Compare current U.S. healthcare outcomes to the years prior to the enactment of the Affordable Care Act. What has improved, stayed the same, and worsened? Access, quality, and cost can provide you with a framework for this section
Comparative Analysis Graded Discussion
The Role of Comparison: Although there isn’t a single reason, in general, comparison allows
us to identify the areas for improvement in our own system. As you have learned in the module,
resources available for healthcare, human and monetary, are limited so spending on the areas
that stand to produce the most impact is critical to reducing spending, improving outcomes, and
long-term sustainability. Similar to the way your unit, office, or organization may benchmark its
outcomes against national outcomes or those of comparable institutions to determine future
courses of action, country-to-country comparisons allow us to do the same for several key
indicators of our healthcare system.
Critical Elements for a Class Discussion: Refer to the assignment instructions for details on
required content, word limits, required references, due dates, Turnitin requirements, etc. Keep
the focus on the intent of the assignment and do not allow yourself to drift too far. The following
critical elements should guide your postings:
• This class is enhanced by our differences, and respectful dialogue is expected of all of
your interactions with other students and faculty.
• Prepare for the assignment by reviewing the module content and resources. Students
should demonstrate graduate-level understanding and analysis of the concepts and
the relationships among ideas, identifying hidden assumptions or fallacies in reasoning.
Students are expected to demonstrate the ability to apply the principles or concepts in
the lessons to real-life situations integrating implications for advanced practice. Students
should support their opinions with expert opinion through a deep dive into the literature
validating thinking and/or broadening perspectives/understanding of the content.
• Cross posts should elaborate upon the ideas of others or content found in the readings/
keynotes by adding details, examples, a different viewpoint, or other relevant information.
The cross posts should provide original insights or responses that integrate multiple
views. (Just saying ditto, I agree, or restating the original post is not considered
elaboration.) There should be evaluation and feedback that assesses the accuracy,
reasonableness, or quality of idea, and provides constructive feedback to classmates.
• The original post and cross posts should provide reflection and meaning by describing
thoughtfully what the idea means, uncovering new insights. The cross posts should raise
questions as to what needs further clarification or discussion. Personal or professional
experiences may be integrated into the cross posts, but are not the sole purpose of the
cross posts.
• The online discussion should mimic a thoughtful classroom discussion. Therefore, the
student should demonstrate promptness and initiative in posting; the initial and cross
posts should be posted by the due dates.
• The presentation of the post should demonstrate a clear and concise writing style
appropriate to graduate-level work, utilizing appropriate terminology.
• Peer-reviewed references (meaning articles published in scholarly journals) should
be your primary support in all posts and cited according to APA formatting guidelines.
Assignment Directions: Click on the three-dot menu icon in the upper right corner to view the
grading rubric for this assignment. Overall, points are awarded based on the quality of the posts
and the degree to which submissions contribute to the class discussion. Postings should reflect
application of the assigned lesson materials. Peer-reviewed references, evidence (results of
formal inquiry published in the literature), and current data are your primary types of support and
are necessary to develop posts as expected. Relevant statistics and figures are expected to
support your discussion throughout.
/2 Compare current U.S. healthcare outcomes to the years prior to the enactment of the
Affordable Care Act. What has improved, stayed the same, and worsened? Access, quality, and
cost can provide you with a framework for this section.
/2.5 Compare and contrast the following measures of population health in the U.S. to
comparable developed nations: (a) chronic disease outcomes, (b) hospital-related care or
patient safety outcomes, (c) life expectancy, and (d) mortality. Address at least one of these as it
relates to your specialty area.
/2.5 Compare the economics of healthcare in the U.S to comparable developed nations. Include
a comparison of (a) gross domestic product, (b) healthcare expenditure per capita, (c) spending
priorities, and (d) cost-sharing.
/2.5 Choose and discuss one (1) of the following related to current issues in and the
sustainability of our current system:
A. Explain how the individual mandate or the participation of healthy persons in the insurance
system is critical to reduce cost in our current healthcare system.
B. Summarize current data on infant and maternal morbidity and mortality in the U.S. Discuss
the relationship between the birth rate and the aging population on the cost and
sustainability of healthcare systems.
C. Discuss the implications of providing basic healthcare services to non-legal immigrants in
the face of immigration being one of our largest population growers.
D. Discuss where the U.S. healthcare system has excelled and what outcomes have
benefitted, and explain the relationship between healthcare innovation and the cost of
healthcare.
E. Compare misunderstandings regarding universal healthcare to evidence on the subject, and
discuss the barriers of implementing such a system in the U.S.
/2 Summarize current data on health disparities and inequities in our system. How does this
compare to other developed nations? Identify some of the causes of health disparities and
explain how they lead to poorer outcomes.
/2 Substantial cross posts to at least two (2) other students. The cross posts provide new or
supplemental information to the original posting or raise additional areas for discussion. New or
additional peer-reviewed references should be cited in both cross posts.
/1.5 Scholarship
/15 Total Points
Additional Instructions for Discussions:
• Each student will submit an initial discussion post of approximately 750-1000 words in
the discussion. Support your discussion with at least 5 references, the majority of which
should be peer-reviewed. Primary references should be published within the last five (5)
years. No title page is required.
• Students will cross posts to at least two (2) other students contributing to a robust class
discussion. Each cross posts should be approximately 250-500 words. Be sure to
include at least one new (not used in the initial post) peer-reviewed reference in each
crosspost. First person may be used.
• Use APA-style headings consistent with rubric order for initial post.
• Your initial post needs to be submitted to the appropriate assignment area to receive a
Turnitin report and then copied and pasted into the discussion area.
• All work should be posted in the text box. Do not attach documents that require opening
to read.
• When posting the initial forum discussion, select Reply below.
• When posting cross or peer posts, select the Reply option in the lower left corner of the
message you want to respond to.
• It is not acceptable to edit your posts after the due date or after receiving feedback from
faculty or your peers.
ANSWER.
PAPER DETAILS
Academic Level
Masters
Subject Area
Nursing
Paper TypeÂ
Discussion Forum
Number of Pages
1 Page(s)/275 words
Sources
3
Format
APA
Spacing
Double Spacing
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