This document outlines the requirements for an executive summary analyzing a healthcare organization's compliance with a core measure and recommendations for improving performance. Key points include: - Selecting a core measure and investigating the organization's compliance rate compared to others. - Explaining the measure's importance in terms of policy, regulation, and finances. - Describing changes that could improve compliance and identifying stakeholders affected. - Identifying expected obstacles and strategies for overcoming them. The executive summary must be 2-3 pages, reference at least 3 sources, and address these topics concisely using appropriate formatting. The goal is to inform senior leadership on impacts and recommendations regarding the selected measure.

1. ITS IMPORTANT TO MEET THE COMPETENCES!
Investigate your organization's compliance rate with one
specific core measure of your choice and write a 2-3-page
(maximum) executive summary analyzing the financial and
regulatory impact of organizational compliance with your
chosen measure. Include recommendations for improving
performance on the measure.
In order to promote safe, caring, patient-centered environments,
nurse leaders must both conceptually understand and be
proficient at performing a wide variety of leadership skills.
Effective nursing leaders develop and maintain awareness of
issues that emerge at many levels within and outside of their
organizations. In addition to developing self-assessing
competencies necessary for their roles, nurse leaders must also
acquire organizational and systems leadership skill sets.
By successfully completing this assessment, you will
demonstrate your proficiency in the following course
competencies and assessment criteria:
Competency 4: Policy, Finance, and Regulations – Understand
the scope and role of policy, finance, and regulatory
environments in relationship to individual and population
outcomes.
(IMPORTANT) -Compare the compliance rates of a specific
measure for different organizations.

2. (IMPORTANT) -Explain the importance of compliance in terms
of policy, regulation, and finance.
Competency 5: Communication – Communicate effectively with
all members of the health care team, including
interdepartmental and interdisciplinary collaboration for quality
outcomes.
(IMPORTANT) -Write coherently to support a central idea with
correct grammar, usage, and mechanics as expected of a nursing
professional.
Competency 6: Organizational and Systems Management –
Apply knowledge of organizational behavior, nursing theory,
and systems (micro- and macro-) as appropriate for the scope
and role of one's own practice.
(IMPORTANT) -Explain strategies to overcome described
organizational barriers to change.
Competency 9: Professional Role – Incorporate the qualities,
skills, behaviors, and knowledge required to function as a
patient advocate, practice high-quality care, assess and evaluate
patient outcomes, and provide leadership in improving care.

3. (IMPORTANT) -Identify the stakeholders affected by changes
to a specific compliance measure and describe changes that
would improve compliance of a specific measure.
Assessment Instructions
For this assessment, write an executive summary analyzing the
financial and regulatory impact of organizational compliance
with a specific core measure of your choice. The summary must
include recommendations for improving performance on the
measure.
You must be able to explain the financial implications
associated with the measure, as well as its importance in terms
of policy, regulation, and finance. This is another good
opportunity to consult with a key stakeholder within the
organization. Talking to someone who works closely with the
organization's finances can help you develop a deeper
understanding of the financial aspects of compliance. You also
need to suggest ways your organization can improve compliance
and how you would implement changes and overcome obstacles.
This may seem like an enormous undertaking, but you should
approach it as if you were to present this information to your
supervisor or manager. Keeping in mind that people in these
positions do not have time to read a 10–12-page report, you
would typically give them only an executive summary of your
analyses and recommendations. That means that you will need
to be very clear and very concise with the information you

4. choose to include in the executive summary. Say as much as
possible with as few words as possible.
Directions
Select a core measure and investiga te your organization's
compliance rate with the measure. In your executive summary,
address the following:
Compare the compliance rates of your organization with those
of other organizations.
Explain why the measure is important in terms of policy,
regulation, and finance.
Describe changes that could be made that would improve
compliance with the measure.
Identify the stakeholders who would be affected by the changes.
Identify obstacles you would expect to encounter and explain
strategies to overcome these obstacles.
Additional Requirements
Format:
Include a title page and references page. As this is an executive
summary, do
not
use APA style and formatting. To determine the appropriate
format, it may be helpful for you to review the documents used
in your organization. How do they look? What kind of language
is used in memos? These can help guide your development of

5. this executive summary. Certainly, feel free to use bullet points
as appropriate.
Length:
Write a 2–3-page (maximum) summary of your information, not
including the title page and references page.
References:
You must still reference scholarly resources to support your
work. Use at least three current scholarly or professional
resources.
Font:
Use 12-point, Times New Roman font.