IHP 604 Module One Short Paper Guidelines and Rubric

Overview

You are the quality director at a long-term care facility. Your manager has asked you to investigate two areas of care: colonoscopy care and pressure ulcer injuries. Your facility has seen a

recent increase in their patients needing colonoscopy care that goes beyond what your facility can provide. It would be helpful to gather information on the quality of colonoscopy care by local

hospitals.

For pressure ulcer injuries, you are concerned about this quality indicator: the percentage of patients with pressure ulcer injuries that are new or that have worsened since their arrival at your

facility. In your facility, that quality indicator is 15% of residents, while the state percentage is 2.5%. Your manager has requested that you investigate how to improve this quality indicator in

your long-term care facility so that the percentage will become closer to the state percentage.

This assignment will help prepare you for your course project through the application and analysis of problem-solving frameworks.

Prompt

Part 1: Part 1: For the first part of this assignment, explore the following websites that are public sources of healthcare industry data: AHRQ;; Find and Compare Nursing Homes, Hospitals, and

Other Providers Near You; and About the National Quality Strategy. Take some time to review the content of each of these sites in terms of available data information, and then write a 1-page

paper on what you found.

Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:

1. Types of data information: Types of data information: Describe the types of data information that the find-and-compare website contains on providers and hospitals.

2. Data example: Data example: Discuss one example of data from either the AHRQ site or National Quality Strategy site related to colonoscopy care and how this information could be valuable to a

healthcare organization (you must provide the link for the data source that you used).

Part 2:Part 2: In the second part of this assignment, you will select a process improvement framework from the list in the first item below and then apply that framework to your goal of lowering

your facility’s metrics on pressure ulcer injuries. Nursing Home Pressure Ulcer Rates: Spring 2019 provides data on pressure ulcer injuries in long-term care facilities. You should consider

preventative measures such as understanding which residents are at higher risk, ensuring frequent changes in their position, providing proper nutrition, and using specialized beds to reduce

pressure on the skin. Write 2–3 pages for Part 2.

Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:

1. Differentiate between frameworks: Differentiate between frameworks: Differentiate between the following problem-solving/performance improvement frameworks by examining their goals and processes:

A. Root cause analysis (RCA)

B. Plan-do-study-act investigation (PDSA)

C. Tracers

D. Failure mode effect analysis (FMEA)

2. Framework steps:Framework steps: Select one of the four frameworks and discuss each step in the process of your chosen framework.

3. Benefits of framework: Benefits of framework: Explain the value and benefits of your chosen framework.

4. Apply framework:Apply framework: Apply your framework to the problem at your facility with pressure ulcer injuries.

A. List what you would do in each step of your chosen framework for that issue.

B. Assess the significance of any data or metrics in each step.

5. Organizational process improvement: Organizational process improvement: Discuss what healthcare organizational issue or process might need to be revised to improve the performance area.

What to Submit

Submit this assignment as a Word document. It must be 3–4 pages in length. You must also include an APA-style title page. Use 12-point Times New Roman font, double spacing, and one-inch

margins. Sources should be cited according to APA style. If you need writing support, you can access the Online Writing Center through the Academic Support module of your course.

Module One Short Paper Rubric

CriteriaCriteria Exemplary (100%)Exemplary (100%) Proficient (90%)Proficient (90%) Needs Improvement (70%)Needs Improvement (70%) Not Evident (0%)Not Evident (0%) ValueValue

Types of DataTypes of Data

InformationInformation

Exceeds proficiency in an

exceptionally clear, insightful,

sophisticated, or creative

manner

Describes types of data

information that the sites

provide

Shows progress toward

proficiency, but with errors or

omissions

Does not attempt criterion 10

Data ExampleData Example Exceeds proficiency in an

exceptionally clear, insightful,

Discusses example of data from

public data sites related to

Shows progress toward

proficiency, but with errors or

Does not attempt criterion 15

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sophisticated, or creative

manner

colonoscopy care and how this

information could be valuable

to a healthcare organization

omissions

Differentiate BetweenDifferentiate Between

FrameworksFrameworks

Exceeds proficiency in an

exceptionally clear, insightful,

sophisticated, or creative

manner

Differentiates among problem-

solving/performance

improvement frameworks by

examining their goals and

processes

Shows progress toward

proficiency, but with errors or

omissions

Does not attempt criterion 15

Framework StepsFramework Steps Exceeds proficiency in an

exceptionally clear, insightful,

sophisticated, or creative

manner

Discusses each step in the

process of chosen framework

Shows progress toward

proficiency, but with errors or

omissions

Does not attempt criterion 15

Benefits of FrameworkBenefits of Framework Exceeds proficiency in an

exceptionally clear, insightful,

sophisticated, or creative

manner

Explains the value and benefits

of chosen framework

Shows progress toward

proficiency, but with errors or

omissions

Does not attempt criterion 10

Apply FrameworkApply Framework Exceeds proficiency in an

exceptionally clear, insightful,

sophisticated, or creative

manner

Applies a framework to the

problem of facility with

pressure ulcer injuries

Shows progress toward

proficiency, but with errors or

omissions

Does not attempt criterion 15

Organizational ProcessOrganizational Process

ImprovementImprovement

Exceeds proficiency in an

exceptionally clear, insightful,

sophisticated, or creative

manner

Discusses what healthcare

organizational issue or process

might need to be revised to

improve the performance area

Shows progress toward

proficiency, but with errors or

omissions

Does not attempt criterion 10

Articulation of ResponseArticulation of Response Exceeds proficiency in an

exceptionally clear, insightful,

sophisticated, or creative

manner

Clearly conveys meaning with

correct grammar, sentence

structure, and spelling,

demonstrating an

understanding of audience and

purpose

Shows progress toward

proficiency, but with errors in

grammar, sentence structure,

and spelling, negatively

impacting readability

Submission has critical errors in

grammar, sentence structure,

and spelling, preventing

understanding of ideas

5

Citations andCitations and

AttributionAttribution

Uses citations for ideas

requiring attribution, with few

or no minor errors

Uses citations for ideas

requiring attribution, with

consistent minor errors

Uses citations for ideas

requiring attribution, with

major errors

Does not use citations for ideas

requiring attribution

5

Total:Total: 100%

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Psychopathology

In 1200 words, do the following:

1. Define psychopathology in your own words.
2. Analyze the various      forms/subtypes of psychopathy.
3. Explain how practices      involving psychopathology in criminal justice settings differ from other situations      involving psychology. Analyze the importance of the differences.
4. Discuss the      relationship between psychopathy and crime.
5. Describe how to build      appropriate bridges between psychology and the justice field where those      with deviant or criminal behavior can be appropriately treated given their      psychological condition.

Use  five scholarly resources to support your explanations.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.

Reading materials:

Read Chapter 1 in Criminal Behavior: A Psychological Approach.

https://bibliu.com/app/#/view/books/9781292036137/pdf2htmlex/index.html#page_1

Hidden in Plain Sight: Looking for Mental Illness

Watch “Hidden in Plain Sight: Looking for Mental Illness” [Video file] in Films on Demand (2008).

https://fod-infobase-com.lopes.idm.oclc.org/p_ViewVideo.aspx?xtid=40327

Psychopathology

In 1200 words, do the following:

1. Define psychopathology in your own words.
2. Analyze the various      forms/subtypes of psychopathy.
3. Explain how practices      involving psychopathology in criminal justice settings differ from other situations      involving psychology. Analyze the importance of the differences.
4. Discuss the      relationship between psychopathy and crime.
5. Describe how to build      appropriate bridges between psychology and the justice field where those      with deviant or criminal behavior can be appropriately treated given their      psychological condition.

Use  five scholarly resources to support your explanations.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.

Reading materials:

Read Chapter 1 in Criminal Behavior: A Psychological Approach.

https://bibliu.com/app/#/view/books/9781292036137/pdf2htmlex/index.html#page_1

Hidden in Plain Sight: Looking for Mental Illness

Watch “Hidden in Plain Sight: Looking for Mental Illness” [Video file] in Films on Demand (2008).

https://fod-infobase-com.lopes.idm.oclc.org/p_ViewVideo.aspx?xtid=40327