Medicare Plans And Managed Medicare Plans PPT

Unit 1 Assignment – Patient Handout

Due Sunday by 11:59pm
Points 100
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You are a health care manager at Herzing Hospital. The patient population at your organization is insured by the following: 45% Medicare – original plans, 35% Medicare – managed plans (Advantage plans), and 20% Other.

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Instructions

Create a handout for your staff to provide to patients and refer to in their interactions with patients. In this handout, include the following:
Assess the similarities and differences between original Medicare plans and managed Medicare plans (Advantage plans) by comparing strengths and weaknesses to the consumers. Include information such as:
- Strengths/weaknesses of original Medicare plans and managed Medicare plans (Advantage plans).
- The effect on your hospital in terms of operational impact, tactical impact, and impact on the strategic plan (remember, you are the manager).
Provide two recommendations for improvement (i.e. financial and quality), including your justification of each managed care plan.

Rubric

Unit 1 Assignment – Patient Handout

Criteria

Ratings

Pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeContent

50.0 ptsLevel 5

Demonstrates the ability to construct a clear and insightful problem statement/thesis statement/topic statement with evidence of all relevant contextual factors.

45.0 ptsLevel 4

Demonstrates the ability to construct a problem statement, thesis statement/topic statement with evidence of most relevant contextual factors, and problem statement is adequately detailed.

40.0 ptsLevel 3

Begins to demonstrate the ability to construct a problem statement/thesis statement/topic statement with evidence of most relevant contextual factors, but problem statement is superficial.

35.0 ptsLevel 2

Demonstrates a limited ability in identifying a problem statement/thesis statement/topic statement or related contextual factors.

30.0 ptsLevel 1

Demonstrates the ability to explain contextual factors but does not provide a defined statement.

0.0 ptsLevel 0

There is no evidence of a defined statement.

50.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAnalysisPRICE-P

35.0 ptsLevel 5

Organizes and compares evidence to reveal insightful patterns, differences, or similarities related to focus.

31.5 ptsLevel 4

Organizes and interprets evidence to reveal patterns, differences, or similarities related to focus.

28.0 ptsLevel 3

Organizes and describes evidence according to patterns, differences, or similarities related to focus.

24.5 ptsLevel 2

Organizes evidence, but the organization is not effective in revealing patterns, differences, or similarities.

21.0 ptsLevel 1

Describes evidence, but it is not organized and/or is unrelated to focus.

0.0 ptsLevel 0

Lists evidence, but it is not organized and/or is unrelated to focus.

35.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeWriting

10.0 ptsLevel 5

The paper exhibits an excellent command of written English languageconventions. The paper has no errors in mechanics, grammar, or spelling.

9.0 ptsLevel 4

The paper exhibits a good command of written English language conventions. The paper has no errors in mechanics or spelling with minor grammatical errors that impair the flow of communication.

8.0 ptsLevel 3

The paper exhibits a basic command of written English language conventions. The paper has minor errors in mechanics, grammar, or spelling that impact the flow of communication.

7.0 ptsLevel 2

The paper exhibits a limited command of written English language conventions. The paper has frequent errors in mechanics, grammar, or spelling that impede the flow of communication.

6.0 ptsLevel 1

The paper exhibits little command of written English language conventions. The paper has errors in mechanics, grammar, or spelling that cause the reader to stop and reread parts of the writing to discern meaning.

0.0 ptsLevel 0

The paper does not demonstrate command of written English language conventions. The paper has multiple errors in mechanics, grammar, or spelling that cause the reader difficulty in discerning the meaning.

10.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAPAPRICE-I

5.0 ptsLevel 5

The required APA elements are all included with correct formatting, including in-text citations and references.

4.5 ptsLevel 4

The required APA elements are all included with minor formatting errors, including in-text citations and references.

4.0 ptsLevel 3

The required APA elements are all included with multiple formatting errors, including in-text citations and references.

3.5 ptsLevel 2

The required APA elements are not all included and/or there are major formatting errors, including in-text citations and references.

3.0 ptsLevel 1

Several APA elements are missing. The errors in formatting demonstrate a limited understanding of APA guidelines, in-text-citations, and references.

0.0 ptsLevel 0

There is little to no evidence of APA formatting and/or there are no in-text citations and/or references.

5.0 pts

Total Points: 100.0