two discussion replys  reply one Pharmacy plays a significant role in the healthcare organization by providing clinical care and improving operational efficiencies (Langabeer II & Helton, 2021). Operational efficiencies include drug management, where pharmacists are critical to continuity care and support patients who have chronic and mental illnesses ( Kehrer et al., 2013). The modern-day systems and technology, IT systems allow pharmacists to store records such as patient information, electronic prescribing, dispensing medication and monitoring systems to ensure efficacy and safety of medication for patients (Goundrey-Smith, 2014). Electronic prescribing is the automation of medication prescription. Providers can submit patients' medications online that eliminate errors. Medication dispensing systems have the purpose of storing, distributing, and tracking medications. These systems allow health professionals to administer medication to patients on time and track medications for inventory. The automated systems can also be integrated with other databases to accurately account for patient admission and discharge systems (Grissinger, 2012). The automatic dispensing system also eliminates more errors than the manual filling of drugs. To keep medication safe, there are medication systems health professionals use that is connected to an alert system where medicine has to be scanned to ensure accuracy. It also tracks who received the medication as well. If you have walked the halls in a hospital, you may see the nurses with either a medication cart or a room where they have to scan their badges and input the patient's name in order to get the medications the patient needs. This process tracks the medicines for the patient and aids in inventory and shows you who had access to the medication at certain times and the reason why. There is also the operational management where pharmacists' performances are measured by cycle time, cost per dose, and percent of inaccurate quantities or orders. Cycle time is considered from the time the order is placed to the fulfillment of the medication. Costs per dose are tracked to keep up with costs to ensure it decreases over time. The percentage of inaccurate orders/doses is the monitoring of how many errors have occurred and proper orders that represent quality. The total days of inventory on hand are self-explanatory as it tracks the inventory balance along with the daily operating expenses ( Lanagabeer II & Helton, 2021). 1 Corinthians 14:40 says, But all things should be done decently and in order. Streamlining medication allows more time to handle other patient care tasks such as communicating with the patient and their healthcare team to better understand ways to help (Brown, 2019). reply two In this weeks discussion post, I will be focusing on forecasting and supply chain management. I will be discussing what role a pharmacy plays in operations management as well as how modern day systems and technology streamlining pharmacy operations. The Bible states in 2 Corinthians 9:10, “He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness.” This relates to the discussion because in each level of a health care organization, there must be a supplier and a consumer and each level relies on one another for support. In order to discuss the role pharmacy plays in operation management, we must first be able to understand the definition of forecasting and supply chain management. Forecasting is a projection or estimate of future demand and can be created using a variety o qualitative and quantitative methods (Langabeer & Helton, 2020, p. 287). A supply chain management is the oversight of supply and demand across an organization including procurement, storage, transportation, and logistics (Langabeer & Helton, 2020, p. 207). Supply chain management also includes coordination and collaboration with channel partners which can be suppliers, intermediaries, third party service providers, and customers (Langabeer & Helton, 2020, p. 207). Supply chain management is focused on an end to end integration of business process and systems, conversion of goods and services into a deliverable or final product that can be consumed or utilized, integrated logistical management of materials, information, and cash, and processes that define boundaries and stretch beyond traditional departments, form producers to consumers (Langabeer & Helton, 2020, p. 207). Logistics is often used along with the term supply chain management and the primary focus is to reduce costs through the chain through reductions in inventory holding costs, and to improve customer satisfaction downstream toward the consumers or user of goods and services (Langabeer & Helton, 2020, p. 207). In regards to pharmacy’s role in operations management, they must follow the supply chain management in order to fulfill the needs of the consumers. An article discusses analytical framework for improving operations and service management in the retail pharmacy industry (Zhan et al., 2021). A large amount of user generated content on social media can be captured and analyzed to help organizations gain insights into market requirements and enhance business intelligence (Zhan et al., 2021). The study was aimed to use social media and highlight the most discussed topics by consumers, identify the key areas for improvement based on the most negative comments received, and to determine the connections amongst the important concepts and enhance customer loyalty by adding values to consumers (Zhan et al., 2021). The article also explains that it found the most issues with marketing, customer service, and product within the three different retail pharmacies (Zhan et al., 2021). It also determined the relationships amongst the important concepts discussed by consumers and the analysis generates insights into the use of social media for supporting pharmacy organizations in developing their social media strategies as well as improving their operations and service quality (Zhan et al., 2021). Another article studied health care operations management in order to identify key dimensions of health care operations and suggest areas for future research (Jha et al., 2016). It identified six major themes namely service quality, service operation strategy, information technology, service scheduling, service performance, and other elements (Jha et al., 2016). The study found that a large proportion of empirical studies in the area of healthcare operations management have been conducted in developed nations and requires more research for underdeveloped nations (Jha et al., 2016).

Assignment 08 SO245 Social Impact of Technology Directions:Be sure to make an electronic copy of your answer before submitting it to Ashworth College for grading. Unless otherwise stated, answer in complete sentences, and be sure to use correct English spelling and grammar. Sources must be cited in APA format. Refer to the "Assignment Format" page for specific format requirements. Instructions In your course, turn to Lesson 8. Skim through it to refresh your memory. Next, carefully study and review the section titled “Approaches to Measuring Technological Progress.” Next, relying solely on the material in your course, use your own words in order to write a short comparison and contrast essay that defines and explains three distinct perspectives on the evolution of technology. As you write, imagine you are talking to a friend who has no knowledge of this topic. In short, write the way you speak, using a conversational tone. Also, try to alternate short sentences and longer sentences to make your writing more readable. Before, during, or after you’ve completed your essay, be sure to create a title and cite yourself as the author. For example: A Comparison of Three Perspectives on the Evolution of Technology Heather Jones Your essay should have 5 paragraphs. Paragraph 1 is your lead paragraph. It will contain an overview of what you have to say in comparing and contrasting the perspectives of Gerhard Lenski, Leslie White, and Alvin Toffler with respect to the evolution of technology. Paragraphs 2, 3, and 4, are your body paragraphs. In your essay, paragraph 2 should describe the perspective of Gerhard Lenski. In paragraph 3, you’ll write about the perspective of Leslie White. In paragraph 4, you’ll describe and discuss the perspective of Alvin Toffler. Paragraph 5 is your summary and conclusion paragraph. Here, you will compare the three perspectives to show how they are, or may be, similar. You’ll contrast the three perspectives to describe how they are different. You will end this process – and your essay – by expressing your view as to which theorist or theorists offer the most useful insights into the evolution of technology. Mechanics Your document’s margins should be 1 inch, top, bottom, left, and right. That’s the default option if you use MS Word. All your copy should be flush left. For purposes of evaluating your essay, skip a line between each paragraph. Make sure you use a standard indent for the first sentence of each of your paragraphs. Pressing the tab key one time is a simple way to do that. It’s permissible to use direct quotes from the lesson. But don’t overdo it. One to three such quotes should be your limit. In any case, be sure to bracket a direct quote with quotation marks. For example: According to Marlowe, “White and Lenski are on the same page.” Begin by writing a first draft. Then, remembering that writing is rewriting, try and try again to make your prose readable. After you think you’ve composed a final draft, go over your essay again to locate and correct grammar and spelling errors. Grading Rubric Please refer to the rubric on the following page for the grading criteria for this assignment.

Your center and classroom are faced with many different workplace issues. While your director is working as quickly as she can, she can’t handle all of her responsibilities without your lead teacher. To demonstrate that you can handle helping, your director has asked you to take on some of the common workplace issues and create plans to resolve them. Your solutions will help her determine whether or not you are ready to solve problems within your own facility. Choose three of the four following issues and create proposals to resolve the issue. Be sure to utilize your textbook and answer all of the questions within the scenarios.Scenario #1: FundingAlthough you work in a private facility and your parents pay for their child’s care and learning, there are never enough funds to purchase materials you need to complete special projects. You have been supplementing your classroom by purchasing these items yourself because you want your students to have these special experiences, however, this is beginning to be a financial drain. This year, you still have five more special experiences that you were planning, but sadly, you can no longer afford to pay for these purchases. What do you do going forward?Scenario #2: SafetyYou work for a Head Start facility and therefore you receive government funds to assist with the upkeep of your facility. However, you notice that the side door is not shutting and locking correctly. The only way this door can be shut is with someone on each side of the door with a key. The front is always monitored by your director or a part-time receptionist and the back door leads to the secure playground. In light of the recent school tragedies, you are nervous about the door not locking and believe this is a safety issue. You ask your director if this can be fixed and she tells you that the facility does not have the money right now to do this. How can you problem solve this situation?Scenario #3: New Community CenterThere is a new community center down the street and they are very interested in working with your facility. They have a fabulous idea of creating a partnership with the seniors that utilize their center, however, they are not sure the best way to integrate these volunteers. In efforts to collaborate, they have asked you to create a class that will meet once a week. You are thrilled that you have volunteers that want to work with your little ones, however there is a lot that needs to be done before the class can begin.Choose the age-level classroom that is ideal for you:Infancy: Birth – 12 monthsToddlers: 1-3 yearsEarly Learning: 4 - 5 yearsDesign a concept that can be done on a weekly basis with your children and the seniors from the community center. Explain all that needs to be done before the interaction begins.Scenario #4: Children with special needsYou have a new student in your facility who is on the autism spectrum. You have never worked with a child with this disorder and you are not sure how to handle this behavior as compared to the other children in your classroom. Explain how you should go about determining the best way to deal with this child in your classroom. Explain all possible options and resources so that this child and the rest of your class has the best possible educational experience.In your paper,Include an introduction and a conclusion.Choose three scenarios to write about.Explain, in detail, why the scenarios you have chosen are problematic.Prepare three plans that you believe would solve the three issues you have chosen.Complete the unique, individual questions related to each scenario.The Workplace Issues PaperMust be five to seven double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references page) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.)’s APA Style (Links to an external site.)Must include a separate title page with the following:Title of paperStudent’s nameCourse name and numberInstructor’s nameDate submittedFor further assistance with the formatting and the title page, refer to APA Formatting for Word 2013 (Links to an external site.).Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic Voice (Links to an external site.) resource for additional guidance.Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.For assistance on writing Introductions & Conclusions (Links to an external site.) as well as Writing a Thesis Statement (Links to an external site.), refer to the Ashford Writing Center resources.Must use at least 3 credible sources in addition to the course text.The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.) table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.Must document any information used from sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.)Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. See the Formatting Your References List