calculate age and Gender adjusted cardiovascular mortality rates. With age- and gender-adjusted rates, which MCO has the higher cardiovascular mortality rate?

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calculate age and Gender adjusted cardiovascular mortality rates. With age- and gender-adjusted rates, which MCO has the higher cardiovascular mortality rate?
Age and Gender Adjustment in Two Managed Care Organizations
The purpose of standardization is to make two or more populations “similar” along dimensions in which they differ. Earlier, we demonstrated two methods of age-adjustment. For example, we know that Florida has proportionately more older folks, and older folks die at higher rates than younger folks. In order to compare the mortality rate of Florida to Alaska, we needed to control for this disparity by adjusting for differences in the age mix of the two states. Conceptually, we can adjust for more than one dimension, e.g., age and gender, if we want to compare two or more populations, know that the age and gender mix will be different in those two populations, and also know that some disease-specific mortality rates depend on both age and gender. Such is the case with cardiovascular disease in two large MCOs, Bluegrass East (BGE) and Bluegrass West (BGW), the former with 100,000 members, and the latter with 120,000 members. Suppose we want to compare the cardiovascular mortality rate of BGE and BGW. Suppose that BGE has a higher proportion of older folks, and a higher proportion of women, than BGW. Assume that the crude disease-specific mortality rate for cardiovascular disease is 290 (per 100,000) in BGE and 160 (per 100,000) in BGW. (Textbook Case Study 6.2) Case Questions: Answer the case questions, with research from your book, CDC, NIH and other quality sources to determine answers and solutions. You are to write a 2-3 page paper in APA formatting that addresses the following questions. Note: A minimum of two references should be used, which should include your textbook and the CDC, and others that support your responses in your paper. This is a paper, so your answer should not be numbered, but rather it should use titles and subtitles.
1. From these statistics alone, which MCO has the higher cardiovascular mortality rate?
2. The member mix in BGE and BGW is quite different. In BGW, 90% of the population is less than 55 years old compared to 77% in BGE.
Refer to Table 6.7 to guide the calculation of age-adjusted cardiovascular mortality rates using the direct age-adjustment technique and the U.S. population as the standard. With age-adjusted rates, which MCO has the higher mortality rate? 3. Now assume that 60% of the members in BGW are men compared to 40% in BGE. Men have higher cardiovascular mortality rates than women.
Refer to Table 6.8 to calculate age and Gender adjusted cardiovascular mortality rates. With age- and gender-adjusted rates, which MCO has the higher cardiovascular mortality rate?

Provide a Hyperlink to the case on googelscholar.com or attach the case opinion to your posting for quick reference by other students and the instructor.

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Shoemaker v. Ind. State Police Dep’t case briefUse the following format for briefing of the case: Shoemaker v. Ind. State Police Dep’t, Please write a case brief that is two pages double spaced and in APA format. Use format below. Style of the case Statement of Facts Issue (Question) Rule (Statement of the Law) Application Conclusion NOTES STYLE OF CASE Note the style of the case who is suing who. Then, also note the year of the case decision and the jurisdiction of the court issuing the opinion. In most cases you read, the decision may refer to lower court opinions involving the same parties—this is the “procedural posture of the case.” (One sentence) Provide a Hyperlink to the case on googelscholar.com or attach the case opinion to your posting for quick reference by other students and the instructor. FACTS of the case. Here you want to give the material facts of the case so the reader understands who is suing who and why. It is the background information between the parties that gave rise to the lawsuit. The statement of facts should be a short summary including only the essential facts. DO NOT COPY THE ENTIRE FACTUAL STATEMENT FROM THE TEXT. Summarize in your own words. (No more than two paragraphs) The ISSUE or question of law is the central or focal legal question in the case. The student will have to determine the question of law by a careful reading of the case. NOTE: There may be more than one issue. Concisely phrase the issue(s) before this particular court to answer. (No more than two sentences) The RULE of law will generally be obvious. However, the judge does not always state the rule of law clearly. In some cases, it must be abstracted by a careful reading of the text. The question to ask is, “What legal principle does this case stand for?” If there is more than one issue, there should be a rule for each issue. Often judges cite other case precedent to articulate a rule of law. You should explain any prior precedent that the court reflects upon when following them or receding from them. (No more than two sentences) APPLYING the rule or rules of law to the facts of the case is an important part of briefing. Look for specific facts in the case to justify the conclusion of the court. This is the analytical aspect. (No more than two paragraphs) CONCLUSION – how the Court answers the problem. Precisely state the final conclusion as to who wins and the courts holding. (No more than one paragraph). The title and reference page not included as the 2 pages. https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?

Create a draft of the findings of the articles you have selected and how they contribute to our knowledge of this problem.

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Topic Proposal (Resiliency)

The purpose of this assignment is to provide you with the opportunity to select a topic in the particular area in which you have an occupational or research interest, and to locate a minimum of ten scholarly references. A helpful Web site for organizing and writing a literature review is www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/ReviewofLiterature.html.

Topic Proposal (Resiliency)

Write one to two paragraphs (a) summarizing the problem area (be specific in defining the problem), (b) describing what you already know about the topic, and c) why you have chosen this topic for your literature review. The topic should apply psychological research to an individual, organizational, or social problem. Include a working title and the objective of the paper.

Reference Page

The paper must be neatly formatted, double-spaced with a one-inch margin on the top, bottom, and sides of each page. When submitting hard copy, be sure to use white paper and print out using dark ink. If it is hard to read your essay, it will also be hard to follow your argument.

Search for literature on your selected topic and create a Reference Page containing at least 10 scholarly references. A good way to begin searching for relevant literature is to search for key words related to your topic in a research database. Narrow your search to articles in peer-reviewed journals. Another good idea is to check the list of References at the end of an article to find other relevant work. If you have any questions about this part, please feel free to set up an appointment with your instructor or ask the librarian. You will create a reference page for your literature review paper in an appropriate APA style. Your resources must come from scholarly, peer-reviewed journals or books. No Internet resources may be used here.

Second Item:

Assignment M2A3: Review Paper—Draft of Literature Findings (Due as soon as possible — Weds 5/25 mid-day so the instructor can get feedback to me and you can incorporate info into the paper before M3A2 submittal)

Evaluate the evidence. Create a draft of the findings of the articles you have selected and how they contribute to our knowledge of this problem. Be sure to address each of the following items in your draft:

1. Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of each piece.
2. If the articles talk to each other (that is, if they support or contrast with one another), explain how and why.
3. What does the evidence tell us?
4. Is there another possible explanation you can think of? Based on what you have read, what is your hypothesis? In other words, what is your explanation for the findings?
5. How can you refine your question or topic even further, now that you have described the findings?

Topic Proposal (Resiliency)