Day: September 6, 2019

Healthcare Reform in Two States

 

Description

 

Part I: The world is becoming smaller and smaller and when companies look to expand they often look outside their original footprint. Rasmussen Healthcare Systems is looking to expand their system to another state. To help advise Rasmussen on this decision, you will write 4-5 pages that compare and contrast the healthcare reform policies of the state where you reside and another state of your choice. Please keep in mind the position and facility you selected. Make sure to include the following:

 

1. Discuss the purpose of each state’s reform.
2. Describe a minimum of three specific examples of similarities and differences in healthcare reform policies in the two states.
3. Discuss in detail some of the ethical issues and moral disputes in each state’s reform.
4. Discuss your recommendation on whether Rasmussen Healthcare Systems should expand to the second state.
5. This portion of your assignment will require you to research and examine information from various sources. Use a minimum of five credible sources for your paper, with three being an academic source from the Rasmussen College Online Library (don’t forget to include in-text citations throughout your paper with paraphrasing or quoting).
6. Make sure to include your APA formatted reference page.

 

Example of Potential Useful Websites

 

• http://mn.gov/health-reform/
• http://www.kdheks.gov/hcf/ppaca/

 

Part II: PowerPoint is typically the application of choice when conducting a meeting. There are many philosophies on how to create an effective PowerPoint, so do some research on the dos and don’ts. Then create a professional PowerPoint that you would present to the management team at your location that highlights your research. SkillSurfer in the online tutoring platform offers beginner, intermediate, and advanced tutorials on Microsoft Office products. Make sure to include the following in your PowerPoint:

 

1. Length of PowerPoint is up to the student.
2. Highlight specific policy changes in each state’s reform.
3. Highlight each similarity and difference.
4. Highlight your final recommendation on whether Rasmussen Healthcare Systems should expand to the other state.
5. Use the Notes area on each slide as needed to expand on the key points.
6. You may use a free screen capture site such as Screencast-O-Matic to record a video of your presentation. Screencast-O-Matic is a site and program that can perform screen desk and audio capture up to 15 minutes for free, and can be utilized on a Windows or Mac computer. (Note: You can use a similar program if you prefer. Screencast-O-Matic is just one suggestion). Make sure that both your voice and the PowerPoint slides are captured on the video. Your presentation should be 10 minutes or less.
7. If you are utilizing the Screencast-O-Matic option, please watch this short instructional video on how to record, upload, and provide your instructor with the web link to your recorded presentation. If you would like to present your PowerPoint document within a live session, please reach out to your  instructor for more details.

 

Your presentation should include an introduction, a concise discussion of each slide, and a conclusion. Make sure to use audience specific language and tone in your PowerPoint. Remember, you would be presenting this to the management team at your location. The presentation will be assessed on your overall knowledge of the content, clarity of your voice, pronunciation of words, organization of your presentation, proper recording of your presentation, overall aesthetics and professionalism, and general clarity to your presentation.

 

Your presentation should be 10 minutes or less. Make sure to address the following:

 

• Include a link to the location of your live video on the last slide of your PowerPoint presentation.
• Make sure to use audience specific language and tone in your PowerPoint. Remember, you would be presenting this to the management team at your location.
•  Save both your paper and PowerPoint presentation to a folder on your computer. Then, zip or compress your folder. Upload the zipped folder (with both the paper and PowerPoint) to the assignment dropbox 

Human beings are fundamentally social. In this discussion, we will consider connection—from attraction to dissolution, and liking to love—by providing advice regarding various relationship concerns.

 

To inform your thinking on this topic, begin by reading “Transmission of Aggressions through Imitation of Aggressive Models” (Bandura, Ross, & Ross, 1961), “”From Jerusalem to Jericho”: A Study of Situational and Dispositional Variables in Helping Behavior” (Darley & Batson, 1973), “Bystander Intervention in Emergencies: Diffusion of Responsibility” (Darley & Latane, 1968), “The General Aggression Model: Theoretical Extensions to Violence, (DeWall, Anderson, & Bushman, 2011), “Group Inhibition of Bystander Intervention in Emergencies” (Latane & Darley, 1968), and “Understanding the Psychology of Bullying: Moving Toward a Social-Ecological Diathesis-Stress Model” (Swearer & Hymel, 2015).

 

Then, imagine that you are an educator.  Describe a hypothetical incident of observed antisocial behavior (bullying, relational aggression (i.e., “mean girls”), etc.).  Interpret relevant social psychological theory and research to explain the case study you outlined, and assemble key insight from research on prosocial behavior to generate a plan for addressing this specific situation.

If you do not know statistics please do not bid on this assignment!

 

Read all of the the attachments they provide all of the information and what needs to be completed including histograms and talking points.

 

 

 

This needs to be completed by 12:00 noon EST on 9/8/19. 

 

 

 

STAT200 Introduction to Statistics

 

 

 

Assignment #1: Statistics Data Analysis Plan

 

Assignment #1: Prepare Descriptive Statistics Data Analysis Plan

 

Before conducting any statistical analyses, researchers develop a plan for how they will analyze their data to answer their research questions. The purpose of this assignment is to provide experience developing and executing a descriptive statistics analysis plan using real world data to answer a practical question.

 

Note: This first assignment develops and executes a preliminary plan using a subset of the data to create tables and graphs to address the assigned task. The second assignment will involve carrying out the plan in greater detail, after receiving in class feedback from your instructor. 

 

 

 

Assignment Steps:

 

Step #1: Understanding the task to be addressed:

 

You are interviewing for a new job as a Financial Advisor and have been asked to perform the following task:

 

Using the provided real world data determine the budgetary expenditures for groceries (food) your client should anticipate, assuming your client has the following social/economical family profile.

 

In Assignment 2 you will have leeway in selecting your client’s social/economical family profile.

 

Profile: 

 

Family Income $97,000.00 

 

Marital Status Single

 

Family Size Three (3) 

 

Age Forty five (45) 

 

 

 

Step #2: Review the provided sample data set provided.

 

The data is a subsample from the US Department of Labor’s Consumer Expenditure Surveys (CE) and provides information about the composition of households and their annual expenditures (https://www.bls.gov/cex/). Detailed information on the sample and variables is included with the data set file; please carefully review this information to familiarize yourself with the data 

 

Note: This data set will be used for all three of this term’s written assignments.

 

 

 

Step 3: Complete the following Table

 

Do not enter data here. Enter data in the Attachment for submitting Assignment 1

 

  

 

Variable

 

 

 

Categorize*

 

 

 

Minimum

 

 

 

Maximum

 

 

 

Mean

 

 

 

Shape   (L, R, S)

 

 

 

Outlies**   

 

 

 

Income

 

Family Size

 

Groceries (Food) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* Abbreviations: C for category, Q for Quantitative 

 

** Identify outliers by Id number or enter zero

 

Step 4:  Graph (Dot plot, Histogram and Box and Whiskers) for the following variables and the associated table using Statkey. (2 graphs/table per page-see step 7)

 

Income

 

Income vs Marital Status

 

Groceries vs Income

 

 

 

Describe at least one important characteristic observed from the graph of each of the variables.

 

 

 

Step 5 Based upon the data provided: What is the appropriate grocery budgetary expenditure you would recommend for your client? 

 

 

 

Step 6 Explain in bullet form, in a clear and orderly procedure, the method used (steps) in determining your recommended budgetary expenditure. List the subjects used in your analysis by Identification Number. Include the rational used to determine the subjects used in the analysis. 

 

 

 

Step 7 This Assignment is to be submitted using the formatted file attachment for submitting the assignment in the Assignment 1 folder.

For this assignment, you will be required to create a business plan based on an existing business,

 

 

 

Using the brief information and a 500,000 budget you are given you will create a business plan for an Independent Living facility in Atlanta, GA matching competitors found below. 

 

 

 

 

 

The goal of the business plan will be to make improvements with respect to the strategic planning, change/risk management, and affordable financial planning of the business.

 

 

 

 

 

First, you must use Belmont Village Hunters Creek- HOU, Mackenzie Place- CO, and Renaissance on Peachtree-ATL. This will be a business plan for a potential business, so you tell how many employees you will have, where will the facility be located, how will you get money to open it, and how many members you will be serving. Begin research so you can create this business plan that is geared towards opening up a competitive organization. This is a start up so look up average start up cost. In this plan you are projecting and using research from other organizations to build a company that will incorporate all of these companies heading into the future. You will discuss how much each member will pay. How big in square footage will the facility (# of rooms, property size, room sizes). And since this is a small start up be realist with budget, types of employees, and services you will offer. Tell whether you will use grants and what kinds or loans and mortgages cost.

 

 

 

Brief information:

 

T. L. Warren Assisted Living Estates provides a safe and luxury place for semi-independent seniors looking to maintain independence while having access to around the clock care.  At the T. L. Warren Assisted Living Estates offer a full range of services including Housing, Home and Community Services,

 

 

 

Residential Health Care, Professional Services, Food, and Transportation to Seniors who are entering the next stage in life, but cannot live alone.  T. L. Warren Assisted Living Estates will offer faster, consistent, more reliable, lower cost services with high quality living.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

T. L. Warren Assisted Living Estates offers top-quality property management and trained professional service coordination. You can benefit from our expertise at providing residents with a luxury environment where they can get better care at lower costs. We are unique because we offering affordable alternatives to institutional skilled nursing and assisted living care. With our help, more seniors remain active and independent in their own homes, and at a fraction of the cost of institutional approaches.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The business plan that you create should have a dedicated section for each of the following issues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mission and Vision of the Business

 

 

 

The mission statement explains the company’s current objectives and its overall purpose. The vision statement discusses where the company sees itself heading in the future.

 

 

 

Executive Summary

 

 

 

While this should be the first section of your plan, it is usually written last. This section provides an overview of the business as it is now and what its goals are for the future.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Business Description

 

 

 

This section describes the business and identifies its location(s) and types of services that it sells.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Market, Products, and Services

 

 

 

This section discusses the analysis, demographics of clients, and selection of the target market(s), as well as the products, promotions, and services to be sold.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Organization and Management

 

 

 

In this section, you should address the legal structure of the business, the organizational chart, responsibilities of key persons in the management of the company, and any licenses or permits

 

 

 

that are required for operation.

 

 

 

 

 

Marketing & Sales Strategy

 

In this section, you should give details of the strategy to market and sell the products and services, using the 4P’s of the marketing mix.

 

 

Financial Management

 

This section should use research-based estimates to create a projected balance sheet, a projected income statement, and a projected cash flow statement. Any ideas for securing additional capital should also be included in this section.

 

 

Your business plan should be 3,000-4,500 words long with graphs, diagrams, and a budget of basic operations.

Your Project Sponsor has approved your project proposal and has asked you to come up with a proposal for the execution, control, and closure for the project.

 

Instructions:

 

For this assignment, you will provide a four to six (4-6) page paper, in which you must:

 

1. Provide a brief summary of your chosen project.
2. Identify and discuss your project’s greatest challenges (at least three) and provide a recommendation for addressing each of the challenges.
3. Examine how you manage your project performance via Earned Value Management (EVM). Identify at least three key EVM metrics you will use for your project.

Format: These essays are to be written in APA style based on APA expectations. Essays must be structurally intact with appropriate grammar, sentence and paragraph composition, spelling, punctuation, and logical, clear essay development (including introduction and conclusion). Paper length 1-2 pages
excluding cover and reference page. Must have a minimum of three references and references must be within 5 years. Please make sure the paper flows together.

 

 

 

Topic: Prepare a short paper on Population Health, history of nursing and how all affects the changing health system and global outlooks.

 

 

 

No plagiarism  Please use scholarly sources and no wikipedia

 

Please submit the plagiarism checker report along with assignment.

 

21-16: Items 1 through 8 are selected questions typically found in questionnaires used by auditors to obtain an understanding of internal control in the inventory and warehousing cycle. In using the questionnaire for a client, a “yes” response to a question indicates a possible internal control, whereas a “no” indicates a potential deficiency.

 

1. Are all  shipments to customers authorized by prenumbered shipping documents?
2. Are  standard cost records used for raw materials, direct labor, and manufacturing overhead?
3. Is there a stated policy with specific criteria for writing off obsolete or   slow-moving goods?
4. Is a  detailed perpetual inventory master file maintained for raw materials   inventory?
5. Are  physical inventory counts made by someone other than storekeepers and  those responsible for maintaining the perpetual inventory master file?
6. Is the clerical accuracy of the final inventory compilation checked by a person  independent of those responsible for preparing it?
7. Does the      receiving department prepare prenumbered receiving reports and account for  the numbers periodically for all inventory received, showing the  description and quantity of materials?
8. Is all      inventory stored under the control of an inventory custodian in areas where access is limited?

 

Required: 

 

1. For each of the preceding questions, state the purpose  of the internal control.
2. For each internal control, list a test of control to   test its effectiveness.
3. For each of the preceding questions, identify the  nature of the potential financial misstatement(s) if the control is not in effect.
4. For each of the potential misstatements in part c., list a substantive audit procedure to determine whether a material      misstatement exists.

 

21-19: Following are audit procedures commonly performed in the inventory and warehousing cycle for a manufacturing company:

 

1. Read the client’s physical inventory instructions and observe whether they are being followed by those responsible for counting the inventory.

 

2. Use audit software to compute inventory turnover by major product line and compare it to turnover in the prior year.

 

3. Account for a sequence of inventory tags and trace each tag to the physical inventory to make sure it actually exists.

 

4. Compare the client’s count of physical inventory at an interim date with the perpetual inventory master file.

 

5. Trace the auditor’s test counts recorded in the audit files to the final inventory compilation and compare the tag number, description, and quantity.

 

6. Compare the unit price on the final inventory summary with vendors’ invoices.

 

7. Account for a sequence of raw material requisitions and examine each requisition for an authorized approval.

 

8. Trace the recorded additions on the finished goods perpetual inventory master file to the records for completed production.

 

Required: 

 

a. Identify whether each of the procedures is primarily a test of control or a substantive test.

 

b. State the purpose(s) of each of the procedures.

 

21-27: In an annual audit at December 31, 2016, you find the following transactions near the closing date:

 

1. Merchandise costing $625 was received on December 28, 2016, and the invoice was not recorded. You located it in the hands of the purchasing agent; it was marked “on consignment.”

 

2. A packing case containing products costing $816 was standing in the shipping room when the physical inventory was taken. It was not included in the inventory because it was marked “Hold for shipping instructions.” Your investigation revealed that the customer’s order was dated December 18, 2016, but that the case was shipped and the customer billed on January 10, 2017. The product was a stock item of your client.

 

3. Merchandise received on January 3, 2017, costing $720 was entered in the acquisitions journal on January 4, 2017. The invoice showed shipment was made FOB supplier’s warehouse on December 31, 2016. Because it was not on hand December 31, it was not included in inventory.

 

4. Merchandise costing $1,822 was received on January 3, 2017, and the related acquisition invoice recorded January 5. The invoice showed the shipment was made on December 29, 2016, FOB destination.

 

5. A special machine, fabricated to order for a customer, was finished and in the shipping room on December 31, 2016. The customer was billed on that date and the machine excluded from inventory, although it was shipped on January 4, 2017.

 

 

 

Required: 

 

 

 

Assume that each of the amounts is material.

 

a. State whether the merchandise should be included in the client’s inventory.

 

b. Give your reason for your decision on each item.*

 

*Based on AICPA question paper, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

 

24-24: In analyzing legal expense for the Boastman Bottle Company, Mary Little, CPA, observes that the company has paid legal fees to three different law firms during the current year. In accordance with her CPA firm’s normal operating practice, Little requests standard attorney letters as of the balance sheet date from each of the three law firms.

 

On the last day of field work, Little notes that one of the attorney letters has not yet been received. The second letter contains a statement to the effect that the law firm deals exclusively in registering patents and refuses to comment on any lawsuits or other legal affairs of the client. The third attorney’s letter states that there is an outstanding unpaid bill due from the client and recognizes the existence of a potentially material lawsuit against the client but refuses to comment further to protect the legal rights of the client.

 

Required: 

 

a. Evaluate Little’s approach to sending the attorney letters and her follow-up on the responses.

 

b. What should Little do about each of the letters?

 

24-26: Callie Peters is completing the audit of MakingNewFriends.com for the year ended December 31, 2016. Callie has been the audit manager on this engagement for the past three years. MakingNewFriends.com issued stock two years ago, but has had difficulty establishing a loyal client base and generating advertising revenues. In reviewing results for the current year, Callie noted the client has had operating losses for the past three years, and its working capital ratio has declined from 1.2 in 2015 to 0.9 in 2016. Callie discussed plans for the future with the management of MakingNewFriends.com, and they indicated they are planning on obtaining debt financing in fiscal 2017; however, they have not yet secured the financing with a bank. Management also indicated they are aggressively pursuing new advertising contracts and plan to increase advertising revenues by 20% in 2017.

 

Required: 

 

 

 

a. According to auditing standards, what is the auditor’s obligation to consider whether the client can continue as a going concern?

 

b. Over what time period is the auditor required to consider the client’s ability to continue as a going concern?

 

c. What factors discussed above are relevant for a going-concern assessment for MakingNewFriends.com? What additional information might the auditor consider in the going-concern assessment?

 

d. What responsibility does the auditor have to evaluate whether management’s plans will be effective?

 

24-27: As a part of the audit of Ren Gold Manufacturing Company, a nonpublic company, management requests basic financial statements and separately, the same basic financial statements accompanied by additional information. Management informs you that the intent is to use the basic financial statements for bankers, other creditors, and the two owners who are not involved in management. The basic financial statements accompanied by the additional information are to be used only by management. Management requests the inclusion of specific information but asks that no audit work be done beyond what is needed for the basic financial statements. The following is requested:

 

1. A schedule of insurance in force.

 

2. The auditor’s feelings about the adequacy of the insurance coverage.

 

3. An aged trial balance of accounts receivable and evaluation of the adequacy of the allowance for uncollectible accounts.

 

4. A summary of fixed asset additions.

 

5. Material weaknesses in internal control and recommendations to improve internal control.

 

6. A 5-year summary of the most important company ratios, with the appropriate ratios to be determined at the auditor’s discretion.

 

7. A schedule of notes payable accompanied by interest rates, collateral, and a payment schedule.

 

 

 

Required: 

 

 

 

a. What is the difference between basic financial statements and additional information?

 

b. What are the purposes of additional information accompanying basic financial statements?

 

c. For the previously listed items (1 through 7), state which ones could appropriately be included as additional information. Give reasons for your answer.

 

d. Assume that an unmodified opinion is appropriate for the basic financial statements report, that no testing was done beyond that required for the basic financial statements report, and that only appropriate information is included in the additional information. Write the proper auditor’s report.