Unit 2 Assignment 1 - Payment Models Instructions This week, we have read about several payment models in health care. An additional model that is gaining popularity is Direct Primary Care (DPC). Read this brief statement from the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) to familiarize yourself with the model: https://www.aafp.org/practice-management/payment/dpc.html (Links to an external site.) Conduct additional research on Direct Primary Care. Create a PowerPoint presentation and voiceover to address the following: You are presenting to your local chapter of the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA). Assume the role of a practice manager, and consider your audience to be other practice managers. Provide a concise analysis of the benefits and risks of an established practice switching to the DPC model. Your analysis should be focused on the financial aspect but may include references to other aspects of a practice to support a balanced viewpoint. Research practices that have made the switch from Fee-for-service to DPC. Highlight key points for managers to be aware of if their practice is making the switch to DPC. Your presentation should be a minimum of eight slides, and a voiceover of your presentation is required. Include at least three references in your presentation. References should also be listed, in APA format, on a closing slide.

Part 1 Discussion: Classification and ClusteringClassifying and clustering are important methods that may assist healthcare administrators in identifying specific issues or challenges in healthcare delivery or general management of a health services organization. For example, how would you determine if a patient is likely to pay on time, pay late, or not pay a bill? Using classification and clustering techniques can help administrators describe characteristics of their patients.Review the resources for this week. Then, reflect on how you might apply classification and clustering techniques for your health services organization or one with which you are familiar.Describe in 2 or 3 paragraphs one of the techniques on classification and clustering examined this week. Explain how the technique you described might apply to your health services organization or one with which you are familiar. Be specific and provide examples.Part 2 Assignment: K-Means ClusteringWhat is "k-means clustering," and how might it help healthcare administration leaders in their health services organization?One of the more common methods of clustering is the use of k-means, where "k" is the number of clusters that are meant to describe the population of interest. For example, what if you were interested in segmenting patients based on satisfaction levels? K-means clustering could be used in the same way to help describe this given population.This technique might assist healthcare administration leaders in determining what characteristics need to be considered to execute effective healthcare delivery. In striving to uphold patient satisfaction, maintaining a high quality of health services, and minimizing costs of healthcare delivery, k-means clustering is an effective tool for the healthcare administration leader.For this Assignment, review the resources for this week, and examine the k-means clustering approach. Reflect on how you might apply this approach to an issue or challenge in a health services organization. Then, complete the problems for the Assignment.The Assignment: (3–5 pages)Complete Problem 21 on page 984 of your course text.Chapter 17.4, "Classification Methods" (pp. 964–980)Chapter 17.5, “Clustering” (pp. 980–982)Note: You will need to complete a logistic regression, as well as a k-means cluster analysis, using SPSS.Albright, S. C., & Winston, W. L. (2015). Business analytics: Data analysis and decision making (5th ed.). Stamford, CT: Cengage Learning. Chapter 17, "Data Mining" Required MediaGrande, T. [Todd Grande]. (2015, September 21). K-means cluster analysis in SPSS [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRue69W-dYU Lee, C., Famoye, F., & Shelden, B. (2008c). (2015, September 21). SPSS training workshop: Logistic regression [Video file]. Retrieved from http://calcnet.mth.cmich.edu/org/spss/V16_materials/Video_Clips_v16/23logistic/23logistic.swfPart 3 Assignment: Executive Leadership Self-Assessment and Self-Development PlanWhat are the 16 critical competencies for health care executives?The 16 competencies for health care executives explain those areas that health care executives should excel in for competent health care administration practice. General guidelines such as clear communication, trust, ethical leadership, and mentorship, help health care executives acknowledge that they are the leader at the helm of mobilizing change and leading their health care organization toward success. Poor management, ineffective leadership, and unclear directions can have dire consequences for health care executives and their health care organizations.For this Assignment, you will complete a self-assessment and self-development plan in relation to the 16 critical competencies for health care executives. You will identify your strengths and weaknesses among these 16 competencies and identify opportunities to engage in future professional development.The AssignmentComplete Appendix A and Appendix B in Dye & Garman (2015). Appendix A questionnaire is more of a reflective exercise that prepares us for the written assignment in Appendix B. Take the appendix A "quiz" on our own (do not need to submit written responses) and apply the results as a comprehensive assessment when completing B.Dye, C. F., & Garman, A. N. (2015). Exceptional leadership: 16 critical competencies for healthcare executives. (2nd ed.). Chicago, IL: Health Administration Press.Chapter 6, "Competency 6: Listening Like You Mean It" (pp. 67–79)Chapter 7, "Competency 7: Giving Great Feedback" (pp. 81–90)Chapter 8, "Competency 8: Mentoring" (pp. 91–100)Chapter 9, "Competency 9: Developing High-Performing Teams" (pp. 101–111)Chapter 10, "Competency 10: Energizing Staff" (pp. 113–121)Appendix A, "Self-Reflection Questions" (pp. 197–202)Appendix B, "Sample Self-Development Plan" (pp. 203–206)