IHP 430 Module Six Short Paper Guidelines and Rubric
Overview: This paper gives you an opportunity to solidify your understanding of benchmarking tools, other approaches commonly used to address performance
improvement, and teamwork in promoting quality care and safety.
Prompt: In this paper, address these three components:
1. Compare and contrast various benchmarking tools and how they promote quality in healthcare organizations.
2. Select two of the following and assess how they address performance improvement:
• LeanSix Sigma
• Baldrige Quality Award
• Outcomes measurement
3. Examine the importance of effective teams and how they contribute to high-quality care and culture safety in the organization.
Rubric
Guidelines for Submission: Your paper should be submitted as a one- to two-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman
font, one-inch margins, and at least three sources cited in APA format.
Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (85%) Needs Improvement (55%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Benchmarking Meets or exceeds “Proficient”
criteria and demonstrates in- depth
knowledge of how benchmarking
tools promote quality in healthcare
organizations
Demonstrates sound knowledge
of how benchmarking tools
promote quality in healthcare
organizations
Demonstrates partial
knowledge of how
benchmarking tools promote
quality in healthcare
organizations
Does not demonstrate
knowledge of how
benchmarking tools promote
quality in healthcare
organizations
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Processes for
Performance
Improvement
Meets or exceeds “Proficient”
criteria and demonstrates in- depth
knowledge of two processes used
for performance improvement
Demonstrates sound knowledge
of how two processes are used
for performance improvement
Demonstrates partial
knowledge of how two
processes are used
for performance improvement
Does not demonstrate
knowledge of how two
processes are used for
performance improvement
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Teams Meets or exceeds “Proficient”
criteria and demonstrates
exceptional knowledge of the
importance of teams and how they
contribute to quality care and safety
in healthcare organizations
Demonstrates sound knowledge
of the importance of teams and
how they contribute to quality
care and safety in healthcare
organizations
Demonstrates partial
knowledge of the importance of
teams and how they contribute
to quality care and safety in
healthcare organizations
Does not demonstrate
knowledge of the importance of
teams and how they contribute
to quality care and safety in
healthcare organizations
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Total 100%
