7-1 Discussion: What Is “Value” in Health Care?
The concept of value (improved benefits at lower costs) is important to those who finance healthcare, including private employers, the government, and managed care organizations. Value can be increased by improving quality, reducing cost, or both. Should the government be in a central position to issue physician practice guidelines based on cost efficiency? Why or why not? Support your rationales with evidence from the literature.
- Compose a post of one to two paragraphs.
- Take into consideration material such as course content and other discussion topics from the current module and previous modules, when appropriate.textbook Essentials of the U.S. Health Care System (6th edition) by Shi & Singh
- Reference scholarly or peer-reviewed sources to support your discussion points, as appropriate (using proper citation methods for your discipline).
- Discussion RubricCriteriaExceeds Expectations (100%)Meets Expectations (88%)Partially Meets Expectations (80%)Does Not Meet Expectations (0%)ValueContentDemonstrates a thorough understanding of content and purpose that is responsive to the assigned task(s) and focuses all elements of the initial and subsequent discussion posts.Demonstrates adequate consideration of content and purpose. Drafts an initial post and response with a clear focus on the assigned question/task. Is appropriate with response to peers’ posts.Demonstrates minimal attention to content, purpose, and to the assigned task(s).There are no points awarded for this category.25Content DevelopmentUses appropriate, relevant, and compelling content to illustrate mastery of the subject, conveying the writer’s understanding and shaping the discussion.Uses appropriate, relevant, and compelling content to explore ideas within the context of the discipline and to shape the discussion.Uses appropriate and relevant content to develop simple ideas in some parts of the discussion initial and peers’ discussion posts.There are no points awarded for this category.25Sources and EvidenceDemonstrates skillful use of high-quality, credible, relevant sources other than the evidence presented within the course to develop ideas that are appropriate to the discussion.Demonstrates consistent use of credible, relevant sources to support ideas expressed in the discussion post.Demonstrates an attempt to use sources to support initial discussion posting and a peer’s posting.There are no points awarded for this category.25Clear CommunicationExceeds expectations with an intentional use of language that promotes a thorough understandingConsistently and effectively communicates in an organized way to a specific audienceShows progress toward meeting expectations, but communication is inconsistent or ineffective in a way that negatively impacts understandingShows no evidence of consistent, effective, or organized communication15TimelinessSubmits initial post on timeSubmits initial post one day lateSubmits initial post two or more days lateThere are no points awarded for this category.10Total:100%
