Applied Managerial Accounting

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Part 1 (Individual Portion)

Your boss recently attended an accounting seminar at which the balanced scorecard was discussed. He has asked you to prepare a presentation for the next manager’s meeting about the balanced scorecard and how EEC might adopt it. In your presentation, you should complete the following:

  • Define the elements that might be presented in a balanced scorecard.
  • Explain how the elements will be used.
  • Make a recommendation of whether or not EEC should adopt the balanced scorecard.
  • If adopted, how might it improve the company?

Part 2 (Group Portion)

The President of EEC realizes that the balanced scorecard translates an organization’s mission and strategy into operational objectives and performance measures. The group received an e-mail from him asking the group to include information in the PowerPoint presentation about tying compensation to performance measures. Discuss the following in the group presentation:

  • Describe unethical behavior that can result if the wrong performance measures are used to tie performance measures to compensation.
  • How can EEC avoid these behaviors?
  • How should EEC tie performance measures to compensation?
  • Who is responsible for establishing the performance measures?

Security Contingency Plan Assignment

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Purpose: This assignment is intended to provide you with an understanding of the HIPAA Requirements for a Contingency Plan for a Covered Entity of Business Associate. It also will provide you with the opportunity to learn and understand the HIPAA Audit Protocol published by the Department of Health and Human Services.

Activity: Review a current HIPAA Contingency Plan, evaluate the requirements under the HIPAA Security Rule and the HIPAA Audit Protocol for the Contingency Plan, and update the Contingency Plan to meet the requirements of the HIPAA Regulations and the HIPAA Audit Protocol (find URLs in the assignment attachment). This will also become part of your final project for the course.

Instructions:

1. Review the following

a. Chapter 11, Pages 322 – 325 in the Oachs & Watters Book (2016)

b. HIPAA Security Regulations – 164.308(a)(7) (164.308(a)(7)(ii)(A) to 164.308(a)(7)(ii)(E)) – https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/ocr/privac… (page 65)

c. HIPAA Security Series – Administrative Safeguards, Contingency Plan – pages 19 – 22 https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/ocr/privac…

d. HIPAA Audit Protocol for 16.308(a)(7) – https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/compli…

2. As identified in the Final Project Use Case, you are the new Compliance Officer at Grace University Hospital and have been given the responsibility to ensure that the current HIPAA Contingency Plan (attached below) meets the requirements specified in the HIPAA Security Rule as well as the HIPAA Audit Protocol that was published in 2016 by the Department of Health and Human Services.

3. Below is the current HIPAA Contingency Plan that your organization has established. It was last updated on 1/10/2014.

4. Since then, your organization has added 2 new systems that store protected health information

a. Dictation System – Dictaphone – stored on Local Server #1, Backed up daily to unencrypted tape that is stored in the main office in a safe

b. Electronic Collections Database – cloud based system, Backed up by vendor daily to a secure off-site solution

5. For this assignment you will:

a. Review the current HIPAA Contingency Plan below to evaluate if any components are missing based on the HIPAA Security Rule and the HIPAA Audit Protocol

b. Review the current status of the backup processes for the organization

c. Develop an updated HIPAA Contingency Plan to meet the requirements of the HIPAA Security Regulations and the HIPAA Audit Protocol

d. Evaluate current Contingency Plan Processes to determine if any changes need to be made

e. Ensure that the two new systems that store and maintain protected health information are added to the contingency plan as appropriate

6. Deliverables for this assignment:

a. An updated HIPAA Contingency Plan (this will become part of your final assignment)

b. A Summary Document of what was missing from the current HIPAA Contingency Plan (i.e. define exactly what you changed, added, or updated). Attach this as a separate document in an outline format. Specifically list out the missing pieces to the contingency plan in an outline format including where your source of the information was from (HIPAA Audit Protocol, HIPAA Security Series, or HIPAA Security Regulations)

i. Example: Contingency Plan is missing the individual responsible for the Contingency Plan – HIPAA Audit Protocol

c. Finally, identify specific recommendations that you would make to the contingency plan process that would enhance the process to better protect and preserve the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of the protected health information and how would that enhance security.

i. Example: Off-site backup solutions for Local Server #1 and Local Server #2. This would allow for better physical security of the backups in case of a local disaster at this Organization.

Information about Your Organization’s data:

Your organization currently has an electronic health record, a lab information system, a radiology information system, a dictation system, and a collections database. The organization is currently running 2 local servers that maintain most of the system that creates, stores, transmits, and maintains protected health information. In addition, protected health information is being stored on a file server located on Local Server #2 as well as being transmitted through e-mail, which is locally hosted on Local Server #1. Please see below for more details:

  • Electronic Health Record – stored on Local Server #1, Backed up daily onto an unencrypted hard drive (entire server – Local Server #1) that is stored in the office of the IT Manager. Monthly a backup is made and brought to a safety deposit box at the local bank (Electronic Health Record Only).
  • Lab Information System – Stored on Local Server #1, Backed up daily onto an unencrypted hard drive (entire server – Local Server #1) that is stored in the office of the IT Manager
  • Radiology Information System – Stored on Local Server #2, , Backed up daily onto an unencrypted hard drive (entire server – Local Server #2) that is stored in the office of the IT Manager in a locked safe
  • File Server –Stored on Local Server #2, Backed up daily onto an unencrypted hard drive (entire server – Local Server #2) that is stored in the office of the IT Manager in a locked safe
  • Dictation System – Dictaphone – stored on Local Server #1, Backed up daily to unencrypted tape that is stored in the office of the IT Manager in a locked safe
  • Electronic Collections Database – cloud based system, Backed up by vendor daily to a secure off-site solution

    • Your Organization

    HIPAA Policy

    Contingency Plan

    Effective Date: April 20, 2005

    Reviewed/Updated Date: January 10, 2011

    Policy Owner: HIPAA Security Officer

    Policy:

    In the event that the systems that This Organization uses for managing day to day operations pertaining specifically to protected health information become unavailable, a plan of action to continue with the day to day operations of the organization are defined. The contingency plan for This Organization system will focus on data backup, disaster recovery, emergency mode operation plan, and testing and revision.

    Data Back Up Plan:

    1. The systems that use, store, and maintain ePHI for This Organization mostly stored on local servers.

    2. The Organization has two local servers that house the majority of the systems:

    a. Local Server 1

    b. Local Server 2

    3. Local Server #1 and Local Server #2 are both backed up daily and stored on unencrypted hard drives in the IT Manager’s office within a locked safe.

    4. One a monthly basis, a backup of the electronic health record databased is completed to an unencrypted flash drive that is stored in a safety deposit box at the local bank

    5. The IT Manager is responsible for all successful backups to the systems and local servers.

    6. If there is a concern with the backup process, the IT Manager will work directly with the HIPAA Security Officer.

    Data Recovery Plan:

    1. In the event of data loss, the IT Manager and HIPAA Security Officer will work together for data restoration

    2. Data restoration will occur from the most recent back up of the failed server

    3. Once the device (server) is back up and function, the IT Manager and HIPAA Security will work together to restore the systems and data to the server.

    4. The Electronic Health Record will always be the first system to be restored as it is the most valuable to the organization.

    5. Once the Electronic Health Record is restored, an analysis of the integrity of the data and information will be taken based on the printed schedule from the previous day.

    6. After the validation of the information from the Electronic Health Record, the remainder of the systems will be restored in the following order:

    7. After each system is restored, there will be a process of validation of the information prior to moving on to restoring the next system

    8. Data restoration will take approximately 5 – 10 hours.

    9. A log will be kept of the entire data restoration process, including an issues that came up in the process.

    Emergency Mode Operation Plan:

    1. In the event that an unplanned downtime occurs, the HIPAA Security Officer becomes the lead contact for the emergency mode operations and physical contingency plan.

    2. If the event of an event where This Organization’s systems are not available, communication will be given by leadership at each location within the facility.

    3. Documentation of patient’s visit will be done on paper and kept within the temporary records in each area of the clinic.

    4. The Leadership in the Clinic area will be responsible for ensuring documentation is being successfully completed on paper and stored appropriately.

    5. This Organization will continue to monitor and evaluate the current downtime and give estimates expected down time internally to workforce members.

    6. If it is determine that there is any type of risks to patients due to the emergency, This Organization reserves the right to cancel patient appointments.

    Testing and Revision Plan:

    7. This Organization will regular test the recovery plan to assure that it is appropriate and meets business expectations

    8. After testing of the contingency plan, if revisions are needed, This Organization will promptly make the changes

    9. If changes are made, proper training and updating awareness to the workforce will be conducted.

    10. This Organization will maintain documentation of testing and revisions to the contingency plan for 6 years.

    Instructions: Please find the detailed instructions for this assignment in the attached document: HIPAA Contingency Plan Assignment

    Rubric: Detailed instructions on how this assignment will be graded is located at the end of the attached assignment.

    Due Date: Sunday, 07/26 by End of Day (60 Points)

    Please look at attached document below; I’ll be happy to provide any additional information. Please look at the grading rubric as well.

    philosophical summary

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    How to Write a Critical Outline for Fiction

    Length—Generally 3-4 pages

    Georgia: Books 3.4 untill 5.5; critical outline with all of the chapters!!!

    Step One: Review the number of chapters involved in the assignment (given in page numbers).

    Step Two:Read the given section of pages.

    Step Three: Create chapter summaries for each chapter in the given assignment. Tell what goes on in the chapter, to whom, and to what effect. Use the chapter numbers as headers: ChapterOne: (then give summary), etc.

    Step Four: Find some part of a scene in one of the chapters that strikes you as unusual (ananomaly). Decide whether you are positively or negatively disposed to this anomaly. Summarize he anomaly and your reaction under the header: Anomaly.

    Step Five: Cite one philosophical principle that you think in some way connects to the anomaly. Header: Philosophical Principle.

    Book: Michael Boylan, Georgia: A Trilogy

    250 word discussion Cultural Anthropology 2

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    Cultural relativism asserts that every culture has its own set of customs and beliefs, and that culture must be understood by the standards and values of the people within that culture. Anthropologists think that things that might seem cruel or irrational in our own culture must be seen through the lens of cultural relativity, and that all cultures have practices or beliefs that can be seen by others as repugnant or incomprehensible.

    After reading the U.N. Declaration of Human Rights, explain whether you think that cultural relativism can coexist with the idea of universal human rights. Is it possible for anthropologists to promote human rights without imposing, for example, their own Western values and ideas of human rights?

    Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length. Support your claims with examples from the required material(s) and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cite any references. By Day 7, respond to at least two of your peers who have expressed an opinion that differs from yours. Does their discussion of this change your opinion on this subject? Why or why not?

    References
    http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/index.shtml

    Conflict Resolution PowerPoint

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    Describe a conflict that was resolved and considered a “win–win” resolution within your current or past working environment that involved you or someone with whom you directly worked.

    • Research effective conflict resolution strategies .
    • Prepare a 10–15 slide PowerPoint presentation that includes the following:
      • Describe the communications involved during the conflict.
      • Identify the method(s) used to resolve the workplace conflict.
      • Determine strategies implemented to help facilitate a “win–win” resolution to the problem.
      • How did these compare to the ones that you researched?
      • Explain how the resolution strategies and processes that were used could also be used for future conflicts within the workplace or similar environment.
      • Include speaker notes of around 75 words per slide
    • Include a minimum of two sources, which may consist of readings from the University Library, class content, or other selections.

    Phed, phy fitness and wellness

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    Cardiovascular disease is the #1 cause of death in the United States. One reason is the lack of commitment to heart healthy lifestyle. Your lifestyle is not only your best defense against heart disease, it’s also your responsibility.

    Follow the instructions below, then click the link above to submit the assignment.

    Written Research Assignment:
    Research and discuss the causes of cardiovascular disease and its relationship to diet and exercise. Compare and analyze your own personal wellness data (Portfolio Lab assignments) to determine your risk of the disease and form a conclusion as to what changes you can make to decrease your risk. Finally, share information with others in order to encourage healthy behaviors within the community.

    Assignment Requirements

    • Written Paper with a minimum of 350 word in paragraph form
    • You must cite at least 3 credible sources in the text of your paper and in the bibliography at the end. Example: “According to Joe Smith from the Mayo Clinic, individuals are at risk…”, you would then cite the reference in the bibliography with complete source. You can use any style to cite the reference.
    • Typed
    • Click link above to submit paper

    Assignment Topic
    Research and discuss the causes of cardiovascular disease and its relationship to diet and exercise. Compare and analyze your own personal lifestyle choices (Portfolio Lab assignments) to determine your risk of the disease and form a conclusion as to what changes you can make to decrease your risk. Finally, share information with others in order to encourage healthy behaviors within the community. The following information will help you with the type of information that should be included. You are not limited to this, it will just give you a general idea of what I am looking for in the assignment.

    Part #1– Research and discuss the causes of cardiovascular disease.

    (Use at least 2 credible sources for Part #1- be sure to cite source IN THE TEXT and as a bibliography at end)

    • What are the causes?
    • Why is it a health concern?
    • What is the incidence of the disease/how many are affected?
    • Is it preventable?
    • What is the cost of the disease to the US?

    Part #2– What is the relationship between cardiovascular disease and diet and exercise? (Use at least 1 credible source for Part #2- be sure to cite source IN THE TEXT and as bibliography at the end.)

    • What types of foods contribute to our risk?
    • Does physical activity help in prevention?
    • How does inactivity increase our risk?

    Part #3– Compare and analyze your own personal lifestyle choices that contribute to YOUR risk of cardiovascular disease. Cite the lab assignments that you refer to. Example: “According to my BMI lab assignment, I am at greater risk…” or, “After reviewing my Nutritional Analysis Lab assignment, I realize…”

    What are the lifestyle choices you are making that increase your risk?

    Look at data from the following assignments

    1. BMI assignment
    2. How Healthy is Your Lifestyle Survey
    3. Fast Food nutrition
    4. Nutritional Analysis
    5. Food Color Chart assignment
    6. Sugar assignment

    Be sure to cite the source of this information. (Example: “According to my Nutritional Analysis I do consume too much…”)

    Part #4– Form a conclusion as to what changes you can make in your own personal lifestyle choices in order to decrease risk.

    • Specifically what can you do to decrease your risk NOW.
    • How will those changes benefit your future health

    Part #5 Civic Engagement and Social Responsibility

    Hopefully your workouts have allowed you to experience the positive benefits of physical activity. It is now time to share that with others. Physically inactive individuals are at greater risk for cardiovascular disease. According to the Center for Disease Control, if every physically inactive person became active, we would save 77 billion in health care costs every year. Only 1 in 5 adults and 1 in 3 children get the recommended amount of physical activity.

    Invite at least 2 people (adult or child) to participate in a workout with you. It can be your regular workout or you can do something different (ride bikes, take a free class at gym, try a new workout DVD etc.)

    Reflect on this experience and include the following information:

    • Who did you invite to workout out with you and why did you choose that person?
    • What information did you share to encourage them to participate?
    • Did you notice a difference in the individual’s attitudes toward physical activity with regards to their age, ethnic background, or socioeconomic background?
    • Explain the possible implications on our nation if everyone who is active encouraged others to become active too.
    • What other ways could you encourage physical activity in adults and children?

    Need marketing help with an assignment on how marketing efforts and marketing mix will change with each phase in the product life cycle (UBER) (1,750- to 2,100-word paper)

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    Please no Plagiarism. You only have to do the question in bold since this is a team assignment. The other questions are being done by other people. The company is Uber. I will include the week 3 assignment so you have a better idea and can use that as a reference. The work should be 250-300 words.

    Use the same product and organization you identified in your Week 3 Strategy and Positioning Paper.

    Write a 1,750- to 2,100-word paper that includes:

    • A description of how your marketing efforts and marketing mix will change with each phase in the product life cycle
    • The packaging you will use for your product or service and how it will add value
    • The appropriate pricing strategy for your product or service and the price you will set at launch
    • The channels of distribution you will use to sell your product along with a description of how each channel partner will add value

    Include at least four sources of research that support your analysis; at least one must be the textbook, one from the University of Phoenix library, and one piece of secondary research. 

    Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

    You only have to do this question.

    A description of how your marketing mix will change with each phase in the product life cycle

    uber_team_paper.doc

    Please accurately complete a table on pediatric labs

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    Assignment: Interpretation of Common Diagnostic Labs in Pediatric Primary Care

    Nurse practitioners routinely order labs for a variety of reasons. Some labs are recommended as part of a certain wellness check. Some labs are tested at birth and repeated at regular intervals. Many labs are ordered to rule in or rule out a diagnosis or just to add to an objective data base along with physical examination, vital signs, image studies, etc. Some of the labs can be done at the point of care (POC) such as an Accu-Check®. Most all labs require a venous blood sample but may require different additives that are in the collection tube. Other samples include arterial blood, urine, sputum, spinal fluid, or exudate.

    In Course Documents, you will find the “Unit 7 Assignment Template” that you will use to complete this Assignment. It is organized to include information about a common lab test that you will be completing in pediatric primary care. Please fill in the requested information. It is highly recommended that you keep this information with you during clinical as a reference.

    Helpful tip: It is recommended that you keep all of your course work in a virtual (or physical, or both) portfolio for easy access in clinicals as well as future pediatric encounters.

    Assignment Requirements

    Before finalizing your work, you should:

    • be sure to read the Assignment description carefully (as displayed above);
    • consult the Grading Rubric (under Course Documents) to make sure you have included everything necessary; and
    • utilize spelling and grammar check to minimize errors.

    Submit your Assignment to the unit Dropbox before midnight on the last day of the unit.

    post a meaningful question or comment (150 words) to the each discussion below

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    Post a meaning ful question or comment to the each discussion

    150 word each

    Discussion 1

    Positioning in a marketing context refers to dominance and influence in interpersonal relations. Social influence techniques have been developed to allow influencers to exert influence over the decisions of others. Social influence relates to a change in a person which is provoked by an actual or imagined presence of another person or institution. This influence occurs when the influencer’s behavior triggers a desirable change in another person’s actions.

    Positioning effectiveness relies on the relationship between the influencer and the influenced and reflects their current identities. The influencer offers a potential customer or follower with a subject identity resulting in a natural, desired behavior. By exerting their influence, the follower willingly fulfills the request of the influencer, and the resulting transaction feels natural to the follower.

    A basic assumption is that for one to increase his or her social influence, he or she must increase the strength of his or her positioning. Individuals may assume a position to allow them to influence others. This positioning may lead the follower to assume a position of an influenced individual. The influencer maintains their position by emphasizing competence, privileges, or other advantages that allow them to maintain their position as an influencer. The interaction between the influencer and the influenced is dynamic. The influencer may offer the other party the position of the influenced through interactive positioning. The influencer’s positioning increases when the influence is in line with the intention of the influencing subject.

    The “foot-in-the-door” influence technique is based on two inter-related requests that are directed toward the prospect. The prospect is first presented with a less relevant request. The fulfillment of the less relevant request increases the probability that the more relevant request will be fulfilled. This technique works with greater efficiency when the first request is uncommon. Once the individual fulfills the uncommon request, the person justifies their actions on their self-perception. This does not mean that the first request should be difficult, but rather an uncommon request. By activating a positive response toward the first request, the probability of the person to complete the second request increases.

    The initial request may be something as trivial as “May I ask you a question?” Once the influencer gets an affirmative response to this question, he or she may continue along a line of questioning that leads to a natural “yes” response to purchase the product or service being offered. The “may I ask you a question” request is common. To enhance the chances of an affirmative response to the second request, a more uncommon request should initially be utilized. For example, an initial uncommon request may be to ask the prospect to close their eyes or to hold out their hand. The second request might involve them seeing themselves utilizing the subject product or service and being surrounded by adoring friends and family, and subsequently asking “If your friends and family are so excited about you having XYZ product or service, you would want to purchase it today, correct?” By answering the second request and answering in the affirmative, the prospect has now indicated their willingness to purchase the desired service or product offered by the influencer.

    Discussion 2

    Marketers have been moving away from mass marketing endeavors, as they are increasingly targeting smaller segments with customized marketing programs. This research paper clarifies how business could select the most profitable segments as they employ market coverage and positioning strategies to attract them. Furthermore, it succinctly and clearly explains the three stages of target marketing namely; market segmentation, market targeting, and market positioning (STP) and their mutual relationship and subsets (Camilleri, 2018).

    Customer segmentation enables marketers to adopt a more systematic approach when forecasting. This leads to better exploitation of marketing resources, resulting in the development of a more finely-tuned marketing program. Within the customer segmentation category, there are five main categories: demographic, geographic, psychographic, behavioral, and product-related factors (Camilleri, 2018).

    There are multiple approaches that a market can be segmented (Camilleri, 2018). The market segments must possess the following characteristics: measurability (measure the size and purchasing power of the segment), substantiality (the degree to which segments are profitable enough to be worth pursuing with “tailored” marketing programs), accessibility (the degree to which one may reach and serve segments), and actionability (the degree to which effective programs can be redesigned to attract and serve relevant segments).

    After the completion of the market segmentation, the company should be aware of the needs and wants of its selected segments. It is here where target marketing comes in as the protagonist in the marketing strategy (Camilleri, 2018). There are three market coverage alternatives which can be applied in this marketing targeting section; undifferentiated marketing strategy (a strategy that ignores any differences in the market), a differentiated marketing strategy (will usually involve targeting a number of segments), and a concentrated marketing (companies with limited resources will usually target one or a few sub-markets. It is considered a higher risk than the rest).

    In the spectrum of targeting there are a couple of other methods that have taken precedence based on advances in technology. Optimizing digital consumer targeting with advanced algorithms, allows the digital giants to know precisely what type of ads ought to be consumed by which customer. However, business intelligence and predictive analytics have already opened the controversial topic of privacy concerns and consumer protection (Camilleri, 2018).

    The final stage in target marketing is product positioning. Here it is where firms formalize positioning statements which specify the position; they wish to occupy in their target customers’ minds. Some examples of product positioning include Dove as the beauty soap for women or Southwest Airlines as a low-cost, punctual, friendly airline. The main two types of product positioning in marketing include head-to-head positioning which focuses on the comparison (very prevalent when there is hardcore competition, and the benefits are in your favor) and differentiation which emphasizes your product’s unique qualities (unlike head-to-head it avoids mentioning the competition). Businesses should underline their product’s unique attributes, features and value propositions to differentiate themselves from to other competitors in the marketplace (Camilleri, 2018).

    As previously mentioned, this research paper effectively exhibits the S-T-P process by explaining strong correlations and clear marketing workflows.

    Reference:

    • Camilleri, M.A. (2018). Market Segmentation, Targeting, and Positioning. In travel Marketing, Tourism Economics and the Airline Product. Springer, Cham, Switzerland.

    Accountability and Liability for Individuals and Organizations

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    Imagine you have been working for a health care organization for an extended period of time. It is clear that you have a wealth of information about the accountability and liability that individuals and organizations should be aware of. You have been asked to present to new employees to inform them of the importance of being an accountable and liable individual in a health care organization.

    Select a representative from the health care industry below who will represent the perspective of your presentation:

    • Long-term care manager

    Create at least a 3 slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation that conveys the importance of accountability and liability implications for individuals and organizations in the health care industry. Include the following:

    • Evaluate standards of care and potential liability for health care professionals and organizations.

    Include detailed speaker notes with 3 in-text citations of peer-reviewed, scholarly, or similar references to support your information as fact and give credit to your sources; a conclusion slide; and a references slide.

    Format your assignment according to APA guidelines.