Assignment Details (3-4 pages,abstract, conclusion, references)

Reducing the Price of Health Care

The focus in health care reform is cost control in light of annual double-digit inflation since the late 1990s and the consumption of nearly 17% of the gross domestic product (GDP) in 2009 (more than any other country in the world). The debate is over how to reduce the rate of spending for health care while preserving quality and access to care for patients. Research at least 2 methods of reducing the percentage of the GDP spent on health care. You will need to be able to describe how you would do this in specific terms. This can be a number of approaches, such as the following:

• Completely dismantle the current system and start overA monumental task
• Revise the current payment system to reflect current economic constraints
• Cut Medicare and Medicaid
• Insurance reform
• National health insurance based on the Massachusetts Model
• Malpractice reform
• Legislation such as the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003, the Affordable Care Act (2010), and others

Provide the following elements in your paper:

• Describe the model you are supporting to best control costs without compromising the quality and access to health care, and explain how the model works.
• Analyze the method that you are supporting, detailing the strengths and weaknesses from all stakeholder group (e.g., patient, provider, and third-party payer) perspectives.
• Provide an example of the model in real time or as a scenario.
• Summarize the anticipated results in terms of costs and benefits.

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The most effective impact of investment in health care will come from effective management and policy. From this position, discuss the following:

• Discuss the evolution of the U.S. health care system and how both the development of policy and the management requirements have been influenced by traditions and values.
• Discuss the influence of the changing needs of the labor force due to increased technology, the aging of America, and various economic factors (including aging workforce, cost of turnover, cost of education and training, and so forth) with a focus on health care administration.
• Discuss the 3 approaches to management and policy (systems, critical, and public interest) as they relate to the management perspective in health care.

Assignment Details 300 words and reference

Review the Terminal Course Objectives, accessed by clicking on the Course Information tab at the top of your screen, scrolling down to the “Course Objectives,” and then selecting “View Class Objectives.”

• How will accomplishing these objectives support your success in management?
• What risks or challenges might a health care manager encounter if he or she has not mastered these objectives?
• Incorporate perspectives based on readings regarding the challenges of the health care system. Explain.

Assignment Details

Review the Terminal Course Objectives, accessed by clicking on the Course Information tab at the top of your screen, scrolling down to the Course Objectives and then selecting View class objectives. How will accomplishing these objectives support your success in management? What risks or challenges might a health care manager encounter if he or she has not mastered these objectives? Explain.

In your own words, please post a response to the Discussion Board and comment on other postings. You will be graded on the quality of your postings.

Enhance Your Emotional Intelligence (EI)

In the article, “Leadership That Gets Results,” and in your lecture notes, the six styles of leadership are explained. Think about your EI and how it guides your leadership style. Identify the leadership style you think is most appropriate for your business. What secondary style might be complementary?  Which competencies do you want to improve to enhance your EI? Support your answer with information from your DiSC assessment results.

Post your initial response by Wednesday, midnight of your time zone, and reply to at least 2 of your classmates’ initial posts by Sunday, midnight of your time zone

 The Idea in Brief The Idea in Practice COPYRIGHT 2000 HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL PUBLISHING CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Many managers mistakenly assume that leadership style is a function of personality rather than strategic choice. Instead of choosing the one style that suits their temperament, they should ask which style best addresses the demands of a particular situation. Research has shown that the most successful leaders have strengths in the following emotional intelligence competencies: selfawareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, and social skill. There are six basic styles of leadership; each makes use of the key components of emotional intelligence in different combinations. The best leaders dont know just one style of leadership theyre skilled at several, and have the flexibility to switch between styles as the circumstances dictate. Managers often fail to appreciate how profoundly the organizational climate can influence financial results. It can account for nearly a third of financial performance. Organizational climate, in turn, is influenced by leadership styleby the way that managers motivate direct reports, gather and use information, make decisions, manage change initiatives, and handle crises. There are six basic leadership styles. Each derives from different emotional intelligence competencies, works best in particular situations, and affects the organizational climate in different ways. 1. The coercive style. This Do what I say approach can be very effective in a turnaround situation, a natural disaster, or when working with problem employees. But in most situations, coercive leadership inhibits the organizations flexibility and dampens employees motivation. 2. The authoritative style. An authoritative leader takes a Come with me approach: she states the overall goal but gives people the freedom to choose their own means of achieving it. This style works especially well when a business is adrift. It is less effective when the leader is working with a team of experts who are more experienced than he is. 3. The affiliative style. The hallmark of the affiliative leader is a People come first attitude. This style is particularly useful for building team harmony or increasing morale. But its exclusive focus on praise can allow poor performance to go uncorrected. Also, affiliative leaders rarely offer advice, which often leaves employees in a quandary. 4. The democratic style. This styles impact on organizational climate is not as high as you might imagine. By giving workers a voice in decisions, democratic leaders build organizational flexibility and responsibility and help generate fresh ideas. But sometimes the price is endless meetings and confused employees who feel leaderless. 5. The pacesetting style. A leader who sets high performance standards and exemplifies them himself has a very positive impact on employees who are self-motivated and highly competent. But other employees tend to feel overwhelmed by such a leaders demands for excellenceand to resent his tendency to take over a situation. 6. The coaching style. This style focuses more on personal development than on immediate work-related tasks. It works well when employees are already aware of their weaknesses and want to improve, but not when they are resistant to changing their ways. The more styles a leader has mastered, the better. In particular, being able to switch among the authoritative, affiliative, democratic, and coaching styles as conditions dictate creates the best organizational climate and optimizes business performance 

At Green Branch Coffee, employees should have a safe and healthy work environment. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) was created to ensure this kind of environment. This week’s reading assignment and the M.U.S.E. item OSHA Standards may be helpful in completing this assignment.

For this assignment, you will create a report of at least 750 words. In your report, address the following:

• Summarize the history and purpose of OSHA
• Provide examples of 3 OSHA standards and how they are observed in the workplace.
• Describe a real-world example of an organization that violated OSHA standards and the consequences of the violation.

Federal and state taxes are not the only items withheld from Green Branch Coffee employees’ paychecks. There are other items, such as benefits, the Federal Insurance Contribution Act (FICA), the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), and Social Security. Watch the videos A Primer on Social Security and A Primer on the FICA Tax located in this week’s M.U.S.E. to get a better understanding of both FICA and Social Security.

Please respond to the following questions:

• What role does Social Security play in employee retirement?
• What is the relationship between FICA, ERISA, and Social Security? Include an example of fiduciary responsibility under ERISA.
• Describe an example of a retirement planning program that could be implemented for Green Branch Coffee’s employees.

DISCUSSION 1

Views of Human Resource Development

In the textbook, two main views of human resource development are examined.  Discuss the similarities and differences between the views of performance-based and developmental HRD.  Answer the questions:  Which view do you believe is more relevant to your organization.  Why?

Use this weeks lecture as a basis for your post. Reference and cite the textbook in your original post. Respond to at least two of your classmates posts.

DISCUSSION 2

Explicit, Implicit and Tacit Knowledge

There are three types of knowledge discussed in the textbook: explicit, implicit, and tacit. Describe the three types of knowledge. Give an example of each of the three types of knowledge based on your position in your organization. Which of the three types of knowledge is the most difficult for a trainer to teach?

Reference and cite the textbook in your original post. Respond to at least two of your classmates posts.

Misuse of funds is not the only thing that can cause problems with public trust. It is important for any organization that uses volunteers or takes donations to be transparent and accountable to the public. Organizations can take specific steps to assure that they are transparent and accountable in their actions. It is up to human services administrators to provide transparency and accountability for their organizations.

For this Assignment, select a human services administrator from this week’s video. Think of one example of how he or she provided transparency and accountability for his or her organization. Consider steps you as a human services administrator might take to provide transparency and accountability to the public for an organization with which you are associated or one with which you are familiar.

The assignment (23 pages):

• Identify the human services administrator and briefly share one example of how he or she provided transparency and accountability for his or her organization.
• Explain three steps that you, as a human services administrator, can take to provide transparency and accountability to the public for an organization with which you are associated or one with which you are familiar.
• Share an insight you had regarding any differences in the way that you might provide transparency and accountability in comparison to the human services administrator you selected from this weeks video.

Support your Assignment with specific references to all resources used in its preparation. You are asked to provide a reference list for all resources, including those in the Learning Resources for this course. You should include in your references at least two resources included in this weeks resources and at least one outside scholarly resource

When people give donations to human services organizations, they trust that the organizations will use the funds to support programs and services provided to those in need. If there is any indication that human services administrators misuse funding, there will likely be consequences for the organization. Misuse of funds can be a difficult matter for an organization to overcome. A single instance of misuse of funds can have wide-ranging effects on public trust.

For this Discussion, search the Internet or the Walden Library for information on a human services or nonprofit organization that has had an incident with misuse of funds in the last 3 years. Some examples are Red Cross, United Way, and American University. Then consider how that incident affected public trust.

By Day 4

Post an example of misuse of funds by an administrator in a human services organization that took place within the last 3 years. Then explain how the example affected public trust. Be specific and use specific examples to illustrate you point.