Healthcare research and statistics

Healthcare research and statistics

Question description

Part 1

For your Final Project, you will choose a topic in health care (e.g. cardiovascular issues, obesity, or cancer) and analyze it. Then, integrate all of the steps and standards that are needed to meet the quality improvement and performance regulations that are accredited by such organizations as The Joint Commission (TJC) and the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). .

Now, you will present your work to key stakeholders in your organization. Create a PowerPoint presentation of 10-12 slides with speaker notes of 75-150 words which includes the following:

• Explain why your health care topic is an important area of concern and research, and explain the challenges that will impact its population in the coming years based on your research.
• Support your findings with an application of descriptive statistics.
• Explain your grounded research capabilities.
• Discuss risk-management assessment.
• Present the data outcome in an Excel spreadsheet.
• Include at least 4 credible references. All sources should be in APA format.

Important information for writing discussion questions and participation

Welcome to class

Hello class and welcome to the class and I will be your instructor for this course. This is a -week course and requires a lot of time commitment, organization, and a high level of dedication. Please use the class syllabus to guide you through all the assignments required for the course. I have also attached the classroom policies to this announcement to know your expectations for this course. Please review this document carefully and ask me any questions if you do. You could email me at any time or send me a message via the “message” icon in halo if you need to contact me. I check my email regularly, so you should get a response within 24 hours. If you have not heard from me within 24 hours and need to contact me urgently, please send a follow up text to

I strongly encourage that you do not wait until the very last minute to complete your assignments. Your assignments in weeks 4 and 5 require early planning as you would need to present a teaching plan and interview a community health provider. I advise you look at the requirements for these assignments at the beginning of the course and plan accordingly. I have posted the YouTube link that explains all the class assignments in detail. It is required that you watch this 32-minute video as the assignments from week 3 through 5 require that you follow the instructions to the letter to succeed. Failure to complete these assignments according to instructions might lead to a zero. After watching the video, please schedule a one-on-one with me to discuss your topic for your project by the second week of class. Use this link to schedule a 15-minute session. Please, call me at the time of your appointment on my number. Please note that I will NOT call you.

Please, be advised I do NOT accept any assignments by email. If you are having technical issues with uploading an assignment, contact the technical department and inform me of the issue. If you have any issues that would prevent you from getting your assignments to me by the deadline, please inform me to request a possible extension. Note that working fulltime or overtime is no excuse for late assignments. There is a 5%-point deduction for every day your assignment is late. This only applies to approved extensions. Late assignments will not be accepted.

If you think you would be needing accommodations due to any reasons, please contact the appropriate department to request accommodations.

Plagiarism is highly prohibited. Please ensure you are citing your sources correctly using APA 7th edition. All assignments including discussion posts should be formatted in APA with the appropriate spacing, font, margin, and indents. Any papers not well formatted would be returned back to you, hence, I advise you review APA formatting style. I have attached a sample paper in APA format and will also post sample discussion responses in subsequent announcements.

Your initial discussion post should be a minimum of 200 words and response posts should be a minimum of 150 words. Be advised that I grade based on quality and not necessarily the number of words you post. A minimum of TWO references should be used for your initial post. For your response post, you do not need references as personal experiences would count as response posts. If you however cite anything from the literature for your response post, it is required that you cite your reference. You should include a minimum of THREE references for papers in this course. Please note that references should be no more than 5 years old except recommended as a resource for the class. Furthermore, for each discussion board question, you need ONE initial substantive response and TWO substantive responses to either your classmates or your instructor for a total of THREE responses. There are TWO discussion questions each week, hence, you need a total minimum of SIX discussion posts for each week. I usually post a discussion question each week. You could also respond to these as it would count towards your required SIX discussion posts for the week.

I understand this is a lot of information to cover in 5 weeks, however, the Bible says in Philippians 4:13 that we can do all things through Christ that strengthens us. Even in times like this, we are encouraged by God’s word that we have that ability in us to succeed with His strength. I pray that each and every one of you receives strength for this course and life generally as we navigate through this pandemic that is shaking our world today. Relax and enjoy the course!

Hi Class,

Please read through the following information on writing a Discussion question response and participation posts.

Contact me if you have any questions.

Important information on Writing a Discussion Question

• Your response needs to be a minimum of 150 words (not including your list of references)
• There needs to be at least TWO references with ONE being a peer reviewed professional journal article.
• Include in-text citations in your response
• Do not include quotes—instead summarize and paraphrase the information
• Follow APA-7th edition
• Points will be deducted if the above is not followed

Participation –replies to your classmates or instructor

• A minimum of 6 responses per week, on at least 3 days of the week.
• Each response needs at least ONE reference with citations—best if it is a peer reviewed journal article
• Each response needs to be at least 75 words in length (does not include your list of references)
• Responses need to be substantive by bringing information to the discussion or further enhance the discussion. Responses of “I agree” or “great post” does not count for the word count.
• Follow APA 7th edition
• Points will be deducted if the above is not followed

• Remember to use and follow APA-7th edition for all weekly assignments, discussion questions, and participation points.
• Here are some helpful links
• The is a great resource

Healthcare research and statistics: Part 2

Your department has taken the lead in developing many styles of reports. This work has raised a few questions

throughout the organization. Therefore, you have been asked to present some helpful information on the structure of reporting. Draft a memo that explains the guidelines to follow when creating a memo for reporting purposes.

• Explain the advantages and disadvantages of using spreadsheets to display information in reporting.
• Explain which of the following are the best graphs to use in this situation, and why:
  • Tables
  • Pie charts
  • Line graphs
  • Bar graphs
• Incorporate at least 1 chart or graph that demonstrates when it is appropriate to use one chart or graph over another.

By identifying statistical trends and trails, health care providers can monitor local conditions and compare them to state, national, and international trends. Health statistics provide empirical data to assist in the allocation of public and private funds and help to determine how research efforts should be focused. Whether considering disease incidence, accidents, cure rates, physician or hospital fees, malpractice, mortality, drugs, treatments, or medical devices, the primary source for statistical health data most often appears on government, international organization, or professional association web sites. Credibility is critical when using statistics; the following web sites offer authoritative data.

Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality, Data & Surveys http://www.ahcpr.gov/data/
The Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality is an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services whose goal is to “improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for all Americans” by aiding the decision making process. The Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality plans to do this by providing information and evidence on treatment efficacy, individual patient applicability, and cost. The range of statistical offerings is wide covering safety net monitoring, medical expenditure spending, healthcare cost and utilization, hospital statistics, and HIV and AIDS statistics. The Healthcare Cost and Utilization section provides treatment outcomes at the national, state, and local levels. Besides recommendations on topics such as vision screening for children under five years old or the relationship of fewer numbers of nursing staff to poor patient outcomes, this site also offers prevention tools for the clinician to use in selecting medical services by age and gender. This site is searchable by keyword. A publication catalog is available online (http://www.ahcpr.gov/news/pubcat/pubcat.htm), or a print copy can be ordered using the online order form (http://www.ahcpr.gov/news/pubcat/c_order.htm). Since many of the documents included in the electronic catalog are still print based, a print copy of the catalog would be useful to order reports.