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Capstone Project
For this course project, you will select a hypothetical hospital that is failing in your area. You will prepare a report on how you will examine the challenges faced by the hospital
and recommend ways to turn the hospital around to make it successful.
You will proceed with the project as guided and provide vital information from your research and real­life experience to fill in gaps where necessary. By the end of the first week,
you should submit a complete outline and topic for the project.
You have recently graduated from AIU with a bachelor’s degree in healthcare management (BHCM). After going to a job fair, a medium­sized hospital group has called you back to
look over its systems. Your first job is to do a complete analysis of the systems.
For the Unit 1 Capstone Project, address the following in your analysis:

1. Executive summary
   A. Nature of healthcare delivery in the United States
   B. Brief statement on challenges facing healthcare organizations and the need to alleviate them
   C. Brief statement on recommendations and conclusion
2. Challenges facing hospitals
   A. Rising cost of care
   B. Cybersecurity
   C. Staff shortages
   D. Poor patient outcomes
   E. Poor public perceptions
   F. Managerial issues
   G. Bad debts
   H. Regulations
3. Managerial perspectives
   A. Classical
   B. Behavioral
   C. Scientific
   Submission Details
   Research and present a detailed outline on these items.
   Your work should consist of a 3­page report with at least 5 references cited in APA style.
   Submitting your assignment in APA format means, at a minimum, that you will need the following:
   Title page: Remember the running head. The title should be in all capitals.
   Length: 3 pages minimum
   Abstract: This is a summary of your paper, not an introduction. Begin writing in third person.
   Body: This begins on the page following the title page and abstract page and must be double­spaced (be careful not to triple­ or quadruple­space between paragraphs).
   The typeface should be 12­pt. Times Roman or 12­pt. Courier in regular black type. Do not use color, bold type, or italics, except as required for APA­level headings and
   references. The deliverable length of the body of your paper for this assignment is 3 pages. In­body academic citations to support your decisions and analysis are required.
   A variety of academic sources is encouraged.
   Reference page: References that align with your in­body academic sources are listed on the final page of your paper. The references must be in APA format using
   appropriate spacing, hanging indent, italics, and uppercase and lowercase usage as appropriate for the type of resource used. Remember, the Reference page is not a
   bibliography but a further listing of the abbreviated in­body citations used in the paper. Every referenced item must have a corresponding in­body citation.
   Please submit your assignment.
   Grading Rubric: Maximum 100 Points
   GdiCitiPitUnit 1 ­ Individual Project
   Assignment Overview
   Unit: Healthcare Management Practices
   Due Date: Tue,4/12/22
   Grading Type: Numeric
   Points Possible: 100
   Points Earned:
   Deliverable Length: 3 pages
   Type: Individual Project
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   Learning Materials
   Reading Assignment
   My Work:
   Online Deliverables: Submissions
   Grading Rubric: Maximum 100 Points
   Grading Criteria Points
   Deliverable requirements addressed; understanding of material and
   presenter’s message and intent are clear
   40
   points
   Followed assignment guidelines
   and criteria
   20
   pts Yes/Complete Mostly Not at all
   Overall quality 20
   pts Excellent Satisfactory Needs
   Improvement
   Scholarly research that supports the writer’s position is properly acknowledged
   and cited, and direct quotations do not exceed 10% of the word count of the
   body of the assignment deliverable
   25
   points
   Title page, table of contents,
   tables, exhibits, appendices or
   reference page included
   12.5
   pts Yes Partially Not at all
   Content is original with less than
   35% match
   12.5
   pts Yes 36–50% 51% or over
   Critical thinking: Position is well­justified; logical flow; examples 10
   points
   Position is justified with
   examples
   5
   pts Excellent Satisfactory Needs
   Improvement
   Presentation flows logically 5
   pts Excellent Satisfactory Needs
   Improvement
   Structure: Includes introduction and conclusion, proper paragraph formatting,
   and reads as a polished academic paper or professional presentation, as
   appropriate for the required assignment deliverable
   7.5
   points
   Includes introduction and
   conclusion
   2.5
   pts Excellent Satisfactory Needs
   Improvement
   Paragraphs are formatted
   properly
   2.5
   pts Excellent Satisfactory Needs
   Improvement
   Reads as polished academic
   paper or presentation
   2.5
   pts Excellent Satisfactory Needs
   Improvement
   Mechanical: No spelling, grammatical, or punctuation errors 10
   points
   Spelling and grammar are
   accurate
   5
   pts Yes Partially Not at all
   Punctuation is accurate 5
   pts Yes Partially Not at all
   APA: Deliverable is cited properly according to the APA Publication Manual 7.5
   points
   References are cited in
   accordance with APA formatting
   5
   pts Yes Partially Not at all
   Reference page is included 2.5
   pts Yes Partially Not at all
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   Reading Assignment
   HLTH499 Reading: http://careered.libguides.com/HLTH499
   HLTH499 Unit 1 Reading: http://careered.libguides.com/HLTH499/u1
   Assignment Objectives
   Analyze the managerial implications of various health issues on the operational performance of healthcare organizations
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