Despite the documented challenges that the U.S. health care system faces, it also enjoys a number of advantages over other systems around the world. Choose 2 other countries from around the world and discuss the strengths of the U.S. health care system as compared to these countries from an administrator’s and a third-party payer’s perspectives. In your answer, be sure to not only discuss each strength, but provide an explanation as to why you feel the United States has this advantage over the other countries you chose.
Healthcare: the strengths of the U.S. Health care system
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Analysis of the Strengths of the U.S. Health Care System over the Healthcare Systems of Canada and Germany
Introduction
The healthcare sector is critical to any country for its economic growth, a case that is seen by the emphasis that the United States places on its healthcare system (Sullivan, 2011). The healthcare sector in the US has been undergoing a number of changes with regard to the healthcare policies, coverage and funding. The United States healthcare system is unique among those of other countries and possesses a number of advantages despite the challenges it faces.
The US Healthcare System
Overview The US healthcare system consists of the private and government, where the government offers coverage to the low-income populations………………….
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Create a 2 pages page paper that discusses acc403 mod 5 case slp. The organization that is chosen for study is Microsoft. Microsoft is a global leader in system software and application software. The company is the leader in creating and providing of desktop, laptop, handheld and mobile operating system, network operating system as well as application software like .net, Visual suite of products etc. It is also a leader in providing office productivity software like Word, Excel, Power Point and personal database – Access. It is also a leader in internet access software – internet explorer and its mail clients – Outlook and Outlook express are most sought after mail access clients.
There is no actual data that is available in public domain and hence the figures presented here are only to highlight the learning assimilation that has happened and do not reflect actualness or claim any authenticity.
The activity and activity drivers identified are:
Activity
Activity Drivers
Designing of software
Design Changes
Ordering
Number of orders
Packaging
Machine time
Marketing
Number of customer agreements
The company uses the actual costs and activity rates which are shown below:
(All figures in USD)
Activity Driver
Costs of Activity
Total Driver Usage
Application Rate
Design Changes
1,225,000
12,250 changes
100/change
No. of Orders
325,000
6,500 orders
50/Order
Machine time
3,050,000
1,525 hours
2000/hour
No. of agreements
1,400,000
7,000 agreements
200/agreement
Application rates are then multiplied by the cost driver usage for each product to determine the cost to be applied to each product:
Product
Activity
Application Rate
Driver Usage
Cost
MS-Office
Designing of software
100/change
225 changes
22,500
Ordering
50/Order
150 orders
7,500
Packaging
2000/hour
100 hours
200,000
Marketing
200/agreement
200 agreements
40,000
Total overhead costs to be applied to each standard MS-Office package: 270,000.00
MS-Office Professional
Designing of software
100/change
1000 changes
100,000
Ordering
50/Order
500 orders
25,000
Packaging
2000/hour
52.5 hours
105,000
Marketing
200/agreement
500 agreements
100,000
Total overhead costs to be applied to each standard MS-Office professional package:
330,000.00
Bibliography
1. The ICFAI University Press. (2004). Introduction to Management Accounting. Hyderabad: The ICFAI University Press.
2. Value based Management.net. (2008, March 25). Activity Based Costing Method ABC Methodology. Retrieved July 15, 2008, from Value based Management.net: http://www.valuebasedmanagement.net/methods_abc.
Throughout this course, you have analyzed data related to the disparity that can be found within criminal justice agencies. In this final week, you will consider juvenile justice and how to work toward a fair and equitable system through educational programs and policies for the public and criminal justice field staff.
Select 1 policy or program that is working to create diversity in the criminal justice system and research the policy or program you selected.
Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in which you:
Describe the policy or program you have researched, and answer the following questions:
Where is this policy or program in effect?
How long has it been in effect?
Explain which area of the criminal justice system the policy or program designed to address.
Explain how this policy or program impacts juvenile justice.
Could it be more impactful at this level? Why or why not.
Explain how you feel this policy or program will make the criminal justice system processes and procedures more diverse. Provide data to support your points.
Suggest two actions that the corrections system can take in order to ensure that their officers adhere to the principals of professional conduct as stated by the correctional officers’ organization at http://www.correctionalofficer.org/professional-conduct. Provide a rationale for your response.
Take a position as to whether or not conditions of correctional facilities circumvent the “cruel and unusual punishment standard” of the Eighth Amendment. Provide a rationale for your response.
Support or refute the removal of capital punishment from the U.S. corrections system. Provide a rationale for your response.
Create an argument for or against intermediate sanctions as a deterrent of crime. Support your viewpoint with one example of intermediate sanctions from within the last three years that reflects your opinion.
Debate whether or not correctional officers are adequately equipped to deal with mentally ill inmates. Provide a rationale for your response.
Use at least two quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double-spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
This course requires that citations and references follow the Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The format is different than others Strayer University courses. Please take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
Determine the U.S. Constitutional amendments that apply to correctional management and operations.
Recommend improvements to selected areas of corrections.
Defend the purposes of corrections.
Examine the reform of American criminal justice beginning with 15th century Europe.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in correctional facility policies.
Write clearly and concisely about correctional facility policies using proper writing mechanics.
Assignment 4 and 5Cryptography and Network Security Question 1: You are the system’s administrator of Reliable Power Supplies (RPS), a medium sized company that builds UPSs and switched power supplies for the computing industry. Your task is the analysis, design and configuration of a Firewall System that secures the inbound and outbound traffic at RPS. After conducting the needs analysis you have a clear picture of the type of firewall system that best suits RPS. In the internal network, there is a special host (192.168.1.253/28) running an application that would be disastrous if it was compromised. Therefore for your design, you opt for a dual firewall system that you believe is the best option for this specific case. You also go for a demilitarized zone (Network Address 10.0.0.0/24) containing the e-mail (10.0.0.20/24) and Web services (10.0.0.30/24) of the company. Apart from providing NAT services and Packet Filtering, the first firewall (part of the dual configuration) acts as a Web and FTP Proxy server. This first firewall is connected to the Internet via 200.27.27.10/25 and to the DMZ via 10.0.0.10/24. The second firewall is used to filter traffic between the internal network and the DMZ. It is connected via 10.0.0.254/24 to the DMZ and via 192.168.1.254/28 to the internal network. The internal network address is 192.168.1.240/28. The security policy requirements used to configure the firewalls are outlined as follows. RPS Web server contains public information including a product catalogue that is accessible to Internet users and it also provides secure online purchasing functionality using SSL/TLS. The internal users are also allowed to access all RPS WWW services; however they are allowed to access Internet WWW and FTP services only via the proxy located on the first firewall via port 3028. As mentioned, the internal network has a special host (192.168.1.253/28) which has complete access to any host and any services without using proxy services configured in the first firewall system. The remaining internal hosts must go via proxy on first firewall. The security policy requirements also dictate the e-mail server to receive from and send messages to hosts on the Internet and the internal users; however these internal users are to retrieve their messages via IMAP. Any other service which is not explicitly outlined in the security policy should be restricted from RPS network. A. Provide a network layout (network diagram) showing all the components of RPS network including both firewalls, the email and web servers, the DMZ, and all the internal hosts (Note that you should draw all the internal hosts. The number of internal hosts can be found from the internal network address given above). Ensure you label all hosts (servers, internal computers and firewalls) with appropriate names and write the IP addresses for each network interface. B. You are required to develop two sets of rules for the dual firewall. One will process traffic travelling between the Internet to the DMZ and Intranet. The other will process traffic travelling between the Intranet and the DMZ. You need to also explain what each rule does. You should complete the following four (4) tables, adding rows where necessary. Table 1 Internet Rules (Firewall 1) Rule Protocol Transport protocol Source IP Source Port Destination IP Destination Port Action Table 2 Internet Rules Explanations (Firewall 1) Rule Number Explanation 1 2 3 Table 3 Intranet / DMZ rules (Firewall 2) Rule Protocol Transport protocol Source IP Source Port Destination IP Destination Port Action Table 4 Intranet/DMZ Rule Explanations (Firewall 2) Rule Explanation 1 2 3 Question 2: The use of client-side scripting languages like JavaScript has been crucial in the development of the semantic web. However, in terms of security, it has also given the opportunity to computer criminals to conduct a wide range of cross-site scripting attacks. Historically, the Same Origin Policy has been one of the many mechanisms introduced to counteract this problem. With this policy in place, scripts are allowed to run on WebPages only when they originate from the same source or site. This means that for documents or WebPages to be retrievable, they have to belong to the same origin: same scheme or application layer protocol, same host or server and same port of a URL. Despite of its good intention, the SOP is seen as a nuisance by web developers. The claim is that the SOP is too restrictive and inflexible affecting the introduction of creative and innovate applications. In order to alleviate this problem, the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) introduced the Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) as a mechanism to relax the SOP policy. Based on this background information and your personal research, please address the following issues associated with the SOP and CORS policies. a) Using the Case domain (www.case.edu.pk) explain and provide your own illustrative example of how the SOP policy works b) Assume that in the Case server you have an html page (your_homePage.html) identified by the URL: www.case.edu.pk/your_homePage.html Provide two examples of URLs (web links) found in your_homePage.html for which the retrieval of the documents is allowed. Similarly, provide two examples of URLs (web links) in your_homePage.html for which the retrieval of the documents is denied. Use the following table to provide the URLs and give the reasons for the outcome of the retrieval of the pages. Your examples (URLs) Retrieval Allow/Deny Explain the reason Allow Allow Deny Deny c) In your own words explain the concept behind the CORS policy d) Using the two examples given above where the retrieval of the pages was denied, explain the interaction on how the access would be enabled using CORS. Make sure that in describing the interaction the Origin and the AccessControl-Allow-Origin are used in the HTTP headers. Question 3: Note: for this question, you need to download a PCAP file located in the course Moodle web site. Peter is the Network Security Manager for a small spare parts business. The organisation uses an e-sales application to provide a front-end for its e-sales business. Customers are complaining that in the last two or three days the system has become very slow, taking them longer than normal to place their orders. This information has been corroborated by staff complaining that they are not happy with the slow response of the system to complete their daily activities. Peter suspects that the system has been the target of criminal hands and before he starts responding to the attack, he decides to investigate the issue a little further. First, he reviews the firewall logs and notices something abnormal in the type of traffic directed to a number of internal hosts including the organisation’s web server. Curious about this traffic, Peter uses Wireshark to capture a trace of the traffic. [A section of this trace can be accessed from the course Moodle web site]. Based on the above fictional scenario and the provided PCAP: (a) Identify the anomaly in the traffic this organisation is going through. What sort of evidence do you have to make this claim? (b) What sort of utility or tool do you think the “attacker” is using to conduct this attack? (c) Provide the IP address of the host used by the perpetrator. Based on this information, what can you tell about the profile of this individual? Explain why. Question 4: DNS and ARP poisoning attacks are similar; however there are fundamental differences between the two. You are to research these specific differences contrasting the way the attacks are conducted and some of the countermeasures available. Ensure you use at least three in-text academic references to contrast these attacks (include neither your textbook nor Wikipedia in these references. Failure to do so may not give you marks). Remember that you are not to repeat in your research what DNS and ARP poisoning attacks are. We already know that from our discussions in class. In writing about the differences between the two types of attacks, contrast for example the complexity of the attacks (which one is easy to conduct and why), the impact (consequences) of the attacks, which one is more common and the different mechanisms available to counter the attacks. Write no more than 300 words (about a page including in-text references). Question 5: In this hypothetical case study, you should use the Internet to assist you in developing responses to three questions. Use of the text only is not sufficient to attract full marks. SafeBank recently received a series of reports from customers concerning security breaches in online banking. Customers reported having money transferred from their accounts, usually after they have found that their password has changed. A full security audit revealed that the money transfers and changes to user passwords all originated from an Eastern European country on servers within the domain of crazyhackers.com – however – the question remained: how did the hackers undertake the attack? Given that legitimate account numbers and passwords were used, it was initially assumed that it could be some form of phishing attack. However, no evidence of such emails was found. The only commonality between the victims was that they all used the same ISP. You are required to answer the following questions. Please reference all sources – do not copy directly from sources. A. Based on the information provided, what type of attack has been performed? Justify your answer. Hint: In order to capture account numbers and passwords, how would a hacker “redirect” users to their servers instead of SafeBank’s? B. Describe in detail how the attack occurred – you may wish to include one or more diagrams. You will need to make assumptions about host names, domains and IP addresses – document these. You need not concern yourself with the technical details of the capture and reuse of SafeBank’s customer details (eg. Fake web sites/malware) – you are documenting how it was possible from a network perspective. C. What steps would you advise to prevent such attacks? What limitations does this form of attack have? Hint: Would this attack only have to be performed once? Assignment status: Solved by our Writing Team at CapitalEssayWriting.comCLICK HERE TO ORDER THIS PAPER AT CapitalEssayWriting.com
Research an emergency incident of your choice that has occurred in the past twenty years and describe how the incident was handled in regard to incident command.
Did they follow the ICS system? What were some mistakes? Make some recommendations.
With as much detail as possible answer the following questions as they apply to that event. Be sure to include a summary of the event.
Describe the Command and Control Process. Describe the role of the Incident Commander. Define the term “Span of Control.”
(If you are having trouble finding an emergency incident to use, think of something like the Graniteville, South Carolina train derailment and chlorine leak, or the Howard Street Tunnel Fire in Baltimore.)
For this assignment, write a 2 page APA formatted paper and submit in Microsoft Word (no other formats are acceptable). Use your textbook, the internet as well as professional journals, articles and other academically recognized sources. You must use a minimum of two sources. All sources used must be properly cited. Your references should be formatted in APA style.
Please create your paper in Microsoft Word, and upload as an attachment for submission.
Use the following file name example when uploading your document as an attachment: YourlastnameEDMG230.doc
Assessment 2 – Project and Research Instructions: This assessment consists of 2 parts. Trainer may decide whether this will be an individual or a group assessment. Complete all the tasks and submit all the required documentation to your Trainer. Duration: Trainer will set the duration of the assessment. ICT Business Analysis – Assessment Task 2 LAST UPDATED: March 2018, Version No. 1.0 Page 1 of 2 Your tasks: Part A: You are working in the Company X as IT assessor; the company has changed its system for their accounting operation since one year ago. Your task is evaluating the performance of the new system in terms of the productivity for the company and the accomplishment of the requirements. For this purpose you have to design a plan involving the next aspects. ? Compilation of requirements from the company’s personnel ? Establishing metrics to evaluate the accomplishment of requirements ? Establishing metrics to evaluate the productivity of the new system and comparing it with the previous one. These metrics should contemplate the company and personnel’s sides. Part B: According with the analysis performed in the previous assessment (Assessment 1 Part B), chose a solution based in a ranking of advantages. Prepare a document describing the following aspects: ? Solution scope remarking the major features and the benefits to the company. ? Implementation plan considering phases and times. ? Estimation of cost. ? Identification of risks. ICT Business Analysis – Assessment Task 2 LAST UPDATED: March 2018, Version No. 1.0 Page 2 of 2
Assignment Content Resources: FASB Student Registration Instructions and FASB Codification System (Attachment 1) Review the research results and reach a conclusion. Additionally, the client is considering offering a pension plan to its employees next year. Discuss reporting requirements for defined contribution and defined benefit. Research FASB for fair value reporting for derivatives. Write a 350-word memo to the client that explains the essence of fair value reporting and identifying primary concerns associated with it. Make a recommendation to the client as to which type of pension plan they should implement and why.
Complete a Vila Health interactive simulation in which you will practice analyzing the costs and the benefits associated with having the newly acquired rural hospitals switch to the same health information system currently used at the main hospital. Then, develop a cost-benefit spreadsheet and write a 2–3-page executive summary of your findings and recommendations.
Note: The assessments in this course build upon the work you have completed in the previous assessments. Therefore, complete the assessments in the order in which they are presented.
Meeting current and future needs means that health care managers must be able to analyze the costs and benefits of implementing new health information systems or taking on new health informatics projects. Cost-benefit analysis is a model that will help managers communicate and justify their projects. It is important for managers to translate the investment of health information technology into a benefit that the organization notices and feels.
This assessment provides an opportunity for you to complete a cost-benefit analysis of a health information system and justify your recommendations for implementation, based on best practices.
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:
· Competency 4: Forecast future organizational needs and/or applications of technology based on evolving business trends.
1. Identify gaps between current technology and future needs.
1. Determine the impact of evolving business trends on system upgrade decisions.
. Competency 5: Analyze current and future system needs and cost-benefit factors to define requirements for system selection.
2. Identify the components of a health information system.
2. Analyze the costs of implementing an upgraded system.
2. Analyze the benefits of implementing an upgraded system.
2. Analyze the costs and benefits of not implementing an upgraded system.
2. Make implementation recommendations based on a cost-benefit analysis.
. Competency 6: Communicate effectively with diverse audiences, in an appropriate form and style, consistent with applicable organizational, professional, and scholarly standards.
3. Write clearly and concisely, using correct grammar, mechanics, and APA formatting.
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3. This multimedia simulation will enable you to practice analyzing the short- and long-term costs and the benefits of implementing Vila Health’s existing health information system at one of the newly-acquired rural hospitals.
The resources provided here are optional. You may use other resources of your choice to prepare for this assessment; however, you will need to ensure that they are appropriate, credible, and valid. The MHA-FP5064 Health Care Information Systems Analysis and Design for Administrators Library Guide can help direct your research, and the Supplemental Resources and Research Resources, both linked from the left navigation menu in your courseroom, provide additional resources to help support you.
Adoption of Health Information Systems
The following articles examine issues surrounding the adoption of health information systems, which may be helpful when considering cost-benefit analyses.
5. This study examines whether health information technologies are cost-effective by current standards and whether they improve decision making and the quality of care.
7. Presents an accessible model to aid implementers, evaluators, and others in the planning and implementation of health information systems.
Writing Resources
You are encouraged to explore the following writing resources. You can use them to improve your writing skills and as source materials for seeking answers to specific questions.
Note: Complete the assessments in this course in the order in which they are presented.
Preparation
Leadership at Vila Health has asked for a cost-benefit analysis to address the pros and cons of having the newly acquired rural hospitals switch to the same health information system currently used by Vila Health.
Complete the Vila Health: HIMS Cost-Benefit Analysis interactive simulation, linked in the Resources. Gather information about the health information system being used by the main hospital. Speak with department heads to obtain their insights, and consider short- and long-term costs and benefits. You may also find it useful to review previous Vila Health simulations.
In addition, use the Capella University Library to explore topics relevant to currently available health information system technology and its costs and benefits.
Requirements
· Conduct a cost-benefit analysis to determine the feasibility of the proposed system upgrade. Use the Cost-Benefit Analysis Spreadsheet, linked in the Resources, for your analysis.
· Write an executive summary of your findings, recommendations, and rationale for your recommendations.
Note: Remember that you can submit all—or a portion of—your draft executive summary to Smarthinking for feedback, before you submit the final version for this assessment. If you plan on using this free service, be mindful of the turnaround time of 24–48 hours for receiving feedback.
Document Format and Length
Format your executive summary using APA style.
· Use the APA Style Paper Template, linked in the Required Resources. An APA Style Paper Tutorial is also provided (linked in the Suggested Resources) to help you in writing and formatting your executive summary. Be sure to include:
. A title page and references page. An abstract is not required.
. A running head on all pages.
. Appropriate section headings.
· Your executive summary should be 2–3 pages in length, not including the title page and references page.
Supporting Evidence
Cite at least two sources of credible scholarly or professional evidence to support your cost-benefit analysis.
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Note: The requirements outlined below correspond to the grading criteria in the scoring guide. Be sure that your cost-benefit analysis addresses each point, at a minimum. You may also want to read the HIS Cost-Benefit Analysis Scoring Guide to better understand how each criterion will be assessed.
· Identify the components of the health information system.
. Consider all system components that should be factored into a cost-benefit analysis.
· Identify gaps between current health information technology and future needs.
. What effect might forecasted future needs have on present system integration decisions?
· Analyze the costs of implementing an upgraded system.
. Identify all cost items that should be included in the analysis.
. Consider short- and long-term costs.
. Consider the relevant issues, objectives, and leadership decisions that should be factored into the analysis.
. What additional information could improve the analysis?
· Analyze the benefits of implementing an upgraded system.
. Identify all cost items that should be included in the analysis.
. Consider short- and long-term benefits, as well as the potential benefits to the organization, including patient care.
. Consider the relevant issues, objectives, and leadership decisions that should be factored into the analysis.
. What additional information could improve the analysis?
· Analyze the costs and benefits of not implementing an upgraded system.
. Consider the short- and long-term costs and potential benefits to the organization, including patient care.
. Consider the relevant issues, objectives, and leadership decisions that should be factored into the analysis.
. What additional information could improve the analysis?
· Determine the impact of evolving business trends on system upgrade decisions.
. What business trends have the potential to drive future health care informatics and IT needs?
. How might these trends influence your cost-benefit analysis and project implementation recommendations?
. What evidence do you have to support your assertions and conclusions?
· Make implementation recommendations based on your cost-benefit analysis.
. Justify your recommendations with well-reasoned rationale.
· Write clearly and concisely, using correct grammar, mechanics, and APA formatting.
. Express your main points and conclusions coherently.