Submit a 2,500 to 3,000 word –plus references-written assignment on the following:

Draw on a real-life public or non-profit human resource issue that is currently in the news, and assume that as a result of your research you have become the subject matter expert (SME) for this HR topic. Good sources for this can be FedSmith.com, Governing.com, SHRM.org, hrmorning.com, HR.BLR.com, ipma@ipma-hr.org; etc., Feel free to use the popular media as well. ( minimum of five articles) . Please do not use wikis, blogs, politically motivated websites or dictionaries as sources. In addition, you can use books, websites (Federal OPM, OHR), or BLS might be good to review as well as individual state HR sites) or any other authentic sources. You may augment the popular literature review with additional peer reviewed journal articles.

1. Build your literature review on the real-life news topic you chose to explore by researching relevant issues.

As you read, make note of the following:

• Identify the author’s thesis. What is she arguing for/against? Identify the context of the argument.

• Why is he/she arguing this? Do they offer a solution to the problem(s) they raise?

• Does it seem plausible?

• Note any supporting evidence and all of the main ideas. How does the author support his/ her argument? What kind of appeals does the author make in order to persuade the reader? For example, does he/she use: pathos (appeal to emotion), logos (appeal to reason/logic), &/or ethos (appeal to credibility)

Your submission should include the following:

1. Summarize the key points of news articles and emphasize its relevance to public and nonprofit HR management. In addition, make connections to your readings and other assignments.

2. Provide a critical analysis of the arguments (for and against) made in the popular articles. Make sure to support your analysis with arguments from the course and any scholarly articles you wish to consult

3. Suggest what the future will bring for the issue you have researched.

Excessive wordiness or brevity will negatively affect your grade.

Use the style guide for the American Psychological Association (APA) for proper form.

COMPETENCIES

744.3.1 : Information Management

The graduate evaluates information management systems that support timely, high-quality, patient-centered care.

744.3.2 : Leadership in Nursing Informatics

The graduate integrates knowledge of nursing initiatives, professional organizations, and leadership into strategies for enhancing nursing informatics.

744.3.3 : Health Information Systems

The graduate distinguishes between the critical and useful electronic data needed for effective decision support (clinical, financial and administrative outcomes) to provide high quality and efficient care.

744.3.4 : Information Security

The graduate evaluates the essential elements of safety, security, privacy, in an information management system or informatics project.

744.3.5 : Current and Future Technologies

The graduate evaluates the implications of current and emerging technologies for practice, research, education, and administration.

INTRODUCTION

Current and emerging technologies in healthcare provide nurses with the opportunity to improve patient outcomes through ever-increasing access to data and evidence. Information support systems affect decisions made at both the point of care and the organizational levels. Nurses who are prepared at the master’s level fill a key role in leading unit and organizational change that incorporates these emerging technologies to promote patient safety and enhance quality of care.

SCENARIO

You are an informatics nurse specialist working in a healthcare organization that is merging with another organization of comparable size. As a result of the merger, funds have been designated to offer services in a satellite facility. You are responsible to lead the project committee in implementing a health information system (HIS) that meets current HITECH and HIPAA Security and Privacy regulatory requirements.

REQUIREMENTS

Your submission must be your original work. No more than a combined total of 30% of the submission and no more than a 10% match to any one individual source can be directly quoted or closely paraphrased from sources, even if cited correctly. An originality report is provided when you submit your task that can be used as a guide.

You must use the rubric to direct the creation of your submission because it provides detailed criteria that will be used to evaluate your work. Each requirement below may be evaluated by more than one rubric aspect. The rubric aspect titles may contain hyperlinks to relevant portions of the course.

A. Discuss and analyze health information systems by doing the following:

1. Summarize advantages and disadvantages of a system, including the following:

• usability

• interoperability

• scalability

• compatibility

2. Describe how a system will affect patient care and documentation.

3. Explain how using a system to access information will affect the quality and delivery of nursing care and patient outcomes.

B. Discuss how a system will benefit the organization by addressing the following:

1. Provide two ways that quality improvement (QI) data collected from a system can lead to measurable improvement in health care services and the health status of targeted patient groups.

2. Explain how a system will meet HITECH and HIPAA security standards and regulations, including the following:

• data storage integrity

• data backup and recovery

3. Explain how a system will protect patient privacy.

4. Describe how adopting a system will improve organizational efficiency and productivity by addressing the following factors to the organization, including the following:

• standardizing documentation

• reducing waste

• increasing productivity

• human and capital resource

C. Describe four essential stakeholder roles needed to form an interdisciplinary team to work on a system implementation, including the following:

• each team member’s title in the organization

• each team member’s role in the implementation of the health information system

• each team member’s expertise and how it contributes to the success of the project

D. Discuss your plan for evaluating the success of the implementation of a system by incorporating two professional organization standards.

E. Acknowledge sources, using in-text citations and references, for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized.

The CEO has once again called you up to her office and wishes to explore CSR and sustainability in more depth. In particular, the CEO wishes to have more information on sustainability programs and their development for the organization, so that she may feel more comfortable answering questions from the media about Venus Widgets and the expansion of the company.

The CEO has come up with a list of countries as possible target locations of a new plant to build widgets. Your task is to choose only one country as she will assign the other countries to department heads.

India
Brazil
Columbia
Zimbabwe
Chad

This week for your project, you will develop a plan to help the organization with its reputation when it comes to providing long-term sustainability.

For your plan, please discuss the following:

• You will need to pay particular attention to the economic and social impact a sustainability plan will have. Use the following outline as a guide to write your plan:

• Make sure you discuss the purpose of the plan and the benefits that would be provided to the company by introducing such a plan.
• Develop a sustainability plan for using water resources from the country you have chosen. This plan should be written with SMART goals (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, Time bound). Be clear about how these goals will contribute to the overall sustainability of the company. Create steps to be taken that outline how the organization will achieve these specific sustainability goals.
• Identify those members needed to be part of each step in order to be successful.
• Identify the resources you will need to meet each step.

• Make sure to keep in mind the following key areas as well:

-Environmental Support-External and Internal
-Funding Strategy
-Partnerships
-Organizational Capacity
-Evaluation and adaptation of the plan
-Communication

• Your paper should be a minimum of 4 pages, using proper APA formatting and including at least 3 credible sources cited in your paper through in-text citations. Include an APA formatted title page and reference page. The paper should be free of grammatical errors.

Suggested library databases to research these topics include Business Source Complete via EBSCO and Business via ProQuest for articles, and Safari Business eBooks and eBooks via EBSCO for eBooks.

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Effective financial reporting depends on sound ethical behavior. Financial scandals in accounting and the businesses world have resulted in legislation to ensure adequate disclosures and honesty and integrity in financial reporting. A sound economy is contingent on truthful and reliable financial reporting.

Instructions:

• Read the following scenario.
• Answer the questions that follow. This will be a 2-3 page submission in a question and answer format (also in paragraph form). An introduction and conclusion is not required.
• Refer back to your textbook for guidance on how to think through the scenario.

You have been recently hired as an assistant controller for XYZ Industries, a large, publically held manufacturing company. Your immediate supervisor is the controller who also reports directly to the VP of Finance. The controller has assigned you the task of preparing the year-end adjusting entries. In the receivables area, you have prepared an aging accounts receivable and have applied historical percentages to the balances of each of the age categories. The analysis indicates that an appropriate estimated balance for the allowance for uncollectible accounts is $180,000. The existing balance in the allowance account prior to any adjusting entry is a $20,000 credit balance.

After showing your analysis to the controller, he tells you to change the aging category of a large account from over 120 days to current status and to prepare a new invoice to the customer with a revised date that agrees with the new category. This will change the required allowance for uncollectible accounts from $180,000 to $135,000. Tactfully, you ask the controller for an explanation for the change and he tells you “We need the extra income, the bottom line is too low.”

Required:

In a 2-3 page paper, discuss the following:

1. Consider what you have learned relative to ethics and financial reporting. What is the rationale for the calculations/process used to estimate the $180,000 uncollectible allowance?
2. How do you think the misstatement of funds will impact the income statement and balance sheet?
3. What is the ethical dilemma you face? What are the ethical considerations? Consider your options and responsibilities as assistant controller.
4. Identify the key internal and external stakeholders. What are the negative impacts that can happen if you do not follow the instructions of your supervisor?
5. What are the potential consequences if you do comply with your supervisor’s instructions? Who will be negatively impacted?

Additional Requirements:

• Use at least one (1) quality academic resource (in addition to your textbook) for this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar websites do not qualify as academic resources. You have access to Strayer University’s Online Library at https://research.strayer.edu and the iCampus University Library Research page at https://icampus.strayer.edu/library/research.