Final Course Project Description For the HSM410 Final Course Project, you will be completing a Health Care Policy Analysis Paper. You will be required to choose a single past, current, or proposed legislative item to analyze. Below you will find the deadlines and requirements of this project. All assignments related to the project, including the final version of you paper, total 240 points or 24% of your overall class grade. Project Deadlines Due by the end of Week 2: Submit a brief description of the problem/issue that your legislation addresses and the legislation itself that you will analysis in your paper. Due by the end of Week 5: Submit a formal outline of the paper, followed by a list of your currrent sources. Due by the end of Week 7: Submit the final version of your Policy Paper, including your Works Cited page. Health Care Policy Paper Expectations Week 2 Assignment: Policy Paper Topic  30 points It is expected that you will provide a focused topic that identifies a problem/issue of concern and the legislation that is/has/will address the problem. Once you have identified your legislation, you will not be allowed to change. Complete some preliminary research to ensure that you have enough sources and information available to meet both the page length and number of sources requirements. Topics such as HIPAA and Medicare (for example) are to broad for this assignment. You need to focus your topic on a specific aspect, such as the Privacy Rules of HIPAA or the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit. Week 5 Assignment: Policy Paper Outline  60 points It is expected that the Policy Paper Outline be submitted in a formal outline format as demonstrated below. Your outline should show enough detail to demonstrate that you have begun thinking about the organization of your paper and the research required into the topic. After your outline, please submit a listing of the sources you have already identified for your paper. I.     Each Roman numeral should be a main section of the paper        A. Subpoint             1. Details of Subpoint                 a. Related details to the Subpoint        B.  Subpoint Week 7 Assignment: Final Policy Paper150 points It is expected that the final version of your Health Care Policy Paper be 9-11 pages in length with 10-12 sources identified. Your paper should be 12pt Times New Roman font, double spaced, with standard margins. You should have a thesis statement in your introduction identifying the legislation/policy your paper will be addressing. APA in-text citation is required in addition to listing all of your sources on a Works Cited Page at the end of the document. Your grade will be effected if you do not cite or identify your sources correctly. Below is a list of questions that should be addressed in the body of your paper: 1. What is the legislation/policy that will be analyzed in this paper? 2. What is the problem/issue that this legislation attempts to address? 3. What is the history of the legisl ...

1. Final Course Project Description
For the HSM410 Final Course Project, you will be completing a
Health Care Policy Analysis Paper. You will be required to
choose a single past, current, or proposed legislative item to
analyze. Below you will find the deadlines and requirements of
this project. All assignments related to the project, including
the final version of you paper, total 240 points or 24% of your
overall class grade.
Project Deadlines
Due by the end of Week 2: Submit a brief description of the
problem/issue that your legislation addresses and the legislation
itself that you will analysis in your paper.
Due by the end of Week 5: Submit a formal outline of the
paper, followed by a list of your currrent sources.
Due by the end of Week 7: Submit the final version of your
Policy Paper, including your Works Cited page.
Health Care Policy Paper Expectations
Week 2 Assignment: Policy Paper Topic 30 points
It is expected that you will provide a focused topic that
identifies a problem/issue of concern and the legislation that
is/has/will address the problem. Once you have identified your
legislation, you will not be allowed to change. Complete some
preliminary research to ensure that you have enough sources
and information available to meet both the page length and
number of sources requirements.
Topics such as HIPAA and Medicare (for example) are to broad
for this assignment. You need to focus your topic on a specific
aspect, such as the Privacy Rules of HIPAA or the Medicare
Prescription Drug Benefit.
Week 5 Assignment: Policy Paper Outline 60 points
It is expected that the Policy Paper Outline be submitted in a
formal outline format as demonstrated below. Your outline
should show enough detail to demonstrate that you have begun
thinking about the organization of your paper and the research

2. required into the topic. After your outline, please submit a
listing of the sources you have already identified for your paper.
I. Each Roman numeral should be a main section of the paper
A. Subpoint
1. Details of Subpoint
a. Related details to the Subpoint
B. Subpoint
Week 7 Assignment: Final Policy Paper150 points
It is expected that the final version of your Health Care Policy
Paper be 9-11 pages in length with 10-12 sources identified.
Your paper should be 12pt Times New Roman font, double
spaced, with standard margins. You should have a thesis
statement in your introduction identifying the legislation/policy
your paper will be addressing.
APA in-text citation is required in addition to listing all of your
sources on a Works Cited Page at the end of the document. Your
grade will be effected if you do not cite or identify your sources
correctly.
Below is a list of questions that should be addressed in the body
of your paper:
1. What is the legislation/policy that will be analyzed in this
paper?
2. What is the problem/issue that this legislation attempts to
address?
3. What is the history of the legislation?
4. Has (or will) the legislation been effective in addressing the
problem or issue?
5. What group(s) of people have been the most affected by the
problem?
6. Is there any information on the future of this legislation?
(Revision, obsolete, status of bill, etc)
Research Resources
Review the tutorials available in THE HUB on research,
plagiarism, and APA citations. In addition, there are APA
review materials available in Doc Sharing and in the Syllabus.
Grading Information

3. Category
Points
%
Description
Documentation
& Formatting
15
15%
A quality paper will include a proper citations and a Works
Cited page. The number of sources identified and cited meets
the paper requirements.
Organization
& Cohesiveness
25
25%
A quality paper will include an introduction based upon a well
formed thesis statement. The logical order of the content will be
derived from the thesis statement. The content will be properly
subdivided into sections derived from the outline. The
conclusion will summarize the previously presented content,
and will complement the thesis statement from the introduction.
Editing
10
10%
A quality paper will be free of any spelling, punctuation, or
grammatical errors. Sentences and paragraphs will be clear,
concise, and factually correct.
Content
100
50%
A quality paper will meet the page requirement and have
significant scope and depth of research to support any
statements. Relevant illustration or examples are encouraged. A
quality paper will employ sound use of reasoning and logic to
reinforce conclusions.
Total

4. 150
100%
A Quality Paper will meet or exceed all of the above
requirements.
Final Paper Rubric
Content - 50% of overall grade
Points
%
Meets Page Requirement
10
10%
Depth and Scope of Research
40
40%
Answers all of project questions
30
30%
Use of sound logic
20
20%
Total
100
100%
Editing - 10% of overall grade
Points
%
Spelling, Punctuation, or Grammatical Errors
3

5. 30%
Sentence Meaning Unclear
3
30%
Misstatement of Fact
4
40%
Total
10
100%
Organization - 25% of overall grade
Points
%
Introduction; Thesis statement clearly identified legislation to
be addressed
10
40%
Body text follows an organized plan to address the main points
5
20%
Content sub-divisions follow outline
5
20%
Conclusion summarizes; complements thesis; contains no new
information
5
20%
Total
25 points
100%
Documentation - 15% of overall grade
Points Deduction
%
Properly uses in-text citation

6. 8
54%
Works Cited
7
46%
Total (not to exceed)
15 points
100%
Category Totals
Possible Points
%
Content
100
50%
Organization and Cohesiveness
25
20%
Editing
10
15%
Documentation and Formatting
15
15%
Total
150
100%
Ashford 4: - Week 3 - Assignment
Develop Professional Résumés

7. In order to demonstrate an awareness of psychological career
alternatives in a community setting, you will develop résumés
for each of the professional experts chosen for your presentation
in the Week Three discussion. Include relevant academic and
professional experience that highlights their careers, appropriate
skills, and expertise. Brief job descriptions identifying the
major duties associated with each relevant work experience
should also be included in the résumé. The job description
format should be based on the Professional Experience section
in the “Sample Resume for a Counseling Psychologist.” Each
résumé should be two to three pages in length. You may use the
resources available on the following web pages:
· Ashford University Career
Services (http://www.apa.org/careers/psyccareers)
· American Psychological Association
PsyCareers (http://www.apa.org/careers/psyccareers)
· Sample resume for a counselling psychologist
· You may use additional sources for career information as long
as they are credible. An example of a credible source for this
information would include The Chronicle of Higher Education.
To begin constructing your résumés, utilize the Resume Builder
tool provided by Ashford University. This will allow you to
create drafts of your résumés so that you may revise and refine
your assignments before submitting them.
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[These were the experts chosen in Week 3 discussion]
Expert 1
· Dr. Payne received his medical degree in 1985 and his PhD in
1990. Both degrees were earned from the University of
Somewhere. He has published over 250 peer reviewed papers on
CBT applied to pain management.
Expert 2
· Mr. Yoda earned his bachelors and Masters degrees from the
University of Atlantis. He holds several certifications in

8. hypnotherapy and NLP. He has authored 8 books on the
mind/body connection, and, published 300 peer-reviewed papers
and articles on pain management without drugs.
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To utilize the tool:
· Log into the Ashford University Student Portal
· Click on Job Search & Resume Builder link under Career
Services
· Go to the My Documents Tab
· Select the Resume Builder Tab
· Create, save, and edit these résumés to meet your assignment
guidelines.
Writing Professional Résumés
The Assignment:
1. Must be four to six double-spaced pages in length (excluding
the title page), and formatted according to APA guidelines as
outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. Résumés should be
formatted according to the guidelines in the Ashford University
Resume Builder tool.
2. Must include a title page with the following:
· Title of paper
· Student’s name
· Course name and number
· Instructor’s name
· Date submitted
http://threadcontent.next.ecollege.com/Images/document.gifSam
ple Resume for Counseling Psychologist Chris Smith
123 Main Street • Hometown, MS 00000 • (123) 456-7890 •
[email protected]OBJECTIVE
Mental Health Professional with focus on Indigenous and
Minority Individual Mental Health Services seeking position
with county or state government, or with non-profit help
services organization. QUALIFICATION HIGHLIGHTS

9. · Easily learn and assimilate information, then apply it to
everyday use.
· Dynamic, goal-oriented, self-starter, able to accomplish tasks
and finish projects on time and within scope.
· Access services to augment service to best meet the current
needs of both provider and client.
· Enhance the group experience, and improve service provision
and understanding.
· Advise clients on how they could be helped by counseling.
· Analyze data such as interview notes, test results, and
reference manuals in order to identify symptoms, and to
diagnose the nature of clients' problems.
· Collect information about individuals or clients, using
interviews, case histories, observational techniques, and other
assessment methods.
· Counsel individuals, groups, or families to help them
understand problems, define goals, and develop realistic action
plans.
· Develop treatment plans based on clients' interests, abilities
and needs, resources or techniques, and to share occupational
information.
· Refer clients to specialists or to other institutions for non-
counseling treatment of problems.
· Conduct research to develop or improve diagnostic or
therapeutic counseling techniques.PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
Psychologist - Private Practice / 2007—present
· Assess and develop case plans with clients either individuals,
couples or families.
· Maintain and evaluate client progress and provided referrals to
other services where needed.
· Contact mental health resources to schedule referral
appointments for clients who cannot do it for themselves.
Workshop Educator 2004—2007
· Led groups providing psychological education and experiential
exercises.

10. · Ensured workshops were conducted sot that special interest
groups were accommodated.
Student Therapist / 1997—2001
· Completed Internship in Process Oriented Psychology
· Conducted Intake Interviews, prepared client plans, and
handled ongoing case management. EDUCATION
Doctorate in Psychology, City University - 2007
Master of Science in Psychology, City University - 2004
Bachelor of Process-Oriented Psychology, City University -
2001
Ashford 4:
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Week 3
-
Assignment
Develop Professional Résumés
In order to demonstrate an awareness of psychological career
alternatives in a community setting,
you
will develop résumés for each of the professional experts
chosen for your presentation in the Week Three
discussion.

11. Include relevant academic and professional experience that
highlights their careers,
appropriate skills, and expertise. Brief job des
criptions identifying the major duties associated with each
relevant work experience should also be included in the résumé.
The job description format should be
based on the Professional Experience section in the
“Sample Resume for a Counseling
Psychologist.”
Each résumé should be two to three pages in length. You may
use the resources available
on the following web pages:
·
Ashford University Career Services
(http://www.apa.org/careers/psyccareers)
·
American Psychological Association PsyCareers
(http://www.apa.org/careers/psyccareers)
·
Sample resume for a counselling psychologist
ž
You may use additional sources for career information as long
as they are credible. An example

12. of a credible source for this information would include
The Chronicle of Higher Education
. To
begin constructing your résumés, utilize the Resume Builder
tool provided by Ashford University.
This will allow you to create drafts of your résumés so that you
may
revise and refine your
assignments before submitting them.
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[These were the experts chosen in Week 3 discussion]
Expert 1
¡
Dr. Payne received his medical degree in 1985 and his PhD in
1990. Both degrees were
earned from the University of Somewhere. He has published
over 250 peer reviewed
papers on CBT applied to pain management.
Expert 2
¡
Mr. Yoda earned his bachelors and Masters degrees from the
University of Atlantis. He
holds several certifications in hypnotherapy and NLP. He has
authored 8 books on the

13. mind/body connection, and, published 300 peer
-
reviewed papers and articles
on pain
management without drugs.
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To utilize the tool:
Running head: HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY
ACCOUNTABILITY ACT
1
THE HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY
ACCOUNTABILITY ACT
6
The Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act
I. Primary goals of HIPAA
a. Privacy Compliance
b. Data Integrity
c. …….
Outline should look like the above
II. One of the primary goals of the HIPAA is to make health
insurance more affordable and as such, lower the cost of
healthcare in the country (Chaikind,2004).
a) The act achieves this at the expense of hefty fines imposed in

14. the case that the healthcare providers violate the privacy policy
of the act, which is the most recognizable part of the HIPAA
since its enactment in 2003 (Correa, 2011).
1. With the healthcare constantly checking their steps so as not
to go against the law, the act might not be as good asit had been
intended to be.It is especially so since the healthcare providers
have to ensure that any information regarding the patient is
given to a third party on the consent of the patient.
2. However tough it may seem to be, the act also aims at
detecting and fighting fraud and abuse in the health industry
(Hosford-Dunn &Roeser, 2007). The fines involved in the
breach of the act bear testimony to this.
Need to clarify-you are talking issues but need to flush out
goals if that is your category
III. The irony of the privacy policy of the HIPAA is the people
that are allowed access to information regarding the patient’s
health with ease may not be of much help to the patient.
a) Information regarding issues such as diagnosis with diseases
that may be genetically transmitted should be useful to the
family more than the hospital staff and the government (Asfaw,
2011).
1. The family of the patient should be allowed access to such
information so as to know what action to take regarding the new
discovery.
2. As such, the act has been faced with a lot of opposition from
several bodies, among them medical researchers and lawyers.
These groups of people are not against the whole HIPAA act.
3. The part that is of utmost concern is the clause pertaining to
privacy of patient information.
IV. In addition to that, another problem with the act is that it
has slowed down medical innovation.
a) The aim of medicine revolves around solving and preventing
factors that cause stress to the body from attacking an
individual (Neuman& Fawcett, 2002).
1. In the case that innovation is inhibited, prevention might be,

15. as well, inhibited.
2. Medical research, which leads to innovation, involves the
researchers developing some new knowledge, which may not be
necessarily to the benefit of the patient (Eaton & Kennedy
2007).
3. The HIPAA act, however, does not allow this. This is one of
the factors that makes the act be viewed as a hindrance to
medical progressiveness in the country.
V. As such, the law may be good in terms of the fact that it
allows for comparable health insurance coverage in the case that
one changes the job (Roach, 2008), it also has its limitations
that make the intended good appear as bad.
a) There is need for there to be amendments to the bill so as to
make it more appealing and friendly.
1. The privacy policy is the one that needs some adjustments.
2. As per the discussion, there should be some changes made to
the policy so exempt some people from the privacy.
b) The family members, for example should not be kept away
from information regarding the patient.
1. In the case that the same is corrected, it would give a chance
to researchers to analyze some patient information and, perhaps,
come up with some preventive measures of controlling some
diseases that are currently a radical problem in the country.
Good on the HIPAA but unclear about which problem you are
addressing-need to clarify this in the final paper-see 4 and 5
below. Is it slowing down innovation-saw some info on this.
What about the future. This isn’t a true outline need to review
this. Good to see your research included. 48/60
1. What is the legislation/policy that will be analyzed in this
paper?
2. What is the problem/issue that this legislation attempts to
address?
3. What is the history of the legislation?
4. Has (or will) the legislation been effective in addressing the
problem or issue?
5. What group(s) of people have been the most affected by the

16. problem?
6. Is there any information on the future of this legislation?
(Revision, obsolete, status of bill, etc)
References
AsfawE. (2011). Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act (HIPAA): Confidentiality and Privacy from
the Perspectives of the Consumer and the Physician. Michigan:
Proquest.
Chaikind H. R. (2004). The Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act (HIPAA): Overview and Analyses. New
York: Nova Biomedical
CorreaC. (2011) Getting Started in the Computerized Medical
Office: Fundamentals and Practice. USA: Cengage learning.
Eaton M. L., KennedyD. (2007). Innovation in Medical
Technology: Ethical Issues and Challenges. Maryland: John
Hopkins University Press.
Hosford-Dunn H., RoeserR. J. (2007). AUDIOLOGY Practice
Management New York: Thieme
Neuman, B., & Fawcett J. (2002). The Neuman systems model
(4th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Roach Jr. W.H. (2008). Medical Records and the Law.
Massachusetts: Jones & Bartlett Publishers