Assessment 2
Capstone Data Analysis Proposal
Instructions: Use the provided template to create a draft proposal for your data analysis project and have a healthcare professional review your document and provide feedback.
Introduction
Writing a project proposal is an essential skill for leaders. Presenting a proposal to senior executives requires that you identify the problem, the value to the organization from solving the problem, the relevant aspects of the problem, and your recommendations for action. Your recommendations should be conveyed in a concise but thorough manner, retaining the essential information needed by the decision makers.
This assessment provides an opportunity to draft a proposal for your capstone data analysis project and to present the proposal to a healthcare professional.
Note: Each assessment of your capstone project is built on the work you have completed in previous assessments. Therefore, you must complete the assessments in the order they are presented.
Introduction
For this assessment, you will complete a capstone data analysis proposal in a template with an outline format. This document will include content related to the topic you have chosen for your data analysis in this course. As a part of the assessment, you must have a healthcare professional review your document and provide feedback. The reviewer will sign the document to attest that they have reviewed it.
Instructions
Use the Capstone Data Analysis Proposal Template Download Capstone Data Analysis Proposal Templateto complete this assessment.
For the assessment:
- State the topic in the form of a problem by using the following format:
- Condition X may result in adverse consequence(s) Y (Source, year).
- Conduct a review of authoritative literature related to the topic you chose and select a minimum of 12 current, authoritative sources which directly relate to your selected topic.
- Using APA format, list a minimum of twelve authoritative sources directly related to your stated problem and add a sentence or two about how each source relates to the problem.
- Make a bullet point list of the factors that cause the problem.
- Assign a precise unit of numeric measurement to each factor (percentage, dollars, days, et cetera).
- Identify the method of data analysis you plan to conduct (e.g., compliance audit, benchmark variance analysis, cost benefit analysis, et cetera).
- Provide a precise description of the data sets you are analyzing.
- For Path 1, list the precise data sets from your workplace organization that you will be using.
- Important: For any use of private organizational data, you must obtain written permission to use that data and you must submit that written permission with your assessment.
- For Path 2, list any public data sets you will be using.
- Include a reference list of the sources you identified in APA format at the end of the document.
- Submit your content as a draft to Turnitin for source verification.
- In the Turnitin report, review all highlighted areas and make any needed corrections.
- Have your selected reviewer examine the completed document and provide feedback and sign it to attest to the fact that they have reviewed the document and provided feedback on it.
- For Path 1, the reviewer will be a healthcare professional from your workplace.
- For Path 2, the reviewer will be a healthcare professional you have identified, who has expertise to evaluate your data analysis proposal.
- Submit your completed Capstone Data Analysis Proposal document and any signed permission documents in the Assessment area.
Additional Requirements
- Document Format: Use the provided Capstone Data Analysis Proposal Template Download Capstone Data Analysis Proposal Templateto create your data analysis proposal.
- Document Length: Respond to all prompts in the template.
- Supporting Evidence: Include at least 12 academic or scholarly sources that match in-text citations.
- Supporting evidence may include current accrediting body standards, industry standards, and government agency reports, including such sources as the AHA, National Academy of Medicine, Harvard Business Review (HBR), et cetera.
- APA Formatting: Format in-text citations and references according to current APA style and formatting. Evidence and APAcan help with this.
- Submission Requirements: Submit your Capstone Data Analysis Proposaldocument and any signed permission documents in the Assessment area.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:
- Competency 1: Execution: Translate strategy to develop and maintain optimal organizational performance in health care settings.
- Provide a precise description of data sets being analyzed.
- Convey purpose, in an appropriate tone and style, incorporating supporting evidence and adhering to organizational, professional, and scholarly writing standards.
- Competency 4: Change Leadership: Apply evidence based change leadership practices in complex, dynamic healthcare environments.
- State the topic for a data analysis in the form of a problem in a specified format.
- Conduct a review of current, relevant authoritative literature related to a topic for a data analysis and cite at least 12 authoritative sources in APA format that are related to a stated problem and explain how each relates to the problem.
- Articulate the major factors that contribute to a selected problem as stated in a problem statement and assign precise units of measurement to each factor.
- Competency 5: Team Development: Develop high performing teams by inspiring individual excellence and leading talent development in healthcare organizations.
- Identify the method to be used for a data analysis and obtain feedback on the method and data analysis proposal from a healthcare professional.
Capella University Capstone Proposal
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MHA-FPX5020: Capstone Data Analysis Proposal Assignment
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CAPSTONE PROPOSAL: [ Example: Topic X: A Data Analysis ]
PROBLEM STATEMENT
State the topic in a single sentence. Use the following one sentence problem statement format: Condition X may result in adverse consequence(s) Y (Source, year).
Example: Lack of diversity among healthcare providers may lead to patient dissatisfaction and lower readmission rates (Sidjani, 202x).
Example: Lack of interoperability with healthcare electronic medical records may result in medical errors, compromised patient safety, patient dissatisfaction, diminished provider reimbursement, and privacy violations (Smith, 202x; Agency for Satisfaction (202x); Government Reimbursement Agency (202x).
REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
Propose a minimum of twelve current, authoritative sources in APA format and provide a sentence about how each source directly relates to the problem (Relevance Statement). Add additional rows as needed to adequately cover your selected topic.
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Example: Obujanda, A. (2023). Cultural competence for urban healthcare providers in the United States. Journal of Healthcare Diversity, 10(2): 45-59. https://www.JHD/culturalcompetence.comx |
This article provides tips for more effective community-focused, culturally consistent staffing and training of licensed care providers. |
You are not limited to twelve sources, and learners who are striving for Distinguished level performance should demonstrate sufficient breadth and depth of knowledge on the various relevant aspects of their selected topic. Value added, relevant sources on the topic are welcome and demonstrate enhanced understanding of the problem.
Note: Blogs, vlogs, for-profit media sites, and other commercial sites are not peer-reviewed research suitable for Master’s level work.
CAUSAL FACTORS AND METRICS
Please list each major factor that causes or contributes to the selected problem. Articulate how the factor is measured numerically, and cite an authoritative source in APA format, which substantiates the relevance of the factor to the problem. A minimum of two factors are required for analysis of the problem.
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Example: Documentation Accuracy |
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% compliance with regulatory standard x |
Agency for Healthcare Documentation Accuracy (n.d.). Documentation standards: Compliance audit checklist. https://AHDA.govx/documentation/checklist |
DATA ANALYSIS METHOD
Articulate the specific method you will use for the analysis of data sets, which directly relates to the problem. Provide a rationale and a citation from authoritative literature.
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Method: Compliance Audit via Variance Analysis
Rationale: Compliance is determined by percent variance from standard/regulation.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Documentation Accuracy (n.d.). Documentation standards: Compliance audit checklist. https://AHDA.govx/documentation/checklist
DATA SETS
Path 1: Workplace Data Sets for analysis
List the factor examined, the precise unit of measurement, and the type of graphic (pie chart, histogram, etcetera) and the name of the organization and employee who authorized data usage.
Include a copy of the following table for each factor that directly relates to the problem. A minimum of two different graphics with different numeric data are required for the final report. Demographic or other data, which describes the presence of the problem, is a first step in analysis but does not contribute to understanding the causes and solutions to the problem. Master’s level work focuses upon analysis of a minimum of two factors, which contribute to or cause the problem.
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Type of Graphic Data Summary Structure (pie chart, bar graph, other) |
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Organization Name |
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Employee Name who Authorized Data Sharing |
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Employee Name who approved using organizations name in the report. |
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Employee Name who directed learner to redact the organization’s name in the report. |
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Organization Name |
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Employee Name who approved using organizations name in the report. |
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Employee Name who directed learner to redact the organization’s name in the report. |
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Type of Graphic Data Summary Structure (pie chart, bar graph, other) |
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Organization Name |
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Employee Name who Authorized Data Sharing |
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Employee Name who approved using organizations name in the report. |
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Employee Name who directed learner to redact the organization’s name in the report. |
Path 2: Public Data Sets for analysis
Include a copy of the following table for each factor examined that directly relates to the problem. A minimum of two different graphics with different numeric data are required for the final report. Demographic or other data, which describes the presence of the problem, is a first step in analysis yet does not contribute to understanding the causes and solutions to the problem. Master’s level work focuses upon analysis of a minimum of two factors, which contribute to or cause the problem.
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Type of Graphic Data Summary (pie chart, bar graph, other) |
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Path 1: Healthcare Professional Reviewer: Workplace
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Organization Name |
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Date of Scheduled Feedback Session In person, Webconference, Phone Meeting? |
Path 2: Healthcare Professional Reviewer in Industry
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Organization Website |
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Date of Scheduled Feedback Session In person, Webconference, Phone Meeting? |
REFERENCE LIST
Provide a full APA formatted reference list by adding any additional sources here, which were not included in your Literature Review section above.
SOURCE VERIFICATION: SELF CHECK
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Name of Source Verification Software (SafeAssign, TurnItIn) |
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Date of Initial DRAFT submission |
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Date report result was opened, reviewed, and any needed corrections made |
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Name: I confirm that I have reviewed source citation and originality of the content that was submitted for academic credit. |
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