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Preliminary Care Coordination Plan
Develop a 3 page preliminary care coordination plan for a selected health care problem.
Include physical, psychosocial, and cultural considerations for this health care problem.
Identify and list available community resources for a safe and effective continuum of
care.
The first step in any effective project is planning. This assessment provides an
opportunity for you to strengthen your understanding of how to plan and negotiate the
coordination of care for a particular health care problem. Include physical, psychosocial,
and cultural considerations for this health care problem. Identify and list available
community resources for a safe and effective continuum of care.
Develop the Preliminary Care Coordination Plan
Complete the following:
● Select one of the health concerns in the Preliminary Care Coordination
Plan [PDF]
● resource as the focus of your care coordination plan. In your plan, please
include physical, psychosocial, and cultural needs.
● Identify available community resources for a safe and effective continuum
of care.
Document Format and Length
● Your preliminary plan should be an APA scholarly paper, 3 pages in length.
○ Remember to use active voice, this means being direct and
writing concisely; as opposed to passive voice, which means
writing with a tendency to wordiness.
● In your paper include possible community resources that can be used.
● Be sure to review the scoring guide to make sure all criteria are addressed
in your paper.
○ Study the subtle differences between basic, proficient, and
distinguished.
Supporting Evidence
Cite at least two credible sources from peer-reviewed journals or professional industry
publications that support your preliminary plan.
Grading Requirements
The requirements, outlined below, correspond to the grading criteria in the Preliminary
Care Coordination Plan Scoring Guide, so be sure to address each point. Read the
performance-level descriptions for each criterion to see how your work will be assessed.
● Analyze your selected health concern and the associated best practices for
health improvement.
○ Cite supporting evidence for best practices.
○ Consider underlying assumptions and points of uncertainty in
your analysis.
● Describe specific goals that should be established to address the health
care problem.
● Identify available community resources for a safe and effective continuum
of care.
● Organize content so ideas flow logically with smooth transitions; contains
few errors in grammar/punctuation, word choice, and spelling.
● Apply APA formatting to in-text citations and references, exhibiting nearly
flawless adherence to APA format.
○ Write with a specific purpose with your patient in mind.
○ Adhere to scholarly and disciplinary writing standards and
current APA formatting requirements.
Before submitting your assessment, proofread your preliminary care coordination plan
and community resources list to minimize errors that could distract readers and make it
more difficult for them to focus on the substance of your plan. Be sure to submit both
documents.
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in
the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:
● Competency 1: Adapt care based on patient-centered and person-focused
factors.
○ Analyze a health concern and the associated best practices for
health improvement.
● Competency 2: Collaborate with patients and family to achieve desired
outcomes.
○ Describe specific goals that should be established to address a
selected health care problem.
● Competency 3: Create a satisfying patient experience.
○ Identify available community resources for a safe and effective
continuum of care.
● Competency 6: Apply professional, scholarly communication strategies to
lead patient-centered care.
○ Organize content so ideas flow logically with smooth
transitions; contains few errors in grammar/punctuation, word
choice, and spelling.
○ Apply APA formatting to in-text citations and references,
exhibiting nearly flawless adherence to APA format.
- Develop the Preliminary Care Coordination Plan
- Document Format and Length
- Supporting Evidence
- Grading Requirements
