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 9 of 20 Assignment 2: Health Insurance and Quality Due Week 4 and worth 150 points Imagine that you are the clinic manager of an urgent care center. Recently, your center has seen an increase in complaints regarding long wait times, inadequate or incomplete information from staff during visits, and the relatively small number of insurance types accepted at the facility. Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you: 1. Examine at least three (3) examples of quality initiatives that could increase patient satisfaction and potentially reduce healthcare cost. Support the response with examples of the successful application your chosen quality initiatives. 2. Defend your position on the decision to accept Medicare or Medicaid as potential pay sources for your urgent care center. Provide support with at least two (2) examples that illustrate your position. 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:  Analyze the impact of healthcare financing and health insurance on healthcare access, quality, and cost.  Determine the factors that affect healthcare quality in healthcare organizations.  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 2: Health Insurance and Quality Criteria Unacceptable Below 60% F Meets Minimum Expectations 60-69% D Fair 70-79% C Proficient 80-89% B Exemplary 90-100% A 1. Examine at least three (3) examples of quality initiatives that could increase patient satisfaction and potentially reduce healthcare cost. Support the response with examples of the successful application Did not submit or incompletely examined at least three (3) examples of quality initiati.

1. HSA 405 – Assignments and Rubrics
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Assignment 2: Health Insurance and Quality
Due Week 4 and worth 150 points
Imagine that you are the clinic manager of an urgent care
center. Recently, your center has seen an increase in complaints
regarding long wait times, inadequate or incomplete information
from staff during visits, and the relatively small number of
insurance types accepted at the facility.
Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:
1. Examine at least three (3) examples of quality initiatives that
could increase patient satisfaction and potentially reduce
healthcare cost. Support the response with examples of the
successful application your chosen quality initiatives.
2. Defend your position on the decision to accept Medicare or
Medicaid as potential pay sources for your urgent care center.
Provide support with at least two (2) examples that illustrate
your position.
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:
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

2. in the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this
assignment are:
insurance on healthcare access, quality, and cost.
rmine the factors that affect healthcare quality in
healthcare organizations.
in 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 2: Health Insurance and Quality
Criteria
Unacceptable
Below 60% F
Meets Minimum Expectations
60-69% D
Fair
70-79% C
Proficient
80-89% B
Exemplary
90-100% A
1. Examine at least three (3) examples of quality initiatives that
could increase patient satisfaction and potentially reduce
healthcare cost. Support the response with examples of the
successful application
Did not submit or incompletely examined at least three (3)
examples of quality initiatives that could increase patient
satisfaction and potentially reduce
Insufficiently examined at least three (3) examples of quality

3. initiatives that could increase patient satisfaction and
potentially
Partially examined at least three (3) examples of quality
initiatives that could increase patient satisfaction and
potentially
Satisfactorily examined at least three (3) examples of quality
initiatives that could increase patient satisfaction and
potentially
Thoroughly examined at least three (3) examples of quality
initiatives that could increase patient satisfaction and
potentially
your chosen quality initiatives.
Weight: 45%
healthcare cost. Did not submit or incompletely supported the
response with examples of the successful application your
chosen quality initiatives.
reduce healthcare cost. Insufficiently supported the response
with examples of the successful application your chosen quality
initiatives.
reduce healthcare cost. Partially supported the response with
examples of the successful application your chosen quality
initiatives.
reduce healthcare cost. Satisfactorily supported the response
with examples of the successful application your chosen quality
initiatives.
reduce healthcare cost. Thoroughly supported the response with
examples of the successful application your chosen quality
initiatives.
2. Defend your position on the decision to accept Medicare or
Medicaid as potential pay sources for your urgent care center.
Provide support with at least two (2) examples that illustrate
your position. Weight: 40%
Did not submit or incompletely defended your position on the
decision to accept Medicare or Medicaid as potential pay
sources for your urgent care center. Did not submit or
incompletely provided support with at least two (2) examples

4. that illustrate your position.
Insufficiently defended your position on the decision to accept
Medicare or Medicaid as potential pay sources for your urgent
care center. Insufficiently provided support with at least two (2)
examples that illustrate your position.
Partially defended your position on the decision to accept
Medicare or Medicaid as potential pay sources for your urgent
care center. Partially provided support with at least two (2)
examples that illustrate your position.
Satisfactorily defended your position on the decision to accept
Medicare or Medicaid as potential pay sources for your urgent
care center. Satisfactorily provided support with at least two (2)
examples that illustrate your position.
Thoroughly defended your position on the decision to accept
Medicare or Medicaid as potential pay sources for your urgent
care center. Thoroughly provided support with at least two (2)
examples that illustrate your position.
3. 2 references
Weight: 5%
No references provided
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.
4. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements
Weight: 10%
More than 8 errors present
7-8 errors present
5-6 errors present
3-4 errors present
0-2 errors present

5. 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-
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.
I need to do the highlighted bullets- I need to have at least 800
words and at least 3 slides talking about the paper along with
speaker notes at the bottom (It can come from the paper)
Resources: Riordan Virtual Organization, Concepts in Strategic
Management and Business Policy, and Competitive Advantages
Paper
Scenario: The board of directors for Riordan Manufacturing has
asked your team to create a strategic plan for the organization.
Create a 2,500- to 3,500-word strategic plan for Riordan

6. Manufacturing starting from what you learned in Week One and
using a similar strategic management process as Concepts in
Strategic Management and Business Policy. You may also use
information from the team project you completed for Riordan
Manufacturing in Week Four to create the strategic plan.
Cover thoroughly the areas of environmental scanning, strategy
formulation, strategy implementation, and evaluation and
control.
Address the following questions in your strategic plan:
· Why does Riordan need a strategic plan?
· What role should ethical and social responsibility
considerations have in Riordan’s strategic management plan?
· What competitive advantages does Riordan have, and which
competitive strategies should Riordan utilize to improve
innovation and sustainability in both domestic and international
applications?
· What measurement guidelines should be used to verify
strategy effectiveness?
· What internal dynamics along with cultural and structural
leadership considerations should be used in implementing
business strategy for Riordan?
· How do they influence business continuity?
· What assessment and feedback controls should be used to
determine the direction to take Riordan? If the strategy of
Riordan does not go according to plan, at what point would you
consider altering the strategic plan you have suggested?
Explain and justify all of the decisions you have made for your
strategic plan, using research and understanding learned from
the reading material.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
Present a completed strategic plan to the board of directors for
Riordan Manufacturing.
Outline your strategic plan for Riordan Virtual Organization in
a 20- to 30-slide presentation using Microsoft® PowerPoint®.
Describe why Riordan needs a plan, and walk the audience
through every step in the strategic management process.

7. Include ethical considerations, environmental scanning for
competitive advantages, innovation and sustainability
considerations, measurement guidelines, internal dynamic and
resource considerations for strategy implementation, and what
feedback considerations Riordan should put into place to ensure
the success of the company.
Keep your audience in mind and make your strategic plan
convincing.
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Assignment 2.2: Justification Report – Part 2
Due Week 5 and worth 150 points
In Part 1 of your Justification Report assignment, you built up
the following sections: Problem Statement, Overview of
Alternatives, Criteria, and Methods. In Part 2, you will revise
Part 1 based on your instructor’s suggestions and add to it the
following sections: Evaluation of Alternatives, Findings and
Analysis, and References.
Use the basic outline below to draft your paper. Organize your
responses to each question under the following section
headings:
Evaluation of Alternatives (for Questions 1-3)
-5)
Write a two (2) page, single-spaced report in which you:

8. 1. Research the two (2) alternatives (i.e. possible solutions) that
you’ve identified in your Part 1 Evaluation of Alternatives
section. Record bibliographic information during research.
a. Example: You might research other organizations that have
attempted similar solutions to the problem you have identified
and explore the results of those experiments.
2. Use what you discover in your research to evaluate each
alternative by each of your five (5) criteria.
a. Example: If your research revealed that four companies
similar to yours increased productivity after allowing their
workers to telework from home three days per week, you might
conclude that one of your suggested alternatives – in this case,
the option to telework from home three days per week –
satisfies one of your criterion of “Productivity” as a high-
potential solution to a problem you’ve identified (of decreased
worker morale and productivity at Doe’s Electronics). However,
additional research might frustrate a recommendation of this
alternative if it is found to fall short of other criteria while a
second alternative fares better. For instance, a telework
alternative might be found to be too costly to implement; too
frustrating for consumers who prefer daily, in-person customer
service; or too divergent from the company’s brand, “Always
there for you!”
3. Organize the assignment by your criteria. Explain in narrative
form how each of your two (2) alternatives stacks up against
your first criterion. Next, explain how each alternative stacks up
against your second criterion, etc.
a. Example: An abbreviated outline of what this longer section
might look like based on the above example is below (Note:
Only the first two [2] of five [5] required criteria are included
to give you a feel for the structure). Your researched findings,
represented as circled bullets below, should be explained in two
to five (2-5) sentences. Include in-text citations and follow up

9. with References in APA style):
Evaluation of Alternatives
o Productivity
ased on research article 1 here}
employee per year
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o Cost
employee per year
based on research article 2 here}

10. 4. Briefly summarize in narrative form the major discoveries
that emerged from the Evaluation of Alternatives section.
5. Include a chart like the ones below to illustrate at a glance:
Figure 1: Alternatives Analyzed by Criteria Criteria
Telework Option
Floating Holiday Option
Productivity
Very high
Negligible increase
Cost
Very high
Moderate
Company Image
Increased
Negligible increase
Worker Morale
Increased
Negligible increase
Practicality
Moderate
Low
TOTAL Feasibility* of Alternatives based on Criteria?
Moderate to High
Low to Moderate
*Feasibility = Capability of an alternative being carried out
with success
6. Includes an APA style (6th edition) References page that
documents the two (2) sources (minimum) that you used and
cited in-text in your Evaluation of Alternatives section. Note
that both resources may be secondary resources, or you may
include one primary source and one secondary source.
Remember that both in-text citations and References must be

11. included (to avoid plagiarism) whenever you are directly
quoting, summarizing, or paraphrasing researched material.
Your assignment must:
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.
your 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:
examples, and explanations.
and sentences.
communication.
reports and / or proposals.
related to selected topics.
Consider the feedback from your professor and / or online tutor
when making your revisions.
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 2.2: Justification Report – Part 2

12. Criteria
Unacceptable
Below 60% F
Meets Minimum Expectations
60-69% D
Fair
70-79% C
Proficient
80-89% B
Exemplary
90-100% A
1. Research the two (2) alternatives (i.e. possible solutions) that
you’ve identified in your Part 1 Evaluation of Alternatives
section. Record bibliographic information during research.
Weight: 20%
Did not submit or incompletely researched the two (2)
alternatives (i.e. possible solutions) that you’ve identified in
your Part 1 Evaluation of Alternatives section. Did not submit
or incompletely recorded bibliographic information during
research.
Insufficiently researched the two (2) alternatives (i.e. possible
solutions) that you’ve identified in your Part 1 Evaluation of
Alternatives section. Insufficiently recorded bibliographic
information during research.
Partially researched the two (2) alternatives (i.e. possible
solutions) that you’ve identified in your Part 1 Evaluation of
Alternatives section. Partially recorded bibliographic
information during research.
Satisfactorily researched the two (2) alternatives (i.e. possible
solutions) that you’ve identified in your Part 1 Evaluation of
Alternatives section. Satisfactorily recorded bibliographic
information during research.
Thoroughly researched the two (2) alternatives (i.e. possible
solutions) that you’ve identified in your Part 1 Evaluation of
Alternatives section. Thoroughly recorded bibliographic
information during research.

13. 2. Use what you discover in your research to evaluate each
alternative by each of your five (5) criteria.
Weight: 20%
Did not submit or incompletely used what you discover in your
research to evaluate each alternative by each of your five (5)
criteria.
Insufficiently used what you discover in your research to
evaluate each alternative by each of your five (5) criteria.
Partially used what you discover in your research to evaluate
each alternative by each of your five (5) criteria.
Satisfactorily used what you discover in your research to
evaluate each alternative by each of your five (5) criteria.
Thoroughly used what you discover in your research to evaluate
each alternative by each of your five (5) criteria.
3. Organize the assignment by your criteria. Explain in narrative
form how each of your two (2) alternatives stacks up against
your first criterion. Next, explain how each alternative stacks up
against your second criterion, etc.
Weight: 10%
Did not submit or incompletely organized the assignment by
your criteria. Did not submit or incompletely explained in
narrative form how each of your two (2) alternatives stacks up
against your first criterion. Did not submit or incompletely
explained how each alternative
Insufficiently organized the assignment by your criteria.
Insufficiently explained in narrative form how each of your two
(2) alternatives stacks up against your first criterion.
Insufficiently explained how each alternative stacks up against
your second criterion, etc.
Partially organized the assignment by your criteria. Partially
explained in narrative form how each of your two (2)
alternatives stacks up against your first criterion. Partially
explained how each alternative stacks up against your second
criterion, etc.
Satisfactorily organized the assignment by your criteria.
Satisfactorily explained in narrative form how each of your two

14. (2) alternatives stacks up against your first criterion.
Satisfactorily explained how each alternative stacks up against
your second criterion, etc.
Thoroughly organized the assignment by your criteria.
Thoroughly explained in narrative form how each of your two
(2) alternatives stacks up against your first criterion.
Thoroughly explained how each alternative stacks up