Milestone and Short Paper

IHP 670 Milestone Three Guidelines and Rubric Evaluation is the set of processes and methods that managers and stakeholders use to determine whether the program is successful. Success is determined by multiple parameters such as financial viability of the program as well as the administrative and clinical impact of the program on the community’s or organization’s mission. Today’s programs are also expected to proactively address healthcare disparities and inequities in all levels of communities and demonstrate measureable reductions in inequities in diverse patient/client populations. For this milestone, you will create an evaluation plan that will include the financial aspects of your proposed program as well as your evaluation methods. In your submission, be sure to include the following:

 Financial Aspects o What specific resources would you suggest for use in your program? For example, what staffing and equipment suggestions would you make?

Be sure to explain your rationale. o What is the impact on the community’s or organization’s current budget? In other words, will the program fit into the existing budget, or will

concessions need to be made? o What recommendations would you make for ensuring the program is financially sustainable? Are there measurable expense reductions for the

community/organization that cover the costs of the program? Does the program create new sources of revenue for the community or organization to offset the costs of the program?

 Evaluation o What will you measure (such as benchmarks, patient outcomes, or other measurable data) in order to evaluate the effectiveness of the program

implementation? Focus on both administrative and clinical measures. Include multiple levels of measurement, including the patients/clients served, populations of patients/clients served, and community environmental measures.

o What tools will you use to measure the effect of your program on reducing the incidence of healthcare disparities? o How will these evaluation tools tell you whether the program is successful? o To what extent will the program help ensure healthcare equity across diverse populations? Be sure to justify your reasoning.

Guidelines for Submission: While your final project will be a presentation with detailed speaker notes, all of your milestones for this project will be in paper format. For the final submission, you will convert your papers into presentation format by adding information to slides and speaker notes. Your paper for this milestone must be submitted as a 2- to 3-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and proper APA formatting. Include at least three peer-reviewed, scholarly resources.

Rubric

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

Financial Aspects: Resources

Suggests specific resources to be used in program, explaining rationale

Suggests resources to be used in program, explaining rationale, but response or reasoning is cursory or illogical

Does not suggest specific resources to be used in program

12

Financial Aspects: Budget Explains how the program will fit into the organization’s current budget

Explains how the program will fit into the organization’s current budget, but response is illogical or contains inaccuracies

Does not explain how the program will fit into the organization’s current budget

12

Financial: Sustainable Makes recommendations for ensuring the program will be financially sustainable

Makes recommendations for ensuring the program will be financially sustainable, but recommendations are cursory or inappropriate for the purpose

Does not make recommendations for ensuring the program will be financially sustainable

15

Evaluation: Measure Determines appropriate measures for evaluating program implementation effectiveness

Determines measures for evaluating program implementation effectiveness, but measures are cursory or inappropriate for the purpose

Does not determine appropriate measures for evaluating program implementation effectiveness

12

Evaluation: Disparities Identifies appropriate tools for measuring effect of program on reducing healthcare disparities

Identifies tools for measuring effect of program on reducing healthcare disparities, but tools are cursory or inappropriate for the purpose

Does not identify tools for measuring effect of program on reducing healthcare disparities

12

Evaluation: Successful Details how the evaluation tools will denote program success

Details how the evaluation tools will denote program success, but response is cursory, vague, or illogical

Does not detail how the evaluation tools will denote program success

15

Evaluation: Equity Assesses the extent to which the program will help ensure healthcare equity and justifies reasoning

Assesses the extent to which the program will help ensure healthcare equity and justifies reasoning, but response or reasoning is cursory, vague, or illogical

Does not assess the extent to which the program will help ensure healthcare equity and does not justify reasoning

12

Articulation of Response (APA Style and Mechanics)

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%