Write an argumentative research paper on a managed care-related topic, assumption or myth; thoroughly explaining what it is, why it's important, and how it fundamentally impacts the managed care system today. You will gather evidence on present a well-reasoned argument or debatable issue. The goal of an argumentative paper is to show that your perspective is valid. You are to form reasons, draw conclusions and apply them to your findings. The purpose is not to completely prove your point, but to convince readers, with your evidence, that your argument or position has merit.You will be evaluated according to your topic selection, thesis and outline, annotated bibliography, peer review, and final paper delivered in proper format as follows:Final PaperFollows all Project assignment details and technical requirements, presenting "a managed care-related topic, thoroughly explaining what it is, why it's important, and how it fundamentally impacts the managed care system today."Presents an argumentative paper with reasoning and evidence of debatable issue.Incorporates suggestions as needed from peer review.Incorporates key elements of a quality research paper:Strong thesis statement that states the main point of your project and suggests the path that your project will follow.Attention-getting introduction moving into quick transition that leads into thesis. Captures readers' attention.Topic sentences relate back to thesis statement. All information is relevant to thesis.Logical transitions between paragraphs and ideas provide unity and coherence to the whole. Clear organization.Concluding paragraph sums up information and reiterates thesis.Mechanics follow required standards. (Spelling, grammar, sentences written according to Standard English.)Technical RequirementsAn original research paper with a body of 6-8 pages. In general, your paper should consist of the following pages:Title Page - captivating title, your name, title of the course, dateBody - 6-8 pages of introduction, background on your topic, research support, personal evaluation, strong conclusion. Body should be organized with a minimum of the following titlesIntroductionThesis or PositionReasonsObjectionsSupport of ResponsesConclusionReferences Cited page - in APA format.

Case Study Scenario The hospital readmission rate is often considered an indicator of an undesirable patient outcome. You quality improvement team is located at a metropolitan hospital that serves a large population. The quality improvement team is conducting a study pertaining to readmissions, smoking and number of drugs administered to admitted patients with congestive heart failure (CHF). The team is interested in reducing the number of readmissions among patients discharged with a principal diagnosis of CHF. The team believes that the high admission rate is due to the difficulty that these patients have in controlling the number of drugs that they typically take. The team believes that by improving patient/family education regarding drug administration, the readmission rate could be reduced. Thus, they have developed the screen “CHF patients taking three or more drugs” to identify these patients before discharge. To evaluate the effectiveness of the measure, the team conducts a study on all CHF patients discharged the previous year. The results are shown below: CHF patients Number of Drugs Administered Readmitted Not readmitted Total ≥3 drugs 200 40 240 <3 drugs 100 900 1000 Total 300 940 1240 Your team needs to decide how to measure the effectiveness of this measure. You think the best way would be to compute the values of the sensitivity, specificity and predictive value. Show your work and provide an interpretation of these measures.On the basis of your results, is this an effective measure? Why or why not?Once you assess the effectiveness of this measure, and your team feels confident that this is an appropriate measure to use, the Health Administrator of the Unit asks your team to examine the odds of patients being readmitted for those who were administered at least 3 drugs. Calculate the odds ratio and explain this finding to your administrator. Next, your team is examining the number of cigarettes smoked per day in this sample and sex-specific death rate per 1000 per year among CHF patients admitted to the hospital. The following table shows the results that you obtained.Your team would like to calculate the attributable risk or attributable proportion of CHF death rates due to smoking 1-14 and 15-24 cigarettes per day separately for males and females. Do you notice any differences within and between these groups in death rates due to CHF based on the different number of cigarettes smoked per day?What can the team conclude about the death rate due to CHF for males and females separately when zero cigarettes per day are smoked? How do they compare?Obtain a regression equation for the data shown above that predicts readmissions based on the number of drugs administered. How is the number of drugs administered associated with readmissions for these patients? Cigarettes/Day Death Rate/1000/Year due to CHF Males Death Rate/1000/Year due to CHF Females 0 0.01 0.008 1-14 0.27 0.11 15-24 1.23 1.15 25+ 2.00 1.50 Your quality improvement Team is revisiting the following patient readmissions and would like to predict the number of readmissions based on the number of drugs administered. CHF patients Number of Drugs Administered Readmissions 1 100 2 100 3 200 4 400 5 500 6 550 7 600 8 630 9 660

Prepare a summary brief (10-12 pages) for senior leaders on how Joint Commission accreditation helps the organization comply with regulatory requirements, improve quality, and meet stakeholder needs. Include a recommendation about other accrediting bodies that might benefit the organization.IntroductionHealth care leaders and managers need to know the best approaches to regulatory compliance. Often, the industry refers to these as best practices. Compliance best practices require health care organizations to meet specific standards. Common standards include:Quality of care.Privacy and patient protection.Patient satisfaction.Ability to meet stakeholder needs, including serving the community.How do health care organizations determine standards? How do they evaluate how well they are meeting those standards? Government agencies do set and enforce many standards; however, these standards stipulate the minimum requirement for compliance. Most government oversight organizations are not interested in providing a “score card” or a ranking system for health care organizations. They are more interested in whether or not health care organizations are meeting the regulatory standards.Most health care organizations, on the other hand, want to perform above the minimum standards. They want to pursue excellence. This type of approach to compliance helps ensure the organization is meeting regulatory requirements and helps the organization deliver high quality to their stakeholders.To accomplish this, health care organizations often rely on standards set by accrediting organizations. Achieving accreditation from a third-party organization that sets high standards is often a vigorous and time-consuming process. It does, however, help the organization ensure it is meeting standards well above the regulatory minimums.In most cases, accreditation is voluntary. Some states, however, require certain accreditation for licensure. Joint Commission accreditation is the most common and well-known voluntary accreditation in health care. The Joint Commission accredits a wide array of health care organizations. Many benefits to accreditation exist; however, helping to ensure compliance is the main one.Now that your hospital has a robust compliance program and an all-staff compliance training program in place, senior leaders want to take the next step. They want the organization to perform an in-depth analysis of the benefits of voluntary accreditation. Senior leaders know the Joint Commission accreditation it currently possesses is good for the organization’s reputation and standing in the community. However, they also want to know what additional benefits might exist for the organization that it has not capitalized on yet. They hope to better justify the costs associated with voluntary accreditation.Because of your involvement in developing and implementing the new compliance program, they have asked you to research and prepare a summary brief on how Joint Commission accreditation helps the organization comply with regulatory requirements, improve quality, and meet stakeholder needs. In your summary brief, they have also asked you to consider other accrediting organizations that could benefit the organization.Demonstration of ProficiencyBy successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the course competencies through the following assessment scoring guide criteria: Competency 2: Explain the concept of accreditation in health care.Compare and contrast accreditation and regulation requirements.Analyze how accreditation helps health care organizations meet regulatory standards.Describe best practices for meeting accreditation requirements.Summarize the benefits a specific health accrediting organization provides to a health care organization.Competency 5: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and respectful of the diversity, dignity, and integrity of others and is consistent with health care professionals.Write a scholarly, clear, well-organized, and generally error-free summary brief that conforms to current APA formatting requirements and is reflective of professional communication in a health care setting.InstructionsTo meet your senior leaders' request, you will prepare a 10- to 12-page summary brief. A summary brief is a common document in management that is used to summarize concepts, issues, products, or projects. Summary briefs often vary in format. For academic purposes, the required format for this summary brief is current APA format, a common format for health care research and academics. Consult these resources for additional guidance on appropriate use of APA guidelines:APA Guide—This is a tutorial on current APA style.SONHS APA Template—This is an example to help you make sure your summary brief conforms to APA formatting guidelines.Use the following headings to organize your summary brief for leadership:Accreditation in Health Care (3–4 paragraphs)Provide a short overview of accreditation in health care.Accreditation Requirements (3–4 paragraphs)Include an overview of the most common accreditation requirements.Accreditation and Regulatory Compliance (1–2 pages)Compare and contrast accreditation and regulation requirements.Detail how accreditation helps health care organizations meet regulatory requirements.Joint Commission Standards (1–2 pages)Analyze the key Joint Commission standards that apply to this organization.Accreditation Best Practices (2–3 pages)Describe industry best practices for meeting accreditation requirements.Other Accrediting Organizations (2–3 pages)Select one accrediting body other than the Joint Commission and analyze the benefits of its accreditation for the organization.Conclusion (3–5 paragraphs)Share your informed opinion about whether the cost and required effort for meeting accreditation requirements have value to the organization. Note: You do not need to perform a full financial analysis here. You only need to share considered insights about the benefits and costs of voluntary accreditation.Additional RequirementsWritten communication: Ensure that your summary brief is clear, well-organized, and generally free of errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling.APA format: Use current APA style and formatting. Indent the first sentence of all new paragraphs.Length: A minimum of 10–12 double-spaced pages, not including abstract, title, and reference pages.Font: Times New Roman, 12-point.References: Cite a minimum of three references from peer-reviewed journals. Also include two webpages or websites from health care accrediting organizations.Scoring guide: Please review the scoring guide for this assessment so that you understand how your faculty member will evaluate your work.