Assignment #1: Health Service Systems
Due
October 6, 2016
Requirements:
Use the following questions below as a template and address all questions within your written assignment.
Each student will examine and critically analyze ONE of the issues associated with the USA Health Care Organization and Delivery System. The focus can be on: (1) the health services systems identified (i.e. Hospitals, Ambulatory Care, Mental Health Services, Long Term Care) by exploring and researching the selected agencies’ strengths and challenges faced in providing services to their target population; (2)the types of health professions associated with the health care workforce with a special emphasis on the professional discipline to which you aspire including education, challenges, and controversies faced by that discipline; (3) the structural issues associated with health care delivery such as technology or financing with an emphasis on innovation, funding, challenges and controversies including making recommendations for improving the system, especially from the perspective of the agency and the clients in need of services.
You are to include in your examination and analysis of USA Health Care Organization and Delivery the impact of the Affordable Care Act of 2010. There are also Major Problems of the U.S. Healthcare System that is currently a trend continually surface throughout most literature written on health care and health insurance in the US; you might want to focus on.
See link: http://www.benefitsbabble.com/8-major-problems-healthcare-system/
- Develop a problem statement about the health service system issue you select.
- Devise a strategy to maximize learning and afford a multi-faceted view of the health system studied. For example, you can conduct an interview with appropriate individuals who can help answer the question; explore media resources to answer the question; or use other innovative research methods to answer the question.
Assignment #1 “Health Services Systems” is worth 100 points (15%) of your course weighted grade. A minimum of Two (2) references are required in proper APA format. References can come from a refereed peer reviewed journal article, course textbook, and or an Internet source.
The following below should be included in your assignment: This assignment requires 3-4 pages (Excluding Title and Reference Page). The assignment should be typed and submitted on a Word Document font size 12 font, font names that should be used are times new roman or Calabria (not both), normal margins (no more than 1 inch), double spaced.
Your Paper should include:
-The problem statement (Minimum of one sentence)
– Explain a minimum of TWO methods for examining the problem (i.e. interview, exploration of media resources). (Min. of two paragraphs (4-6 sentences).
– Discussion on background of the problem. (Min. of One paragraph (4-6 sentences).
-Discussion on controversies of the problem. (Min. of One paragraph (4-6 sentences).
-Discussion of solutions of the problem. (Min. of One paragraph (4-6 sentences).
-Discussion of recommendations to improve the problem (Min. of One paragraph (4-6 sentences).
Grading Rubric:
This assignment requires 3-4 pages (Excluding Title and Reference Page). The assignment should be APA format, typed on a Word Document, font size 12 font, font names that should be used are times new roman or Calabria (not both), normal margins (no more than 1 inch), double spaced.
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Content |
Total Possible Points |
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Title Page : |
5 |
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The problem statement (Minimum of one sentence) |
10 |
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– A minimum of TWO methods for examining the problem (i.e. interview, exploration of media resources). (Two paragraphs (4-6 sentences). |
20 |
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– Discussion on background of the problem. (Min. of One paragraph (4-6 sentences). |
15 |
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-Discussion on controversies of the problem. (Min. of One paragraph (4-6 sentences). |
15 |
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-Discussion of solutions of the problem. (Min. of One paragraph (4-6 sentences). |
10 |
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-Discussion of recommendations to improve the problem (Min. of One paragraph (4-6 sentences). |
10 |
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Reference Page: Proper APA format for Two references and citations in the body of the presentation is seen. Citations/references can came from a refereed/peer review journal article, course textbook, and or an Internet source. |
5 |
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College level writing seen which includes; Complete sentences, proper grammar, spelling, punctuation, mechanics and APA formatting |
10 |
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Deductions: Turn It in Originality Report over 30%. Assignment on wrong document. Assignment minimum page count not met. |
N/A |
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Total Points |
100 |
