You have examined a medical error problem in detail, from differing perspectives, and in general. In this final policy analysis paper, you are tying all those threads together into a single, cohesive paper.
In this final paper:
Identify the medical error problem within the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), address and analyze it, and provide examples of the potential consequences to the community if the problem is left unaddressed.
Discuss how the medical error problem is tied to the organizational mission.
Identify various factors that might influence the development and continuation of this problem in the community.
Identify and evaluate at least three alternatives that might be used to eliminate or minimize this problem in this community, using a cost-benefit analysis. One of the alternatives must be the status quo.
Evaluate the identified alternatives in terms of the potential staffing, funding, logistical support, and authority the public agency will need to implement each of the identified alternatives.
Analyze how each of the proposed alternatives will meet the needs of the community, including diverse groups within the community.
Analyze the importance of conducting the policy analysis in an ethical manner, ensuring that all efforts of the organization are directed at mission attainment.
Analyze metrics that might be used to determine success for each of the alternatives if it is implemented in the future.
Assignment Requirements:
Resources: Your ideas must be supported with recent, scholarly sources that are properly cited and referenced in APA style.
Number of pages: Your assignment should be at least 1520 pages, double-spaced, excluding the cover page, abstract (if included), and references.
APA style and format: All materials must be submitted in APA style and format (see Faculty Expectations for further information on APA).
Font: Times New Roman 12-point.
Introduction and Conclusion: Remember to include both an introductory paragraph and a paragraph of conclusions.
*******You are free to integrate materials from the earlier papers into this final paper. However, do not simply cut and paste materials in their entirety. The final paper must be a standalone project on its own, which means you can integrate the materials as needed, but the organization and flow must represent that of a single research paper.
