therapy clinics, etc, there will always be certain protocol of running a successful and thriving business. A certain point in time where these policies were made, there was a process to developing a policy for a particular business. All companies, corporation, or business will have policies set in place. This holds true for the foundation for AIDS/HIV. While putting together certain regulation for research groups, this foundation also has to follow each step in the policy process. Coming up with that policy was a process and throughout this paper we will discuss the policy process and what it takes to ensure the write policy has been made to protect the company, consumers and all of its employees. The policy process has certain steps that have to be taken before having a successful outcome. These important steps are as follows: The formulation stage, the legislative stage and the implementation stage. Throughout this paper we will discuss...
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...Better Regulation for Growth Regulatory Quality and Competition Policy Investment Climate Advisory Services of the World Bank Group With funding from FIAS, the multi-donor investment climate advisory service in partnership with BETTER REGULATION FOR GROWTH GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORKS AND TOOLS FOR EFFECTIVE REGULATORY REFORM REGULATORY QUALITY AND COMPETITION POLICY INVESTMENT CLIMATE ADVISORY SERVICES WORLD BANK GROUP ©2010 The World Bank Group 1818 H Street NW Washington DC 20433 Telephone: 202-473-1000 Internet: www.worldbank.org All rights reserved Rights and Permissions The material in this publication is copyrighted. Copying and/or transmitting portions or all of this work without permission may be a violation of applicable law. The World Bank encourages dissemination of its work and will normally grant permission to reproduce portions of the work promptly. For permission to photocopy or reprint any part of this work, please send a request with complete information to the Copyright Clearance Center Inc., 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, USA; telephone: 978-750-8400; fax: 978-750-4470; Internet: www.copyright.com. All other queries on rights and licenses, including subsidiary rights, should be addressed to the Office of the Publisher, The World Bank Group, 1818 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20433, USA; fax: 202-522-2422; e-mail: pubrights@worldbank.org. About the Investment Climate Advisory Services of the World Bank Group The Investment Climate...
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...Hierarchy 4 Allocation Policies 5 Relocation Policies 6 Hit and Hit Ratio 6 Modern Computer Applications 7 Conclusion 7 References 8 Abstract The memory of a computer is a key component of the overall architecture of a computer. Several types of memory exist with the architecture of the computer which collectively is known as the memory hierarchy. The use of the memory hierarchy, placing and moving information, is effected by the allocation and relocation policies. How well these policies allow the processor to find the information it is looking for, known as a hit, is determined by the hit ratio. The modern processor available today relies on memory hierarchy to maintain their high performance. The paper will take a look at how these various pieces and policies work together within the architecture of a computer. A Look into Computer Memory Memory plays a key role in the modern processor. The memory hierarchy is the foundation for which the allocation and relocation policies function upon. These policies work to provide the needed information in the proper memory location to attempt to maintain a high hit ratio to avoid processor delay. Regardless of the speed of a modern processor, a low hit ratio adds delay to the high performance processor. Memory Hierarchy Memory in a computer varies in size, speed with regards to access time and, just as importantly, cost. To allow for high speed processing, access to memory must be able to occur in 1 nanosecond or less (Parhami...
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...Management Multimedia University COURSEWORK BOOKLET TRIMESTER 2, ACADEMIC YEAR 2009/2010 SUBJECT: MALAYSIAN STUDIES SUBJECT CODE: MPW 2133 INSTRUCTIONS TO THE STUDENTS 1. Please read this Coursework Booklet thoroughly. 2. The Instructions are stated in detail in this booklet and must be observed. Late assignments will be penalized. The ‘water-marked’ date on the envelope of the assignment send in by students will be taken as the date of posting. 3. The course-schedule is included in here. You are to follow the course outline stated in this Coursework Booklet. DISTANCE EDUCATION TRIM 2, 2009/2010 (8 STUDY WEEKS) 1. About the instructor ➢ Name: Afizal @ Mohd Afizal B Mohd Aris ➢ Qualification: Master of Malaysia Studies (Government and Politics), University of Malaya ➢ Room No: R 3045, FCM Building ➢ Contact No.: 03-8312 5774 ➢ Email Address: afizal@mmu.edu.my ➢ Consultation Hours: via email 2. Course Overview 1. An introductory study of the earliest history until the formation of Federation of Malaysia. 2. A discussion on the system and structure on the country’s administration and constitution 3. A synopsis on the Malaysian Government premier policies in terms of development, social, and politics and its commitment towards the region and international level. 3. Course Objective The objective of this subject is to develop Malaysians who...
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...Applied SOA Service-Oriented Architecture and Design Strategies Mike Rosen Boris Lublinsky Kevin T. Smith Marc J. Balcer Wiley Publishing, Inc. Applied SOA Applied SOA Service-Oriented Architecture and Design Strategies Mike Rosen Boris Lublinsky Kevin T. Smith Marc J. Balcer Wiley Publishing, Inc. Applied SOA: Service-Oriented Architecture and Design Strategies Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc. 10475 Crosspoint Boulevard Indianapolis, IN 46256 www.wiley.com Copyright 2008 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana Published simultaneously in Canada ISBN: 978-0-470-22365-9 Manufactured in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning or otherwise, except as permitted under Sections 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, (978) 750-8400, fax (978) 646-8600. Requests to the Publisher for permission should be addressed to the Legal Department, Wiley Publishing, Inc., 10475 Crosspoint Blvd., Indianapolis, IN 46256, (317) 572-3447, fax (317) 572-4355, or online at http://www.wiley.com/go/permissions. Limit of Liability/Disclaimer of Warranty: The publisher and...
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...VLT2 - Security Policies and Standards - Best Practices Course of Study This course supports the assessments for VLT2. The course covers 3 competencies and represents 3 competency units. Introduction Overview The skills and knowledge measured by performance assessment VLT2 are derived from a survey of information security professionals from around the world and are also based on the many different information security and assurance frameworks (ISO 27001/2, COBIT, ITL, etc.). The results of this survey were used in weighing the subject areas and ensuring that the weighting is representative of the relative importance of the content. The Security Policy and Standards subdomain focuses on creating organizational security activities and policies; assessing information security risk; and implementing and auditing information security management programs, information assurance certification programs, and security ethics. Watch the following video for an introduction to this course: Competencies This course provides guidance to help you demonstrate the following 3 competencies: Competency 427.3.2: Controls and Countermeasures The graduate evaluates security threats and identifies and applies security controls based on analyses and industry standards and best practices. Competency 427.3.3: Security Audits The graduate evaluates the practice of defining and implementing a security audit and conducts an information security audit using industry best practices. Competency 427...
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...methodologies. ISO/IEC 19770-1 Audit Checklist This checklist has been developed to be used in conjunction with ISO/IEC19770-1 Information technology – Software asset management – Part1: Processes (the ISO Standard), and should not be used in isolation from this Standard. The checklist has been developed to assist agencies to perform self-audits to monitor their progress towards best practice in software license management. The checklist outlines elements that should be met in order to be fully compliant with the ISO Standard. It may be used by Agencies to guide where improvements can be made in managing software licensing. Each element may be audited separately to check on progress towards maturity in specifically targeted areas, however, compliance with all element will ensure that the agency is aligned with industry best practice in software license management. The ‘Evidence’ section of the checklist outlines possible evidence that auditors may consider when evaluating level of compliance. This list can be modified to reflect individual agency requirements and is not intended as an exhaustive list. This checklist includes elements that may not be relevant to every agency, and fall outside the requirements of IS45 – for example, Software Development Process. However, as they form part of ISO/IEC19770-1 they have been included in the checklist. The timeframes and documentation requirements detailed in the checklist are those specified by ISO/IEC 19770-1. Agencies may choose...
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...Question 5 a. Grading Strategy execution process involves coming up with plans of specific techniques, actions, and behaviors aiming at supporting the strategy and getting things done and generate desirable results. In fact, there is no fixed and rigid range of actions appropriately applied to all organizations due to the diverse industrial characteristics, different company’s capabilities and resources, and changing economic environment. However, in achieving a successful strategy-executing process, every organization must complete 10 basic managerial tasks in term of staffing, resources and competencies, organizational structure, resource allocation, procedures and policies, practices improvement, information and operating system, incentives, corporate culture and leadership. How well the firm completes these tasks determines the success of the strategy, which is presented in form of strategic and financial objective accomplishment, employees and customer satisfaction as well as other stakeholders’ interest. Therefore, in order to evaluate and grade the strategy execution process of Southwest Airlines, we will analyze the extent to which the firm fulfills the tasks needed. The comprehensive analysis is covered in the following part of the paper. 1. Staff the organization with managers and employees capable of executing the strategy well. (1 point) We will break the issue into two facets including management team building and employees recruiting, hiring and training...
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...Organizational Systems and Quality Leadership Task 2 LaToya Diaz Western Governors University Organizational Systems and Quality Leadership Task 2 A. Root Cause Analysis The Root Cause Analysis is a technique used to determine what happened, why it happened and determine things to do to prevent a reoccurrence. * At 3:30pm a patient arrived to the Emergency Department with a dislocated hip and was experiencing elevated respiration rate of 32 and a significant pain score of 10/10 * At the patients time of arrival there was 1 RN, 1 LPN, 1 Secretary, 1 Emergency room physician, and an in house respiratory therapist on staff at the time of the patient’s arrival and there were two other patients being cared for. * The physician decides to do a reduction of the patients left hip and need to have the patient at an appropriate sedation level * At 4:05pm the nurse administered Diazepam 5mg IV per the physicians order. * At 4:15pm the nurse gave Hydromorphone 2mg IV per the physicians order. * At 4:20pm the patient is still not sedated enough and the nurse gives an additional Diazepam 5mg IV and Hydromorphone 2mg IV. * At 4:25 Proper sedation is achieved and the physician performs a reduction of his left hip. * At 4:30pm the procedure was complete and the nurses are alerted to another patient in route to the ER in acute repertory distress and the nurse places the patient on an automatic blood pressure machine to monitor B/P and pulse oximetry. ...
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...healthcare is only one part of the evolution from dependent child to independent adult (David, 2001). Submitted by Ruth Gordon, Ruth Gordon Associates Ltd to NHS Diabetes. Supporting, Improving, Caring August 2012 Acknowledgements This project was funded by NHS Diabetes and supported by Gillian Johnson, North East Regional Programme Manager. The expert panel was made up of a group of clinicians and others who provided information, commented on the process and contributed to the views included in this final report. Others have influenced the later stages of the work and will be involved in planning how to take this project forwards. Therefore thanks go to: • Fiona Campbell • Deborah Christie • Chris Cooper • Julie Cropper • Gail Dovey-Pearce • Jane Edmunds • Gavin Eyres • Sue Greenhalgh • Peter Hammond • Gillian Johnson • Susannah Rowles • Carolyn Stephenson • Helen Thornton • Peter Winocour • Alison Woodhead Without the two clinical leads, Peter Hammond from Harrogate and Fiona Campbell from Leeds, this work and report would not have been possible. Contents Executive summary Context Background and rationale Aims of the project Timing of the project Process undertaken for the project Evidence base and policy background Results from the snapshot research Good practice Examples of good practice Review of key findings Project recommendations Core values, competencies and skills needed to deliver a quality consultation References Appendix 1 – Principles of a diabetes...
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...assure the fundamental abilities of the next generation of doctors”. MMC is basically an online program designed and implemented for post graduate medical training intended to improve UK health care system with a transparent and efficient career path for doctors. It was intended to change the structure of the UK medical training by introducing the ‘Foundation training program’ and later the ‘seamless run-through training grade’. These training programs coincided with the introduction a new selection process called the MTAS recruitment system. Junior doctors were required to complete a web based questionnaire and form, which is scored anonymously by a central HR team and based on final outcome jobs are offered to successful applicants. I have organized this report in four parts. Part 1, will highlight MMC HRM strategy and practices. Part 2 examines the factors and practices that led to the MMC’s failure. Part 3 outlines recommended HRM strategies for the organization. Finally, Part 4...
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