Overview: For this task, you will examine how a healthcare organization’s vision, mission, and values are aligned to its marketing goals, and you will recommend marketing strategies to ensure a larger profit for the organization.

Prompt: First, consider the following scenario: You are the new assistant to the chief operating officer (COO) at a pediatric surgery group practice in Chicago. The practice has 15 physicians, 7 nurse practitioners/physician assistants, 27 nurses, and 10 support/administrative/office staff. You report directly to the COO, and the COO reports directly to the Chief Medical Officer (CEO) of the practice. The market for pediatrics in Chicago is very competitive, and your group practice has managed to make a slim profit every year in the ten years it has existed. The Board of Directors, which consists of all the physician owners, has charged the COO with creating and implementing a plan to ensure that the organization's values not only support the practice's mission and vision but also ensure a larger profit margin. The COO has passed this assignment down to you.

The Teal Trust, a former leadership organization most known for its leadership style indicator, suggested that the following five activities encourage people to uphold behavioral norms that support the achievement of their organization’s mission and vision:

1. Communicate values clearly and constantly both within and outside of the organization. Everyone inside and outside the organization knows what you represent.

2. Enroll new members of the organization in the culture of values immediately. Value-focused information and indoctrination should start with the selection process.

3. Revisit and refresh your values periodically. Healthcare is constantly changing; you must ensure that your organizational values have kept pace.

4. Confront contradictory behavior. Provide feedback to those who do not live the organization’s values.

5. Periodically solicit feedback. Ask people, both inside and outside the organization, what they believe the organization’s values are.

Next, use the Teal Trust's five behavioral norms presented in Chapter 3 of Healthcare Marketing: A Case Study Approach to develop a 1- to 2-page paper that addresses what you, as assistant to the COO, will present at the next board meeting. Be sure to address the following in your response:

 Values/Mission/Vision:

How can you ensure that the organization’s values support the practice’s mission and vision?

 Marketing Strategies:

What marketing strategies can you recommend that will ensure a larger profit margin for the organization? Be sure to justify your recommendations.

Reference

Cellucci, L. W., Wiggins, C., & Farnsworth, T. J. (2014). Healthcare Marketing: A Case Study Approach. Chicago, IL: Health Administration Press.

JAVAFX

You will create a GUI that solves the quadratic equation shown below.

• Part 1: Create the GUI 25%

1. Create a user interface that offers the user a space to enter values for A, B, and C. (Use a different text field for each.) Be sure to either set the text in these so that the user knows which is for A, which is for B, and which is for C or add labels so that it is clear.

2. Create a button that the user will press to generate the answers. (Or make sure it’s clear how the user should submit their values in another way.)

3. Create a node that will display both X values that result from the math. This can be 2 labels, a single label, a Text object… whatever.

4. Put these in a simple layout and make sure everything displays before moving on. Add enough styling so that things look neat.

• Part 2: Add EventHandler 75%

1. After your nodes are created but before your scene and stage commands, add

an event handler. I would like it to be an ActionEvent type.

2. Inside of the handle method, you will get the values from A, B, and C and solve for both X values. Make sure you store A, B, and C as doubles, not integers. Display the two answers that you get back to the GUI. There will be times where X will have no values. Handle this as addressed below.

3. Be sure to check first to see if A has a 0 in it. If it does, the math should not be performed and the user should be informed that A cannot be 0.  

4. Also check to see if the discriminant is negative. This is the part that occurs under the square root. We know that if it’s negative, then finding the square root of it will result in an imaginary number. Your program won’t crash if this happens but Java will display either ??? or NaN. Have the program check the discriminant before continuing with the math and display a custom message if the discriminant is negative.

5. The only acceptable printed outcomes are: a message saying A cannot be 0; a message saying that the inputted values will result in an imaginary number; or the two X values that result from the equation.  

6. One final task: Make sure both X answers are formatted to three decimal places. You can use String.format(), which was covered in Lab 1, the DecimalFormat class, or any other means for displaying 3 decimal places accurately.

Test values are below.

A: 3.0, B: 5.0, C: -2.0 → X = -2.000 and X = 0.333

A: -3.0, B: 10.0, C: 8.0 → X = 4.000 and X = -0.666

Properly poised and magnificently coiffed, Michelle entertains the room. After taking one last spoonful of soup, she politely excuses herself from the dinner table and retreats to the bathroom. Uncovering a toothbrush concealed in her purse, she pushes the toothbrush down her throat and gags. With this behavior, Michelle conceals much more than a toothbrush.

Patterns of mental illness might be concealed all too well by external variables, such as a successful lifestyle, a well-groomed appearance, or a dynamic personality. At times, those suffering with mental illness may be able to control external variables, thus hiding any signs and symptoms. As a result, the differentiation between mental health and mental illness is not always so clear. As a future professional in the field of psychology, you must consider how mental health differs from mental illness for an accurate diagnosis on the basis of the DSM.

For this Discussion, consider the different ways to conceptualize mental health and mental illness in the field of psychology. Think about how this conceptualization may influence your assessment and diagnosis of a client.

With these thoughts in mind:

A brief explanation of the different ways in which mental health and mental illness may be conceptualized in the field of psychology. Then explain at least two ways in which this conceptualization may influence your assessment and diagnosis of a client. Provide examples based on current literature and Learning Resources.

Resources

· Paris, J. (2015). The intelligent clinician’s guide to the DSM-5 (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Oxford University Press. Retrieved from the Walden Library.

Chapter 2, “The History of Diagnosis in Psychiatry”

Chapter 4, “What Is (and Is Not) a Mental Disorder”

· Bonanno, G. A. (2004). Loss, trauma, and human resilience: Have we underestimated the human capacity to thrive after extremely aversive events? American Psychologist, 59(1), 20–28.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

· Davydov, D. M., Stewart, R., Ritchie, K., & Chaudieu, I. (2010). Resilience and mental health. Clinical Psychology Review, 30(5), 479–495.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

· Payton, A. R. (2009). Mental health, mental illness, and psychological distress: Same continuum or distinct phenomena? Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 50(2), 213–227.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

· Pierre, J. M. (2012). Mental illness and mental health: Is the glass half empty or half full? Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 57(11), 651–658. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

Science Model

One share of Global Core Development Systems, Inc (an imaginary company with the abbreviation: Go-CDS) stock was priced at $14.59 on January 1, 2015. Your tasking in this problem is to determine how long does it take for a stockholder to double their money who has invested in Go-CDS? In other words, how long until the price per share has doubled.

Here are some facts about Go-CDS:

• Very stable company with a proven track record of manufacturing.
• The normal growth of Go-CDS's stock has averaged a monthly growth rate of 1.0000% in the share price. (This means that the price per share goes up by 1.0000% each month over the last month's price.)
• Beginning in March 2015, each time Go-CDS releases a quarterly report (on the 15th of the months of March, June, September and December each year), the stock share price increased immediately by 2.5000% due to the continuing, favorable outlook for Go-CDS's products in the marketplace. This trend continues throughout the time period.
• Due to a merger with another manufacturing company in the 15th month after 1/1/2015, the monthly growth rate increased to 1.1000% until the end of THAT calendar year (the last month of that year is the 24th month). Since then, the monthly growth rate increased to 1.5000% per month.
• Unfortunately, due to a bad set of business decisions in 2017, the Board fired the CEO which instantly cut the share price on July 5, 2017 to $7.30 (the 31st month). A new CEO was immediately hired on July 10, 2017.
• The company growth rate reset to 1.0500% per month after the new CEO was hired due to bad press.

Write a MATLAB program to solve the following questions: Use matlab to make plot

1. In what month does the stock exceed 2 times the price of $14.59?

2. Prepare a plot of the stock's per-month price movement over the course starting from the first month of year 2017 until the price has exceeded 2 times the price of $14.59. (You plot should start from month 25, and should cover the month that is the answer to Question #1.) You will need to adjust the plot routine to ONLY show these months.

To limit the plot to these months, add the following command after your xlabel and ylabel commands:

In Real Problem 10-1, you installed VirtualBox and created a VM. In this project, you install Ubuntu Desktop, a popular Linux distro (short for distribution). Complete the following steps:

a. Go to ubuntu.com and download the Ubuntu Desktop OS to your hard drive. This is a free download, so you can decline to make any donations. The file that downloads is an ISO file. Ubuntu is a well-known version of Linux that offers both desktop and server editions.

b. Open VirtualBox. Select the VM and click Settings. In the VM’s Settings box, click Storage in the left pane. In the Storage Devices area, to the right of Controller: SATA, click the Adds optical drive icon, which looks like a disc with a green (+) symbol on it, as shown in Figure 10-59.

c. A dialog box appears. Click Choose Disk. Browse to the location of the ISO file that contains the Ubuntu desktop operating system setup files. Select the ISO file, click Open and then click OK. You will return to the Oracle VM VirtualBox Manager window.

d. With the VM selected, click Start on the toolbar. Your VM starts up and begins the process of installing the operating system. Click Install Ubuntu. Follow the prompts and accept all default settings. If given the option, don’t install any extra software bundled with the OS. You’ll need to restart the VM when the installation is finished. When prompted to remove the installation media, press Enter because the ISO file was automatically removed already.

e. In the welcome windows, read about Ubuntu and skip the Livepatch setup. Install any OS updates offered. Monitor the update by clicking the Software Updater app in the dock and restart when it’s ready. To verify that you have an Internet connection, open the Mozilla Firefox browser and surf the web.

f. Good IT technicians must know how to use many operating systems. Poke around in the Ubuntu desktop interface to get familiar with it. You can also search the web for tutorials videos on how to use Ubuntu Desktop. How do you open the Settings app to change settings in the OS, such as background-image, notifications, privacy, and network connections?

g. When you’re ready to shut down your VM, click the power icon in the upper-right corner of your screen, click the next power icon and click Power Off in the menu that appears. As with physical computers, it’s important to properly shut down the VM correctly to prevent the corruption of its OS and other files.

Using the table of data at the bottom.

Part One:

1) Construct a scatter diagram and comment on the relationship, if any, between the variables Weekly Hours and Weekly Earnings.

2) Determine and interpret the correlation for hours worked and earnings. The CORREL function in Excel will be helpful. Based upon the value of the correlation, is your answer to the previous question reasonable?

3) Based upon the data given, estimate the average weekly earnings for a workweek of 33.8 hours. How confident are you in your estimate? You should use a linear regression model to make your prediction. To create the linear regression model in Excel, right-click on a data point and click Add Trendline... In the options that display on the right, click Display Equation on chart.

4) Increase/decrease in weekly hours:

a) For a production worker who wishes to increase weekly earnings, would you recommend a decrease in hours worked per week? Why or why not?

b) Does a decrease in hours worked cause an increase in weekly pay?

Part Two

Using the same table of data:

1) Construct a scatter diagram and comment on the relationship, if any, between the variables Year and Hours Worked.

2) Determine and interpret the correlation for the year and hours worked. Based upon the value of the correlation, is your answer to the previous question reasonable?

3) Based upon the data given, estimate the average weekly hours worked this year. How confident are you in your estimate? You should use a linear regression model to make your prediction.

4) Assuming a linear correlation between these two variables, what will happen to the average weekly hours worked in the future? Is it possible for this pattern to continue indefinitely? Explain.

Part Three:

1) Construct a scatter diagram and comment on the relationship, if any, between the variables Year and Weekly Earnings.

2) Determine and interpret the correlation for the year and weekly earnings. Based upon the value of the correlation, is your answer to the previous question reasonable?

3) Based upon the data given, estimate the average weekly earnings this year. How confident are you in your estimate? You should use a linear regression model to make your prediction.

4) Assuming a linear correlation between these two variables, what will happen to the average weekly earnings in the future? Is it possible for this pattern to continue indefinitely? Explain.

Do a VECM analysis in STATA by using the variables FDI, GDP, Trade openness, and Exchange rate. FDI is chosen as the dependent variable.
Indicate the commands for the stationarity, lag choice, and model stability.
Provide the Impulse Response Functions where FDI is the response function.

Using the information presented in the Financial Statements of United Health Care, a major HMO, compute financial ratios for 1994 and 1995 and discuss some of the primary observations that you would conclude regarding the financial performance of the firm. Provide an overall evaluation of the financial position of this company.

United Healthcare Financial Ratios

                                                                        Health Plan Median                   2017     2016     2015    

Liquidity

            Current                                                  1.32                              1.18      2.87      .93

            Days in Receivables                                 22.5                             ?          ?          19.8     

            Days Cash on Hand                                 89.9                              ?          ?          53.6

Capital Structure

            Equity Financing %                                 48.9                              ?          ?          60.7%

            Long Term Debt to Equity %                    13.0                              ?          ?          3.67%

            Cash Flow to Total Debt %                      15.0                              ?          ?          37.7%

            Times Interest Earned                               13.1                              ?          ?          109.5

Activity

            Total Asset Turnover                               1.55                              ?          ?          1.74

            Fixed Asset Turnover                               16.8                              ?          ?          24.6

            Current Asset Turnover                            2.88                              ?          ?          5.07

Profitability

            Total Margin %                                      3.6                                ?          ?          6.81

            Return on Equity %                                 11.6                              ?          ?          19.6

Income Statement (000$)

Fiscal Year Ending                                              12/31/17                        12/31/16                        12/31/15

Net sales                                                            5,670,878          3,768,882          3,115,202

Cost of goods                                                     3,930,933          2,643,107          2,236,588

Gross profit                                                        1,739,945          1,125,775          878,614

Selling, general and administration                         1,030,906          555,649           491,635

Income before depreciation and                               709,039           570,126           386,979

amortization

Depreciation and amortization                                94,458             64,079               50,628

Nonoperating income                                           -153,796                       -35,940                  122

Interest expense                                                           771                           2,163                           3,046

Income before taxes                                              460,014             467,944             333,427

Provision for income tax                                       170,205             177,822             119,379

Minority interest                                                     3,845                            1,983                            1,970

Net income before extraordinaries                            285,964             288,139             212,078

Extraordinary items and discounted

Operations                                                          NA                   1,377,075          NA      

Net income                                                         285,964             1,665,214          212,078

United Healthcare Corporation Balance Sheet (Data in Thousands)

Fiscal Year Ending                                  12/31/17            12/31/16                        12/31/15

Assets

Cash                                                     940,110             1,519,049          228,260

Marketable securities                                863,815             135,287                        172,610

Receivables                                            550,313            167,369             169,075

Other current assets                                  512,883           86,510              44,023

Total current assets                                  2,867,121          1,908,215          613,968

Prop. Plant, Equipment                            417,166             273,431             215,628

Less Accumulated Depreciation                  149,514             110,834             88,886

Net Prop and Equipment                           267,652             162,597             126,742

Investment in Subsidiaries                                    1,274,470          1,115,054          768,563

Intangibles                                             1,751,743          303,613 278,081

Total assets                                            6,160,986          3,489,479          1,787,354

Liabilities

Accounts payable                                     1,236,217          470,591             535,863

Accrued expenses                         566,770           122,993            52,027

Other current liabilities                           631,009            70,718           70,844

Total current liabilities                             2,433,996          664,302             658,734

Noncurrent capital leases                           38,970             29,721           39,099

Total Liabilities                                      2,472,966          694,023                       697,833

Preferred stock                                         500,000             NA                      NA

Common stock net                                      1,752                        1,728                1,691

Capital surplus                                        822,429             752,472             659,359

Retained earnings                                                2,358,640         2,085,056          424,468

Other equities                                              5,199                       -43,800             -108

Shareholders equity                                  3,688,020          2,795,456          1,085,410

Total liability and net worth                      6,160,986          3,489,479          1,783,243

Using the information presented in the Financial Statements of United Health Care, a major HMO, compute financial ratios for 1994 and 1995 and discuss some of the primary observations that you would conclude regarding the financial performance of the firm. Provide an overall evaluation of the financial position of this company.

United Healthcare Financial Ratios

                                                                         Health Plan Median                          2017       2016       2015      

Liquidity

                Current                                                                  1.32                                        ?              ?              .93

                Days in Receivables                                            22.5                                       ?              ?              19.8       

                Days Cash on Hand                                            89.9                                       ?              ?              53.6

Capital Structure

                Equity Financing %                                            48.9                                        ?              ?              60.7%

                Long Term Debt to Equity %                            13.0                                        ?              ?              3.67%

                Cash Flow to Total Debt %                               15.0                                        ?              ?              37.7%

                Times Interest Earned                                        13.1                                       ?              ?              109.5

Activity

                Total Asset Turnover                                          1.55                                        ?              ?              1.74

                Fixed Asset Turnover                                         16.8                                        ?              ?              24.6

                Current Asset Turnover                                      2.88                                        ?              ?              5.07

Profitability

                Total Margin %                                                    3.6                                          ?              ?              6.81

                Return on Equity %                                             11.6                                        ?              ?              19.6

Income Statement (000$)

Fiscal Year Ending                                                              12/31/17                 12/31/16                 12/31/15

Net sales                                                                                5,670,878              3,768,882              3,115,202

Cost of goods                                                                       3,930,933              2,643,107              2,236,588

Gross profit                                                                           1,739,945              1,125,775              878,614

Selling, general and administration                                 1,030,906              555,649               491,635

Income before depreciation and                                       709,039               570,126               386,979

amortization

Depreciation and amortization                                         94,458                 64,079                   50,628

Nonoperating income                                                         -153,796                -35,940                     122

Interest expense                                                                          771                     2,163                    3,046

Income before taxes                                                           460,014                 467,944                 333,427

Provision for income tax                                                   170,205                 177,822                 119,379

Minority interest                                                                      3,845                    1,983                     1,970

Net income before extraordinaries                                   285,964                 288,139                 212,078

Extraordinary items and discounted

Operations                                                                            NA                          1,377,075              NA         

Net income                                                                           285,964                 1,665,214              212,078

United Healthcare Corporation Balance Sheet (Data in Thousands)

Fiscal Year Ending                                              12/31/17                12/31/16                 12/31/15

Assets

Cash                                                                       940,110                 1,519,049              228,260

Marketable securities                                          863,815                 135,287                 172,610

Receivables                                                          550,313                167,369                 169,075

Other current assets                                            512,883               86,510                  44,023

Total current assets                                             2,867,121              1,908,215              613,968

Prop. Plant, Equipment                                      417,166                 273,431                 215,628

Less Accumulated Depreciation                       149,514                 110,834                 88,886

Net Prop and Equipment                                   267,652                 162,597                 126,742

Investment in Subsidiaries                                 1,274,470              1,115,054              768,563

Intangibles                                                            1,751,743              303,613 278,081

Total assets                                                           6,160,986              3,489,479              1,787,354

Liabilities

Accounts payable                                                1,236,217              470,591                 535,863

Accrued expenses                                               566,770               122,993                52,027

Other current liabilities                                     631,009                70,718               70,844

Total current liabilities                                        2,433,996              664,302                 658,734

Noncurrent capital leases                                   38,970                 29,721               39,099

Total Liabilities                                                    2,472,966              694,023                697,833

Preferred stock                                                     500,000                 NA                             NA

Common stock net                                                  1,752                 1,728                      1,691

Capital surplus                                                     822,429                 752,472                 659,359

Retained earnings                                                               2,358,640             2,085,056              424,468

Other equities                                                            5,199                 -43,800                 -108

Shareholders equity                                            3,688,020              2,795,456              1,085,410

Total liability and net worth                              6,160,986              3,489,479              1,783,243