Data Collection & Analysis

Healthcare is a data-driven industry that embraces evidence-based decision making. Whether the issue is clinical or administrative, healthcare leaders must analyze problems using logic, established tools, and data. Effective leaders engage team members in the problem resolution process, and encourage a wide variety of perspectives. Once a problem is clearly defined, the leader uses an appropriate framework or tool to analyze the problem. Research, critical thinking, and team collaboration are important facets of problem solving.

In this assignment you will have an opportunity to reflect upon the industry and organizational contexts and constraints that must be considered before applying a tool or framework to analyze the problem. You will consider the organization’s setting with respect to mission, strategy, operations, capacity, competencies, and culture. You will also consider legal, regulatory, ethical, and risk management issues that relate to the problem.

Instructions

For this assignment, you will write a 48 page double-spaced paper that:

1. Analyzes the Problem

• Present your data analysis via appropriate visualizations of the data. You must create your own data visualizations. Do NOT copy-paste graphs, charts, etc. from external sources.
• Explain what the data suggests and the managerial implications of that data. This analysis must identify the causes of the problem. Just having data about the problem does not offer any insight into the causes. Without identifying the causes, you can’t fix the problem.
• Your analysis of the internal data compared to external benchmarks and best practicesthis will help you develop pragmatic recommendations.

1. Provides a Feasible Solution

• Identify evidenced-based solutions that will fix the causes of the problem.
• Consider the organization’s capacity, capabilities, and resource constraints, as well as ethical and legal requirements.
• Do not offer generic solutions that are not related to the causes. Healthcare organizations have very limited resourcesso recommending actions that will not fix the problem will waste their resources.
• Be sure to offer evidence (data from research published in scholarly / peer-reviewed journals) that shows that the solutions are effective and efficient; i.e., the solutions are proven to work.
• The recommendations must be sensitive to organization context and constraintsbe sure to assess the feasibility of your recommendations.
• Do not propose solutions that the organization cannot implement; for example, suggesting that a small, financially challenged hospital make major investments in technology is not reasonable.

Submission Requirements

Your assignment should meet the following requirements:

• Length: 48 pages.
• Font and font size: 12 point, Times New Roman.
• Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.
• APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to current APA style and format. See
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Refer to the assignment rubric to ensure that you meet all criteria. To earn full points for each criterion, be sure to note the details on what constitutesdistinguished performance.

Competencies Measured

By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and rubric criteria:

• Competency 1: Evaluate problems in healthcare organizations and apply tools to improve quality and outcomes.
• Identify at least two appropriate tools or models for analysis of the selected problem, and provides sufficient justification.
• Competency 3: Construct evidence based healthcare management recommendations in compliance with personal and professional values and legal, regulatory, and ethical considerations.
• Construct relevant evidence-based recommendations which considers ethical, legal, and regulatory standards, and organizational capabilities and constraints.
• Competency 4: Analyze records and reports based on established benchmarks and organizational goals and performance.
• Analyze and compare data relative to internal and external benchmarks.
• Competency 6: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for the field of healthcare.
• Apply APA style and formatting to scholarly writing.

Week 7 Assignment: Data Collection and Analysis

Week 7 Assignment: Data Collection and AnalysisCriteriaRatingsPtsIdentify at least two appropriate tools or models for analysis of the selected problem, and provides sufficient justification.

60 to >51 pts

DISTINGUISHED

Identifies at least two appropriate tools or models or tool for analysis of the selected problem, provides sufficient justification, and supporting evidence from authoritative sources.

51 to >42 pts

PROFICIENT

Identifies at least two appropriate tools or models for analysis of the selected problem and provides sufficient justification.

42 to >0 pts

BASIC

Identifies at least two appropriate tools or models for analysis of the selected problem but does not provide sufficient justification.

0 pts

NON_PERFORMANCE

Does not identify at least two appropriate tools or models for analysis of the selected problem, and provides sufficient justification.

/ 60 pts

Analyze and compare data relative to internal and external benchmarks.

60 to >51 pts

DISTINGUISHED

Analyzes and compares data relative to internal and external benchmarks, providing a rationale for the selected external benchmark used in the analysis.

51 to >42 pts

PROFICIENT

Analyzes and compares data relative to internal and external benchmarks.

42 to >0 pts

BASIC

Analyzes or compares data relative to internal or external benchmarks, but not both.

0 pts

NON_PERFORMANCE

Does not analyze or compare data relative to internal and external benchmarks.

/ 60 pts

Construct relevant evidence-based recommendations which considers ethical, legal, and regulatory standards, and organizational capabilities and constraints.

60 to >51 pts

DISTINGUISHED

Constructs evidence-based recommendations that consider ethical, legal, and regulatory standards, and organizational capabilities and constraints, and integrates two authoritative sources.

51 to >42 pts

PROFICIENT

Constructs relevant evidence-based recommendations that consider ethical, legal, and regulatory standards, and organizational capabilities and constraints.

42 to >0 pts

BASIC

Constructs non-evidence- based recommendations that consider ethical, legal, and regulatory standards, and organizational capabilities and constraints.

0 pts

NON_PERFORMANCE

Does not construct any recommendations that consider ethical, legal, and regulatory standards, and organizational capabilities and constraints.

/ 60 pts

Apply APA style and formatting to scholarly writing.

20 to >17 pts

DISTINGUISHED

Applies APA style and formatting to scholarly writing. Exhibits strict and nearly flawless adherence to stylistic conventions, document structure, and source attributions.

17 to >14 pts

PROFICIENT

Applies APA style and formatting to scholarly writing.

14 to >0 pts

BASIC

Applies APA style and formatting to scholarly writing incorrectly and/or inconsistently, detracting noticeably from good scholarship.

0 pts

NON_PERFORMANCE

Does not apply APA style and formatting to scholarly writing.

/ 20 pts

Total Points: 0