Clinical policy decisions refer to a series of decisions made about a given patient, on the basis of observation of the patient and/or direct knowledge, in relation to a specific medication option and interventions available (Mercer et al, 2018). On the other hand, administrative policy decisions also refer to a series of decisions made but not about a patient as in the case of a clinical decision but about an organization and delivery of health care services. Specifically, healthcare personnel has well-structured methods of making decisions which conform to clinical policy decisions. Such decisions are usually pre-fabricated by a team of professionals (Megan, et. al., 2014).

As seen previously, a surgeon’s choice of a given technique for a particular operation has been conditioned by prior decisions, such as the number and types of operating rooms available, types of equipment purchased, the quality and mix of surgical assistants and nursing staff, and the organization of the operating room schedule itself. The surgeon’s decision may also be influenced by prior decisions made by the hospital’s quality assurance committee (Megan, et. al., 2014). In brief, “micro” decisions involving individual clinical judgment and “macro” decisions involving larger organization-wide resource allocation and policy issues are highly interrelated. The nature of physician involvement in hospital decision making must be understood within this context (Megan, et. al., 2014). An example of an administrative policy decision is the one applied by the healthcare management to curb the rise of the rate of hospitalization and readmission in Hospital. The decision might involve recommendation of a healthcare project to deal with the challenge. The objectives should be inclined towards lowering the rate of hospitalization and re-admission. The overall goal should be to improve the efficiency of healthcare hence cutting down the expenses involved in Medicare.

The decision might involve a children’s services program, which entails pre-natal care provision project for expectant mothers, new-borne immunization project and a developmental testing project for pre-school children. Furthermore, a telehealth program can be proposed in an administrative decision in bid of expanding health network telehealth services which involves creation of a teledermatology service line, a telepsychology service line and a tele-stroke service line, each telemedicine service line being a component of administrative policy decision on its own but involving different groups of locations and providers while still, each service line remains to be part of the decision (Megan, et. al., 2014). The phase that follows administrative decision-making process is execution and can be defined as the process of putting in action the work that has been defined in the final decision and plan in order to achieve the goals of the project scope statement. Both clinical policy decisions and administrative policy decisions are relevant in a healthcare setup. I can say that administrative decisions underpin the clinical decision. For example, for doctors to make and implement clinical decisions, there is a need for a clear framework of services as well as infrastructure. This is where administrative decisions play a big role. Specifically, they prepare a good platform on which healthcare professionals can perform their respective roles (Megan, et. al., 2014).

Being part of Western Healthcare System, means that your hospital is compared with a few more hospitals in that system. You are provided with the first month of data pertaining to the operation of their HIM departments. The data provided in the Excel spreadsheet – HIM Dashboard are used to evaluate the performance of each hospital and across the health system. Western Healthcare System has also established benchmark standards for each of the key performance metrics (see Best Practice Standard at the bottom of the spreadsheet).

Tasks:

• Focusing on Hospital D (which is the one you work for), select the appropriate graphs to represent the data for each metric along with the corresponding corporate average and best practice standard for that data element. (30 points)
• Identify issues that are concerning and opportunities for improvement pertaining to any of the metrics across the corporation. Explain why they are concerning. Explain Hospital D performance in the area(s) identified. (20 points)
• Knowing the position of hospital D in the dashboard, identify opportunities for improvement. What additional data would you request and what additional analysis would you perform? (

Analyze conditions for optimal team performance,include two real world examples of what health care leaders can do to promote this. Defend or argue your analysis.

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Resources:

Institute for Healthcare Improvement. (n.d.). Columbus Regional Hospitl: Where a focus on safety promotes interdisciplinary teamwork. Retrieved from http://www.ihi.org/resources/Pages/ImprovementStories/ColumbusRegionSafetyPromotesInterdisciplinary

Ostermeier, L. (n.d.). Building an integrated workforce: keys to developing a strong team culture. Retrieved from https://www.besmith.com/sites/default/files/B.%20E.%20Smith%20White%

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Taplin, S. H., Foster, M. K., & Shortell, S. M. (2013). Organizational leadershipfor building effective health care teams. Annals of Family Medicine, 

11(3), 279-281

  Your analysis of the impact that women in leadership roles might have on community and social change. Describe the leadership approaches and theories women in leadership role might further develop in order to strengthen their representation in major leadership jobs. 

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Resources:

 

Cheung, F. M., & Halpern, D. F. (2010). Women at the top: Powerful leaders define success as work + family in a culture of gender. American Psychologist, 65(3), 182–193.
Note: Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

Christman, D. E., & McClellan, R. L. (2012). Discovering middle space: Distinctions of sex and gender in resilient leadership. The Journal of Higher Education, 83(5), 648–670.
Note: Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

Folta, S. C., Seguin, R. A., Ackerman, J., & Nelson, M. E. (2012). A qualitative study of leadership characteristics among women who catalyze positive community change. BMC Public Health, 12, 383.
Note: Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

  

Natural Resources Worksheet

Complete the following table:  

  

Fossil Fuel

Alternative Energy

 

Identify 3 types of both energy categories and what they are most often used to power.

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Benefits to using these   energy types

 

Environmental impacts of using these energy types

 

Are these energy types renewable? Explain.

Using the textbooks, the University Library, or other resources answer each of the following questions in 150- to 300-words. Be sure to provide references for the sources you use.

  

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Response

 

Explore water supply and management in your   area using the internet. What is the source of your municipality’s drinking   water? Describe any concerns related   to the quantity and quality of this water source. Explain one thing you can do in your   everyday activities to conserve water.

 

Visit this Fish and Wildlife   Service website (http://www.fws.gov/endangered/) and perform a search of endangered species for your state. Select one species and explain why it is endangered and what is being done to help it recover.

 

What reason(s) for conserving life on Earth found do you find convincing? Explain.

 

Perform an internet search   using the search term “agricultural sustainability article.” Read one of the articles you find and   summarize it in 1-2 paragraphs. Based   on this article and the readings in the text do you think that current   large-scale industrial agricultural practices are sustainable? Why or why not? Give an example of a more sustainable   agricultural practice.

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