2/23/24, 8:24 PM HCM 320 Final Project Guidelines and Rubric Overview The final project for this course is the creation of a health issue presentation. Healthcare managers must recognize that changes in healthcare policy can alter the economic landscape of an organization. In understanding healthcare economic principles, healthcare mangers can develop healthcare delivery models designed to address critical healthcare issues. Ultimately, the goal must always be improving population health and outcomes. This assessment will provide you with a real-world opportunity to assume the role of healthcare administrator and analyze key legislation for its impacts on the delivery of care and public health. In this assessment, you will select an economic issue that has impacted the healthcare system from the provided list and identify a corresponding health policy addressing the issue. Your task will be to examine relevant macroeconomic and microeconomic forces to arrive at an informed opinion on the benefits and consequences of that policy. Based on your investigation, you will create a presentation articulating the value of the policy initiative for the overall health of American society. Ultimately, your aim is to influence an audience of healthcare administrators and managers, as well as healthcare policy makers and legislators, to care about your key health topic and support your identified solution. The project is divided into three milestones, which will be submitted at various points throughout the course to scaffold learning and ensure quality final submissions. These milestones will be submitted in Modules One, Three, and Five. The final submission is due in Module Seven. In this assignment, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following course outcomes: Analyze fundamental economic principles and indicators for determining operational strategies that improve healthcare quality, costs, and accessibility for patients and caregivers Evaluate contemporary economic policies and practices for their positive and negative impacts to the American healthcare system and the healthcare consumer Assess the market power of healthcare organizations for their potential to influence healthcare consumer behavior Illustrate socioeconomic factors that influence community health needs by identifying specific catalysts for and obstacles to change in the American healthcare system ● Assignment Information ● ● ● Prompt Your presentation should be a polished artifact using slides and speaker notes that are supportive of a five- to ten-minute talk. In the talk, you should passionately address an audience of healthcare administrators and managers, as well as healthcare policy makers and legislators. The content should address each of the critical elements listed below. Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed: I. Analysis of the Health Issue: Describe for your audience the nature of your chosen public health issue, so that they will be able to understand and appreciate your presentation. Specifically, be sure that you address the following: A. Outline the underlying economic principles and indicators at play, using specific examples. To what extent do those principles and indicators apply in understanding your chosen public health issue? B. Demonstrate the economic impacts of your public health issue. Provide specific examples of each impact. C. Analyze the larger context within which your chosen public health issue exists. To what extent is the issue a product of larger socioeconomic factors? D. Examine the major healthcare organizations impacted by the public health issue. How are they currently acting and reacting to the issue? II. Evaluation of Policy A. Discuss the current economic and legal landscape related to your public health issue. To what extent do existing policies (or the lack thereof) have positive or negative impacts to the American healthcare system? B. Explain your proposed policy using evidence and examples to illustrate. 1. What are the specific operational strategies that you believe are necessary for addressing your chosen issue and why? 2. What role do the major healthcare organizations play in your proposed policy? To what extent can their position in the marketplace be harnessed? C. Defend your proposed policy for addressing the public health issue with specific research and evidence. 1. How will your proposed public policy improve the American healthcare system in terms of healthcare quality, costs, and accessibility? 2. In what ways is your proposed policy informed by the larger socioeconomic factors that can influence public health? III. Implementation A. Identify potential socioeconomic barriers to policy change and describe each with specific details. B. Identify possible socioeconomic supports for policy change and describe each with specific details. C. Illustrate the value proposition for the major healthcare organizations you referenced earlier. To what extent will there be beneficial outcomes for their organizations if your policy is enacted? How would you mobilize them to support change? D. End your presentation with a final, persuasive call to action tailored to your target audiences. file:///home/rishabhgupta/.cache/.fr-hrUdBM/HCM 320 Final Project Guidelines and Rubric.html 1/4 2/23/24, 8:24 PM Milestones Milestone One: Topic Selection In Module One, you will submit your topic selection. After reviewing the requirements in the final project document, explore the four focus areas identified by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. From these broad topics, identify a specific public health issue to use as the basis for your final project presentation. For example, if you are interested in mental health as a broad topic, you may narrow your focus and select healthcare for veterans as your specific topic. Using the template provided, begin to compile important information and resources that you can use to develop your presentation. This milestone is graded with the Milestone One Rubric. Milestone Two: Analysis of Health Issue (Draft of Section I) In Module Three, you will submit your analysis of the health issue. Describe for your audience the nature of your chosen public health issue, so that they will be able to understand and appreciate your presentation. Your analysis will include the economic principles and impacts involved with your public health issue, related socioeconomic factors, and the healthcare organizations impacted. Use the feedback you received on Milestone One to assist you in developing your introduction. This milestone is graded with the Milestone Two Rubric. Milestone Three: Letter to Stakeholder (Draft of Section II) In Module Five, you will submit a letter to a stakeholder. Address the critical elements in the Evaluation of Policy section and write a letter to the stakeholders involved to describe and defend your proposed policy. Stakeholders could include policy makers, healthcare providers, insurers, and healthcare consumers. This milestone is graded with the Milestone Three Rubric. Final Submission: Health Issue Presentation In Module Seven, you will submit your health issue presentation. It should be a complete, polished artifact containing all of the critical elements of the final product. It should reflect the incorporation of feedback gained throughout the course. This final submission will be graded using the Final Project Rubric. What to Submit Your presentation should be a polished artifact using slides and speaker notes that are supportive of a 5- to 10-minute talk. Any citations should be in APA format. Final Project Rubric Criteria Analysis of the Health Issue: Economic Principles and Indicators Analysis of the Health Issue: Economic Impacts Analysis of the Health Issue: Socioeconomic Factors Exemplary (100%) Meets "Proficient" criteria and demonstrates nuanced understanding of fundamental economic principles and indicators Meets "Proficient" criteria and demonstrates nuanced understanding of fundamental economic principles and indicators Assignment Information Meets "Proficient" criteria and demonstrates keen insight into socioeconomic factors that influence community health needs Proficient (85%) Outlines the underlying economic principles and indicators at play, using specific examples Demonstrates the economic impacts of the public health issue and provides specific examples of each impact Analyzes the larger context within which the public health issue exists by qualifying the extent to which the issue is a product of larger socioeconomic factors file:///home/rishabhgupta/.cache/.fr-hrUdBM/HCM 320 Final Project Guidelines and Rubric.html Needs Improvement (55%) Outlines the underlying economic principles and indicators at play, but there are inaccuracies or the outline lacks specific examples Demonstrates the economic impacts of the public health issue, but there are inaccuracies or the demonstration fails to provide specific examples of each impact Analyzes the larger context within which the public health issue exists, but fails to fully or accurately qualify the extent to which the issue is a product of larger socioeconomic factors Not Evident (0%) Does not outline the underlying economic principles and indicators at play Does not demonstrate the economic impacts of the public health issue Does not analyze the larger context within which the public health issue exists Value 8 8 6 2/4 2/23/24, 8:24 PM Criteria Analysis of the Health Issue: Healthcare Organizations Evaluation of Policy: Current Landscape Evaluation of Policy: Explain: Operational Strategies Evaluation of Policy: Explain: Healthcare Organizations Evaluation of Policy: Defend: Improve Evaluation of Policy: Defend: Informed Implementation: Barriers to Policy Change Exemplary (100%) Meets "Proficient" criteria and demonstrates sophisticated ability to assess the market power of healthcare organizations Meets "Proficient" criteria and demonstrates insightful ability to evaluate contemporary economic policies and practices Meets "Proficient" criteria and demonstrates keen insight into operational strategies that improve healthcare quality, costs, and accessibility Meets "Proficient” criteria and demonstrates sophisticated ability to assess the market power of healthcare organizations Meets "Proficient" criteria and demonstrates insightful ability to evaluate contemporary economic policies and practices Meets "Proficient" criteria and demonstrates keen insight into socioeconomic factors that influence community health needs Meets "Proficient" criteria and demonstrates keen insight into socioeconomic factors that Assignment Information Proficient (85%) Examines the major healthcare organizations impacted by the public health issue, including their actions and reactions to the issue Discusses the current economic and legal landscape related to the public health issue, including to what extent existing policies have positive or negative impacts on the healthcare system Explains the proposed policy in terms of the specific operational strategies and why they are necessary for addressing the public health issue Explains the proposed policy in terms of the role the major healthcare organizations can play to harness their market position for addressing the public health issue Defends the proposed policy by explaining how it will improve the American healthcare system in terms of healthcare quality, costs, and accessibility Defends the proposed policy by explaining how it is informed the larger socioeconomic factors that influence public health Identifies potential socioeconomic barriers to file:///home/rishabhgupta/.cache/.fr-hrUdBM/HCM 320 Final Project Guidelines and Rubric.html Needs Improvement (55%) Examines the major healthcare organizations impacted by the issue, but fails to fully or accurately explain their actions and reactions to the issue Discusses the current economic and legal landscape related to the public health issue, but fails to fully or accurately qualify the extent to which existing policies have positive or negative impacts on the healthcare system Explains the proposed policy, but fails to detail the specific operational strategies and why they are necessary for addressing the public health issue Explains the proposed policy, but fails to detail the specific ways in which the major healthcare organizations can harness their market position to address the public health issue Defends the proposed policy, but fails to fully or logically explain how it will improve the American healthcare system in terms of healthcare quality, costs, and accessibility Defends the proposed policy, but fails to fully or logically explain how it is informed by the larger socioeconomic factors that influence public health Identifies potential socioeconomic barriers to change, but not all barriers are Not Evident (0%) Does not examine the major healthcare organizations impacted by the issue Does not discuss the current economic and legal landscape related to the public health issue Does not explain the proposed policy in terms of the necessary operational strategies Does not explain the proposed policy in terms of the role of the major healthcare organizations in addressing the public health issue Does not defend the proposed policy in terms of how it will improve the American healthcare system Does not defend the proposed policy in terms of how it is informed by larger socioeconomic factors Does not identify potential socioeconomic barriers to change Value 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 3/4 2/23/24, 8:24 PM Criteria Implementation: Supports for Policy Change Implementation: Value Proposition Implementation: Call to Action Articulation of Response Exemplary (100%) influence community health needs Meets "Proficient" criteria and demonstrates keen insight into socioeconomic factors that influence community health needs Meets "Proficient" criteria and demonstrates keen insight into the market power of healthcare organizations Meets "Proficient" criteria and is particularly persuasive in articulating the positive impacts of the proposal for the American healthcare system and the healthcare consumer Submission is free of errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, and organization and is presented in a professional and easy to read format Assignment Information Proficient (85%) change and describes each with specific details Identifies possible socioeconomic supports for change and describes each with specific details Illustrates the value proposition for the major healthcare organizations by explaining the beneficial outcomes for them and proposing strategies to mobilize their support Ends the presentation with a final, persuasive call to action that is tailored to the target audiences Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization file:///home/rishabhgupta/.cache/.fr-hrUdBM/HCM 320 Final Project Guidelines and Rubric.html Needs Improvement (55%) logical, or identification fails to describe each with specific details Identifies possible supports for change, but not all supports are logical, or identification fails to describe each with specific details Illustrates the value proposition for the major healthcare organizations, but fails to fully or logically explain the beneficial outcomes and propose strategies for mobilization Ends the presentation with a final call to action, but fails to persuasively tailor the appeal to the target audiences Submission has major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas Not Evident (0%) Does not identify possible socioeconomic supports for change Does not illustrate the value proposition for the major healthcare organizations Does not end the presentation with a final call to action Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas Total: Value 6 8 8 4 100% 4/4