Description
The Quadruple Aim provides broad categories of goals to pursue to maintain and improve healthcare. Within each goal are many issues that, if addressed successfully, may have a positive impact on outcomes. For example, healthcare leaders are being tasked to shift from an emphasis on disease management often provided in an acute care setting to health promotion and disease prevention delivered in primary care settings. Efforts in this area can have significant positive impacts by reducing the need for primary healthcare and by reducing the stress on the healthcare system.
Changes in the industry only serve to stress what has always been true; namely, that the healthcare field has always faced significant challenges, and that goals to improve healthcare will always involve multiple stakeholders. This should not seem surprising given the circumstances. Indeed, when a growing population needs care, there are factors involved such as the demands of providing that care and the rising costs associated with healthcare. Generally, it is not surprising that the field of healthcare is an industry facing multifaceted issues that evolve over time.
In this module’s Discussion, you reviewed some healthcare issues/stressors and selected one for further review. For this Assignment, you will consider in more detail the healthcare issue/stressor you selected. You will also review research that addresses the issue/stressor and write a white paper to your organization’s leadership that addresses the issue/stressor you selected.
To Prepare:
Review the national healthcare issues/stressors presented in the Resources and reflect on the national healthcare issue/stressor you selected for study.
Reflect on the feedback you received from your colleagues on your Discussion post for the national healthcare issue/stressor you selected.
Identify and review two additional scholarly resources (not included in the Resources for this module) that focus on change strategies implemented by healthcare organizations to address your selected national healthcare issue/stressor.
The Assignment (2-3 Pages):
Analysis of a Pertinent Healthcare Issue
Develop a 2 to 3 page paper, written to your organization’s leadership team, addressing your selected national healthcare issue/stressor and how it is impacting your work setting. Be sure to address the following:
Describe the national healthcare issue/stressor you selected and its impact on your organization. Use organizational data to quantify the impact (if necessary, seek assistance from leadership or appropriate stakeholders in your organization).
Provide a brief summary of the two articles you reviewed from outside resources on the national healthcare issue/stressor. Explain how the healthcare issue/stressor is being addressed in other organizations.
Summarize the strategies used to address the organizational impact of national healthcare issues/stressors presented in the scholarly resources you selected. Explain how they may impact your organization both positively and negatively. Be specific and provide examples.
Looking Ahead
The paper you develop in Module 1 will be revisited and revised in Module 2. Review the Assignment instructions for Module 2 to prepare for your revised paper.
WEEKLY RESOURCES
Broome, M., & Marshall, E. S. (2021). Transformational leadership in nursing: From expert clinician to influential leader (3rd ed.). New York, NY: Springer.
Chapter 2, “Transformational Leadership: Complexity, Change, and Strategic Planning” (pp. 34–62)
Chapter 3, “Current Challenges in Complex Health Care Organizations and the Quadruple Aim” (pp. 66–97)
Read any TWO of the following (plus TWO additional readings on your selected issue):
Amalberti, R., Vincent, C., Nicklin, W., & Braithwaite, J. (2019). Coping with more people with more illness Part 1: The nature of the challenge and the implications for safety and quality.Links to an external site. International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 31(2), 154–158.
Bangani, R. G., Menon, V., & Jovanov, E. (2021). Personalized stress monitoring AI system for healthcare workersLinks to an external site.. 2021 IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine (BIBM), Bioinformatics and Biomedicine (BIBM), 2021 IEEE International Conference On, 2992–2997.
Carter, M. W., & Busby, C. R. (2023). How can operational research make a real difference in healthcare? Challenges of implementationLinks to an external site.. European Journal of Operational Research, 306(3), 1059–1068.
Dixon-Woods, M., McNicol, S., & Martin, G. (2012, October 1). Ten challenges in improving quality in healthcare: lessons from the Health Foundation’s programme evaluations and relevant literatureLinks to an external site.. BMJ Quality & Safety, 21(10), 876.
Gjellebæk, C., Svensson, A., Bjørkquist, C., Fladeby, N., & Grundén, K. (2020). Management challenges for future digitalization of healthcare servicesLinks to an external site.. Futures, 124.
Greco, E., Graziano, E. A., Stella, G. P., Mastrodascio, M., & Cedrone, F. (2022). The impact of leadership on perceived work-related stress in healthcare facilities organisationsLinks to an external site.. Journal of Organizational Change Management, 35(4/5), 734-748.
Hale, K. (2021). Benefits and challenges of social media in health careLinks to an external site.. Critical Care Nursing Quarterly, 44(3), 309–315.
Navaz, A. N., Serhani, M. A., El Kassabi, H. T., Al-Qirim, N., & Ismail, H. (2021). Trends, technologies, and key challenges in smart and connected healthcareLinks to an external site.. IEEE Access, Access, IEEE, 9, 74044–74067.
Slonim, A. (2023). Top challenges facing healthcare: Back to basicsLinks to an external site.. Physician Leadership Journal, 10(2), 12–14. https://doi.org/10.55834/plj.2064149664
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ANALYSIS OF A PERTINENT HEALTHCARE
ISSUE
The Quadruple Aim provides broad categories of goals to pursue to maintain and improve healthcare.
Within each goal are many issues that, if addressed successfully, may have a positive impact on
outcomes. For example, healthcare leaders are being tasked to shift from an emphasis on disease
management often provided in an acute care setting to health promotion and disease prevention
delivered in primary care settings. Efforts in this area can have significant positive impacts by reducing
the need for primary healthcare and by reducing the stress on the healthcare system.
Changes in the industry only serve to stress what has always been true; namely, that the healthcare field
has always faced significant challenges, and that goals to improve healthcare will always involve multiple
stakeholders. This should not seem surprising given the circumstances. Indeed, when a growing
population needs care, there are factors involved such as the demands of providing that care and the
rising costs associated with healthcare. Generally, it is not surprising that the field of healthcare is an
industry facing multifaceted issues that evolve over time.
In this module’s Discussion, you reviewed some healthcare issues/stressors and selected one for further
review. For this Assignment, you will consider in more detail the healthcare issue/stressor you selected.
You will also review research that addresses the issue/stressor and write a white paper to your
organization’s leadership that addresses the issue/stressor you selected.
RESOURCES
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To Prepare:
Review the national healthcare issues/stressors presented in the Resources and reflect on the
national healthcare issue/stressor you selected for study.
Reflect on the feedback you received from your colleagues on your Discussion post for the national
healthcare issue/stressor you selected.
Identify and review two additional scholarly resources (not included in the Resources for this module)
that focus on change strategies implemented by healthcare organizations to address your selected
national healthcare issue/stressor.
The Assignment (2-3 Pages):
Analysis of a Pertinent Healthcare Issue
Develop a 2 to 3 page paper, written to your organization’s leadership team, addressing your selected
national healthcare issue/stressor and how it is impacting your work setting. Be sure to address the
following:
Describe the national healthcare issue/stressor you selected and its impact on your organization.
Use organizational data to quantify the impact (if necessary, seek assistance from leadership or
appropriate stakeholders in your organization).
Provide a brief summary of the two articles you reviewed from outside resources on the national
healthcare issue/stressor. Explain how the healthcare issue/stressor is being addressed in other
organizations.
Summarize the strategies used to address the organizational impact of national healthcare
issues/stressors presented in the scholarly resources you selected. Explain how they may impact
your organization both positively and negatively. Be specific and provide examples.
Looking Ahead
The paper you develop in Module 1 will be revisited and revised in Module 2. Review the Assignment
instructions for Module 2 to prepare for your revised paper.
BY DAY 7 OF WEEK 2
Submit your paper.
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Criteria
Develop a 2-3 page paper,
written to your
organization’s leadership
team, addressing the
selected national
healthcare issue/stressor
and how it is impacting
your work setting. Be sure
to address the following: ·
Describe the national
healthcare issue/stressor
you selected and its impact
on your organization. · Use
organizational data to
quantify the impact (if
necessary, seek
assistance from leadership
or appropriate
stakeholders in your
organization).
Ratings
25 to >22.0 pts
Excellent
22 to >19.0 pts
Good
19 to >17.0 pts
Fair
17 to >0 pts
Poor
The response
accurately and
The response
describes the
The response
inaccurately or
The response
inaccurately
thoroughly
describes the
national
national
healthcare
issue/stressor
vaguely
describes the
national
and vaguely
describes the
national
healthcare
issue/stressor
selected and its
impact on an
healthcare
issue/stressor
healthcare
issue/stressor
selected and its
impact on an
organization.
organization.
…The response
includes
selected and its
impact on an
organization.
selected and its
impact on an
organization or
…The response
includes
accurate, clear,
accurate data to
quantify the
impact of the
…The response
includes vague
or inaccurate
is missing.
…The response
includes vague
and detailed
evidence/data to
national
healthcare
data to quantify
the impact of the
and inaccurate
data to quantify
quantify the
impact of the
national
issue/stressor
selected.
national
healthcare
issue/stressor
the impact of
the national
healthcare
selected.
issue/stressor
selected or is
healthcare
issue/stressor
selected.
· Provide a summary of the
two articles you reviewed
from outside resources, on
the national healthcare
issue/stressor. · Explain
how the healthcare
issue/stressor is being
addressed in other
organizations.
Pts
25 pts
missing.
30 to >26.0 pts
Excellent
26 to >23.0 pts
Good
23 to >20.0 pts
Fair
20 to >0 pts
Poor
Response
includes a
Response
includes an
Response
includes a vague
Response
provides a
complete,
detailed, and
specific
accurate
summary of two
outside
or inaccurate or
incomplete
summary of
vague and
inaccurate
summary of
summary of two
outside
resources
(articles)
outside
resources
outside
resources
resources
(articles)
reviewed on the
reviewed on the
national
healthcare
(articles)
reviewed on the
national
(articles)
reviewed on
the national
national
healthcare
issue/stressor
issue/stressor
selected. …The
response
healthcare
issue/stressor
selected. …The
healthcare
issue/stressor
selected or
selected. …The
response
explains how the
healthcare
response
vaguely or
summary is
missing. …The
accurately and
thoroughly
explains in detail
issue/stressor is
being addressed
in other
inaccurately
explains how the
healthcare
response
vaguely and
inaccurately
how the
organizations.
issue/stressor is
explains how
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Ratings
healthcare
issue/stressor is
being addressed
being addressed
in other
organizations.
in other
organizations.
· Summarize the strategies
used to address the
organizational impact of
national healthcare
issues/stressors presented
in the scholarly resources
you selected. · Explain
how the strategies may
impact your organization
both positively and
negatively. Be specific and
provide examples.
Pts
the healthcare
issue/stressor
is being
addressed in
other
organizations
25 to >22.0 pts
Excellent
22 to >19.0 pts
Good
19 to >17.0 pts
Fair
or explanation
17
to >0 pts
is
missing.
Poor
Response
Response
Response
Response
includes a
complete,
detailed, and
includes an
accurate
summary of the
includes a vague
or inaccurate
summary of the
provides a
vague and
inaccurate
accurate
summary of the
strategies used
to address the
strategies used
to address the
summary of the
strategies used
strategies used
to address the
organizational
organizational
impact of the
national
organizational
impact of the
national
to address the
organizational
impact of the
impact of the
national
healthcare
issue/stressor.
healthcare
issue/stressor.
national
healthcare
healthcare
issue/stressor.
…Response
…Response
explains how the
strategies may
…Response
vaguely or
inaccurately
issue/stressor
or summary is
missing.
accurately and
thoroughly
impact an
organization
explains how the
strategies may
…Response
vaguely and
explains how the
strategies may
impact an
both positively
and negatively
with at least one
impact an
organization
both positively
inaccurately
explains how
the strategies
organization
both positively
and negatively,
specific example
for each.
and negatively.
…Response may
include some
may impact an
organization
both positively
with specific and
accurate
vague or
inaccurate
and negatively
or explanation
examples for
each.
examples.
is missing.
…Response
does not
25 pts
include any
examples.
Resource Synthesis
5 to >4.0 pts
Excellent
4 to >3.0 pts
Good
3 to >2.0 pts
Fair
2 to >0 pts
Poor
Using proper in-
Using proper in-
Using proper in-
The response
text citations, the
response fully
integrates at
text citations, the
response fully
integrates at
text citations,
the response
minimally
does not
integrate
outside and
least 2 outside
resources and 2
least 2 outside
resources and 1
integrates
outside and
course-specific
resources or
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Written Expression and
Formatting—Paragraph
Development and
Organization:Paragraphs
make clear points that
support well-developed
ideas, flow logically, and
demonstrate continuity of
ideas. Sentences are
carefully focused—neither
long and rambling nor
short and lacking
substance. A clear and
comprehensive purpose
statement and introduction
is provided, which
delineates all required
Ratings
or 3 coursespecific
resources.
course-specific
resource.
course-specific
resources.
no in-text
citations are
used.
5 to >4.0 pts
Excellent
4 to >3.0 pts
Good
3 to >2.0 pts
Fair
2 to >0 pts
Poor
Paragraphs and
sentences follow
Paragraphs and
sentences
Paragraphs and
sentences
Paragraphs
and sentences
writing standards
for flow, continuity,
and clarity. …A
follow writing
standards for
flow, continuity,
follow writing
standards for
flow, continuity,
follow writing
standards for
flow, continuity,
clear and
comprehensive
and clarity 80%
of the time.
and clarity 60–
79% of the
and clarity less
than 60% of
purpose
statement,
introduction, and
…Purpose,
introduction,
and conclusion
time.
…Purpose,
introduction,
the time. …No
purpose
statement,
conclusion are
provided, which
delineates all
of the
assignment are
stated but are
and conclusion
of the
assignment is
introduction, or
conclusion is
provided.
required criteria.
brief and not
descriptive.
vague or off
topic.
criteria.
Written Expression and
Formatting—English
Writing Standards: Correct
grammar, mechanics, and
proper punctuation.
Written Expression and
Formatting: The paper
follows correct APA format
for title page, headings,
font, spacing, margins,
indentations, page
numbers, running head,
Pts
5 to >4.0 pts
Excellent
4 to >3.0 pts
Good
3 to >2.0 pts
Fair
2 to >0 pts
Poor
Uses correct
grammar,
Contains a few
(one or two)
Contains
several (three
Contains many
(five or more)
spelling, and
punctuation
with no errors.
grammar,
spelling, and
punctuation
or four)
grammar,
spelling, and
grammar, spelling,
and punctuation
errors that interfere
errors.
punctuation
errors.
with the reader’s
understanding.
5 to >4.0 pts
Excellent
4 to >3.0 pts
Good
3 to >2.0 pts
Fair
2 to >0 pts
Poor
Uses correct
APA format with
Contains a few
(one or two) APA
Contains several
(three or four)
Contains many
(five or more)
no errors.
format errors.
APA format
errors.
APA format
errors.
5 pts
5 pts
5 pts
parenthetical/in-text
citations, and reference
list.
Total Points: 100
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