FORMAL RESEARCH ASSIGNMENTThe formal research project will be worked on weekly through various assignments. The topic you choose should be directly related to the degree that you are earning. All maj

FORMAL RESEARCH ASSIGNMENTThe formal research project will be worked on weekly through various assignments.  The topic you choose should be directly related to the degree that you are earning. All major assignments will be related directly to the topic that you choose in Week One, so please be sure that the topic you choose is one that you can more fully develop as we move from idea to finished product. Your final paper should be formatted liked the sample student paper that begins on 225, which is formatted according to the 6th edition of the APA Manual.

This essay should follow these requirements : 

·         Use proper APA format (cover page, abstract, body, and reference page). We will use the 6th edition only.

·         Must be 2000-2500 words. (This includes the ABSTRACT (200-225 words) and the BODY (1800-2275 words.)·         Use Times New Roman font (12 point).·         Use integrated short burst quotes in the body of your own sentences. Use minimal paraphrasing and signal phrases. No block quotes should be used.·         Sources should be obtained from eLibrary databases. They should consist of articles from scholarly journals dated within the last ten years. Other sources may be approved as long as they          are scholarly and provided you check with the instructor first.·         Submit this assignment in Microsoft Word Document format. No other formats will be accepted. All online students are required to have Microsoft Word as their word processing program.   

I have an outline, annotated bibliographies,

Proposal

PROBLEM:Patient Satisfaction in Public Verses in Private Health Care Facilities

ABSTRACT: Patient satisfaction is given the priority in most healthcare providers whether in public or private. Achieving this milestone takes into consideration, cost, infrastructure, and administrative procedures. Usually, public healthcare facilities are subsidized by the government thus making them less costly than private ones. Administrative systems are in most cases the same, but patient handling differs between the two categories. Reasonably, when a customer is handled well, and the cost of the service they are seeking is affordable, it is possible that they will be satisfied with the care being provided. However, most private hospitals has invested in infrastructure, which is a significant determinant of customer satisfaction. The amenities provides a sense of comfort for many patients regardless of the cost of services.

THESIS: Patient satisfaction is centered on cost, availability of infrastructure and administrative procedures, which significantly differ in public and private healthcare institutions.

THREE SUPPORTING ELEMENTS:

·         Affordability and convenience (cost)

·         Infrastructure and amenities

·         Administrative procedures

LOCATION AND TYPE OF RESOURCES

Location: Online library, healthcare databases like PubMed, ProQuest, Medscape and EBSCO, the Internet and Local library.

Types: Books, Journal articles, Government and institutional reports, authentic newspaper articles and medical journals.

CHALLENGES TO THE RESEARCH: Previous researches done on patient satisfaction may be covering an extensive area, thus making it challenging to compile relevant information from the studies. Again, the time difference between the time publication and the present research may present a significant deviation due to innovations in technology. Reports published by either private or public hospitals may be misleading since most are purposefully used as marketing strategies to champion the agendas of the institutions. Lastly, continuous changes in patient preferences may be unpredictable.

  The thesis needs to change a little to make it more argumentative