Healthcare Essay

Assignment 2: Dropbox Assignment

The Course Project

In this week, you will continue to complete the tasks of the project topic selected in Week 1.

Topic 1: Disease Process

• Write an imaginary case study for your hypothetical patient.
• Explain how the patient moved through the healthcare delivery system.
• With respect to the costs you calculated last week, describe how the patient will pay for the cost of treatment.
• Analyze the healthcare delivery system as illustrated in this case. What problems did you notice? Would some people find it difficult to pay for treatment? Are there areas where treatment for this illness is unavailable or unaffordable to the common person?

Topic 2: Healthcare Profession

Research to find organizations that assess the quality of care provided by the healthcare professionals you chose to study and answer the following:

• What is the liability of these professionals?
• How do changes in medical technology affect these professionals?

Support your answers for both the topics with appropriate examples and research.

Final Task

• Your answers for Topic 1 and Topic 2 should be in about two pages.
• Incorporate the feedback you have received from your instructor for all the tasks of the project topic you selected, including the corrective feedback or suggestions for more information.
• Ensure that your completed project meets all of the expectations of each week's tasks.
• Combine what you have developed in Weeks 2–5 into a single 14- to 16-page Microsoft Word document, applying appropriate headings and formatting to make it one complete document, including works cited or referenced on the final page of the document. Cite all references in APA format.

Submission Details

Name your document SU_HCM2005_W5_A2_LastName_FirstInitial.doc.

Submit your document to the W5 Assignment 2 Dropbox.

Assignment 2 Grading Criteria: Topic 1	Maximum Points
Provided a case study for the patient. Explained how the patient moved through the healthcare delivery system.	55
Described how the patient will pay for the cost of treatment.	40
Analyzed the healthcare delivery system. Determined areas where treatment for this illness is unavailable or unaffordable to the common person.	55
Incorporated the feedback from the instructor for all the tasks of the project topic you selected and combined what you have developed in Weeks 2–5 into a single document, with appropriate headings and formatting.	50
Written components.	50
Total:	250

Assignment 2 Grading Criteria: Topic 2	Maximum Points
Researched to find organizations that assess the quality of care provided by the healthcare professionals chosen to study.	55
Described the liabilities of these professionals.	40
Explained how changes in medical technology affect these professionals.	55
Incorporated the feedback from the instructor for all the tasks of the project topic you selected and combined what you have developed in Weeks 2–5 into a single document, with appropriate headings and formatting.	50
Written components.	50
Total:	250