Health Organization Evaluation Assignment
Health Organization Evaluation Assignment
Health Organization Evaluation
Research a health care organization or network that spans several states with in the United States (United Healthcare, Vanguard, Banner Health, etc.). Assess the readiness of the health care organization or network you chose in regard to meeting the health care needs of citizens in the next decade.
Prepare a 1,000-1,250 word paper that presents your assessment and proposes a strategic plan to ensure readiness. Include the following:
1. Describe the health care organization or network.
2. Describe the organization’s overall readiness based on your findings.
3. Prepare a strategic plan to address issues pertaining to network growth, nurse staffing, resource management, and patient satisfaction.
4. Identify any current or potential issues within the organizational culture and discuss how these issues may affect aspects of the strategic plan.
5. Propose a theory or model that could be used to support implementation of the strategic plan for this organization. Explain why this theory or model is best.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.
You must proofread your paper. But do not strictly rely on your computer’s spell-checker and grammar-checker; failure to do so indicates a lack of effort on your part and you can expect your grade to suffer accordingly. Papers with numerous misspelled words and grammatical mistakes will be penalized. Read over your paper – in silence and then aloud – before handing it in and make corrections as necessary. Often it is advantageous to have a friend proofread your paper for obvious errors. Handwritten corrections are preferable to uncorrected mistakes.
Use a standard 10 to 12 point (10 to 12 characters per inch) typeface. Smaller or compressed type and papers with small margins or single-spacing are hard to read. It is better to let your essay run over the recommended number of pages than to try to compress it into fewer pages.
Likewise, large type, large margins, large indentations, triple-spacing, increased leading (space between lines), increased kerning (space between letters), and any other such attempts at “padding” to increase the length of a paper are unacceptable, wasteful of trees, and will not fool your professor.
The paper must be neatly formatted, double-spaced with a one-inch margin on the top, bottom, and sides of each page. When submitting hard copy, be sure to use white paper and print out using dark ink. If it is hard to read your essay, it will also be hard to follow your argument.
ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CLASS
Discussion Questions (DQ)
Initial responses to the DQ should address all components of the questions asked, include a minimum of one scholarly source, and be at least 250 words.
Successful responses are substantive (i.e., add something new to the discussion, engage others in the discussion, well-developed idea) and include at least one scholarly source.
One or two sentence responses, simple statements of agreement or “good post,” and responses that are off-topic will not count as substantive. Substantive responses should be at least 150 words.
I encourage you to incorporate the readings from the week (as applicable) into your responses.
Weekly Participation
Your initial responses to the mandatory DQ do not count toward participation and are graded separately.
In addition to the DQ responses, you must post at least one reply to peers (or me) on three separate days, for a total of three replies.
Participation posts do not require a scholarly source/citation (unless you cite someone else’s work).
Part of your weekly participation includes viewing the weekly announcement and attesting to watching it in the comments. These announcements are made to ensure you understand everything that is due during the week.
APA Format and Writing Quality
Familiarize yourself with APA format and practice using it correctly. It is used for most writing assignments for your degree. Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for APA paper templates, citation examples, tips, etc. Points will be deducted for poor use of APA format or absence of APA format (if required).
Cite all sources of information! When in doubt, cite the source. Paraphrasing also requires a citation.
I highly recommend using the APA Publication Manual, 6th edition.
Use of Direct Quotes
I discourage overutilization of direct quotes in DQs and assignments at the Masters’ level and deduct points accordingly.
As Masters’ level students, it is important that you be able to critically analyze and interpret information from journal articles and other resources. Simply restating someone else’s words does not demonstrate an understanding of the content or critical analysis of the content.
It is best to paraphrase content and cite your source.
LopesWrite Policy
For assignments that need to be submitted to LopesWrite, please be sure you have received your report and Similarity Index (SI) percentage BEFORE you do a “final submit” to me.
Once you have received your report, please review it. This report will show you grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors that can easily be fixed. Take the extra few minutes to review instead of getting counted off for these mistakes.
Review your similarities. Did you forget to cite something? Did you not paraphrase well enough? Is your paper made up of someone else’s thoughts more than your own?
Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for tips on improving your paper and SI score.
Late Policy
The university’s policy on late assignments is 10% penalty PER DAY LATE. This also applies to late DQ replies.
Please communicate with me if you anticipate having to submit an assignment late. I am happy to be flexible, with advance notice. We may be able to work out an extension based on extenuating circumstances.
If you do not communicate with me before submitting an assignment late, the GCU late policy will be in effect.
I do not accept assignments that are two or more weeks late unless we have worked out an extension.
As per policy, no assignments are accepted after the last day of class. Any assignment submitted after midnight on the last day of class will not be accepted for grading.
Communication
Communication is so very important. There are multiple ways to communicate with me:
Questions to Instructor Forum: This is a great place to ask course content or assignment questions. If you have a question, there is a good chance one of your peers does as well. This is a public forum for the class.
Individual Forum: This is a private forum to ask me questions or send me messages. This will be checked at least once every 24 hours.
Health Organization Evaluation – Rubric
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Health Care Organization or Network
27 points
Criteria Description
Health Care Organization or Network
5. Excellent
27 points
Health care organization or network is clearly and accurately described.
4. Good
22.95 points
Health care organization or network is described. Some detail is needed for clarity.
3. Satisfactory
20.25 points
Health care organization or network is summarized. Some information is needed. There are minor inaccuracies related to the representation of the organization or network.
2. Less Than Satisfactory
17.55 points
Health care organization or network is partially presented. There are significant omissions and inaccuracies.
1. Unsatisfactory
0 points
Health care organization or network is not described.
Assessment of Overall Organizational Readiness
27 points
Criteria Description
Assessment of Overall Organizational Readiness
5. Excellent
27 points
Assessment of overall organizational readiness is described in detail. Degree of organizational readiness is established. Strong evidence and rationale support the assessment.
4. Good
22.95 points
Assessment of overall organizational readiness is described. Degree of organizational readiness is generally established. Some evidence or rationale is needed for support.
3. Satisfactory
20.25 points
Assessment of overall organizational readiness is summarized. Degree of organizational readiness is partially established. More information, rationale, and support are needed.
2. Less Than Satisfactory
17.55 points
Assessment of overall organizational readiness is partially presented. There are significant omissions. Degree of organizational readiness is not established.
1. Unsatisfactory
0 points
Assessment of overall organizational readiness is omitted.
Strategic Plan
36 points
Criteria Description
Strategic Plan
5. Excellent
36 points
The strategic plan is well developed. Network growth, nurse staffing, resource management, and patient satisfaction are addressed in detail. The plan is supported with strong evidence and rationale.
4. Good
30.6 points
The strategic plan addresses network growth, nurse staffing, resource management, and patient satisfaction. Some evidence or rationale is needed for support.
3. Satisfactory
27 points
The strategic plan generally addresses network growth, nurse staffing, resource management, and patient satisfaction. More information, rationale, and support are needed.
2. Less Than Satisfactory
23.4 points
Strategic plan is partially presented. Plan contains major omissions. The plan fails to address issues outlined in the assignment criteria.
1. Unsatisfactory
0 points
Strategic plan is omitted.
Identification of Issues in Organizational Culture
27 points
Criteria Description
Identification of Current or Potential Issues in Organizational Culture and Impact of These to Strategic Plan
5. Excellent
27 points
Current or potential issues in the organizational culture are clearly identified. The potential impact of these on the strategic plan is thoroughly described and supported with evidence and rationale.
4. Good
22.95 points
Current or potential issues in the organizational culture and the potential impact of these on the strategic plan are discussed. Some evidence or rationale is needed.
3. Satisfactory
20.25 points
Current or potential issues in the organizational culture are generally discussed. The impact of these on the strategic plan is summarized. Evidence and rationale are needed to support claims.
2. Less Than Satisfactory
17.55 points
Current or potential issues in the organizational culture are partially summarized. The potential impact of these on the strategic plan is unclear. There are omissions and inaccuracies throughout.
1. Unsatisfactory
0 points
Current or potential issues in the organizational culture and the impact of these to strategic plan are omitted.
Theory or Model to Support Implementation of Strategic Plan
27 points
Criteria Description
Theory or Model to Support Implementation of Strategic Plan
5. Excellent
27 points
Theory or model to support strategic plan implementation is proposed. The theory or model demonstrates strong support for implementation of the strategic plan for the organization. Compelling rationale supports why the theory or model is the best choice.
4. Good
22.95 points
Theory or model to support strategic plan implementation is proposed. The theory or model demonstrates support for implementation of the strategic plan for the organization. General rationale is provided for why the theory or model is the best choice.
3. Satisfactory
20.25 points
Theory or model to support strategic plan implementation is proposed. The theory or model demonstrates some support for implementation of the strategic plan for the organization. It is unclear why this theory or model is the best choice. More information is needed.
2. Less Than Satisfactory
17.55 points
Theory or model to support strategic plan implementation is partially described. It is unclear how the theory or model would support implementation of strategic plan for the organization.
1. Unsatisfactory
0 points
Theory or model to support strategic plan implementation is omitted.
Thesis Development and Purpose
9 points
Criteria Description
Thesis Development and Purpose
5. Excellent
9 points
Thesis is comprehensive and contains the essence of the paper. Thesis statement makes the purpose of the paper clear.
4. Good
7.65 points
Thesis is clear and forecasts the development of the paper. Thesis is descriptive and reflective of the arguments and appropriate to the purpose.
3. Satisfactory
6.75 points
Thesis is apparent and appropriate to purpose.
2. Less Than Satisfactory
5.85 points
Thesis is insufficiently developed or vague. Purpose is not clear.
1. Unsatisfactory
0 points
Paper lacks any discernible overall purpose or organizing claim.
Argument Logic and Construction
9 points
Criteria Description
Argument Logic and Construction
5. Excellent
9 points
Clear and convincing argument presents a persuasive claim in a distinctive and compelling manner. All sources are authoritative.
4. Good
7.65 points
Argument shows logical progression. Techniques of argumentation are evident. There is a smooth progression of claims from introduction to conclusion. Most sources are authoritative.
3. Satisfactory
6.75 points
Argument is orderly but may have a few inconsistencies. The argument presents minimal justification of claims. Argument logically, but not thoroughly, supports the purpose. Sources used are credible. Introduction and conclusion bracket the thesis.
2. Less Than Satisfactory
5.85 points
Sufficient justification of claims is lacking. Argument lacks consistent unity. There are obvious flaws in the logic. Some sources have questionable credibility.
1. Unsatisfactory
0 points
Statement of purpose is not justified by the conclusion. The conclusion does not support the claim made. Argument is incoherent and uses noncredible sources.
Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, language use)
9 points
Criteria Description
Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, language use)
5. Excellent
9 points
Writer is clearly in command of standard, written, academic English.
4. Good
7.65 points
Prose is largely free of mechanical errors, although a few may be present. The writer uses a variety of effective sentence structures and figures of speech.
3. Satisfactory
6.75 points
Some mechanical errors or typos are present, but they are not overly distracting to the reader. Correct and varied sentence structure and audience-appropriate language are employed.
2. Less Than Satisfactory
5.85 points
Frequent and repetitive mechanical errors distract the reader. Inconsistencies in language choice (register) or word choice are present. Sentence structure is correct but not varied.
1. Unsatisfactory
0 points
Surface errors are pervasive enough that they impede communication of meaning. Inappropriate word choice or sentence construction is used.
Paper Format (use of appropriate style for the major and assignment)
3.6 points
Criteria Description
Paper Format (use of appropriate style for the major and assignment)
5. Excellent
3.6 points
All format elements are correct.
4. Good
3.06 points
Appropriate template is fully used. There are virtually no errors in formatting style.
3. Satisfactory
2.7 points
Appropriate template is used. Formatting is correct, although some minor errors may be present.
2. Less Than Satisfactory
2.34 points
Appropriate template is used, but some elements are missing or mistaken. A lack of control with formatting is apparent.
1. Unsatisfactory
0 points
Template is not used appropriately, or documentation format is rarely followed correctly.
Documentation of Sources
5.4 points
Criteria Description
Documentation of Sources (citations, footnotes, references, bibliography, etc., as appropriate to assignment and style)
5. Excellent
5.4 points
Sources are completely and correctly documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, and format is free of error.
4. Good
4.59 points
Sources are documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, and format is mostly correct.
3. Satisfactory
4.05 points
Sources are documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, although some formatting errors may be present.
2. Less Than Satisfactory
3.51 points
Documentation of sources is inconsistent or incorrect, as appropriate to assignment and style, with numerous formatting errors.
1. Unsatisfactory
0 points
Sources are not documented.
Total 180 points
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