Select a state or federal law or regulation related to patient safety that has been implemented within the last five years requiring hospitals or any other health care organizations to change the way they manage the delivery of care. Discuss the changes that have occurred because of this law or regulation.

Additionally, discuss the technology associated with either your selected law/regulation or a similar one. Are there ethical dilemmas that have resulted from technology changes when delivering care to patients or patient safety? Explain the dilemmas and how they might be resolved.

Select one (1) U.S. publicly traded company and review its most recent Annual Report. (You may use one (1) of the three (3) companies you selected for your Stock Journal assignment.) Use the Income Statement and Balance Sheet to determine the changes in: assets, liabilities, and equity total revenue and net income Briefly describe the change from the current and prior years in each of these key areas and determine if the changes would be positive or negative from an investor / stockholder’s view.

43. You are to identify an industry or business in which you are interested.This could be a career interest area or even an organization that could serve as the context for your Capstone Project.

a). What economic principles and associated analytical perspectives/tools are most helpful in deeply understanding the changes that are occurring in the strategic context of the industry in question?

b). Provide a specific example of an economic insight that could be gained and subsequently leveraged to heighten the organization's competitive performance.

c). What are some of the kinds of macro-economic changes that will be difficult to predict with existing economic models?

a nurse is asked to join a team that follows a systematic process for encouraging evidence-based practice at his hospital. The nurse's team addresses specific problems at the hospital by collecting and synthesizing research evidence from the literature, initiating changes based upon the research literature, and then evaluating the effectiveness of the changes. the best description of the nurse's team's approach is the ____

1. PICOT method of asking research questions

2. IOWA Model of Evidence-Based Practice

3. Multidisciplinary Evidence-Based Practice Model

4. Stetler Model of Research Utilization

Please provide references:

Analyze the measures your state (Georgia) and local community have in place to prepare hospitals for two (2) different types of threats to public health. Does the design of these measures of threats allow for the sufficient protection of the population in the face of an imminent threat. Justify your response.

Examine two to three (2-3) changes to the preparedness policies of your chosen state (Georgia) and federal government agencies. Determine the significant social, political, or environmental factors that have influenced these changes. Provide support for your rationale.

One of the shortcomings of monetary policy is the problem with timelags. This is a problem because:

Non banks can make loans as well as member banks over time

It takes time for the US senate to approve the FED changes

It takes time for the FED to get approval of it’s actions from the US President

After the FED takes an action it may take years for the discount rate and Fed funds rate to change

After the FED takes an action it could be months or even years before the changes impacted our macroeconomic economy

Walmart- Case Questions

1) Consider the history of Walmart. Is Walmart's success best described as an intended or emergent strategy?

2) Evaluate changes in Walmart's general environment (e.g., PESTEL analysis) to identify trends that represent both opportunities and challenges. What trends are most important for Walmart's future?

3) Evaluate the competitive forces for the retail industry to identify the forces controlling its profitability (e.g., five forces analysis). Is Walmart positioned for long term profitability? What changes can Walmart make to increase its competitiveness?

Identify a regulatory agency, quality oversight group/agency, or another entity that is capturing and reporting on quality data at the local, state, or national level. You may also take a look at the entities that report quality data on an organizational level. Utilizing the entity you choose, discuss the following:

1. Analyze and discuss the entity’s role in the changes a health facility and health care administrator must make in order to meet or exceed quality standards.
2. How does the quality being measured associate with the current changes in the health care environment?

Global crisis such as the 2008 global financial crisis and the COVID19 pandemic expose financial institutions to significant risks. The institutions risk exposures may be muddled by regulatory changes aimed at containing such crisis. Discuss the implications of the CONVID19 pandemic on the broader risk exposures of financial institutions. Analyse the effects of global regulatory changes on the level of risk assumed by banks. Propose measures to help banks deal with risks stemming from the COVID19 pandemic. The proposals should aim at ensuring a sound and stable banking sector during and after the crisis.

1. How are customer’s tastes changing in the fast-food industry? What impact do these changes have on McDonald’s?

2.How well are these changes in customer tastes and preferences being reflected in competitive strategies in the industry?

3.What are McDonald’s strengths and weaknesses and what conclusions do you draw about its future?

4.Should McDonalds develop a separate strategy for the heavy user segment of the fast food industry?

5.What should Jack Greenberg do to grow sales, profits, and market share at McDonalds?