Complete 3 Short Discussion Posts GRANTHAM

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This week you have learned about the basic control process and methods (bureaucratic, objective, normative, concertive and self-control) to achieve to enhance performance in an organization. To demonstrate how control processes are applied in the workplace, this week’s discussion forum will involve researching an article using one of the following sources:

  • USA Today (www.usatoday.com)
  • Wall Street Journal (www.wsj.com)
  • New Your Times (www.nytimes.com)
  • Forbes (www.forbes.com)
  • Bloomberg Business Week (www.bloomberg.com)
  • Inc. Magazine (www.inc.com)
  • Economist (www.economist.com)
  • Entrepreneur (www.entrepreneur.com)
  • Harvard Business Review- (www.hbr.org)

Your task is to choose a current article (published in last 60 days) from one of the above-listed sources that relate to how managers effectively control their responsibilities.

  • What does control mean for a business? What do companies have to do to be in control?
  • What key points in the article support your statements?

Copy and paste the URL address of the article so it can be easily shared with your classmates.

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People who love to eat are always the best people. – Julia Child”

If you have ever attempted to follow a recipe then you know how important verbs, and their proper use are! Here are a few listed: whip, mix, grate, layer, slice, chop, stir, separate, add, roast, grill, sauté, spread, melt, peel, and hundreds more.

Sometimes the recipe directions are excellent, but there are times when those delicious instructions are unclear. Additional instruction, and knowing what action to take as a chef would be beneficial.

Look up the following site:

https://www.youtube.com/user/allrecipes/videos?app=desktop

For this discussion, choose a video recipe to watch. Every video recipe has the written recipe link included in the information section. Analyze the video, and compare it to the written recipe. What four instructions would you add to the written instructions to provide clarity? Each instruction should be in written as a complete sentence, and of course utilize a verb.

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Today’s concept of “medical necessity” determines the extent to which individuals with health conditions receive health care services. “Medical necessity” is the measure of whether a procedure is appropriate for the diagnosis and the treatment of a condition. This decision making process is based on the insurance company and the provider’s documentation. Rhinoplasty is sometimes considered cosmetic and not covered by insurance. Describe when it might be covered by insurance and what would you include when you coded and billed for the rhinoplasty? Include the rhinoplasty CPT codes in your response.