Describe the different forms of competition that take place among various types of health care organizations.

One of the trends marking the continuing transformation of the U.S. health care industry is the dramatic increase in the pace of competition. The heightened competition is taking place among hospitals, health plans, physician groups, and drug companies, and between physicians and hospitals, and hospitals and health plans. Listen to the Looking Ahead: The Future of Health Care Policy podcast from National Public Radio (NPR). Then, prepare a three- to five-page paper in which you:  Describe the different forms of competition that take place among various types of health care organizations. Evaluate the benefits and pitfalls of competition in health care and suggest alternatives if competition was not the primary driver of operations in the U.S. health care system. Explain the elements of successful competition and the use of competitive intelligence. Describe the influence competition has on the services offered by health care organizations and the choices patients have.

Discuss the role of past selves for constructing current consumer identity projects during life transitions”.

Events that impact on our life, such as important transformations, are typical moments that bring us to ‘rewrite` our life projects in order to follow new perspectives, from which we appraise our story line. Divorce, expatriation, marriage, motherhood, retirement and social mobility are typical events leading to such transformation. These alternative appraisals, or perspectives, confront us with the question: Do I want to continue with the current version of my personal narrative or do I want to strengthen other paths in my life? Some research has shown that consumers transitioning into such a new life stage (e.g. retirement or motherhood, Schau et al., 2009; Rojas Gaviria & Bluemelhuber, 2011) often heavily draw upon/retrieve past selves for constructing their current and future consumer identities. For example, a person entering retirement may try to revive a past athletic identity as a basketball player (requiring him/her to purchase appropriate equipment) that had to be shelved/repressed for a long time due to more production-oriented obligations in terms of work. Similarly, immigrants who have fully adapted to the local culture of their host country, may retrieve aspects of their former home country identities when becoming a parent and incorporating these into their children’s education and upbringing (e.g. by re-decorating their homes trying to imitate the interior design of their own upbringing in their native country before expatriation). Other examples detail consumers transitioning from high school to college and their reliance on possessions that symbolize the past in order to provide stability during times of heavy turmoil and stress (e.g. by keeping a teddy bear from childhood). This dissertation project should further study past selves to determine the situations in which past selves are likely to be retrieved for current and future identity projects. Are some past selves destined to be left permanently and some to be revisited? Why and when do consumers choose to revive past identity projects rather than start new projects? Due to being embedded in interpretive consumer research’s widely known brand of organization and theorization – Consumer Culture Theory (CCT, Arnould & Thompson, 2005) – this study should make use of a qualitative approach to data collection (e.g. long interviews, focus groups, netnography)

Demonstrate an understanding of the key approaches, theories and concepts that inform strategic management.

Assignment 1: Discussion 4 This is the fourth of the series of short discussions on strategic management of health topics.  Discussion 4 – Strategic Planning In this discussion, you are going to examine a case study on NHS Direct; a 24 hour/7 days a week health service delivered by phone and internet in the UK.  Step 1 – Read the following case study carefully: Murdock, A. (2010) NHS Direct: Managing in Difficult Times. NHS Direct.  Step 2 – Looking at Exhibit 6-4 Strategic Thinking Map – Hierarchy of Strategic Decisions and Alternatives (Ginter, 2018: 211) and examining the case study of NHS Direct, in your opinion, which type of strategic alternative has NHS health service adopted in creating the NHS Direct initiative. In your response consider if it only fits into one type of alternative strategy or a number of alternative strategies? Why?  Learning Outcomes: Demonstrate an understanding of the key approaches, theories and concepts that inform strategic management. Critically appraise different schools of thought to healthcare business practice and strategic management.  Critically explain and analyse a range of strategies linking theory to practice. Instructions You are required to write three posts for this assignment. The initial post should be labelled ‘Initial Post’ and the follow-up responses should be labelled as ‘Response 1 and 2’.  All posts will be judged according to all grading criteria. Any additional posts are welcome but will not affect your grade for this assessment.

Write a paper discussing emergency medical care from the perspective of a medical student.

essay discussing emergency medical care from the perspective of a medical student. Basic life support is a critical skill for all healthcare providers and advanced and pediatric life support are also practiced by certain nurses and physicians depending on where they are working. Please explain how you will prepare mentally and physically before performing life saving techniques on patients in your career. Working as a healthcare provider can be a stressful and rewarding career. And we are looking for your insight and advice for other students entering the field.

Wildfire in San Diego.

Scenario: You are applying for an internship within the Emergency Preparedness and Response department at your local county health department. The application process requires that you submit a public health disaster management plan for a natural or man-made event in the community. The plan should adapt best practices and lessons learned from a recent event in a similar community to prepare your local community. The most comprehensive, evidence-based and realistic plans will be selected for in-person interviews which will include a presentation of the proposal. The plans should also be mindful of an all-hazards approach. Earning an internship will provide you opportunities to network with experts that can help improve your skills and provide you a competitive advantage when applying for employment and/or graduate school. ******Wildfires in San diego***