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Introduction Hypothesis testing is a foundational statistical technique used to make decisions about a hypothesis. A hypothesis test compares two mutually exclusive statements (null hypothesis and alternative hypothesis) where only one is true. Hypothesis testing can determine statistical significance by examining the probability that a given result would occur under the null hypothesis. For this…

This video series describes Category A diseases: smallpox, anthrax, botulism, plague, tularemia, and viral hemorrhagic fevers. If these germs were used to intentionally infect people, they would cause the most illness and death. Watch this video to learn how some of these agents have been or can be used as bioterrorist weapons. Video 1 –…

Research and select an emerging health care issue. This can include but is not limited to the following: Opioid crisis Escalating drug prices Cybersecurity issues Behavioral health care Aging population Health care employee burnout Health care information transparency Using the information you’ve learned in the course, discuss how you would design a policy for the…

Gerontology Assignment #1 Web Quest 25% 1. Do a Web Quest (search the internet) and find articles or news items that deal with some of the problems of aging. If you do not have use of a computer at home or in your community, check out magazines or newspaper items. Use this as an opportunity…

Instructions For this assignment, assume you are employed as a strategic planner with Metropolitan Health. Mission and vision are important to the strategic planning process of a health care organization. For this assignment, consider the following mission and vision statement. Mission: Metropolitan Health’s mission is to be the leading provider of the highest quality of…

Select a healthcare organization of your choice and locate a copy of their annual report to review. Most healthcare organizations post this information on their corporate website. In your final project paper you should cover the following topics. Discuss how the audited and unaudited financial statements differ. Discuss the relationship between revenue sources on financial…

find two new healthcare articles that use quantitative research. Do not use articles from a previous assignment, or articles that appear in the topic Resources or textbook. Complete an article analysis for each using the “Article Analysis: Part 2” template. Refer to the “Patient Preference and Satisfaction in Hospital-at-Home and Usual Hospital Care for COPD…

Read and view all of the following study materials. The information they contain will be included on your following quiz, so you want to understand them. Discuss what you learned with someone in your family, or a friend. Be thorough in your assignment. Image result for bethany hamilton Bethany Hamilton: Shark attack survivor and one…

Assignment Details You have just been appointed as the new administrator for St. Georges’ Skilled Nursing Facility. On your appointment, you were told by the board that the facility needs an electronic health record (EHR) system in place to be competitive. The board now wants to hear your plans for the facility. Specifically, they want…

Literature Review: (300 points) Each student will submit a 2,000 to 2,500 word, double-spaced (Times New Roman font and 1-inch margins) literature review of 4 health services research studies focused on patient, user, client, or customer satisfaction published in a peer-reviewed journal. You may choose the same topic as your team project, but not the…