You are interested in the effectiveness of two different treatments in increasing the number of socially appropriate comments. You want to compare Treatment 1 and Treatment 2. You realize that the people enrolled in Treatment 1 and Treatment 2 have the same average posttreatment scores (average = 5 socially appropriate comments per session). Based on this histogram, what can you learn about the amount of variability in how effective these two treatments are?

Industry-sponsored clinical trials are legally required to only use clinical outcome measures that have been prospectively validated. True or false?

What does the term "correlation vs. causation " represent? Give examples

Consider a study designed to estimate the role that certain characteristics play on predicting persons who are at greatest risk of developing arthritis in one or more joints. The authors have noted a lost-to-followup rate of 26%. Why is this cause for concern?   It is cause for concern because those who remain in the study may be at a systematically higher risk than those not followed   It is not cause for concern in this type of study; the concern exists only for randomized trials   It is cause for concern because those who remain in the study may be at a systematically higher or lower risk than those not followed   It is cause for concern because those who remain in the study may be at a systematically lower risk than those not followed

The federal Medicare program will only reimburse (pay) for services performed by health professionals who are licensed to practice and certified to participate in the Medicare program.  Let's say someone files a lawsuit arguing that this federal law allowing only licensed and certified health professionals to be paid through the Medicare program discriminates against people who don't have medical training, and therefore violates the Equal Protection Clause of the 5th Amendment? Which of the following best explains how a court would rule in such a case?

What is the benefit to organizations such as a state departments of health or accrediting agencies conducting unannounced review visits to a facility? What are the detriment of unannounced visits? Are there benefits to announced visits? Why or why not?

Out of these associations between a potential exposure (risk factor) and an outcome (health condition or disease), identify the one that is most likely to be causal based on the "strength" of the association. Assume that you no nothing else about the factors and/or the outcomes. Please note: the values of some associations are hypothetical/imaginary, the associations are plausible (Hint: please review slide 16 of the slide deck for Module 8 and contextualize with in-class discussions. You may also refer to this article on applying Bradford Hill's criteria)   a. A number of chemicals in tobacco products have been shown to induce cancers in laboratory settings   b. Men employed in occupations requiring them to sweep chimneys with tars and/or mineral oils have been shown to have 200 times risk of dying from scrotal cancer compared with men not engaged in such occupations.   c. Adults who frequently experience inadequate and/or poor quality sleep at night are two times…

Root cause analysis (RCA) is a tool to assist health care organizations retrospectively study events where patient harm or undesired outcomes have occurred in order to address and identify the root cause to prevent re-occurrence. Describe the purpose of a Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and explain how to effectively participate in an RCA?

1) What are the physiological criteria for having attained VO2max? 2) In the VO2max protocol, it is stated that the subject is to communicate during the test using hand signals. Why is it so important that the subject only uses hand signals during a VO2max test? 3) A scale is referenced multiple times through the VO2max protocol. What is the name of this scale and what is its purpose? 4) What is another equation that can be used to calculate VO2max? Define the variables of this equation (using proper units).    ( explain all  question with proper address )

In the U.S today, there is a critical shortage of many health care professionals due to the pandemic burnout. However, not only may there be a shortage but a maldistribution of providers. There is a difference between a shortage (not enough professionals overall ) and Maldistribution (uneven distribution of professionals by either geographic or specialization). This is an issue across the U.S. Healthcare System. Scenario: After moving to a rural community to become CEO of a Federally Qualified Health Clinic (FQHC), you find there are not enough providers to meet the needs of your clients. One of the initiatives is to work on increasing the professional work force in your facility. Many of your clients are elderly and finding professional that specialize in geriatrics is very important. 1. Choose one of the following professions to research: physicians, pharmacists, dentists, or nurses for this scenario. 2. Research and list 3 key issues for shortages or maldistribution of the…