HA 518 PU The Pediatric Dental Care Center at Crossroads Case Study

Question Description

I will post the case study tomorrow when I receive the book in the mail. If you have this book or access to the book that would be great as well.

Expanding Services and Changing Governance Structure

Introduction

Carefully read the Pediatric Dental Care Center, Case # 18 located on page 269 in Darr, Farnsworth, & Myrtle’s Case book. This case study presents a not-for-profit Pediatric Dental Care Center (PDCC) that has struggled financially for years as it serves a Medicaid population. It is offered the opportunity to become part of a federally qualified health center, but to do so requires expanding services and significantly changing its governance structure. There is several interconnected issues which have no single answer or cookbook approach. Funding for safety-net programs has been declining, and this has led to limitations on the type and frequency of care visits, as well as reductions in payments to providers of services. This has led many organizations to limit the number of safety-net clients served, or to withdraw from serving that population group. This has increased demand for organizations that continue to provide care.

Unit Learning Outcomes

ULO #3: Evaluate ethical considerations when making operational, financial, and strategic decisions. (CLO 7)
ULO #4: Analyze implications of financial retrenchment in public and private health service organizations. (CLO 7)
ULO #5: Consider the public welfare and political pragmatism when formulating recommendations for making operational, financial, and strategic decisions in public and private health service organizations. (CLO 7)

REFERENCEsDarr, K., Farnsworth, T. J., & Myrtle, R. C. (2017). Cases in health services management. (6th ed.). Baltimore, MD: Health Professions Press.

Directions

The students are expected to carefully read the assignment instructions, then thoroughly and explicitly address each component of the corresponding case study questions.

Case Study Questions:

Is the PDCC at a crossroads?
Must the PDCC change its operational strategy?
How can the PDCC meet its mission to provide oral healthcare to underserved children in the greater South Bay community?
How should PDCC respond to the request to partner with the hospital and the children’s clinic and become a federally qualified health center?
What other options should be considered?

Submission Expectations:

The submission should reflect higher-level cognitive processing (analysis, synthesis, and evaluation), which is essential for someone being prepared to serve in an operational capacity within the healthcare and related industry.
To earn the maximum number of points, the submission should reflect graduate-level execution with clear evidence of critical thinking, synthesis of relevant information from credible sources, and clear mastery of the concepts necessary to successfully execute each component of the assignment.
The submission should not exceed four (4) pages in length, excluding the title and reference list pages, and explicitly address all required components of this assignment.
The document must be double-spaced, adhere to the APA writing style (7th ed.), and include at least three (3) references of credible or peer-reviewed sources to support any suppositions and recommendations.
Finally, the document should be prepared as a Microsoft Word document and uploaded to Submit Assignment.

Due Date

by 11:59 p.m., Sunday, CT

Rubric

Application Assignment Rubric

Criteria

Ratings

Pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeContent

45.0 to >40.49 pts

Excellent

All components of the assignment have been explicitly addressed. The content reflects graduate-level execution with clear evidence of critical thinking, synthesis of relevant information from credible sources, and clear mastery of the concepts necessary to successfully execute each component of the assignment. The content is logically organized and contains only that information necessary meet the expectations of the assignment and does not contain content that could be considered superfluous or distracting. All arguments, recommendation, and positions are logically presented and properly supported with credible or scholarly sources. The submission includes PowerPoint slides or an Excel spreadsheet as required in the assignment directions.

40.49 to >35.9 pts

Good

Most of the components of the assignment have been explicitly addressed. There are some aspects of the assignment that appear to have been implicitly addressed. The content mostly reflects a graduate-level effort in the execution. While there is evidence of critical thinking, synthesis of information from credible sources it isn’t consistent throughout the submission. It appears that the student was somewhat comfortable with many of the concepts necessary to successfully complete each component of the assignment. The content is mostly organized in a logical manner; however, it contains some content which could be considered superfluous and mildly distracting. Most of the arguments, recommendations, and positions are logically present and supported with credible and scholarly sources. The submission includes PowerPoint slides or an Excel spreadsheet as required in the assignment directions.

35.9 to >0 pts

Fair

Few of the components of the assignment have been explicitly addressed. Most of the components were either implicitly addressed or not covered. The content is not consistent with what would typically associate with a graduate leaner. There is little evidence of critical thinking or synthesis of credible sources to support the completion of the assignment. It appears that the student has little to not understanding of the concepts necessary to successfully address the components of the assignment. The content isn’t well organized and difficult to follow. It contains a large amount of content which considered superfluous and distracting. Few of the arguments, recommendations, or positions are logically presented and supported with appropriate sources. The submission does not include PowerPoint slides or an Excel spreadsheet as required in the assignment directions.

45.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAPA

10.0 to >8.99 pts

Excellent

Those elements of the assignment that are required to adhere to the APA writing style are prepared consistent with the APA Manual (7th edition). Submission includes 3 references of credible or peer-reviewed sources. These sources are properly in-text cited and listed in a reference page consistent with the APA Manual (7th edition). The submission contains very few or no grammatical, punctuation, syntax, and verb-tense agreement errors.

8.99 to >7.99 pts

Good

Those elements of the assignment that are required to adhere to the APA writing style are mostly consistent with the APA Manual (7th edition). Submission includes 2 references of credible or peer-reviewed sources. These sources are mostly in-text cited and properly listed in the reference page consistent with the APA Manual (7th edition). The submission contains some grammatical, punctuation, syntax, and verb-tense agreement errors.

7.99 to >0 pts

Fair

Those elements of the assignment that are required to adhere to the APA writing style contain a large number of inconsistencies with the APA Manual (7th edition). Submission includes 1 reference of credible or peer-reviewed source. The sources aren’t properly in-text cited and listed in the reference page consistent with the APA Manual (7th edition). The submission is poorly written and contains a large number of grammatical, punctuation, syntax, and verb-tense agreement errors.

10.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeLength

5.0 to >1.5 pts

Excellent

The submission meets the length requirements as specified within the assignment expectations.

1.5 to >1.0 pts

Good

The submission is slightly outside page length requirements as specified within the assignment expectations. As a result, the student may have struggled to fully meet all of the assignment expectations.

1.0 to >0 pts

Fair

The submission is not consistent with the page length requirement as specified within the assignment expectations. As a result, the student was largely unsuccessful in meeting the assignment expectations.

5.0 pts

Total Points: 60.0