answering the following question in below

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Submit a 1 page, single-spaced typed response in MEMO format to the following. Failure to use your own words will result in an F (and possible university-level punishment). Refer to your sources in APA or MLA format.

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This is an extensive assignment. Get started ASAP. Do the following, in order.

  • Go to the U.S. Dept of Commerce’s Census Bureau web site at www.census.gov. Explore the site and discuss the various types of data you are able to get from this site. Refer to the various dichotomies of data and research you have been taught in class (for example, secondary vs. primary). Using examples, explain how companies might use this data as useful information in their marketing strategy. (10 points)
  • Go to http://www.nielsen.com/content/corporate/us/en.html, and EXPLORE the site. Answer the following questions – relating to U.S. data.

Explore and read through the relevant links in the “Solutions” section, and explain IN YOUR OWN WORDS, how Nielsen can help companies in the design and implementation of segmentation, pricing, product and promotions tactics.

Note: Make sure to follow proper memo format and use professional, grammatically-correct language in your writing. (points off for non-compliance)

two principles that health care providers rely on when set the rates for their services

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There are two principles that health care providers rely on when set
the rates for their services. The first principle is cost, and the
second is based on third-party reimbursements, especially from Medicare.

As the chief operations officer of your hospital, you have been asked
by the board to make a presentation on how the hospital sets the price
for the services that it provides.

Create a PowerPoint presentation of 6–8 slides with speaker notes
that analyzes the different services provided by the hospital and the
rationale for charging patients for them. In your presentation, consider
the following:

  • Who are the stakeholders in this scenario, and what are their roles?
  • Describe the practice of price discrimination and its objectives.
  • What role does the cost of the doctor’s education and malpractice insurance play in costing health care services?
  • What is the role of third-party payers such as Medicare and Medicaid in pricing health care services?
  • How does the uninsured population impact pricing?
  • How does the use of emergency services for nonemergency situations impact pricing?
  • Document recommendations for improvement based on your economic analysis.

Ensure that you integrate economic terms, frameworks, and models throughout the review.

As a guideline, do not have more than 16 words on each slide. Your
speaker notes should explain the slide in detail. Be sure to follow APA
style page formatting, and provide at least 4 references
from health care journals published in the past 5 years.

Demographics and Marketing Paper

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Take inventory of the products and/or services you frequently use and then write 3 to 5-page, double-spaced paper with the following components (in any order):

1. Your list (2-3) of products and/or services, the companies that provide them, and the main reasons why you buy them.

2. After researching these company’s target markets, please share your findings and discuss whether you are part of them. Does it make it a difference and why?

3. How are the businesses that produce these products or services marketing themselves to you? What does that look like? What forms of advertising are they using to reach you? Does any of this matter and impact you? Why or why not?

4. If these products and services are widely popular, are different types of marketing messaging and/or advertising used? If so, why do believe this is the case? Are you seeing any patterns?

5. Are similar products and/or services available? If so, why aren’t you selecting them?

6. Do you believe these companies are acting ethically, in terms of their marketing strategies and tactics? Why or why not?

7. Provide a summary/conclusion wrap-up (paragraph minimum).

*It is important to note that the level and depth of analysis are key factors in grading. Additionally, providing a strong summary/conclusion that outlines your key points, findings, and analysis would be considered an added plus.

4.15 finance questions

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Which of the following statements is false? (5 points)

2.

Which of the following is not a recommended step in the Drive Free method of purchasing a car? (5 points)

3.

Which of the following is not recommended in the debt snowball method of getting out of debt? (5 points)

4.

Individual account information is removed from your credit report seven years after the last activity on the account, except for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, which stays on your credit report for: (5 points)

5.

You can and should obtain a free copy of your credit report annually in order to check for any suspicious activity. (3 points)

6.

It is okay to use a credit card if you pay it off every month. (3 points)

7.

Co-signing a loan is a good way to help a friend or relative. (3 points)

8.

Select the word that is described in the statement. (15 points)

1. A detailed report of an individual’s credit history
2.

Cost of borrowing money on an annual basis; takes into account the interest rate and other related fees on a loan
3.

Preferred method of debt repayment; includes a list of all debts organized from smallest to largest balance; minimum payments are made to all debts except for the smallest, which is attacked with the largest possible payments
4.

A decrease or loss in value
5.

Time frame that a loan agreement is in force, and before or at the end of which the loan should either be repaid or renegotiated
a. debt snowball
b.

credit report
c.

loan term
d.

annual percentage rate (APR)
e.

depreciation

9.

Describe the difference between a secured and an unsecured loan. (13 points)

10.

Explain why financing a car is a bad idea. (13 points)

11.

Describe the negative consequences of taking on debt. What effect can debt have on your future? Be sure your answer is in paragraph form with a minimum of five sentences. (30 points)

income taxes,accounting homework help

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Locate the IFRS accounting standard on accounting for income taxes (IAS 12) using the instructions in your course outline, and Canadian Pacific Railway Limited’s “Audited Annual Financial Statements” for its year ended December 31, 2015 filed with SEDAR on February 29, 2016. (SEDAR.com. Then choose English/Issuer Profiles – for companies). Be careful in choosing the statements, as there are a few companies with names similar to Canadian Pacific Railway Limited. Answer the following questions related to either the IFRS standard or to Canadian Pacific’s 2015 financial statements or both. Point form can be used to good advantage.

There are 4 questions in the file, please see them before you decide to accept this question.


Course Project – Milestone Two – HRIS Needs Assessment

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Milestone Two: Assess the HRIS Needs

For the Milestone Two, you will assess the needs for a human resource information system that will manage employee information and Benefits and Compensation for ABC Corporation, a mid-sized company.

The ABC Corporation would like to implement an HRIS. The company has 200 employees in 3 locations in the United States. The company has plans to grow 100% over the next 3 years. Currently, ABC Corporation utilizes Excel and Word for keeping track of employee files, payroll, and total compensation. Annually, the company spends $50,000 for the HR Department for the salaries of one HR employee who maintains the employee records. There is an accounts payable clerk who makes $45,000 a year and works on Payroll 2 days per week.

Write a 3-4-page paper (not including a cover, abstract, and reference page) that includes the following sections:

  • INTRODUCTION: Explains the content that will be reviewed in the paper.
  • BUSINESS ASSESSMENT: Describes the business (size, structure, etc.). If there are unknowns, make assumptions based on typical companies from related fields and of similar size.
  • IDENTIFIED PROBLEMS: Consider the HR problems/challenges of the organization. Make a list of HR functions that you believe could be more efficient based on your experience. Make assumptions if needed. Choose one HR function for analysis.
  • HRIS NEEDS ANALYSIS: Review the shortfalls and challenges of the selected area. Refer to the course reading for additional information on conducting a needs analysis. Answer the following: How might an HRIS application assist the business? What elements should the HRIS contain in order to help the company be more efficient and productive?
  • CONCLUSION: End the paper with a concise summary of your findings and recommendations for next steps for the company.

Conduct your research using your textbook and resources from library databases (such as Business Source Complete, Business via ProQuest, and eBooks via EBSCO) and from credible webpages.

***** BE PROFESSIONAL, FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS, ANSWER ALL 5 QUESTIONS IN ORDER, NO PLAGIARISM, CITATIONS AND REFERENCES ARE IMPORTANTE IN APA FORMAT, *****

Some More Lesson Plans

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– Choose at least one children’s book that is appropriate for a specific grade level (fourth, fifth, or sixth grade), taking into consideration the specific needs, interests, and reading levels of the students in the class. You may select more than one book for this task, or you may use the same book for all three of the lessons.

1.  Justify (suggested length of 1–2 pages) why your selection of the children’s book(s) is appropriate for the three lessons.

–  Using the book(s) you selected as an anchor, design three lesson plans (using the attached “WGU Lesson Plan Format”) to teach the following reading/literacy skills for fourth, fifth, or sixth grade:
1.  Vocabulary
2.  Critical reading
3.  Reading comprehension (including literal, inferential, and evaluative/applied levels)

–  Explain (suggested length of 1–2 paragraphs) how the following components are incorporated into each of your lesson plans:
1.  Technology
2.  A comprehension monitoring system

WGU Lesson Plan Format (0913)-43.docx

Health Programs Management Relective Discussion

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Assignment:

For this discussion question, discuss 2 concepts you have learned
over the last 4 modules. What are the concepts? What was something
interesting that you learned from these concepts? What is the importance
of these concepts to a healthcare organizations? How will you use this
new information in your current or future positions as a healthcare
administrator?

Expectations: To earn maximum credit, the comment should be more than your opinion,
and more than a quick “off the top of your head” response. Be sure to
support your statements, cite sources properly, cite within the text of
your comments, and list your reference(s). The response must be a
minimum of 250 words.

Required Reading

AHRQ. (2002). Improving health care quality. Retrieved from https://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/factsheets/errors-safety/improving-quality/improving-health-care-quality.pdf

Fields, R. (2011). 5 common hospital problems – and suggestions for how to fix them. Retrieved from http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-management-administration/5-common-hospital-problems-and-suggestions-for-how-to-fix-them.html

IOM. (2001). Crossing the quality chasm: A new health system for the 21st century. Retrieved from http://www.nationalacademies.org/hmd/~/media/Files/Report%20Files/2001/Crossing-the-Quality-Chasm/Quality%20Chasm%202001%20%20report%20brief.pdf

Jones, E., Hartley, C., & Roberts, W. (n.d.). The definition of health care operations. Retrieved from http://www.hipaa.com/the-definition-of-health-care-operations/

Joshi, M., Ransom, E. R., Nash, D. B., & Ransom, S. B. (2014). The healthcare quality book: Vision, strategy, and tools. Chicago, Illinois: Health Administration Press.

McLaughlin, D. B., & Hays, J. M. (2008). Chapter 1: The challenge and the opportunity. Healthcare operations management. Chicago: Health Administration Press.

Videos

Evans, M. (2017). Dr. Mike Evans video: An illustrated look at quality improvement in health care. Retrieved from http://www.ihi.org/resources/Pages/AudioandVideo/MikeEvansVideoQIHealthCare.aspx

Optional Reading

American Academy of Family Physicians. (2017). Basics of quality improvement. Retrieved from http://www.aafp.org/practice-management/improvement/basics.html

James, B. C. (1989). Quality management for health care delivery. Retrieved from https://www.ghdonline.org/uploads/QMMP.pdf

classmate respond

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add a comment or opinion to this post with reference

1- In the provision of aid by various humanitarian agencies, there exist matters that are vital and quite significance but have not yet been fully developed but are likely to have an impact in the future. These are the emerging issues. In the following context, one of the emerging issues is field operations. There is a need to improve the activities that are usually carried out in the field while offering humanitarian aid and also the need to quickly address issues such as disasters as they arise. This issue can be addressed in various ways; one of the ways is by involving the people who are receiving the aid. By incorporating the recipients of the aid it helps to improve the operations (VanRooyen et al., 2001).

The other emerging issue is the need to improve on human resources. In order to have an effective process of providing humanitarian aid, there is a need to have a well-experienced team to deal with issues and needs that arise when a disaster occurs. One way that this need is addressed is through the training of the workers and equipping them with professional skills that they may need in the field. The Red Cross has tried to achieve this through the training of individuals in order to equip them with the necessary skills. Another way is through improving the extent to which the managers in the field deliver in terms of dealing with prevalent issues (VanRooyen et al., 2001). Success in the field is mostly determined by the manager of the organization in action. The managers should be trained and also provided with the necessary resources. In addition, they should also be subjected to appraisal.

Another emerging issue is the need to come up with an organizational policy. There is a need to come up with a well-planned framework and policy to be implemented on the people that are given humanitarian aid. Besides offering help, there is a need to have a well-sustained solution and plan that address issues that may affect people. One way in which this issue addressed is by focusing on the prevention of the disaster rather than waiting until a disaster occurs in order to offer help (VanRooyen et al., 2001). This requires resources and expertise which is used in forecasting and identifying an event that may arise and pose a threat to human beings before it happens. It calls for preparedness in terms of threats that may arise and setting up measures to deal with the issue.

2- The 1998 to 2003 conflict affected thousands of families are resulted in human situation deterioration. Many people were killed, traumatized, and wounded, with entire villages going up in flames and fields of crop destroyed. A massive population displacement followed, and people suffered from critical food shortage since they were unable to continue with their traditional means of subsistence (Ahmed, 2017). Starvation, lack of security, resource shortage, and passable roads are some of the issues that were characterized by the war.

Field operations were handled by having the local populations take part in the process. This increased the amount of human labor available, and, consequently, the reach of the humanitarian organizations (VanRooyen et al., 2001). Human resources was also addressed by enhancing training of the humanitarian workers. This, in return, improved their effectiveness and ability to serve their population. As such, the two efforts improved human resource availability and field operations.

Organization policy also came to play in post-crisis reconstruction of DRCs’ health services. this is due to the fact that health infrastructure in the area was in disarray and some of the health professionals had fled to other countries (Kingsley, 2017). The supply of health services in the first few months following the conflict enabled the country to get its systems together and restore health service provision.

Wall Street and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act

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INTRODUCTION

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act was overwhelmingly passed by Congress and signed by President Bush following the last big round of corporate scandals involving Enron, Tyco, and WorldCom. It was supposed to restore confidence in the corporations and financial markets in the United States. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which includes criminal provisions, imposed strict rules for corporate governance, requiring chief executive officers and chief financial officers to certify under oath that their financial statements are accurate and that they have established an effective set of internal controls to ensure that all relevant information reaches investors. Knowingly signing a false statement is a criminal offense punishable with up to 5 years in prison (DOJ, 2014).

It has been 8 years since the financial crisis crippled the U.S. economy, and much to the dismay of the general public and the Wall Street protesters, there has not been a single prosecution of a high-ranking Wall Street executive or a major financial firm, even though fraud and financial misrepresentations played a significant role in the meltdown. Hundreds of thousands of Americans lost their homes and jobs and the country suffered the greatest recession since the Great Depression, and no one seemed responsible. The question has to be asked, who is guarding the guardians?

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act was designed to prevent future occurrences of and aid in the prosecution of the kind of activity that Wall Street engaged in prior to the economic breakdown. All the DOJ has done is fine the banks, which is merely a cost of their doing business along with the SEC. Enron taught us a great deal on how to approach criminal investigations of this type and magnitude.

Consider what you have learned through your readings regarding Enron and the case study analysis you performed for this unit’s assignment. In light of the Enron case, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act was enacted to go after those who would knowingly and willingly lie to investors for personal financial gain and to put integrity back into our financial markets. However, the financial crisis of 2008 once again swept the country into the depths of despair and distrust of its guardians and of corporate America, as banks too big to fail did fail and Wall Street knowingly packaged and sold toxic mortgage loans that brought the U.S. and world economies to the brink of collapse

INSTRUCTIONS

For this discussion, assume you are a special agent with the FBI who has worked on the Enron case. You have now been assigned by your agency to take the lead on the newly formed Wall Street Financial Crimes Task Force to look into possible allegations of criminal wrongdoing by Wall Street executives.

In preparation for your initial meeting with task force members, consider the statutory aspects of the case, size of the case, the evidentiary aspects of the case, potential defendants, and the number of victims.

Address the following in your main post:

  • Propose various types of evidence gathering techniques that could be deployed by specific members of the task force.
  • Determine unique challenges throughout the investigatory and prosecutorial process that a multiagency approach to combat white collar crime of this nature will present.
  • Assess whether the Sarbanes-Oxley Act has enhanced the integrity of the financial markets and the quality of financial reporting.
  • Debate whether the DOJ has a double standard for the rule of law—one of exoneration and impunity for the elite financial and political managerial class and another for those U.S. citizens who challenge the status quo.