Social Policy Programs And History Discussion Questions • Online Nursing Essays

Value: 100 points

Due: In an effort to facilitate scholarly discourse, create your initial post by Day 4, and reply to at least two of your classmates, on two separate days, by Day 7.

Note: In this type of discussion, you will not see the responses of your classmates until after you have posted your own response to the question below.

Initial Post

If your first name begins with the letters A–M: Topic 1 – Accountable Care Organization: Challenges, Goals, and Intended Outcomes

The accountable care organization (ACO) is a rapidly growing organizational model with the direct goals of improving patient outcomes and restraining healthcare costs. Using the learning materials to support your claims, respond to the following prompts in your original post.

Explain what an ACO is as well as the healthcare professionals and organizations it includes.
Describe the role of the ACO and its intended outcomes.
Describe the challenges of achieving the overall goals of ACOs (such as multidisciplinary collaboration and reducing healthcare costs) or the implementation challenges of ACOs (such as the lack of technological systems to integrate communication among ACO professionals).
Include an explanation of why the goals have been difficult to accomplish.
Discuss why it has been difficult to implement ACO strategies.
Discuss challenges and benefits an ACO would have on an aging service provider.

Your initial post should be 500 to 700 words, with one to two supporting references included.

If your first name begins with the letters N–Z: Topic 2 – Technology Uses in Caring for Aging Adults and Who Pays for It

Using the learning materials to support your claims, respond to the following prompts in your original post. For this discussion, focus on an emerging technology or trend, not a technological device. For example, one technological trend is the increasing availability of online ordering and delivery to the home.

Research and present an emerging technology or trend worth investing in to improve future housing, healthcare, and/or technological advancements for aging individuals and their families in the United States.
What are the positive and negative impacts this technology may have?
When considering this technology or trend, who should pay for technological infrastructure in the healthcare system?
How might technology assist you as an aging service provider to do your job (i.e., track trends, reduce labor costs, ensure efficiency, etc.)?

Your initial post should be 500 to 700 words, with one to two supporting references included.

Replies

If your first name begins with the letters A–M: Reply to at least two of your classmates whose first names begin with the letters N–Z. At this point in the course, you have seen that oftentimes the costs and benefits of solutions are hidden or revealed only when viewed from different perspectives. Consider those perspectives here and respond to two of your peers by discussing the benefits of the technological trend chosen by your peers. Debate who should pay for technological infrastructure in the healthcare system. Discuss how technology can assist an aging service provider in their work within senior living.

Your reply posts should be 200 to 400 words, with a minimum of one supporting reference included.

Please refer to the Grading Rubric for details on how this activity will be graded.

If your first name begins with the letters N–Z: Reply to at least two of your classmates whose first names begin with the letters A–M. In your reply posts, research a solution to solve the proposed challenges your peers presented and describe why the solution you proposed should work. Also provide an explanation why your proposed solution has not already been adopted. Describe the role that an aging service provider has in executing the goals of an ACO.

Your reply posts should be 200 to 400 words, with a minimum of one supporting reference included.

Please refer to the Grading Rubric for details on how this activity will be graded.

Posting to the Discussion Forum

Select the appropriate Thread.
Select Reply.
Create your post.
Select Post to Forum.

Note: The value of each of the criterion on this rubric represents a point range (example: 25–20 points, 20–15 points, 15–10 points, 10–0 points).

Criteria
Exceeds Expectations
Meets Expectations
Needs Improvement
Inadequate
Total Points

Quality of Initial Post
Initial post is on time and of the correct length (500–750 words).

All components of the initial post requirements are addressed.

Course content synthesis is applied.

References are included according to the Discussion instructions.

25 points

Initial post is on time and of the correct length (500–750 words).

Most components of the initial post requirements are addressed.

Course content synthesis is applied but limited.

References are included according to the Discussion instructions.

20 points

Initial post is one day late.

Does not meet the correct length (500–750 words).

Some components of the initial post requirements are addressed.

Course content synthesis is weak or missing.

References are included but not according to the Discussion instructions.

15 points

Initial post is more than one day late.

Initial post much fewer than (500–750 words).

Few components of the initial post requirements are addressed.

Course content synthesis is missing.

References are not included.

10 points

25

Peer Replies
On time.

There was substantial evidence and synthesis of course content utilizing course topics and the introduction of questions and new information.

Replies are 200–400 words.

References are included according to the Discussion instructions.

25 points

On time. There was some evidence and synthesis of course content utilizing course topics and the introduction of questions or new information.

Replies are 200–400 words.

References are included according to the Discussion instructions.

20 points

There was either some synthesis of course content or the introduction of questions or new information.

Replies are less than 200 words.

References are included but not according to the Discussion instructions.

15 points

There was little or no evidence of course content utilizing course topics or the introduction of questions or new information.

Replies are less than 200 words

References are not included.

10 points

25

Frequency of Contribution
Initial post with two peer replies posted on two separate days.

25 points

Initial post with two peer replies posted on the same day.

20 points

Initial post with one peer reply.

15 points

Only initial post submitted or only replied to peers.

10 points

25

Organization, Writing Mechanics, and APA Format
Clearly organized, no or limited writing mechanics and/or APA errors.

25 points

Clearly organized, few to some writing mechanics and/or APA errors.

20 points

Poorly organized, several to moderate writing mechanics and/or APA errors.

15 points

Poorly organized, many writing mechanics and/or APA errors.

10 points

25

Total points
100