Assessment 4 Instructions: Data Review Project Report and Presentation

Write a data review project report and record a client presentation. There are no page or slide limits for this assessment.

Introduction

Note: Each assessment of your capstone project is built on the work you have completed in previous assessments. Therefore, you must complete the assessments in this course in the order in which they are presented.

Health care leaders are responsible for identifying relevant problems, analyzing data, drawing sound conclusions, and making recommendations for resolution of the problem in the workplace. The data review project that you will be completing in this assessment has provided you with the opportunity to practice the skills of a health care leader in a professional, real-world setting.

In this assessment, you will write your final report and develop a presentation suitable for executive leaders.

Overview and Preparation

In this assessment you will submit your project report and presentation, which are based on the work you have completed in the previous assessments.

This assessment is in two parts:

• Part 1: Project Report. 
  • This report should be succinct, substantive, and written for a hypothetical executive leadership team. It is not a lengthy academic paper.
• Part 2: Project Report Presentation.
  • This recorded presentation is an overview of the project, also intended for an executive leadership team.

Presentation Tools

You may use Kaltura or another technology of your choice for your audio recording. Refer to the Using Kaltura tutorial for directions on recording and uploading your video in the courseroom.

Note: If you require the use of assistive technology or alternative communication methods to participate in this activity, please contact DisabilityServices@Capella.edu to request accommodations.

Templates

Download the following templates to use to complete this assessment:

• Assessment 4 Final Project Report Template [DOCX].
• Assessment 4 Presentation Template [PPTX].

Requirements

Part 1: Project Report

Develop your data review project report. Use the Assessment 4 Final Project Report Template [DOCX]. Authoritative sources should be integrated into the Evidence-Based Recommendations and Conclusion sections of the report.

Provide a minimum of two graphics (for example, pie chart, graph, spreadsheet, or process map), two evidence-based recommendations from the literature, and one new insight. Place these additions in your document under the headings Analysis of the Data, Evidence-Based Recommendations, and Conclusion, respectively.

The requirements outlined below correspond to the first four grading criteria in the scoring guide. Be sure that your project report addresses each point, at a minimum. You may also want to read the assessment scoring guide to better understand how each criterion will be assessed.

• Analyze performance data and trends.
  • Present your graphics, along with a concise analysis.
  • Describe the significant findings, trends, and any new insights evident from the graphics.
  • Determine whether there are any limitations to your findings, obstacles to collection or interpretation of data, or potential for bias.
  • Ensure your data is valid and reliable.
• Provide evidence-based recommendations.
  • Identify a short list of interventions to solve the problem, supported by current (published within the past 3–5 years) authoritative literature.
  • Consider adding additional best practice sources to your initial review of the current literature.
  • Consider how legal, regulatory, ethical, patient safety, and organizational factors are related to the problem.
  • Make realistic recommendations that are within the organization’s capability. They should not be based upon uncertain funding sources such as government grants, which might be discontinued.
  • Make your recommendations sufficiently compelling to convince the target audience to implement them.
• Provide a conclusion for problem resolution and organizational transformation.
  • Summarize the problem and method used for analysis.
  • Explain the key findings and their relevance to the problem.
  • Explain how your recommendations have the potential to transform the organization (for example, enhancing patient safety, containing costs, launching a new service line, et cetera.)
• Combine clear, coherent, and original writing, in APA style, with relevant and credible evidence from the scholarly and professional literature.
  • Apply correct APA formatting to your source citations.
  • Consider how or why a particular piece of evidence supports your main points, claims, or conclusions.
  • Make sure your supporting evidence is clear and explicit.

PART 2: PROJECT REPORT PRESENTATION

Provide a concise overview of your project in a recorded slide presentation. Use the Assessment 4 Presentation Template [PPTX].

The requirements outlined below correspond to the fifth grading criterion in the scoring guide. Be sure your presentation addresses each point, at a minimum. You may also want to read the assessment scoring guide to better understand how the following criterion will be assessed.

• Present a concise, substantive project overview to decision makers.
  • Be clear and focused on your presentation.
  • Address the anticipated needs and concerns of your audience.
  • Apply best practices to the design and development of your presentation materials.
  • Support your main points, arguments, and conclusions with relevant and credible evidence.
  • Be sure to format citations and references using APA style.

Competencies Measured

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:

• Competency 1: Transformation: Facilitate a change process that effectively involves patients, communities, and professionals in the improvement and delivery of health care and wellness.
  • Analyze performance data and trends.
  • Provide evidence-based recommendations.
• Competency 2: Execution: Translate strategy to develop and maintain optimal organizational performance in health care settings.
  • Provide a conclusion for problem resolution and organizational transformation.
  • Combine clear, coherent, and original writing, in APA style, with relevant and credible evidence from the scholarly and professional literature.
  • Present a concise, substantive project overview to decision makers.

Portfolio Prompt: You are required to save your data review project report and recorded slide presentation to your ePortfolio.

Resources: Interpreting Performance Data and Trends

• PRINT
• Interpreting Performance Data and Trends
  This article provides a step-by-step guide to analyzing performance data, comparing it to best practices and benchmarks, and translating it into recommendations for solutions and improvement strategies.
  • Morrissey, W. W., Pryor, R. W., & Krishnaswamy, A. (2016, November 17). Using data and analytics to improve clinical and financial performance. https://www.syntellis.com/sites/default/files/2020…
  • This article promotes the use of clinical dashboards to manage information related to health outcomes.
  • Byrnes, J. (2015). Measure quality to create value. Healthcare Financial Management, 69(3), 100–101.

Resources: Performance Measurement and Organizational Strategy

This article describes how a health care organization revamped their performance measurement system.

• Conger, M., Knuth, M., & McDonald, J. (2014). Creating a culture for value measurement. Healthcare Financial Management, 68(8), 54–60, 62.

This article recommends six steps that organizations should take when initiating performance improvement programs.

• Brown, B., & Falk, L. H. (2014). Embarking on performance improvement. Healthcare Financial Management, 68(6), 98–103.

This article provides a brief look at the issue of patient safety culture and at some of the questions associated with culture change.

• Trbovich, P. L., & Griffin, M. (2016). Measuring and improving patient safety culture: Still a long way to go. BMJ Quality and Safety, 25(3), 209–211.

This article identifies top quality management practices and key factors in successful implementation.

• Yeh, T.-M, & Lai, H.-P. (2015). Evaluating the effectiveness of implementing quality management practices in the medical industry. The Journal of Nutrition, Health & Aging, 19(1), 102–112.

Resources: Evidence-Based Recommendations

This site contains information on evidence-based care.

• Institute for Healthcare Improvement. (n.d.). Evidence-based care bundles. http://www.ihi.org/Topics/Bundles/Pages/default.as…

This article contends that successful expansion of the Baldridge model would improve health care quality and satisfaction among providers.

• Griffith, J. R. (2017). An organizational model for excellence in healthcare delivery: Evidence from winners of the Baldrige Quality award. Journal of Healthcare Management, 62(5), 328–341.

This article examines the efficacy of change agency in improving evidence-based health care.

• McCormack, B., Rycroft-Malone, J., DeCorby, K., Hutchinson, A. M., Bucknall, T., Kent, B., Schultz, A., Snelgrove-Clarke, E., Stetler, C., Titler, M., Wallin, L., & Wilson, V. (2013). A realist review of interventions and strategies to promote evidence-informed healthcare: A focus on change agency. Implementation Science, 8(1), 1–12.

This article addresses the issues of value and determining the need to develop quality indicators.

• Stelfox, H. T., & Straus, S. E. (2013). Measuring quality of care: Considering conceptual approaches to quality indicator development. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 66(12), 1320–1327.