There are 2 Deliverables. The Proposal and the Final.

I will let you pick which oneyou would like to write about. These are the options. [Pick ONE Subject]

• Risks in patient safety
• Financial risks
• Liability of health care providers/physicians
• Cyber security
• Emergency preparedness, etc.
• The National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG) is also a useful resource for identifying specific problem areas in healthcare risk management

****Please read the rubric as well.***

HCA 468-CSULB

Final Project Details and Rubrics

Final Paper:  Each student will select and research a  specific topic of interest that highlights a healthcare risk management/patient safety issue.  Acting as in-house risk managers or external risk management consultants, your will provide recommendations to a health care organization regarding its risk management practices and patient safety operations. You will provide an overall assessment of the risks for the whole organization, identify and prioritize one specific risk (your chosen topic), explore potential solutions, and choose/implement best practices that work best for the organization.

In general, choose a topic that is relevant to the course topics and discussions, on the one hand; and on the other, something that is relevant to your own professional, personal, and/or academic experience and interests.  Examples of areas you might want to focus on include:

• Risks in patient safety
• Financial risks
• Liability of health care providers/physicians
• Cyber security
• Emergency preparedness, etc.
• The National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG) is also a useful resource for identifying specific problem areas in healthcare risk management.

For each team, the following will be required:

1. Topic Proposal and Approval:  each Student selects  a topic. Once you have selected a topic, you can run it by me if you have any questions. Submit the topic proposal (½ -1 page including title, and a short paragraph of justification) via Dropbox for approval by end of week 8 (Refer to the weekly schedule). You are encouraged to ask for instructor feedback well before the deadline. Potential sources to look for ideas include health-related websites, journals, and media. For example, a good resource is the Advisory Board Daily Briefing.

2. Final Written Report. The purpose of this assignment is to develop the ability/habit of critical thinking and reasoning. The final written report should not exceed 12 pages (double-spaced, 10–12 point font), not including the title page, executive summary/abstract, and references. Infographics are encouraged in the report and so are techniques/methodologies covered in class. Refer to the written report paper outline and rubric for specifics.

The best way to complete the project is to start early. Use APA or any other professional format, such as JAMA or Health Services Research journal style, consistently and correctly.

NOTE: This assignment requires you to do independent research; thus, you are expected to demonstrate you learned from the textbook and lectures AND complete the report with strategic planning and independent thinking. The university provides both an online and onsite library service to help you with your research., you can utilize PubMed.

The written reports submitted will be scanned by Turnitin®, a plagiarism prevention service available on BeachBoard. Students submit their papers electronically, and Turnitin® compares the text of those papers to the text in millions of other documents on the Internet, in papers submitted by other students around the world, and in commercial databases of journal articles and periodicals. Whenever similarities between the text in a student's paper and the text in an existing document are found, Turnitin® highlights those similarities, providing an annotated document showing both the student's paper and the original source. The similarity index for your papers should be less than 33%; otherwise the university policy on plagiarism will apply.

Sample Outline for the Final Report (I included ideas on what you can include under each section)

1. Introduction and Executive Summary
2. Background and Discussion
   1. Background of the problem
   1. Problem statement /Barriers/challenges
   1. Purpose of the project
   1. Stakeholders/People affected
3. Discussion/Literature reviewStrategies/expected solutions/Pros and Cons of the Strategies/methodologies/techniquesChoose Implement Best practices
4. Conclusion/Position/Reflection and lessons learned
5. References

Final Project Rubric

Criteria	Maximum Points	Earned Points
Introduction/Executive Summary	10
Background and discussion	25
Discussion and Literature review	30
Conclusion and Reflection	15
References APA style	10
Total	90