Write a proposal (5–7 pages) for a health care information review of the quality of care given to a specific patient population.

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Write a proposal (5–7 pages) for a health care information review of the quality of care given to a specific patient population.

You now know:

  • What information or data you will be reviewing.
  • From where the information or data will come.
  • Which standards or goals you are trying to reach.

You now need to determine how to make all of this happen. In this part of the process, you will put together your action plan. Who is going to do the work? What type of skills will they need? How long will it take them to do the work? This is your game plan. Each and every step needs to be clearly laid out and explained.

Keep in mind that you are writing a proposal. You are telling your physician group what you would like to do, why you want to do it, and how you are going to do it. You are not buying new devices or starting a new process. You are reviewing documentation that is already present in the office, or potentially in hospital records, to identify whether your group’s physicians provided quality care.

This assessment will complete your proposal for the health information review that you recommend. Throughout this assessment, explicitly state the reasons for each and all of your choices.

Please carefully review this assessment’s scoring guide to better understand the performance levels relating to each criterion on which you will be evaluated.

You do not need to write your proposal in APA format. You do need to complete a cohesive, coherent, organized, and well-written proposal. Much of the information you include in your proposal will come from your previous assessments. Be sure your proposal includes all of the following headings and your narrative addresses each of the bullet points.

Introduction

  • Explain what information you propose to collect.
  • Provide the reasons for collecting this information.
  • Describe how this information could be used to validate or improve the quality of care at your facility.

Data Collection Plan

  • Propose an implementation plan and detail the information you plan to collect at your facility, including where and how it will be collected.
  • Specify the following:
    • The time period you propose to review.
    • The system applications you will use to collect the health information.
  • Write a narrative, create a timeline, build a flowchart, or use any other method of your choosing to demonstrate the flow of health record information through the information life cycle from creation to destruction. Identify those sections within the life cycle from which you will retrieve information.
  • Explain the use of information from an HIE and describe how it may affect patient care, clinical knowledge, and population health data.
  • Detail the personnel required to complete the health information review, including their needed skills and required training and job aids.
  • Describe strategies that will be employed to help personnel implement the review study.

Data Security Plan

  • Plan measures to protect PHI.
  • Apply laws governing health information confidentiality, privacy, and security.
  • Plan for the impact of HIPAA on health care personnel, policies, and procedures.

Benchmarking Plan

  • Identify the sources of national data and quality measures.
  • Describe how you will use the national data and quality measures as benchmarks to compare with data from your facility.
  • Explain how you will ensure data standardization, along with any other factors you need to take into account, so the data from these sources is compatible with the data you plan to collect.
  • Explain how the collected data will be compared to the benchmarking and quality standards.

Quality and Change Management Strategies

  • Explain how data outcomes could be used to perform quality improvement reviews and recommend evidence-based best practices for policies and procedures based on outcomes.
  • Recommend best practices for departmental workflow that will support the information review you are proposing.
  • Describe relevant evidence-based best practices and procedures from peer-reviewed articles or Internet resources that could facilitate needed changes.

Implementation

  • Detail the steps for implementing the information review study along with the expected time frames.

Conclusion

  • Summarize how the proposed study will improve the quality of patient care for your physician group.

  • Written communication: Your paper needs to be clear and well organized, with correct spelling, grammar, and syntax, to support orderly exposition of content.
  • Title page: Develop a descriptive title of 5–15 words. It should stir interest yet maintain professional decorum.
  • References: Include a minimum of two citations of peer-reviewed sources in APA format.
  • Length: 5–7 typed and double-spaced content pages, not including the title page and references page.
  • Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:

  • Competency 1: Determine stages of the information lifecycle embedded within health information management technology functions.
    • Map the flow of health record information.
    • Detail steps and time frames for implementing a study.
  • Competency 2: Apply laws governing health information confidentiality, privacy, and security.
    • Plan data security measures.
  • Competency 3: Assess system applications used to operationalize health information.
    • Explain rationale for proposed health care information review procedures.
    • Plan procedures and human resource requirements to manage the information.
  • Competency 4: Determine how a health information exchange (HIE) or other external health care databases affect the management of patient data, clinical knowledge, and population data.
    • Plan evidence-based best practices or procedures to ensure data meet standards for interoperability with an HIE.
  • Competency 5: Apply quality and change management concepts to health care information management.
    • Plan evidence-based quality and change management strategies.
  • Competency 6: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, respectful of the diversity, dignity, and integrity of others, and is consistent with the expectations for healthcare professionals.
    • Write clearly, with correct spelling, grammar, and syntax, and good organization.
    • Apply proper APA formatting and style to citations and references.

Scoring Guide

Use the scoring guide to understand how your assessment will be evaluated.

Explain rationale for proposed health care information review procedures.

Distinguished

Concisely evaluates options for proposed health care information review procedures and explains rationale for choices.

Proficient

Explains rationale for proposed health care information review procedures.

Basic

Proposes health care information review procedures, but does not explain rationale in all instances.

Non Performance

Does not propose health care information review procedures.

Map the flow of health record information.

Distinguished

Maps an efficient and comprehensive flow of health record information, clearly and concisely.

Proficient

Maps the flow of health record information.

Basic

Maps the flow of health record information, but there are some errors or omissions.

Non Performance

Does not map the flow of health record information.

Plan procedures and human resource requirements to manage the information.

Distinguished

Plans cogent, efficient, and complete procedures and human resource requirements for an information system.

Proficient

Plans procedures and human resource requirements for an information system.

Basic

Plans procedures and human resource requirements for an information system, but significant elements are missing.

Non Performance

Does not plan procedures and human resource requirements for an information system.

Plan data security measures.

Distinguished

Plans efficient, achievable, and comprehensive data security measures.

Proficient

Plans data security measures.

Basic

Plans data security measures, but significant elements are missing.

Non Performance

Does not plan data security measures.

Plan evidence-based best practices or procedures to ensure data meet standards for interoperability with an HIE.

Distinguished

Plans clear, comprehensive protocols based on evidence-based best practices or procedures to ensure data meet standards for interoperability with both benchmarking and quality standards from an HIE.

Proficient

Plans evidence-based best practices or procedures to ensure data meet standards for interoperability with an HIE.

Basic

Plans practices or procedures to ensure data meet standards for interoperability with an HIE, but some elements are missing or are not evidence-based.

Non Performance

Does not plan practices or procedures to ensure data meet standards for interoperability with an HIE.

Plan evidence-based quality and change management strategies.

Distinguished

Evaluates evidence-based quality and change management strategies, and plans implementation of those deemed to be most effective.

Proficient

Plans evidence-based quality and change management strategies.

Basic

Plans quality and change management strategies, but does not cite relevant evidence-based strategies.

Non Performance

Does not plan quality and change management strategies.

Detail steps and time frames for implementing a study.

Distinguished

Details efficient steps and achievable time frames for implementing a study, and plans contingencies for risks.

Proficient

Details steps and time frames for implementing a study.

Basic

Outlines steps and time frames for implementing a study, but there are errors or omissions.

Non Performance

Does not outline steps and time frames for implementing a study.

Write clearly, with correct spelling, grammar, and syntax, and good organization.

Distinguished

Writes concisely with excellent clarity and organization, with no errors in spelling, grammar, or syntax, and employing critical or analytical reasoning as needed.

Proficient

Writes clearly, with correct spelling, grammar, and syntax, and good organization.

Basic

Writes clearly overall, but there are some errors in spelling, grammar, syntax, or organization.

Non Performance

Does not write clearly, and there are errors in spelling, grammar, syntax, and organization.

Apply proper APA formatting and style to citations and references.

Distinguished

Consistently applies proper APA formatting and style to citations and references without errors.

Proficient

Applies proper APA formatting and style to citations and references.

Basic

Applies APA formatting and style to citations and references inconsistently and with significant errors.

Non Performance

Does not apply proper APA formatting and style to citations and references.

Identify the benchmarks and quality measures used to compare to the office data for your proposal (Excel spreadsheet). Assess the compatibility of the proposed data and examine potential issues related to information quality (1–3 pages).

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Identify the benchmarks and quality measures used to compare to the office data for your proposal (Excel spreadsheet). Assess the compatibility of the proposed data and examine potential issues related to information quality (1–3 pages).

A key part of your proposal will be to identify benchmarks and trends for the topic you have chosen for your documentation review. Benchmarks can come from national or state quality standards or trends. If your proposal is approved, you as the office manager will want to try to answer this question: How does our office data compare to national or state trends?

You need to identify your benchmarks before you can collect and then compare the data. You decide what your benchmarks are. They could be based on national averages, state averages, or quality standards. For example, here is one quality standard: All patients with chronic, stable coronary artery disease are on an antiplatelet therapy or have supporting documentation as to why they cannot take an antiplatelet therapy. For instance, they may have an allergy.

Another question to consider when establishing benchmarks is this: Are you comparing apples to apples or apples to oranges? In addition, if you are retrieving information from a national database or data from an HIE, how do you know your office data is comparable to the information you are retrieving? Consult your suggested resources for answers to these questions.

For this second assessment, you are to:

  • Analyze statistical trends and assess quality measures relevant to your proposal.
  • Assess the compatibility of data drawn from multiple sources.
  • Determine the effects of health information quality on an HIE.

This assessment is completed in three steps:

  1. Step One – Preparation: Locate data related to quality measures or trends relevant to your topic from specific websites.
  2. Step Two – Data Collection: Create a data collection tracking spreadsheet and dashboard.
  3. Step Three – Data Compatibility: Write a short paper on data compatibility and quality.

Please study this assessment’s scoring guide to better understand the performance levels relating to each criterion on which you will be evaluated.

Step One: Preparation

Locate data related to quality measures relevant to your topic from one or more of these websites:

Step Two: Data Collection

Using the  Download Data Collection Spreadsheet Guide [XLSX]as an example, ;create a spreadsheet containing three tabs: Dashboard Tracking, Data Collection, and Trending.

On the first tab, Dashboard Tracking, draw from the information you gathered in Step One as part of your preparation for this assessment:

  • Identify the specific benchmark data you will compare with your office data. Remember it is up to you to establish your benchmarks.
  • Organize or create a spreadsheet to display the totals, percentages, averages, and so on of your office data and of the national or state data you will be using for comparison. Note: Your Office Data column will be blank because you are not collecting any office data. This is only a proposal to do an information review of the quality of care provided by the physician group. Data does, however, need to appear in the Benchmark (national/state) data column.
  • Include at least one comparison graph of your choice on this tab.

On the second tab, Data Collection, draw from the information you gathered in Step One as part of your preparation for this assessment:

  • Create a form you will use to collect specific data from the patients’ records.
  • Include a row for each patient.
  • Provide a column for each data collection point (quality measure) you will be comparing.

Note: The information on this page is totaled, averaged, et cetera, with the results linked to the first tab.

To create your third tab, Trends, you will need to do some additional research. Identify national benchmarks for the condition you have chosen that could be compared to your office data. For example, if the trend in your office is that you are seeing more patients with asthma, but the national trend is decreasing, you have discovered a discrepancy that needs to be investigated.

To perform your analysis:

  • Visit one or more of the following websites containing national data:
  • Locate and analyze statistical data relevant to the selected condition.
    • Examine trends:
      • What other meaningful trends exist? For example, consider the number of new cases, increases or decreases of cases within a specific age range or location, et cetera.
      • How do the national and state trends compare?
      • Is the national trend increasing or decreasing?
      • What is the percentage of cases who expire from the disease?
  • Identify the trending of one statistical result relating to the condition you selected over the last 5–10 years.
  • Create a line graph on the third tab of your spreadsheet, Trends, that illustrates the national and/or state trending of the disease you selected over the past 5–10 years.

Note: Remember you have not collected your office data yet for comparison purposes. You could add that data at a later time.

Step 3: Data Compatibility

Write a short section to add to the proposal you will complete in Assessment 3. Be sure this section of your proposal includes all of the following headings and your narrative addresses each of the bullet points.

Introduction

  • Provide a brief 1–2 sentence, high-level summary explaining data compatibility.

Data Compatibility

  • Assess the compatibility of the data:
    • How can you ensure data from multiple sources is compatible?
    • How do you know the data you are using for comparison is compatible with your office data?
    • What challenges are associated with data standardization? We do not want to compare apples with oranges. You want to be sure data from multiple sources:
      • Represents the same condition.
      • Uses similar statistical analysis.
      • And so on.

Effects of Health Information Quality on the HIE

  • Explain the difference between an HIE and a national database.
  • Explain what problems can develop if facilities submit incomplete or inaccurate information to an HIE.
  • Explain what problems can develop if facilities submit incomplete or inaccurate information to a national database.
  • Explain how incomplete or inaccurate data may affect your proposal.

Conclusion

  • Briefly reinforce your paper’s main points.

Your assessment should meet the following requirements:

  • Excel spreadsheet: Your spreadsheet must contain three tabs, be organized, contain appropriate graphs, and have correct spelling.
  • Written communication: Your paper needs to be clear and well organized, with correct spelling, grammar, and syntax, to support orderly exposition of content.
  • Title page: Develop a descriptive title of approximately 5–15 words. It should stir interest yet maintain professional decorum.
  • References: Include a minimum of two citations of peer-reviewed sources in current APA format.
  • Length: 1–3 typed, double-spaced content pages, not including the title page and references page.
  • Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:

  • Competency 4: Determine how a health information exchange (HIE) or other external health care databases affect the management of patient data, clinical knowledge, and population data.
    • Assess the compatibility of data from multiple sources.
    • Explain the effects of health information quality on an HIE.
  • Competency 5: Apply quality and change management concepts to health care information management.
    • Analyze statistical trends relevant to a selected condition.
    • Assess quality measures relevant to a selected condition.
  • Competency 6: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, respectful of the diversity, dignity, and integrity of others, and is consistent with the expectations for healthcare professionals.
    • Write clearly, with correct spelling, grammar, and syntax, and good organization.
    • Apply proper APA formatting and style to citations and references.

Scoring Guide

Use the scoring guide to understand how your assessment will be evaluated.

Analyze statistical trends relevant to a selected condition.Distinguished

Applies specific criteria to evaluate which sources of statistics are most relevant to a selected condition and chooses meaningful trends to analyze.

Proficient

Analyzes statistical trends relevant to a selected condition.

Basic

Analyzes statistical trends relevant to a selected condition, but there are significant errors or omissions.

Non Performance

Does not analyze statistical trends relevant to a selected condition.

Assess quality measures relevant to a selected condition.

Distinguished

Applies cogent and explicit criteria to assess quality measures relevant to a selected condition.

Proficient

Assesses quality measures relevant to a selected condition.

Basic

Describes quality measures relevant to a selected condition.

Non Performance

Does not describe quality measures relevant to a selected condition.

Assess the compatibility of data from multiple sources.

Distinguished

Applies cogent and explicit criteria to assess compatibility of data from multiple sources.

Proficient

Assesses compatibility of data from multiple sources.

Basic

Identifies factors that affect compatibility of data from multiple sources.

Non Performance

Does not identify factors that affect compatibility of data from multiple sources.

Explain the effects of health information quality on an HIE.

Distinguished

Evaluates diverse scenarios of problems that could develop if facilities submit incomplete or inaccurate information to an HIE.

Proficient

Explains the effects of health information quality on an HIE.

Basic

Identifies effects of health information quality on an HIE, but does not explain them.

Non Performance

Does not identify effects of health information quality on an HIE.

Write clearly, with correct spelling, grammar, and syntax, and good organization.

Distinguished

Writes concisely with excellent clarity and organization, with no errors in spelling, grammar, or syntax, and employing critical or analytical reasoning as needed.

Proficient

Writes clearly, with correct spelling, grammar, and syntax, and good organization.

Basic

Writes clearly overall, but there are some errors in spelling, grammar, syntax, or organization.

Non Performance

Does not write clearly, and there are errors in spelling, grammar, syntax, and organization.

Apply proper APA formatting and style to citations and references.

Distinguished

Consistently applies proper APA formatting and style to citations and references without errors.

Proficient

Applies proper APA formatting and style to citations and references.

Basic

Applies APA formatting and style to citations and references inconsistently and with significant errors.

Non Performance

Does not apply proper APA formatting and style to citations and references.

 

Instructions: Select ONE of the following scenarios and write your answer following the attached rubric: 1. Patient Confidentiality vs. Public Safety: o A PA discovers that a patient with a communicable disease is not following treatment protocols and is putting others at risk. Should the PA breach patient

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Instructions: Select ONE of the following scenarios and write your answer following the attached rubric: 1. Patient Confidentiality vs. Public Safety: o A PA discovers that a patient with a communicable disease is not following treatment protocols and is putting others at risk. Should the PA breach patient confidentiality to inform public health authorities? 2. Resource Allocation: o In a resource-limited setting, a PA has to decide which patients receive limited life-saving treatments. How should the PA prioritize patients, and what criteria should be used? 3. Informed Consent: o A patient with a serious condition refuses a life-saving treatment due to personal beliefs. The PA believes the patient does not fully understand the consequences. Should the PA respect the patient’s autonomy or try to persuade them to accept the treatment? 4. End-of-Life Decisions: o A PA is caring for a terminally ill patient who has expressed a desire to discontinue treatment and enter hospice care. The patient’s family disagrees and wants all possible measures taken to prolong life. How should the PA navigate this conflict? 5. Scope of Practice: o A PA is asked to perform a procedure that is technically within their training but is typically performed by a physician. The PA feels confident but is unsure if it is ethically appropriate to proceed without direct supervision. What should the PA do? 6. Cultural Sensitivity vs. Medical Best Practices: o A PA encounters a patient whose cultural beliefs conflict with the recommended medical treatment. How should the PA balance respecting the patient’s cultural practices with providing the best medical care? Rubric: At least 500 words. The required textbook for this class is: Mitchell D. Feldman, John F. Christensen, Jason M. Satterfield, Ryan Laponis (2020) Behavioral Medicine: A Guide to Clinical Practice 5th Edition McGraw/Hill Publishing

For HSM410, you will be completing a Healthcare Policy Analysis Paper . You will be required to choose a single past, current, or proposed legislative item to analyze. Below, you will find the deadlines and requirements of this project. All assignments related to the project, including the final version of your paper, total 250 points

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For HSM410, you will be completing a Healthcare Policy Analysis Paper . You will be required to choose a single past, current, or proposed legislative item to analyze. Below, you will find the deadlines and requirements of this project. All assignments related to the project, including the final version of your paper, total 250 points

Expectations

Topic with description 40 points

It is expected that you will provide a focused topic that identifies a problem/issue of concern and the legislation that is/has/will address the problem. Once you have identified your legislation, you will not be allowed to change. Complete some preliminary research to ensure that you have enough sources and information available to meet both the page length and number of source requirements.

Topics such as HIPAA and Medicare (for example) are too broad for this assignment. You need to focus your topic on a specific aspect, such as the Privacy Rules of HIPAA or the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit.

Outline : 60 points

It is expected that the Outline be submitted in a formal outline format as demonstrated below. Your outline should show enough detail to demonstrate that you have begun thinking about the organization of your paper and the research required for the topic. After your outline, please submit a listing of the sources that you have already identified for your paper.

I. Each Roman numeral should be a main section of the paper.

A. Subpoint

1. Details of Subpoint

a. Related details to the Subpoint

B. Subpoint

Final Paper: 150 points

It is expected that the final version of your Healthcare Policy Analysis Paper will be 8-10 pages in length, with 6-8 sources identified. Your paper should be 12-pt. Times New Roman font, double spaced, with standard margins. You should have a thesis statement in your introduction identifying the legislation/policy that your paper will be addressing. Please download and review the Grading Rubric for the Final Paper.

APA in-text citation is required in addition to listing all of your sources on a Works Cited Page at the end of the document. Your grade will be affected if you do not cite or identify your sources correctly.

Below is a list of questions that should be addressed in the body of your paper.

What is the legislation/policy that will be analyzed in this paper?
What is the problem/issue that this legislation attempts to address?
What is the history of the legislation?
Has (or will) the legislation been effective in addressing the problem or issue?
What group(s) of people have been the most affected by the problem?
Is there any information on the future of this legislation? (Revision, obsolete, status of bill, etc.)
Do you feel that there could have been a non-legislative or free market solution to the problem/issue addressed by this legislation? Please discuss.
Research Resources

Review the tutorials available on research, plagiarism, and APA citations. In addition, there are APA review materials available in the Files section and in the Syllabus.

RUBRIC

1. PO1: Analyze, design and implement practical approaches to solve and prevent business problems in healthcare settings.
CO: 5

Performance 4
Excellent 3
Good 2
Fair 1
Poor 0
Fail
35-40 25-34 15-24 1-14 0
Identify:
Identify business problems in healthcare settings.
CO: 5 Students address all 7 questions posed regarding the legislation/policy analyzed. Students address 4-5-6 questions posed regarding the legislation/policy analyzed. Students address 3-4 questions posed regarding the legislation/policy analyzed. Students address 1-2 questions posed regarding the legislation/policy analyzed. Students address no questions posed regarding the legislation/policy analyzed.

2. PO2: Sustain a working understanding of evolving issues in the healthcare industry.
CO: 1, 4

Performance 4
Excellent 3
Good 2
Fair 1
Poor 0
Fail
25-30 15-24 10-14 1-9 0
Analysis:
Research and select relevant information on issues in the healthcare industry from multiple / varying sources
CO: 1,4 Students utilize at least 6 adequate references for their project.
Students utilize 5 adequate references for their project.
Students utilize 4 adequate references for their project.
Students utilize 3 adequate reference for their project.
Students utilize less than 3 appropriate references for their project.
15-20 10-14 5-9 1-4 0
Apply:
Utilize relevant information from appropriate sources to understand evolving issues in the healthcare industry.
CO: 1,4 Student applies relevant information from appropriate sources to understand at least 7 evolving issues in health policy. Student applies relevant information from appropriate sources to understand 5-6 evolving issues in the health policy. Student applies relevant information from appropriate sources to understand 3-4 evolving issues in the health policy. Student applies relevant information from appropriate sources to understand 2 evolving issues in health policy. Student applies relevant information from appropriate sources to understand less than 2 evolving issues in health policy.

3. PO4: Apply project management and business analysis principles.
CO: 5

Performance 4
Excellent 3
Good 2
Fair 1
Poor 0
Fail
15-20 10-14 5-9 1-4 0
Analyze:
Differentiate various approaches to solve and/or prevent business problems in healthcare.
CO: 5 Students perform a detailed and comprehensive analysis of the legislation/policy selected, including non-legislative options which could have been tried.
Students perform a quality, but not comprehensive, analysis of the legislation/policy selected, including non-legislative options which could have been tried.

Students perform an adequate analysis of the legislation/policy selected, including non-legislative options which could have been tried.
Students perform a limited analysis of the legislation/policy selected, including non-legislative options which could have been tried.
Students do not perform an analysis of legislation/policy selected, including non-legislative options which could have been tried.

5. PO5: Communicate effectively in writing.
CO: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Performance 4
Excellent 3
Good 2
Fair 1
Poor 0
Fail
15-20 10-14 5-9 1-4 0
Identify:
Identify appropriate forms of effective communication.
CO: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 All of the following expectations are covered in the final paper:
• Thesis statement clearly identified legislation to be addressed

• Body of text follows an organized plan to address the main points

• Content sub-divisions follow outline
• Conclusion summarizes; complements thesis; contains no new information Most of the following expectations (3 out of 4) are covered in the final paper:
• Thesis statement clearly identified legislation to be addressed

• Body of text follows an organized plan to address the main points
• Content sub-divisions follow outline

• Conclusion summarizes; complements thesis; contains no new information Some of the following expectations (2 out of 4) are covered in the final paper:
• Thesis statement clearly identified legislation to be addressed

• Body of text follows an organized plan to address the main points

• Content sub-divisions follow outline

• Conclusion summarizes; complements thesis; contains no new information Few of the following expectations (1 out of 4) are covered in the final paper:
• Thesis statement clearly identified legislation to be addressed

• Body of text follows an organized plan to address the main points
• Content sub-divisions follow outline

• Conclusion summarizes; complements thesis; contains no new information None of the following expectations are covered in the final paper
• Thesis statement clearly identified legislation to be addressed

• Body of text follows an organized plan to address the main points

• Content sub-divisions follow outline

• Conclusion summarizes; complements thesis; contains no new information
15-20 10-14 5-9 1-4 0
Apply:
Demonstrates clear communication through appropriate structure and order of presentation
CO: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Final draft of the paper demonstrates all of the following description expectations:

• Meets the page requirement

• Has significant scope and depth of research to support statements

• Includes relevant illustration or examples

• Employs sound use of reasoning and logic to reinforce conclusions Final draft of the Presentation submitted by the team demonstrates most of the following description expectations:

• Meets the page requirement

• Has significant scope and depth of research to support statements

• Includes relevant illustration or examples

• Employs sound use of reasoning and logic to reinforce conclusions
Final draft of the Presentation submitted by the team demonstrates some of the following description expectations:

• Meets the page requirement

• Has significant scope and depth of research to support statements

• Includes relevant illustration or examples

• Employs sound use of reasoning and logic to reinforce conclusions Final draft of the Presentation submitted by the team demonstrates few of the following description expectations:

• Meets the page requirement

• Has significant scope and depth of research to support statements

• Includes relevant illustration or examples

• Employs sound use of reasoning and logic to reinforce conclusions Final draft of the Presentation submitted by the team demonstrates none of the following description expectations:

• Meets the page requirement

• Has significant scope and depth of research to support statements

• Includes relevant illustration or examples

• Employs sound use of reasoning and logic to reinforce conclusions

Analyze existing health policies that directly impact the community you profiled in the previous assessment, identifying their strengths, weaknesses, and areas for improvement. This policy analysis will help you formulate your CHAP report for publication in the next assessment.

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Analyze existing health policies that directly impact the community you profiled in the previous assessment, identifying their strengths, weaknesses, and areas for improvement. This policy analysis will help you formulate your CHAP report for publication in the next assessment.

An array of stakeholders, including patients and consumers, providers, payers, and the pharmaceutical industry, play a vital role in shaping the health care ecosystem. Their interrelated interests and demands drive the continuous evolution of health care systems and the development of new policies and practices. In this chapter, we will examine the relationships between these stakeholders, as well as their individual and collective contributions to the advancement of population health. Understanding the complex interplay between structure, systems, and stakeholders is crucial in fostering a culture of wellness and promoting the sustainable development of health care services for all.

When developing a community health assessment and plan (CHAP), it’s important to be aware of a variety of policies at the local, state, and federal levels. These can influence the type of data you may collect or use, the interventions you may choose, and how they may be implemented. By examining these relationships between your chosen priorities and public health policy, you will gain insights into how demographic, socioeconomic, and many other community factors must be taken into consideration when developing an effective and implementable CHAP.

For this second assessment, you will analyze existing health policies that directly impact the community you profiled in the previous assessment, identifying their strengths, weaknesses, and areas for improvement. You should consider each policy’s effectiveness in addressing health equity, accessibility, and affordability of health care services. This assessment will deepen your understanding of the role policy plays in shaping community health outcomes, and completing this policy analysis will help you formulate how you will write your CHAP report for publication in the next assessment.

When developing a community health assessment and plan (CHAP), it’s important to be aware of a variety of policies at the local, state, and federal levels. These can influence the type of data you may collect or use, the interventions you may choose, and how they may be implemented. By examining these relationships between your chosen priorities and public health policy, you will gain insights into how demographic, socioeconomic, and many other community factors must be taken into consideration when developing an effective and implementable CHAP.

For this assessment, you will analyze existing health policies that directly impact the community you profiled in the previous assessment, identifying their strengths, weaknesses, and areas for improvement. You should consider each policy’s effectiveness in addressing health equity, accessibility, and affordability of health care services. This assessment will deepen your understanding of the role policy plays in shaping community health outcomes, and completing this policy analysis will help you formulate how you will write your CHAP report for publication in the next assessment.

Before you begin the assessment:

  • Review the top five community population health priorities that you identified in your previous assessment.
    • From the top five priorities, identify the top three. These are the priorities you will focus on going forward. Consider the factors that have made these the three top health priorities needed in the community you’re assessing.
  • Review Assessment 2 Template: Analysis of Data and Policies [DOCX].
    • You will use this provided template to record your community health profile data.
  • Review the Assessment 2 Tutorial.
    • This video walks you through the assessment template.
  • Review Assessment 2 Exemplar: Analysis of Data and Policies [PDF].
    • The exemplar is only for guidance; do not copy any information from the exemplar. All coursework must be original.

Using the Assessment 2 Template: Analysis of Data and Policies [DOCX], complete the following:

  1. List the top three priorities for the CHAP.
    • Provide a rationale for the choices.
    • Support the choices with credible sources.
  2. Relate four or more relevant policies to their CHAP priorities with an insightful response.
    • Support the responses with credible sources.
  3. Summarize the rationale for all top three population health priorities. Explain how at least one of the following applies:
    • Prevalence.
    • Burden.
    • Social determinants.
    • Any other variable that demonstrates deep understanding of the priorities.
  4. Summarize the relevancy of the chosen health policies for the CHAP.
    • Demonstrate critical thinking via one or more of the following:
      • Reflect on the relationship between the health policies and the top three health priorities outlined in the CHAP.
      • Evaluate the impact of the health policies on the top three health priorities outlined in the CHAP.
      • Infer the consequences of the health policies on the top three health priorities outlined in the CHAP.
      • Any other explanation that demonstrates deep understanding of health policy.
  5. Apply proper APA formatting and citation style as required.

Submit your assessment as an attachment in the submission area.

Your assessment should also meet the following submission requirements:

  • Written communication: Apply scholarly and professional communication skills consistent with expectations for the intended purpose. Offer academic citations or professional experiences as examples. Consider exploring the resources at the Writing Center and Academic Writer.
  • APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to APA style and formatting guidelines. Visit Evidence and APA for help with APA citations.

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:

  • Competency 3: Compare and assess treatment and prevention models for promoting wellness and managing diseases in population health.
    • List the top three priorities, and provide a rationale for the choices.
    • Summarize the rationales for all top three population health priorities.
  • Competency 4: Explain the critical need for private and public health collaboration to ensure effective community health assessment, planning, and implementation of population health strategies.
    • Relate four or more relevant policies to their CHAP priorities with an insightful response.
    • Summarize the relevancy of the chosen health policies for the CHAP.
  • Competency 5: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and respectful of the diversity, dignity, and integrity of others and is consistent with expectations for health care professionals.
    • Apply proper APA formatting and citation style as required.

Scoring Guide

Use the scoring guide to understand how your assessment will be evaluated.

List the top three priorities, and provide a rationale for the choices.Distinguished

Lists the top three priorities, provides a rationale, and supports the choices with credible sources.

Proficient

Lists the top three priorities, and provides a rationale for the choices.

Basic

Lists the top three priorities, but does not provide a rationale for the choices.

Non Performance

Does not list the top three priorities for the CHAP.

Relate four or more relevant policies to their CHAP priorities with an insightful response.

Distinguished

Relates four or more relevant policies to their CHAP priorities with an insightful response supported by credible resources.

Proficient

Relates four or more relevant policies to their CHAP priorities with an insightful response.

Basic

Relates at least two relevant policies to the CHAP priorities.

Non Performance

Does not relate any relevant policies to the CHAP priorities.

Summarize the rationales for all top three population health priorities.

Distinguished

Summarizes the rationales for all top three population health priorities and explains the relationship of at least one of the following to the priorities: prevalence, burden, social determinants, or any other variable that demonstrates deep understanding of the priorities.

Proficient

Summarizes the rationales for all top three population health priorities.

Basic

Summarizes the rationales for some but not all top three population health priorities.

Non Performance

Does not summarize any rationales for the top three population health priorities.

Summarize the relevancy of the chosen health policies for the CHAP.

Distinguished

Summarizes the relevancy of the chosen health policies for the CHAP and demonstrates critical thinking via reflection, evaluation, inference, or any other explanation that shows deep understanding of health policy.

Proficient

Summarizes the relevancy of the chosen health policies for the CHAP.

Basic

Provides an incomplete summary of the relevancy of the chosen health policies for the CHAP.

Non Performance

Does not summarize the relevancy of the chosen health policies for the CHAP.

Apply proper APA formatting and citation style as required.

Distinguished

Applies flawless APA formatting and citation style.

Proficient

Applies proper APA formatting and citation style as required.

Basic

Applies inconsistent APA formatting and citation style.

Non Performance

Does not apply APA formatting and citation style.

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Using your community health profile, policy analysis, and stakeholder mapping, develop the final piece of your CHAP: the community health intervention plan. This plan should include evidence-based strategies to address the identified health disparities, promote health equity, and improve overall community health related to the top three population health priorities you identified. Address, too, those

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Using your community health profile, policy analysis, and stakeholder mapping, develop the final piece of your CHAP: the community health intervention plan. This plan should include evidence-based strategies to address the identified health disparities, promote health equity, and improve overall community health related to the top three population health priorities you identified. Address, too, those necessary resources, potential barriers, and methods for evaluating the success of your proposed interventions.

In the context of community health assessment and planning, embracing change and transformation theories can lead to the development of more effective and targeted interventions that address the unique needs of various population groups. By fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation, health care organizations can better collaborate with community stakeholders to design and implement strategies that promote better health outcomes for all. This holistic approach to population health management not only benefits individual patients and health care providers but also contributes to building healthier, more resilient communities overall.

Where do we go from here? Looking ahead, technological advancements have the potential to transform both private and public health in ways that will increase access to care, enhance quality and safety, and support more equitable health outcomes. Innovations such as telehealth, remote monitoring, and artificial intelligence will play a significant role in shaping the health care landscape. As organizations continue to build cultures of health and wellness, they will also need to adapt to these technological advances and leverage them to create more efficient and patient-centered care. This forward-thinking approach will ultimately contribute to the overall well-being of communities and promote a healthier future for all, emphasizing the importance of population health management.

For this assessment, you will use the information from your previous assessments to create a CHAP presentation that is ready for publication and distribution to community stakeholders. Based on your community health profile, policy analysis, and stakeholder mapping, you will develop the final piece of your CHAP: the community health intervention plan. This plan should include evidence-based strategies to address the identified health disparities, promote health equity, and improve overall community health related to the top three population health priorities you identified. You will also consider the resources needed, potential barriers, and methods for evaluating the success of your proposed interventions.

For this assessment, you will use the information from your previous assessments to create a CHAP presentation that is ready for publication and distribution to community stakeholders. Based on your community health profile, policy analysis, and stakeholder mapping, you will develop the final piece of your CHAP: the community health intervention plan. This plan should include evidence-based strategies to address the identified health disparities, promote health equity, and improve overall community health related to the top three population health priorities you identified. You will also consider the resources needed, potential barriers, and methods for evaluating the success of your proposed interventions.

Before you begin the assessment:

Using Assessment 4 Template: Community Health Assessment and Planning [PPTX], complete the following:

  1. Produce a title slide with hospital name and presenter’s name and a follow-up purpose statement slide that includes stakeholders.
    • Align both slides with the top three health priorities in the CHAP.
  2. Provide a clear and comprehensive executive summary introduction.
    • Provide an engaging summary of the CHAP research and content.
  3. Provide accurate, detailed, and insightful community profile data.
    • Provide effective analysis and interpretation that aligns with the CHAP.
  4. Provide well-researched, clearly articulated health priorities.
    • Include disparities, barriers, and corresponding SMART goals.
    • Draw strong connections drawn between research, priorities, and goals.
  5. Propose detailed and innovative community health intervention programs.
    • Include clear and practical implementation steps.
  6. Provide a clear, insightful conclusion.
    • Include specific, actionable next steps that align directly with and build upon the CHAP.
  7. Produce a visually appealing, engaging, and relevant CHAP presentation.
    • Communicate effectively with the community.
    • Design the presentation to resonate with members of the community.

Submit your assessment as an attachment in the submission area.

Your assessment should also meet the following submission requirements:

  • Written communication: Apply scholarly and professional communication skills consistent with expectations for the intended purpose. Offer academic citations or professional experiences as examples. Consider exploring the resources at the Writing Center and Academic Writer.
  • APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to APA style and formatting guidelines. Visit Evidence and APA for help with APA citations.

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:

  • Competency 1: Apply evidence based strategies for wellness promotion and disease management within diverse populations.
    • Provide a clear executive summary introduction that effectively summarizes the CHAP research and content.
    • Provide well-researched, clearly articulated health priorities, including disparities, barriers, and corresponding SMART goals, with empirical research for support.
  • Competency 2: Synthesize principles of epidemiology, population health, and community engagement to design effective interventions.
    • Provide detailed community profile data that accurately reflects the CHAP community.
    • Propose detailed community health intervention programs, including clear implementation steps.
    • Provide a clear conclusion and detailed next steps.
  • Competency 4: Explain the critical need for private and public health collaboration to ensure effective community health assessment, planning, and implementation of population health strategies.
    • Produce a title slide with hospital name and presenter’s name and a follow-up purpose statement slide that includes stakeholders.
  • Competency 5: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and respectful of the diversity, dignity, and integrity of others and is consistent with expectations for health care professionals.
    • Produce a visually appealing and relevant CHAP presentation.
    • Write with minimal grammar, usage, spelling, and mechanical errors.

Scoring Guide

Use the scoring guide to understand how your assessment will be evaluated.

Produce a title slide with hospital name and presenter’s name and a follow-up purpose statement slide that includes stakeholders.Distinguished

Produces a title slide with hospital name and presenter’s name and a follow-up purpose statement slide that includes stakeholders, and both slides align perfectly with the top three health priorities in the CHAP.

Proficient

Produces a title slide with hospital name and presenter’s name and a follow-up purpose statement slide that includes stakeholders.

Basic

Produces a title slide with hospital name and presenter’s name and a follow-up purpose statement slide, but does not include all required information.

Non Performance

Does not produce a title slide and follow-up purpose statement slide.

Provide a clear executive summary introduction that effectively summarizes the CHAP research and content.

Distinguished

Provides a clear, comprehensive, and engaging executive summary introduction that effectively encapsulates the CHAP research and content.

Proficient

Provides a clear executive summary introduction that effectively summarizes the CHAP research and content.

Basic

Provides an executive summary introduction, but it lacks clarity or does not effectively align with the CHAP research and content.

Non Performance

Does not provide an executive summary introduction in alignment with the CHAP research and content.

Provide detailed community profile data that accurately reflects the CHAP community.

Distinguished

Provides accurate, detailed, and insightful community profile data, with effective analysis and interpretation that aligns with the CHAP.

Proficient

Provides detailed community profile data that accurately reflects the CHAP community.

Basic

Provides some community profile data, but it lacks depth or accuracy.

Non Performance

Does not provide community profile data, or the data is irrelevant or incorrect.

Provide well-researched, clearly articulated health priorities, including disparities, barriers, and corresponding SMART goals, with empirical research for support.

Distinguished

Provides well-researched, clearly articulated health priorities, including disparities, barriers, and corresponding SMART goals, with strong connections drawn between research, priorities, and goals.

Proficient

Provides well-researched, clearly articulated health priorities, including disparities, barriers, and corresponding SMART goals, with empirical research for support.

Basic

Provides health priorities and SMART goals, but the supporting research is inadequate or not effectively incorporated.

Non Performance

Does not provide health priorities or SMART goals, or the priorities and objectives lack supportive empirical research.

Propose detailed community health intervention programs, including clear implementation steps.

Distinguished

Proposes detailed and innovative community health intervention programs, including clear and practical implementation steps.

Proficient

Proposes detailed community health intervention programs, including clear implementation steps.

Basic

Proposes community health intervention programs, but the implementation steps are unclear or incomplete.

Non Performance

Does not propose any community health intervention programs, or the proposed programs lack detailed implementation steps.

Provide a clear conclusion and detailed next steps.

Distinguished

Provides a clear, insightful conclusion and specific, actionable next steps that directly align with and build upon the CHAP.

Proficient

Provides a clear conclusion and detailed next steps.

Basic

Provides a conclusion and next steps, but they lack depth or specificity.

Non Performance

Does not provide a conclusion or next steps, or the conclusion and next steps are illogical or unclear.

Produce a visually appealing and relevant CHAP presentation.

Distinguished

Produces a visually appealing, engaging, and relevant CHAP presentation that effectively communicates with and resonates with the community.

Proficient

Produces a visually appealing and relevant CHAP presentation.

Basic

Produces a visually appealing CHAP document, but it lacks engagement or relevance for the community.

Non Performance

Does not produce a visually appealing CHAP presentation or the presentation lacks engagement for the community.

Write with minimal grammar, usage, spelling, and mechanical errors.

Distinguished

Writes with superior grammar, usage, spelling, and mechanics.

Proficient

Writes with minimal grammar, usage, spelling, and mechanical errors.

Basic

Writes with some grammar, usage, spelling, and mechanical errors.

Non Performance

Writes with many grammar, usage, spelling, and mechanical errors.

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mind map diagnosis

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  • 1. In this exercise, you will complete a MindMap Template to gauge your understanding of this week’s content. Select one of the possible topics provided to complete your MindMap Template. Topic is heart failure
  • 2. In this exercise, you will complete a Mind Map Template to gauge your understanding of this week’s content. Select one of the possible topics provided to complete your MindMap Template(Diverticulitis)

Describe the pathophysiology of the primary diagnosis in your own words. What are the patient’s risk factors for this diagnosis

What are the patient’s signs and symptoms for this diagnosis? How does the diagnosis impact other body systems and what are the possible complication

What are other potential diagnosis that present in a similar way to this diagnosis (differentials)

What diagnostic tests or labs would you order to rule out the differentials for this patient or confirm the primary diagnosis? What treatment options would you consider? Include possible referrals and medications

What are the patient’s signs and symptoms for this diagnosis? How does the diagnosis impact other body systems and what are the possible complication

What are other potential diagnosis that present in a similar way to this diagnosis (differentials)

What diagnostic tests or labs would you order to rule out the differentials for this patient or confirm the primary diagnosis? What treatment options would you consider? Include possible referrals and medications

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HEALTH AND MEDICAL

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Description

Is there a difference between health services administrators and health services management?

Discussion board

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Description

What were the goals of the Spanish in California? What was the impact of the mission system on Native Americans?

Your answer should be well thought out and include examples from course materials to support your discussion.

DO NOT FORGET: You must reply to another classmate’s post for full credit.

Discussion 2

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The balance between cost and quality is very important in healthcare. This week’s discussion emphasizes that very point.