Comparing Organizations with Benchmark Data

NURS
3110 Information Management and Patient Care Technology

Week
3 Assignment Grading Rubric

Comparing Organizations with Benchmark Data-due by Week 3, Day 7

Assignment:

For this Application assignment, first review under
learning resources one of the three links to Center for Medicare and Medicaid
Services (CMS) compare sites (hospital compare, home health compare or nursing
home compare).Write a 2-3 page assignment
comparing two facilities on the identified CMS measures.Begin this assignment with describing the two facilities
chosen to be compared and an explanation of why they were chosen. Benchmark the
facilities against local, state and national averages on at least two different
measures. Discuss some of the potential causes for differences in the data
between the two facilities that you reviewed. Lastly, provide insight into how
standardization of data is necessary to compare facilities.

Grading Rubric:(p. 2-3)

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guide you in writing your assignment. The Rubric is also your instructors guide
to grading your assignment.

Template(p. 4-6):

Please
use the attached Template in this Rubric or the Academic Writing Expectations
(AWE) 2000/3000 Level Assignment Template found in the course.

Formatting:
Follow the
attached Template in this Rubric or use the AWE 2000.3000 Level Assignment
Template found in the course. Be sure to use 12 pt. Times New Roman font, 1
inch margins, and double space your paper

Writing Checklist(p.
7)

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the items on the checklist to
ensure that you meet the expectations the expectations of AWE 2000/3000.

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Assignment
GradingRubric

Week 3—Comparing Organizations with Benchmark Data

Assignment Rubric: Required Content	Total Pts: 250
· Introduction: Begins paper with a brief paragraph that provides an overview of the assignment and its purpose. (10 points) · Description of Two Organizations: Describes the two facilities chosen to be compared and why they were chosen. (15 pts for each description). · Comparison of Two Organizations Compares to a chosen competitor on state and national average on two different quality measures using the benchmark data from one of the three Compare sites. Includes goal for the quality measure and the achieved goals for each facility. (25pts for each comparison) · Analysis of Factors that Contribute to Performance Measures Determines some of the potential causes for differences in the data between the two facilities that you reviewed. (15pts for each of two facilities) · Data Standardization to Improve Quality Comparison Measures Provides insight into how standardization of data is necessary to compare facilities (30)		/150
Use of Resources Writer makes use of course resources as directed in the assignment instructions. Resources are clearly identified when used. At least three resources are identified within the assignment.		/50
Format and writing Writer meets all of the Academic Writing. Expectations. Paper is presented in a clean, professional format with few formatting, typographic or other errors. (AWE 2000/3000).		/50
Timeliness Pointsmaybedeductedforlate submissions. Seepolicy in syllabus.
Total		/250

Detailed ExplanationofAssignmentExpectations	Exceeds Expectations Meets all minimum expectations, plus:	Meets MinimumExpectations	Does Not MeetExpectations
Required Content 150	Writer goes into depthin addressingtheissues and brings additional insights tothe topic. (136-150pts)	Writer successfullyaddresses allissuesandquestions given in theassignment details. (112-135pts)	Writer does notsuccessfullyaddress all aspectsof the assignment. (0-111 pts)
Useof Resources 50	Writer makessubstantial andinsightful useofresources as supportingmaterial.Mayalso includeadditional resources. (46-50pts)	Writer makesuseofcourse resourcesasdirected in theassignment instructions.Resourcesare clearlyidentified when used. (38-45pts)	Writer does notuse requiredresources appropriately. (0-37 pts)
Format and Writing 50	Assignment isfreeofalmost all errors,andis written in clearprose beyondAcademicWriting Expectation. (46-50pts)	Writer meetsall of theAcademicWritingExpectations. Assignment ispresented in aclean, professionalformat withfewformatting,typographic or other errors. (38-45 pts)	Writer does notmeet basicexpectationsforacademicwritingand/orassignment containssubstantialerrors. (0-37 pts)

Comparing
Organizations with Benchmark Data

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NURS
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Comparing
Organizations with Benchmark Data

Begin
this paper with a brief paragraph that provides an overview of the assignment
and its purpose. There is no separate heading for this paragraph; the heading
for this paragraph is the same as the title of the paper. This paragraph will
be about 2–3 sentences. The last sentence in this paragraph is a sentence that
begins “The purpose of this paper is to¨.

Description of Two
Organizations

Paper
includes a comprehensive description of two organizations, including an
explanation of why the organizations were selected. The description includes location
–suburban or urban location, size of the facility (number of beds), awards or
certifications and any specialty programs that the facility is renowned for.

Comparison
of Two Organizations

Paper includes summary of how student’s chosen organization compares to a
chosen competitor on state and
national average on two different quality measures using the benchmark data
from one of the three Compare sites. Addressed will include the compare site
goal for the quality measure, the achieved goals for each facility, and if the
facilities compare equally on the measure or one excels above the other.

Analysis
of Factors that Contribute to Performance Measures

Assignment
describes at least two factors that explain differences on performance measures
between the chosen organizations. If the facilities results are comparable note
two factors that explain these results. Include using supporting evidence from
one scholarly article.

Data Standardization to
Improve Quality Comparison Measures

Addresses
how the comparison of data analysis is would not happen without standardized
data.

Conclusion

End the paper with a
summary on the main points of the paper.

References

Although a Reference List not is required at the 2000/3000 AWE Level, you may begin
practicing referencing your source/s using APA formatting requirements. Review the “BSN TOP Ten References and Citations” found in Course Resources and
the Academic Writing Expectations tab.
Also, the Walden Writing Center is YOUR reference resource place athttp://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/apa/references

Academic Writing Expectations Checklist

Academic Writing Expectationsfor 2000/3000 Level Courses

http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/undergraduate/awe/2000-3000

Students: Prior to submission
please review your assignment for sentence-level, paragraph level, and use of
evidence to make sure you meet the AWE expectations. Check the boxes as you complete your review
and click the links to accessWriting Center for additional resources if you need them.

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Constructing complete and correct sentences.
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