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Macroeconomics
The purpose of this assignment is to identify the factors that led to an increase in oil prices. Please read an article on the topic in The Wall Street Journal or any other scholarly reference and address the following points:
What are the factors that led to an increase in the current oil price?
Do these factors cause a shift in demand or supply?
Would this cause a shortage or a surplus of oil in the market?
How did the U.S. government intervene to stabilize the market in the short run?
Your journal should consist of a minimum of three paragraphs. Use APA format for your reference and in-text citation.
Ecology
A thought-provoking paper in the journal Science deemed humans as super-predators with the power to alter ecological and evolution process on a global scale (Darimont et al., 2015). What qualities would you think make humans a super-predator? From what you have learned in this unit, and your personal experience or research, refute or accept this claim. Please provide some specific examples.
You can view the Science paper in the CSU Online Library using the link below:
Darimont, C. T., Fox, C. H., Bryan, H. M., & Reimchen, T. E. (2015). The unique ecology of human predators. Science. https://libraryresources.columbiasouthern.edu/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=asn&AN=109145302&site=ehost-live&scope=site.
Your journal entry must be at least 200 words in length. No references or citations are necessary.
Healthcare Statistics
For this assignment, imagine that you are the health care manager at First Life Community Hospital. Over the past year, occupancy has been low because of competition from hospitals offering services that are more efficient and innovative in nature. How would you compete with this new competition? What impact would low occupancy have on staff and morale? If negatively, how would you address it?
After analysis of financial losses for the last year, it has been identified that numerous patients were transferred to other facilities due to lack of capabilities to deal with complex issues. How would you ensure that complex cases are kept inside of the HCO? How does keeping complex cases within the facility impact length of stay? What is the financial impact of reversing the current situation?
Answer the above questions in a one-page response. Your essay must be at least one page with at least one outside reference other than the course textbooks; at least one outside resource must come from the CSU Online Library. Adhere to APA Style when creating citations and references for this assignment.
Intro to Health Information Management
Clinical electronic health record (EHR) applications greatly enhance how clinicians collect, store, and transmit patient information. Your textbook outlines seven clinical EHR applications used in various medical settings. Discuss two of these applications, and explain the importance to patient care and/or medical decision-making that each system possesses.
Your response must be at least 200 words in length.
As health information technology continues to evolve, one important concept that will continue to be the focus of electronic health records is the merging of data into a centralized database. Health Level Seven (HL7) is a very important organization when it comes to this centralization effort. What are the goals of HL7, and how are they related to the goals of the National Alliance for Health Information Technology (NAHIT)? What impacts can these goals have on patient care?
Your response must be at least 200 words in length.
For this journal, write at least three pages of content to answer the following questions.
What are the components that make up a discharge summary?
What are the Joint Commission’s standards regarding the discharge summary document? What are some issues that lead to delays in discharge summaries being completed?
How do delays or inaccuracies in the discharge summary impact the health care revenue cycle?
Your response should be at least three pages in length, not counting a title page and a reference page. Include an introduction in the paper. Use at least two sources, of which one can be your textbook. Use APA Style to format your paper as well as to create citations and references for all sources used.
