Literature Review: Developing an Annotated Bibliography

Preparing for the Literature Review: Developing an Annotated Bibliography

Now that you have narrowed your focus to a manageable topic and problem, it is time to continue your review of the literature. This week, you will begin identifying additional resources—beyond those included in the Dissertation Premise—for your literature review (Chapter 2 of the dissertation). Remember that the dissertation process involves a great deal of exploration and reflection and that your specific focus may shift as you investigate the current literature. Refinements to the project are to be expected and are indicative of thorough and questioning research.

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The Assignment (4–5pages):

· Using the Walden Library, search for and retrieve articles to support your topic and research questions.

· Cite and annotate five articles from peer-reviewed journals that you would include in your literature review. In your annotation, be sure to include an explanation of how the articles relate to your dissertation topic.

· As you locate the articles, it is essential that you take accurate notes on the key points of each article. The more thorough you are now, the more useful the information will be in the future. Refer to this week’s Learning Resources for examples and insights on the literature review and developing an annotated bibliography.

Support your Assignment with specific references to all resources used in its preparation. You are asked to provide a reference list for all resources, including those in the Learning Resources for this course.

READINGS

· Creswell, J. W. (2009).Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methodsapproaches (Laureate Education, custom ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

o Chapter 2, “Review of the Literature” (pp. 25–50)

· Rudestam, K. E., & Newton, R. R. (2015).Surviving your dissertation: A comprehensive guide to content and process(4th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

o Chapter 4, “Literature Review and Statement of the Problem” (pp. 69–81)

· Walden University. (n.d.-c). Common course assignments: Literature reviews. Retrieved December 18, 2014, fromhttp://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/assignments/literaturereview

· Walden University. (n.d.-f). Evaluating resources: Resource types. Retrieved December 18, 2014, fromhttp://academicguides.waldenu.edu/library/evaluating

· Walden University. (n.d.-h). Keyword searching: Finding articles on your topic: Searching basics. Retrieved December 18, 2014, fromhttp://academicguides.waldenu.edu/library/keyword

· Yob, I. M. (2010).Writing an annotated bibliography. InA guide to the knowledge area modules: Making the KAMs work for you(pp. 25–26). Minneapolis, MN: Walden University.Yob, I. M. (2010). Writing an annotated bibliography. In I.M. Yob, A guide to the knowledge area modules: Making the KAMs work for you(pp. 25–26). Minneapolis, MN: Walden University.

MEDIA

· Laureate Education (Producer). (2015h). The literature review – Part 1[Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.

***Here is my Topic in which to base the literature search and annotated bibliography:****

Research Problem

Payment for service delivery in healthcare has become a critical factor in offering treatment to post-care patients. Resource usage and cost factors have become critical in the ways in which treatment is given to patients (Baggot & Edeburn, 2015). The current situations are associated with the introduction of Obama Care Act and other health reforms that are aimed at providing low costs service as well as reaching a high number of patients who benefit from medical services (Barber, 2012). Different research works are attempting to promote the bundle pay system as a way of increasing service quality and cost reduction. Bundled payment involves incidences in which a single payment is made for all the processes and procedures conducted towards the treatment of a particular disease (Chow, 2014).

Single bundled payment can be through all flow of patient in the whole life cycle of phases of medication for elder who is over 65years. Bundled cost modelling will be developed that examine different scenarios or cases which can be as follows

1) Cost Estimator Model 1 – that coccus on acute care impatient. Cost Estimator Model will concentrate on acute quality care provided for inpatient hospitalization.

2) Cost Estimator Model 2 – it is a retrospective model that will look at all costs associated with the care and adjusted from the target/budget price.

3) Cost Estimator Model3 – that will work on paying a large sum of the total medical treatment phases and that will include all services provided by the physicians, hospital, physicians, and other consultants and specialist.

The research will also examine first the most critical illness by looking at number of patients admitted in last 2-5 years and develop a Pareto chart to choose three of them to carry out the above indicated models (Berg, 2011).

The goal of this research is to gain some knowledge on the possible effects of bundled payment through examination of studies. It aims at developing the possible influences that bundled payment system has had on service and quality on post care patients and closing the gap on negative influences. Other factors that are intended for achievement of low cost and cost reduction factors that would be involved since the adoption of the bundled payment system.

Method of Approach

The research method that will be adopted here will be Triangulation, where the investigation or the research design will use qualitative research to verify quantitative research findings (Berg, 2011).

References

Berg, B. L., Lune, H., & Lune, H. (2011). Qualitative research methods for the social sciences (Vol. 5). Boston, MA: Pearson.

Barber, (2012). U.S. Patent No. 4,858,121. Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Baggot, D. and Edeburn, A. (2015). “Mandated Bundled Payments Compel Hospitals to Rethink Post-Acute Care”. Healthcare Financ ial Management: Journal Of The Healthcare Financial Management Association.

Chow, L. (2013). “Hospital Puts Docs On the Spot to Lower Costs”. NPR. Retrieved June 13, 2016.