Applied Sciences Primary Care Allied Health Assignment

PRIMARY CARE Scenario

Scenario

A family practice that serves over 4,500 patients is owned by three brothers, all general practitioner medical doctors who have been closely watching how the new Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA or “Obamacare”) is developing, especially with the ongoing changes to the eligibilities of coverage for patients and reimbursements that now require their facility to change its systems and processes for compliance.

As a health care consultant, you have been retained by the family practice to perform a thorough audit and analysis of the facility, including its systems, processes, and procedures, with an emphasis on record keeping and coding/billing practices.

You have also spent some time with the owners of the family practice discussing what the future holds regarding the types of treatments, demographics of patients, and the effect of technology on the methodologies of patient treatment. Within this context, the client asks you to provide the following:

Questions:

1. When comparing the overall health care system in America, how does it compare to just 40 years ago? 2. Provide some examples of what specifically is critical for the health care organization to consider regarding how treatments are performed on patients. 3. What technological advancements do you predict in health care in the next 15 years, especially those that can be opportunities for a family medical clinic scenario? 4. What are the regulatory agency changes coming in the near future? 5. What are your predictions for the success of the ACA, especially in the next 5 years?

Primary Care Application: Allied Health Scenario - Rubric Total 30 points

Criterion 1. Unsatisfactory 2. Less than

Satisfactory 3. Satisfactory 4. Good 5. Excellent

Demonstrate the ability to

utilize appropriate

resources for decision

making.

Demonstrate the ability to

utilize appropriate resources

for decision making.

0 points

Student does not utilize

appropriate resources for

decision making. Solution is

inappropriate and lacks

rationale.

6.83 points

Student does partially utilize

appropriate resources for

decision making. Student

proposes an appropriate

solution, but significant

rationale is needed.

7.88 points

Student utilizes appropriate

resources for decision

making. Student proposes an

appropriate solution in the

form of a summary.

Moderate details are needed

in recognizing implications

for all parties involved, and in

supporting rationale.

8.92 points

Student significantly utilizes

resources for decision

making. Minor details are

needed in recognizing

implications for all parties

involved, and in supporting

rationale.

10.5 points

Student completely utilizes

resources for decision

making. Student proposes an

appropriate solution

supported with detailed

rationale.

Provide justification for

decisions and action plans

including appropriate

ethical considerations.

Provide justification for

decisions and action plans

including appropriate ethical

considerations.

0 points

Student does not provide any

justification for decisions and

action plans including

appropriate ethical

considerations.

5.85 points

Student provides partial

justification for decisions and

action plans including

appropriate ethical

considerations.

6.75 points

Student provides appropriate

justification for decisions and

action plans including

appropriate ethical

considerations.

7.65 points

Student provides significant

justification for decisions and

action plans including

appropriate ethical

considerations.

9 points

Student provides complete

justification for decisions and

action plans, including

appropriate ethical

considerations.

Integrates Principles,

Concepts, Theories, and

Ideas

Integrates principles,

concepts, theories, and ideas

presented in the course

content and program of

study in a logical manner.

0 points

Student does not

successfully integrate ideas

or course concepts; or the

combination of elements is

not logical or verifiable.

5.85 points

Student attempts to

integrate ideas or course

concepts. The combination of

elements is not logicalor

verifiable.

6.75 points

Student integrates ideas or

course concepts, but the

combination of elements at

times is confusing.

7.65 points

Student integrates ideas or

course concepts, and

combination of elements is

logical or verifiable.

9 points

Student integrates ideas or

course concepts, and

synthesis is unique. Synthesis

shows careful planning and

attention to how different

elements fit together. The

combination of elements is

logical and verifiable.

(includes spelling,

punctuation, grammar, and

language use)

(includes spelling,

punctuation, grammar, and

language use)

0 points

Surface errors are pervasive

enough that they impede

communication of meaning.

Inappropriate word choice or

sentence construction is

employed.

0.98 points

Frequent and repetitive

mechanical errors distract

the reader. Inconsistencies in

language choice (register) or

word choice are present.

Sentence structure is correct

but not varied.

1.13 points

Some mechanical errors or

typos are present, but they

are not overly distracting to

the reader. Correct and

varied sentence structure

and audience-appropriate

language are employed.

1.28 points

Prose is largely free of

mechanical errors, although

a few may be present. The

writer uses a variety of

effective sentence structures

and figures of speech.

1.5 points

The writer is clearly in

command of standard

written academic English.

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