IHP 430 Milestone Two Guidelines and Rubric
Overview: You will build upon the work you completed in Milestone One. In this milestone, you will propose an improvement plan that focuses on the problem
you selected in Milestone One. If you chose a problem in your workplace, be sure to use data from that healthcare organization; if you created a hypothetical
healthcare organization, you might use a public domain database with instructor permission.
Next, you will develop an implementation plan for the problem that you are focusing on. Then, you will discuss the predicted success of the performance
improvement plan after implementation.
As you develop this final part of the assignment, consider the following prompts to formulate your paper.
Prompt:
III. Performance Improvement Initiative
A. Propose a performance improvement plan that will address this problem. What specific relevant quality standard will this plan address?
B. Describe the type of data that will reveal a quality outcome.
IV. Implementation of the Plan in the Organization
A. How will this implementation plan be communicated among departments?
B. How will the data be displayed and shared with the organization?
C. If the plan for this initiative was implemented in real life, what do you believe would be the hypothetical effect(s) on patient care outcomes? How will
health information systems support those improvements in patient care?
D. What do you think the hypothetical effect of the quality or performance plan would be on the culture of safety within the organization?
Rubric
Guidelines for Submission: This paper should be two to five pages in length, not including the cover page or reference page. Use APA format for the reference list
and all internal citations.
Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (90%) Needs Improvement (70%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Performance:
Propose
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
proposal demonstrates a
nuanced insight into the
relationship between the
performance improvement plan
initiative and the quality
standard being addressed
Proposes a performance
improvement plan to address
the chosen problem, including
the quality standard being
addressed
Proposes a performance
improvement plan to address
the chosen problem but
proposal has gaps in detail or
logic
Does not propose a
performance improvement plan
15
Performance:
Describe
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
demonstrate great insight into
the type of data that will reveal
a quality outcome
Accurately describes the type of
data that will reveal a quality
outcome
Describes the type of data that
will reveal a quality outcome
Does not describe the type of
data that will reveal a quality
outcome
15
Implementation:
Communication
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
description is exceptionally
clear in how the
implementation plan will be
communicated among
departments
Thoroughly describes how the
implementation plan will be
communicated among
departments
Describes how the
implementation plan will be
communicated among
departments but description
has gaps in detail
Does not describe how the
implementation plan will be
communicated among
departments
15
Implementation:
Data
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
choices of how the data will be
displayed and shared with the
organization demonstrate
nuanced insight into
communication within the
chosen healthcare organization
Accurately describes how
the data will be displayed and
shared with the organization
Describes how the data will be
displayed and shared with the
organization but description is
inaccurate
Does not describe how
the data will be displayed and
shared with the organization
15
Implementation:
Initiative
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
offers reasoning concerning the
hypothetical effects of the
initiative on patient care
outcomes
Comprehensively describes the
hypothetical effects of this
initiative on patient care
outcomes, including how health
information systems support
improvements in patient care
Describes the hypothetical
effects of this initiative on
patient care outcomes but
description is cursory
Does not describe the
hypothetical effects of the
initiative on patient care
outcomes
15
Implementation:
Effect
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
offers reasoning concerning the
hypothetical effect of the
quality plan on the culture of
safety within the organization
Comprehensively describes the
hypothetical effect of the
quality plan on the culture of
safety within the organization
Describes the hypothetical
effect of the quality plan on the
culture of safety within the
organization but description is
cursory
Does not describe the
hypothetical effect of the
quality plan on the culture of
safety within the organization
15
Articulation of
Response
Submission is free of errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, and syntax and is
presented in a professional and
easy-to-read format
Submission has no major errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, or syntax
Submission has major errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, or syntax that
negatively impact readability
and articulation of main ideas
Submission has critical errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, or syntax that prevent
understanding of ideas
10
Total 100%
