Health Care Policy, Law, and Ethics 6-8 Page Paper
Health Care Policy, Law, and Ethics
Assignment 2: Organization and Management of a Health Care Facility
Your duties at 21st Century Solutions Health Care Hospital require you to interface with many different professionals, including physicians, nurses, and allied professionals in various areas of health care. The facility also has a new information technology management center, which handles all professional staffing solutions within the hospital. As part of the management protocols, the hospital has tasked you with tracking professional certifications, tracking legal issues within the hospital, and providing detailed monthly reports on the general functionality of the health administration department.
Note: You may create and / or make all necessary assumptions needed for the completion of this assignment.
Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
- Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
- Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
- Identify managerial issues related to the health care industry.
- Identify a plan that addresses legal and ethical issues in a health care policy.
- Use technology and information resources to research issues in health care policy, law, and ethics.
- Write clearly and concisely about health care policy, law, and ethics using proper writing mechanics.
Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.
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Criteria |
Unacceptable Below 70% F |
Fair 70-79% C |
Proficient 80-89% B |
Exemplary 90-100% A |
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1.Provide a detailed summary of your hospital’s organizational structure. Include a tabulated description of the levels of professionals within the organization. Describe the duties of each major head within the organization. Weight: 20% |
Did not submit or incompletely provided a detailed summary of your hospital’s organizational structure. Did not submit or incompletely included a tabulated description of the levels of professionals within the organization. Did not submit or incompletely described the duties of each major head within the organization. |
Partially provided a detailed summary of your hospital’s organizational structure. Partially included a tabulated description of the levels of professionals within the organization. Partially described the duties of each major head within the organization. |
Satisfactorily provided a detailed summary of your hospital’s organizational structure. Satisfactorily included a tabulated description of the levels of professionals within the organization. Satisfactorily described the duties of each major head within the organization. |
Thoroughly provided a detailed summary of your hospital’s organizational structure. Thoroughly included a tabulated description of the levels of professionals within the organization. Thoroughly described the duties of each major head within the organization. |
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2.Provide a detailed hypothetical mission and value statement for the hospital. Provide a rationale for the development of your particular mission and value statement. |
Did not submit or incompletely provided a detailed hypothetical mission and value statement for the hospital. Did not submit or incompletely provided a rationale for the development of your particular mission and value statement. |
Partially provided a detailed hypothetical mission and value statement for the hospital. Partially provided a rationale for the development of your particular mission and value statement. |
Satisfactorily provided a detailed hypothetical mission and value statement for the hospital. Satisfactorily provided a rationale for the development of your particular mission and value statement. |
Thoroughly provided a detailed hypothetical mission and value statement for the hospital. Thoroughly provided a rationale for the development of your particular mission and value statement. |
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3.Outline a detailed feasibility plan for the hiring of nurses, physicians, and allied professionals. Provide a rationale for the chosen plan, and explain the main reasons why the plan in question would be suitable for use with different health care professionals. Weight: 20% |
Did not submit or incompletely outlined a detailed feasibility plan for the hiring of nurses, physicians, and allied professionals. Did not submit or incompletely provided a rationale for the chosen plan; did not submit or incompletely explained the main reasons why the plan in question would be suitable for use with different health care professionals. |
Partially outlined a detailed feasibility plan for the hiring of nurses, physicians, and allied professionals. Partially provided a rationale for the chosen plan; partially explained the main reasons why the plan in question would be suitable for use with different health care professionals. |
Satisfactorily outlined a detailed feasibility plan for the hiring of nurses, physicians, and allied professionals. Satisfactorily provided a rationale for the chosen plan; satisfactorily explained the main reasons why the plan in question would be suitable for use with different health care professionals. |
Thoroughly outlined a detailed feasibility plan for the hiring of nurses, physicians, and allied professionals. Thoroughly provided a rationale for the chosen plan; thoroughly explained the main reasons why the plan in question would be suitable for use with different health care professionals. |
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4.Justify the use of information technology to increase patient services. Provide a summative table of some pros and cons of using information technology in an era of networking and security breaches. Weight: 20% |
Did not submit or incompletely justified the use of information technology to increase patient services. Did not submit or incompletely provided a summative table of some pros and cons of using information technology in an era of networking and security breaches. |
Partially justified the use of information technology to increase patient services. Partially provided a summative table of some pros and cons of using information technology in an era of networking and security breaches. |
Satisfactorily justified the use of information technology to increase patient services. Satisfactorily provided a summative table of some pros and cons of using information technology in an era of networking and security breaches. |
Thoroughly justified the use of information technology to increase patient services. Thoroughly provided a summative table of some pros and cons of using information technology in an era of networking and security breaches. |
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5.5 references Weight: 5% |
No references provided |
Does not meet the required number of references; some or all references poor quality choices. |
Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices. |
Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices. |
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6.Writing Mechanics, Grammar, and Formatting Weight: 5% |
Serious and persistent errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, or formatting. |
Partially free of errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, or formatting. |
Mostly free of errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, or formatting. |
Error free or almost error free grammar, spelling, punctuation, or formatting. |
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7.Appropriate use of APA in-text citations and reference section Weight: 5% |
Lack of in-text citations and / or lack of reference section. |
In-text citations and references are provided, but they are only partially formatted correctly in APA style. |
Most in-text citations and references are provided, and they are generally formatted correctly in APA style. |
In-text citations and references are error free or almost error free and consistently formatted correctly in APA style. |
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8.Information Literacy / Integration of Sources Weight: 5% |
Serious errors in the integration of sources, such as intentional or accidental plagiarism, or failure to use in-text citations. |
Sources are partially integrated using effective techniques of quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing. |
Sources are mostly integrated using effective techniques of quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing. |
Sources are consistently integrated using effective techniques of quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing. |
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9.Clarity and Coherence of Writing Weight: 5% |
Information is confusing to the reader and fails to include reasons and evidence that logically support ideas. |
Information is partially clear with minimal reasons and evidence that logically support ideas. |
Information is mostly clear and generally supported with reasons and evidence that logically support ideas. |
Information is provided in a clear, coherent, and consistent manner with reasons and evidence that logically support ideas. |