IHP 430 Module Three Short Paper Guidelines and Rubric
Overview: This paper gives you an opportunity to refine your understanding of quality initiatives and multi-voting tools used to decide on a quality improvement
initiative.
Prompt: In this paper, address the following two components:
1. Select two of the quality initiatives below and determine how these lead to performance improvement for healthcare organizations:
• Pay-for-performance incentives on quality, i.e., MACRA Healthcare Quality Improvement Act
• Institute for Healthcare Improvement Quality
2. How are multi-voting tools utilized when deciding on a quality improvement initiative?
Rubric
Guidelines for Submission: Your paper should be submitted as a one- to two-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New
Roman font, one-inch margins, and at least three sources cited in APA format.
Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (85%) Needs Improvement (55%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Discussion of First
Quality Initiative
Meets or exceeds “Proficient”
criteria and demonstrates indepth knowledge of how the
quality initiative is used to lead
to performance improvement
for healthcare organizations
Demonstrates sound knowledge
of how the quality initiative is
used to lead to performance
improvement for healthcare
organizations
Demonstrates partial
knowledge of how the quality
initiative is used to lead to
performance improvement for
healthcare organization
Does not demonstrate
knowledge of how the quality
initiative is used to lead to
performance improvement for
healthcare organizations
30
Discussion of Second
Quality Initiative
Meets or exceeds “Proficient”
criteria and demonstrates indepth knowledge how the
quality initiative is used to lead
to performance improvement
for healthcare organizations
Demonstrates sound knowledge
of how the quality initiative is
used to lead to performance
improvement for healthcare
organizations
Demonstrates partial
knowledge of how the quality
initiative is used to lead to
performance improvement for
healthcare organizations
Does not demonstrate
knowledge of how the quality
initiative is used to lead to
performance improvement for
healthcare organizations
30
Multi-voting Process
Tools
Meets or exceeds “Proficient”
criteria and demonstrates
exceptional knowledge of how
the multi-voting tools are used
in deciding on a quality
initiative problem analysis
Demonstrates sound knowledge
of how multi-voting tools are
used in deciding on a quality
initiative
Demonstrates partial
knowledge of how multi-voting
tools are used in deciding on a
quality initiative
Does not demonstrate
knowledge of how multi-voting
tools are used in deciding on a
quality initiative
30
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%
