This assessment provides an opportunity for you to evaluate an existing care coordination program as the initial step in instituting practice changes that can positively influence health and wellness outcomes.
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:
For this assessment, you will assume the role of an external health care efficiency consultant to your care coordination unit or organization. Leaders in your organization are investigating potential changes to the provision of coordinated care that would improve overall quality, safety, and cost effectiveness. Because of your proven leadership and expertise in care coordination, you have been asked to evaluate the existing care coordination program and submit your findings to the administration in an evaluation report.Note: As an alternative to using your own unit or organization as the practice setting for this assessment, you may use the Hypothetical Practice Setting [PDF] linked in Capella Resources, as the basis for your program evaluation.Note: Remember that you can submit all, or a portion, of your draft evaluation report to Smarthinking for feedback before you submit the final version for this assessment. However, be mindful of the turnaround time of 24–48 hours for receiving feedback, if you plan on using this free service.
Evaluate the care coordination program in your unit or organization, or, evaluate the Hypothetical Practice Setting [PDF] (linked under the heading Capella Resources).
Format your document using APA style.
Cite at least 5–7 sources of credible scholarly or professional evidence to support your evaluation report.
The requirements outlined below correspond to the grading criteria in the scoring guide. Be sure that your evaluation report addresses each point, at a minimum. You may also want to read the Program Evaluation Scoring Guide to better understand how each criterion will be assessed.
Be sure that you have used the APA Style Paper Template to format your evaluation report and that your document includes:
In addition, be sure that: