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IHP 620 Milestone Two Guidelines and Rubric
Prompt
In the first part of the course, we have applied foundational economic principles to the healthcare industry. For the first part of your final project, you will analyze these same microeconomic
and macroeconomic principles and their impact on healthcare markets, healthcare service, and organizations. In this milestone, you will apply the knowledge you have gained through the first
half of the course, as well as research current economic environments and legislative changes to gauge the impact on the healthcare industry through a policy research report.
In Milestone Two, you will submit your draft of the policy research report. Based on instructor feedback and direction, you will revise your policy research report for the final submission of the
policy research and organizational analysis report in Module Nine.
Your policy research report should address the following elements:
I. Economic Theories and Principles:
A. Economic Disparities: Analyze the relationship between the financial well-being of the industry and availability of healthcare, in consideration of market and demand theories.
B. Economic Theories: What economic theories are most useful when applied to the healthcare industry and why?
C. Use of Economic Principles: Why do organizations utilize economic principles to guide strategic short-term and long-term decision making?
II. For-Profit and Nonprofit:
A. Financial Differentiation: What differentiates for-profit and nonprofit healthcare organizations financially? What characteristics of each type of healthcare organization make the
organizations different?
B. Economic Differentiation: What differentiates for-profit and nonprofit healthcare in terms of economic policies and legislation? What key recent and current economic policies
impact each?
III. Policy, Changes, and Disparities:
A. Economic Policy and Disparities in Care: Using current research and information (within the last five years), analyze the relationship between economic policy and disparities in
care. How are they connected? How do they differ?
B. Policy Changes: What impact do recent legislative changes have on healthcare economic policy in general?
C. Disparities Planning: Why are disparities of care factored into healthcare strategic planning? Explain your reasoning and provide examples for support where appropriate.
What to Submit
Your report should be in APA format and all resources and references should be cited appropriately. A well-written, concise report will fall within the range of 4–6 pages, not including
references and title page.
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Milestone Two Rubric
Criteria Exemplary (100%) Proficient (90%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Economic Disparities Meets “Proficient” criteria and
analysis demonstrates strong
analytical skills through
nuanced comparison of
theories
Accurately analyzes the
relationship between the
financial well-being of the
industry and availability of
healthcare, using market and
demand theories as support
Analyzes the relationship
between the financial wellbeing of the industry and
availability of healthcare, but
without market and demand
theory support or with gaps in
accuracy
Does not analyze the
relationship between the
financial well-being of the
industry and availability of
healthcare
12
Economic Theories Meets “Proficient” criteria and
the quality and detail of the
conclusions evidences keen
insight into the application of
economic theory within the
healthcare environment
Determines what economic
theories are most applicable to
the healthcare industry and
explains conclusions in detail
Determines economic theories
that are applicable and explains
why, but lacks detail or
accuracy
Does not determine economic
theories that are applicable and
explain why
12
Use of Economic Principles Meets “Proficient” criteria and
explanation evidences keen
insight into the economic
impact of organizational
planning
Logically explains why
individual organizations utilize
economic principles for shortterm and long-term strategic
planning
Explains why individual
organizations utilize economic
principles for short-term and
long-term strategic planning,
but with gaps in logic or detail
Does not explain why individual
organizations utilize economic
principles for short-term and
long-term strategic planning
12
Financial Differentiation Meets “Proficient” criteria and
comparison evidences keen
insight into the financial needs,
requirements, and impacts on
and for the two types of
organizations
Accurately differentiates
between for-profit and not-forprofit healthcare organizations
in terms of finances and
organizational characteristics
Differentiates between forprofit and not-for-profit
healthcare organizations, but
not in terms of finances and
organizational characteristics,
or with gaps in accuracy
Does not differentiate between
for-profit and not-for-profit
healthcare organizations
10
Economic Differentiation Meets “Proficient” criteria and
comparison evidences keen
insight into the nuanced
relationships between the type
of organizations and economic
policies and legislation
Accurately differentiates
between for-profit and not-forprofit healthcare organizations
in terms of economic policies,
legislation, and recent changes
Differentiates between forprofit and not-for-profit
healthcare organizations, but
not in terms of economic
policies, legislation, and recent
changes, or with gaps in
accuracy
Does not differentiate between
for-profit and not-for-profit
healthcare organizations
10
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Criteria Exemplary (100%) Proficient (90%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Economic Policy and
Disparities in Care
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
analysis evidences keen insight
into the nuances of and varied
influences on the relationship
between economic policy and
care
Accurately analyzes the
relationship between economic
policy and disparities in care,
using current data
Analyzes the relationship
between economic policy and
disparities in care, but with
gaps in accuracy, or without
using current data
Does not analyze the
relationship between economic
policy and disparities in care
12
Policy Changes Meets “Proficient” criteria and
determinations provide a broad
view of healthcare economic
policy within the current
environment
Accurately determines the
impact recent legislation
changes have had on economic
healthcare policies in general
Determines the impacts recent
legislation changes have had on
economic healthcare policies,
but with gaps in accuracy or
detail
Does not determine the impact
recent legislation changes have
had on economic healthcare
policies
12
Disparities Planning Meets “Proficient” criteria and
description effectively ties the
explanation to the real world
using examples and relevant
sources for support
Accurately describes why
disparities of care are factored
into healthcare strategic
planning with examples for
support
Describes why disparities of
care are factored into
healthcare strategic planning,
but with gaps in accuracy or
support
Does not describe why
disparities of care are factored
into healthcare strategic
planning
10
Articulation of Response Submission is free of errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, and
organization and is presented
in a professional and easy-toread 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
10
Total: 100%
