Please help with this assignment. Strictly follow the rubric and address all key elements. Thank you.
IHP 435Module Three Activity Guidelines and Rubric
Short Paper
Overview: This activity asks you to think about the methodologies used for performance improvement, how they are applied, their advantages and disadvantages, and how they can help address healthcare issues and improve performance.
Prompt: Over the past three modules, you’ve explored a variety of performance improvement methodologies, such as lean and Six Sigma.
To begin this activity, review, watch and read the required resources in Brightspace.
| Critical Elements | Exemplary (100%) | Proficient (85%) | Needs Improvement (55%) | Not Evident (0%) | Value |
| Areas of Healthcare | Meets “Proficient” criteria and the discussion is detailed and supported with research | Discusses the areas of healthcare affected by using various methodologies | Discusses the areas of healthcare affected by using various methodologies but lacks detail and sound reasoning | Does not discuss the areas of healthcare affected by using various methodologies | 23 |
| Patient Safety, Patient Satisfaction, Cost, and Employee Satisfaction | Meets “Proficient” criteria and the explanation is detailed and supported with research | Explains why patient safety, patient satisfaction, cost, and employee satisfaction are important to healthcare quality | Explains why patient safety, patient satisfaction, cost, and employee satisfaction are important to healthcare quality but explanation lacks detail and sound reasoning | Does not explain why patient safety, patient satisfaction, cost, and employee satisfaction are important to healthcare quality | 23 |
| Advantage | Meets “Proficient” criteria and the explanation is detailed and supported with research | Explains why one methodology might have an advantage over another | Explains why one methodology might have an advantage over another but explanation lacks detail and sound reasoning | Does not explain why one methodology might have an advantage over another | 23 |
Next, write a paper considering Six Sigma; Plan, Do, Study, Act (PDSA); and other performance-improvement methodologies by addressing the following elements:
What areas of healthcare can be affected by using the Lean Six Sigma method? The PDSA method? Other methodologies?
Why are patient safety, patient satisfaction, cost, and employee satisfaction important to healthcare quality?
Lean Six Sigma and PDSA are the two major methodologies covered in this module. Do you believe one has an advantage over the other? Explain why.
How can these methodologies be used to address healthcare-related issues?
Guidelines for Submission: Your paper should be submitted as a 1- to 2-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. All references should be in APA style.
| Methodologies | Meets “Proficient” criteria and the discussion is detailed and supported with research | Discusses how methodologies can be used to address healthcare-related issues | Discusses how methodologies can be used to address healthcare-related issues but discussion lacks detail and sound reasoning | Does not discuss how methodologies can be used to address healthcare-related issues | 23 |
| Articulation of Response | Submission is free of errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, and organization and is presented in a professional and easy-to-read format | Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization | Submission has major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas | Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas | 8 |
| Total | 100% |
