In this assignment, you will choose two acute care hospitals in your state. Do not select critical access hospitals for comparative analysis. Because critical access hospitals are

IHP 610 Module Three Activity Guidelines and Rubric

Overview

Value-based care is a healthcare delivery model in which providers, including hospitals and physicians, are paid on the basis of patient health outcomes. Value-based care includes three key

goals: improved population health, increased patient satisfaction, and reduced cost. Each of these goals affects the stakeholders differently. For example, value-based care aims to lower costs

across the board, which would result in the insurance companies having to pay lower reimbursements. If insurance companies incur lower costs, they are less likely to raise premiums and

deductibles.

Before you begin working on the assignment, review the module learning resources. These resources will help you with additional guidance to complete this assignment.

In this assignment, you will choose two acute care hospitals in your state. Do not select critical access hospitals for comparative analysis. Because critical access hospitals are exempted from

sharing information with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), you may not get enough information about these hospitals for comparison. You will compare the selected

hospitals on the basis of various quality metrics de�ned by the CMS. Then, you will conduct a comparative analysis of both the hospitals using speci�c quality metrics: patient survey ratings,

complications, and death rates and unplanned hospital visits. This analysis will help you understand how value-based care and quality metrics in healthcare impact stakeholders. Also, this

assignment will help you understand how stakeholders in�uence the decision-making process in healthcare.

Prompt

To complete this assignment, you will submit an analysis report that includes the comparative analysis of two chosen hospitals. In this assignment, you will choose two acute care hospitals from

your state and conduct a comparative analysis. Use module resources to understand how to conduct the comparative analysis on selected hospitals. You will use quality metrics and national

benchmarks de�ned by the CMS. You will then create an analysis report that includes the comparative table and a summary of your analysis to demonstrate your �ndings.

You must cite at least three sources to support your claims. For additional help with completing this assignment, refer to the Shapiro Library Guide: Nursing – Graduate item in the Start Here

module. You may also use the Online Writing Center, located in the Academic Support module.

Speci�cally, you must address the following rubric criteria:

1. Selection of Hospitals: Justify your selection of two acute care hospitals for comparative analysis.

2. Analysis of Patient Survey Ratings: Analyze the comparative performance of selected hospitals pertaining to patient survey ratings quality metrics. Consider the following questions in

your response:

A. How does the patient survey quality metric impact the government and private insurance reimbursement?

B. Why is the patient survey one of the essential quality metrics for value-based care?

C. Did underserved/vulnerable populations participate in the patient survey? Why is their inclusion essential?

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3. Analysis of Complication and Death Rates: Analyze the comparative performance of selected hospitals pertaining to complication and death rate quality metrics. Consider the following

questions in your response:

A. How do complication and death rate quality metrics impact the government and private insurance reimbursement?

B. How do the complication and death rates impact value-based care?

4. Analysis of Unplanned Hospital Visit Ratings: Analyze the comparative performance of selected hospitals pertaining to the unplanned hospital visits quality metric. Consider the

following questions in your response:

A. How does the unplanned hospital visits quality metric impact the government and private insurance reimbursement?

B. What does the unplanned hospital visits quality metric indicate about value-based care?

5. Summary of Analysis: Summarize your �ndings from your comparative analysis of the two hospitals. Include the national benchmarks for the quality metrics you have used for your

analyses. Consider the following questions in your response:

A. How do value-based care quality metrics impact healthcare stakeholders such as insurance providers, hospitals, and patients?

B. Do the mentioned three quality metrics or any other quality metrics de�ned by the CMS include underserved/vulnerable populations’ challenges related to value-based care?

What to Submit

Your submission should be a 2- to 3-page Word document. You must also include an APA-style title page. Use 12-point Times New Roman font, double spacing, and 1-inch margins. Sources

should be cited according to APA style.

Module Three Activity Rubric

Criteria Exemplary (100%) Pro�cient (90%) Needs Improvement (70%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Selection of Hospitals Exceeds pro�ciency in an

exceptionally clear and

insightful manner, using

industry-speci�c language

Justi�es the selection of two

acute care hospitals for

comparative analysis

Shows progress toward

pro�ciency, but with errors or

omissions

Does not attempt criterion 15

Analysis of Patient Survey

Ratings

Exceeds pro�ciency in an

exceptionally clear and

insightful manner, using

industry-speci�c language

Analyzes the comparative

performance of selected acute

care hospitals pertaining to

patient survey ratings quality

metrics

Shows progress toward

pro�ciency, but with errors or

omissions

Does not attempt criterion 15

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Criteria Exemplary (100%) Pro�cient (90%) Needs Improvement (70%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Analysis of Complication and

Death Rates

Exceeds pro�ciency in an

exceptionally clear and

insightful manner, using

industry-speci�c language

Analyzes the comparative

performance of selected

hospitals pertaining to

complication and death rates

quality metrics

Shows progress toward

pro�ciency, but with errors or

omissions

Does not attempt criterion 15

Analysis of Unplanned

Hospital Visit Ratings

Exceeds pro�ciency in an

exceptionally clear and

insightful manner, using

industry-speci�c language

Analyzes the comparative

performance of selected

hospitals pertaining to the

unplanned hospital visits

quality metric

Shows progress toward

pro�ciency, but with errors or

omissions

Does not attempt criterion 15

Summary of Analysis Exceeds pro�ciency in an

exceptionally clear and

insightful manner, using

industry-speci�c language

Summarizes the �ndings from

the comparative analysis of the

two hospitals, including the

national benchmarks for the

quality metrics used for

analyses

Shows progress toward

pro�ciency, but with errors or

omissions

Does not attempt criterion 15

Articulation of Response Exceeds pro�ciency in an

exceptionally clear and

insightful manner

Clearly conveys meaning with

well-designed presentation

slides, correct grammar,

sentence structure, and

spelling, demonstrating an

understanding of audience and

purpose

Shows progress toward

pro�ciency, but with errors in

presentation slide design,

grammar, sentence structure,

and spelling, negatively

impacting readability

Submission has critical errors in

presentation slide design,

grammar, sentence structure,

and spelling, preventing

understanding of ideas

10

Scholarly Sources Incorporates more than three

scholarly, current (within the

last �ve years) sources, or use

of sources is exceptionally

insightful

Incorporates three scholarly,

current (within the last �ve

years) sources that support

claims

Incorporates fewer than three

scholarly, current (within the

last �ve years) sources, or not

all sources support claims

Does not incorporate sources 10

APA Styles Formats in-text citations and

reference list according to APA

style with no errors

Formats in-text citations and

reference list according to APA

style with fewer than �ve

errors

Formats in-text citations and

reference list according to APA

style with �ve or more errors

Does not format intext

citations and reference list

according to APA style

5

Total: 100%

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