Imagine that you are a legislative consultant hired to assess the influence of stakeholders and interest groups on the health policy issue you chose in your
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What to Submit
To complete this project, you must submit the following:
Assessment Findings Paper
Submit your 5- to 7-page paper as a 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.
IHP 610 Project Two Guidelines and Rubric
Competencies
In this project, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following competencies:
Assess how stakeholders and interest groups in�uence decision making
Assess how stakeholders in�uence health law, policies, and �nancial practices
Overview
Imagine that you are a legislative consultant hired to assess the in�uence of stakeholders and interest groups on the health policy issue you chose in your Project Preparation assignment from
Module Three. Your supervisor has asked that you compile your assessment �ndings for the senior leadership of your organization to inform their decisions on how best to approach their
intended organization-wide position statement regarding this issue.
Directions
Write a paper summarizing your assessment �ndings and recommendations on your chosen health policy issue. Use the work you completed in your Module Three and Module Seven Project
Preparation assignments for Project Two, ensuring you have implemented all feedback for these assignments from your instructor, to help you complete this presentation.
You must cite at least �ve 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 include the following:
1. Introduction
A. Health Policy Issue: Describe your chosen health policy issue in a clear, concise manner. Consider the following guiding question in your response:
How might this health policy issue be explained to someone who has never heard of it before?
B. Key Stakeholders and Interest Groups: Identify key stakeholders impacted by your chosen issue, as well as any interest groups that may also be affected. Consider the following
guiding questions in your response:
Who are the people and/or groups who will be primarily affected by this issue, either positively or negatively?
How might vulnerable populations and underserved areas be affected by this issue?
2. In�uence on Non�nancial Decision Making
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A. Stakeholder Needs: Summarize the needs of key stakeholders and interest groups with respect to your chosen issue. Do not include �nancially related needs. Consider the
following guiding questions in your response:
What non�nancial needs of the people and/or groups affected by the issue need to be considered, particularly for those in vulnerable populations or underserved areas?
Why is it important to consider these needs when making decisions regarding this issue?
B. Health Policy In�uence: Discuss the kinds of in�uence stakeholders and interest groups can have on health policies. Do not include any �nancially related in�uences. Consider the
following guiding questions in your response:
Which stakeholders have signi�cant or obvious non�nancial in�uences on health policies?
Which stakeholders have subtle or covert non�nancial in�uences on health policies?
Why is it important to be aware of these in�uences when making decisions related to health policies for this issue?
C. Bene�ts and Disadvantages: Explain which stakeholders and/or interest groups might bene�t or be disadvantaged by your chosen issue. Do not include any �nancially related
bene�ts and disadvantages. Consider the following guiding questions in your response:
How might stakeholders and/or interest groups bene�t from this issue?
How might stakeholders and/or interest groups be disadvantaged by this issue?
How might those in vulnerable populations or underserved areas be bene�ted or disadvantaged by this issue, not including �nancial bene�ts or disadvantages?
D. Value Con�ict Analysis: Analyze the potential value con�icts between different stakeholders and/or interest groups relating to your chosen issue. Do not include any �nancially
related value con�icts. Consider the following guiding questions in your response:
What non�nancial value con�icts might patients have with respect to this issue?
What non�nancial value con�icts might healthcare providers have with respect to this issue?
What non�nancial value con�icts might insurance companies have with respect to this issue?
What non�nancial value con�icts might other stakeholders have with respect to this issue?
Why is it important to understand these value con�icts when making decisions related to health policy?
E. General Decision Making: Explain the overall impact stakeholders and interest groups can have on decision making regarding your chosen issue. Do not include any �nancially
related impacts. Consider the following guiding question in your response:
Why is it important to consider non�nancial stakeholder and/or interest group impacts when it comes to making health policy decisions, particularly relating to this issue?
3. In�uence on Financial Practices
A. Stakeholder Needs: Summarize the �nancial needs of key stakeholders and interest groups with respect to your chosen issue. Consider the following guiding questions in your
response:
What �nancial needs for the people and/or groups affected by the issue need to be considered, particularly for those in vulnerable populations or underserved areas?
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Why is it important to consider these needs when making decisions regarding this issue?
B. Financial In�uence: Analyze how stakeholders and interest groups in�uence current �nancial practices regarding your chosen issue. Consider the following guiding questions in
your response:
Which stakeholders have signi�cant or obvious �nancial in�uences on health policies?
Which stakeholders have subtle or covert �nancial in�uences on health policies?
Why is it important to be aware of these in�uences when making decisions related to health policies for this issue?
C. Bene�ts and Disadvantages: Explain which stakeholders and/or interest groups might �nancially bene�t or be disadvantaged by your chosen issue. Consider the following guiding
questions in your response:
How might stakeholders and/or interest groups bene�t from this issue?
How might stakeholders and/or interest groups be disadvantaged by this issue?
How might those in vulnerable populations or underserved areas be �nancially bene�ted or disadvantaged by this issue?
D. Competing Value Con�icts: Describe how competing �nancial value con�icts between stakeholders could be addressed with respect to your chosen issue. Consider the following
guiding questions in your response:
What �nancial value con�icts might patients have with respect to this issue?
What �nancial value con�icts might healthcare providers have with respect to this issue?
What �nancial value con�icts might insurance companies have with respect to this issue?
What �nancial value con�icts might other stakeholders have with respect to this issue?
Why is it important to understand these value con�icts when making decisions related to health policy?
How might the competition between these �nancial value con�icts affect both stakeholders’ in�uence on the issue and how stakeholders are impacted by the issue itself?
E. Financial Decision Making: Explain the �nancial impact stakeholders and interest groups can have on decision making regarding your chosen issue. Consider the following guiding
question in your response:
Why is it important to consider �nancial stakeholder and/or interest group impacts when it comes to making health policy decisions, particularly relating to this issue?
4. Recommendation
A. Position Statement: Recommend a strategic approach to decision making for your chosen health policy issue based on your assessment �ndings. Consider the following guiding
questions in your response:
Based on your �ndings, would you suggest the organization move forward with pursuing changes to their current policies?
If so, how might they be able to move forward with these changes?
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If not, what other strategies or recommendations would you make instead, given the information you currently have available?
What to Submit
To complete this project, you must submit the following:
Assessment Findings Paper
Submit your 5- to 7-page paper as a 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.
Supporting Materials
The following resource supports your work on the project:
Resource: Project Two Health Policy Issue Scenarios
Refer to this document containing your chosen health policy issue scenario to help you complete this project.
Project Two Rubric
Criteria Exemplary (100%) Pro�cient (90%) Needs Improvement (70%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Introduction: Health Policy
Issue
Exceeds pro�ciency in an
exceptionally clear and
insightful manner, using
industry-speci�c language
Describes the chosen health
policy issue in a clear, concise
manner
Shows progress toward
pro�ciency, but with errors or
omissions
Does not attempt criterion 5
Introduction: Key
Stakeholders and Interest
Groups
Exceeds pro�ciency in an
exceptionally clear and
insightful manner, using
industry-speci�c language
Identi�es key stakeholders
impacted by the chosen issue,
as well as any interest groups
that may also be affected
Shows progress toward
pro�ciency, but with errors or
omissions
Does not attempt criterion 5
In�uence on Non�nancial
Decision Making:
Stakeholder Needs
Exceeds pro�ciency in an
exceptionally clear and
insightful manner, using
industry-speci�c language
Summarizes the needs of key
stakeholders and interest
groups with respect to the
chosen issue, not including
�nancially related needs
Shows progress toward
pro�ciency, but with errors or
omissions
Does not attempt criterion 6
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Criteria Exemplary (100%) Pro�cient (90%) Needs Improvement (70%) Not Evident (0%) Value
In�uence on Non�nancial
Decision Making: Health
Policy In�uence
Exceeds pro�ciency in an
exceptionally clear and
insightful manner, using
industry-speci�c language
Discusses the kinds of in�uence
stakeholders and interest
groups can have on health
policies, not including
�nancially related in�uences
Shows progress toward
pro�ciency, but with errors or
omissions
Does not attempt criterion 8
In�uence on Non�nancial
Decision Making: Bene�ts
and Disadvantages
Exceeds pro�ciency in an
exceptionally clear and
insightful manner, using
industry-speci�c language
Explains which stakeholders
and/or interest groups might
bene�t or be disadvantaged by
the chosen issue, not including
�nancially related bene�ts and
disadvantages
Shows progress toward
pro�ciency, but with errors or
omissions
Does not attempt criterion 5
In�uence on Non�nancial
Decision Making: Value
Con�ict Analysis
Exceeds pro�ciency in an
exceptionally clear and
insightful manner, using
industry-speci�c language
Analyzes the potential value
con�icts between different
stakeholders and/or interest
groups relating to the chosen
issue, not including �nancially
related value con�icts
Shows progress toward
pro�ciency, but with errors or
omissions
Does not attempt criterion 8
In�uence on Non�nancial
Decision Making: General
Decision Making
Exceeds pro�ciency in an
exceptionally clear and
insightful manner, using
industry-speci�c language
Explains the overall impact
stakeholders and interest
groups can have on decision
making regarding the chosen
issue, not including �nancially
related impacts
Shows progress toward
pro�ciency, but with errors or
omissions
Does not attempt criterion 7
In�uence on Financial
Practices: Stakeholder Needs
Exceeds pro�ciency in an
exceptionally clear and
insightful manner, using
industry-speci�c language
Summarizes the �nancial needs
of key stakeholders and
interest groups with respect to
the chosen issue
Shows progress toward
pro�ciency, but with errors or
omissions
Does not attempt criterion 7
In�uence on Financial
Practices: Financial In�uence
Exceeds pro�ciency in an
exceptionally clear and
insightful manner, using
industry-speci�c language
Analyzes how stakeholders and
interest groups in�uence
current �nancial practices
regarding the chosen issue
Shows progress toward
pro�ciency, but with errors or
omissions
Does not attempt criterion 8
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Criteria Exemplary (100%) Pro�cient (90%) Needs Improvement (70%) Not Evident (0%) Value
In�uence on Financial
Practices: Bene�ts and
Disadvantages
Exceeds pro�ciency in an
exceptionally clear and
insightful manner, using
industry-speci�c language
Explains which stakeholders
and/or interest groups might
�nancially bene�t or be
disadvantaged by the chosen
issue
Shows progress toward
pro�ciency, but with errors or
omissions
Does not attempt criterion 5
In�uence on Financial
Practices: Competing Value
Con�icts
Exceeds pro�ciency in an
exceptionally clear and
insightful manner, using
industry-speci�c language
Describes how competing
�nancial value con�icts
between stakeholders could be
addressed with respect to the
chosen issue
Shows progress toward
pro�ciency, but with errors or
omissions
Does not attempt criterion 6
In�uence on Financial
Practices: Financial Decision
Making
Exceeds pro�ciency in an
exceptionally clear and
insightful manner, using
industry-speci�c language
Explains the �nancial impact
stakeholders and interest
groups can have on decision
making regarding the chosen
issue
Shows progress toward
pro�ciency, but with errors or
omissions
Does not attempt criterion 7
Recommendation: Position
Statement
Exceeds pro�ciency in an
exceptionally clear and
insightful manner, using
industry-speci�c language
Recommends a strategic
approach to decision making
regarding the chosen health
policy issue based on the
assessment �ndings
Shows progress toward
pro�ciency, but with errors or
omissions
Does not attempt criterion 8
Articulation of Response Exceeds pro�ciency in an
exceptionally clear and
insightful manner
Clearly conveys meaning with
correct grammar, sentence
structure, and spelling,
demonstrating an
understanding of audience and
purpose
Shows progress toward
pro�ciency, but with errors in
grammar, sentence structure,
and spelling, negatively
impacting readability
Submission has critical errors in
grammar, sentence structure,
and spelling, preventing
understanding of ideas
5
Scholarly Sources Incorporates more than �ve
scholarly, current (within the
last �ve years) sources, or use
of sources is exceptionally
insightful
Incorporates �ve scholarly,
current (within the last �ve
years) sources that support
claims
Incorporates fewer than �ve
scholarly, current (within the
last �ve years) sources, or not
all sources support claims
Does not incorporate sources 5
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Criteria Exemplary (100%) Pro�cient (90%) Needs Improvement (70%) Not Evident (0%) Value
APA Style 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 in-text
citations and reference list
according to APA style
5
Total: 100%
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