HITECH and Meaningful Use—A Real-World Debate

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To prepare:

  • Consider the ways HITECH and Meaningful Use mandates have impacted a health care setting with which you are familiar.
  • Conduct research in the Walden Library and through credible nursing organizations to assess how the nursing informatics community is addressing these mandates.
  • Create a list that documents the pros and cons that mandates such as these have on health care settings. Reflect upon your list, and determine whether you believe these mandates are beneficial or harmful to health care organizations and nursing practice.

Post a brief scholarly commentary that describes your stance on issues related to HITECH and meaningful use. Include in your commentary your personal beliefs on the issue, your experiences in a health care organization, and/or the pros and cons surrounding these initiatives. Select at least one of the following to underscore your stance:

  • Mandating change. Do the HITECH Act and Meaningful Use mandates help to drive and equalize change across all health care settings, or do they lead to rapid and sloppy implementations?
  • The benefits or ramifications that stem from the use of incentives and disincentives.
  • The influence of across-the-board mandates on patient safety, ethics, and quality of care.
  • The allocation of funds specifically earmarked for HITECH and Meaningful Use. Is it worth it or wasted?

Compose a single body descriptive paragraph in formal written English

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Compose a single body descriptive paragraph in formal written English. Be sure to include the following:

  • Topic sentence that provides the main idea for the descriptive paragraph.
  • Body sentences that discuss the main idea for the descriptive paragraph using explanation, examples, details, and of course, descriptive elements.
  • Transition sentence: Your descriptive paragraph must include the use of at least one or more transitions that move the paragraph along.
  • Conclusion sentence: Your descriptive paragraph must end with a concluding sentence that wraps up and refers to the main idea of the topic sentence and signals to the reader that the paragraph is over.
  • Your descriptive paragraph needs to contain a minimum total of five complete sentences.

Reminder: Descriptive refers to a style of writing. Choose your sentences for your descriptive paragraph from the following sentences, and use them together to construct your descriptive paragraph. They will not all be appropriate for this paragraph, so choose only the sentences that result in a complete descriptive paragraph as listed above. Use a topic sentence that provides the main idea for a single well-organized paragraph using the steps of the writing process.

Choose the best sentences to construct your descriptive paragraph, and put them together to make ONE well-organized descriptive paragraph. Remember that not all sentences need to be used.

  1. It’s a soft, blue-sky break before the gray skies of winter begin to reflect the steely cold waters the lake becomes with the first freeze.
  2. Dogs are sometimes fierce protectors that can attack anyone they feel is threatening a family.
  3. In the old days, dogs were not considered companions, but seen more as working animals.
  4. That’s what we can all call a red-letter day!
  5. My dog, Bosco, is a Harlequin Great Dane that outweighs our 10 year old brother, and to the other dogs in our neighborhood he must look like a tall spotted monster because they avoid him at all cost.
  6. Do you think dogs are smarter than people?
  7. Sometimes our dog seems to know when we are laughing at him because he tucks his head down and appears to shrink into a small ball resembling a lumpy soccer ball.
  8. On a beautiful fall day, my family enjoys picnicking at a quiet beach we know that has a blue lagoon surrounded by rustic picnic tables and tall, green pines.
  9. I really like dogs.
  10. The whole family grabs sweaters and corduroys, Mom packs a cheese sandwich picnic basket with all the junk food we never get to taste otherwise, and we jump into Dad’s old blue jalopy and head out for one last day of fun before all the hub-bub of school gets into swing.
  11. My brother is a great Jayvee football quarterback, my older red-headed sister is a cheerleader complete with red pom-poms, and I play cymbals and drums in the school pep band, so we are usually very tied up in school activities soon after school starts.
  12. That dog can open the refrigerator and grab a can of soda!
  13. I really enjoy the pep band; it’s fun to get all dressed up in my red band uniform and beat those shiny drums during a game.
  14. Our big dog needs to stay at home with the cat because he attracts sand and fleas.
  15. On one hand, it is hard to get everything ready for the day trip; on the other hand, nobody in our family wants to miss such a day of fun.
  16. My brother thinks he is smarter and more well-dressed than the rest of us because he is the oldest.
  17. For example, cats can be really pretty, but they don’t seem to love everyone in the family.
  18. At the end of a great day of flying kites, chasing each other around the lagoon, and eating great junk food, we all go home extremely tired and extremely happy.
  19. A day with my dog.
  20. My family comes in all shapes, ages, sizes, and hair colors, but no matter what we look like, we ALL love to eat.
  21. As night falls and my father drives the old beat-up car towards home, most of us finish up the cheese sandwiches and chips and doze off after a day of fun.

Grading Rubric

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Competence

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Paragraph Construction: Topic Sentence

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No topic sentence included in the paragraph, or the sentence selected is not appropriate.

Topic sentence is evident and used to relate to most sentences, but not all.

Topic sentence is used as the main idea of the paragraph, and directly relates to most of the body sentences, but some sentences may not relate.

Topic sentence clearly illustrates the purpose of the paper and is used to command the rest of the body sentences.

Paragraph Construction: Body Sentences

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Either no body sentences provided, incomplete sentences, or sentences do not relate to the main idea for the paragraph.

Most body sentences relate correctly back to topic sentence, but not all fit into the descriptive paragraph coherently.

Body sentences tie main idea to the paragraph assignment, but do not include enough detail and examples for a descriptive paragraph.

Body sentences discuss main idea of the paragraph. Illustrate good use of details and examples to achieve the descriptive purpose of the assignment.

Paragraph Construction:

Concluding Sentence

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No concluding sentence in paragraph or concluding sentence does not offer any sense of closure or seem appropriate.

Conclusion seems to be apparent to the reader; however, a sentence does not tie into the main idea as expressed.

Concluding sentence is carefully tied into the main idea stated as the topic sentence, but does not make clear this is the conclusion of the paragraph.

Concluding sentence is relevant to show review of the main idea as expressed and signals completion of the paragraph.

Sentence Construction

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Incomplete sentences or sentence errors evident throughout the paragraph.

Most sentences are complete and show correct constructions; however, no variety of sentence structures is evident.

Some evidence of varied sentence structures used correctly, but some parts of the paragraph body sentences fail to show complex/simple sentence variety.

Varied sentence structure and simple/complex sentences handled correctly. Demonstrates use of the steps of the writing process. Effective use of transitions noted.

Grammar and Mechanical

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Many grammatical and mechanical errors throughout paragraph. No transitional sentences used or ones used are ineffective.

Some grammatical errors interrupt flow and meaning of the paragraph; however, most are complete. Some attempt at use of transitions in paragraph.

A few grammatical and mechanical errors evident in paragraph, but do not seem to drastically change the reader’s perception of the answers. Transitions used.

No grammatical or mechanical errors evident in complete variety of simple and complex sentences that illuminate the idea of the assignment.

Good use of transitions evident.

1 page single spacing. Very simple

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Continue using the Project Charter/Project Management Plan template
that you previously submitted, and add the new pertinent information
for the following sections: Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), Project
Schedule, Budget, Communications Matrix, and Risk Matrix.

Based on
the project charter that you developed in Unit 1, you will now proceed
with your project planning. You have determined that you need to define
the scope and complete your work breakdown structure (WBS) to the lowest
level work package, which will help you develop the activities for the
project schedule. You will also determine the overall project budget and
plan the communications within the project. You will identify risks
that may affect the project. The requirements for this section are as
follows:

  • Define the scope: Determine what the project objective will be, and define the scope of the project.
  • Create the WBS: Start with the high-level deliverable, and add the lower level elements to include the lowest level work package.
  • Develop the project schedule:
    Based on the work packages, determine the activities for the project
    schedule, and add planned beginning and end dates for the activities.
    You should have a minimum of 10 activities.
  • Determine the budget:
    Using the WBS and project schedule, determine the overall project
    budget. Include major categories such as materials, labor, and other
    expenses.
  • Plan communications: Using the
    stakeholders you identified in the project charter, create a matrix to
    show the plan for communicating with these stakeholders. Include each
    stakeholder’s name, the content to be communicated, the frequency of
    communication, and the method.
  • Identify risks: Additionally, identify the risks that are associated with the project. Include both threats and improvement opportunities.

​Research a Fortune 500 company, business and finance homework help

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Research a Fortune 500 company. Examine the company’s social responsibility policies. How does the company demonstrate its duty? For example, you may choose areas such as labor practices, environmental and human rights issues or special interest (e.g., animal rights, women’s rights, technology transfer, philanthropy, etc.) to describe how a company demonstrates its duty.

  • Write between 750 – 1,250 words (approximately 3 – 5 pages) using Microsoft Word in APA style, see example below.
  • Use font size 12 and 1” margins.
  • Include cover page and reference page.
  • At least 80% of your paper must be original content/writing.
  • No more than 20% of your content/information may come from references.
  • Use at least three references from outside the course material, one reference must be from EBSCOhost. Text book, lectures, and other materials in the course may be used, but are not counted toward the three reference requirement.
  • Cite all reference material (data, dates, graphs, quotes, paraphrased words, values, etc.) in the paper and list on a reference page in APA style.

References must come from sources such as, scholarly journals found in EBSCOhost, CNN, online newspapers such as, The Wall Street Journal, government websites, etc. Sources such as, Wikis, Yahoo Answers, eHow, blogs, etc. are not acceptable for academic writing.

Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) , writing homework help

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Question 1 ( 2-3 pages)

Referring to Myers’s article (the attached document), there is a quote from Stu Card on page 52.This represents 1998’s reality and vision for HCI research. Do you think that this vision explains innovation and research in HCI 1998-2017? Research this question and present your research in (HCI – Human Computer Interaction).

Question 2 (1-2 page)

2.Identify an interactive system that you think is an example of a usable interactive system.

a. what is the name of this system?

b. during which year did you use this system?

c. which attributes of usability of interactive systems did this system satisfy?

d. what about the system caused you to choose it for this problem?

ENG 315 Assignment Week 3 Professional Experience Communications

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ENG 315 Assignment Week 3 Professional Experience

YOU MUCH FOLLOW THE STEP HERE TO THIS WORK SIR.YOU CAN GO ON LINE I GIVE SITE IN QUESTION.

HER ARE THE STEP:

In order to receive credit for completing this task you must:

  1. Choose an unanswered question (with an answer between 20-50 words; any source information does not count towards the word count)
  2. Provide a viable, complete answer (you must provide a link or other clear credit to the source)
  3. Fill in the “Employee” section with your name

Your Professional Experience assignment is to choose an unanswered frequently asked question from the “Wk3_FAQ” document. Next, provide the best answer possible (within 20-50 words), cite your source (APA style references page entry for outside source or in-text citation including page number for textbook) and put your name in the “Employee” section. Finally, submit the answer to your chosen question in the Professional Experience #2 link from the Week 3 tab in Blackboard.

1. In order to receive credit for completing this task you must:

  1. Choose an unanswered question (with an answer between 20-50 words; any source information does not count towards the word count)
  2. Provide a viable, complete answer (you must provide a link or other clear credit to the source)
  3. Fill in the “Employee” section with your name
  4. Submit your FAQ answer to the Week 3 Professional Experience #2 link in Blackboard

This is a pass/fail assignment. All elements must be completed (simulating the workplace where incomplete work is unacceptable) for credit. You cannot receive partial credit.

2. The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  1. Plan, create, and evaluate professional documents.
  2. Write clearly, coherently, and persuasively using proper grammar, mechanics, and formatting appropriate to the situation.
  3. Deliver professional information to various audiences using appropriate tone, style, and format.
  4. Learn communication fundamentals and execute various professional tasks in a collaborative manner.
  5. Analyze professional communication examples to assist in revision.

short writing assignment.

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Short Analysis of selected poem or article of about 1 ½ pages.
Take any of the poems that I have selected for this unit or the article in this unit and write
a 1 ½ page paper that explores an issue that you see in the text you selected. Make sure
that you are exploring the issue from a perspective that enables you to effectively explore
the issue.
Just focus on the issue as you see it.
Make sure you use some quotes for support.
Follow MLA rules and include a work cited.

I WILL INCLUDE SAMPLE ANALYSIS

Sex Without Love by Sharon Olds


How do they do it, the ones who make love
without love? Beautiful as dancers,
gliding over each other like ice-skaters
over the ice, fingers hooked
inside each other’s bodies, faces
red as steak, wine, wet as the
children at birth whose mothers are going to
give them away. How do they come to the
come to the come to the God come to the
still waters, and not love
the one who came there with them, light
rising slowly as steam off their joined
skin? These are the true religious,
the purists, the pros, the ones who will not
accept a false Messiah, love the
priest instead of the God. They do not
mistake the lover for their own pleasure,
they are like great runners: they know they are alone
with the road surface, the cold, the wind,
the fit of their shoes, their over-all cardiovascular
health–just factors, like the partner
in the bed, and not the truth, which is the
single body alone in the universe
against its own best time.

Some keep the Sabbath going to Church – BY EMILY DICKINSON

Some keep the Sabbath going to Church –
I keep it, staying at Home –
With a Bobolink for a Chorister –
And an Orchard, for a Dome –
Some keep the Sabbath in Surplice –
I, just wear my Wings –
And instead of tolling the Bell, for Church,

Our little Sexton – sings.


God preaches, a noted Clergyman –
And the sermon is never long,
So instead of getting to Heaven, at last –
I’m going, all along.
Emily Dickinson
Tell all the truth but tell it slant,
Success in circuit lies,
Too bright for our infirm delight
The truth’s superb surprise;
As lightning to the children eased
With explanation kind,
The truth must dazzle gradually
Or every man be blind.
Emily Dickinson
‘Wild Nights! Wild Nights!’
Wild Nights! Wild Nights!
Were I with thee,
Wild Nights should be
Our luxury!
Futile the winds
To a heart in port, —
Done with the compass,
Done with the chart!
Rowing in Eden!
Ah! the sea!
Might I but moor
To-night in Thee!

An Essay on the Art of the Insane and how they were considered Art Brut for Philosophy of Art class

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Philosophy of Art

General Requirements: Minimum 8 pages, typed, double-spaced. A successful paper must have the following components:
clearly defined position on a given topic;
an argument in defense of your position;
a discussion of possible objections and complications;
clear and insightful exposition of related texts/ideas/ concepts;
critical analysis of major ideas expressed in the text/s;
good examples and analysis of the relevant works of art;
All these elements need to be integrated in a well-written essay. Make sure you use complete sentences and make clear transitions from paragraph to paragraph. Avoid unnecessary repetitions, vague expressions and overgeneralizations. Be specific. Use quotes appropriately (do not over-quote, paraphrase instead).

Guidelines for writing a philosophy paper:

Begin your essay with a leading question. Provide appropriate historical, social or philosophical context for the question but try to be focused and precise.
Anticipate the difficulties you face in tackling the question. Are the terms of the question clear? How was the question resolved by the authors we have read? Were their responses to the question satisfactory? Why or why not—be specific!
Clarify position you are arguing. Don’t force the reader (in this case your professor) to guess where you are going. When you are clear about the question you ask, it will help you clarify the answer you intend to give.
Argue your case. Demonstrate why you hold the position you do. The most common problem with student papers is that they only contain opinions, vague feelings and unsubstantiated assertions. Focus on the argument.
Anticipate objections to your position and to your arguments. If you don’t know what your position is opposed to, it is doubtful you are clear about what your own position is.
Don’t be afraid to be yourself, to be humorous, or charming, or sincere, or personal. Yet make sure your humor, charm, and personal reflections are relevant to the topic at hand.
Think! Do not rush through this project, proceed from an outline, to a rough draft, to a more elaborate draft, to the final version. Give yourself at least two weeks from the initial conception of an idea to the final version. If there is no evidence of re-thinking and revising, the paper won’t qualify as “final,” only as a draft.

Position Paper on Should the United States Put More Restrictions on Gun Ownership and Use?

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❗ *PLEASE READ IMPORTANT* ❗
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This is a LAW SUBJECT: Should the United States Put More Restrictions on Gun Ownership and Use?

The submission word limit is 1500 words. (+/- 10%)

  • For coursework, please use font size 12 for body text and the typeface (font) should be Arial or Times New Roman with minimum 1.5 spacing.
  • For headers and titles, please use font size 14. Your submission must have standard margins and page numbers.
  • Please use English (UK) as your language in the submission.
  • You are required to use only Harvard Referencing System in your submission. Any content which is already published by other author(s) and is not referenced will be considered as a case of plagiarism.
  • You should include a completed copy of the Assignment Cover sheet. Any submission without this completed Assignment Cover sheet will be considered invalid.
  • Weighting 60 %.
    *NO PLAGIARISM*

    Any submission without these rules will be considered invalid and a complaint will be filed.

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    The Position Papers should be structured into the following parts: 1. Introduction
    a. Identification of an issue
    b. Statement of the position2. Body of the text
    a. Background information
    b. Supporting evidence and arguments
    c. Discussion of both sides of the issue3. Conclusion
    a. Summary of main concepts and ideas
    b. Reinforcing the statement of the position

    I am currently in my first year of University in International Business, PLEASE don’t make the work too OBVIOUS I am 19 yo.

    Thank you for your help, if any questions please ask me.

Can you please respond to this post below – you need to provide your own credible sources as a response.

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MT2 Vision, Mission, Values, Strategy, and Strategic Purpose and Coherence

Defining Vision and Mission

Establishing a mission and vision statement are, in my opinion, foundational components to the success of an organization. So much of our studies in the program have focused on setting a clear vision and mission. We’ve done this for every course with our team members as outlined in each group work plan and it is easy to see the importance. Vision gives stakeholders an understanding of what the company is working towards. A mission is the purpose of the company, why it exists and why it’s valuable.

According to Thompson and Strickland (1992, as cited by Darbi, 2012), mission statements are antecedents to strategy formulation. This brings me back to my opinion on vision and mission being foundational tools to strategy formulation. Some companies do a better job than others at defining a clear and effective vision and mission statement. The more we understand the purpose behind these statements, the better off we are in developing a strategic plan for meeting objectives.

What should vision and mission statements encompass

Though vision and mission statements are not strategies, they do help to plan for strategies. According to Carpenter and Sanders, vision and mission statements are key to an organization’s identity (2008). Vision and mission tell stakeholders what the organization is about and what it aims to do. One of the interesting elements of vision are its use of ambition and ambiguity. I knew visions have an ambitious undertone, but had never considered the ambiguity behind them. Carpenter and Sanders (2008) point out that the ambiguity in visions allow it the flexibility to change tactics or strategies when things don’t go as planned (p. 45). I worked at an organization whose vision was over 40 words that didn’t really flow. To be honest, at the time I wasn’t sure if we had one because it didn’t seem like somethings we emphasized much on a daily basis. I believe visions should be clear and instilled in every employee.

As important as vision, mission statements should also be ingrained in every employee. The text states that mission should be internalized so that when employees make decisions, they do so with the objectives and values of the company in mind. Furthermore, according to Collins, Rukstad, David and Powers, mission statements play a critical role in establishing objectives and formulating strategies (As cited in David, David, & David, 2014, p. 96).

Why vision and mission statements are not substitutes for strategy

Vision and mission statements are not substitutes for strategy because they aren’t strategies. I mentioned earlier that it was difficult to find the vision and mission statements for a previous employer of mine. Likewise, companies whose vision is irrelevant or not really a working vision statement can often lead employees to reject it and if employees are not internalizing those concepts or core values, how can they make decisions with the company’s best interest in mind? Vision and mission statements provide employees with an overall picture of what the company wants to achieve and what it stands for. The strategic formulation and implementation process are what ultimately carries out the goal of vision and mission statements.

Why are goals and objectives important

Goals and objectives are important for a number of reasons. The first, being obvious, that goals and objectives give people something to strive towards. The text defines goals as an organization’s intentions and objectives as how the company plans to get there (Carpenter & Sanders, 2008). Though I think those are good working definitions for goals and objectives, I also think it is fitting to add that they are benchmarks. Goals and objectives are benchmarks for companies to assess where they are in relation to their competition. Any business is in competition with someone and you want to know who they are and how you fare against them. During this process, companies are also able to assess how they rack up with consumers and stakeholders. Of course, I think it would be best if these goals and objectives were carefully formulated to include important players like stakeholders, consumers, and competition. Again, this is where vision and mission statements play a key role because they provide logic for strategizing to ensure these goals and objectives are met. Things can change and often do, but when that happens, it is pertinent that the vision and mission statements are clear and strong so that when goals or objectives change, new ones are still aligned with the company’s vision and mission when developing strategic plans.

Define strategic purpose and how it relates to your work organization or SSM company

Strategic purpose is when people agree on a sort of mental model of an organization and its future through all the changes (Carpenter & Sanders, 2008). In our firm., it is an underlying framework on which to build our strategies and adjust for changes. We noticed in our firm (SSM Company), that one of our vehicles In family class was doing really well, however, two other classes were not performing as well. Partly because the one of the regions it was in wasn’t selling as well as others. Since one of our objectives include increasing our sales across the board, we opted to pull funds from marketing in the region that wasn’t doing so well and invest that into the quality of our other vehicles. As a result, we increased the sales of our other classes and are still doing well on our biggest cash cow. Things are still a bit new as we navigate what to change and what reports we may need to run, but I think our firm has been doing well to stick to the objectives we set early on and going with a strategy that helps us achieve those objectives.

How does an organization achieve strategic coherence

Strategic coherence is when a firm’s objectives are logically consistent with its objectives and goals. The company’s core elements need to be in congruence with elements of the strategy diamond. This alignment ensures that all strategic procedures are being met and on track for reaching certain objectives. “Successful firms depend on dozens of critical elements operating in concert and in balance” (Carpenter & Sanders, 2008, p. 49). It is when strategic coherence in realized that companies can see the flow of the various functions in the organization. An important note here, is that strategic coherence can be measured by the strategy diamond framework. As mentioned in the text, there are internal and external perspectives that allow us to assess whether our firms act as a result of our mission and vision or in reaction to our competitors. Incoherence may force us to change strategy or adjust primarily in response to competition, however, things can go wrong if we are strategizing this way because it gives our competitors control over our strategic process. Strategic coherence allows us to stay in control of our environment, resources, and organization in that we strategize according to our vision and mission and not in reaction to our competitors. Considering our competitors is smart when strategizing, but allowing them to change our course of action for our goals and objectives all the time is when it gets out of hand and the incoherency is recognizable.

References

Carpenter, M.A. & Sanders, Wm., G. (2008). Strategic management: A dynamic perspective. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall.

Darbi, W.P.K. (2012). Of mission and vision statements and their potential impact on employee behavior and attitudes: The case of a public but profit-oriented tertiary institution. International Journal of Business and Social Science (3)14, 95-109. Retrieved from http://www.ijbssnet.com/journals/Vol_3_No_14_Speci…

David, M.E., David, F.R., & David, F.R. (2014). Mission statement theory and practice: A content analysis and new direction. International Journal of Business, Marketing, and Decisions Sciences 7(1), 95-109. Retrieved from http://strategyclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09…