Two Assignments

IHP 604 Module Three Short Paper Guidelines and Rubric

Prepare a detailed short paper that thoroughly discusses the critical elements in the execution of a quality plan. As you formulate your paper, consider the importance of the following:

 Leadership strategies  Stakeholder identification  Development of a quality philosophy based on the mission of the organization

Accomplish the following within your paper:

 Create an organizational chart of the key stakeholders that will be involved in the quality plan.  Identify which committees you believe will be crucial in the execution of the quality plan.

To assist you in your paper development, read Chapters 9, 11, 12 and 13 in the textbook, view the IHI video What Qualities Do Healthcare Leaders Need Today?, and read the articles What Are the Effective Ways to Translate Clinical Leadership Into Health Care Quality Improvement? and Organizational Leadership and Its Role in Improving Safety.

Rubric

Guidelines for Submission: Your short paper should be a submitted as a 2- to 3-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and sources cited in APA format.

Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (90%) Needs Improvement (70%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Leadership Strategies

Meets “Proficient” criteria and leadership strategies are thorough and clearly outlined

Identifies appropriate leadership strategies

Does not appropriately identify leadership strategies

Does not provide leadership strategies

20

Stakeholder Identification

Meets “Proficient” criteria and stakeholder identification is well- defined and clearly articulated

Appropriately defines stakeholder identification

Does not appropriately identify stakeholders

Does not provide stakeholder identification

20

Quality Philosophy

Meets “Proficient” criteria and quality philosophy is well-defined and clearly articulated

Appropriately defines quality philosophy

Does not appropriately define quality philosophy

Does not provide quality philosophy

20

Organizational Chart

Meets “Proficient” criteria and organizational chart is well- defined and clearly outlined

Provides organizational chart that properly identifies key stakeholders

Provides organizational chart that does not properly identify key stakeholders

Does not provide organizational chart

15

Committees and Committee Members

Meets “Proficient” criteria and committees and committee members are well-defined and clearly articulated

Properly identifies committees and committee members

Does not properly identify committees and committee members

Does not provide committees and committee members

15

Articulation of Response

Submission is free of errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, and organization and is presented in a professional and easy-to-read format

Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization

Submission has major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas

Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas

10

Total 100%