For this assignment, imagine you have accepted an administrator position at a physicians practice. One of your first tasks is to gather your team to introduce yourself and discuss operational priorities for the practice at a lunch-and-learn.
Instructions
Using course resources along with a minimum of three peer-reviewed articles from the Capella LibraryLinks to an external site., complete the assignment template linked below to address the items that follow. The Health Care Administration Undergraduate Program Library Guide has a section on continuum of careLinks to an external site. with suggestions on how to and where to search for peer reviewed articles on this topic as well background information links.
Describe where the physician practice and the hospital fall on the continuum of patient care.
Analyze how providers at each location try to return their patients to their highest level of functioning.
Explain how a physician practice communicates with the hospital to foster high-quality, efficient, and effective patient care.
Analyze three peer-reviewed articles that each discuss one of the topics above.
Description or summary presents the what of the article, but analysis will pursue the question of so what?
- Why do these ideas matter and/or how are these ideas connected?
- What are the potential gaps or questions that remain?
- Please use the Week 3 Assignment Template [DOCX] Download Week 3 Assignment Template [DOCX]to organize your paper with the following headings:
- Title Page.
Agenda.
- Introduction.
Professional introduction (1 paragraph).
You have license to be creative as you imagine the background you would bring to a position like this one.
- Agenda (bullet points).
- Preview the main goals of the lunch-and-learn.
Refer to some of the scholarly sources you will summarize.
Continuum of Care.
Describe where the physician practice and the hospital fall on the continuum of patient care.
Analyze a peer-reviewed article that discusses where the physician practice and the hospital fall on the continuum of patient care.
- Care Quality.
Describe how a physicians practice maximizes patient care quality to return them to the highest level of function, addressing quality standards such as:
- Maximizing value-based reimbursement.
Positive patient experience.
- Maintaining operational efficiency.
Analyze a peer-reviewed article that discusses how a physicians practice maximizes patient care quality to return them to the highest level of function.
Operational Approach.
- Describe how the physicians practice and the hospital system communicate to foster high-quality, efficient, and effective care.
Analyze a peer-reviewed article that discusses how a physicians practice and the hospital system communicate to foster high-quality, efficient, and effective care.
- Conclusion.
- References.
Additional Requirements
- Length:Your paper must be a minimum of 3–5 double-spaced pages, not including the title page and References section.
- Font:Times New Roman, 12 point.
- Style:Format your paper according to APA style. Refer to Evidence and APALinks to an external site. for guidance.
Note: Please review the Managing Quality Across Various Health Care Settings Scoring Guide before you begin the assignment.
Competencies Measured
- By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:
- Competency 2: Explain health care management approaches in diverse health care settings.
- Provide an introduction that identifies the main topics and relevant professional background, and a conclusion that reiterates the key operational indicators included in the session.
Describe the main topics of the lunch-and-learn session, including continuum of care, care quality, and operational approach.
