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Check My Assignment!Week 3 Assignment Grading Rubric
Comparing Organizations with Benchmark Data -due by Week 3, Day 7
Assignment:
For this Application assignment, first review under learning resources one of the three links to Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) compare sites (hospital compare, home health compare or nursing home compare). Write a 2-3 page assignment comparing two facilities on the identified CMS measures. Begin this assignment with describing the two facilities chosen to be compared and an explanation of why they were chosen. Benchmark the facilities against local, state and national averages on at least two different measures. Discuss some of the potential causes for differences in the data between the two facilities that you reviewed. Lastly, provide insight into how standardization of data is necessary to compare facilities.
Grading Rubric: (p. 2-3)
Review the Rubric to guide you in writing your assignment. The Rubric is also your instructors guide to grading your assignment.
Template (p. 4-6):
Please use the attached Template in this Rubric or the Academic Writing Expectations (AWE) 2000/3000 Level Assignment Template found in the course.
Formatting:
Follow the attached Template in this Rubric or use the AWE 2000.3000 Level Assignment Template found in the course. Be sure to use 12 pt. Times New Roman font, 1 inch margins, and double space your paper
Writing Checklist (p. 7)
Review the items on the checklist to ensure that you meet the expectations the expectations of AWE 2000/3000.
Submission Instructions:
Prior to submitting your assignment for grading, upload your assignment to the SafeAssign Draft area of the course. Review your SafeAssign results, and revise your assignment as needed. You may need to work on properly paraphrasing material to improve your SafeAssign Score. Consider using this week’s Writing Center Course Resources to guide you through the process of paraphrasing and referencing evidence from your article. Once you are satisfied with the integrity of your assignment, submit it for grading.
Please save your Assignment using the following naming convention: WK3Assgn+last name+first initial. In addition, use this naming convention for the title of your submission.
Assignment Grading Rubric
Week 3— Comparing Organizations with Benchmark Data
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Assignment Rubric: Required Content
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Total Pts: 250 | |
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Begins paper with a brief paragraph that provides an overview of the assignment and its purpose. (10 points) · Description of Two Organizations: Describes the two facilities chosen to be compared and why they were chosen. (15 pts for each description). · Comparison of Two Organizations Compares to a chosen competitor on state and national average on two different quality measures using the benchmark data from one of the three Compare sites. Includes goal for the quality measure and the achieved goals for each facility. (25pts for each comparison) · Analysis of Factors that Contribute to Performance Measures Determines some of the potential causes for differences in the data between the two facilities that you reviewed. (15pts for each of two facilities) · Data Standardization to Improve Quality Comparison Measures Provides insight into how standardization of data is necessary to compare facilities (30) |
/150 |
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| Use of Resources
Writer makes use of course resources as directed in the assignment instructions. Resources are clearly identified when used. At least three resources are identified within the assignment. |
/50 |
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| Format and writing
Writer meets all of the Academic Writing. Expectations. Paper is presented in a clean, professional format with few formatting, typographic or other errors. (AWE 2000/3000). |
/50 |
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| Timeliness
Points may be deducted for late submissions. See policy in syllabus. |
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| Total | /250 | |
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Detailed Explanation of Assignment Expectations |
Exceeds Expectations |
Meets Minimum Expectations |
Does Not Meet Expectations |
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Required Content 150 |
Writer goes into depth in addressing the issues and brings additional insights to the topic.
(136-150 pts) |
Writer successfully addresses all issues and questions given in the assignment details.
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Writer does not successfully address all aspects of the assignment.
(0-111 pts) |
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Use of Resources 50 |
Writer makes substantial and insightful use of resources as supporting material. May also include additional resources.
(46-50 pts) |
Writer makes use of course resources as directed in the assignment instructions. Resources are clearly identified when used.
(38-45 pts) |
Writer does not use required resources appropriately. (0-37 pts) |
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Format and Writing 50 |
Assignment is free of almost all errors, and is written in clear prose beyond Academic Writing Expectation. (46-50 pts) |
Writer meets all of the Academic Writing Expectations. Assignment is presented in a clean, professional format with few formatting, typographic or other errors.
(38-45 pts) |
Writer does not meet basic expectations for academic writing and/or assignment contains substantial errors.
(0-37 pts) |
Comparing Organizations with Benchmark Data
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Comparing Organizations with Benchmark Data
Begin this paper with a brief paragraph that provides an overview of the assignment and its purpose. There is no separate heading for this paragraph; the heading for this paragraph is the same as the title of the paper. This paragraph will be about 2–3 sentences. The last sentence in this paragraph is a sentence that begins “The purpose of this paper is to¨.
Description of Two Organizations
Paper includes a comprehensive description of two organizations, including an explanation of why the organizations were selected. The description includes location –suburban or urban location, size of the facility (number of beds), awards or certifications and any specialty programs that the facility is renowned for.
Comparison of Two Organizations
Paper includes summary of how student’s chosen organization compares to a chosen competitor on state and national average on two different quality measures using the benchmark data from one of the three Compare sites. Addressed will include the compare site goal for the quality measure, the achieved goals for each facility, and if the facilities compare equally on the measure or one excels above the other.
Analysis of Factors that Contribute to Performance Measures
Assignment describes at least two factors that explain differences on performance measures between the chosen organizations. If the facilities results are comparable note two factors that explain these results. Include using supporting evidence from one scholarly article.
Data Standardization to Improve Quality Comparison Measures
Addresses how the comparison of data analysis is would not happen without standardized data.
Conclusion
End the paper with a summary on the main points of the paper.
References
Although a Reference List not is required at the 2000/3000 AWE Level, you may begin practicing referencing your source/s using APA formatting requirements. Review the “BSN TOP Ten References and Citations” found in Course Resources and the Academic Writing Expectations tab. Also, the Walden Writing Center is YOUR reference resource place at http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/apa/references
Academic Writing Expectations Checklist
Academic Writing Expectations for 2000/3000 Level Courses
http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/undergraduate/awe/2000-3000
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Students: Prior to submission please review your assignment for sentence-level, paragraph level, and use of evidence to make sure you meet the AWE expectations. Check the boxes as you complete your review and click the links to access Writing Center for additional resources if you need them.
Sentence-level skills
Constructing complete and correct sentences. See an explanation of sentence components and how to avoid sentence fragments and run-ons. Take an interactive module on sentence basics.
Using and spelling words correctly. See a list of commonly misused words and information on MS Word’s spell check.
Punctuating appropriately. See the different types of punctuation and their uses.
Using Grammarly to catch further errors. See a Grammarly tutorial.
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Paragraph-level skills
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Using paragraph breaks. Each paragraph acts as a concrete unit of the central argument. See a description of paragraph basics.
Focusing each paragraph on one central idea (rather than multiple ideas). See an explanation of how topic sentences work.
Utilize essay level writing practice and skills, including the use of transitional material and organizational frames.
Use of evidence
Using course learning resources. See examples of integrating evidence in a paper.
Enclosing direct quotes in quotation marks. Read about the purpose of quotation marks.
Paraphrasing (explaining in one’s own words) to avoid plagiarizing the source. Using
quotes appropriately (no more than one short, unique quote.) See paraphrasing strategies. See Ineffective Paraphrasing Strategies
Using in-text citations appropriately. Citations have the same three elements regardless of source.
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