The document outlines a paper requirement focused on risk management in healthcare, emphasizing the need to identify, monitor, and address potential risks to patients and organizations. It specifies the necessity for scholarly research and the implementation of key strategies to mitigate risks while assessing the effectiveness of these strategies. Grading criteria are detailed, highlighting expectations for content mastery, critical thinking, communication, and research literacy.

1. In a paper, discuss the implications related to risk with patients,
staff, and organizations with a focus on mitigating such risk
through management practices. Include the following:
Interpret an existing operation, or identify typical issues you
might find in a health care organization, with indications of the
potential risk.
Describe methods for monitoring and analyzing identified
potential areas of risk.
Document 5 key strategies for addressing identified potential
areas of risk and how they will be implemented.
Document how you will assess the value of the programs
implemented in reducing risk.
The paper should be
4–6 pages,
excluding cover page, abstract page, and reference page.
Students need to support their work with at least 4 academic or
professional peer-reviewed sources published within the past 5
years.
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Please submit your assignment.
Your assignment will be graded in accordance with the
following criteria. Click
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Individual Project Rubric:
Grading Criteria
Percentage
Deliverable requirements addressed; understanding of material
and writer's message and intent are clear

2. 35%
Scholarly research which supports writer's position properly
acknowledged and cited direct quotations may not exceed 10%
of the word count of the body of the assignment deliverable
(excluded title page, abstract or table of contents if used, tables,
exhibits, appendices, and reference page(s). Inclusion of
plagiarized content will not be tolerated and may result in
adverse academic consequences.
20%
Critical thinking: position is well justified; logical flow;
examples
20%
Structure: includes introduction and conclusion; proper
paragraph format and reads as a polished, academic paper or
professional presentation, as appropriate for the required
assignment deliverable
10%
Mechanical - no spelling, grammatical or punctuation errors
10%
APA - deliverable is cited properly according to the APA
Publication Manual (6th Ed.)
5%
Bachelors Program Rubric
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Bachelors of Healthcare Management
Expectations:
Student work at the Bachelor’s level is expected to focus on
mastery of advanced discipline-specific frameworks,
professional practices, and tools.
Criteria
Exemplary (A)
Accomplished (B)

3. Proficient (C)
Partially Proficient (D)
Unacceptable (F)
HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT CONTENT PROFESSIONAL
MASTERY AND KNOWLEDGE
ACQUISITION
Functional areas include, where applicable:
Legal, financial, and labor considerations, applications of
information technology such as EMRs (EHRs), healthcare
system management, international healthcare delivery system
descriptions and comparisons, and healthcare (HCO)
management and administration.
Demonstrates outstanding or exemplary mastery of content,
appropriate to the assignment and the relevant terminal course
objectives and program learning outcomes.
All requirements of the assignment are included in the response.
Demonstrates sound or accomplished mastery of content,
appropriate to the assignment and the relevant terminal course
objectives and program learning outcomes.
Most requirements of the assignment are included in the
response.
Demonstrates adequate or proficient mastery of content,
appropriate to the assignment and the relevant terminal
course objectives and program learning outcomes.
Many requirements of the assignment are included in the
response.
Demonstrates inadequate or partially proficient mastery of
content, appropriate
to the assignment and
the relevant terminal course objectives and program learning
outcomes.
Some requirements of the assignment are included in the
response.
Demonstrates unacceptable mastery of content, appropriate to
the assignment and the relevant terminal course objectives and

4. program learning outcomes.
Few or no requirements of the assignment are included in the
response.
EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION Approach and Purpose,
Organization, Style, Grammar,
Mechanics, Format, Presentation and Delivery (where
applicable)
Written communication should be logical and subject specific.
Style of the work should be professional in tone using an
academic format (e.g. journal style, APA).
Demonstrates outstanding or exemplary application of written,
visual, or oral skills.
Demonstrates outstanding expression of topic, main idea, and
purpose.
Audience is addressed appropriately.
Language clearly and effectively communicates ideas and
content relevant to the assignment.
Errors in grammar, spelling, and sentence structure are minimal.
Organization is clear. Format is consistently
appropriate to assignment (APA format).
Presentation and delivery are confident and persuasive (where
applicable).
Demonstrates sound or accomplished application of written,
visual, or oral skills.
Demonstrates sound or accomplished expression of topic, main
idea, and purpose.
Audience is usually addressed appropriately.
Language does not interfere with the communication of ideas
and content relevant to the assignment.
Errors in grammar, spelling, and sentence structure are present,
but do not distract.
Organization is apparent and mostly clear.
Format is appropriate to assignment, but not entirely consistent.
Presentation and delivery are mostly confident and persuasive
(where applicable).

5. Demonstrates adequate or proficient application of written,
visual, or oral skills.
Demonstrates adequate expression of topic, main idea, and
purpose.
Audience is generally addressed appropriately.
Language is adequate, generally communicating ideas and
content relevant to the assignment.
Errors in grammar, spelling, and sentence structure are present
and sometimes distract from meaning or presentation.
Organization is adequate, though confusing or
unclear at times.
Format is adequate, but inconsistent.
Presentation and delivery are adequate, with evident lack of
confidence and persuasive power (where applicable).
Demonstrates inadequate or partially proficient application of
written, visual, or oral skills.
Demonstrates inadequate or partial expression of topic, main
idea, and purpose.
Audience is often not addressed appropriately.
Language often impedes the communication of ideas and
content relevant to the assignment.
Errors in grammar, spelling, and sentence structure are frequent
and often distract from meaning or presentation. Organization is
inadequate, confusing,
and distracting. Format is inadequate and obscures meaning.
Presentation and delivery are inadequate, lacking confidence
and persuasive power (where applicable).
Demonstrates unacceptable application of written, visual, or
oral skills.
Demonstrates unacceptable, unclear expression of topic, main
idea, and purpose.
Audience is not addressed appropriately.
Language does not clearly and effectively communicate ideas
and content relevant to the assignment.
Errors in grammar, spelling, and sentence structure are
pervasive and consistently distracting Format is absent or

6. consistently appropriate to assignment.
Organization is not apparent and completely inadequate.
Presentation and delivery are unacceptable, with little or no
confidence and persuasive power (where applicable).
CRITICAL ANALYSIS
Evaluative, Integrative, Creative
Thinking
Submitted work should contain definitions of the terms and
concepts, show their application relevant to the assignment, and
provide clear examples of the applications.
Demonstrates outstanding or exemplary ability to evaluate,
integrate, and critique a wide range of opinions, beliefs,
abstract ideas, and data to inform judgment, identify and solve
problems and, where appropriate, propose new hypotheses.
Demonstrates sound or accomplished ability to evaluate,
integrate, and critique a variety of opinions, beliefs, abstract
ideas, and data to inform judgment, identify and solve
problems, and, where appropriate, propose new hypotheses.
Demonstrates adequate or proficient ability to evaluate,
integrate, and critique some opinions, beliefs, abstract ideas,
and data to inform judgment, identify and solve problems, and,
where appropriate, propose new hypotheses. Shows
some weaknesses in evaluation and problem-solving.
Demonstrates inadequate or partially proficient ability to
evaluate, integrate, and critique some opinions, beliefs, abstract
ideas, and data to inform judgment, identify and solve
problems, and, where appropriate, propose new hypotheses.
Shows many weaknesses in evaluation and problem-solving.
Demonstrates unacceptable ability to evaluate, integrate, and
critique opinions, beliefs, abstract ideas, and data to inform
judgment, identify and solve problems, and, where appropriate,
propose new hypotheses. Shows pervasive weaknesses in
evaluation and problem-solving.
RESEARCH AND INFORMATION LITERACY
Sources and Support for

7. Assignment
Work should have the conveyed information supported by
citations with matching references indicating sources.
Demonstrates outstanding selection and use of high quality,
credible, and relevant sources to develop ideas that are
appropriate to the assignment.
Sources are consistently cited
according to required documentation (e.g., APA), with few to
no errors.
Demonstrates sound selection and use of credible, relevant
sources to support ideas that are appropriate to the assignment.
Sources are generally cited according to required
documentation (e.g., APA), with few errors.
Demonstrates adequate selection and use of credible and/or
relevant sources to support ideas that are appropriate to the
assignment.
Sources are cited according to required documentation (e.g.,
APA), with some errors
Demonstrates inadequate selection and use of sources to support
ideas in the assignment.
Sources are inconsistently cited according to required
documentation (e.g., APA), with frequent
errors.
Demonstrates unacceptable selection and use of sources to
support ideas in the assignment.
Sources are not cited according to required documentation (e.g.,
APA).