Problem Identification Healthcare policies in the United States include the creation and implementation of law and regulations in order to help in the management of the federal and state healthcare system. According to the National Conference of State legislatures (n.d), every year, the 50 state legislatures create and implement health policies, which often oversee the operations of public and private hospitals for the collective good […]

Analyzing the impact of the policies requires an outcomes approach. This entails examining the outcomes of the policy and comparing them with the initial objectives that were set out during their institution (Birkland, 2014). For instance, the drinking age was raised to 21 with an aim of promoting traffic safety. This objective is to be compared with the outcomes in relation to traffic safety. In […]

Completing my master’s degree at Grand Canyon University will be an achievement of the second step of my academic and career journey. This is because my ultimate goal requires a further advanced degree, Ph.D., with which I would be able to actualize my vision of becoming a seasoned academic, public intellectual and business consultant in a leading global think-tank. The master’s degree shall be a […]

Description of the Organization and its Recent Change Pearson PLC is one of the largest educational companies and largest book publisher in the world. It is a multinational educational and publishing company with its headquarters in London. The company has a primary listing on London Stocks Exchange. It also makes up the FTSE 100 Index. New York Stock Exchange lists it in its secondary listings […]

The Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KCC) has a strong organizational culture that allows employees to balance work life easier and they perceive each other as family. The company culture inculcates values of accountability and authenticity among its employees, an aspect that plays a key role in helping the organization remain faithful to its core values. KCC’s management monitors employee accountability by tracking the performance record of every […]

Introduction             The financial viability of hospitals is one of the most discussed current issues regarding health care. It simply refers to the ability of a healthcare institution to generate and maintain inflow of revenue that exceeds its expenses. Some hospitals might be financially stable at the moment, but the big question is whether they would be able to sustain their financial operations in the […]

Decrease in Quality of Nursing Care The Care clinic located in Summerville Florida provides care and various outreach programs and is known for its individualistic approach towards the community. Every year, the Executive Committee reviews the system to analyze client satisfaction results relating to service and quality indicators. Unfortunately, the scores indicate that the level of customer satisfaction and quality of care has considerably decreased. […]

Response 1: Kyle Braselton (Discussion 1, Post 1) There is a fairly accurate and detailed distinguishing of direct and indirect costs in manufacturing. Foremost, Kyle rightly determines the resources associated with production of goods and services as direct costs, direct labor and manufacturing overhead, after which he partitions them under direct and indirect costs. The trio is indeed important in determining the cost of goods […]

Facts             From the highlighted case study, there are several facts that come out clearly and play a focal role in determining the guilty parties in the fraud scenario. First, though the tip about the fraudulent activity at Lakes Inc. came two years prior to the investigation (June 2007), it was credible. The tipster had rightly noted that an employee was submitting false expense claims […]

Bullying is a pervasive problem, once found in elementary school all over the world. Despite efforts to completely eradicate it, the behavior has remained persistent throughout the years. A thorough analysis of several peers reviewed articles and journals, will be conducted to understand the issue of bullying and causes it in the first place, and what can be done to prevent it. The seven literature […]