Assessment 1 PRINT Program Evaluation, Nursing

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Question Description

This assessment provides an opportunity for you to evaluate an existing care coordination program as the initial step in instituting practice changes that can positively influence health and wellness outcomes.

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:

  • Competency 1: Analyze clinical priorities for a specific population that can influence health outcomes in the care coordination process.
    • Explain how the care coordination process aligns with the continuum of health care.
    • Describe the methodology which supports the financial, ethical, legal, social support, and provider components of the care continuum.
  • Competency 3: Develop an effective interprofessional collaboration strategy for improving population health outcomes at all levels.
    • Explain how interprofessional collaboration among various disciplines can facilitate the achievement of health goals for patients, the community, or a population.
  • Competency 4: Propose a comprehensive plan of care for a patient or a population that includes the essential components of care, such as patient engagement, cost efficiency, data accuracy and confidentiality, outcomes, and interprofessional collaboration.
    • Evaluate the cross-disciplinary support that contributes to evidence-based practices within an organization.
  • Competency 5: Communicate effectively with diverse audiences, in an appropriate form and style, consistent with applicable organizational, professional, and scholarly standards.
    • Write clearly and concisely, using correct grammar and mechanics.
    • Support main points, claims, and conclusions with relevant and credible evidence, formatting citations and references using current APA style.
    ASSESSMENT INSTRUCTIONSComplete the assessments in this course in the order in which they are presented.PREPARATIONFor this assessment, you will assume the role of an external health care efficiency consultant to your care coordination unit or organization. Leaders in your organization are investigating potential changes to the provision of coordinated care that would improve overall quality, safety, and cost effectiveness. Because of your proven leadership and expertise in care coordination, you have been asked to evaluate the existing care coordination program and submit your findings to the administration in an evaluation report.Note: As an alternative to using your own unit or organization as the practice setting for this assessment, you may use the Hypothetical Practice Setting [PDF] linked in Capella Resources, as the basis for your program evaluation.Note: Remember that you can submit all, or a portion, of your draft evaluation report to Smarthinking for feedback before you submit the final version for this assessment. However, be mindful of the turnaround time of 24–48 hours for receiving feedback, if you plan on using this free service.REQUIREMENTSEvaluate the care coordination program in your unit or organization, or, evaluate the Hypothetical Practice Setting [PDF] (linked under the heading Capella Resources).Evaluation Report Format and LengthFormat your document using APA style.
    • Use the APA Style Paper Template, linked in Required Resources. An APA Style Paper Tutorial is provided (linked in Suggested Resources) to help you in writing and formatting your evaluation report. Be sure to include:
      • A title page and references page. An abstract is not required.
      • A running head on all pages.
      • Appropriate section headings.
    • Your evaluation report should be 4–5 (not to exceed 5) pages in length, not including the title page and references page.
    Supporting EvidenceCite at least 5–7 sources of credible scholarly or professional evidence to support your evaluation report.WRITING YOUR PROGRAM EVALUATION REPORTThe requirements outlined below correspond to the grading criteria in the scoring guide. Be sure that your evaluation report addresses each point, at a minimum. You may also want to read the Program Evaluation Scoring Guide to better understand how each criterion will be assessed.
    • Explain how the care coordination process supports the continuum of health care.
      • Provide evidence to support your assertions and conclusions.
    • Describe the methodology that supports the financial, ethical, legal, social support, and provider components of the care continuum.
    • Evaluate the cross-disciplinary support that contributes to evidence-based practices within an organization.
      • Describe the level of support provided by current practices for the organization’s mission, vision, and values.
      • Consider the policy and regulatory guidelines and standards that should determine current practice.
    • Explain how interprofessional collaboration among various disciplines can facilitate the achievement of health goals for patients, the community, or a population.
      • What evidence do you have to support your assertions and conclusions?
    • Write clearly and concisely, using correct grammar and mechanics.
      • Express your main points and conclusions coherently.
      • Proofread your writing to minimize errors that could distract readers and make it more difficult for them to focus on the substance of your evaluation.
    • Support main points, claims, and conclusions with relevant and credible evidence, correctly formatting citations and references using current APA style.
      • Is your supporting evidence clear and explicit?
      • How or why does particular evidence support a claim?
      • Will your audience see the connection?
    ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTSBe sure that you have used the APA Style Paper Template to format your evaluation report and that your document includes:
    • A title page and references page.
    • A running head on all pages.
    • Appropriate section headings.
    In addition, be sure that:
    • Your evaluation report is approximately 4–5 pages in length, not including the title page and references page.
    • You have cited at least 5–7 sources of relevant and credible scholarly or professional evidence to support your evaluation.
    • Portfolio Prompt: You may choose to save your evaluation report to your ePortfolio.
 
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