Assessment 3 Instructions: Best Practices Report
Write a 4-6 page report that analyzes how two highly ranked countries manage a specific disease and use that analysis to develop best practices for a health alliance organization.
Introduction
Best practices are defined to include high quality, accessibility, comprehensiveness, and portability elements of an efficient and effective health care system.
Health systems can be defined as the collection of organizations, people, and policies that are coordinated to improve population health. Health systems aim to improve population health by curative methods and methods to prevent diseases. Elements such as universality, accessibility, comprehensiveness, and portability are important considerations of a health care delivery system. Ultimately, health systems should be targeted and focused to cover nearly everyone, provide access to quality care, be affordable, and be portable if individuals move.
By addressing communicable diseases, a country can move from an epidemiological transition of high mortality to high longevity. Communicable diseases can typically be addressed by sanitation and clean water projects, updating slums with sewage systems, mosquito nets, vector elimination programs, and basic medication. Lowering infection rates typically leads to increased life expectancy. Chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, stroke, and respiratory illnesses, can be addressed with medical intervention, changes to the physical environment, city planning, and behavioral changes.
Preparation
This assessment assumes the perspective of population health, by analyzing how two highly ranked countries deal with a disease and extrapolating best practices from that analysis. Explore the Internet for examples and templates of reports. Review the links in the resources provided for this assessment for information about population health and risk-based contracting.
Instructions
Assume the role in the scenario below:
Scenario: You are a new graduate working as an executive assistant for the chief operations officer (COO) of a health care alliance partnership. This organization operates across multiple countries and is considering entering into risk-based contracting. You have been assigned to research and recommend best practices for management of a disease, which can be applied across countries.
Use the disease state or health issue you identified in the previous assessment or choose another one (for example, hip replacement) as the basis for this assessment.
Identify two countries with superior performance indicators for managing the disease or health issue.
Write a 4–5-page report for your organization. Use tables or charts as needed to succinctly convey information. Organize your report as follows:
Performance Indicators- address each PI in your essay
• Appraise current performance indicators and outcome measures for delivery, quality, affordability, and accessibility.
• Compare key performance indicators for management of a disease among countries. (A chart or table could be created for this information.
• Costs: Compare the disease or diagnosis cost information for each country against the Center for Medicaid and Medicare (CMS) case rate for the disease or diagnosis.
• Best Practices
• Recommend best practices for disease management that can be applied across countries.
• Explain how best practices were selected.
• Which country is superior in each category?
• Organizational Implications
• Evaluate the implications of implementing recommended best practices for the organization for delivery, quality, affordability, and accessibility. Consider:
• Cost.
• Revenue.
• Markets.
• Consumer Implications
• Evaluate the implications of implementing recommended best practices for consumers for delivery, quality, affordability, and accessibility.
• Provider Management
• Identify the challenges for managing providers within a fee-for-services versus a risk-based contracting plan.
Additional Requirements
Your report must include the following requirements:
Formatting: Use current APA standards for style and formatting.
Number of Resources: Minimum of 3 peer-reviewed resources, relevant, current (within 5 years)
Length: 4–6 double-spaced pages, not including title and reference page.
Font and size: Times New Roman, 12-point.
Communication: Write clearly and concisely, with well-organized communication that is supported with relevant evidence. Use bullet points, phrases, tables or charts when applicable, to convey information succinctly.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:
Competency 2:
• Evaluate the costs and benefits associated with implementation of a quality improvement initiative.
• Recommend best practices for disease management that can be applied across countries.
• Evaluate the implications of implementing the recommended best practices for the organization for delivery, quality, affordability, and accessibility.
• Evaluate the implications of implementing the recommended best practices for consumers for delivery, quality, affordability, and accessibility.
• Identify the challenges for managing providers within a fee-for-services versus a risk-based contracting plan.
Competency 3:
• Apply key performance measures to address a specific health issue within an international community.
• Appraise current performance indicators and outcome measures for delivery, quality, affordability, and accessibility.
Competency 4:
• Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for professionals in health care administration.
• Write clearly and concisely, with well-organized communication that is supported with relevant evidence.
• Use current APA standards for style and formatting.
