MSNFP 6026 Biopsychosocial Population Health Policy Proposal

Develop a 2–4-page proposal for a policy that should help to improve health care and outcomes for your target population.

Note: Each assessment in this course builds on the work you completed in the previous assessment. Therefore, you must complete the assessments in this course in the order in which they are presented.

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Assessment Instructions

SCENARIO

The analysis of position papers that your interprofessional team presented to the committee has convinced them that it would be worth the time and effort to develop a new policy to address your specific issue in the target population. To that end, your interprofessional team has been asked to submit a policy proposal that outlines a specific approach to improving the outcomes for your target population. This proposal should be supported by evidence and best practices that illustrate why the specific approaches are likely to be successful. Additionally, you have been asked to address the ways in which applying your policy to interprofessional teams could lead to efficiency or effectiveness gains.

INSTRUCTIONS

For this assessment you will develop a policy proposal that seeks to improve the outcomes for the health care issue and target population you addressed in Assessment 1. If for some reason you wish to change your specific issue and/or target population, contact your FlexPath faculty.

The bullet points below correspond to the grading criteria in the scoring guide. Be sure that your submission addresses all of them. You may also want to read the Biopsychosocial Population Health Policy Proposal Scoring Guide and Guiding Questions: Biopsychosocial Population Health Policy Proposal to better understand how each grading criterion will be assessed.

Propose a policy and guidelines that will lead to improved outcomes and quality of care for a specific issue in a target population.
Advocate the need for a proposed policy in the context of current outcomes and quality of care for a specific issue in a target population.
Analyze the potential for an interprofessional approach to implementing a proposed policy to increase the efficiency or effectiveness of the care setting to achieve high-quality outcomes.
Communicate proposal in a professional and persuasive manner, writing content clearly and logically with correct use of grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
Integrate relevant sources to support assertions, correctly formatting citations and references using APA style.

Example Assessment: You may use the assessment example, linked in the Assessment Example section of the Resources, to give you an idea of what a Proficient or higher rating on the scoring guide would look like.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Length of proposal: 2–4 double-spaced, typed pages, not including title page or reference list. Your proposal should be succinct yet substantive.
Number of references: Cite a minimum of 3–5 sources of scholarly or professional evidence that supports the relevance of or need for your policy, as well as interprofessional considerations. Resources should be no more than five years old.
APA formatting: Use the APA Style Paper Template linked in the Resources. An APA Style Paper Tutorial is also provided to help you in writing and formatting your analysis.

SUGGESTED RESOURCES

The resources provided here are optional. You may use other resources of your choice to prepare for this assessment; however, you will need to ensure that they are appropriate, credible, and valid. The MSN-FP6026 – Biopsychosocial Concepts for Advanced Nursing Practice II Library Guide can help direct your research, and the Supplemental Resources and Research Resources, both linked from the left navigation menu in your courseroom, provide additional resources to help support you.

Access to Care

Brooks, E., Dailey, N. K., Bair, B. D., & Shore, J. H. (2016) Listening to the patient: Women veterans’ insights about health care needs, access, and quality in rural areas. Military Medicine, 181(9), 976–981.
Caldwell, J. T., Ford, C. L., Wallace, S. P., Wang, M. C., & Takahashi, L. M. (2016). Intersection of living in a rural versus urban area and race/ethnicity in explaining access to health care in the United States. American Journal of Public Health, 106(8), 1463–1469.
Linder, J. A. & Levine, D. M. (2016). Health care communication technology and improved access, continuity, and relationships: The revolution will be Uberized. JAMA Internal Medicine, 176(5), 643–644.

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Assessment

Borrayo, B. D., & O’Lawrence, H. (2016). A post analysis of a preventive and chronic healthcare tool. Journal of Health and Human Services Administration, 39(1), 15–40.
Vila Health: Resources for Topical Research | Transcript.

Pathophysiology

Maulsby, C., Valdiserri, R. O., Kim, J. J., Mahon, N., Flynn, A., Eriksson, E., . . . Holtgrave, D. R. (2016). The global engagement in care convening: Recommended actions to improve health outcomes for people living with HIV. AIDS Education & Prevention, 28(5), 405–416.
Pranavchand, R., & Reddy, M. (2016). Genomics era and complex disorders: Implications of GWAS with special reference to coronary artery disease, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and cancers. Journal of Postgraduate Medicine, 62(3), 188–198.

Pharmacology

Bland, J. (2016). Where is health care headed? Integrative Medicine, 15(3), 16–18.

Policy

Durbin, A., Durbin, J., Hensel, J., & Deber, R. (2016). Barriers and enablers to integrating mental health into primary care: A policy analysis. The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research, 43(1), 127–139.
Gershon, R., Morris, L., & Ferguson, W. (2016). Including language access into Medicaid ACO design. The Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics, 44(3), 492–502.
Shariff, N. (2014). Factors that act as facilitators and barriers to nurse leaders’ participation in health policy development. BMC Nursing, 13, 20.

Technology

Ramsey, A., Lord, S., Torrey, J., Marsch, L., & Lardiere, M. (2016). Paving the way to successful implementation: Identifying key barriers to use of technology-based therapeutic tools for behavioral health care. The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research, 43(1), 54–70.