Read the Apple 2015 case carefully before answering these questions. Also read the questions carefully in order to understand exactly what you are being asked to do. Remember that the purpose of a case assignment is to help your instructor assess whether you have understood and can apply the concepts and techniques covered in this course. Make sure that your answers are based on the application of appropriate theoretical concepts and techniques discussed in class rather than on a gut-feeling that you might have. Your instructor expects you to justify your answers through the use of appropriate concepts and techniques. This indicates that you are becoming proficient in the strategic leadership skills covered in this course.

Once you have read the case and the instructions above, answer the following questions:

• Apple did better in its iPod business than it did in its PC business. Explain why. Justify your answer through the application of industry analysis and other concepts discussed in Weeks 1 and 2. (two posts you have make it before)

• Perform an industry analysis of the smart-phone industry. Do you believe Apple was effective in neutralizing the threats and capitalizing on the opportunities posed by the forces in the smart-phone industry? If yes, explain how. If not, explain why not.

• What kind of competitive advantage and business strategy did Apple pursue for its iPhone business? What value chain activities were used to achieve this competitive advantage and were they effective in doing so?

Please submit your answers in a Word document. Your paper should be 6 pages long and double-spaced.]

You must answer each question in full, using concepts and techniques discussed in class to construct and justify each answer. Your answers must come only from the material included in the Apple 2015 case, and attach articles

Please create a response to my classmate posting that I will list below.

APA format*** 2 paragraphs for the response below***at least 4-5 sentences each paragraph***2 References**

My Classmates posting is below:

On
a mental health unit, patient privacy is imperative. Some patients come
onto the mental health unit from domestic violence situations or other
violent situations where privacy is the utmost important. On any unit,
the computers are one of the best ways for others, not privy to
information, to find out more about the patients on the units. Hospitals
are making progress toward adopting electronic health records, but at
the same time, they are increasing the potential for data security
breaches (EHR coming on strong, 2011). However, we are always reminded
of HIPAA, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
(HIPAA) security rule, which established national standards for
protecting electronic protected health information (Collmer 2016). At
each workstation, there are multiple fliers and reminders about HIPAA.
For all the computers, we utilize screen protectors which, unless one is
looking directly straight at the screen, one cannot see the information
on the screen because it is blurred out. There is a safeguard in our
electronic charting system that will automatically “time out,” which
make sure that even if the nurse forgets to log out, the system will
automatically log out after a given time.

Portable Devices

My
current facility does not utilize any hand-held devices to convey
patient information, but we do use computers/workstations on wheels
(COWs/WOWs), which as the name implies, is a computer on wheels that can
be rolled from room to room to chart patient information. It remains
the responsibility of the nurse to ensure that the patient’s information
is secured. The nurse must make sure that he/she logs out of the system
anytime that the COW/WOW is not in use or left unattended. The software
system that my facility uses for patient charting also has a safeguard
on the COW/WOW. After five minutes of idle time, the software system
will automatically log the user out and gray the screen so that no
patient information can be viewed. As a nurse, we must also make sure
that we are not logged into another patient’s information while in a
different patient’s room, we must always check that no one is looking
over our shoulder at protected patient information, and ensure that only
those providing care for the patient have access to said information.
Another complicated issue regarding protecting patient information is
the use of mobile devices by healthcare professionals (McGonigle &
Mastrian, 2015). Some of our physicians will use their cellular devices
to communicate with one another regarding consults on patients.
Sometimes using the phones in a room with a patient can be seen as an
invasion of privacy. When working with psychiatric patients, some can be
paranoid and think that private information is being shared.

Strategies Used by Hospital to Safeguard

There
are multiple strategies and policies in effect at my facility to
protect patient information. One is within our necessary yearly
competencies as it regards HIPAA. The most important strategy in effect
at my facility is to mentor others regarding the safety of patient
information and proper use of our equipment in the department that
correlates with the patient’s electronic health record. For instance, if
we see a coworker step away from a COW/WOW while still being logged in
and the screen unprotected, then as a co-worker, we either put down the
screen protector or log the individual out of the system and notify that
person or our supervisor. It is not a method to get that individual in
trouble but to maybe encourage a refresher course or even just a
friendly reminder to protect the individual and the facility from
breaching patient privacy. This helps to promote a culture of safety by
showing the cohesiveness of the staff along with minimizing risks that
patient’s information could be leaked. Last year the facility had a
break of security in which various patient information was looked at.
This caused a major issue as many patients were worried that their
personal information, including insurance and social security numbers,
were able to be seen. The hospital did a good job in making sure to
alert all patients and hospital staff of the breach. This could be
detrimental to any service as a data breach can cost a hospital about $2
million in remediation and legal liability (“EHR coming on strong,”
2011). However, improvement is still needed, more safeguards must be in
check to make sure that a security breach doesn’t happen again.

Area of Improvement

One
of the ways the hospital could make sure to protect patient information
is by having the “tap-and-go” system. With this system, we have a chip
inserted into our identification cards that allow us to tap into a
computer and then tap out when done. This is especially helpful on a
psychiatric unit where sometimes an issue can arise quickly. The system
allows me to tap out quickly to diffuse any situation. This system can
help safeguard any information on a computer. I also like the system
because anything that was pulled up is saved for when the staff member
returns to that computer.

References

Collmer, V. (2016). 7 steps: To protecting the security of electronic protected health information. OT Practice, 21(14), 7-11. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/…

EHR coming on strong, but so are security risks. (2011). Healthcare Risk Management, 33(3), 32-34.

McGonigle, D., & Mastrian, K. G. (2015). Nursing informatics and the foundation of knowledge (3rd ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.

Interview your mentor to gather information about your mentor’s organization, the department your mentor works in, and his or her job description. My mentor is a social worker…..

What does a Social Worker do?

A social worker helps people cope with challenges in every stage of their lives. They help with a wide range of situations, such as adopting a child or being diagnosed with a terminal illness. Social workers work with many populations, including children, people with disabilities, and people with addictions.

Direct-service social workers typically do the following:

• Identify people who need help
• Assess clients’ needs, situations, strengths, and support networks to determine their goals
• Develop plans to improve their clients’ well-being
• Help clients adjust to changes and challenges in their lives, such as illness, divorce, or unemployment
• Research and refer clients to community resources, such as food stamps, child care, and healthcare
• Help clients work with government agencies to apply for and receive benefits such as Medicare
• Respond to crisis situations, such as natural disasters or child abuse
• Advocate for and help clients get resources that would improve their well-being
• Follow up with clients to ensure that their situations have improved
• Evaluate services provided to ensure that they are effective

Write a plan that may be applied to your mentor’s department and that would increase your Learning Team members’ motivation, satisfaction, and performance based on their personal profiles, as if they were employees of that department.

Required Elements:

• No more than 1400 words
• Analyze specific differences in attitudes, emotions, personalities, and values among your Learning Team members, and address how each difference might be used to positively influence behavior.
• Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Circulated Essay Instructions and Prompts:

All essays are to be submitted as a .docx or .pdf file via Canvas, no later than Tuesday, March 14th at 11:59pm. Absolutely no late submissions will be accepted without express communication and permission from your TA prior to the due date. Each answer should be no longer than two (2) pages double-spaced, using 12-point Times New Roman font, and 1” margins. Thus, your entire submission will be approximately 6 pages long. At the beginning of each essay, you should explicitly indicate the prompt (A or B) to which you are responding.

Try to be creative in your answers. Integrate your own thinking, examples and evidence from the course materials. Style and quality of writing will count in your grade. Make sure that your grammar checkers and spell checkers are turned on. In recent versions of Word, you do this by Word>Preferences>Spelling and grammar. Incorrect spelling and grammar will prevent you from receiving full credit. Answers will be graded based upon logic, evidence, analysis, and writing (among other things). They will also be graded on the use of specific evidence to support your arguments, coherence of arguments, clarity of your answers, and logical flow of your arguments.

You must cite any sources that you use. You should include all your citations in one bibliography at the end of your 6 pages. We would like you to follow the APA style, which you can find at:

http://guides.lib.uw.edu/research/citations/apa-style

Writing advice: each of your essays should be a self-contained essay. Also, because your answers must be short, you should use only brief quotations, and you should use few if any quotations. Quotations must not overwhelm your own thinking and analysis. They serve a purpose only when the exact wording is important. Otherwise, it is far better to use your own words, but to cite the idea.

Please answer as directed, and be sure to answer all parts of each question. You must work alone, and the answer must be your own original work. Submitting your exam means that you have adhered to UW’s policy on academic misconduct, and, on your honor, that you have not violated it. Again, you are referred to the University’s policy on academic honesty (see the syllabus), to which you must adhere strictly. If you violate any of the provisions in this documented, this means that you have acted dishonorably. Plagiarism and other violations will, at the least, result in a “0” on this assignment and may be grounds for disciplinary action.

For further details, see:

http://depts.washington.edu/grading/conduct/ (Links to an external site.)

Questions:

1. Choose either A or B (and indicate which one you have chosen).

A. One of the themes that is implicit in A Civil Action is the nature of proof in establishing causation. Was sufficient evidence presented linking the exposure and the outcome? Consider this from the viewpoints of both science and law. Remembering that civil cases require proof of preponderance and evidence, and that criminal cases require guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, was the evidence sufficient for both criminal and civil convictions?

B. Most apparently noninfectious diseases entail lags between exposure and disease of up to several decades. What problems does this cause in establishing links between exposure and outcome? Be as specific as you can, using examples from the class.

2. Choose either A or B.

A. We have discussed and considered the ecology of disease, and the political ecology of disease. Using at least two examples from class and readings, apply the concepts of political ecology to understanding the consequences and causes of the construction of large dam projects, such as the Volta River (Akosambo) Dam. You may also wish to use the example from Kidder of a large dam that was constructed in Haiti.

B. Support or refute the argument that “you cannot use disease ecology to explain the relationship between leukemia and environmental exposure in Woburn, MA, because leukemia is not an infectious disease.” Is this true? Why or why not?

3. Choose either A or B.

A. In class, Dr. Mayer argued that most of the emergence of new infectious diseases can be explained by social and environmental factors. Considering the “factors of emergence”, support or refute this argument, using at least two diseases of your choice.

B. Use the factors of emergence to explain the appearance and spread of the disease in the film Contagion.

I also attach some lecture notes to help with the questions.