Preliminary Care Coordination Plan

Preliminary Care Coordination Plan Develop a 3 page preliminary care coordination plan for a selected health care problem. Include physical, psychosocial, and cultural considerations for this health care problem. Identify and list available community resources for a safe and effective continuum of care. The first step in any effective project is planning. This assessment provides an opportunity for you to strengthen your understanding of how to plan and negotiate the coordination of care for a particular health care problem. Include physical, psychosocial, and cultural considerations for this health care problem. Identify and list available community resources for a safe and effective continuum of care.

Develop the Preliminary Care Coordination Plan

Complete the following:

● Select one of the health concerns in the Preliminary Care Coordination Plan [PDF]

● resource as the focus of your care coordination plan. In your plan, please include physical, psychosocial, and cultural needs.

● Identify available community resources for a safe and effective continuum of care.

Document Format and Length

● Your preliminary plan should be an APA scholarly paper, 3 pages in length. ○ Remember to use active voice, this means being direct and

writing concisely; as opposed to passive voice, which means writing with a tendency to wordiness.

● In your paper include possible community resources that can be used. ● Be sure to review the scoring guide to make sure all criteria are addressed

in your paper. ○ Study the subtle differences between basic, proficient, and

distinguished.

Supporting Evidence

Cite at least two credible sources from peer-reviewed journals or professional industry publications that support your preliminary plan.

Grading Requirements

The requirements, outlined below, correspond to the grading criteria in the Preliminary Care Coordination Plan Scoring Guide, so be sure to address each point. Read the performance-level descriptions for each criterion to see how your work will be assessed.

● Analyze your selected health concern and the associated best practices for health improvement.

○ Cite supporting evidence for best practices. ○ Consider underlying assumptions and points of uncertainty in

your analysis. ● Describe specific goals that should be established to address the health

care problem. ● Identify available community resources for a safe and effective continuum

of care. ● Organize content so ideas flow logically with smooth transitions; contains

few errors in grammar/punctuation, word choice, and spelling. ● Apply APA formatting to in-text citations and references, exhibiting nearly

flawless adherence to APA format. ○ Write with a specific purpose with your patient in mind. ○ Adhere to scholarly and disciplinary writing standards and

current APA formatting requirements.

Before submitting your assessment, proofread your preliminary care coordination plan and community resources list to minimize errors that could distract readers and make it more difficult for them to focus on the substance of your plan. Be sure to submit both documents.

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:

● Competency 1: Adapt care based on patient-centered and person-focused factors.

○ Analyze a health concern and the associated best practices for health improvement.

● Competency 2: Collaborate with patients and family to achieve desired outcomes.

○ Describe specific goals that should be established to address a selected health care problem.

● Competency 3: Create a satisfying patient experience. ○ Identify available community resources for a safe and effective

continuum of care. ● Competency 6: Apply professional, scholarly communication strategies to

lead patient-centered care. ○ Organize content so ideas flow logically with smooth

transitions; contains few errors in grammar/punctuation, word choice, and spelling.

○ Apply APA formatting to in-text citations and references, exhibiting nearly flawless adherence to APA format.