Diabetes Management Policy Proposal

Continuation of last assignment

Write a 4–6-page policy proposal and practice guidelines for improving quality and performance associated with the benchmark metric underperformance you advocated for improving in Assessment 1. Diabetes Management Policy Proposal

Propose an organizational policy and practice guidelines that you believe will lead to an improvement in quality and performance associated with the benchmark underperformance you advocated for improving in Assessment 1. Be precise, professional, and persuasive in demonstrating the merit of your proposed actions.

Requirements

The policy proposal requirements outlined below correspond to the scoring guide criteria, so be sure to address each main point. Read the performance-level descriptions for each criterion to see how your work will be assessed. In addition, be sure to note the requirements for document format and length and for supporting evidence.

• Explain the need for creating a policy and practice guidelines to address a shortfall in meeting a benchmark metric prescribed by local, state, or federal health care policies or laws.
  • What is the current benchmark for the organization and the numeric score for the underperformance?
  • How is the benchmark underperformance potentially affecting the provision of quality care or the operations of the organization?
  • What are the potential repercussions of not making any changes?

• What evidence supports your conclusions?

• Recommend ethical, evidence-based practice guidelines to improve targeted benchmark performance prescribed by applicable local, state, or federal health care policy or law.
  • What does the evidence-based literature suggest are potential strategies to improve performance for your targeted benchmark?
  • How would these strategies ensure performance improvement or compliance with applicable local, state, or federal health care policy or law?
  • How would you propose to apply these strategies in the context of Eagle Creek Hospital or your own practice setting?
  • How can you ensure these strategies are ethical and culturally inclusive in their application?
• Analyze the potential effects of environmental factors on your recommended practice guidelines.
  • What regulatory considerations could affect your recommended guidelines?
  • What resources could affect your recommended guidelines (staffing, financial, and logistical considerations, or support services)?
• Explain why particular stakeholders and groups must be involved in further development and implementation of your proposed policy and practice guidelines.
  • Why is it important to engage these stakeholders and groups?
  • How can their participation produce a stronger policy and facilitate its implementation?
• Organize content so ideas flow logically with smooth transitions.
  • Proofread your proposal, before you submit it, to minimize errors that could distract readers and make it more difficult for them to focus on the substance of your proposal.
• Use paraphrasing and summarization to represent ideas from external sources.
  • Be sure to apply correct APA formatting to source citations and references.

Affordable Care Act

The ACA has a direct impact on practice guidelines, policies, and the success and sustainability of health care organizations. The following articles present a variety of perspectives on the ACA:

• Blendon, R. J., & Benson, J. M. (2017). . The New England Journal of Medicine, 377(9), e12(1)–e12(7).
• Butler, S. M. (2016). . JAMA, 316(5), 495–497.
• Gaffney, A., & McCormick, D. (2017). . The Lancet, 389(10077), 1442–1452.
• Gliad, S., & Jackson, A. (2017). . American Journal of Public Health, 107(4), 538–540. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5343718/
• Guiliot, C. (2014). . Internal Auditor, 71(1), 54–59.
• Himmelstein, D. U., Lawless, R. M., Thorne, D., Foohey, P., & Woolhandler, S. (2019). . American Journal of Public Health, 109(3), 431–433.
• Levitt, L. (2017).  JAMA, 317(20), 2051–2052.
• Centafont, D. (2014). . Journal of Health Care Compliance, 16(5), 41–42, 78.
  • Health care organizations typically have hundreds or even thousands of different contracts for different reasons, parties, terms and clauses, termination regulations, and more. It is imperative that there be a robust contract management system to establish and maintain order for all agreements from a legal and regulatory perspective. This article provides insight on the benefits such a system can offer.

Policy Proposal Scoring Guide