Week 6 you decide
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Scenario/Summary
You are the chief executive officer of Regional Hospital,
which serves a community of 875,000 people throughout the Charlotte Mecklenburg
area of North Carolina. In order to improve health outcomes and reduce costs,
you are reviewing proposals to contract with a disease management company.
Several disease management companies have submitted their proposals to you for
review.
Your Role/Assignment
The board of directors has asked that you provide a 750-word
report detailing your strategies and recommendations to contract with a disease
management company in order to reduce utilization costs and to improve patient
health outcomes. Your report should outline the specific interventions and
model that will be used by Regional Hospital. Your presentation should also
explain cost projections and savings over a 10-year period. The strategies and
recommendations should be as specific as possible and include the resources
needed for implementation. Your primary text and journal and website research
must be used as references to support your analysis.
Key Players
Review the points of view of the following people to obtain
further insights on this assignment.
Mr. Smith CEO, Eastern Disease Management
I have been providing disease management services to
hospitals for 20 years and offer a full line of services, including mailing and
calling both patients and physicians.
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Ms. Abbott Disease Management Specialist at Regional
Hospital
I have been working with the disease management department
at Regional Hospital for 5 years, and utilization has continued to increase
although the nurses in the department work directly with the patients.
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Ms. Jones Health Education Specialist at Eastern Disease
Management
I have been a health education specialist for chronic
diseases with Eastern Disease Management for the past 2 years and work with
patients and physicians to promote interventions and communication.
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Category Points % Description
Content 10 20 Content
is excellent, completely consistent, and appropriate for audience and purpose;
content contains excellent internal integrity; detail is rich and specific.
Organization 10 20 Organization
is excellent; ideas are clear and arranged logically and the transitions are
smooth; there are no flaws in logic.
Design and Format 10 20 Document
format is excellent with strong visual impact, design, and format.
Style and Readability 10 20 Readability
is excellent with strong attention to audience, appropriate tone and style, and
good transitional language; there is good use of figurative language.
Grammar and References 10 20 Grammar,
referencing, punctuation, mechanics, and usage are correct and idiomatic; paper
is consistent with Standard American English; paper demonstrates competent use
of mechanics.
Total 50 100 A
quality paper will meet or exceed all of the above requirements.
