PurposeThis project provides you with an opportunity to thoroughly research a current issue, technology, or other concept dealing with managed care. The project helps you examine the structure and function of the managed care system, as well as current issues impacting this system.
Goal of the Project.Write an argumentative research paper on a managed care-related topic, assumption, or myth; thoroughly explaining what it is, why it’s important, and how it fundamentally impacts the managed care system today. You will gather evidence to present a well-reasoned argument or debatable issue. The goal of an argumentative paper is to show that your perspective is valid.
You are to form reasons, draw conclusions and apply them to your findings. The purpose is not to completely prove your point, but to convince readers, with your evidence, that your argument or position has merit.Your project is due by the end of Module 05. Along the way, you are responsible to do the research and writing, and turn in portions of your project according to the following TimeLine. (You will be given specific instructions each week.)
TimeLineWeek Number 01Assignment: Select Your Topic by Sunday 05/23/21
Week Number 02Outline and Annotated Bibliography by Wednesday 05/26/21
Week Number 05Final Paper by Wednesday 06/16/21
RequirementsAn original research paper with a body of 6-8 pages. In general, your paper should consist of the following pages: Title Page – captivating title, your name, the title of the course.
Body – 6-8 pages of introduction, background on your topic, research support, personal evaluation, strong conclusion. The body should be organized with a minimum of the following titlesIntroduction
Thesis or Position
Reasons
Objections
Support of Responses
Conclusion
References Cited page – in APA format.
Research and Writing Requirements include:Proper mechanics: clear, concise, complete sentences and paragraphs, proper spelling, grammar and punctuation. (See style handbooks recommended by your college’s Online Library, which you can access through the Resources tab.)
Five or six sources for the paper from your research. Your textbook is a good resource. Internet resources should be reliable as at a university or government website. Please use one or two sources as available from your college’s Online Library. Use statements and ideas that you have come up with on your own and blend these in with your research. Do not plagiarize. If you want to use actual words from a source, put them in quotation marks with the source.
Follow APA format for citing your sources. For APA guidelines, go to your college’s online library which you can access through the Resources tab.Choose a current issue, technology, or other concept dealing with managed care. Below are approved main topics that you can select from. You may choose these as main topics/category but be more specific with actual topic. For example, if the main topic is necessity of disease management programs, your focus/argument may be that disease management programs increase the health of the overall
population.Influence of pay-for-performance programs
Necessity of disease management programs
Influence of electronic prescribing on quality healthcare services
Disease prevention with aging population
Accreditation and performance measurement
Use of personal and electronic health records
Obesity and utilization of managed care
Obesity and food sources
Technology and transmission of health information
Technology and privacy of health information
Universal healthcare and healthcare costs
Social media and health education
EvaluationYour instructor will evaluate your project according to your topic selection, thesis and outline, annotated bibliography, and final paper delivered in proper format as follows:Select Your Topic
Brings early focus to subject matter.
Outline and Annotated Bibliography
Strong thesis statement outlines the path that your project will follow.
Outline supports thesis, listing topics and sub-topics for your project.
Annotated paragraphs for at least 3 sources include summary of the source, an evaluation, and description of source’s usefulness.
Properly formatted using APA guidelines.
Mechanics follow required standards.
Final Paper
Follows all Project assignment details and technical requirements, presenting “a managed care-related topic, thoroughly explaining what it is, why it’s important, and how it fundamentally impacts the managed care system today.”
Presents an argumentative paper with reasoning and evidence of debatable issue.
Incorporates key elements of a quality research paper:
Strong thesis statement that states the main point of your project and suggests the path that your project will follow.
Attention-getting introduction moving into the quick transition that leads into the thesis. Captures readers’ attention.
Topic sentences relate back to the thesis statement. All information is relevant to the thesis.
Logical transitions between paragraphs and ideas provide unity and coherence to the whole. Clear organization.
Concluding paragraph sums up information and reiterates the thesis.
Mechanics follow required standards. (Spelling, grammar, sentences written according to Standard English.)
APA format is followed in parenthetical references to research in the body of the text and in the annotated bibliography in the References Page at the end.
Requirements: 6-8 pages
