Apply the knowledge you gained from the readings related to economic evaluation and consider the following case study.A controversial new device, the implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD), was used in a clinical trial to determine if it improved survival for heart attack patients over the standard drug treatment. The trial provided the following information: Two years after the first heart attack, 85% of the ICD patients were still alive, compared to 70% of the drug treatment group. No additional data were available after the 24-month trial.In this assignment, explore how to utilize survival measures as a method of measuring cost and effectiveness. It is important to be able to consider just how many patients may be affected, what their treatment alternatives are, and the impact of using survival measures as a method of measuring cost and effectiveness.

Academic Success and Professional Development Plan Part 3: Strategies to Promote Academic Integrity and Professional Ethics Architects and builders have a significant obligation to their clients and to the communities housing their projects. They must ensure that their work has structural integrity. Failure to do so could mean structures erode quickly or even collapse. Nurse-scholars have a significant obligation to their community as well. Their work must have academic and professional integrity. Their efforts are designed to add to the body of knowledge, advance the profession, and ultimately, help in the care of patients. Work that lacks integrity is subject to erode quickly ... or worse. Fortunately, there are strategies and tools that can help ensure integrity in academic and professional work. This Assignment asks you to consider these tools and how you might apply them to your own work. In this Assignment you will continue developing your Academic Success and Professional Development Plan by appending the original document you began in the previous assignment

Imagine that you are a hospital’s compliance officer, and you are charged with making a presentation to your hospital’s board of directors regarding the moral right to healthcare. Your presentation should include at least three of the elements learned throughout this course, which could include, but are not limited to: the Code of Ethics, resource allocation, Stark Law, medical malpractice, and cultural competency. For this discussion, begin by creating a PowerPoint presentation that addresses the issue of the moral right to healthcare. Then, utilize the PowerPoint and create a presentation using a screencast program. Your presentation must include at least five slides (not including a cover slide and reference slide), utilize at least two scholarly sources, and be between 3 and 5 minutes long. Please post your references either on your last slide or within the discussion post. Please also post your link to your screencast as well as your actual PowerPoint presentation in the discussion forum. Required Response I Due by Day 5: Imagine that you are one of the board members listening to your compliance officer’s presentation. Respond with a minimum of 150 words to at least two colleagues’ cases in an appropriate matter by addressing the following: Give your overall impression of the presentation. Was it clear and understandable? Examine at least three key points that were made in the presentation. Did these elements make sense? Could they be accepted by the hospital? Challenge your colleague regarding his or her presentation by questioning one or more of the key points in the presentation. Your question should not be able to be answered with a yes or no. Use phrases such as, “How can we…” “What do you think the response would be to…” and similar notations.Creating Your Screencast Pick from either Jing or Screencast-O-Matic to create your free screencast. You may also search on your own to locate a program of your choice. The use of a screencast program is required.