HSA 405 – Assignments and Rubrics © 2013 Strayer University. All Rights Reserved. This document contains Strayer University Confidential and Proprietary information and may not be copied, further distributed, or otherwise disclosed in whole or in part, without the expressed written permission of Strayer University. HSA 405 Student Version 1138 (1256 8-21-2013) Final Page 7 of 20 Assignment 1: Health Policy and Law Basics Due Week 3 and worth 150 points As a chief operating officer of a hospital, you have been tasked with opening a new ambulatory care center in your city. Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you: 1. Specify whether you would utilize the professional autonomy, social contract, or free market perspective as the paradigm to design the structure of your new center. Debate at least two (2) advantages and two (2) disadvantages of your chosen perspective. Provide at least two (2) examples of your perspective in action to support your response. 2. Analyze the key components of three (3) sources of law related to the effects that each source could potentially have on your healthcare organization’s new initiative. 3. Use at least two (2) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources. Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:  Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.  Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length. The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:  Describe the evolution of hospitals and sources of law.  Examine tort law and the criminal aspects of health care.  Use technology and information resources to research issues in healthcare policy and law.  Write clearly and concisely about healthcare policy and law using proper writing mechanics. Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric. Points: 150 Assignment 1: Health Policy and Law Basics Criteria Unacceptable Below 60% F Meets Minimum Expectations 60-69% D Fair 70-79% C Proficient 80-89% B Exemplary 90-100% A 1. Specify whether you would utilize the professional autonomy, social contract, or free market perspective as the paradigm to design the structure of your new center. Debate at least two (2) advantages and two (2) disadvantages of your chosen Did not submit or incompletely specified whether you would utilize the professional autono.

1. HSA 405 – Assignments and Rubrics
© 2013 Strayer University. All Rights Reserved. This document
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and may not be copied, further distributed, or otherwise
disclosed in whole or in part, without the expressed written
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Strayer University.
HSA 405 Student Version 1138 (1256 8-21-2013) Final
Page 7 of 20
Assignment 1: Health Policy and Law Basics
Due Week 3 and worth 150 points
As a chief operating officer of a hospital, you have been tasked
with opening a new ambulatory care center in your city.
Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:
1. Specify whether you would utilize the professional
autonomy, social contract, or free market perspective as the
paradigm to design the structure of your new center. Debate at
least two (2) advantages and two (2) disadvantages of your
chosen perspective. Provide at least two (2) examples of your
perspective in action to support your response.
2. Analyze the key components of three (3) sources of law
related to the effects that each source
could potentially have on your healthcare organization’s new
initiative.

2. 3. Use at least two (2) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and
other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
(size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and
references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check
with your professor for any additional instructions.
the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and
the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included
in the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this
assignment are:
s of law.
issues in healthcare policy and law.
law using proper writing mechanics.
Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality,
logic / organization of the paper, and
language and writing skills, using the following rubric.
Points: 150

3. Assignment 1: Health Policy and Law Basics
Criteria
Unacceptable
Below 60% F
Meets Minimum Expectations
60-69% D
Fair
70-79% C
Proficient
80-89% B
Exemplary
90-100% A
1. Specify whether you would utilize the
professional autonomy,
social contract, or free market perspective as
the paradigm to design
the structure of your new center. Debate at
least two (2) advantages and two (2) disadvantages of your
chosen
Did not submit or incompletely
specified whether
you would utilize the professional
autonomy, social
contract, or free market
perspective as the paradigm to design the structure of your

4. Insufficiently specified
whether you
would utilize the
professional
autonomy, social contract,
or free market perspective as the paradigm to design the
Partially specified
whether you
would utilize the professional
autonomy,
social contract, or free market
perspective as the paradigm to design the structure of
Satisfactorily specified
whether you
would utilize the
professional
autonomy, social contract,
or free market perspective as the paradigm to design the
Thoroughly specified
whether you

5. would utilize the
professional
autonomy, social contract,
or free market perspective as the paradigm to design the
HSA 405 – Assignments and Rubrics
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NOTE: At least one or two of this sources must be used.
Required Resources
Teitelbaum, J. B., & Wilensky, S. E. (2013). Essentials of
health policy and law (2nd ed.). Burlington, MA:
Jones & Bartlett Learning.
Supplemental Resources
American Psychological Association. (2009). Publication
Manual of the American Psychological
Association (6th ed.).
Butorff, C., Tunis, S., & Weiner, J. (2013). Encouraging value-

6. based insurance designs in state health insurance exchanges.
American Journal of Managed Care, 19(7), 593-600.
Contandriopoulos, D., & Brouselle, A. (2010). Reliable in their
failure: An analysis of healthcare reform policies in public
systems. Health Policy 95(2/3), 144-152.
Goldstein, M., & Rosenbaum, S. (2013). From EPSDT to EHBs:
the future of pediatric coverage design under government
financed health insurance. Pediatrics, 131, S142-148.
Kessler, D. (2011). Evaluating the medical malpractice system
and options for reform. Journal of
Economic Perspective. 25(2), 93-110.
Toth, F. (2010). Healthcare policies over the last 20 years:
Reforms and counter-reforms. Health Policy
95(1), 82-89.
perspective. Provide at least two (2) examples
of your perspective in
action to support your response.
Weight: 45%�
new center. Did not submit or
incompletely
debated at least two (2)

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two (2) examples of your perspective in action to support
your response.�
structure of your new
center.
Insufficiently debated at
least two (2) advantages and two (2) disadvantages
of your chosen perspective. Insufficiently provided at
least two (2) examples of your perspective in
action to
support your response.�
your new center. Partially

8. debated at
least two (2)
advantages and two (2)
disadvantages
of your chosen perspective.
Partially provided at least two (2) examples of
your perspective in action to support your
response.�
structure of your new
center.
Satisfactorily debated at
least two (2) advantages and two (2) disadvantages
of your chosen perspective. Satisfactorily provided at

9. least two (2) examples of your perspective in
action to
support your response.�
structure of your new
center.
Thoroughly debated at
least two (2) advantages and two (2) disadvantages
of your chosen perspective. Thoroughly provided at
least two (2) examples of your perspective in
action to
support your response.�
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2. Analyze the key components of three
(3) sources of law

10. related to the effects that each source could
potentially have on your healthcare organization’s new
initiative.
Weight: 40%�
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analyzed the key
components of three (3) sources
of law related to the effects that each source could potentially
have on your healthcare organization’s new initiative.�
Insufficiently analyzed the
key
components of three (3)
sources of law related to the effects that each source
could potentially have on your healthcare

11. organization’s
new initiative.�
Partially analyzed the
key
components of three (3)
sources of law related to the effects that each source
could
potentially have on your healthcare
organization’s
new initiative.�
Satisfactorily analyzed the
key
components of three (3)

12. sources of law related to the effects that each source
could potentially have on your healthcare
organization’s
new initiative.�
Thoroughly analyzed the
key
components of three (3)
sources of law related to the effects that each source
could potentially have on your healthcare
organization’s
new initiative.�
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3. 2 references
Weight: 5%�
No references provided�

13. Does not meet the required
number of references; all references poor quality
choices.�
Does not meet the required
number of references; some
references poor
quality choices.�
Meets number of required
references; all references high quality choices.�
Exceeds number of
required references; all references high quality
choices.�
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4. Clarity, writing mechanics, and
formatting requirements Weight: 10%�
More than 8 errors present�
7-8 errors present�
5-6 errors present�

14. 3-4 errors present�
0-2 errors present�
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