Part I – Paying for Hospital Services – Overview

Mr. Scott is a 69-year-old hospitalized for a Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker procedure. Hillcrest Hospital is a large urban hospital in Cleveland that incurred $150,000 in Medicare-approved charges for treating Mr. Scott. Use the information provided in this module as well as the Hospital Payments Example, found in the Course Table of Contents under the Presentation section, to answer the Case 4 assignment questions. Include all formulas and calculations in your paper.

DRG

Description

Case Weight

115

Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker

3.5513

302

Kidney Transplant

4.1370

441

Hand Procedure/Surgery

0.8785

Part I – Assignment

Answer (in about 3 pages) the following questions for Kidney Transplant only:

1. What is the operating payment to be paid to the hospital?
2. What is the capital payment to be paid to the hospital?
3. Will the hospital be eligible for the Medicare outlier payment?
4. What is the total payment to the hospital?

Part II – Paying for Physician Services – Overview

Mr. Roberts is a 66-year-old Medicare beneficiary. He sought treatments from Dr. Robinson. Assume the following values for the services provided by Dr. Robinson:

Categories

RVU

Geographic Cost Index

Product

Work

27.45

1.092

29.98

Practice Expense

43.05

1.743

75.04

Malpractice

10.32

0.543

5.60

Conversion Factor: 64.43

Part II – Assignment

Please answer in about 3 pages the following questions:

1. How much will Medicare pay Dr. Robinson if Dr. Robinson is a Medicare participating physician? How much out-of-pocket payment will Mr. Roberts be responsible for?
2. How much will Medicare pay Dr. Robinson if Dr. Robinson is a Medicare non-participating physician who elects assignment? How much out-of-pocket payment will Mr. Roberts be responsible for?
3. How much will Medicare pay Dr. Robinson if Dr. Robinson is a Medicare non-participating physician who does not elect assignment? How much out-of-pocket payment will Mr. Roberts be responsible for?

Assignment Expectations

Length: The paper should be typed and double spaced, using 12 pt. Times New Roman font and 1-inch page margins. Use headers throughout the paper. This will aid you in not overlooking vital elements of the assignment and make the document easier for the reader to follow. 

Organizations with clear techniques of negotiation of contracts help managers prepare for effective, successful contract negotiation. Techniques in one negotiation may not effectively work well in another.

The president of the Brikris Corporation has assigned you to a negotiation team. You are a part of a special project team that is focused on putting together a training seminar for the development of high-performance negotiation skills for various contract modifications.

As a team, you should consider concepts examined so far in the course and their impact on contract negotiation. Consider the various types of contract modifications and the situations that surround those modifications.

Assignment Guidelines

Step 1

•  Prepare a 1-page Word document with well-developed ideas for best practices of negotiation techniques.
• This document should include recommendations for (at minimum) 4 primary things that are vital for a successful negotiation.
• Explain how that idea will ensure a win-win negotiation.  

Step 2

• As a member of this special project team, provide feedback to the posted recommendations of one other member of the team.
• Your feedback should be well developed and offer a new perspective for him or her to consider.
• Post comments directly on the Small Group DB, in response to the post of another team member.

Step 3

• As a group, discuss and arrive at a consensus on at least 5 best practices for negotiation techniques from the list provided by all members of the team.
• Prepare 1 document with the list of 5, and explain how that idea will ensure a win-win negotiation.

Step 4

• As a team, prepare a final document for the Brikris Corporation president to review.
• This document will contain the list of best practices for a high-performance negotiation, as well as the best methods to approach contract modifications. 

Each team member will be graded based on his or her contribution to each step of the project. Individual grades may be assigned based on the level of contribution.

Please add your file.

Your assignment will be graded in accordance with the following criteria. Click here to view the grading rubric.

For assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web resources, and all course materials.Ineed 4 pages please No plagiarism

Journal Article Reviews Instructions

· Review and analyze a recent journal article (published within the last 5 years) from a peer-reviewed publication (e.g The Journal of Infectious Diseases) about a disease

· You must evaluate the chosen paper against at least 4 other peer-reviewed sources.

· You may cite your text; however, it does not count as one of your peer-reviewed sources.

· For each review, you will select an article about a topic from the required readings between each review assignment submission. 

· You will then compose a 4 -page paper, not including the cover page and references, on your topic of choice.

· The goal of the assignment is to help link the current best practices identified in your text and the ongoing developments of research reflected in the peer-reviewed literature in support of learning outcomes A and B. 

· You should, therefore, choose articles related to current epidemiologic trends for infectious diseases and/or the impact of the diseases and of the control measures on global populations. Special attention should be devoted to understanding the role of infectious agents as causes of morbidity and mortality in the context of economically developing nations.

Be sure to include the following elements:

· A clearly documented reference to best practices or standard of care

· Reported findings are completely and fairly assessed and critiqued

· A summary of the principal contents of the article under review

· Adequate information to understand the central themes and recommendations

· Paper, references, and citations all consistently follow current AMA formatting

Pick any Disease from this list

· Blastomycosis

· Candidiasis

· Coccidioidomycosis

· Fungal Infections of the Skin, Hair, and Nails

· Helicobacter pylori

· Histoplasmosis

· Epstein-Barr Virus

· Human Papillomavirus

· Pinta

· Psittacosis

· Sporotrichosis

· Warts

· Yaws

Week 2

Week 2 DQ 1

Do you think broadcast stations should operate under the Public Trustee doctrine? 

Week 2 DQ 2

Based on your understanding of “natural monopolies,” do you think the cable industry today should be considered a natural monopoly? Why or why not? (Based on your reading, research and analysis in the textbook, and other relevant sources) 

Week 2 Assignments:

Course Project (Internet Use, Awareness of Use, and Regulation)

Natural Monopoly Case Study

Measuring Behavior

Part 1: Observations

For the first part of this assignment, select two frequently occurring human behaviors that you can easily observe in your workplace or community. (If needed, you may substitute a character’s behavior that can be frequently observed on a favorite TV series.) Two different people should be observed, rather than two behaviors in one person. You are to practice observing behaviors inconspicuously. You must not make any attempt to share your observations, conduct any form of assessment, or intervene!

Using the guidelines in Chapter 5 of your Applied Behavior Analysis text, plan and conduct three separate observation sessions, each for 10–20 minutes, for each behavior you have just observed. You have several options for conducting these observations. You may choose to do several on one day at different times (for example, 10–20 minute sessions in the morning, afternoon, and evening) or on different days. You should then have three separate observations for each of the two individuals you observed in Part 1.

Part 2: Observations, Definitions, and Data Recording Forms

After observing the behaviors, write a brief description of the person you observed and the setting. After the description, create a brief (1–2 sentences) definition for each of the two behaviors you observed. Follow these guidelines for your definitions:

• Be sure that each definition meets Hawkins and Dobes’s three characteristics (bottom of page 67) and Morris’s three criteria for testing a definition (pages 68–69) as described in the Applied Behavior Analysis text.
• The definitions should not include inferences (for example, about internal state or thoughts), or include background, diagnostic, or historical information about the persons you observed.

You will choose a data recording method to summarize the three observations for each of the two behaviors. After describing your observation method and providing a definition for each of the two behaviors, identify the data recording method you selected to record this data (frequency or duration) and explain why you chose that method.

Summarize the data from your observations on the appropriate data recording form and create a table of this summary. Copy and paste both the data recording form and the table into your assignment. Do not submit a spreadsheet or more than one document. The one document (the Unit 3 assignment) should contain definitions, observations, data form, and table for each of the two behaviors that you observed. You will be using the tables summarizing your data in the Unit 4 assignment.

Other Assignment Requirements

• Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.
• Format: Use current APA 6th edition style and formatting guidelines.
• Length: 3–5 pages minimum, double-spaced.
• References: A sufficient number of scholarly sources.
• Font: Times New Roman, 12 point.

Please refer to the Measuring Behavior Scoring Guide to ensure you understand the grading criteria for this assignment.