Examine a healthcare organization that has significance to you, using the American Hospital Directory (AHD) website found in the Web Links section, and complete the following:
Examine a healthcare organization that has significance to you, using the American Hospital Directory (AHD) website found in the Web Links section, and complete the following:
1. Identify the healthcare organization you selected from the AHD by name and location.
2. Explain why you chose the healthcare organization in part A1 and any significance the organization has to you, including specific examples.
3. Describe (suggested length 1-2 paragraphs) the healthcare organization from A1 and the “type of facility” it is, according to AHD website, and the types of services this kind of facility typically provides.
a. Explain what the “type of control”, according to AHD website, means for this healthcare organization identified in part A1 and how it informs the services typically provided at this healthcare organization.
4. Discuss the total performance score (TPS) Quality Score for the healthcare organization from part A1, and identify the four domains of the TPS.
a. Identify one credible additional source of quality data on healthcare organizations.
5. Discuss two organizational ethics that are reflected in the type of facility and the type of control listed for this organization, including specific examples.
6. Discuss the nurse’s role in fiscal responsibility for this type of organization related to value-based care, including specific examples.
7. Describe one healthcare organizational change that could improve the delivery of value-based healthcare for the healthcare organization from part A1.
B. Compare the financial structure of the healthcare organization you discussed in part A with another organization listed on the AHD website that is within the same or an adjacent state, including specific examples from each healthcare organization.
1. Discuss which healthcare organization from part B is more aligned with value-based healthcare, including one scholarly evidence source published within the last five years to support the discussion.
2. Discuss which healthcare organization from part B is more supportive of equitable patient-centered care, including one scholarly evidence source published within the last five years to support the discussion.
3. Discuss one financial and one quality data source that could inform organizational transformation in any healthcare organization.
C. Acknowledge sources, using APA-formatted in-text citations and references, for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized.
D. Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission.
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A1:HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION SIGNIFICANCE
| NOT EVIDENT The submission does not identify a healthcare facility. | APPROACHING COMPETENCE The submission is missing the healthcare facility’s name or location, or the organization is not selected from the AHD website. | COMPETENT The submission identifies the healthcare facility by the organization’s name and location, and the organization is selected from the AHD website. |
A2:SIGNIFICANCE OF FACILITY
| NOT EVIDENT The submission does not explain why the healthcare organization identified in part A1 was chosen. | APPROACHING COMPETENCE The submission does not explain the significance the organization has to the learner, or the submission is not supported with specific examples. | COMPETENT The submission explains why the healthcare organization identified in part A1 was chosen and any significance it has to the learner, and the submission is supported with specific examples. |
A3:TYPE OF FACILITY
| NOT EVIDENT A description of the organization from part A1 is not provided. | APPROACHING COMPETENCE The submission does not accurately describe th |

