Financial Incentives And Quality Improvement Processes

IHP 410 Milestone Three Guidelines and Rubric

Submit Section III of the case study, in which you will address the chosen organization’s financial incentives and quality improvement processes. Specifically, you will critique the organization’s population-health oriented policies, the organization’s approach to care and the extent to which it is patient-centered, and any strategies the organization uses in its population-health approach.

Reference these resources to complete your milestone assignments: Montefiore Medical Center Case Study Interpreting Services Program

Specifically the following critical elements must be addressed:

III. Financial incentives and quality improvement processes a) Analyze population health-oriented policies (such as non-discrimination in hiring, care and treatment, Patient Bill of Rights, financial assistance,

etc.) that the organization may have implemented for reducing costs and improving overall quality. Be sure to provide evidence to support your claims.

b) To what extent is the organization’s approach to care considered patient-centered? Be sure to cite specific examples to substantiate your claims. c) What specific strategies (such as eliminating unnecessary procedures and providing only essential treatments or interventions) does the

organization employ in its population health approach to reduce costs and improve overall quality? d) Describe gaps or deficiencies that may exist in the organization’s use of the population health approach in reducing costs and improving quality

of care, and provide evidence to support your claims. If you feel there are none, be sure to explain your reasoning.

Guidelines for Submission: Milestone Three must be submitted as a two- to three-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, with sources cited in APA format.

Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (85%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Financial and Quality Improvement:

Policies

Comprehensively analyzes population health-oriented policies and provides evidence that supports claims

Analyzes population health- oriented policies, but with gaps in detail, or does not provide evidence that supports claims

Does not analyze population health-oriented policies

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Financial and Quality Improvement:

Patient-Centered

Assesses the extent to which the organization’s approach is considered patient-centered and cites specific examples to substantiate claims

Assesses the extent to which the organization’s approach is considered patient-centered, but does not cite specific examples to substantiate claims, or examples cited do not substantiate claims

Does not assess the extent to which the organization’s approach is considered patient- centered

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Financial and Quality Improvement:

Strategies

Comprehensively analyzes specific strategies the organization employs to reduce costs and improve overall quality

Analyzes specific strategies the organization employs to reduce costs or improve overall quality, but not both, or analysis lacks detail

Does not analyze specific strategies the organization employs to reducing costs and improving overall quality

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Financial and Quality Improvement: Gaps

or Deficiencies

Accurately identifies gaps or deficiencies and provides evidence to support claims, or

explains reasoning if no gaps or deficiencies exist

Inaccurately identifies gaps or deficiencies, or does not provide evidence to support claims, or

does not explain reasoning if no gaps or deficiencies exist

Does not identify gaps or deficiencies

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Articulation of Response

Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization

Submission has major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas

Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas

20

Earned Total Comments:

100%