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Carefully read through all components (listed below) required for completion of the Capstone Project. In selecting your project topic, ensure that you will be able to ascertain the appropriate data/information needed to complete the project in terms of the deliverables. Select a healthcare organization (local or national, large or small, public or private) and perform a needs assessment/gap analysis. You may utilize your own organization if you are employed in a health care related company. You may approach the Capstone Project from a (1) Human Resources, (2) Operations, or (3) Facilities perspective. You may select an organization in your own community.
Human Resources: staffing, training, recruitment, retention, job function redesign, etc.
Operations: delivery of service/care, access, wait times, equipment usage, process improvements, resource optimization, regulatory compliance, etc.
Facilities: space planning, construction, redesign, relocation.
The components for the Capstone Project include the following: Title Page Executive Summary (Needs Content Criteria) Description of the organization (history, length in service/operation, how many beds? clients served? location; rural vs. urban, satellite locations, total number of staff, client usage information/demographics, etc.) Needs Assessment/Gap Analysis: What is not currently being offered? Room for improvements? Service delivery deficits? Personnel issues/shortages? Justify with supporting data and statistics. Propose an intervention (service or facility) based on the needs/gap analysis. Justify your proposed intervention by providing an analysis from: Cultural Social Legal Economics Regulatory Reimbursement Managed care Health legislation Contracts perspectives Pick a minimum of three of the elements listed above depending on the organization selected and which apply to the specific organization/situation selected. Create a plan to implement your intervention. Identify the stakeholders involved, and their role (s) in implementing the intervention. Include finance and staffing elements required to implement the intervention. Develop a marketing communication plan on how the stakeholders will be informed, kept up-to-date, etc. prior to the intervention, during the intervention, and post intervention. Develop a plan for measurement effectiveness of the intervention. What indicators will determine if the intervention is successful? Reference page that includes a minimum of 10 reference sources written within the last 5 years. Your completed paper should be ten-twelve pages in length (excluding the title and reference page). The paper must be in APA format.