HCM 340 Milestone One Guidelines and Rubric
Overview
The focus of this module was on quality care. For your final project, you will research a gap in access to quality, equity, or efficiency of healthcare, (including existing initiatives in place to address the gap and economic and regulatory factors that are currently in place to address the gap). To begin this project, you must first conduct some background research into the gap and the impacted population.
Prompt
After reviewing the Final Project Guidelines and Rubric document, select a healthcare delivery process gap and population affected from the list below. This will be the base of your final project, the healthcare delivery systems research paper.
- Option One: A gap in quality related to care coordination for individuals with chronic illnesses
- Option Two: A gap in equity related to mental health access for veterans
- Option Three: A gap in efficiency related to rising cost of pharmaceuticals for the aging population
What to Submit
Your paper must be submitted as a 2- to 3-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and at least three sources cited in APA format.
Final Project Rubric
| Criteria | Proficient (100%) | Needs Improvement (75%) | Not Evident (0%) | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Introduction: Gap | Describes a specific gap in the delivery of healthcare, including the specific population affected by the gap | Describes a specific gap in the delivery of healthcare, including the specific population affected by the gap, but the description is cursory or contains inaccuracies | Does not describe a specific gap in the delivery of healthcare to a specific population | 18 |
| Introduction: History | Briefly describes the history of this gap in access to healthcare | Describes the history of this gap in access to healthcare, but description is verbose or contains inaccuracies | Does not describe the history of this gap in access to healthcare | 18 |
| Introduction: Socioeconomic Background | Explains the impact socioeconomic background has on a population’s access to healthcare | Explains the impact socioeconomic background has on a population’s access to healthcare, but explanation is cursory or illogical | Does not explain the impact socioeconomic background has on a population’s access to healthcare | 18 |
| Introduction: Affect | Describes how the healthcare delivered to the population is affected by the gap in access | Describes how the healthcare delivered to the population is affected by the gap in access, but description cursory or contains inaccuracies | Does not describe how the healthcare delivered to the population is affected by the gap in access | 18 |
| Introduction: Implications |